The Jarrow Family, Cropwell Bishop, Ruschliffe

Tony Jarrow was quick to sign up for a fibre broadband connection following the roll out of the network in Cropwell Bishop as part of the better Broadband for Nottinghamshire programme.

Cropwell Bishop, once named as a broadband slow spot in a national Ofcom survey has now moved into the digital fast lane.

Slow upload times, buffering videos and an inability to keep in touch with family and friends online are a thing of the past, with available speeds going from less than 2Mbps to over 24Mbps.

Tony, who lives in Barratt Close, says that basic actions like streaming video and uploading photos used to be virtually impossible, but he too is now enjoying broadband that's 24 times faster than before.

Tony said: "The broadband speeds in the village have been slow for years and we would consistently struggle to even do basic things online without having to wait - or give up all together.

"I create lots of photo books for the family and uploading multiple files in the past could take hours, but now with our new, more reliable fibre connection, it is done in minutes. We're also able to stream online content much more easily, which before would have been impossible."

Tony produces a website for the village - www.cropwellbishopplan.co.uk - which he develops on a daily basis as a valuable and popular resource for the local community.

He added: "Upgrading to a fibre connection has really opened doors in relation to the village website.

"Once we found out that our area was being covered by the (BBfN) programme we couldn't wait to upgrade to a fibre connection. As soon as we had confirmation that the new cabinets were live, I searched for the best fibre broadband deals and selected one that was right for us. We're now getting speeds that are 24 times faster than those we received previously."

By the end of the programme, 94% of Cropwell Bishop will be able to access a fibre network.