'Big Yella' wants to visit you

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Request a visit from the BBC Big Yellow Bus to try some IT taster sessions and tell your local stories for broadcast.

The BBC Big Yellow Bus teamThe Big Yellow Bus, fondly known as the 'Big Yella', travels Northern Ireland to provide access to digital technology and improve computer literacy among adults over 16 years old.

It also takes the BBC into the heart of local communities to gather stories of local interest which may not usually feature on BBC NI programming.

A dedicated team of BBC staff work with Northern Ireland adult education providers to encourage adults to 'have a go' at new technology.

What's on the Big Yellow Bus

  1. Five computers.
  2. Digital camera.
  3. Flatbed scanner.
  4. Plasma screen.
  5. Digital radio.
  6. Freeview television.
  7. Radio broadcast studio.

Take a 360 look inside the Bus

Free IT taster sessions give some hands-on experience. Visitors can surf the net and send emails as well as try digital photography, word processing and website development. Advice is on offer about where to find local IT courses.

Visitors can also see behind the scenes the onboard BBC radio studio.

Request a Bus stop

Do you know an adult community group which would:

  1. be interested in having a go at computers?
  2. benefit from a visit from the Big Yellow Bus?

If so, please contact Alison Cockcroft, Community Producer on Icon of a telephone 028 9033 8844 or Icon of an envelope alison.cockcroft@bbc.co.uk. The Bus locations are planned ten weeks in advance, so the more notice you give, the more time staff will have to visit the proposed venue to see if it is suitable.

Bus timetable

To find out where the Bus will be this month go to www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/community/bigyellowbus/diary


The Big Yellow Bus BBC | Emma McLaughlin | 01 Jun 2005
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