function checkItems(formobj)
{
	var fnm = formobj.fname.value
	if (fnm == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your first name.");
		formobj.fname.focus();
		return false
	}	
	var snm = formobj.sname.value
	if (snm == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your surname.");
		formobj.sname.focus();
		return false
	}	
	// check for a valid email
	var testresults
	var str=formobj.email.value
	var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
	if (!filter.test(str))
	{
		alert("Please provide us with a valid email address.");
		formobj.email.focus();
		return false
	}
	var dob = formobj.dob.value
	if (dob == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your date of birth.");
		formobj.dob.focus();
		return false
	}	
	var ad1 = formobj.add1.value
	if (ad1 == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your postal address (street number and name).");
		formobj.add1.focus();
		return false
	}
	var twn = formobj.town.value
	if (twn == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your local town (eg. Brighouse, Manchester).");
		formobj.town.focus();
		return false
	}
	var ad1 = formobj.canPC.value
	if (ad1 == "")
	{
		alert("Please provide a postcode (Used for search matching.)");
		formobj.canPC.focus();
		return false
	}
	var phn = formobj.tel.value
	var mob = formobj.mob.value
	if (phn == "" && mob == "")
	{
		alert("Please provide us with at least one contact phone number.");
		formobj.tel.focus();
		return false
	}
return true
}