var map;
	var localSearch = new GlocalSearch();

	var icon = new GIcon();
	icon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker.png";
	icon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
	icon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
	icon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
	icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(10, 34);

	function usePointFromPostcode(postcode, callbackFunction) {
		localSearch.setSearchCompleteCallback(null,	function() {
			if (localSearch.results[0]) {    
				var resultLat = localSearch.results[0].lat;
				var resultLng = localSearch.results[0].lng;
				var point = new GLatLng(resultLat,resultLng);
				callbackFunction(point);
			}else{
				alert("Postcode not found!");
			}
		});  
		localSearch.execute(postcode + ", UK");
	}

	function placeMarkerAtPoint(point){
		var marker = new GMarker(point,icon);
		map.addOverlay(marker);
		map.setCenter(point, 17);
	} 

	function setCenterToPoint(point){	
		map.setCenter(point, 17);
	}

	function initialize() {
	  if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
		map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));

		map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		map.setCenter(new GLatLng(54.622978,-2.592773), 5, G_HYBRID_MAP);

		//setPosition("cb1 7sp");
	  }
	}


  function setPosition(myPostcode){
	usePointFromPostcode(myPostcode, placeMarkerAtPoint);
  }