Bringing communities together...
Bury Council is working on a new service to allow our local community groups to be able to develop their own web sites. This new service will be offered free with no cost to the group and with appropriate assistance where needed, including guidance on the content to include.
Our aim is to provide our customers with easier access to web space for all our local groups and clubs and to allow better information on local groups and clubs to be available for local residents and visitors to Bury.
To help plan for your new website in advance of our new community group webpage service coming online, a number of frequently asked questions have been put together:
The hardest job is planning what you want to publish on the site!
Why should our group have a web site?
This is a good question that should be top of your list, because if you can't convince yourselves that you need one, then don't bother.
Groups who have already built a site have suggested a range of reasons why, and here are just a few... to tell more people what the group is all about... an easy and cheap way to inform members... to attract new members. Remember there may be no financial cost to your group but there is a cost - your time and that of your group members.
How long will it take?
Planning what you want on the site will take the most time. Once you have done the planning it will then probably take anything between a few minutes to a few hours to build... it will depend on the content.
Do I have to be a computer expert with knowledge of 'HTML'?
No, definitely not. The tool has been designed to make it as easy as possible for groups to develop their own sites without the need for specialist
IT knowledge!
Can I have photos and other images on my site?
Yes. Each group who registers will have access to their own image library where they can keep images to be included on their web site. You can even include a logo of your choice which, once selected, will appear on every page.
Can I have links to other web sites?
You can link to any web site and as long it has a current live web site address, a user will be able to open the page selected.
Our group doesn't have a computer that is linked to the Internet
You can get on the Internet using the computer networks located at public libraries throughout Bury and access is free.
What help is available?
There are helpers available that can work with you to provide advice at every stage but the fun part is that you are able to do the work!
What do I do next?
This facility is currently being developed and should be available by the end of 2006, if you would like to register an interest in having a community website then please let us have your contact details and a brief description of your group and what it does via the following link
community.website@bury.gov.uk.
