Nick Dow wrote: No doubt that is true, but there was nothing wrong with the previous website so why alter it? The road to Hell is paved with good intentions etc. etc.

And if the computer the old site was running on breaks? Or if that computer is so old that it no longer gets security updates? Or the content management system is discontinued and can't be updated? Sometimes you just can't keep a system running.

We're also told that the person who maintained the site no longer wants the job. Probably no one else understands that site. And if the old person isn't willing to train new volunteers, it's very possible that no one else can figure it out.

Sadly, you can't stay on old hardware and software forever. If a system is going to fail eventually, better to start planning before it fails.

It seems pretty clear they released the new site before it was ready. But I understand the need to create a new one.