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Council launches new website

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MORPETH Town Council has launched a new website giving residents greater access to the latest council information whilst ensuring they still have the services they would like to use at their fingertips.

The site has been developed as part of Morpeth Town Council’s dedication to improve access to current news and information regarding the services, activities and events relating to the authority.

The website, designed and developed by ourselves features a revamped and improved homepage, a simplistic navigation system and search facility as well as the ability to download the latest council documents.

Colin Harris said: “We took the underlying structure of the old website and modernised it throughout, reflecting the informative and efficient ethos of the council.

“The site is a WordPress based content management system which allows the council staff to amend and update information on a real-time basis, ensuring the site is up-to-date with the latest council news.”

Councillor Ken Brown said: “The new website is an exciting development in our drive to grow our online presence and most importantly our efficiency. Due to the content management system the council staff have direct control over the uploading and modification of any online content allowing us to provide our users with the most relevant and current information.

“We were delighted to award Colin Harris Website Development the contract due to an excellent balance of cost-efficiency and high quality results, as well as an extensive proven track record.

“We will continue to develop the website, including the addition of an online voting function – allowing users to have their say on local issues. This is just the beginning of what we hope to be a long and fruitful relationship with Colin Harris Website Development.”

Colin Harris Website Development was also responsible for the design and formation of The Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan website, a project in which Morpeth Town Council takes the lead.

To take a peek at either website visit http://www.themorpethneighbourhoodplan.org.uk/ or http://www.morpeth-tc.gov.uk/

As featured in The Morpeth Herald

By Colin Harris

Bailiffgate Museum appoints Colin Harris Website Development for major new website project

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From left to right: Bill Grisdale, Liz Herbert, Colin Harris, Jane Mann and Dudley George.

Colin Harris Website Development, has been appointed by BailiffgateMuseum in Alnwick to create a new museum website to replace the existing site www.bailiffgatemuseum.co.uk.

Following a £308,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Bailiffgate website revamp is part of the museum’s Heritage at the Heart of the Community project. This exciting project includes a major refurbishment of the museum itself and an outreach programme, which will involve local communities in exploring, preserving and celebrating their heritage in a range of interesting and engaging ways.

Colin Harris Website Development will build a new content management system to support the website and make access easier and more enjoyable from hand-held devices and tablets, as well as from normal PCs.

Colin Harris, founder of the company, said: “Our objective is to help attract many more visitors and sponsors to the museum. We will do so by making the website more attractive and easier to navigate as well as adding an easy to use “E-commerce” system, so the museum can develop online sales. We will construct the website using our extensive knowledge of  web users and their habits , and make the website easier for search engines to find.”

BailiffgateMuseum is an award winning independent museum in the centre of Alnwick, run by a dedicated team of volunteers and Trustees, which celebrates the colourful, rich and resilient past, and aims to connect communities and visitors with the heritage of Alnwick and the surrounding district. In addition to the permanent collection, there is a programme of exhibitions in the upstairs gallery throughout the year. The museum also has a programme of arts and crafts activities.

Jane Mann a trustee of the museum said: “The past year has been very exciting for the museum after being awarded a major HLF grant for our Heritage at the Heart of the Community Project and winning the award for outstanding achievement by a volunteer led museum at the North East Museum Awards.  The website is extremely important for our marketing, and will be used to promote the many interesting things we have to offer. We will incorporate much more information into our website, adding for example an online gallery of the museum’s huge photo collection. A better website will help us connect with visitors and prospective visitors from all over the world, as well as help strengthen our contact with local communities”.

“Colin Harris Website Development won the tender because of their reputation for turning ideas into quality websites; we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with the company.”

By Colin Harris