Site of the week: John Betjeman centenary page

John Betjeman was derided for many years as a "light entertainment" poet whose acute awareness of class and nostalgia for an England long since gone was out of place in a modern Britain (excepting the pages of the Daily Mail). In his centenary year, however, he seems to be undergoing something of a renaissance. Harry Enfield, Hugo Williams, Jeremy Paxman and Joanna Lumley are among the diverse names to be singing his praises and he may even, dare we say it, be on the verge of cool, with the band British Sea Power declaring themselves to be fans. What do you think of that then, Slough?
There's a vast array of events taking place to mark the centenary of his birth, from a birthday party in Cornwall on bank holiday Monday to a train journey through Metroland and a royal gala night. The John Betjeman centenary page is the place to find out about all the events and what it loses in design and readability (white text on blue is an odd choice, given the likely age of many of Betjeman's greatest fans, one would think) it makes up for in comprehensiveness. It lists the BBC's special coverage, the official celebrations and a whole raft of supporting events which include a loco-naming ceremony at Liverpool Street Station, a one man show based on Summoned by Bells, and poetry walks.