Local communities, kept online

Every community deserves a good website.

Village halls, clubs and local groups often run on volunteers and tight budgets. When someone sponsors their website for £20 a month, the group gets a fast, properly built site with weekly updates, and pays nothing for it.

Get involved See how it works
A person or a local business
No contract, cancel any time
Weekly updates included

One community website

£20 a month, flat
Sponsor as a person or a business
Covers hosting and weekly updates
"Supported by" credit on the site

Less if the community chips in towards it.

Choose your path
Who are you?

Choose your path

There are three ways in. Pick the one that fits and you will see exactly what happens next.

For businesses

Put your business behind your community

Sponsor a local group's website for £20 a month and be credited with your name and a link.

Sponsor as a business For individuals

Keep your community online

Back the village hall, club or group you care about, on your own or by sharing the cost with neighbours.

Sponsor as a person For groups

Get a website without the cost

Village halls, clubs, charities and classes: a sponsor covers your site and you send updates once a week.

Ask for support
How it works

Three simple parts

A group gets a website. A sponsor covers the monthly cost. Everyone can see who made it possible.

01

A community gets a site

I build a clean, fast website for a village hall, club, society or local group, and keep it up to date through a weekly update round.

  • Built and hosted by me, personally
  • Contact form, privacy and cookie policies
  • One batch of changes a week

02

A sponsor covers £20 a month

One person or one local business sponsors the site: a single flat amount, rather than asking lots of people for small sums.

  • Individual or business, both welcome
  • Pay a little less if the community contributes
  • No contract, cancel any time

03

The sponsor is credited

A "Supported by" line on the community's website says who is helping keep it online.

  • Your name, or business name and link
  • Seen by everyone who uses the site
  • Local goodwill that is easy to see
Where it goes

Honest about the £20

Your sponsorship pays for a real service delivered by one person, so it is worth being clear about exactly what it is.

It is a sponsorship, not a charitable donation. JW Supporting Communities is not a charity, and there is no Gift Aid. The £20 a month pays for the website to be built, hosted and kept up to date, so the community gets all of that at no cost to them.

What your £20 a month covers

  • Fast, secure hosting and the domain
  • A weekly update round: send changes by Tuesday, live Wednesday to Friday
  • Your "Supported by" credit, with a link if you like
  • Keeping the site working and looking right

If the community chips in: a group that contributes £5 a month means the sponsor covers £15. It is entirely up to them.

Proof it is real

The first three are on me

To show this works, I am building the first three community websites completely free. Once they are live you will be able to see exactly what a sponsor is supporting.

Founding site 1

Community to be announced

Coming soon

Founding site 2

Community to be announced

Coming soon

Founding site 3

Could be your group

One place may still be open

Apply for support →

Ready to get involved?

Tell me who you are and which community you have in mind. I will get back to you, usually the same day. No pressure and no obligation.

Sponsor as a business Sponsor as a person Apply for support

Not sure yet? Send me a message.