Back in March 2020 when the country went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and students were sent home to home school, the digital divide within communities became more apparent than ever. In Wiltshire, a rural county in the Southwest, Kieran Thomas, a small business owner, saw this divide firsthand with the local schools […]
The digital divide in the Corsham area is being reduced thanks to funding from the local area board.£5,000 has been granted by Corsham Area Board to the Community Interest Company (CIC), Wiltshire Digital Drive, to help it refurbish more laptops and tablets, and distribute them back into the local community. One in five schools (primary & secondary) […]
About Wiltshire Digital Drive Wiltshire Digital Drive is a Community Interest Company (CIC) set up to refurbish and recycle donated laptops to gift back to the community, enabling education in Wiltshire and bridging the digital divide. About the role:Do you love driving and meeting new people? We need a volunteer driver for 2 days to […]
Unwanted laptops and tablets from across the county will be responsibly recycled thanks to a new partnership between non-profit Wiltshire Digital Drive and Blackmore Ricotech. The Warminster-based company has become the official recycling partner of the Wiltshire Digital Drive and will provide a data secure, and environmentally friendly, solution for any machines that are too […]
Wiltshire non-profit Wiltshire Digital Drive has been chosen as a finalist in the Mission Possible category for best social enterprise at this year’s Small Awards. In its fifth year, The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. It is organised annually by Small Business Britain, which champions, inspires and accelerates small businesses in the UK. The initial ‘Laptops for Home Schoolers’ campaign, launched […]
