RSS feeds
This site now includes a dynamic RSS feed conforming to version 2.0 which will be updated at least monthly on publication of the site newsletter and whenever major new content, news or events are added.

What is an RSS feed?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a mechanism which syndicates or publishes new or updated content of a website to users who have registered to receive updates. Registration uses a special program called a news reader or aggregator which is 'fed' content details of sites to which the user has subscribed. When a user subscribes to a site, the aggregator accepts 'feeds' and notifies the user of any changes.  Users can then view pages from the subscribed site within their aggregator or visit the site to view the page 'in situ'. The value of subscribing to RSS feeds is that it avoids the requirement to  actually visit a site of interest to view content  - new / updated content for all subscribed sites is visible directly within the aggregator.

How to obtain an aggregator?
Aggregators are advertised on search engines, often the term news or feed reader is used. In addition, recent versions of some browsers such as Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox version 2 provide a facility to create news feeds directly within the browser thus avoiding the need for additional software.  If you wish to use a standalone aggregator, there are various websites where you can download one for free - some examples are listed below..

How to find and get a feed?
Sites with available feeds usually advertise them and by convention use the icon   as an indicator of an available feed.  A good example of a site which has multiple feeds available is the BBC News site which has more information about RSS and a large number of feeds available.

Obtaining the feed on this site

How to get the feed for a general news aggregator
Drag the RSS icon below  to the feed or cut and paste the URL of the feed into your aggregator. Do not attempt to open within your browser directly.
     http://www.greatbaddowonline.co.uk/270707RSS/270707rssfeed.xml

How to create this site feed in Internet Explorer 7
Click on the link above; IE 7 will open the feed automatically and show the content headings.
Then click on "subscribe to this feed. A pop up will open which allows you to change the name of the feed and/or its folder location. Save the feed which will automatically be included in 'Favourites' from where it can be opened in future.
Internet Explorer allows an open feed to be sorted by date, title or author and to be filtered by the categories defined for each feed item.

How to create this site feed in Mozilla Firefox 2
Click on the link above; Firefox will open the feed automatically and show the content headings.
You may subscribe to the feed using either Firefox 'Live bookmarks' or other nominated aggregators.  If regularly using Firefox as browser, it is recommended you use 'live bookmarks'.
Click on 'Subscribe now' and you will be asked to enter a name and identifying folder for its location.
Thereafter an option is provided to open the bookmarked pages in individual browser tabs.

Links to some common readers

Sharpreader
SharpReader is an RSS/Atom Aggregator for Windows.

FeedDemon
Trial and paid for versions available from Newsgator. One of the most popular for Windows.

NetNewsWire
Trial and paid versions from the same company as FeedDemon. This is a Mac version.

Also see:

My Yahoo
Customisable and personalised pages from Yahoo.