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The pages are designed to be viewed with any browser that can handle frames. I have tried to ensure that browsers that don't recognize frames can still navigate around too. There is consequently a navigation panel on the bottom of every page.

The pictures are mostly pure illustrations, and can safely be skipped by those using a slow modem or an early browser version. The exception is the street map, which is a pair of big GIF images with lots of internal links at the back of them. There is nowhere on the map that you can't link to by other means, though!

Search

We have a search facility using software from Atomz <http://www.atomz.com>.

You have to be working with frames to use search, as the text entry box is at the bottom of the left-hand navigation bar.

After a few month's experience we have improved the facility a bit, so that you can search for a whole phrase, or all of the words you put in the box, and turn "sound-alike" matching off if you want to.

Most Recent Update

Individual pages have dates on them at the bottom, just above the navigation bar, so you can check whether the information is covered in cobwebs! .

The navigation system gives a list of useful links to related sites in the village and round about.

Purpose

We aim to provide a wide range of information about the village of Long Melford to visitors and residents. Collecting it all is sometimes difficult, and contributions are welcome (particularly to "What's On")

If there is anything missing, or you have suggestions for improvements, please give us some feedback. We get quite a lot of helpful suggestions from our readers, who have helped us towards many of the better features of this site.

Responsibility

The pages have been assembled by Roger Kistruck, of the Posting House Pottery, who acts as webmaster.

The site is supported by the Long Melford Business Association, many of whose members advertise here and thus make it possible for charitable organisations to get their space free.

Acknowledgements

Members of the Long Melford Historical and Archaeological Society have been very helpful with the historical information. (That is not to say that I haven't made any mistakes myself though!)