UPDATE: For some reason this video no longer exists, which is a shame. A few weeks ago, myself and Tim Richardson headed over to the Cambridge Computer Lab to meet with Adam Page, a news reporter from Cambridge TV. A…
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The Pi Hut – 10% off Bank Holiday Weekend SALE
Just thought I’d spread the good news. The Pi Hut has just announced a Bank Holiday Weekend sale. You can get 10% off everything this weekend. Brilliant deals to be had on: Raspberry Pi 2 – £27 CamJam EduKits – £4.50…
Upcoming events in Cambridge for @Raspberry_Pi enthusiasts
Hi everyone. Just wanted to share news of a couple of upcoming events in Cambridge. You probably already know about them, but just in case! Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 12th September First up, we have our traditional CamJam on the…
Follow the Raspberry Pi #Skycademy flights now!
Very shortly, several high altitude balloons will be launched from a location in Cambridgeshire by the folks from the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Skycademy. You can track them on HabHub. Look out for RPF-named trackers. You can follow Twitter traffic by searching…
Next Cotswold Raspberry Jam – Saturday 26th September
As the headline says, the next Jam will be on 26th September. It runs from 1-4pm and is taking place in a brand new venue: on the Park Campus of the University of Gloucestershire. You can get free tickets here and…
Skycademy update – follow the Raspberry Pi balloons next week!
Skycademy is a new initiative from the Raspberry Pi Foundation that will teach educators and children’s group leaders how to launch high altitude balloons with Raspberry Pis attached. Next week, a series of balloons will be launched by the 24…
Lots of education-related videos from EuroPython over at the Raspberry Pi Foundation website
Recently, some of the Foundation’s education team headed over to Bilbao, Spain for the EuroPython conference. Many of the talks were recorded and the Foundation have blogged about the ones that they presented. They are: Carrie Anne Philbin – Education: A Python solution…
Coding Evening special event – Thursday 15th October
Created by teacher Cat Lamin, Coding Evenings are a great way to get teachers in touch with other teachers and technology experts. In Cat’s own words: Coding Evenings are an opportunity for teachers, Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and Code Club/Coder Dojo volunteers…
Egham Raspberry Jam – 11th October
The organisers of the long-running Egham Raspberry Jam have just announced their ninth event, which will take place on the Sunday 11th October at Gartner HQ from 2-5pm. You can book free tickets to the event here. Part of the…
Cambridge-based computing museum expands summer programme
Due to demand, The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge has announced an expansion of their summer programme with additional workshops and events taking place in the next month or so. A few of these are Raspberry Pi-related so I…