function XpostOfficeForm() {
	// check web site post office form
	//
	// init
	var message = ''
	var subject = document.postOfficeForm.newsflashSubject.value
	var subject = document.postOfficeForm.newsflashSubject.value
	var subject = document.postOfficeForm.newsflashSubject.value
	var body = document.postOfficeForm.newsflashMessage.value
	// title
	if (subject < 1) {
		document.searchForm.searchTerm.focus()
		message = 'a search term...'
	}
	// test message	
	if (message == '') {
		location.href = 'http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=site:www.nomadshc.co.uk+' + term
	} else {
		window.alert('Please enter '+message+'.')
	}
	// return result
	return false
}

function checkJoinForm() {
	// check web site contact form
	//
	// init
	var message = ''
	// mandatory fields
	if (document.joinForm.first_name.value < 1) {
		document.joinForm.first_name.focus()
		message = 'your first name'
	}
	else if (document.joinForm.last_name.value < 1) {
		document.joinForm.last_name.focus()
		message = 'your last name'
	}
	else if (document.joinForm.email.value < 1) {
		document.joinForm.email.focus()
		message = 'your email address'
	}
	else if (!isValidEmail(document.joinForm.email.value)) {
		document.joinForm.email.focus()
		message = 'a valid email address'
	}
	// check dob
	if (document.joinForm.dob.value != '') {
		var dobRegxp = /^([0-9]){4}-{1}([0-9]){2}-([0-9]){2}$/;
		// if not valid
		if (dobRegxp.test(document.joinForm.dob.value) != true) {
			document.joinForm.first_name.focus()
			message = 'a valid date of birth in the format YYYY-MM-DD'
		}
	}
	// test message	
	if (message != '') {
/*		window.alert('Thank you - your message has been sent!')
		//return true
	} else {
*/
		window.alert('Please enter '+message+'.')
		//pass = false
		return false
	}
	// return result
	//return pass
}

function checkSearchForm() {
	// check web site contact form
	//
	// init
	var message = ''
	var term = document.searchForm.searchTerm.value
	// title
	if (term < 1) {
		document.searchForm.searchTerm.focus()
		message = 'a search term...'
	}
	// test message	
	if (message == '') {
		location.href = 'http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=site:www.nomadshc.co.uk+' + term
	} else {
		window.alert('Please enter '+message+'.')
	}
	// return result
	return false
}

function checkContactForm() {
	// check web site contact form
	//
	// init
	var message = ''
	// title
	if (document.contactForm.message.value < 1) {
		document.contactForm.message.focus()
		message = 'a message'
	}
	else if (document.contactForm.email.value < 1) {
		document.contactForm.email.focus()
		message = 'your email address'
	}
	else if (!isValidEmail(document.contactForm.email.value)) {
		document.contactForm.email.focus()
		message = 'a valid email address'
	}
	// test message	
	if (message != '') {
/*		window.alert('Thank you - your message has been sent!')
		//return true
	} else {
*/
		window.alert('Please enter '+message+'.')
		//pass = false
		return false
	}
	// return result
	//return pass
}