OLDER people who are baffled by their computers are being given the chance to learn the PC basics during the York 50+ Festival.

Two training courses, dubbed iTea and Biscuits, are being held at York College.

Organisers say they can help people learn how to send and receive photographs of the family or have supermarket shopping delivered to their door on cold winter days.

Compulife, formed through the merger of three York businesses, Agenda Event Management, Innov8e.com Ltd and IT company SSTS Training, is running the two-hour courses on Saturday September 25 and Saturday October 2 in York.

The organisers say they want to give a taster of the technology needed for people to find their way around their computer, the internet and emails.

Lisa Payne, from Agenda Event Management, said computers were becoming increasingly important to the 50+ generation. She said: “So many people are training up later in life, so we can’t wait to get started.

“These taster courses can really get people up and running and it is so much easier than you think.” To find out more or book a place, call Lisa on 01904 744 362. Each two-hour session costs £8.

The York Blind and Partially Sighted Society is also holding an open day as part of the festival. The event includes various activities, such as a knit’n’natter group and an exercise class.

The day also provides the opportunity for visitors to see the charity’s services for blind and partially sighted people across the city. The open day will be held at its premises at Holgate Villa, 22, Holgate Road, York on Tuesday September 28 between 10am-3pm.

• The 50+ Festival, which involves dozens of activities for the over-50s in York, starts on September 25 and finishes on October 3.