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Andover Ramblers scoop top web award
The Ramblers' Association Andover Group has fought
off stiff competition to scoop a top web accolade at this year's
Hantsweb Awards.
The group was announced as the winner of the
Best Recreation and Tourism Web Site category at a special award
ceremony held at The Ark Conference Centre in Basingstoke on 18
September.
The Andover Ramblers have been organising and
leading walks every week in and around Hampshire for nearly 40
years. They offer walks ranging from short evening walks in summer,
to walks of up to 12 miles. They also organise weekends away and
the occasional trip abroad. As part of the Ramblers' Association
they help promote walking and protect rights of way. The web site
contains everything anyone could wish to know about the group,
and offers expert advice to anyone thinking of joining.
The Hantsweb
Awards are organised by Hampshire County Council and aim to
recognise web site excellence in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Anyone can nominate a web site and the awards are open to almost
everyone, from businesses and schools to special interest and
voluntary groups. The one thing they must have in common is an
excellent web site that is simple to use and delivers exactly
what the user is looking for.
Now in its fifth year, the Hantsweb
Awards continue to attract increasing numbers of entries.
This year the competition attracted over 900 nominations for the
11 award categories. These were whittled down to a short-list
of 33 finalists, three in each category, by a panel of expert
judges.
Commenting on the Andover Ramblers' web site
the judges said it was "a first rate site that answers all
the questions. Easy to read and navigate, packed full of useful
information - a great resource. Straightforward yet vibrant, clearly
well used and supported. Highly browsable, accessible and full
of well targeted information …".
From left to right: Councillor Rod Baulk, Clive
Frankham, Ted Diggins
and Richard Spalding from the category sponsors, Dell.
Collecting the award on behalf of the group,
Clive Frankham, said "We were delighted to have come second
in the same category last year, but we always felt that there
was room for improvement. The quality of entries in the category
was extremely high this year. To have beaten 68 other web sites
is very satisfying and a great accomplishment."
Hampshire County Council's e-Government Champion,
Councillor Rod Baulk, said: "I wish to congratulate the Ramblers'
Association Andover Group, which is leading the way when it comes
to providing quality online services for the people of Hampshire
and the Isle of Wight. They should be proud of the work they have
put into creating an accessible, user-friendly and worthwhile
web site.
"I would also like to thank all the sponsors
of the Hantsweb
Awards for their support and commitment to raising awareness
about the importance of online services in the region."
The Hantsweb
Awards are sponsored by: Axon (main sponsor), Dell, Wave 105,
Southern Daily Echo, ESRI, EPI-USE, Hedra, Microsoft, Lagan, SAP,
Citrix, Progenit, Start, SEEDA, IBM, Wyse, Aberdeen, XMA, Macmillan
and EMC.
Finally, here's our winner's certificate ...
September 2007
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