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		<title>Secretary of State encourages older people to get online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Older people attending a Spring Online event in Westminster on Friday received some unexpected support and encouragement – from Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith. He joined the internet session together with Samantha Mauger, CEO of Age UK London and Emma Solomon, Managing Director of Digital Unite, at Europe House, home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/05/01/secretary-of-state-encourages-older-people-to-get-online/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget to enter our £200 prize draw!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year there&#8217;s a fantastic prize draw for anyone who takes part in a Spring Online event &#8211; whether you&#8217;re running a taster session or having a go yourself as a participant. Complete the entry form here to be eligible for the prize and £200 in high street vouchers could be yours! It&#8217;s free to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/25/dont-forget-to-enter-our-200-prize-draw/</link>
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		<title>84 year old Violet traces her family back to 1740!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[84 year old Violet Haden showed her computer know-how at Hanover Housing Association’s Spring Online event at Patching Lodge today. Violet has been learning to use the internet and was thrilled to be able to trace her family tree back to 1740! She was joined at the event by former Age UK National Internet Champion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/23/84-year-old-violet-traces-her-family-back-to-1740/</link>
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		<title>Young people help their parents and grandparents with modern technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Halton Housing Trust is running five sessions for anyone who is not sure how to use the internet or wants help with their phones, cameras or computers. The ‘Just One Quick Click’ sessions are planned during Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Week and are aimed at people of all ages. The Trust owns and manages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/22/young-people-help-their-parents-and-grandparents-with-modern-technology/</link>
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		<title>How Wigan and Leigh Housing are helping tenants get online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As more and more Government services are provided online, Wigan and Leigh Housing realised it was vital to help tenants to access them. So the company is organising more than 40 free computer taster events throughout the borough as part of this year’s Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day campaign. They’ll be held at all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/19/how-wigan-and-leigh-housing-are-helping-tenants-get-online/</link>
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		<title>Digitally decorated cupcakes at the V&amp;A</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world-famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London is opening its doors to internet beginners on Silver Surfers’ Day on April 27 – to offer tuition on internet basics as well as digitally decorated cupcakes! The museum’s Silver Surfer Day workshops are for complete beginners or anyone who needs a little extra help getting online. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/18/digitally-decorated-cupcakes-at-the-va/</link>
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		<title>Why help older people get online? Beryl spells out the benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For anyone thinking of holding a Spring Online event, this video of Beryl &#8211; see below &#8211; really spells out the benefits of helping older people get online. She says: “I love it!” Beryl lives at a sheltered housing scheme run by the “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust. She talks about how she learnt to use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/13/why-help-older-people-get-online-beryl-spells-out-the-benefits/</link>
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		<title>This must be the tastiest Spring Online event &#8211; in the fish and chip shop!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people who have never used a computer say they just don’t see the point. But Nicola Dean of The Starting Point Community Learning Partnership knows how to coax them to try &#8211; by showing them how they can explore their favourite interests through the internet. During Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day, Nicola and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/05/this-must-be-the-tastiest-spring-online-event-in-the-fish-and-chip-shop/</link>
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		<title>From the V&amp;A to Brenda’s cowshed – everyone is Springing Online this April!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excitement is really building around Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day April 23-27, when organisations throughout the UK are holding events to help older people get online. Spring Online events will be happening everywhere from the European Commission in the UK to the Victoria and Albert Museum and the DVLA in Swansea to Brenda’s cowshed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/04/02/from-the-va-to-brenda%e2%80%99s-cowshed-%e2%80%93-everyone-is-springing-online-this-april/</link>
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		<title>Rural Affairs Minister Richard Benyon backs Spring Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rural Affairs Minister Richard Benyon is backing this year’s Spring Online campaign, which aims to help older people get online. He says: “Going online is very important for people living and working in rural areas. In particular, the internet can improve older people’s quality of life – helping them to keep in touch and to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://springonline.org/2012/03/30/rural-affairs-minister-richard-benyon-backs-spring-online/</link>
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