Search by keyword

Follow these steps to search for services using a keyword:

1. Go to the West Berkshire Directory homepage.
2. In the search bar, type a keyword, such as dementia.
3. Add a postcode to refine results to your area:
• you don’t need to add a postcode if you want West Berkshire-wide results
• you can adjust the radius around your postcode afterwards.  Remember to click ‘apply location’ after the radius has been changed
4. Click search. 
5. If you use the search bar from the home page, this will search the whole directory using the search words that you choose, eg childminder, home care.  This will search across the Adults, Families and Local Offer pages. 

TIPS

If you are struggling to get the result you want, you can try these tips:

• start with a single keyword for the best results
• use AND to combine search terms and return results that contain both terms
• use OR to return results that contain either term
• use quotation marks around search terms to find results that contain the exact phrase in that order
• you can combine with AND, i.e. "walking AND football" will return Walking football on West Berkshire Directory
• you can use the categories (Adults, Families or SEND Local Offer) on your keyword search at any stage to reduce the results
• to reset your search after a using the search bar you will need to click ‘Directory’ at the top of the screen on the menu