Llanover Community Halls Cluster

The aim is to trial the digital exploitation of community hubs by focusing on four villages within the Llanover ward of Monmouthshire. The internet facility in each hall will provide doorstep opportunities for the local community to access high quality ICT for training, social activities, economic benefit (new activities in the halls, business forums and training opportunities), community cohesion (joint activities for all ages, wider range of offers from the halls, clustering to boost facility profiles) and improved communication (marketing and media training, access to community council meetings). We will incorporate a new and different approach to ICT use and engagement, not previously seen in The Vale of Usk region such as access to community council meetings via Skype for local residents who are remote from the meeting location or are unable to drive but still wish to raise issues face to face with their local community council.