Website FAQs

How do I navigate through your website?

Our website has a menu bar when viewed on a desktop or tablet (in landscape orientation). Click or tap to navigate to your chosen page.

If you are using a mobile phone or tablet (in portrait orientation), then you will see a "hamburger" menu at the top of your screen; tapping this icon will open up the website page options for you. You can always re-tap the "hamburger" menu to close it back up.

To return to our Home page, either select it from the menu, or simply click or tap our WHaCS logo in our header picture.

What are the black buttons at the top of most of your webpages?

Well spotted! Many of our pages do have buttons at the top, just below the page title. These buttons are really to better help you navigate the page content, especially when viewing on a mobile device such as a phone.

Clicking or tapping these buttons will take you to the relevant section of the page you are viewing; the benefit is less scrolling is required!

Why are various words underlined on your website?

Underlined words indicate a link (URL) to either another part of our website that we think will be useful to you or else an external website.

The wording will be written in a way to make it clear where the link will take you when you click or tap it.

Is there an easy way to go back to the top of a webpage?

Yes there are a couple of ways you can quickly navigate back to the top of a webpage.

If you are using a desktop or laptop, then as you move down the webpage, you will see an arrow appear towards the bottom of the right hand scroll bar.

The arrow looks like the image below.

Clicking this arrow will take you straight back to the top of the webpage you are on.

On a phone or tablet, you will see a similar arrow to do this.

Additionally, many mobile devices now allow you to simply tap the top of the screen.

Can I tell which pages have recently been updated?

Yes indeed you can! The footer of every webpage has a link to our Sitemap and this highlights those pages that have had a recent update.

How can I locate an old news story not visible on the News page?

This website is relatively new and was set up in early 2025; no news stories will be dated prior to this.

As our news stories build over time there is a limit to what we can show you directly on the News page. However, if you click or tap into any news story, you will then see a further panel giving you links to the last 30 news stories posted.

If you need to view a story even further back in time, then our Sitemap will give you access to it. (The link to this is shown on the footer of every webpage.)

Do I need to be a WHaCS member to access the whole website?

Most of this website is fully accessible to members and non-members alike.

There is one area of our website restricted to members only, through a log in, which gives them access to many archived materials of interest.

If you are not a member and wish to join, then please see this section of our Membership page.

I am a WHaCS member, where do I log in?

There is no need to log in for most of your access to our website.

If you are wanting to access the Members Only area of the website, then you do need to log in. You will see a 'button' for this on the Home page, or else you can navigate to this log in section of the Membership page.

How are purchases and donations processed on your website?

Transactions on our website are powered through links to PayPal. After you make your selection on our website, you will then pass through to the PayPal platform to checkout.

You will clearly see that your transaction is with the Wollaton Historical and Conservation Society, indicated by both our name and logo.

Your secure transaction can be completed both with and without a PayPal account; you can also use a credit or debit card of your own choice.

After the payment has processed, PayPal will confirm this and then redirect you back to our website. Once back on our website, you will see a further acknowledgment screen.

Thank you for your transaction with us!

Do I need to live in Wollaton to join WHaCS?

Absolutely not, indeed we have many members who do not live within the village of Wollaton itself. We welcome any person who wishes to join our society, with full details being provided on this section of our Membership page.

Even if you are unable to travel to our meetings due to distance or mobility, then you can still benefit from all the other resources we offer.

How do I get to your meetings?

Meetings are detailed on this section of our Events page.

If you live close to Wollaton and are finding it a struggle to attend meetings due to poorer health or transport issues, then please do let us know and we will see if we can help. Please use our Contact form.

I cannot find the answer to my question on your website. Please can you help?

We are sorry you were unable to find the answer you were looking for. Please do not hesitate to let us know using our Contact form.

We will get back to you as soon as possible.