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Digital Cheshire Announce Events for Get Online Week 2025
Get Online Week starts on 20th October 2025.
Digital Cheshire is proud to be delivering a week of community-focused digital inclusion events as part of the national Get Online Week 2025 initiative, to help tackle digital exclusion and empower residents with the skills and confidence they need in today’s connected world.
Get Online Week is a national campaign led by the Good Things Foundation, with local partners like Digital Cheshire delivering activities tailored to their communities. Last year, the campaign reached thousands of people nationwide, and 2025 is expected to have an even greater impact and we’re pleased to be supporting the campaign.
The initiative will see a series of free workshops, drop-in sessions, and community events hosted across Cheshire, Halton, and Warrington, bringing together local councils, voluntary groups, and technology partners to support people, who may feel left behind by the rapid pace of digital change.
Access to the internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Whether it’s managing healthcare and prescriptions online, applying for jobs, or staying in touch with family, digital skills open up more opportunities. Our events are designed to ensure there is a safe place in our communities, where residents can ask questions and build digital skills, ensuring nobody is left behind.
The week will focus on:
Basic digital skills — from setting up an email account to using online services safely.
Confidence – building talks for those anxious about going online.
Guidance for community groups – helping them support their own networks and local residents.
Showcasing public and telecoms services that are increasingly becoming digital. This includes working with colleagues at BT to share insight into the landline switchover.
Digital Cheshire are encouraging residents and community group organisers to attend, and support Get Online Week, underlining the importance of local collaboration in closing the digital divide.
Digital Cheshire Get Online Week Events
Get Online Widnes
20/10/2025 9:30am to 12:45pm
Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF
Get Online Winsford
21/10/2025 10.30am to 13.30pm
Winsford Youth & Community Forum, Nixon Drive, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2HG
Get Online Warrington
22/10/2025 10.00am to 12.30pm
Fearnhead Cross Community Centre, Insall Rd, Padgate, WA2 0HD
Get Online Congleton
23/10/2025 14.30pm to 16.00pm
Springboard, Riverside, Mountbatten Way, Congleton, CW12 1DY
Get Online Frodsham
23/10/2025 10.00am to 12.30pm
St Laurence’s Parish Hall, Church Street, Frodsham, WA6 6PN
Get Online Crewe
24/10/2025 09:30am to 12:30pm
Jubilee House, St Paul’s Street, Crewe, CW1 2QA
Digital Cheshire Champions Get Online Week Across Cheshire and Warrington
Digital Cheshire proudly joined the national Get Online Week campaign last week. Helping residents across the county build confidence and skills in using digital technology. As part of its mission to improve connectivity and digital inclusion, Digital Cheshire hosted a series of engaging events and activities aimed at supporting people, who are at risk of becoming digitally excluded or simply looking to improve their online skills.
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BT Truck will visit Cheshire, Warrington and Halton, this Summer, to discuss the Landline Switchover and Digital Voice.
BT are visiting Cheshire, Warrington, and Halton, to provide support and information for residents about the upcoming Landline Switchover. BT will also be hosting some drop in events in areas away from the BT Trucks, to ensure residents can reach support.
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Digital Cheshire collaborating with BT to provide educational drop in events about the landline switchover
We’re pleased to be working with BT, on the landline switchover information events in Cheshire, Warrington, and Halton. These events aim to support communities with the upcoming landline switchover. Ourselves and BT understand this could be a worrying time for our residents, as there are lots of questions and unknowns surrounding the switchover.
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