As you may know, this site is run on a shoe string and administered entirely by one person... me, the Admin. Feedback has been received along the lines of 'how come the coming events don't include xxx' (add your own event here)?

The answer is - time. I simply don't have enough of it. I need someone locally who has a bit of time on his or her hands to help with this. Honestly, adding and editing events on this site isn't rocket science and it would only take me an hour to tutor a complete beginner in the procedure.

So, what about it? If you believe the site is worth keeping current - then why not offer some help? I'd love to share the load!

Andy

July 29:
Feedback has been positive about the site but unfortunately (and this is all too common I'm afraid) it seems that very few people have the time or desire to make any contribution to the site. A pity, but that's the way it goes - people are happy to take information but not put anything back. On a brighter note, firstly, I found a weather forecast 'widget' to add to the pages to make it easier to see what the weather will be doing here at the 'Heads. Secondly, visitor numbers has nearly doubled since April this year which is great!

Apr 22:
Added lots of local links to the Links page today. If you have any to add please let me know.
The site is now getting an incredible number of hits (thanks in part to Google of course but a fair number of locals have 'found' the site thanks to a recent sponsored flyer drop. The screen capture below is from the site stats and shows the last week visits (actually only 5 days as it's just been installed). Note the number of unique visits is 1242 in 5 days!

Apr 03:
Had to modify the registration process due to the number of spammers and 'spam-bots' attempting to register on the site. Flattering in a way as it indicates that the website is getting a lot of visitors - just a pity that some are not wanted. Hopefully the extra security will keep them at bay (and reduce the amount of work I have to do to weed them out) for a while!
Mar 20:
Updated the home page today. So many features now that I thought it best to promote them in the one spot. Now I just have to tidy up the menus and put things into logical places...
Mar18:
New article section added tonight - Videos. So many great YouTube videos, so little time. I'll put the best ones I find up for your enjoyment.
Mar 11:
I decided to remove the Odiogo feature as it seemed to cause very slow page loading at various times of the day - presumably because it's such a popular service. I'll keep checking it over the coming months and put it back if it becomes better. I have also shifted the Photo Galleries page back onto the main pages menu. Not sure what to do with the media page yet, I'll see if I get any feedback about what content people want in there.
Feb 15:
Well, despite berating myself about adding too many 'wow-factor' goodies to the site, I couldn't resist adding an amazing new feature which should be very handy for visually-impaired or learning disabled visitors. If you press the 'listen now' button which is at the top of all articles and posts on the site, you will have (if your speakers are on) the article read to you.
The computer-generated voice is very 'american' but quite understandable anyway! Let me know what you think of the feature.
Feb 13:
Added some cool 'widgets' to the site today plus began putting together the Media page with News & Views feeds from various sources.
Feb 12:
Added the Games page tonight - I found a series of 'Flash' simulations of early computer and console games and incorporated them for a bit of light entertainment. Great for kids of all ages...

Please remember:
1. Watching video online does eat into your monthly data allowance if you have one. Most YouTube videos are around 2-3Mb each in size, so if you view say, 5 videos then that does equate to around 10-15Mb of downloads.
2. Once you start a video playing it will continue to download even if you pause it (this helps visitors with slower speed broadband). To avoid downloading, just go to another page and it will stop the download.
3. The videos aren't hosted on this site, they are 'embedded' from the YouTube page and they may be removed by YouTube (or the uploader) at any time, so if one disapears that will be the reason.
Let me know if you find a video you'd like to share too.

Just a quick note - you may have noticed that all comments are currently disabled. I have a small problem with a 'plugin' or possibly the theme I'm using that throws up a javascript error in Internet Explorer.

Once I get to the bottom of the problem I'll turn the commenting feature back on again as it's an important part of the site. I could not worry about the error - that most visitors would never notice as javascript error notification is usually turned off on most people's browsers - but it looks unprofessional. So I'd better figure it out!

To post a free advert here you must be a registered user on the site. Registering is easy, just click on the 'Sign-up' link to the right. Once you have received the confirmation email (this can take 24 hours), just sign in an enter your advert details. You have a single description area to place your advert.

Spammers needn't bother to attempt to register as all sign-ups are subject to confirmation. You are simply wasting your time. There is a link to the Post Your Free Ad page above every advert if you are viewing the Free Classified listings. Finally, do read the Posting Policy page.
Andy

For the adventurous - note that you can use 'tags' for emphasis in your advert. You can use the following html 'tags' - <b> for bold and <i> for italics.

For example, if I place the bold tag in front of this <b>word</b> it is shown in bold type (note that you need to close the tag '/b' after the word or phrase to stop using Bold). If you use the italic tag in front of this <i>word</i> it will display in italics. It's easy, just give it a try!

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