Author: Andrew Oakley

GPIO Electronics Kit 01

We are selling electronics kits for Raspberry Pi GPIO projects on a trial basis at our event on Saturday 18 April 2015 in Cheltenham. A limited run of 10 kits will be available for £5 per kit. Maximum one kit

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Donations, Tutorials and the new Raspberry Pi 2

As you may have heard, the new Raspberry Pi 2 was released this morning. That would explain why I was able to purchase a Raspberry Pi 1 B+ for less than £21 yesterday! The new model looks great and is

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Minecraft coding tutorials

Worksheets for our January 2015 Raspberry Pi Minecraft coding tutorials are now available from: www.cotswoldjam.org/downloads/2015-01/ These include original tutorials from Cotswold Jam STEM ambassador Steve Martin, plus a revised version of Martin O’Hanlon’s popular beginner’s tutorial.

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Win a Raspberry Pi computer and learn Minecraft coding

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Andrew Oakley andrew@aoakley.com website: cotswoldjam.org press release date: Thu 22 Jan 2015 event: Cotswold Raspberry Jam, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 1pm, 95 Promenade, Cheltenham Click here for free event tickets CHELTENHAM Computer enthusiasts

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Programme – Sat 31 Jan 2015

Official start time is 1pm. Ticket holders only. Everything else is draft until it actually happens! Sat 31 Jan 2015 Conference Room(“Ramsden” room) Tutorial Room(“Sibson” room) 12:45 Doors open; informal meet & greet 13:15 Welcome; programme run through; hands up

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Screaming Jelly Baby tutorial

Files to support our Screaming Jelly Baby tutorial from our November 2014 Jam are now available to download: jellybaby-tutorial.pdf – Tutorial document jellybaby.zip – Sound samples and example program We hope to build up an archive of tutorials over time,

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Programme – Sat 22 Nov 2014

Official start time is 1pm. Ticket holders only. Everything else is draft until it actually happens! Sat 22 Nov 2014 Conference Room(“Ramsden” room) Tutorial Room(“Sibson” room) 12:45 Doors open; informal meet & greet 13:15 Welcome; programme run through; hands up

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Children can learn to code at free Raspberry Pi computer event, Cheltenham

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Andrew Oakley andrew@aoakley.com website: cotswoldjam.org press release date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 event date: Sat 22 Nov 2014, 1pm Gloucestershire will see its first Raspberry Jam computing event on Saturday 22nd November 2014,

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