The Winners
There were thirteen categories in all: Accessibility, Public Internet Access Point, Interactivity, Schools, Public Service, Community or Voluntary Organisation, Town or Parish Council, Small Business, Rural Enterprise, Special Interest, Recreation and Tourism, Youth and the Microsoft Award for Growth through IT, a special award donated by Microsoft to encourage growth in a local enterprise through the use of IT
Most Accessible Website (Sponsored by Microsoft)
Winner - www.winchestercab.org.uk
A well balanced website that proved easy to use with assistive technologies. The site has clear, helpful links and page titles. Thought has clearly gone into making this essential community resource available to all citizens.
Runner up - www.twyford-organ.com
A simple, well-structured site that works well with assistive technologies. Consideration has evidently been given to supporting all visitors to the site, essential for a community project such as this.
Runner up - www.iwight.com
This website goes the extra mile in ensuring accessibility for it's audience. Local councils around the UK should look to the Isle of Wight for innovative, engaging and accessible design ideas.
Special Mention - www.equipmentdirect.org.uk
Best Public Internet Access Point (Sponsored by ESRI)
Winner - Eastpoint Cyber Cafe
A well lit and spacious environment that people of all ages would feel comfortable in. It is well supported by the centre staff, easily accessible with plenty of parking, and conforms to the Disability Discrimination Act in all respects.
Runner up - Phunkmedia
This has a clean and friendly laid back atmosphere. A wide range of users would feel confident in using the premises. Additional services are available and there is a clear and reasonable access payment structure.
Runner up - Test Valley Foyer
A nice clean and friendly environment that a wide age range of users would feel confident in using. The foyer is free for 13 – 25 year olds and very reasonably priced for other age groups. It conforms to the Disability Discrimination Act in every respect.
Best Interactive Website (Sponsored by Cisco)
Winner - www.thirdagecentre.co.uk
This site is a testament to both information and accessibility compliance. It is easy to use and simply laid-out with consistent navigation throughout. The website is a crucial resource for an older market and is packed with useful services and an option to donate online.
Runner up - www.petrolprices.com
The information is neatly laid out and easy to navigate. This site allows users to find the cheapest fuel in their area and has plenty of additional information. An excellent site.
Runner up - www.ourproperty.co.uk
A useful online resource for everyone who owns a house or is looking to move. The site is well designed and very easy to use. Lots of useful related property information is available, all presented on the basis of post code.
Best School Website (Sponsored by Synetrix)
Winner - www.mayhill.hants.sch.uk
This site is vibrant with colour. There are many examples of pupils’ work, along with reports from competitions and activities. The range of format of information is outstanding with video and animations set alongside the beautifully produced text and graphics. Parents and the public will find it an informative, exciting and reassuring place to visit.
Runner up - www.court-moor.hants.sch.uk
This site is refined and mature. Its clarity and apparent simplicity hide a wide range of information and activity. Parents are well served and students can find homework, support material, links and a varied newsletter. The site sets the school in the local and wider community very effectively.
Runner up - www.testwood.hants.sch.uk
This site is clear, informative and up to date. The password protected Intranet provides access to a range of interactive facilities for students, staff and governors.
Best Public Service Website (Sponsored by Symantec)
Winner - www.portsmouth.gov.uk
A very well presented, professional and clean site that was quick to download. It caters for all consumers in the Authority, with information on a wide range of services that is up to date and available in many languages. It has a real sense of being owned by the local people.
Runner up - www.basingstoke.gov.uk
A simple yet effective layout with good use of graphics. The site is accessible in all the right ways and had a very useful Find An Answer and A-Z facility that many other government sites could learn from.
Runner up - www.testvalley.gov.uk
This site has a straightforward layout that is easy to digest at a glance. It covers the main issues raised by its local residents and businesses and makes good use of the crumb trail. The Readspeaker facility is excellent for the visually impaired.
Best Community or Voluntary Organisation Website (Sponsored by SAP and Clara.net)
Winner - www.connexions-southcentral.org
An eye-catching design and stylish interface, with stacks of highly useful content including practical guidance, contacts, useful resources, options and advice. This website strikes the balance between fresh useful content and browseable, clickable, inviting design.
Runner up - www.iwight.com
A great balance between design and content. This site is a hive of useful resources, practical information and contacts about living, visiting, learning and working on the Isle Of Wight. A site map is provided as well as the regular well-thought out navigation.
Runner up - www.leukaemiabusters.org.uk
Professional design, good accessibility and good content (including the treatment video, information brochure and downloadable newsletter). There’s plenty to browse through, including research, news and a rich archive of past events.
Special Mention - www.hants.org.uk/fawley_church
Best Town or Parish Council Website (Sponsored by MRSK and Hampshire County Council IT Services)
Winner - www.marchwoodparishcouncil.org.uk
This website is very clear and very fast. It is extremely informative for residents and has good accessibility features.
Runner up - www.wickham.parish.hants.gov.uk
This is a bright friendly site with information for residents and visitors. It sites portrays Wickham as a good place to live and is a good advertisement for the community.
Runner up - www.freshwater-parish.org.uk
The website is clear, simple and easy to navigate. It is pleasantly illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and prints. The section on the Village Plan shows at a glance the issues facing the parish.
Best Small Business Website (Sponsored by Citrix and Start Fareham)
Winner - www.armorica.co.uk
A well built, simple and easy to use online marketplace, with a testimonials section that verifies them as a forward thinking company who, through the use of the website have managed to give themselves a national presence.
Runner up - www.adriangarside.co.uk
A refreshingly friendly financial website, with comfortable colouring and simple informative text. This site is an asset to the growth of the company.
Runner up - www.bonneroute.co.uk
This small business provides a touch of luxury. Fast cars, beautiful hotels and wonderful cuisine - these motoring tours across Europe could be promoted in heaven.
Best Rural Enterprise Wesbite (Sponsored by Hampshire Fare)
Winner - www.sunnyfields.co.uk
A bright, informative website offering users a wide range of products. The level of detail available for each product was particularly impressive. It is clear to see how the web plays a central role in the Sunnyfields business.
Runner up - www.horsevet.co.uk
A clean, straightforward website that provides direct access to the information and services any horse owner would need. Whilst being very functional the site manages to give a real sense of the people behind it.
Runner up - www.rothervalleyorganics.com
An informative website that makes choosing and buying products simple. It is great to see the site being used for a mix of news, information and sales.
Best Special Interest Website (Sponsored by Hampshire County Council)
Winner - www.hago.org.uk
An enormous amount of information about who HAGO are and what they do. Visually attractive, easy to navigate, together with a wealth of resources, even a link seeing and hearing them in action.
Runner up - www.visitandlearn.co.uk
Plenty of interesting information presented in an easy to navigate fashion. Visually appealing to the eye, and good mix of graphics and text. A marvellous resource for everything concerned with the HMS Endurance project and beyond.
Runner up - www.twyford-organ.com
A well-structured, clear website which brings over its content, aims and objectives very well.
Best Recreation and Tourism Website (Sponsored by DELL)
Winner - www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk
With a strong but simple design, the site is clear about its subject, providing key information to supporters and the general public. It is up-to-date and encourages feedback from supporters.
Runner up - www.hants.org.uk/raag
A clear, easy to read website that makes effective use of questions and answer pages. The diary page provides users with all necessary information to ensure activities are well attended.
Runner up - www.ddaymuseum.co.uk
This site supports D-Day veterans and the general public, providing information about significant events of the time, links to additional information, and help for those visiting Normandy today. Users can also review the Overlord Embroidery with informative commentary.
Best Young People's Website (Sponsored by Clara.net and Hampshire County Council IT Services)
Winner - www.ilikemusic.com
This is a large scale online fanzine with so much more to offer than a traditional paper-based one. A well designed and established website.
Runner up - www.hantsyfc.org
Clearly presented and full of content. The sense of community that the site engenders is apparent, and it is certainly very popular within its community.
Runner up - www.southscene.net
This website promotes the local music scenes along the south coast of England and also draws people together (for example linking musicians, buying and selling equipment). A very enjoyable website.
Microsoft Award for Growth Through IT
Winner - www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk
Aspiro has a clear vision of how technology could help their business grow, with new business streams and new methods for engaging and growing the customer base. The company aspires to enrich the life experience of many thousands of people, and support a wider range of people's learning preferences. This can only be achieved through innovative use of technology.
To read more about the ceremony, please visit our ceremony page. To view more photos of the ceremony and download a powerpoint presentation of all our websites please visit our photographs page. If you are a winner or a runner-up and would like a logo for your website, please drop a line to hantsweb.awards@hants.gov.uk