Last week the d shop in Dewsbury had a quick visit from Emma, the project worker from the GMB@WORK, to see how we were getting on with the laptops they supplied us with a couple of weeks ago. And she was very happy to see them being used by a full house of users. We also use them for some of our outreach work, so they are a valuable addition to our learning resources. If you want any more information about the GMB please visit their website at http://www.gmb.org.uk.
If you want to learn about computers and what they can do for you, please come and visit our drop in at the d shop 24 Longcauseway, Dewsbury on a Wednesday 10:00 til 15:00. Dave will be pleased to see you.

Paddock Community Trust Christmas Fair

We are organising a Christmas Market this year again at Paddock Village Hall.

It will be held on Saturday, December 3^rd 10am-3pm.

The entry is £1 under 15s free.

Treat yourself to a variety of delicious cakes, bring the kids to meet Father Christmas and make some nice crafts or buy some unique Christmas cards and gifts.

Stalls available free! If you would like to have a stall please ring 01484 431400.

New courses on offer at Paddock Learning Centre

We have 2 new courses on offer at Paddock Learning Centre:

• Customer Service Skills Level 1 course: starting on 24th November
• PC Technician Level 1 course (Optimising an IT system): starting at the end of November.

These courses are free for anyone not working and with a qualification below Level 2.

If you know anybody who might be interested or you would like to attend these courses please ring 01484 431400 to book a place.

Get Online part 2

The well advertised promotion, Get Online week, has now ended and "Give an hour" has already had over 9,000 hours pledged! Did you do your bit? If not, don't worry. Call us or visit us at Paddock Village Hall, the d-shop in Dewsbury or the Lodge at Batley and see what the Internet and the online world has to offer you.

Visit http://www.go-on.co.uk/ for more details.