Glastonbury Digital Café

16/10/2026

Get Online Week kicks off Tomorrow (Saturday)

Get Online Week kicks off Tomorrow (Saturday) at Glastonbury Repair Cafe in the Scout Hut, Benedict Street from 10:00am to 12:00. Come along for friendly IT help and advice.

We are also running sessions throughout the week at St John's Church, The Pilgrim Centre and Glastonbury Library.

13/10/2026

Get Online Week 17th to 24th Oct. Get free help with your tech.

Join us for some free Digital Cafes during Get Online Week 17th to 24th October and find out how we can support you.

Everyone is welcome. Drop in and get help with your tech!

Repair Cafe, Scout Hut, Benedict Street Sat 17th Oct 10am - 12pm
St John's Church, Mon 19th Oct 10am - 12pm
Pilgrim Reception Centre Wed 21st Oct 1pm - 3pm

Glastonbury Library
Thurs 22nd Oct 1pm - 3pm
Fri 23rd Oct 1pm - 3pm
Sat 24th Oct 11am - 3pm

05/10/2026

Every Monday, 10am - 12pm, at the Community Support Cafe, St John the Baptist Church, Glastonbury Church, Glastonbury.

Join us every Monday, 10am - 12pm, at the Community Support Cafe at St John the Baptist Church, Glastonbury. Here's a guide to what's on during October 💛

03/10/2026

What is the state of the UK's digital divide?

What is the state of the UK's digital divide?

Each year, Good Things Foundation gathers new facts and stats to reveal the reality of digital exclusion.

8 million adults lack basic digital skills

72% of adults lack confidence using AI in daily life

55% of working people can’t complete essential digital tasks for work

40% of adults are worried about being left behind as more services move online

1.6 million adults can’t access the services they need online

2.2 million are offline - in a digital system that presumes digital access and skills

Only 1 in 3 adults are comfortably online

18/09/2026

11/08/2026

An older couple came into the Digital Cafe on Monday to get some help with gmail and their iPhones.

One of them was unable to login to gmail, but luckily they had a recovery phone number registered to their account. A few minutes later we helped them reset their password and login again.

We made sure both of their email accounts had recovery methods.

It's worth checking that your email account has a recovery method such as a mobile phone number or backup email address, or both. This can save you a lot of bother, because if you get locked out of your account, you can lose access to your contacts and all of your emails.

If you would like some help doing this, pop in and see us at St Johns Church on Mondays from 10:00am to 12:00

07/08/2026

Be careful what you ask AI. It generates responses by predicting the most probable next word based on patterns it learned during training. However, the most likely text is not always the truth. It aims for what looks convincing.

06/08/2026

Could you make a difference? Talk to us or contact Spark-IT Project

Have you ever thought about volunteering? 💚

This week, one of our volunteer Digital Champions shared a story that perfectly captures why volunteering can make such a difference.

Maggie came to one of our weekly digital support sessions, which are held in community spaces across Somerset. She'd been locked out of her GOV.UK account and couldn't access important information about her pension and benefits. It had been causing her weeks of stress and anxiety.

Our volunteer helped her regain access. The relief was immediate.

Maggie burst into tears. She asked if she could give our volunteer a hug because she was so overwhelmed and grateful that someone had taken the time to help.

Afterwards, our Digital Champion said:

"It made me realise that I'd been able to make her life a little easier. That single encounter made me realise why I am a Digital Champion."

Sometimes volunteering isn't about doing something extraordinary.

Sometimes it's simply sitting beside someone, listening, solving a problem together, and helping lift a weight from their shoulders.

If you've ever wondered whether you could make a difference, perhaps becoming a Digital Champion is where your story starts.

Find out more about volunteering with Spark iT by getting in touch.

https://www.sparksomerset.org.uk/spark-it/



Spark Somerset

20/06/2026

Do you have an old phone or laptop collecting dust? Our partners Spark-IT Project and Donate It can give old devices new life by refurbishing and redistributing them through Digital Cafes across Somerset.

Drop your unwanted devices at our Digital Cafe on Mondays between 10am and 12 at St John's Church, Glastonbury.