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Promoting digital inclusion and helping Somerset residents access skills, support, and learning online.

Building digital confidence

In partnership with community spaces across Somerset, we are setting up Digital Cafes across the county. Run by friendly volunteers, they are free to attend and open to anyone who would like to learn how to use the internet safely and access online services that can support their health and wellbeing.

  • Bishops Lydeard – the village hall, 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 10:30-11:30am
  • Bridgwater – the Town Hall, every Tuesday from 10am-12pm
  • Burnham-on-Sea – the Waffle Hub at the Methodist Church on College Street, every Monday from 12-2pm, Tuesday from  12-2pm and Wednesday from 10am-12pm
  • Chard – Eleos Café, every Friday from 10am-12pm
  • Chard* – the Library, every Friday from 10-11am
  • Crewkerne* – the Library, every Friday from 10am-12pm
  • Dulverton – Fishers Mead Retirement Housing Community Centre, first Thursday of the month, 10am-12pm
  • Frome* – Medical Centre, every Tuesday from 10am-12pm, and every Thursday from 4pm-6pm
  • Frome – Cheese & Grain, every Thursday from 10am-12pm
  • Glastonbury – St. John’s Church, every Monday from 10am-12pm
  • Highbridge – The Purplespoon Cafe, Monday 20 January, 10am-12pm, then every other Monday
  • Langport – Bluebell Community Café, Wednesday 9 July, 2-4pm
  • Langport – The Angel Cafe (coming soon!)
  • Martock – the library, Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30pm (coming soon!)
  • Minehead – Minehead Eye, every Thursday from 1-3pm
  • Nether Stowey – the Thomas Poole Library, first Wednesday of the month starting Wednesday 4 June, 10:30am-12pm
  • Puriton – the Village Hall, Riverton Road, every Tuesday from 2-4pm, starting 1 July (with thanks to Villages Together)
  • Queen Camel* – the Memorial Hall, every second Tuesday of the month from 10:30am-12pm
  • Roadwater – the village shop, every second Thursday of the month, 10:30-11:30am
  • Shepton Mallet* – the Library, every Thursday from 2-4pm
  • Somerton – Community Library, every Thursday from 10:30am-1pm and 2-4:30pm
  • South Petherton – the Library, every Thursday from 10am-12pm
  • Taunton – Taunton Minster (formerly St. Mary Magdalene Church), Wednesday 21 May, and 4 & 18 June from 10am-12pm
  • Taunton* – Priorswood Community Centre, every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30pm (£2 charge for refreshments)
  • Taunton* – the Library every Thursday from 11am-12pm
  • Watchet – the Library, every Thursday from 10:30am-12pm
  • Wellington* – the Library, every Tuesday from 11am-12pm
  • Wellington – Support is available at the Best Before Food Bank in The Well Christian Centre, every Tuesday from 3-5pm. Call  07490 196095 to book
  • Wellington – St. John’s Church every Tuesday, 10am-12pm 
  • Wells* – IT Support Sessions at the Library, every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30-11:30am. Call 0300 1232224 to book
  • Williton – the Williton Talking Café, the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 1-2pm
  • Wincanton – the Balsam Centre, every Wednesday from 10am-12pm
  • Woolavington – The Community Hub at Bitham Walk Hall, every Wednesday, 11am-1pm
  • Yeovil – the Library, Mondays from 12:30-4pm, and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30am
  • Yeovil – Birchfield Community Centre, every Tuesday from 12:30-2:30pm
  • Yeovil – The Gateway, Friday 2, 16 and 30 May, 13 June from 10am-12pm

This page is updated regularly, so keep an eye out for new Cafés, or changes to dates or times.

*These Digital Cafés are delivered by Spark iT partners, including the Library Service, Somerset Council and Frome Medical Centre.

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