When and where
To celebrate Digitober 2024, Wigan Council are hosting a series of events at Wigan Borough Libraries to explore the wonderful world of digital! The event dates are:
- Tech Time: On Tour (Tuesday 22nd October - Golborne Library - 10:00am until 12pm)
- Tech Time: On Tour (Thursday 24th October – Higher Folds Community Centre – 12pm until 3pm)
- Tech Time: On Tour (Friday 25th October - Shevington Library - 1:30pm until 3:30pm)
- Tech Time: to get Digital! (Saturday 26th October - Leigh Library - 10:30am until 1:30pm).
About the event
During the day there will be a range of FREE digital activities and digital support on offer. There’ll also be opportunities to find out more about the great support services on offer across the borough.
How to get involved
There is no need to pre-book, just note the timings of the sessions and turn up to join in the fun.
Event programme
Free activities for all the family include:
- VR Experience corner – get your hands on the Meta Quest 3!
- Retro Gaming – an opportunity to have fun with the kids or reminisce about games of your past
- Coding club – a fun session introducing you to coding basics
- 10:30am to 12:30pm Digital Art Workshop for children and families - explore your inner creativity with fun activities.(Only available at Tech Time: to get Digital! Event on Saturday 26th October)
- Computer Xplorers – Minecraft coding fun for all ages!
- Darsebury Laboratory – Robotics and coding for all ages!
Digital skills and connectivity support
- 10:30 to 12:00 TechMates Tea Party - our fabulous volunteers will be running a drop-in session for support with basic digital skills. Ideal for beginners (Only available at Tech Time: to get Digital! Event on Saturday 26th October).
Support services:
At our Tech Time: to get Digital! Event on Saturday 26th October, we will have Internal services and local organisations from across the borough available to answer questions about their services.
- Wigan Council’s Digital Services team - helping residents sign up to MyAccount and providing information on what can be accessed
- Wigan Adult Learning - showcasing the courses available to adults who want to learn more skills or move on in, or into employment
- Here for You – the income maximisation team will be on hand to help check whether you are entitled to any additional welfare or benefits support
- Community Link Workers - provides advice and support on many social issues that may be affecting your health and wellbeing. They have a wide range of knowledge on local services and community-based groups and activities
- The Carers Centre - a charity supporting unpaid carers who look after people living in the Wigan borough
- Henshaws charity - a charity supporting people living with sight loss and other disabilities
- Higher Folds Community Centre – an organisation that offers support for the local community, including a grocery and Nursery.