TADCASTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL

An  association for former students and staff

This web site should provide an additional and effective way of communicating with a large number of our members. It will be an abiding principle that the site should be straightforward, uncluttered, easy to read and easy to navigate. Each main page will have the TGSOSA header and the navigation bar. The site is interactive and allows users to communicate with us and enrol as members.

How one assesses the appeal of the site is a purely subjective matter - I’ve had several goes at it to date and one is always tempted to change something - but constructive suggestions will be appreciated and, in particular, I should like to know how easily (or otherwise) you find your way through the site.

One of the main advantages will be that we should no longer need to post the printed newsletter to many of our members. The possibility exists to send the newsletter by e-mail but an attractively formatted newsletter produces a fairly large file and this would take a long time for those with dial-up (as opposed to broadband) connection to download. In any event we shall need to notify members that a new newsletter has been posted: this will mean our having to collect e-mail addresses. Although many members have written their e-mail addresses on membership forms we have never recorded them for the simple reason that it is a time-consuming and error-prone procedure. Members should use the form on the Contacts page to let us know their e-mail addresses and also to indicate their willingness or otherwise to forego delivery of the Newsletter by post.

It is the view of the Committee that, since the subscription fee is very low, it should not be necessary to have a two-tier system - web space is not free but much cheaper than ‘snail mail’. The decision whether to forego postal delivery is for each member to make.

“Received the newsletter this morning and news of the web site .... Good work!”                                          David Stainthorpe

“Anything to save on postage! Very good web site.”                                                                                      Peter Buckroyd

“Nice to see the new web site. Newsletter by e-mail a good idea. We did the same
for another society to which I belong. Big saving in costs. Carry on the good work! “                                         Barry Stuttard

“Although it took a long time to load up the Newsletter, I’m quite happy to receive
it by this method”                                                                                                                                           Jean Wilson

“The web site works well and newsletters appear to download without difficulty
and without one side of the text being lost. Congratulations!”                                                                         Andrew Duguid

“ Great endeavour - thanks Mr Nutton!!!! I love reading the newsletter after
being away from Clifford for so many years and now it will be so convenient.”                                         Frances Summerhill
                                                                                                                                                                         (Naylor)
“It is amazing to see the committee staffed with people I knew, one who lived
only a few doors away in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Hopefully I will attend the reunion
next year as I will  no doubt have retired.”                                                                                              Malcolm Summers

“Congratulations on the web site. As one of the more distant members I am happy
to save postage and I look forward to reading the Newsletter online in future.                                                  Judith Bennett

Our thanks to all the above -  please keep the comments coming.

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