About us
Our story and values
Our story
Whitstable Unplugged began around a pub table in 2024, when a group of parents shared the same concern: smartphones and social media were increasingly dominating children’s lives, and the harms were too visible to ignore.
Since then, we’ve grown into a grassroots movement that’s making a positive difference across Whitstable and the wider Canterbury district.
In our first year we:
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Launched Smartphone-Free Sundays, encouraging local cafés, shops, and families to put their devices aside on the last Sunday of every month.
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Partnered with Portrait Theatre to bring the acclaimed verbatim play Generation FOMO to schools, parents, and educators.
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Hosted community events and panel discussions, creating open, non-judgemental spaces to listen, share experiences, and explore solutions.
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Led the first Canterbury Educators’ Roundtable on smartphones, bringing together headteachers and educators to work towards schools becoming smartphone-access free environments.
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