Council Connect available in libraries 

Residents can now get help in their local library to access services via the council’s website.The new Council Connect service has been designed to help anyone who does not have a computer at home or is not used to using the internet. Volunteers will be available to help people to get online and direct them to sources of information and advice.

You can also get help to do other things online such as shopping, booking a holiday, applying for jobs, or sharing photographs with friends. Or maybe you just want to know how you can contact family and friends through email, or social media sites, such as Facebook.

The new service is part of the council’s strategy to make services quicker and easier to reach. A wide range of services can be accessed online including:

• Requesting repairs to a council property
• Ordering a recycling box
• Paying a bill
• Applying for free school meals
• Making a planning application
• Registering to vote
• Applying for a school place
• Many more

Visit our Do It Now Online Services page for a full listing

Our volunteers will be available to help at the following sessions:

Library	Day and time
Portslade Library	Tuesday 2-5pm
Hangleton Library	Wednesday 2-5pm
Patcham Library	Tuesday 10am-1pm
Westdene Library	Saturday 10am-1pm
Whitehawk Library	Saturday 10am-1pm
Coldean Library	Monday 10am-1pm
Hove Library	Monday 2-5pm

Council Connect will be coming soon to: Hollingbury, Moulsecoomb, Saltdean, Rottingdean and Woodingdean Libraries.

Please just drop into your Library – we’d be happy to help.

If you’d like to let a friend or relative know about Council Connect – please print and pass this leaflet on to them [pdf 65kb]

Are you confident using computers and the internet and interested in becoming a Council Connect volunteer? Keep an eye on this web page for news of when we will be recruiting again or contact library.volunteering@brighton-hove.gov.uk to register your interest.

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