Hello,

I work in IT, albeit in networking and infrastructure, so maybe able to at least assist in bouncing some ides around.

Is the database hosted on a physical device? If yes, then are they guys that host the site also able to host a database? If they aren't then it is perfectly possible, even recommended to host it in the cloud and let the host worry about up-time, power consumption of hardware etc... I'd imagine there would even be companies in the Forest/Gloucestershire that will do this.

Obviously the above will come with a fee, then you'd still need someone, or a bunch of people who can login and manage all the data.

Have you thought about posting a message in the local paper to see if anyone can help out?