The Rural Internet Revolution

Nigel Short, owner of Voot Telecom, explains why living out in the sticks no longer means a useless broadband connection, thanks to their fast rural internet service… initiative to provide connection vouchers has been and gone (and a new one introduced) promising 98% fibre connectivity. All admirable – and have made a change to some. But for that 2% of properties who weren’t eligible the frustration continued.

And then, the UK’s mobile networks introduced ‘Unlimited Data tariffs’ - and overnight the dishes introduced some years before became a truly viable option. With high speed data it was easy to burn through a 100GB tariff in a weekend – with gaming, streaming and access to remote servers all drawing down huge data parcels. No longer was this such a big issue.

Here at VOOT we have become accustomed to seeing people roll out the red carpet for us when we arrive to install their dish. And it's then we realised just how much this product really does change lives. We have launched a new dedicated website to promote it – and we will now offer FREE site surveys in a range of postcode areas so we can demonstrate just how brilliant this product is. When we’ve demonstrated just how fast your internet could be in just a few weeks, we’ll leave you to imagine just how much that will change your life!

The website is at www. fastruralinternet.co.uk.

Jade March

In this issue’s Side Hustle feature, we caught up with Jade March, 33, owner of freelance PR and Copywriting business, Jade Liana Communications, about her passion for spreading magic not just in content but in the form of hosting princess parties and delivering children’s street dance classes.

Dancing and performing since the age of four, Jade has always loved being centre stage. So, when the opportunity came up in 2017 to become a princess party entertainer with national company My Little Princess Parties UK it was an opportunity that she couldn’t miss!

Jade delivers princess parties not just in South Yorkshire but in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and everywhere in between.

The parties are between half an hour meet and greets to two-hour full party packages. Jade’s main characters are Disney’s Belle, Ariel, Anna, Snow White, Elsa and occasionally fairies and superheroes!

The parties are aimed at both girls and boys and Jade leads the whole party – from party games to a magic fairy dust wish at the end!

Jade also dances with Sheffield-based commercial and urban dance company Ink Dance, which was founded by Suzy Dyson. For the past four years, Jade has also taught street dance classes at Ink for children under 11.

Jade said: “My side hustle jobs never feel like work. I just love creating magic for the children and helping to build memories that really will last a lifetime.

“It’s an exciting time for me as I’ve just launched my own freelancing business, so all my jobs will complement each other in terms of a more flexible schedule.

“I really do have the best jobs in the world!”

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