Today is one of those strange, exciting, nerve-wracking days when, after nearly 12 months of work (on and off), the covers can finally be thrown back on the new website we've been building for the network of Greenpeace active supporters around the country. It's got blogs, it's got event details, and it's got a beautiful map which I'm unspeakably proud of.
If you've always wondered what it's like to volunteer for Greenpeace, you join your local network - just put your town or postcode into the map on the front page and find the nearest one.* You can also find out what events are happening near you; see how enthusiastic and devilishly attractive your fellow supporters are in the image galleries; and debate the ins and outs of environmental campaigning by posting comments on their blogs.
Big, big thanks go to everyone involved in getting this far, including the testers who pushed the site to breaking point and beyond, the trainees who gave up their Saturdays to learn how to us it, and of course the amazing people at Torchbox who built the whole thing.
This of course means we'll be saying a fond farewell to the old Greenpeace Active site which has put in many years of faithful service, but the times they keep a-changin' and it's time to move on to pastures new (or servers new would perhaps be more appropriate).
There'll be the inevitable kinks and bugs which we'll be ironing out in the coming weeks and, as with most websites these days, it's unlikely ever to be finished. But we'll still be having the (equally inevitable) celebratory beer after work today.
Let me know what you think of the site in the comments below!
* If there isn't a network near you, email getactive@uk.greenpeace.org to let us know you're really keen.
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