Helen Anderson helps to bring broadband to South Witham!
Set up in 2004, South Witham Broadband Ltd (SWBB) is a not-for-profit company that provides broadband internet and wifi for local individuals and businesses in South Witham, Lincolnshire as well as surrounding villages. The company is run by volunteers and democratically owned and governed, with every user becoming a member. It offers an 8 Megabit service to a 20 sq mile radius and an ADSL service to those within the area and further a field.
About Helen
As well as being Director of South Witham Broadband, Helen is also Director of Gravity FM CIC (Community Radio Station) and of Lincolshire Co-operative Development Agency, working in a volunteer capacity. She has particular experience of community development, strong skills in understanding the needs of user communities (a lifetime living in rural area has given Helen first hand experience of the issues facing rural communities). Helen is a qualified private secretary and holds European Computer Driving Licence. An energiser and good listener she has been involved with other local community activities on a smaller scale and in other community/social organisations including serving on the Parish Council and on the Village Hall Committee. Her strengths lie in her ability to motivate, gain trust, and make people feel at ease and her passion for community enterprise.
Helen, on behalf of South Witham Broadband Ltd (SWBB), won the Individual Hero Award in the 2008 UK Catalyst Awards. Find out about the 2009 UK Catalyst Awards.
