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18

Jan 2021

Last Updated: 18/01/2021
Education
Education

Harrogate repair shop launches iPad appeal for kids

by Thomas Barrett

| 18 Jan, 2021
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Some local schoolchildren need computers to study during lockdown. The owner of an Apple repair shop in Harrogate has launched an appeal to help them.

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Bill Page from Howard Conrad.

The owner of an Apple repair shop in Harrogate has launched an appeal for faulty iPads that will be refurbished and given to local school children.

Tom James, owner of Howard Conrad on Leeds Road, was spurred to act after reading news reports about parents not having the technology for children to study from home during lockdown.

Mr James told the Stray Ferret:

"You see it in the news with children learning from home. Some don't have access to what they need. We repair iPads and thought we could help the children of Harrogate"


The shop has an agreement to donate iPads to Red Kite Learning Trust, a charity that operates several schools in the district, including Harrogate Grammar School, Western Primary School and Rossett Acre Primary School.




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Mr James said old iPads tucked away in a drawer could be refurbished, as could ones that have had their screens smashed or simply broken down.

Howard Conrad is only able to accept Apple iPads rather than other types of tablet.

The iPads need to be running the operating system iOS 11 or newer to be compatible with the learning apps and must have the linked iCloud account removed.

The company is able to accept the following models:

12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
iPad Air 2
iPad Air
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
iPad mini 3
iPad mini 2

To donate an iPad, click here.