EVERY web surfer's cup of tea!

That's the first-ever Internet cafe to be established in Bury by two enterprising businessmen seeking a new career challenge.

The Glinternet Cafe, which has opened its doors in the town's Bolton Street, is the brainchild of visionary business partners Paul Campbell and Glynn Dutson.

Both have logged on to the potential of offering such a innovative and unique Internet service and have spent their £25,000 savings in converting a former model shop into their new cafe.

The two-storey building, with the cafe located on the ground floor, has been transformed into a thriving Internet environment offering 10 fast access computer screens. Paul (52), and 35-year-old Glynn are confident the premises, open seven days a week, will become a virtual hi-tech haven for schoolchildren, students, business people and the general public.

"Apart from the links to the Internet, we also provide other services," disclosed Paul, "such as e-mail addresses, scanning, colour and black and white printing, laminating and data transfer.

"Only recently, a woman came up with a photograph of her and her dog. We scanned it in and it was sent to her friend in Malaysia."

The cafe also offers re-assurance to mums and dads who fear their children could be logging on to web sites and chatrooms of a rather dubious nature.

Explained Paul: "We've installed our own computer equipment which monitors what children under 16 are linked up to in here.

"If we find that they are looking at rather dodgy web sites, then we will immediately cut them off. I want to stress that we won't invade privacy and this monitoring is only for youngsters under the age of 16."

Apart from the educational side of the Internet, the cafe also caters for the web's recreational aspects with visitors taking part in games nights and competing against each other.

The business is a complete change of direction for truck engineer Glynn and builder Paul who some time ago was made redundant from his job.

"Although I admit I don't know too much about all this, Glynn has always had a passion for computers," continued Paul.

"We were sitting having a few beers one day and came up with this idea. From scratch, it took us five months to open the cafe."

The Glinternet Cafe, which charges £4 an hour for computer use, is hopeful of attracting a wide clientele, and not just world wide web-wise teenagers and other computer buffs.

"Recent research has shown that the fastest-growing age group for Internet users are those aged between 60-75," he added.

Now, thanks to their determination to open a "first" in Bury, Paul and Glynn are turning over a new "page" in their careers.