function loadbranches(map) {

	var baseIcon = new GIcon();
	baseIcon.shadow = 'http://www.aovcclassicshow.co.uk/assets/images/google_maps_markers/shadow50.png';
	baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
	baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
	baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
	baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);
	baseIcon.infoShadowAnchor = new GPoint(18, 25);

	function createMarker(point, infoTabs, image) {
		var icon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
		icon.image =  'http://www.aovcclassicshow.co.uk/assets/images/google_maps_markers/' + image;
		var marker = new GMarker(point, icon);
		GEvent.addListener(
			marker, "click", function() {
			//marker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs);
			marker.openInfoWindowHtml(infoTabs);
		});
		return marker;
	}

	//// Start Markers
        
	//Ballymena Showgrounds
	var infoTabs = "<strong>Ballymena Showgrounds</strong><br />Warden Street,<br />Ballymena,<br />BT43 7DR<br /><br />(T) 028 2563 8510<br />(F) 028 2563 8943";
	var marker = createMarker(
		new GLatLng(54.870384,-6.26664),
		infoTabs,
		'red_MarkerA.png'
	);
	map.addOverlay(marker);
	
	///END Markers

}

function load() {
	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
		window.map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
		window.map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
		window.map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		window.map.removeMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);
		window.map.removeMapType(G_PHYSICAL_MAP);
		window.map.removeMapType(G_SATELLITE_MAP);
		//window.map.addControl(new GOverviewMapControl());
		window.map.setCenter(
			new GLatLng(54.870384,-6.26664), 15
		);
		window.map._initCenter = window.map.getCenter();	// will need this when using jQuery tabs
		loadbranches(window.map);
	}
}

// set event handlers to load and unload our map
jQuery(document).ready(load);
jQuery('body').unload(GUnload);