Residents living on a Bradford estate will have access to about 80 new computers after scooping a government grant worth more than £100,000.

The Holme Wood Consortium has been awarded £131,106 to buy new PCs for 15 organisations in the area

Cash from the UK Online initiative will also fund a support team to provide expert advice for those using the computers. The award comes after a successful pilot project in Shipley won national recognition.

Among the 15 groups which will benefit from the computers are Holme Wood Kidzone, the Activity Centre, Ryecroft Community Centre, the Salvation Army, Edward's Rainbow Centre and Holme Wood Library.

The new cash means there will be computers and internet access points at 12 community sites around the Holme Wood area.

Mike Shearer, project manager of the Holme Wood Consortium, said it would give some people access to a computer for the first time.

"This will benefit everyone from school leavers up to 90-year-olds," he said.

"It will be targeted at people who have not got a PC at home or at those who have lost out in the information age, especially older people.

"The idea is to give people, who would otherwise not have the opportunity, the chance to use this technology.

"It is about communication and gathering information. They will get the chance to look-up information and even develop their own websites."

Christine Clavering, manager of the Holme Wood family service unit which is also a member of the consortium, said it would be getting much-needed computers for the first time.

"At the unit we are working with people who are often on extremely low incomes and cannot afford to buy their own computers," she said.

"This money will enable a lot of these people to have access to a system for the first time, and they will be able to come along and learn new skills.

"At the moment, because many of them do not have the skills, they lack the confidence to go to a public IT centre. Here they will be able to try them without being made to feel foolish."

The consortium now hopes to secure an additional £50,000 from the government's New Opportunities Fund to help recruit community mentors who will help people use the new facilities. It is also planning a bid for European cash to fund new projects.

The government decided to grant funding for a further 1,000 UK Online centres following the success of the schemes in Bolton Woods and Windhill, Shipley.