TAP INTO IT GROUPS

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FORMAT ONE TO ONE GET AN ESTIMATE

COMELY BANK

ST NINIAN’S CHURCH 40 Comely Bank, Edinburgh EH4 1AG MONDAYS 21st Sept – 23rd Nov 2026 (10 weeks) 2.30 -4.30pm finishing up with a coffee/tea

POLWARTH & LONGSTONE

POLWARTH CHURCH, 36-38 Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 1LU TUESDAYS 6th Oct – 8th Dec 2026 (10 weeks) 10.30-12.30 finishing up with a coffee/tea	SLATEFORD LONGSTONE CHURCH 52 Kingsknowe Road North Edinburgh EH14 2DF Monthly on second TUESDAY of the month. 2 – 4pm finishing up with a coffee / tea

MEADOWBANK & VIEWPOINT SHELTERED HOUSING

MEADOWBANK & WILLOWBRAE CHURCH 83 London Rd, Edinburgh EH7 5TT WEDNESDAYS 7th Oct – 9th Dec (10 weeks) 10.30-12.30 finishing up with a coffee/tea	Viewpoint Housing (NB Tenants only) Cockburn Court, 45 Maidencraig Crescent, Edinburgh, EH4 2UU WEDNESDAYS 21st Oct – 9th Dec 2-4pm finishing up with a coffee/tea

MORNINGSIDE UNITED CHURCH (SOUTHSIDE FAITH CARE)

MORNINGSIDE UNITED CHURCH 15 Chamberlain Road EH10 4DH FORTNIGHTLY on THURSDAY for 6 sessions Autumn 2026 1.30-3.30pm Sept 17th, Oct 1st, 15th, 29th, Nov 12th, 26th finishing up with a coffee / tea

photo of a lady with her tablet device at a tap into it group

47 Gillespie Crescent, EH10 4JB (Viewpoint Housing Assocn).

Viewpoint Housing (NB Tenants only) 47 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB FRIDAYS – 25th September – 27th November (10 weeks) 10.30-12.30 finishing up with a coffee/tea

Tap into IT groups are for you if you’ve got as far as being able to look something up on the internet, read and reply to an email but still lack confidence in using your computer/tablet/other digital device. The groups:

Are usually 2 hours (-including a break for tea/coffee)
Free (no charge) and booking not required – just turn up
Not a formal course – we’ll do our best to help with whatever device or issue you come with.

Our team of volunteers led by a trained Group Facilitator will help you with your tech questions/frustrations and build your confidence. Our aim is to provide welcoming, pressure-free places for asking your questions, gaining confidence and learning digital skills e.g. how to view/save a photo, forward an email, get the hang of using a tablet or mobile phone, make sense of Facebook, look up bus or train info, stay safe online etc.

ONE TO ONE

Tap into It Where You Are aspire to be inclusive of everyone who can benefit from access to the internet and learning basic digital skills.

If you have additional needs, you are very welcome to come to one of our groups. Feel free to bring someone with you or get in touch and we’ll see if we can allocate a Volunteer to provide some one to one support. Our Volunteers are all subject to

a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check rather than just a Standard Disclosure.

If, in your capacity as carer, you have someone in mind or have any questions about any aspects of the computer groups, please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

GET AN ESTIMATE

Our services generally run for 30-40 weeks of the year in 10 week blocks.

We offer a range of services to cater for different needs as you’ll have seen (- above). Our sessions run for 2 hours generally including time for a tea/coffee and a chat.

In our experience, people get to know each other and look forward as much to ‘social’ time as the informal ‘tech support’!

We can also offer additional one to one sessions for those requiring help to get started.

Contact Mike Ellis on 07762 982 509 for a no obligation chat in order to get an estimate.

Computers, tablets and smartphones are now a lifeline for many of us in the current climate.

Come along whether you are a complete “beginner” or you need some additional lessons or tech support, whether it’s with a tablet, mobile phone or laptop.

Viewpoint Housing Association, Slateford Longstone Church, Southside Faith Care and the Eric Liddell Centre Carer Support / Dementia Support are currently using our services.

Additionally, we support people in the community, who either self fund or qualify for support through grant funding whenever we manage to secure it.

Click on the tabs below for more information about: where you can access our services and the services that we offer.

We provide a professional service with suitably selected, PVG-checked, skilled staff as well as volunteer assistants.

Housing Associations, Community Groups or individuals interested in our Connecting People Programme should contact Mike Ellis on 07762 982 509 for more information.

What people say about our getting connected programme

Learned a lot of different things – even made labels for my Christmas cards and I have organised my photos. I have also found out about the NHS. Thankfully, don’t need it yet! Social side very good. Great fun Christmas party.

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