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BLOWING MY OWN TRUMPET
Website of the Month Congratulations to Easington Village and Eileen Hopper www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/easingtonvillage Congratulations to Easington Village, Durham, and Eileen Hopper for winning Website of the Month, September 2007. This site has gone from strength to strength and is an asset to the community. Eileen Hopper has been a devoted administrator from early 2005, and the website certainly reflects that; you couldn't ask for more from a community site. The home page immediately welcomes the visitor, and requests feedback or contributions, which creates a friendly feel to the site. There is lots of community news, keeping everyone up to date with current events, such as the Floral Competition 2007 and the upcoming Christmas celebrations. But it is not just the new, there is plenty of information archived, along with some interesting pieces on local history-my favourite is The Legend of the Easington Hare! The Easington Village Diary is also full, informing and welcoming residents to take part - a real sense of community camaraderie exudes from this site! It's also fantastic to see that Local Businesses are supporting the site, and utilizing the business area with their listings - hard to say no when they are at such a low rate! These businesses could take a few hints from Eileen though and get some pictures and details up about their enterprise - attractive ads attract customers! The Parish council section is rich in information, from explaining what a Parish Council is, to Minutes & Agendas, to who represents the Council. This section is just what a resident needs - it details everything. This site advocates all that a community website should be - it is friendly, welcoming, informative and interesting. This is the standard of site that each community should strive to achieve. A huge congratulations! Please visit at: www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/easingtonvillage
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