Welcome to our new website

As you can see, our website has been redone from the ground up, hopefully for the better! Here is a list of the most important changes:

• Improved navigation
  The menu items have been reorganized in order to provide a more intuitive access to content.

• Articles on the front page
  When news articles and results were posted on the old website, it was a bit hard to notice them. Now, whenever news or results are published, they show up right on the front page. We also have the ability for more important news to “stick” at the top of the list for as long as needed.

• Calendar – Categories
  While viewing the calendar, you now can quickly select which category of event you wish to look at. Click on the “All Event Categories” button (located above the calendar) and a dropdown menu listing the disciplines will appear.

• Event reminders via Google Calendar
  The new calendar provides a feature some of you will greatly appreciate. When you click on an event in the calendar, you will be taken to that event’s page. On that page, there is a button you can click to set the event in your Google Calendar so you get a reminder. No more excuses for missing a match!

• Follow Us Buttons
  The BMRPA has its own page on Facebook now. You can easily find it by clicking on the Follow Us button  located on the right, below the Search field. Also, in the Follow Us section, you can subscribe to the website’s RSS news feed .

• Share Buttons
  We have also added Share buttons so you can easily share what you read here with your friends on Facebook , Twitter , Blogger , and even via email . To get access to these buttons, click on the title of the post you want to share. This will open the post on its own page where the buttons are displayed at the beginning of the article.

• Photo Gallery
  The pictures have been reorganized by subject to make it easier to see what each discipline is. If you have pictures taken at a match or special event that the club organized or participated in, be sure to send them so we can display them and show that we are an active club.

• Polls
  You will notice that no polls are currently displayed. We still have the capability. So, if someone requests a poll, we can post it.

• Removal of the Mailing List
  The mailing list has been removed. In the four years it has been available, many of you registered to receive emails. However, no messages have been sent using the system. Most discipline chairmen and members of the executive committee already have their own mailing list that they use. So there wasn’t any real need for a mailing list system on the website

Everything should have made it through the transfer, but if you notice something missing or a link that goes nowhere, be sure to let me know.

We sincerely hope you will enjoy our new website!

Myriam Vennie