Working with B4RN to deliver
Hyperfast Broadband to Preston Richard

We are Live!

​Things have moved quickly. Fibre has been blown from the main cabinet at the Village Hall to Millbrook and been joined up with our connection to the outside world.
A few weeks ago the cabinet splicing and wiring was finished and the Village Hall and some lucky nearby properties went Live with their B4RN connections.
We are not resting on our laurels. Work has continued in all directions from the Village Hall. The large machine pictured here has just been used to lay ducting to the North, through the Fisheries field. 

GOV.UK emails

Some people have received an automatic email from the government saying the Gigabit Broadband Voucher issued to "your supplier" - B4RN - is due to expire. Happily this is not the case as B4RN has an extension for all our vouchers. In fact, the email then contradicts itself by saying that "during the Covid-19 situation your voucher will not be cancelled". You may safely ignore this email. B4RN will contact you if the situation changes. ​A copy of the email can be seen on our Info page here.
​Please don't confuse this with another GOV.UK email which some people have received recently with the subject "Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme – action required". Please do act on this.

Don't miss out! Now is the time to submit your service request.

Go to the "Get B4RN" page, here, and sign up. No money or bank details required. Get connected for the cost of one month's 1000Mbps service (£30) and future proof your house. B4RN will wait until your current contract expires before making your connection live and asking for money! Find more info on our Service Request page. Any questions? Email b4rnpr@gmail.com

The Next Phase - Help with coordination still needed

Now that the Community Broadband project is gathering pace and work starts on a number of mini projects in parallel across the parish, we are looking for help to coordinate the construction activity. This does not necessarily mean actually doing the digging, but more importantly to manage and coordinate the activities for each dig. This would include coordinating the necessary equipment, skills and materials needed for each section of digging.

If you would like to get involved in any part of this, please contact us at b4rnpr@gmail.com or via the Contact page.

See the NEWS page for more pictures and information.

​Green Light for Hyperfast Broadband for Preston Richard

• ​We are delighted to announce that ​our Community Broadband Project has been granted approval to apply for Government grants for properties in our parish.
• All properties who would like to receive B4RN's Hyperfast broadband service in the future must complete the on-line Service Request Form. This is in addition to any previous registration of Expression of Interest which may have been submitted in the past.
• ​Instructions can be found on the Service Request page of this site.
• It is VERY important that everyone who would like to subscribe to the service completes the on-line Service Request Form to ensure that our community broadband project receives maximum government funding towards the costs of building the network and to ensure that all eligible properties receive a government grant! The sooner people fill out the form the sooner we can secure the government money and build the network.
• Thank you to everyone who submitted an Expression of Interest. We would not have got this far without you!

​See the News page for the latest updates.  There are also regular posts within the ​Endmoor, Preston Patrick & Richard Facebook page.