FibreValley Kids
Children in the upper Worth Valley were able to express their frustrations relating to poor broadband and patchy mobile signals at a meeting organised by FibreValley, the group set up to campaign for better digital connectivity in the area. Milly, 9, from Stanbury Village School explained that the ‘Learn Anywhere’ platform on her school’s network wasn’t very useful from home because her Internet was too slow and kept cutting off. She would often have to plan to do her homework at school or at a friends house. Donna Craven and son Dale from Oakbank School explained how they have to go to Dale’s auntie’s house to get online, “It is just not reliable at home. I would love to be able to shop online or book a holiday from our home computer but it is not possible,” explained Donna. When asked what he wanted to do if he was able