Shrewsbury Town Council will soon be quicker and easier to get in touch with after councillors approved plans for a new website.
Members of the Town Council’s Finance & General Purposes committee recently appointed Shrewsbury based company, The Web Orchard, to re-design the existing site following a robust selection process.
The brief was to make the existing website simpler to use, and more responsive, ensuring that visitors will be able to find what they are looking for within a few clicks.
The new site will be built using responsive technology to recognise which type of device people are using and adjust accordingly.
The design of the previous website, which is over six years old, was found to be outdated and difficult to navigate, particularly on mobile and tablet devices.
Work on the new website, which will sit on the existing platform at www.shrewsburytowncouncil.gov.uk, is already underway, with a prototype due to be presented to councillors in January.
Leader of the Town Council, Councillor Alan Mosley, said: “Whilst we have been pleased with the design of our existing website which has served us well, technology has moved on considerably over the course of the last six years, and we felt it was time for a revamp to make the most of these advances.
“We want our new website to be more open and accessible and user friendly for all types of devices as well as providing a fresh look. The new site will include new functionality to pay securely online and to book facilities, as well as signing up to the Town Council’s regular newsletters.
“We were particularly impressed by The Web Orchard’s ethical approach to the climate emergency and their climate change and carbon neutral policies really stood out in the selection process.”
Pete White, director at The Web Orchard added: “We’re delighted to be selected to re-build the Shrewsbury Town Council website and are already busy working on the project. We look forward to continuing the partnership we have enjoyed over the course of the last six years with the Town Council.”
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