Free family bike rides this summer at Dinton Pastures
Wokingham Borough Council’s cycle instructors are offering free bike rides at Dinton Pastures County Park in Hurst. The free rides are being offered every Saturday morning until September 8, between 10 am and 12 noon. According to the cycle training co-ordinator they hope to get people to cycle with their children to rediscover family bike rides that is fun and freedom loving.
The rides start at the Dragonfly Café, go through picturesque local routes and again end here, in the park, at Davis Street. Starting with short rides at a gentle pace, the choice extends to longer routes including quiet local roads. Inexperienced cyclists will be led by trained ride leaders and only children of eight years and above, wearing a cycle helmet and accompanied by an adult are allowed. According to Ms. Jill Bissell the training co-ordinator, tips on staying safe on the roads and local routes to take, will be given to the participants.
Orange offers students free internet on mobiles
Orange now offers great deals for students. In this week, the offer is free mobile internet for a year when you buy a specified mobile phone from Orange. This is how! When you buy the San Diego touchscreen Android phone from Orange, you get free internet for a year and £20 off the price-tag. Or else buy the Samsung Galaxy Mini Android touchscreen phone offered with £20 off the price and get free internet for a year. Again if you opt for the Samsung Tocco Lite smartphone, it comes with free internet for a year, plus £10 off the price. You can also get free SIM cards from them by filling up the form online, plus you get free credit of £5 when you top up for £10. A world leader in mobile telecommunications, Orange presently has two mobile phone packages for customers in UK. One is the pay-as-you-go plan and the other is the pay monthly service plans. They also offer mobile broadband and home broadband services.
Get free trial of Online Guardian for Families
Concerned parents will sigh in relief, thanks to Trend Micro’s Online Guardian for Families, which will help them to protect children against internet dangers or harm. It will also be for protection against online predators and Cyberbullying. It will help parents and guardians to monitor their kids’ social networking and internet activity and to keep them safe. Take action from anywhere, 24×7, monitor and filter with the help of Online Guardian to safeguard and prevent harming of their reputations.
To filter out adult content and limit online time, this software will help you set age appropriate checks. Online Guardian can display, in one easy-to-read report, almost all activities such as chats, messages, photos, wall postings and browsing history. Regardless of the privacy settings, you can get a view of their MySpace ad Facebook activities. This software filter for internet content will help you identify a problem even before your child gets into trouble.
Trend Micro is a global leader in cloud security, development of security and threat management solutions, to help business and consumers be safe and to protect digital information and keep its exchange secure. To find out whether Parental Controls and Filters will give you peace of mind, go for the free 90-day trial of this software.
Take free swimming sessions at Islington pool
As part of the Islington Council’s drive to encourage young people to take up an interested sport through the Olympics, the council is funding free swims in partnership with Aquaterra Leisure. These casual or fun swimming sessions are available up to 2 September, to all under-16s at Archway Leisure Centre, Cully Pool and Highbury Pool.
Islington executive members are happy to see so many young people at the swimming sessions, where more than 3,000 free visits have been reported since it started on 24 July. The young people have been further encouraged by the first-ever at the pool – a giant “Obliterator” inflatable.
Young people wanting a free swim have to register at one of the three pools in Islington. All those who have a Swim Card or Junior Izz Card already, are to bring it with them for every visit. Adults too can benefit by entering the prize draw by Aquaterra Leisure. They can win a year of free swimming lessons or 10 swimming memberships for young people for a year.
