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This is an awareness raising campaign aimed at those difficult to reach, which is why we rely on getting the message out to friends, family, carers, and other community support services.
Our drop-in serves will be open during the following week 16th October to 22nd October 2023. You can email us on:
office@parkviewproject.org.uk Tel: 0191 4661667
Introducing: Austria! The seventh nation to be part of the Train Sim World.
The S-Bahn Vorarlberg Line winds through the Alps to the Austria-Germany border courtesy of national operator ÖBB, also new to Train Sim World. Big mountains and stunning scenery are the order of the day, as are a plethora of station stops on both the main line and the branch line that heads in the direction of the border with Switzerland.
Making the journey is ÖBB’s 4024 Talent (or the Talbot Leichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen) EMU. Variants of this unit are well accustomed to real-life service throughout Europe and even over the Atlantic in Canada but the 4024 is specific to Austria.
With new traction, a new operator and new signalling to learn, this addition to the Train Sim World map is the start of a journey through Austria. Who knows where it might take us further down the line…
Antelope Valley Line: Los Angeles – Lancaster
The challenge of operating through the varied terrain of California continues!
On the other side of the Atlantic, the power of American diesel can be harnessed with Metrolink’s F125. Yep – you guessed it – this marks yet another new operator in-game, familiar to those in and around California taking passengers out from Los Angeles to the wider suburbs and counties.
The Antelope Valley Line runs out of Los Angeles Union Station, the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States. After powering through urban LA, the line heads north to Lancaster, California and through areas that have seen dramatic changes since the late 1800s, including the impact of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Along the way players will recognise locations synonymous with Hollywood movies such as the LA River and even get involved in the action as part of one of the many in-game scenarios.
East Coast Main Line: Peterborough – Doncaster
The East Coast Main Line is one of Britain’s most important routes, guiding trains of all shapes and sizes out from London and up through to Edinburgh in Scotland. The stretch between Peterborough and Doncaster, famed for its record-breaking location at Stoke Bank, continues to provide thrilling high speeds for LNER’s Class 801 Azuma which brings a sleek, modern new train to Train Sim World 4.
Along the way lie three more big station stopping points at Grantham, Newark Northgate and Retford. Near Newark, trains will traverse the last remaining flat crossing in Britain at Newark Flat Crossing, where the Nottingham to Lincoln Line intersects with the East Coast Main Line.
LNER are another new operator to Train Sim World, with the Class 801 ‘Azuma’ being their flagship train. This overhead EMU, complete in-game with a small diesel engine for depot moves and emergencies, represents contemporary traction along the ECML and a train that British travellers, commuters and railfans will have long been waiting for
Train Sim World 4 will release for Windows PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles on Tuesday September 26th.
Players that already own the previous version of Nahverkehr Dresden – Riesa can take advantage of the upgrades by purchasing any edition of Train Sim World 4.
It can be pre-ordered with a discount of up to 25% on selected platforms, with Deluxe and Special Editions granting 5-day Early Access and bonus decals for Livery Editor. A downloadable Soundtrack is also available with pre-orders on Steam.
Steam players that have Train Sim World 3 will be entitled to a loyalty discount and a pre-order discount, totalling 25% off.
This bog was made by simon schofield
These are the old black mobile phones from the 1995 and 96 the mid 90s from when I was at Glebe School when I was little eight nine and ten years old. These were the very first mobile phones that first came out that year in 95 in the middle of the 1990s. I remember them and I remember when they were like this and looked like this back then back in those days when I was younger.
We all know someone who has frustrations about using digital tech to undertake day-to-day activities. Its not just about how to upload a document to an email or ordering shopping online, it is also important to note that the technology itself poses difficulties in its use. Many older peoples’ experience of new technology can often be summed up using the following comments that we have recorded from previous support offered to older digital learners: “Can’t find the short cut to using Zoom and making the necessary adjustments for communicating”, Can’t save photographs because I can never find them again” or “there are too many options which confuse me”. To aide in making life easier for those only interested in the necessities of being ‘connected’ Ability.Net have developed the Grandpad – a iPad for beginners. Here is the link to their website, which you can pass to your older friends and relatives: https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/grandpad-tablet-seniors-your-questions-answered
This weeks update from North Tyneside Disability Forum edition 63 featuring Park View drop in with new digital support now available onsite.
Our recent support from #jobnetworkbristol ( has been a lifeline for one of our beneficiaries. Jimmy had a Stroke, which has left him mainly offline with only occasional trips to the library. But with the help of jobnetworkbristol our project took receipt of a tablet, set it up and presented to Jimmy. To help in the digital journey Jimmy is now an active user of the online course: Learn My Way https://www.learnmyway.com/ providing easy to follow examples covering a variety of online features and functions relating to emails, accessing socially essential services, security, social media, dealing with errors and making your PC/Laptop accessible whether for hearing , visual, physical or cognitive support. We can provide one-to-one mentoring alongside face to face support at our weekly drop in sessions.
Our community partner released their newsletter March 31st, which we are featured. the digital assessment is, not as implied, about testing you but about gathering information about the state of the borough regarding access to the internet. 12% of adults living in North Tyneside have either no or limited use of a digital connection. There are many factors compounding this finding. We want to get a better understand all the parameters, whether social or economic, that affect affect access to the internet. if you live in North Tyneside and you have access to this please complete – All information is anonymised and securely stored according to GDPR and UK variant of this regulation. For those without access we will be producing a ‘hardcopy, which we will get to you via a variety of distribution networks.
12% OF ADULTS IN NORTH EAST WILL BE LEFT BEHIND THROUGH DIGITAL EXCLUSION IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, AS A REPORT COLLATED BY THE GOOD THINGS FOUNDATION, REVEALS HOW THE UK IS LOSING BILLIONS IN POTENTIAL SAVINGS BECAUSE OF DIGITAL POVERTY.
THE REPORT, CONDUCTED IN 2018, REVEALED A OVERVIEW BY AREA IN THE UK:
The Proportion of population without Basic Digital Skills, by nation/region:
East Midlands: 9%
East of England: 8%
London: 6%
North East: 12%
North West: 10%
South East: 5%
South West: 9%
West Midlands: 9%
Yorkshire and The Humber: 6%
Scotland: 7%
Wales: 19%
YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE NORTH EAST HAS SECOND HIGHEST % OF THOSE WHO ARE EITHER NOT DIGITALLY CONNECTED OR HAVE ONLY LIMITED USE.
IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH TYNESIDE WE ASK IF YOU CAN COMPLETE THIS SELF ASSESSMENT TO HELP US GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE. THIS WILL HELP OUR COMMUNITY PROJECT TARGET THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO ENABLE, ENGAGE AND REACH OUT TO THOSE ON THE DIGITAL PERIPHERY. MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE. BOB DENNIS.
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