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Exciting News: B4RN - A Community History
Connect+ now available for contracts with 24 months or less
Caton & Brookhouse Community Celebrates Major Milestone in Fibre Broadband Project
Our new CEO Tom Rigg speaks with Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet
Tom Rigg announced as B4RN CEO as Michael Lee steps down
Launch of Next Phase of B4RN North East!
B4RN launches a short video to celebrate HALO partnership with Kubus and Juniper Networks.
B4RN brings Gigabit Connectivity to Barrasford thanks to the Ray Wind Funds.
B4RN Connections: A Day in the Life
B4RN Focus: What it Means to Volunteer
FTTC vs FTTP - B4RN: Say It As It Is
'Little Walter' Named In Memory Of B4RN Stalwart
Employee Spotlight: Ashley McClements
Shareholder Update: Interest Statements
Crook B4RN Project Goes Well Beyond 100 Connections
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Adamthwaite
We’ve launched our new website with Hotfoot Design!
Volunteer Case Study: Boyd Gilmore, Crook
B4RN Focus: Enabling Remote Healthcare
B4RN Focus: Farming & Connectivity
Burton-in-Lonsdale Goes Live On B4RN
B4RN Interview: Forty Farms Photographer Amy Bateman
B4RN Wins Two Awards at INCA Golds
B4RN Wins ISPA’s ‘Best Rural ISP’ Award For Second Year Running!
Allen Valleys Journalist Says Having B4RN Helps Working Life
Public Nominates B4RN for ‘Internet Hero’ Award
10 Years Since… B4RN’s First Customers Went Live
Walking in the footsteps of a giant. A photo gallery.
B4RN Shortlisted For Four INCA Gold Awards
Double Award Win For B4RN At Connected Britain
Rag Tag Scrapstore Giving New Life To B4RN Ducting
B4RN Founder Contributes To Global Internet Report
Picture Special: B4RN Community Dig Day
Team B4RN Shine Over Busy Bank Holiday Weekend
Ravenstonedale B4RN Project Goes Into Build
Witherslack Volunteers Bring B4RN To 200+ Customers
Celebration As B4RN 4 Crook Enters Build Phase
B4RN Launches Volunteer Handbook
Langcliffe Quarry Enterprise Centre Goes Live on B4RN
Storth School B4RN Officially Switched On By MP
Awards Tour Special: Allen Valleys
MP Tours B4RN-Connected Brough School
Val Winchester, B4RN Champion, Named In Queen’s Birthday Honours
Memorial Celebrates Life Of Walter Willcox
Chancellor Visits Remote B4RN Project
10 Years On… B4RN’s ‘Day of the Spades’
DCMS Secretary of State Visits B4RN
Awards Tour: Borwick & Priest Hutton
B4RN’s 2021 AGM To Take Place Online
B4RN Customer Leaves “Abysmal” Service Behind
Picture Special: B4RN Staff Dig Day
10 Years On… B4RN Marks Share Launch Anniversary
Computer Club At The Digi Leaders 100 Awards
Artist Captures Kirkoswald B4RN Project
Caton Customers Happy To Be Live On B4RN
Positive News Coming For Cumbria And Northumberland
Crosthwaite School Celebrates 10Gbps B4RN Connection
B4RN Volunteer Days Return To Melling After 18 Months
Good News In The Battle For Cumbria And Northumberland
Battle For Cumbria & Northumberland Goes To Parliament
Halton Volunteers Thanked For Bringing B4RN To The Village
Holiday Let or Vacant Property. DCMS UPDATE 10.09.2021 – For Landlords only
Connect+ Launches For Everyone
Gigabit Voucher News For Cumbria & Northumberland
B4RN’s First Shareholder, Walter Willcox, Retires
B4RN Nominated For Best Rural ISP Award
Caton’s ‘B4RN Village’ Build Begins
Construction Work Finished On First B4RN Village Project
B4RN Volunteers Recognised With Lancaster CVS Awards
Women In Fibre Initiative Feature B4RN Founder
Allen Valleys Church Embraces Online Worship With B4RN
B4RN To Access Project Gigabit Funding
Teacher Grateful For Having B4RN During Lockdown
Milestone For B4NTR As B4RN Cabinet Lands In The Northeast
B4RN Volunteer Gina Stars In DCMS Case Study
Halton Church Gets Free B4RN Service
B4RN Highlighted By International Tech Company
B4RN Reach The Centre Of Great Britain
Inch Perfect B4RN Connection For Bike Store
Faster Broadband Puts B4RN Top For Customer Reviews
B4RN’s 2020 AGM To Take Place Online
High Praise For B4RN From ISP Review
Happy B4RN Customer In Dunsop Bridge
Nether Wyresdale Goes Live On B4RN
B4RN Customers Offered Exclusive Deal On Kraydel Konnect
Heversham Project Features In National Press
B4RN Founder And CEO Barry Forde Retires
Hyperfast Start For Crosthwaite B4RN Project
Norfolk Businesses Delighted To Be on B4RN
B4RN CEO Barry Forde To Retire
The Boot On The Other Foot For B4RN’s Jorj
Burston Cabinet Goes Live On B4RN
B4RN CEO Becomes Our First 10Gbps Customer
B4RN Village Make First Connections In Halton
Bruce Alexander Retires From B4RN
Happy Duct Day! B4RN and Emtelle Celebrate 5,000,000 Metres
Your Lockdown Stories: Competition Winners Announced
North Lancs Churches Stream Services Thanks To B4RN
B4RN Customer Flying High About Download Speed
Computer Club & B4RN Customers Play Key Part In Internet Research
South Norfolk Villagers Celebrate B4RN Cabinet Installation
“Cosmic” B4RN Connection Makes Government Case Study
First B4RN Customers Go Live In The Allen Valleys
B4RN Begins First Village Installation
B4RN Volunteers Star In Oxford Academic’s Article
A Tribute to B4RN Stalwart Iain
Your Covid-19 Lockdown Stories
B4RN Feature In European Broadband Handbook
B4RN & Zyxel To Bring Free 10Gb Broadband To 21 Rural Schools
B4RN Connections Still Being Made During Covid-19
B4RN Helps Drugs Company Counter Covid-19
You Can Now Get BT Sport On B4RN
B4RN AGM – Monday 18th November 2019
B4RN Champions Attend Volunteer Coordinator’s Day
Queens birthday honours for two B4RN champions
Enterprise Investment Scheme – Update 26th January
Enterprise Investment Scheme – 11th January Correspondence from HMRC
Enterprise Investment Scheme – Update 16th January
Enterprise Investment Scheme – 4th December response from HMRC
Enterprise Investment Scheme – Update
B4RN on Radio 4, featuring B4SW and B4MS
#B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #13
B4RN East Anglia – An Operational Update.
#B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #12
Early Closure – Wednesday 13th December 2017
Broadband for the Rural North Ltd (B4RN) – IP31352R Background information
Company development and expansion update
#B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #11
Customer service update – 26th October 2016.
B4RN’s Annual General Meeting 2016
#B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #10
#B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #9
B4RN AGM hosted at Melling office
B4RN Celebrates MBEs and New Office
Chris Conder Invested by Prince William
CEO Barry Forde at Buckingham Palace
News archive: Not a bad morning's work
News archive: Tunstall Becomes the Next Gigabit Village
News archive: #B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell day #8
News archive: Case studies, SME and Testimonials
News archive: B4RN features Local Heroes in June issue of Saga
News archive: Two MBEs for B4RN
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #7
News archive: B4RN Shortlisted in Techworld 2014 Awards
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #6
News archive: Dolphinholme – Snorkels, Triffids and Fibre
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #5
News archive: Rural Broadband – The Difference it’s Made to Me
News archive: Land Rover, The Princes Trust & B4RN
News archive: B4RN Shows the Wray To The Light
News archive: B4RN Community Rallies Following Theft
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #4
News archive: Help sheet for setting up a phone service on B4RN
News archive: Well hello Autumn
News archive: B4RN Project Gets Extra Traction. The 4×4 Kind.
News archive: A Helping Hand from Canterbury
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #3
News archive: The Sounds of Summer – Sponge Hitting Bottle
News archive: Well hello Summer!
News archive: B4RN & Emtelle Show-Tell Day #2
News archive: Your new connection
News archive: Come On (line) Eileen
News archive: Newton's Law. The Next Village to Get Fibre
News archive: Maria Miller Thanks B4RN Team After Visit
News archive: Interview with Penelope Bossom from Overbury Estate
News archive: Fibre 2 Abbeystead
News archive: B4RN and Emtelle Show – Tell day.
News archive: Guest Blog – Leaping into the 21st Century
News archive: Guest Blog – New Customer Experience
News archive: I Want to Help B4RN
News archive: Got B4RN? Get Backed Up!
News archive: The B4RN Open Day – A Summary
News archive: PRESS RELEASE : BBC News article on Fast Broadband
News archive: PRESS RELEASE – B4RN Connect Public Drop In Day
News archive: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley"
News archive: New Year. New Connections.
News archive: December newsletter and Thank You
News archive: How Do You Know When Fibre is Clean? It Sings!
News archive: Blowing in the wind and fleeting in the sleet… with Pete.
News archive: Fusion Splicing in Arkholme
News archive: BBC Radio Lancashire – B4RN First Connections
News archive: North West Tonight Abbeystead
News archive: B4RN The Movie. A New Fund Raising Idea?
News archive: More New Skills: Fleeting and Blowing the Fibre
News archive: November Newsletter
News archive: We Learn How to Fleet Fibre
News archive: Acronym Overload? What does it all mean?
News archive: Digging News Update
News archive: B4RN Shortlisted as Finalist in The #coops2012 Awards
News archive: Guest Post – Arkholme Extreme Diggers
News archive: Arkholme Core Route Duct Dig Photos
News archive: B4RN Nominated for Prestigious Industry Award
News archive: Abbeystead Village Hall Dig
News archive: Google Fibre Registration Period Ends
News archive: B4RN Phase 1 Coverage Clarification
News archive: There She Blows!!!
News archive: Fibre Blowing and Duct Sponsors
News archive: Arkholme joins the race
News archive: The Race to Light Speed is On
News archive: JFDI fibre ducting into the homes
News archive: EU Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 Highlights
News archive: Narr Lodge Gets Its B4RN Inspection Chamber
News archive: B4RN Wins ISPA Internet Hero Award
News archive: Rural Broadband on BBC Sunday Politics Show
News archive: Radio Lancs Covers B4RN ISPA Award Finalist Nomination
News archive: ComputerActive Reports on B4RN Euro Outing
News archive: B4RN Invited to Present to EU Digital Champs
News archive: B4RN meets the EC VP
News archive: B4RN Selected As Finalist in ISPA Awards
News archive: Eric Ollerenshaw Invites Jeremy Hunt to B4RN
News archive: Digital Parish Hubs
News archive: Getting All The Ducts In A Row – The First Sponsor Names Go On The Duct
News archive: Broadband Service Speed Test Demonstration Tool
News archive: Joining on a house
News archive: Sponsor a Metre?
News archive: BBC’s "The One Show" B4RN Feature
News archive: BBC Radio 4 "You and Yours" B4RN Report
News archive: Uploads + Data Caps = Rural Business Restrictions.
News archive: Our first B4RN highlight video
News archive: Hacker Public Radio Podcast Interview with Chris Conder
News archive: Latest B4RN Coverage on BBC North West
News archive: The week when Skype showed its true value
News archive: A B4RN-storming Media Week
News archive: North Lancashire Residents Make Broadband History
News archive: Photos from dig launch
News archive: Phase One Core route map
News archive: Mid March News, jobs, digging the first sod.
News archive: Dig 2 a Gig. Press release. March 14th.
News archive: February leap year newsletter
News archive: February Newsletter
News archive: B4RN launch video, courtesy of Lunar Creative Video
News archive: B4RN IS GO GO GO!!
News archive: Marketing and Promotion
News archive: Timeline for B4RN
News archive: How you can help