Google features

Many aspects of these website templates are enhanced by 'free' features that Google provides, BUT despite costing nothing they insist on the account being linked to a credit card :-(. 

For this project (rather that asking local teams to link their card - we need their enthusiasm not their money) I got a seperate credit card and then dropped the limit to just £150. 

Next step was to use your project email address. For this example we are using info@onelowestoft.manystories.org, but in general just replace 'lowestoft' with your town/community (note the dot)

Maps

Go to https://mapsplatform.google.com

All you need is 

Geocoding API > Requests per day 250

Maps Javascript API > Map Loads per day 730

ABSOLUTELY KEY is to IMMEDIATELY go to the Quotas tab and set requests/Map loads per day FROM unlimited to the values avove > save  > relax. This ensures that the amount of maps displayed should never get above the FREE $200/month that Google generously gives ;-)