Get Online Week runs from 19 to 25 October 2026 and is a national campaign to help people build digital skills and confidence online.
This year, alongside our usual schedule of drop-ins ran by friendly volunteers, we also have some additional opportunities to improve digital inclusion in Bury!
If you'd like help getting online, improving your digital skills, or using services such as the NHS App, you can book an appointment with one of our Digital Buddies at your local library. Friendly one-to-one support is available to help you gain confidence and make the most of the digital world.
You can also attend digital drop-ins at the below times and locations:
Tuesdays
- Bolton Road Methodist Church hosted by HMR Circle, Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NZ, Time 10.30 am to 11.30 am
- The Green Community Café hosted by Sovereign House GH, Clarence Park, Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5DH, Time: 10am to 12pm
- Every 1st Tuesday of the month Church Lane Community Centre hosted by HMR Circle, 38 Church Lane, Prestwich, M25 1AJ, Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Wednesdays
- Bridge Community Church, 10 Milltown Street, Radcliffe, M26 1WD, Time: 10am to 12pm
- Every 1st Wednesday of the month St. Andrews C of E Church hosted by Onward Homes, Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8NA, Time: 12:00 noon to 14:30 pm
Thursdays
- The Tottington Centre hosted by HMR Circle, Market St, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LL, Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
- Greenmount Old School Community Centre hosted by HMR Circle, Brandlesholme Road, BL8 4DS, Time: 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Bury Adult Learning Taster Sessions
To celebrate Get Online Week, Bury Adult Learning are offering a range of FREE taster sessions at Bury Adult Learning Centre.
- Bury Adult Learning Get Online Week[1.59MB]pdf file
Bury Blind Society Monthly Hub Support for People with Hearing and Sight Loss
Monthly meeting where you can have your questions answered by professionals from Bury Council Hearing Impairment Support, Bolton and Bury Deaf Society and Bury Blind Society, as well as listen to speakers on specific topics and partake in informal Q and A sessions. The first session on the 19th October 10.30am - 12pm will have HMR Circle attend to discuss digital support available in Bury. No need to book - just come along, whether you are a client or a family member. The sessions are at Bury Blind Society, Wolstenholme House, 4 Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0EG.
- Sight and Hearing Hub Poster[690KB]pdf file
Bury Works: Digital for All launch of the Digital Communities Partnership pilot
For Get Online Week 2026, Bury Works: Digital for All is please to announce the launch of the Digital Communities Partnership. This aims to bring together charities, community groups, businesses and public sector organisations to support digital inclusion across Bury.
The Partnership will provide a space for organisations to connect, collaborate and share knowledge, helping to ensure residents can access the support, skills, devices and connectivity they need to thrive in a digital world.
Inspired by successful partnership models elsewhere and developed in response to local demand, the Digital Communities Partnership will help strengthen collaboration across Bury and make it easier for organisations to work together to tackle digital exclusion. The Digital Communities Partnership is coordinated by Bury Council's Business & Investment Team through the Bury Works: Digital for All programme.
The first Digital Communities Partnership meeting will take place in January 2027, with further details shared with registered members.
For more information, including how to sign up, please see here: Digital Communities Partnership - Bury Council
Learn more about Good Thing Foundation's annual digital inclusion campaign
Good Things Foundation first launched their annual digital inclusion campaign called Get Online Week in 2007. Since then, and in collaboration with the National Digital Inclusion Network, they have hosted thousands of free community events across the UK, helping millions of people learn new skills and confidently get online to do things like safely navigate the web or try out AI.
Digital exclusion isn’t always black and white, or a simple case of being online or offline. In the UK today, 34 million adults are online with some barriers or vulnerabilities, and only 1 in 3 adults are comfortably online.
And when you can’t get online and don’t have the skills or confidence to navigate the online world, it’s impossible to get by in life.
From 19 to 25 October 2026, Good Things Foundation are asking people to take action and help them raise awareness of digital inclusion and advocate for everyone to be able to participate in our digital society.
For more information, please see their webpage available here: Get Online Week | Can't get online, can't get by | Good Things Foundation.