UWSAG talks to Sylvia Crossfield
of the Saltfleetby Village Website

Owner: Saltfleetby Village
Winner: UWSAG Top Ten! for June, 2003

1. What got you started in website design?
   
   "Having had a fascination for computers for a long while, I decided that it was time (at 50+!!) that I did something about it. My grandchildren were leaving grandma behind!! I went on the inevitable computer course to find out as much as I could and it takes you over."
   
   
   
2. What do you hope to accomplish with your website?
   
   "I decided to design this Website after two of the villages oldest residents died and I realized that an awful lot of the village history had gone with them. My aim is to record and share with others as much of the history and up to date information of our village as I can possibly gather together. I have also tried to design this Website for ease of navigation by the not so internet minded visitors."
   
   
3. What advice would you give other webmasters?
   
   "Think about what it is you want to do with a Website, have a play first before you publish it and talk to as many other Webmasters as you can, they are all very helpful and willing to give advice (as I have found out)."
   
   
4. What was the biggest problem you faced with your website?
   
   "Everything! But the biggest for me had to be the Horizontal Scrolling that was a nightmare! But thanks to those Webmasters out there who helped and advised me I have now got it sorted, I hope."
   
   
5. If you had to do it all over again, what would you do differently?
   
   "Perhaps not use frames. I worry about Browsers not recognizing frames. But much as I would love to change it everyone in the village say "don't change it, we can find our way around nicely" so it stays."
   
   
6. What plans do you have for the future?
   
   "I am working on a Website of a children's story that I wrote for my Granddaughters some years ago, nothing impressive but they liked it! I would also like to be able to design websites for others."
   
   
7. What else do you like to do?
   
   "I teach the older generation how to use the computer and find that very rewarding. I enjoy digital photography very much (having just created a wonderful Wedding Album for our eldest son, 100 photos in it), The Countryside, Animals and Birds and just enjoy being with my husband and of course our Grandchildren when they come to stay."