Page content section :
Internet access
- Libraries
- Self Service Zone at the Adur Civic Centre
- Southlanders Internet Cafe
- Internet cafes
- Internet access from home - advice about
staying safe on-line
- NEW Broadband: West Sussex - Better Connected - on WSCC website (see on-line form in their 'Join our broadband campaign' section) (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14025)
Libraries
You
can get access to the internet at local libraries in the Adur District. The
library service is run by West Sussex County Council (WSCC), not by Adur
District Council.
There is a small charge for using this internet service. Printing facilities are also available and a small charge will be made for each A4 sheet printed.
The computers are normally turned off about 15 minutes before the libraries shut.
Short courses are sometimes run using the computers and when a course is running general access to them will not be available. Further details are available from the libraries.
For full details about internet and computer access in libraries see the WSCC website (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=8808).
For more information about libraries in Adur including opening times and contact details please see our libraries webpage.
Self Service Zone at the Adur Civic Centre
You can now access the internet at the Adur Civic Centre (during office hours) on two free to use computers linked to the internet. These are based in the foyer of the Adur Civic Centre in the Self Service Zone.
The Self Service Zone is not just a facility to provide internet access but is a zone of self service. Customers can come into the zone and using the information on the walls and the relevant leaflets provided, find out about council activities and in many cases this removes the need to queue up at the Help Point.
You can find out things like :
- How to begin a Housing benefit claim
- What your Council Tax will be
- Discovering if you need Planning permission
- and much more ...
Southlanders Internet Café
Southlanders has the only Free To Use Internet Café in Shoreham. This service is open to anybody.
The Internet Cafe is open Mondays and Fridays (not bank holidays)
For more details and time you can use this service see :
You can find Southlanders at :
- Community Café, Milward Court, Wilmot Road, Shoreham-by-Sea.
Internet cafés
You can also search for internet cafés using the 'Up my street' website. Instructions :
- Open the 'Up my street' website
- then type in the name of your town (for the Adur area use Shoreham-by-Sea or Lancing)
- then click the 'Go!' button
- then click on the 'FindMyNearest...™' link
- then click on the 'Computers & the Internet' link under 'Browse the directory'
- then click on the 'Internet cafes ' link
- you will be given a page showing 'Businesses in the area' that provide this internet cafe service with their company/organisation name, address and contact details and a link to a map of where they are.
These internet cafés will probably all make a charge for using their services and you should contact them to find out opening times and costs involved before travelling to their premises.
Internet access from home - advice about staying safe on-line
Get
Safe Online is a website that will help you protect yourself, your
family and your computer against internet threats. The site is sponsored
by government and leading businesses working together to provide a free,
public service.
To find out how to set and configure your computer for safer web access and browsing please see the :
- Get Safe Online website (www.getsafeonline.org)
Other websites that can offer advice about staying safe on-line, or using your computer safely, include :
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) website (www.ceop.gov.uk)
- Thinkuknow website (www.thinkuknow.co.uk)
- GetNetWise website (www.getnetwise.org)
- Stay Safe Online website (www.staysafeonline.info)
- Mobile phone and internet safety for kids - Vodafone parents' guide (http://parents.vodafone.com)
