COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM THE PLACE CHARLESTOWN

Ms JODIE HARRISON(Charlestown)The Place Charlestown is one of the Charlestown Electorate's most invaluable community resources, and they have been working hard throughout this difficult year to help support local residents and businesses. If this year of Zoom meetings and lockdown has shown us anything, it's how easy it is to become isolated in a digital world if you lack digital literacy. Thankfully, the Place identified this issue and stepped in to help our community address it. This month, the Place offered training for community members to become Digital Mentors, learning how to support family, friends and our community to improve digital literacy skills and confidence. A lot of local businesses need some extra support at the moment due to the challenges of COVID-19, and in October The Place facilitated a Social Media Masterclass as part of Small Business Month. The event was aimed at helping small local businesses make the most out of social media. My congratulations to the Place, their staff and all their partners for delivering these opportunities to our local community.

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