JOIN BRIGG'S FASTER BROADBAND CAMPAIGN

A story about James Chapman has appeared in the Scunthorpe Telegraph. He's campaigning to get faster broadband for Brigg and district and has now contacted Brigg Blog to get some of our followers onboard.
He says: "Please put a link on your website and encourage people to vote. Please join the BT campaign for super-fast internet at the Brigg Exchange. I have already managed to get some press coverage about this."

NF adds: "As a community, we need to get 1,000 signatures in the Brigg area; if the Brigg area 'wins' there's £5,000 worth of computer equipment on its way to a local community project. Hopefully local companies, groups and councils will add their support."

View the Telegraph story through this link provided by James...
Telegraphstorylink

And here's a link to the BT announcement, explaining what we need to do and why....
www.racetoinfinity.bt.com/

Or, if you prefer, here's a shortened version of their PDF (It's one of those you can cut and paste the text from - not one of those 'flat scans' rather annoyingly favoured by our local planning departments on their otherwise excellent and helpful websites!).

Your town needs YOU! We are taking part in The Race to Infinity, which is giving five lucky areas the chance to be one of the next to enjoy BT’s new super-fast fibre optic broadband, BT Infinity. To vote go to bt.com/racetoinfinity
Do you want faster broadband where you live? BT is rolling out superfast fibre optic broadband across the UK. Whether you’re big on social networking, gaming or streaming video, with download speeds of up to 40Mb* your life will be transformed.
The Race to Infinity is giving people the chance to vote online for their area to become one of the first to enjoy fibre optic broadband.
The five areas which have the largest percentage of votes by December 31st, 2010 will win the chance to bring fibre optic broadband to their area and BT will give a donation of computer equipment worth £5,000 to a local community project.**
Winning exchanges will be enabled by early 2012 subject to availability, survey, terms and conditions. Exchanges need 1,000 premises to be eligible to be one of the winning exchanges. One vote per address. Race ends midnight 31st December 2010.
*Top speeds affected by various factors including distance from the cabinet and internal wiring.
**£5000 of computer equipment will be given to a community project of BT’s choice. Once winning exchanges are announced submissions from the local community will be called for and judged by BT.