{"id":828,"date":"2024-05-20T15:14:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opusbroadband.com\/broadband-hub\/?p=828"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:19:03","slug":"preston-community-centre-working-with-opus-broadband-to-deliver-free-broadband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opusbroadband.com\/broadband-hub\/preston-community-centre-working-with-opus-broadband-to-deliver-free-broadband\/","title":{"rendered":"Preston Community Centre working with Opus Broadband to deliver FREE broadband"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">What is our Internet for everyone programme?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internet for everyone is our Digital Social Initiative and our commitment to bridging the digital divide across towns and cities in the North West. We donate broadband to schools, charities, community groups, social landlords, and local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1462\" height=\"1099\" src=\"https:\/\/forkandflute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-112231.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5078\" style=\"width:766px;height:575px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visit with Preston Community Centre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/PNR-road-CC\">Preston Community Centre<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/partner-with-opus-broadband-pnr\">How to partner with us<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/children-beneift-pnr\">How Opus is helping children in Preston<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/OB-local-com-pnr\">How Opus is benefitting the local community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"PNR-road-CC\">Introduction to Preston Community Centre <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Preston community centre is a local community centre that offer a wide range of activities such as indoor sports, youth groups, prayer \/ church groups, among many others to help enrich the lifes of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/forkandflute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-112533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"children-beneift-pnr\">How partnering with Opus Broadband is helping children in Preston<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ali a manager at the centre, said: \u201cWe currently have 4 to 5 groups that come in, we put them on Wi Fi as soon as they come in.  We run quite a few sessions. We&#8217;ve got a soul it. We work a lot with some local colleges that are looking at ways of empowering adults. Yeah, so they usually we have a couple of kids clubs, but nothing major at the moment. And then we&#8217;ve got 300 service users are coming to us a food bank. So overall, we probably have two to 300 people that probably go through services and access to hotspots over Wi Fi.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/forkandflute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-112620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5107\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"OB-local-com-pnr\">How Opus Broadband is benefitting the local community  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Opus Broadband said: \u201cIt is great to see community groups and charities benefiting from our \u2018Internet for Everyone\u2019 initiative.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;By helping organisations including Preston Community Centre, we are able to reach out to more people across the region who need the internet for the simplest tasks such as children being able to complete their homework.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:15.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/922105144?badge=1&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Opus Broadband - Internet For Everyone Programme\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"partner-with-opus-broadband-pnr\">How would you like to be an Opus Partner?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forkandflute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/I-for-E_logo_Black_green_RGB_mk_v1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-448\" style=\"width:462px;height:423px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership is part of Opus Broadband\u2019s \u2018Internet For Everyone\u2019 campaign which sees the company donate free broadband connections to homes and organisations that provide vital services to their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">What we do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We donate 20% of our network coverage to deliver free broadband to families and organisations that need it the most to help close the digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Why we do it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe not enough is being done by the national Internet Service Providers to bridge the digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst social tariffs have been introduced these are still at a cost to even the most disadvantaged families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Opus Broadband we decided we could make a real difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an independent internet provider we are able to go the extra mile and offer our connections completely<em>&nbsp;free of charge<\/em>&nbsp;to those who would otherwise be without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently visited The Life Centre a charity in Blackpool. To discuss the impact of the Internet for Everyone programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Referal-free-broadband-IMO\">How can you get a referral for a FREE Broadband connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to donate broadband to the digitally excluded who really need it. We can only do it with your help, if you are part of a local council, housing association, school or community group. Get in touch today through the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you an organisation in need of broadband or would like to refer families for free connections?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch to discuss:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:dsi@opusbroadband.net\">dsi@opusbroadband.net<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is our Internet for everyone programme? Internet for everyone is our Digital Social Initiative and our commitment to bridging the digital divide across towns and cities in the North West. We donate broadband to schools, charities, community groups, social landlords, and local authorities. Visit with Preston Community Centre Introduction to Preston Community Centre Preston community centre is a local community centre that offer a wide range of activities such as indoor sports, youth groups, prayer \/ church groups, among many others to help enrich the lifes of the community. How partnering with Opus Broadband is helping children in Preston Ali a manager at the centre, said: \u201cWe currently have 4 to 5 groups that come in, we put them on Wi Fi as soon as they come in. We run quite a few sessions. We&#8217;ve got a soul it. We work a lot with some local colleges that are looking at ways of empowering adults. Yeah, so they usually we have a couple of kids clubs, but nothing major at the moment. And then we&#8217;ve got 300 service users are coming to us a food bank. 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