Renaming the shelters pavilion

IN A bid to create a lasting legacy for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Lyme Regis, the steering group organising the event has suggested to the town council that the central pavilion of the new-look Marine Parade shelters should be renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Pavilion, or perhaps the Jubilee Pavilion.

Mayor Sally Holman, who leads the steering group, put the idea to the town council at last week’s meeting.

There was little support for the idea, however, with the majority of councillors arguing that as much of the cost of the £1.3 million regeneration of shelters was financed from the public purse, it should be down to the people of Lyme Regis to decide what the shelters should be called in the future.

That’s a wholly worthy argument; after all, it’s the people of Lyme who will have contributed to the cost through their council tax.

The councillors decided that the public should be consulted through the town council’s newsletter and also be asked to come up with other ideas for a jubilee legacy.

Some thought that as the clock on the front of the shelters was originally dedicated to those who had lost their lives in two world wars, their memory should be further perpetuated in the naming of the central pavilion.

It is doubtful that the town council would have come up with the idea of renaming the central pavilion had the jubilee steering committee not suggested the idea.

“Central pavilion” is a fairly bland title for such a grand piece of architecture, now restored to its former glory, and as programme co-ordinator for the royal celebrations in Lyme I’m obviously in favour of renaming it the Jubilee Pavilion.

However, I agree that the people of Lyme should have the final say and they may, of course, vote in favour of the renaming the pavilion after the Queen.

I’m pleased, however, the our other suggestion of creating a number of Honoured Citizens who have served the town with distinction during the Queen’s reign was met with slightly more enthusiasm with councillors agreeing in principle to the idea and setting up a working party to explore the suggestion further.

This is not a new idea with other local councils honouring their citizens in this way.

Christmas boost for the traders

I WISH the town council well in their efforts to boost Christmas trade in Lyme Regis by organising four late-night shopping events in the run up to Christmas.

It’s refreshing to see that the councillors, led by the enthusiastic Rikey Austin, are adopting a pro-active approach to making use of the £3,000 that West Dorset District Council has given to promote local business.

Late night shopping in Lyme has been tried on many occasions in the past with varying degrees of success. But never on such a wide scale.

Such nights have never attracted big crowds but the council is planning to spend £2,000 of their £3,000 windfall on a local and regional advertising and public relations campaign.

It will be interesting to see whether this is money well spent.

Jubilee update

PLANS to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, I am pleased to report, are progressing well with the first draft programme being approved by the steering group, led by Mayor Sally Holman, on Monday evening.

A number of other events are being planned which will be added to the programme when final details have been confirmed.

I think we already have a programme which will do the occasion proud, providing yet another opportunity for the community to come together.

For details go to www.lymejubilee2012.com

EVENT OF THE WEEK...

IT wasn’t so long ago that the church was half empty for the annual Remembrance Service and very few organisations supported the parade. But these are very different days.

On Sunday, St Michael’s Parish Church was filled to capacity with standing room only and it was one of the best supported parades I can remember.

My reporters confirmed that there was also brilliant support at the remembrance activities in other towns and villages where we publish newspapers.

In Lyme, the local branch of the Royal British Legion has enjoyed an upsurge in profile and support in recent years, due to excellent leadership from President Cecil Quick and chairman Ken Whetlor, backed by an enthusaistic committee, and with all that is going on in the world at the moment, with our Armed Services putting their lives on the line every day, the significance of the Poppy has taken on a new importance.

I am a big supporter of the Royal British Legion, being a member of the Lyme branch, although I have never served in the Armed Forces. And for the first time I took part in the parade as the Mayor, Sally Holman, allowed me to walk with the civic party as a former First Citizen.

This year there was no Junior Band to lead the parade but sole drummer Warren Jones, a former Woodroffe School pupil, did an excellent job.

The parade was marshalled as always by Cecil Quick, amazingly in his 91st year. Despite failing eyesight, Cecil went round all the organisations before the parade was dismissed to thank them personally and had a kind word for all the youth groups present.

He was accompanied by Corporal Daniel Buckley, partner of Cecil’s granddaughter Maxine, and will shortly be leaving the Army after 13 years as a bomb disposal officer. It must have been an emotional day for him.

The parade was the last time he wore his Royal Engineers uniform.

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Poppy - a simple mark of respect

THERE can be little obvious connection between football and those who gave their lives for their country.

Yet a huge row developed over the England and Wales teams wanting to wear poppies as a mark of respect during friendly games ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Inevitably football’s world governing body FIFA tried to give the whole idea not a red poppy but a red card because it claimed poppies would “jeopardise the neutrality of football” by breaching its decree that shirts should not carry political, religious or commercial messages.

FIFA’s stance attracted a storm of protest including comments from Germany in support of what England and Wales were trying to do not to mention anger right across the country including Weymouth and Portland that it was another unwelcome example of political correctness.

I’m bound to say that FIFA’s insensitive remarks bear close resemblance to the constant interference we have to endure from EU chiefs who also feel that their rules are the only ones that matter.

FIFA eventually bowed to international pressure and agreed a compromise for England and Wales to wear poppies on armbands rather than their shirts.

Perhaps FIFA might also dwell on this — but for those who gave their lives there might not be any FIFA while only an idiot divorced from reality would label a poppy as political, religious or commercial when it is clearly a simple mark of respect.

Let’s hope we don’t get our fingers burnt!

WE now have a rough idea of how the Olympic torch is going to make its triumphal passage through the streets of Weymouth and Portland en route to the 2012 Games in London.

I’m sure that many people would like to catch a glimpse of this sporting icon, so I enclose a few notes here to shed a little light on the torch and to help people arrange their diaries.

Believe it or not, Carl Diem devised the idea of the torch relay for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin which were organised by the Nazis under the guidance of Joseph Goebbels, so let us all hope that Weymouth and Portland’s handling of its share of the 2012 route can match German efficiency.

By far and away the best chance of seeing the torch on July 12th-13th, 2012, will be anywhere in the town centre area where drivers won’t be distracted from enjoying the spectacle by anything so mundane as forward progress.

Other promising viewpoints include the Nothe Gardens – if you can get a ticket – from which the transfer of the torch from Osprey Quay on Portland to Weymouth beach promises all sorts of challenging opportunities for spanners to get into works.

This is because the transfer is by sea and, if this year’s July weather is anything to go by, then there is a strong possibility that conditions may be a little choppy, so perhaps a few prayers here to the sea god Poseidon rather than the Olympic god Zeus.

Finally, no guidance on a moving receptacle carrying naked flames would be complete without some advice from Health and Safety who warn that runners carrying the torch should be careful of hot metal.

However, I think local Olympic organisers will be more worried about getting their fingers burnt in a wider sense since the eyes of the world will be on us and we don’t want to be forever after remembered as the town which dropped the torch down roadworks or lost it at sea! Good luck, we’ll need it.

Spirit of Christmas?

VODKA may not be everyone’s drink of choice and it certainly doesn’t rank top of the list for members of Chapelhay Community Playgarden in Weymouth.

They turned up to the garden ahead of an event for children to make snowmen and angels as decorations for a community Christmas tree only to find that part of the garden had become a major hazard.

Vandals had decided it would be great fun to have a drink in the playgarden and, when they had finished, they smashed an empty bottle of vodka on the metal top platform of a children’s slide.

Hundreds of pieces of glass exploded over the whole area and helpers at the garden arrived for the Christmas event only to find they had some serious housework to do first.

It took a house broom, a dustpan and brush plus a lot of effort to painstakingly track down and sweep up every shard of glass and put it in rubbish bins before children could be allowed back on that part of the play area.

Residents say that the playgarden is frequently being used at night by groups of teenagers as a rendezvous point for drinking and smoking which is hardly what organisers had in mind when the playgarden was formed.

Hopefully the true spirit of Christmas can return to the gardens... and I don’t mean out of a bottle.

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60 SECOND INTERVIEW: Chris Anderson

WESTCOUNTRY born producer, songwriter and musician Chris Anderson has recently returned to his roots after taking a break from his glittering career in the music industry.

Having grown up in Lyme Regis, studying 'A'-Level music and completing his piano grades at the Woodroffe School, Chris went on to work with the likes of Cher, Tina Turner and Kylie Minogue.

After graduating from the Gateway School of Music Recording, Chris joined the team that was to become Metro, where in 1996 he worked on Cher’s multi platinum award winning track ‘Believe’.

Chris went on to work with a host of stars and in 2001 became one of the first recipients of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters - ‘Universal’ Chart Newcomers Award.

In Europe Chris co-wrote and produced the debut single for 2002 Spanish ‘Pop Idol’ finalist Chenoa and in 2003 Chris had a song recorded by the winner of French ‘Pop Idol’.

In recent times Chris has been setting up independently, spending his time working between London and West Dorset. His most recent release was a track on the charity Help for Heroes single ‘We Will Remember Them’.

WHO are the biggest artists you’ve worked with?

The three biggest are Cher, Tina Turner and Lionel Richie. I’ve worked with a few other people as well. I played keyboards on an Enrique Iglesias track and I’ve worked with Belinda Carlisle and Kylie Minogue.

WHO were the nicest to work with?

Lionel Richie is really nice and down to earth. Kylie Minogue was really lovely as well. You tend to find the ones who have got the genuine talent are the nicest to work with, because they haven’t got anything to prove. The ones who come through the door from fame school who’ve got too little talent and too much confidence are the ones who are difficult.

WHAT are the secrets to a perfect pop song?

It’s got to have the standard pop song structure. It’s like the old saying goes, ‘Don’t bore us, get to the chorus’. Also it has to be melodic, something you can imagine the postman whistling, something people can latch on to. Lyrically, if someone can really relate to a song, even if you are misreading what the song is written about, that’s what makes a really strong song.

ARE there any songwriters that inspire you?

All the writers involved in Motown, Burt Bacharach, Lennon and McCartney. It’s not cool sometimes to say you like The Beatles but the bottom line is they were phenomenal writers and they did what they did and, no matter what anyone else does, they can never change that.

DO you think the digital age has ruined the music industry?

The industry is in a very bad state now because of all the illegal downloads. Kids don’t see the value to music anymore. I’ve had a bit of a sabbatical recently but I think I got out at a time when the industry was starting to nose dive anyway. I’ve known so many people who used to make a living from writing and producing music and aren’t anymore.

WHAT would be your top tip for getting into the music industry?

Never sign anything without some legal representation. If you’re under the Musicians' Union, it doesn’t have to cost you a fortune to get. That’s first and foremost, because it’s not until five years down the line when you’ve signed a contract and you’ve learnt a bit down the industry that you realise you’ve been stitched up. It happens a lot.

WHAT do you make of TV talent shows?

They are okay, but to a certain extent they are killing music and making it much harder for new songwriters, as if it isn’t hard enough already. Most of the shows are playing covers until you actually get the winner and they release an album, and even then they sometimes record songs from the old American songbook.

WHAT'S the one pop song you wished you’d written?

I play piano for weddings and events and I always ask people this question and they can never pinpoint one song. It’s tough because there are loads but one song that was very innovative at the time was “When Doves Cry” by Prince.

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MP with the courage of his convictions

WE PAY their wages, entrust them with billions of our money to run the country yet they ignore us.

I’m talking about our political leaders whose notorious deafness hit new heights recently when it appeared that some MPs might be getting hearing aids or even trying to listen to their constituents about a referendum on the EU.

Naturally leaders couldn’t tolerate troops such as South Dorset Tory MP Richard Drax displaying signs that they might have a mind of their own, so they openly instructed all MPs of all parties to vote against a motion calling for a public vote on the UK’s place in the EU.

The whole House of Commons debate had been sparked by a petition signed by more than 100,000 people, hardly a promising advert for the future when so many people’s wishes can be so blatantly stifled.

So what are Cameron, Clegg and Milliband frightened of?

Well, if they represent the people then surely the approach they adopt for the country should reflect what most people want and the only way to identify that is through a public vote on the issue.

But the fact of the matter is that the three main party leaders have an approach which reflects their views not necessarily those of the country.

They’re petrified that if they give the public a mouthpiece then millions will vote to come out of the EU which will overrule a handful of power brokers keeping us in that increasingly subservient existence.

The cold hard fact is that if the big three felt they were representing the people then they wouldn’t mind a vote and they certainly wouldn’t have issued such a severe anti-referendum instruction to MPs which had panic written all over it.

Fortunately our own MP Richard Drax displayed a different version of Churchill’s famous gesture to Cameron & Co and defiantly opted to vote in favour of a Bill offering three choices for Britain’s future EU participation including staying, leaving and renegotiating membership.

He correctly said that this was “a matter far more important than party politics” and that trading with the EU was one thing but being ruled by it was quite another.

Just for the record, Parliament currently has 650 MPs and, when the dust from leaders threatening MPs had settled, only 111 including Richard Drax had the courage to vote for asking the public’s view.

The best comment came in a political forum posted by one frustrated writer who asked what could possibly be done to get a referendum when so many ordinary people wanted one but were told by a few politicians that it “wasn’t the right time”.

So perhaps democracy isn’t quite as alive and well as Cameron, Clegg and Milliband would have us believe and that representation of the populace is rather a case where all politicians’ views are equal but some are more equal than others.

THANK God November 5th is over...well nearly. Explosive celebrations at all hours of the night began in my area of town as early as October 19th, a full 17 days ahead of Guy Fawkes’ official date.

Strong language erupted from under my bed clothes for night after night as fireworks went off at any time right up to 3am and, if I was hacked off with having my sleep disturbed, I’m pretty sure that parents with young children woken by the bangs would be even angrier.

No one expects fireworks let off solely on November 5th – that’s asking too much of human nature – but the whole celebration seems to have become blurred and we’ve had fireworks still exploding days after the official event. Enough is enough.

Just banking in the rain

ANY major branch of any major bank worth the name claims to offer its customers the last word in financial advice and cash accessibility... but it’s a different story with smaller branches.

I was out and about in my traditional holiday weather – torrential rain – when I ran short of cash and dived into a little branch of HSBC just as the heavens opened.

I had with me not just identification but the correct bank card yet this still wasn’t enough. I was politely but firmly informed that if I wanted to withdraw money from my account then I would need a bank book to enable me to do so in the dry.

As I didn’t have a bank book with me, the teller coolly told me that I could still use my card to withdraw money from my account... from a hole in the wall machine outside in teeming rain where increasing numbers of people could be seen trying to buy boats.

So I had no choice but to go out in to stygian conditions, fumbling with my card and the machine keyboard with one hand while using the other to hold my umbrella so as much water as possible could be made to trickle down my neck.

It was at this point that I realised HSBC might stand for horribly soaked bank customer and that the branch clearly had room for improvement.

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Let’s make it Lyme’s Olympic Day

IT was a pretty dismal weekend with a pall of sadness hanging over the West Country following the horrifc multi-vehicle accident on the M5 near Taunton, which killed seven people in the most frightening circumstances.

My mood was not brightened by the ever-depressing news from the Cannes summit that the euro is in near meltdown and we are bracing ourselves to provide more millions to bail it out.

So it was great on Monday morning to get some good news with the announcement that the Olympic torch will be passing through Lyme Regis on Thursday, July 12th.

A truly unique event which will probably never happen again and an unexpected but unbelievable opportunity for Lyme to celebrate London 2012 and provide an early boost to next year’s summer season.

Within seconds of hearing the news I was on the blower to Mayor Sally Holman who let out a squeal of excitement and immediately went into First Citizen mode, providing me with a quote for our story and then immediately deciding that the occasion must be celebrated in true Lyme Regis fashion.

Other towns in Dorset are already planning their celebrations and the mayor will probably put together some form of working party to do the same. We don’t know who will be carrying the golden torch through Lyme, although young lifeboat crew member Ritchie Durrant, an excellent all-round sportsman, has been nominated. A decision will not be made until December 11th.

The occasion will give Lyme’s sporting organisations the chance to promote themselves and I hope it will be possible to provide an escort for the torchbearer through Lyme made up of representatives of the town’s leading sporting groups. It would be good if July 12th could be designated as “Lyme’s Olympic Day.”

Next year is shaping up to one of the most exiting in Lyme’s recent history. Not ony do we have the fossil and earth festivals, there will be a rejuvenated jazz, blues and beer festival, celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the arrival of the first cruise liner in the bay, packed, we are told, with rich Americans, Lifeboat and Regatta & Carnival weeks and the increasingly popular ArtsFest.

It’s going to be some summer!

SATURDAY was one of those days I promised that I would never put myself through again when I suffered a bout of illness a couple of years ago.

At lunchtime I was invited to speak on the press at the West Dorset Conservative Association conference at Frampton, near Dorchster, and enjoyed engaging in a lively debate on local politics with association members and West Dorset councillors.

I sped back to Lyme after lunch to make preparations for the Cancer Research UK curry night, which we were holding at the Lister Room in the Marine Parade shelters that evening while the bonfire and fireworks display was happening.

Jackie had spent all day cooking curry and we had to take all the food and equipment down to the shelters before the 6pm start.

We made a profit of £300, which takes us nearly to £7,000 for the year so far, so a big thank you to those who supported the event.

I did not see the fireworks because I had another speaking engagement that evening but everyone says what a good display it was, witnessed by a huge crowd.

I had to leave Jackie and Francesca to host the curry night, with the help of Nigel Fortnam and Cliff Powley, because I had agreed to compere the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, which I have done many times before.

Despite clashing with the fireworks, the concert was supported by over 100 Legion members and friends and turned out to be another great nostalgic evening to celebrate the Legion’s 90th birthday.

So well done to Alan Vian and his Regatta and Carnival helpers for putting on another grand fireworks display and also to members of the Lyme branch for their dedication and commitment to the continuing important work of the Royal British Legion, which is as important today as it was when the organisation was formed in 1921.

10,000 people can’t be wrong, can they?

I have written a couple of times in this column about my support for the regenerated Marine Parade Shelters, although I accept I am out of kilter with some of my fellow Lyme Regians on this.

I believe, however, they have made a huge difference to the seafront, adding a touch of class to what used to be a very unloved building.

The shelters will now be closed for a few weeks whilst the town council and users group assess the various comments and suggestions that have been made for its future use by those who have visited the central pavilion - over 10,000 people between the end of August and the end of October.

I think that figure speaks for itself.

Year Book out soon

LAST year, you may recall, we published a Year Book for 2010, chronicling all the events in and around Lyme over that year. Several have asked whether there will be a 2011 edition. Yes, there will.

Jackie has already started on putting the book together and it should be on sale before Christmas.

We are hoping to produce a similar book every year which could eventually turn into the definitive modern history of Lyme.

Francesca has also produced a little A5 book, based on her Summertime In Lyme column featuring photos from Lyme’s multitude of summer events.

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60 SECOND INTERVIEW: Carol Hunt

PORTLAND author Carol Hunt is currently working on her fourth book in her series of stories set on the island. Carol lives in Easton on Portland with her three teenage children. She studied English Literature and History at the University of Chichester and has worked in publishing and as an adviser to young people. She has written three books in her Portland Chronicles series - The Portland Sea Dragon, Enchantment of the Black Dog and Portland Pirates - published by Roving Press, and is currently writing her fourth - The Portland Giant. When not writing, Carol enjoys spending time with her children, driving them to majorettes, ballet and various rock concerts.

WHAT do you like most about West Dorset?

I enjoy living close to the sea and I like the people of West Dorset. The Isle of Portland continues to fascinate me with its windswept cliffs, pirate graves at Church Ope and lighthouse. I am always finding out new things about Portland.

WHAT inspired you to start writing?

My children. I didn’t have to look far for inspiration to start writing about annoying and unreasonable characters. I am also fascinated by local folklore; the Veasta or Chesil Beach Sea Monster, the Mermaid found at Church Ope and the weird legend of the phantom Black Dog at Cave Hole, Portland Bill.

WHAT top three tips would you give to an amateur writer?

Write about who and what you know, ask for feedback from your readers, don’t be afraid to take risks. My stories combine research into 17th century history with contemporary children, surf dudes who are obsessed with the weather, and Gregor, a badly behaved collie. When I ask children who they like best, they almost always say Gregor or Ryder, the super-cool surfer.

WHO is your favourite author and why?

I admire the author Terry Pratchett who writes about the Discworld and the city of Ankh-Morpork. His characters include Rincewind, a hopeless wizard and Death, the hooded Grim Reaper who tries so hard to understand people. Tiffany from A Hat Full of Sky is one of my favourite characters as she is brave and resourceful.

WHAT is your all time favourite book and why?

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis, the first Narnia book. I identify with the children as they explore Narnia. Lucy is very sensible and Edmund betrays his family for Turkish Delight. I am fascinated by the White Witch and think she is a bit misunderstood. It’s okay to want to live in a permanent winter, with ice, snow and beavers, and turn people you don’t like into stone.

WHAT would be your dream job?

I’d like a sleigh, a fur coat, a lot of Turkish Delight and sole charge of Narnia.

WHO would be your three dream guests at a dinner party and why?

Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch in Terry Pratchett’s The Fifth Elephant, who is extremely surly and attractive. Lula, a former ’ho from Janet Evanovich’s Seven Up, who tests the limits of lycra in stretchy animal print dresses. And Nigella Lawson, who would make a mess in the kitchen. I would expect a big row at some point.

WHAT was the last book you read?

I read Keith Richards autobiography Life. It’s fantastic, like having Keith pop round for a rock ’n’ roll party without having to go to the supermarket for a crate of whiskey. Or apologise to the neighbours the next morning.

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Genette back in the headlines

RENEWED interest this week in the death of Genette Tate, the 13-year-old Aylesbeare paper girl who went missing 33 years ago.

Her bicycle and scattered copies of the Express & Echo were found in a lane in Aylesbeare a few minutes after she had been talking with friends.

About 7,000 volunteers joined police to search Aylesbeare Common while ponds and wells within a 150 mile radius were dredged. But her body was never found.

I was editing the Sidmouth Herald at the time and was one of the 7,000 volunteers who joined in the search.

On that afternoon of August 19th 1978 I was playing cricket at Uplyme. The Herald owner, former Fleet Street hack Jimmy Hall, phoned the Talbot Arms to track me down. I left the game and went straight to Aylesbeare where I was met by one of the Herald reporters, David Johnson, who went on to make a career for himself in local radio. At the time, it was one of the biggest stories we had covered and the Genette Tate affair dominated our columns for many months.

The mystery of Genette’s death has returned to the media spotlight this week following the conviction of child killer Robert Black, for murdering nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy in County Antrim 30 years ago.

Devon and Cornwall Police have questioned Black several times over Genette’s disappearance, but he has denied any involveent.

The police are now reviewing the evidence presented at Black’s trial to see if it will help in solving Genette’s disappearamce.

Over the years Genette’s father has appealed to Black to confess that he did murder his daughter. Now in a wheelchair and suffering from terminal cancer, John Tate is seeking a meeting with Black.

Mr Tate now lives in Manchester but for years returned to Aylesbeare on the anniversary of her disappearance to lay flowers on a memorial stone to Genette in the village church. It’s a tragic case.

I remember spending a great deal of time in Aylesbeare that August and can well recall the significant effect it had on villagers.

John Tate himself was under suspicion at one time and I remember attending a press comference that was held in the Aylesbeare cottage where the Tate family lived. I wrote a colour piece for the Herald, large swathes of which were later published by John Tate in a book he wrote on his daughter’s disappearance.

John Tate says he does not have long to live and wants to see Genette’s memory laid to rest before his death.

We can only hope his wishes are granted.

Why the Legion needs your support

OLD soliders will be polishing their medals over the next few days. Young men back in civvy street having served Queen and country will be snapping to attention once more. Royal British Legion members will be standing on windy street corners selling their poppies.

This will be happening in virtually every city, town and village up and down the UK as Remembrance Day approaches.

Legion branches throughout East Devon will be much to the fore between now and November 13th (Remembrance Day) helping their organisation to celebrate its 90th anniversary and attempting to beat last year’s £36 million raised.

Although it is now 66 years since the cessation of hostilities in World War Two, the work of the Royal British Legion has never been more important.

Our brave Armed Forces are putting their lives on the line every day in far off places with strange sounding names and it’s a sobering thought that there has only been one year - 1968 - when a British serviceman has not been killled on active duty since the end of WW2.

Every week the Legion spends £1.4 million helping those whose lives have been affected by conflict.

That’s why they need your support...

I PROMISE this is the last time I will mention our first birthday party but if there are any of you out there in Weekender land who would like to see what went on, you can view a short video which is currently showing on our website. It was filmed and edited by reporter/sub-editor Lisa Bright, who has experience of working in TV. All you have to do is click onto www.the-weekender.co.uk and follow the link on the home page.

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