For anyone interested in a great case study of engagement with rural community to achieve great results I recommend looking at B4RN. Ten years on and going strong. @isoutar.bsky.social b4rn.org.uk/about-b4rn/n...
Launch of Next Phase of B4RN North East!
Launch of Next Phase of B4RN North East!
b4rn.org.uk
November 11, 2024 at 1:42 PM
For anyone interested in a great case study of engagement with rural community to achieve great results I recommend looking at B4RN. Ten years on and going strong. @isoutar.bsky.social b4rn.org.uk/about-b4rn/n...
you could find a mous3 in a b4rn , couldn't you … in the straw , perhaps … YE3H4W
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
you could find a mous3 in a b4rn , couldn't you … in the straw , perhaps … YE3H4W
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and they have been absolutely superb for us in the sticks!
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and they have been absolutely superb for us in the sticks!
Just been sorting out broadband / router through Broadband for Rural North, which is B4RN from a business name point of view. However, me saving the engineer's number on my phone led to something altogether more northern.
April 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Just been sorting out broadband / router through Broadband for Rural North, which is B4RN from a business name point of view. However, me saving the engineer's number on my phone led to something altogether more northern.
An absolute privilege to join the community in Kaber to celebrate this fantastic achievement.
The rollout of high-speed broadband to these very rural villages was only possible because of the incredible teamwork shown by B4RN, the parish council and local residents.
cwherald.com/news/joy-as-...
The rollout of high-speed broadband to these very rural villages was only possible because of the incredible teamwork shown by B4RN, the parish council and local residents.
cwherald.com/news/joy-as-...
Joy as villages' 10-year broadband push pays off - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald
After more than 10 years of hard slog, a group of Upper Eden villages at last have high-speed broadband — courtesy of B4RN, the non-profit rural supplier.
cwherald.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
An absolute privilege to join the community in Kaber to celebrate this fantastic achievement.
The rollout of high-speed broadband to these very rural villages was only possible because of the incredible teamwork shown by B4RN, the parish council and local residents.
cwherald.com/news/joy-as-...
The rollout of high-speed broadband to these very rural villages was only possible because of the incredible teamwork shown by B4RN, the parish council and local residents.
cwherald.com/news/joy-as-...
B4RN Get £100k to Bring FTTP Broadband Deeper into Ribble Valley - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #FTTP #Lancashire
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
October 28, 2024 at 8:15 AM
B4RN Get £100k to Bring FTTP Broadband Deeper into Ribble Valley - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #FTTP #Lancashire
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
It's the same as my license plate, but with an underscore: b4rn_0wl .🦉🎮
#MyGameNameWouldBe
#CashmereWhimsy #HashtagGame
🦉: Not really. If anyone has that tag they're a fraud.
#MyGameNameWouldBe
#CashmereWhimsy #HashtagGame
🦉: Not really. If anyone has that tag they're a fraud.
July 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's the same as my license plate, but with an underscore: b4rn_0wl .🦉🎮
#MyGameNameWouldBe
#CashmereWhimsy #HashtagGame
🦉: Not really. If anyone has that tag they're a fraud.
#MyGameNameWouldBe
#CashmereWhimsy #HashtagGame
🦉: Not really. If anyone has that tag they're a fraud.
Exactly the same for me with B4RN in the Allen Valleys - excellent service at a decent price
April 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Exactly the same for me with B4RN in the Allen Valleys - excellent service at a decent price
New B4RN fibre has finally been installed. Pretty happy with that. The previous Openreach connection was getting 20Mbps download and 7Mbps upload.
#Broadband_for_the_Rural_North
#B4RN
#Hyperfast
#GigabitFTTP
#Broadband_for_the_Rural_North
#B4RN
#Hyperfast
#GigabitFTTP
March 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New B4RN fibre has finally been installed. Pretty happy with that. The previous Openreach connection was getting 20Mbps download and 7Mbps upload.
#Broadband_for_the_Rural_North
#B4RN
#Hyperfast
#GigabitFTTP
#Broadband_for_the_Rural_North
#B4RN
#Hyperfast
#GigabitFTTP
You not have some sort of rural broadband intiaitive around you?
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and everywhere in our part of rural Lancs has ridiculous fast broadband now
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and everywhere in our part of rural Lancs has ridiculous fast broadband now
July 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
You not have some sort of rural broadband intiaitive around you?
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and everywhere in our part of rural Lancs has ridiculous fast broadband now
We have B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) and everywhere in our part of rural Lancs has ridiculous fast broadband now
Rural UK Community FTTP Broadband Project B4RN Releases Free Book - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #FTTP
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
July 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rural UK Community FTTP Broadband Project B4RN Releases Free Book - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #FTTP
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
The Cumbria UK Villages Still Fighting for Gigabit Broadband - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #BuildingDigitalUK #Cumbria #Fibrus #FTTP #ProjectGigabit
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
November 29, 2024 at 1:32 PM
The Cumbria UK Villages Still Fighting for Gigabit Broadband - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #BuildingDigitalUK #Cumbria #Fibrus #FTTP #ProjectGigabit
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
Triodos Bank helps to fund B4RN expansion
Triodos Bank helps to fund B4RN expansion
Triodos Bank has announced that it has agreed a new funding package with alt-net B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) to allow it to expand further into the North East, with a focus on areas around Northumberland and the County Durham border. In 2019 Triodos helped B4RN raise 3.3m, which was used to support fibre […]
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November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Triodos Bank helps to fund B4RN expansion
1 L1K3 B4RN 0WL5 4ND GR34T H0RN3D OWL5!!!
October 24, 2024 at 11:13 PM
1 L1K3 B4RN 0WL5 4ND GR34T H0RN3D OWL5!!!
Congratulations to B4RN on an epic piece of work. Community broadband history preserved and celebrated 🎉 book.b4rn.community
The B4RN Book – Written by the community, for the community.
book.b4rn.community
July 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Congratulations to B4RN on an epic piece of work. Community broadband history preserved and celebrated 🎉 book.b4rn.community
Absolutely. Twitter was the melting pot from which 10 years ago B4RN grew - community broadband for the rural North. A blueprint for community energy in my view.
November 9, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Absolutely. Twitter was the melting pot from which 10 years ago B4RN grew - community broadband for the rural North. A blueprint for community energy in my view.
😄 I arranged FTTP for my elderly parents' and they have a Gb up and down for £26 a month with B4RN. I dumped BT who were charging them £66 a month for around 68Mb down/ 20 something up. Absolute joke. I was about to dump Virginmedia who were charging me £36/m for 300 but they offered 1Gb same price
February 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
😄 I arranged FTTP for my elderly parents' and they have a Gb up and down for £26 a month with B4RN. I dumped BT who were charging them £66 a month for around 68Mb down/ 20 something up. Absolute joke. I was about to dump Virginmedia who were charging me £36/m for 300 but they offered 1Gb same price
Cumbria Overbuild Questions Raised Over Fibrus and B4RN's Broadband Networks - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #BuildingDigitalUK #Cumbria #Fibrus #FTTP #ProjectGigabit
www.ispreview.co.uk/?p=40422
www.ispreview.co.uk/?p=40422
December 20, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Cumbria Overbuild Questions Raised Over Fibrus and B4RN's Broadband Networks - News By ISPreview.co.uk #B4RN #BuildingDigitalUK #Cumbria #Fibrus #FTTP #ProjectGigabit
www.ispreview.co.uk/?p=40422
www.ispreview.co.uk/?p=40422
Background et Agenda
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rn...
NETANYAHU : PORTRAIT D'UN CRIMINEL DE GUERRE (PARTIE 1 & 2)
YouTube video by BLAST, Le souffle de l'info
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April 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Background et Agenda
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rn...
It's usable but not as a standard connection or when the kids get home..
I was hoping B4RN would come through but they had issues with land owners approval and I was in phase 3 so unlikely to get the backing due to fewer residents and type of residents 😩
I was hoping B4RN would come through but they had issues with land owners approval and I was in phase 3 so unlikely to get the backing due to fewer residents and type of residents 😩
September 16, 2026 at 10:43 AM
It's usable but not as a standard connection or when the kids get home..
I was hoping B4RN would come through but they had issues with land owners approval and I was in phase 3 so unlikely to get the backing due to fewer residents and type of residents 😩
I was hoping B4RN would come through but they had issues with land owners approval and I was in phase 3 so unlikely to get the backing due to fewer residents and type of residents 😩
I’d you wind up in the back end of beyond, B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) have done a great job with our place. It’s a kind of collective, but they’ll get the fibre to your road and you just have to connect your house up.
October 3, 2023 at 9:03 PM
I’d you wind up in the back end of beyond, B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) have done a great job with our place. It’s a kind of collective, but they’ll get the fibre to your road and you just have to connect your house up.
Thank you! Fascinating to compare approaches across sectors.
One of our colleagues was involved in a B4RN project a few years ago, so it comes doubly recommended
One of our colleagues was involved in a B4RN project a few years ago, so it comes doubly recommended
November 11, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Thank you! Fascinating to compare approaches across sectors.
One of our colleagues was involved in a B4RN project a few years ago, so it comes doubly recommended
One of our colleagues was involved in a B4RN project a few years ago, so it comes doubly recommended
There are some disadvantages to B4RN broadband (price) but being able to talk to a techie easily every time and have them solve problems remotely and immediately is both fantastic and novel!
December 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM
There are some disadvantages to B4RN broadband (price) but being able to talk to a techie easily every time and have them solve problems remotely and immediately is both fantastic and novel!
Guess I'm stuck sending my money to a psycopath instead. 😦
September 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Guess I'm stuck sending my money to a psycopath instead. 😦