function validate_match(f)
{
//alert("scerere")

//f = document.form1;

	var valid = true;
	var errors = "The following errors have occurred.\nPlease try again.\n\n";




if((f.email.value == "") || (f.email.value.indexOf('@') == "-1"))
	{
		errors += "- please make sure you enter an email address\n";
	valid = false;
	}
	
if(f.email2.value == "")
	{
		errors += "- please make sure you confirm your email address correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	
	

if ((f.email.value != "") && (f.email2.value != "")){

if (f.email.value != f.email2.value){
	errors += "- please ensure your email addresses match.\n";
valid = false;
}
	
}


if (f.firstname.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your first name correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	

if (f.surname.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your surname correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	

if (f.homeaddress.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your home address correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	

if (f.city.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your city correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	

if (f.county.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your county correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}

if (f.postcode.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your postcode correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	

if (f.telephone.value == "")
	{
	     errors += "- please make sure you confirm your telephone correctly\n";
	valid = false;
	}	


	if(!valid)
	{
		alert(errors);
	}
	
	return valid;

}