AN APPEAL has been launched for donations of devices to meet the demands of a scheme to get North Yorkshire residents online.

The ‘Reboot’ initiative was established last year (2021) by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) to help those left isolated by the Covid pandemic to stay in contact with others online during lockdowns.

Reboot proved so successful it has remained in place, with the opportunity for individuals or organisations to donate devices they no longer need.

Devices are renovated and distributed among people who have not had, but would benefit from, online communication.

Hundreds of devices have gone to school pupils learning at home and many more have been distributed among the socially isolated.

Now, however, there are people waiting for suitable devices to become available and there is an expectation demand may grow further.

NYCC and Skipton Building Society are both supporting the drive to find more devices, with the authority donating 50.

It is requested that items being donated are no more than five years old and that they are restored to factory settings before being handed over.

Devices can be dropped off at libraries which are participating in the scheme.

For more information, visit the Reboot website: www.rebootny.co.uk

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