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Warkworth’s SeniorNet is reminding people that it is operating as usual from its base downstairs at the Warkworth RSA with Covid protocols in place.
Help days are held on Fridays, from noon to 1.30pm, while presentations and workshops on various topics are held on Monday afternoons.
Group spokesperson Penny Webster says both the group and the one-on-one sessions are kept casual and friendly, and are tailored to a person’s learning experience, whether they are a beginner or someone wishing to extend their knowledge.
“Use of technology has become the norm,” Penny says. “It’s not just kids wandering round with their cell phone in their hands checking emails, Facebook and Instagram. Many of us have learned the basics of computer use and, of course, in the last couple of years Covid has meant more meetings online.
“Also with banks doing away with cheques, internet banking and paying online have become the normal way of life.”
She says the key to SeniorNet’s success is the peer tutoring where volunteers share their experience. Help is available for everything from sorting computer files to downloading photos from a phone.
Membership costs $35 per annum for an individual or $50 per couple. Each Friday an email newsletter is sent out outlining what is on the following week.
