How can I set up a small website for a local group?

Robin wants to find a way to create a site that doesn't require coding experience

As chair of our local allotment association, I'm wondering about setting up a website to provide information and news to new and existing allotmenteers. Can this be done with basic tech knowledge and zero experience of web design or coding? There's a bewildering number of services offering to host websites, sell domain names, provide easy-to-use templates and so on at a range of prices. What are the catches with the free or cheap services on offer?

We have a Facebook group but nobody in the association is very keen to keep this active. Robin

It's a pity you don't like the idea of using Facebook because this is generally the quickest and easiest way for a small group to get online. In fact, if an organisation has a physical manifestation - a school, park or church, allotments, a restaurant or so on - then it may already have a Facebook page. If so, you can apply to take it over. If that fails, you can start your own page and compete with it.