www.thestamfordian.co.uk is a website about Stamford and Rutland and the surrounding area. This is an independent and free website that intends to be an open portal to its visitors.

The structure of the website

The website is designed to provide what most visitors seek: documents and records, information about the current Stamford area events, initiatives and community activities.

The website has four main sections:

* The Main Menu Area: This section offers up-to-date information about Stamford and the surrounding area.
* Lifestyle: This section contains all information material and other publications issued by the website visitors and editors.
* Member-Operated: This section contains all the ads of Stamford community and website members and offers a blog section where the members can post their articles and blogs.
* The user Menu area: This section is only visible when you are logged in as a member of the website. It contains the member's details and a link to submit an article ( according to membership level) or a webslink.

Finding your way around the website

You can use different routes to access information on the website: via search function (top of the page), via the main function on the search page or via keywords cloud. You can also find information via:

Sitemap

The sitemap shows all sub-sections of the four main sections. The sub-sections are shown on two levels.

Simple search

You can reach the simple search function via the website's header - type a word or a sentence in the search field and hit Enter. Some phrases that contain the searched word will also come up in the results.

Advanced search

To get more accurate hits you can use the advanced search. With an advanced search you can limit your search in several ways by using the options available on the search page.

About using websites

This web page will give you guidance about how best to use the this website.

General internet usage guidance is available on the BBC website at BBC webwise. This is a guide to becoming a confident Internet user.

Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies.  Cookies are a friendly internet tool primarily used by the advertising and e-commerce industry to make surfing easier and quicker. They have several roles, none of which can compromise your privacy.  To read more about cookies visit this website: www.allaboutcookies.org

Documents

The majority of downloadable files on the Stamfordian website are PDF files. To view a PDF file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.co.uk.
Browser compatibility

The Stamfordian website is fully compatible with the following browser versions:

· Firefox

· Safari

· Internet Explorer 7 and higher

· Netscape 6 and higher

· Opera

However, we advise you to use FireFox.

We have worked hard to achieve a high level of cross browser compatibility and on the majority of other browsers and versions, our content should be legible and online forms will also be functional.

If you experience any problems, you may choose to update your browser to the latest version via the appropriate suppliers' website.

Feedback

We sincerely hope you find the Stamfordian website easy to use but if you have any suggestions for improvements or experience any problems please provide us with feedback using the contact form.