Four over four years now I have enjoyed free hosting for my local sout group's HTML-based website, courtesy of Escouts. I have also experimented with the many free applications offered by Google, including Blogger. As treasurer of the scout group, which has limited funds, I could never contemplate paying for software or hosting, choosing instead to make use of any free facilities on offer. Sadly, in late May the Escouts service suffered technical problems from which they have yet to recover, the result being that they are currently unable to supply hosting services. I had often thought that, if I were to build another website, I would see what could be achieved using Blogger as the main tool. Now is my chance to find out.....