function initialize() {
    
    if( $('#map_canvas').length ) {

      var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(53.961451,-1.112691);

      var myOptions = {
        zoom: 16,
        center: myLatlng,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
      }
      
      var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
      
      var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: myLatlng,
          map: map,
          title:"Poppleton Road Memorial Hall"
      }); 
      
    }
      
    if( $('#map_canvas2').length ) {
    
      var myLatlng2 = new google.maps.LatLng(53.928792,-1.160389);

      var myOptions2 = {
        zoom: 16,
        center: myLatlng2,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
      }
    
      var map2 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas2"), myOptions2);
    
      var marker2 = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: myLatlng2,
          map: map2,
          title:"Askham Bryan Village Hall"
      });  
      
    }

    if( $('#map_canvas3').length ) {
    
      var myLatlng3 = new google.maps.LatLng(54.016691,-1.073884);

      var myOptions3 = {
        zoom: 15,
        center: myLatlng3,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
      }
    
      var map3 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas3"), myOptions3);
    
      var marker3 = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: myLatlng3,
          map: map3,
          title:"Haxby Memorial Hall"
      });  
      
    }

    if( $('#map_canvas4').length ) {
    
      var myLatlng4 = new google.maps.LatLng(53.9896667,-1.072225);

      var myOptions4 = {
        zoom: 15,
        center: myLatlng4,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
      }
    
      var map4 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas4"), myOptions4);
    
      var marker4 = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: myLatlng4,
          map: map4,
          title:"The Folk Hall"
      });  
      
    }

    if( $('#map_canvas5').length ) {
    
      var myLatlng5 = new google.maps.LatLng(54.0183445,-1.0807922);

      var myOptions5 = {
        zoom: 15,
        center: myLatlng5,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
      }
    
      var map5 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas5"), myOptions5);
    
      var marker5 = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: myLatlng5,
          map: map5,
          title:"Haxby Methodist Church Hall"
      });  
      
    }

  }