In addition, the town also won £5000 of computer equipment from BT for use by a community project. The money was split between the primary school and the Whitchurch Association who created an IT Library. The Whitchurch Association, a registered charity, spearheaded the campaign and the collection of ideas for the community project; the Whitchurch Town Council underwrote the campaign and several local businesses contributed. The campaign was also supported by the schools, the doctor's surgery, churches, and politicians, including the area's local MP, The Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt.  Roll-out began in May 2012 but progress to reach everyone in town – and in the neighbouring areas – was slow. Some people report that the actual speeds they obtained using the new system was not as fast as they were led to believe they would be. Following a grant from SEEDA, the town website was launched on 1 May 2010. The site is administered by the Whitchurch Association on behalf of the town residents. Any resident is able to contribute, and the site's ethos is non-political, following that of the Whitchurch Association. A report given by the police to the Whitchurch Town Council on 4 April 2011 stated, "We have also asked shops in Whitchurch not to sell 'Kick, Red Bull or any other stimulation drinks to youths under 16 on Friday evenings". The story was picked up by local media and later, national media. The police request came after meetings with the Whitchurch Youth Project and an assembly at Testbourne school, in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour. Actually two days, the last full weekend in January, see the arrival in the town of around 2,000 keen gardeners from all over the South of England searching for seed potatoes not available anywhere else in the country. The event boasts the largest selection of varieties available to amateur growers in one place in the world; in 2008 that was 143.