    //<![CDATA[

    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventualkly be placed in the sidebar
      var sidebar_html = "";
    
      // arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the sidebar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;
      // arrays to hold variants of the info window html with get direction forms open
      var to_htmls = [];
      var from_htmls = [];

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);

        // The info window version with the "to here" form open
        to_htmls[i] = html + '<br>Directions: <b>To here</b> - <a href="javascript:fromhere(' + i + ')">From here</a>' +
           '<br>Departing Post Code:<form action="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps" method="get" target="_blank">' +
           '<input type="text" SIZE=40 MAXLENGTH=40 name="saddr" id="saddr" value="" /><br>' +
           '<INPUT value="Get Directions" TYPE="SUBMIT">' +
           '<input type="hidden" name="daddr" value="B16 0QZ"/>';
        // The info window version with the "to here" form open
        from_htmls[i] = html + '<br>Directions: <a href="javascript:tohere(' + i + ')">To here</a> - <b>From here</b>' +
           '<br>Destination Post Code:<form action="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps" method="get"" target="_blank">' +
           '<input type="text" SIZE=40 MAXLENGTH=40 name="daddr" id="daddr" value="" /><br>' +
           '<INPUT value="Get Directions" TYPE="SUBMIT">' +
           '<input type="hidden" name="saddr" value="B16 0QZ"/>';
        // The inactive version of the direction info
        html = html + '<br>Directions: <a href="javascript:tohere('+i+')">To here</a> - <a href="javascript:fromhere('+i+')">From here</a>';

        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml('<div style="white-space:nowrap;">'+html+'</div>');
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the sidebar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;
        // add a line to the sidebar html
        sidebar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a><br>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }


      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml('<div style="white-space:nowrap;">'+htmls[i]+'</div>');
      }

      // functions that open the directions forms
      function tohere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml('<div style="white-space:nowrap;">'+ to_htmls[i]+'</div>');
      }
      function fromhere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml('<div style="white-space:nowrap;">'+ from_htmls[i] +'</div>');
      }


      // create the map
      var map = new GMap(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(-1.91, 52.48), 4);

	var point = new GPoint(-1.92804694172021, 52.48099644229484);
	var marker = createMarker(point,"Click Here For Directions","<b>Dynamic Performance</b>")
	map.addOverlay(marker);
	
	document .getElementById("sidebar").innerHTML = sidebar_html;	
   
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }

    //]]>
