Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club

13/10/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE - UPDATED AT 13TH OCTOBER 2026 (with updated next 4 weeks’ sessions)

(Written whilst home in Stratton, Cirencester)

**NEWSFLASH**

The work club is now the work & wifi club! This is to emphasise that we not only help people seeking work, but also people wanting to improve their access to the internet. At both Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre, Ashcroft Road, and at St Lawrence’s Church, Chesterton, Cirencester we now can offer free internet access during our sessions, which you can use with or without support from the club. We have tablets we can help you use, if you don’t have your own device.

The work & wifi club will continue to operate on most

Mondays - 9.00am to 11.00am at St Lawrence’s Church Centre
and
Tuesdays – 12.00pm to 2.00pm at Cirencester Ashcroft Church & Centre
(but not on Bank Holidays).

We are now usually open for confidential one-to-one face-to-face support at these times. We also provide one-to-one phone and online support at these times too.

We also work in partnership with Cirencester Jobcentre to support referred jobseekers who would like some extra assistance.

You can contact me at the usual work & wifi club times by :-
- Face-to-face;
- Email : [email protected];
- Phone or text : 07951439302;
- Sending a message through the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page.

We can then have a chat face-to-face, by phone, by message, or by video link if we can set one up, and I will do my best to help you.

You can also contact me at other times and we will then agree an appointment time to have a proper conversation.

Specific opening times over the next few weeks are below. Later opening times for the period up to the end of JANUARY 2027 are in the Events section (which is itself sometimes in the About section) of the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club and Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre pages. To access those later times, you will now need to be signed in to Facebook yourself, as Facebook recently “upgraded” so that Events data cannot be accessed by internet search alone (at least that seems to be what’s happened). Also Facebook only lets us select a maximum of about 50 future dates for an event at the time it is first published, hence why it appears to stop at a random date.

Monday 19th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 20th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 26th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 27th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 2nd November 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 3rd November 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 9th November 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 10th November 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

(For those who are interested, I normally highlight the opening times for the next 4 weeks. However sometimes I increase this when they include a break, in part to make sure that the last week I show is one when we are open. This is to emphasise that any closure is only temporary. The work & wifi club is a key part of Ashcroft’s mission and outreach project until at least August 2029. After that date I intend to continue to run the work & wifi club indefinitely, whether or not part of a larger project.)

Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

12/10/2026

It may not be your good fortune to be running the tenth biggest estate agency in the country at the age of 20, but we can certainly see from this example that intelligent planning can get your career heading in the direction you want. If you have a good idea of the career you want, and have a plan but want to reality check it, then we at Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club would be happy to work with you on that. Our contact details are on the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbvgxyc?fbclid=IwZnRzaAU5RmVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQLPE-TQE6gNzDcNB4gFYmj5lveFg3NydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHiiY8r5rWPrKJqcm-YY4JLMqD8KlpQKucu9Z8X58G3meh-Ri8HIQRM6vfJN3_aem_kSoM3op7YMacWC1-bxoNvQ

Are you interested in starting your own online business? Meet Akshay, who set up his own online estate agency at 17. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

06/10/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE - UPDATED AT 6TH OCTOBER 2026 (with updated next 4 weeks’ sessions)

(Written whilst home in Stratton, Cirencester)

**NEWSFLASH**

The work club is now the work & wifi club! This is to emphasise that we not only help people seeking work, but also people wanting to improve their access to the internet. At both Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre, Ashcroft Road, and at St Lawrence’s Church, Chesterton, Cirencester we now can offer free internet access during our sessions, which you can use with or without support from the club. We have tablets we can help you use, if you don’t have your own device.

The work & wifi club will continue to operate on most

Mondays - 9.00am to 11.00am at St Lawrence’s Church Centre
and
Tuesdays – 12.00pm to 2.00pm at Cirencester Ashcroft Church & Centre
(but not on Bank Holidays).

We are now usually open for confidential one-to-one face-to-face support at these times. We also provide one-to-one phone and online support at these times too.

We also work in partnership with Cirencester Jobcentre to support referred jobseekers who would like some extra assistance.

You can contact me at the usual work & wifi club times by :-
- Face-to-face;
- Email : [email protected];
- Phone or text : 07951439302;
- Sending a message through the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page.

We can then have a chat face-to-face, by phone, by message, or by video link if we can set one up, and I will do my best to help you.

You can also contact me at other times and we will then agree an appointment time to have a proper conversation.

Specific opening times over the next few weeks are below. Later opening times for the period up to the end of JANUARY 2027 are in the Events section (which is itself sometimes in the About section) of the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club and Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre pages. To access those later times, you will now need to be signed in to Facebook yourself, as Facebook recently “upgraded” so that Events data cannot be accessed by internet search alone (at least that seems to be what’s happened). Also Facebook only lets us select a maximum of about 50 future dates for an event at the time it is first published, hence why it appears to stop at a random date.

Monday 12th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 13th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 19th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 20th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 26th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 27th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 2nd November 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 3rd November 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

(For those who are interested, I normally highlight the opening times for the next 4 weeks. However sometimes I increase this when they include a break, in part to make sure that the last week I show is one when we are open. This is to emphasise that any closure is only temporary. The work & wifi club is a key part of Ashcroft’s mission and outreach project until at least August 2029. After that date I intend to continue to run the work & wifi club indefinitely, whether or not part of a larger project.)

Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

05/10/2026

A key element of this career role is that it involves a graduate scheme that allows the person to learn about several areas of the business in a short time - a really good way of finding out about the different opportunities available in that business and which aspects are most attractive to them. If you are thinking about applying to a company that operates some sort of rapid learning about the organisation so you can become a key employee, but are not sure if it’s the right choice, why not chat it through with us as an unbiased listener, at Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club. Our contact details are on the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjnj382?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUwDGRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPveSJlUCYiLyNlfQwzzOczctNoqjnNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHvUO5COuwOLAuOqjfxHelEnm4EHgFRcH4rpQE4Nvrg2bDgW0u9fMwSjuQ5ok_aem_y4FP9Y6J2S7BiSKTQPlvpg

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a manager? Find out about James' job as a night shift operations manager for a delivery company. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

29/09/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE - UPDATED AT 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026 (with updated next 4 weeks’ sessions)

(Written whilst home in Stratton, Cirencester)

**NEWSFLASH**

The work club is now the work & wifi club! This is to emphasise that we not only help people seeking work, but also people wanting to improve their access to the internet. At both Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre, Ashcroft Road, and at St Lawrence’s Church, Chesterton, Cirencester we now can offer free internet access during our sessions, which you can use with or without support from the club. We have tablets we can help you use, if you don’t have your own device.

The work & wifi club will continue to operate on most

Mondays - 9.00am to 11.00am at St Lawrence’s Church Centre
and
Tuesdays – 12.00pm to 2.00pm at Cirencester Ashcroft Church & Centre
(but not on Bank Holidays).

We are now usually open for confidential one-to-one face-to-face support at these times. We also provide one-to-one phone and online support at these times too.

We also work in partnership with Cirencester Jobcentre to support referred jobseekers who would like some extra assistance.

You can contact me at the usual work & wifi club times by :-
- Face-to-face;
- Email : [email protected];
- Phone or text : 07951439302;
- Sending a message through the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page.

We can then have a chat face-to-face, by phone, by message, or by video link if we can set one up, and I will do my best to help you.

You can also contact me at other times and we will then agree an appointment time to have a proper conversation.

Specific opening times over the next few weeks are below. Later opening times for the period up to the end of JANUARY 2027 are in the Events section (which is itself sometimes in the About section) of the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club and Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre pages. To access those later times, you will now need to be signed in to Facebook yourself, as Facebook recently “upgraded” so that Events data cannot be accessed by internet search alone (at least that seems to be what’s happened). Also Facebook only lets us select a maximum of about 50 future dates for an event at the time it is first published, hence why it appears to stop at a random date.

Monday 5th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 6th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 12th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 13th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 19th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 20th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 26th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 27th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

(For those who are interested, I normally highlight the opening times for the next 4 weeks. However sometimes I increase this when they include a break, in part to make sure that the last week I show is one when we are open. This is to emphasise that any closure is only temporary. The work & wifi club is a key part of Ashcroft’s mission and outreach project until at least August 2029. After that date I intend to continue to run the work & wifi club indefinitely, whether or not part of a larger project.)

Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

28/09/2026

Any new invention creates opportunities to earn a living, if you can turn it to your advantage. Social media has created new ways to encourage people to try available goods and services, through online influencing. This person has taken that idea one stage further and his business idea is about coordinating online influencers as a deliberate business approach. If you have thought of a way of creating a business for yourself but are finding something that is holding you back, we at Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club would be happy to help you identify how to overcome the barriers you face. Our contact details are on the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmm9hbk?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUm0wpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPT5MPh2FbSvcbWJFGLPYCUbXYQ9SXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHuU5hzjan1ejPdNpdkcMUChdnIJvICL3Itf_LASgK0DJmGgySLODFp2GUcWI_aem_I3rHTgqWS_1s3LA42B1zTA

Are you interested in becoming a CEO in digital marketing? Meet Ben who got the idea for his digital marketing company when he was doing his A-levels. Part of the Bitesize world of work series.

23/09/2026

Upcoming Job Fair in Cirencester. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

22/09/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE - UPDATED AT 22ND SEPTEMBER 2026 (with updated next 4 weeks’ sessions)

(Written whilst home in Stratton, Cirencester)

**NEWSFLASH**

The work club is now the work & wifi club! This is to emphasise that we not only help people seeking work, but also people wanting to improve their access to the internet. At both Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre, Ashcroft Road, and at St Lawrence’s Church, Chesterton, Cirencester we now can offer free internet access during our sessions, which you can use with or without support from the club. We have tablets we can help you use, if you don’t have your own device.

The work & wifi club will continue to operate on most

Mondays - 9.00am to 11.00am at St Lawrence’s Church Centre
and
Tuesdays – 12.00pm to 2.00pm at Cirencester Ashcroft Church & Centre
(but not on Bank Holidays).

We are now usually open for confidential one-to-one face-to-face support at these times. We also provide one-to-one phone and online support at these times too.

We also work in partnership with Cirencester Jobcentre to support referred jobseekers who would like some extra assistance.

You can contact me at the usual work & wifi club times by :-
- Face-to-face;
- Email : [email protected];
- Phone or text : 07951439302;
- Sending a message through the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page.

We can then have a chat face-to-face, by phone, by message, or by video link if we can set one up, and I will do my best to help you.

You can also contact me at other times and we will then agree an appointment time to have a proper conversation.

Specific opening times over the next few weeks are below. Later opening times for the period up to the end of JANUARY 2027 are in the Events section (which is itself sometimes in the About section) of the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club and Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre pages. To access those later times, you will now need to be signed in to Facebook yourself, as Facebook recently “upgraded” so that Events data cannot be accessed by internet search alone (at least that seems to be what’s happened). Also Facebook only lets us select a maximum of about 50 future dates for an event at the time it is first published, hence why it appears to stop at a random date.

Monday 28th September 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 29th September 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 5th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 6th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 12th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 13th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 19th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 20th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

(For those who are interested, I normally highlight the opening times for the next 4 weeks. However sometimes I increase this when they include a break, in part to make sure that the last week I show is one when we are open. This is to emphasise that any closure is only temporary. The work & wifi club is a key part of Ashcroft’s mission and outreach project until at least August 2029. After that date I intend to continue to run the work & wifi club indefinitely, whether or not part of a larger project.)

Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

21/09/2026

A brilliant example of someone seeing people in need, and finding a solution which not only meets that need but allows that person to be paid a salary for continuing to help, and to pay others to help them in the enterprise too. Such a social enterprise would allow you to earn a living whilst having the opportunity to make a positive difference. If you have seen an important social need to which there might be a business solution, but you want to think it through, we at Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club would be happy to be an independent listener. Our contact details are on the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjmkpg8?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUdmFNwZG9mBWZkaWQWUO1HI9nuPIYSIiGsRPS_L2DNJpHzgWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHozmx31r8P96WmHzUKlNmYh-tgE34ix1xdKh02GiZbBo_f7ifvpJ7lurncvJ_aem_jQSZ8sr75TgOMrRB1wvgrg

Are you interested in starting your own social enterprise? Meet Alison and find out what she's doing to improve girls' lives. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

15/09/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE - UPDATED AT 15TH SEPTEMBER 2026 (with updated next 4 weeks’ sessions)

(Written whilst home in Stratton, Cirencester)

**NEWSFLASH**

The work club is now the work & wifi club! This is to emphasise that we not only help people seeking work, but also people wanting to improve their access to the internet. At both Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre, Ashcroft Road, and at St Lawrence’s Church, Chesterton, Cirencester we now can offer free internet access during our sessions, which you can use with or without support from the club. We have tablets we can help you use, if you don’t have your own device.

The work & wifi club will continue to operate on most

Mondays - 9.00am to 11.00am at St Lawrence’s Church Centre
and
Tuesdays – 12.00pm to 2.00pm at Cirencester Ashcroft Church & Centre
(but not on Bank Holidays).

We are now usually open for confidential one-to-one face-to-face support at these times. We also provide one-to-one phone and online support at these times too.

We also work in partnership with Cirencester Jobcentre to support referred jobseekers who would like some extra assistance.

You can contact me at the usual work & wifi club times by :-
- Face-to-face;
- Email : [email protected];
- Phone or text : 07951439302;
- Sending a message through the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club page.

We can then have a chat face-to-face, by phone, by message, or by video link if we can set one up, and I will do my best to help you.

You can also contact me at other times and we will then agree an appointment time to have a proper conversation.

Specific opening times over the next few weeks are below. Later opening times for the period up to the end of JANUARY 2027 are in the Events section (which is itself sometimes in the About section) of the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club and Cirencester Ashcroft Church and Centre pages. To access those later times, you will now need to be signed in to Facebook yourself, as Facebook recently “upgraded” so that Events data cannot be accessed by internet search alone (at least that seems to be what’s happened). Also Facebook only lets us select a maximum of about 50 future dates for an event at the time it is first published, hence why it appears to stop at a random date.

Monday 21st September 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 22nd September 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 28th September 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 29th September 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 5th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 6th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

Monday 12th October 9.00 - 11.00 (AT ST LAWRENCE’S CENTRE)
Tuesday 13th October 12.00 - 2.00 (AT ASHCROFT CENTRE)

(For those who are interested, I normally highlight the opening times for the next 4 weeks. However sometimes I increase this when they include a break, in part to make sure that the last week I show is one when we are open. This is to emphasise that any closure is only temporary. The work & wifi club is a key part of Ashcroft’s mission and outreach project until at least August 2029. After that date I intend to continue to run the work & wifi club indefinitely, whether or not part of a larger project.)

Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager