About Us

I.T. for the Terrified was the brain child of the late Angela Vivian, OBE, who had the great foresight to set up an IT  training centre in Wedmore in 1999.  It was linked with Wired Wedmore, the aim of which was to bring wireless broadband to the village when BT were not prepared to provide it.  Angela's premise for the training centre was "Tea, sympathy, a giggle, a gossip ... and a little IT".

IT4TT was first located in the small shop opposite the George Hotel (now Mary Davis), and there were 6 computers.  The Centre later moved to the Hayloft, above the skittle alley at the George Hotel.  Here, there was room to increase computers to 12.  There was an additional room at the far end of the Hayloft, which Angela envisaged as an Information One Stop Shop.  Around the same time, a facility was set up for young people in the village, initially in the skittle alley.  This soon moved upstairs, replacing the one stop shop,  and another 10 computers were networked; these were high configuration machines to allow the young people to play games. 

Sadly, Angela died in 2004, but she had set the organisation up on a firm base which has allowed us to go from strength to strength.

In 2009, IT4TT formed a limited company, with 9 Directors, and a Management Committee of 6, and the company has also recently gained charitable status. 

Also in 2009, the Centre had the opportunity to re-locate to The Old Cowshed, a building owned by The Kings of Wessex School.  This has been refurbished to provide a fully accessible Training Centre, which retains the relaxed atmosphere whilst giving us a professional working environment.

I.T. for the Terrified receives a grant and technical assistance from Kings of Wessex (as part of their technology status), and the move to Cheddar has strengthened our partnership.  It also means that the original Wedmore e-Sports Cafe (now known as Cheddar e-Sports) serves a wider catchment area.  

All our management team and trainers work voluntarily, which means that we are able to keep our prices extremely low. 

If you would like to help as a Trainer, please phone or drop into the Centre to discuss what it entails, and what skills you can offer.  You don't have to be a 'whizz kid' - in fact it's probably better if you are not!