Towns, Parishes and Local Communities Website Service

Create your own website

Introduction

This service provides an easy-to-use template-based system, helping you produce and maintain a professional-looking website without the need for any web design skills.

It is an alternative to our standard web hosting service, and is available to Towns, Parishes and Local Communities who don't yet have a website. The main features include:

A range of template designs to choose from
The ability to change the colour scheme of the site
Pre-laid out pages suggesting recommended content
Automatically generated A to Z menu and site map pages
Visitor counter
Different levels of updater to allow approval of pages before publishing
Comprehensive user guide
Support available by completing the online form
Online community of users through our dedicated mailing list

Access to your site for updating is possible from any location providing your computer's web browser meets the minimum specifications. Full details are in the user guide.

Templates

A selection of templates are available to use and can be customised using the colour palette. To complete the customisation you will need to add your Towns and Parishes's logo. Instructions relating to this are contained in the user guide.

Leaves background	Simple background	Plain background

Applying

To apply for a username and password to edit your Parish or Town Council site please use the online application form.

If your Town, Parish or Community already has a website but you are interested in using this service, please register your interest using the application form and we will contact you to discuss.

How to create and maintain your site

The user guide provides comprehensive instructions for using the Towns, Parishes and Local Communties Website Service and also contains a Frequently Asked Questions section.

Download the user guide 6mb for printing

Support

The user guide 6mb should provide all of the assistance required but if you still require help please complete the online support form.

Please note :

Java software, currently up to version 6.20 - J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE) is required to be installed and enabled to use this service. Please check your Java settings (within Add / Remove Programmes) if you receive error messages when editing your website, as the application may not work if Java is not loaded or a version later than 6.20 has been installed.

Internet Explorer 9 is not compatible with the current web publishing system used to maintain the website: the editor function will not work. You may therefore need to downgrade you browser to a compatible version (IE 7 or 8) or use an alternative browser such as Firefox.

Comments

If you have any comments about the website service please use this online comments form.