Hanover Inpractice
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PicturereproducedwiththekindpermissionoftheSouthShieldsGazette<br />
LangholmCourtteamedupwithAgeUKfor<br />
lessonsoncomputers,digitalcamerasand<br />
mobilephoneapplicationsfromthoseinthe<br />
know–technology-savvyyoungstudents.<br />
Theresidentsattendweeklyclassesat<br />
HartonTechnologyCollege,wherethey’re<br />
helpedbysixthformstudentstofamiliarise<br />
themselveswithcomputers,theinternetand<br />
otherusefulgadgets.<br />
It’sallpartofthenationalcharity’sdigital<br />
inclusionprogrammetohelpolderpeoplebe<br />
more‘switchedon’totechnology–andbond<br />
withyoungpeople.Projectco-ordinatorJanice<br />
Hutchisonsays:“Itshowsthatolderpeoplecan<br />
learnfromyoungerpeople,aswellastheother<br />
wayround.”Janicesaystheyoungvolunteers<br />
willevendohomevisitstoshowtechnologyshyolderpeoplehowtofullyutiliseequipment<br />
includingDVDplayersandremotecontrolsfor<br />
DigitalTV.<br />
LANGHoLM CouRT, EAST BoLdoN, TYNE & WEAR<br />
Keyboard to success<br />
“<br />
Youngpeoplehavegot<br />
skillstheycanpassonto<br />
maturepeople,particularly<br />
indigitaltechnology.<br />
”<br />
– Janice Hutchison, Age uK South Tyneside<br />
ResidentsYvonneTaylorandTinaGibsonhave<br />
bothbenefitedfromthescheme.Yvonnesays:<br />
“I’vegotabasicworkingknowledgebutit’sthe<br />
finerpointsI’minterestedin.”AndTinaadds:<br />
“JaniceandKatie,thevolunteer,havebeen<br />
brilliant;I’velearnttousemydigitalcamera,and<br />
downloadphotostomycomputer.Iloveit– I’m<br />
bookedontoanadvancedcourseintheautumn!”<br />
è For more information, contact Age uK<br />
South Tyneside on 0191 4566903 or<br />
visit: www.ageuksouthtyneside.org.uk<br />
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