Derwentside Community Information Points
Information for Everyone
Derwentside Community Information Points are a joint initiative involving Durham County Council, Derwentside District Council and local community partnerships. The project aims to ensure a wide range of information is readily available in local communities.Access to Information for all
Visitors to Community Information Points have the opportunity to access information on a variety of topics including:- Council services
- Local events and activities
- Health
- Housing
- Benefits
- Job opportunities
- Funding opportunities
- Childcare
The Community Information Points are popular with all sections of the community form teenagers to pensioners who are using the PCs for everything from on-line shopping and email to research and homework help. All members of the community are welcome to use the information points free of charge when local centres are open. The CIP project worker and community volunteers are also available to assist users new to ICT and the Internet.
Improving Accessibility
Community Information Points are designed to ensure everyone has access to the Information they need. each point has a large keyboard, screen reading software and induction loop facilities. The screen reading software is proving to be very popular with Information Points users. This software is very simple to use and enables text and pictures to be enlarged to up to 32 times the original size, it also has the facility to reverse colours making webpages and other electronic information accessible to a people with a variety of visual impairments. Additional equipment is also being installed to enable residents of Derwentside to speak to some service providers by video link avoiding the need to travel to central offices to speak to advisors.Community Information Points Centres
- Annfield Plain Library
- Blackhill JFK Centre
- Burnhope Primary School
- Consett Library
- Consett South Enterprise Centre
- Dipton Community Centre
- Hamsterley TMO
- Langley Park “The Tute” (Church Street Community Centre)
- Leadgate Community Centre
- South Moor Library
- Stanley CVS Office, Louisa Centre Stanley
- Stanley Community Centre
- Stanley Hall Community Bungalow, Penshaw Gardens Stanley
