I'm doing the website

[McTaffy]

This may be a bit crazy but what about a members page where there is a picture of each member and maybe a comment from them re the club.

Could add a photo gallery where members can upload ride pictures with comments. They can wait to be authorised before published.

Can I also suggest some links are changed eg the Insurance links so they take you to the correct page instead of the site.

[McTaffy]

Another idea is to have bike reviews. Add a picture of the bike we have with full spec and costs. Then have a review of it detailing modification done, mileage covered, issues had etc etc.

Then have it all searchable on model and price etc like a shop. Could be useful to aid people in buying their next bike for example.

[Andrew G]

Something on club trips and cycling holidays would be nice. Not necessarily official club trips as most tend to be just groups that get together for a holiday.

Some nice pics and a little bit of text for a feel of the trip, places stayed that were good bases for the mountains, or say friendly B&Bs that we've visited on the IOW trips.

Could help a) show members and outsiders what we do / have done, and b) provide info for those planning trips of what they can get where and where they can stay.

If you think it has legs I have some pics from the Alps, Riccione, and an IOW road and IOW MTB trip you can have and can find the reports I did and edit and cut them down to something snappier and more dateless, i.e. hopefully won't date and look old on the website after a few months, to get started. I'm sure others have some too.

Also howabout a links page to hold them in one place? Could grab some from the info post with travel, racing, organisations etc.

[Andrew G]

Can't use paypal again Sean. The club would have to get a credit card to make it viable, previously it was set up against a member's card, who has now left, and even if the person never left the club it's not ideal. Phil had some trouble releasing money from the account for a while. He's been looking in to setting up the same sort of online payment for subs, dinner tickets as sportives use - sientries. Apparantly it works well and they are happy to do what is required without a credit card being registered. I expect it will get picked up again once the sportive has been done and dusted and the funds are in from that and sientries will then have been given a decent trial run.