Mike Halliday

Mike has over 40 years' experience working with computers from Enterprise databases, desktop / laptop applications, through tablets, mobile phones right down to microcontroller chips.  He's quite at home with Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as with email eg Outlook & Thunderbird.   He's also a very keen Linux user and his hobbies include photography and microelectronics.  Mike can help you with his many and varied computer skills - he's at the Cyber Centre on Wednesday mornings, along with Fiona Matthews, from 9.30 am to 12.00 noon.

                      Chris Wood

Chris can help with Microsoft Office and with Windows in general.  He can also help with Android phones. His particular hobby interests mean he can also help with the Raspberry Pi single board computer, Linux running on the Raspberry Pi, 3D modelling/printing and processing of astronomical images.  Chris, along with John Young, is at the Cyber Centre on Monday mornings from 9.30 am to 12.00 noon

Fiona Matthews (Secretary)

Fiona is a very experienced user of the internet who can offer help and support for people using the internet/ emails/ word documents, and can also offer help with using tablets and smartphones. Her session, along with Mike Halliday, is on Wednesday mornings from 9.30 am - 12.00 noon

Lesley Elliott

Lesley is very experienced with all Microsoft Office applications including: making flyers/posters, completing forms and applications, preparing PowerPoint presentations, drawing, image manipulation and writing various texts.  She can support you with internet searches, sending emails and other general usage. Lesley can also assist you with using your Android smartphones, plus tablets and laptops.   Her session, along with Allen Roochove, is on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm

Nigel Minnis (Techno Buddy)

Nigel is a very experienced user of the internet and of Microsoft Office - he's a 'Family Trees' expert as well as a 'Photo Manipulation' expert - he can also offer minor laptop repairs as well as PC & printer maintenance - His sessions are 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday  (will do home visits)  

FAMILY TREES  -  "One of my hobbies is helping people with their family trees, and I'm sure I can help you. We have access to 'Find my Past', 'Ancestry', 'FreeBMD' and 'Family Search'.  The Family Tree we create can be stored in two ways, one is on 'Family Tree Maker' and the other is as an A3 Wall Chart. Doing your family tree is addictive, but so interesting and informative. e.g. my GGG-Grandfather gave us the trench coat in WW1.  If you are interested, then please call in and see me, and we can discuss it further" 

LOOKING FOR A JOB - NEED A C.V. ?    -   A well-thought-out C.V. can get you an interview and I can help you create one - just pop in for a chat on either Tuesday or Thursday afternoon, and we'll see what I can do to be of help to you.       Nigel Minnis

 Allen Roochove   (Treasurer/ Techno Buddy)

Allen is a very experienced user of the internet and a very keen user of 'Microsoft Office 365'.  Amongst other things, his interests include PC maintenance, using Android Tablets as well as Android Smartphones.  He has a basic knowledge of Apple iPhones & iPads and is the current Webmaster -  his sessions, along with Lesley Elliott, is on Wednesdays from 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm  (Allen will do home visits).  

Margaret Frostick 

Margaret is very experienced working online: filling in forms, sending applications, finding information, analysing data, preparing presentations and writing texts.

She is delighted to offer help with Microsoft Office, email and surfing the internet.

Her sessions are on Thursday and Friday mornings from 10.00 am - 12.00 noon (her Thursday morning sessions are along with Mike Walker)

Mike Walker

Mike is very skilled using Computers, Laptops and Microsoft Office.   

He is also a regular user of LINUX, a 'free' alternative to Windows, and he'd love to show you how to use it!  

His session, along with Margaret Frostick, is on Thursday mornings from 10.00 am - 12.00 noon

John Young

Awaiting information from John Young - John's session, along with Chris Wood, is on Monday mornings  - from 9.30 am to 12.00 noon

Tuesday Morning Session

At the moment we do not have an available Buddy for the Tuesday morning sessions - once we get a Buddy for this session the website will be duly updated.

Chris Truss -  our "Behind the Scenes" Systems Manager

Whilst you won't see him on site very often, Chris provides solutions and support which keeps the technology, computers and printers you see in the Cyber Centre running as smoothly as possible.  

We are very fortunate indeed to have an expert like Chris on our team