diff --git a/core/admin.py b/core/admin.py
index a8ce55f..59c93f2 100644
--- a/core/admin.py
+++ b/core/admin.py
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ class LogbookEntryAdmin(TroggleModelAdmin):
         }
     actions=('export_logbook_entries_as_html','export_logbook_entries_as_txt')
     
-    def export_logbook_entries_as_html(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    def export_logbook_entries_as_html(self, modeladmin, request, queryset):
         response=downloadLogbook(request=request, queryset=queryset, extension='html')
         return response
         
-    def export_logbook_entries_as_txt(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    def export_logbook_entries_as_txt(self, modeladmin, request, queryset):
         response=downloadLogbook(request=request, queryset=queryset, extension='txt')
         return response
 
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ admin.site.register(SurvexScanSingle)
 
 
 def export_as_json(modeladmin, request, queryset):
-    response = HttpResponse(mimetype="text/json")
+    response = HttpResponse(content_type="text/json")
     response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=troggle_output.json'
     serializers.serialize("json", queryset, stream=response)
     return response
 
 
 def export_as_xml(modeladmin, request, queryset):
-    response = HttpResponse(mimetype="text/xml")
+    response = HttpResponse(content_type="text/xml")
     response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=troggle_output.xml'
     serializers.serialize("xml", queryset, stream=response)
     return response
diff --git a/core/forms.py b/core/forms.py
index b091696..8265178 100644
--- a/core/forms.py
+++ b/core/forms.py
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ class EntranceForm(ModelForm):
     #underground_centre_line = forms.CharField(required = False, widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 10}))
     #notes = forms.CharField(required = False, widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 10}))
     #references = forms.CharField(required = False, widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 10}))
-    other_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
-    tag_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
-    exact_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
-    northing = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
-    easting = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
-    alt = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a singl;e line entry
+    other_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
+    tag_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
+    exact_station = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
+    northing = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
+    easting = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
+    alt = forms.CharField(required=False) # Trying to change this to a single line entry
     class Meta:
         model = Entrance
         exclude = ("cached_primary_slug", "filename",)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def getTripForm(expedition):
         html = forms.CharField(widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 30})) 
 
         def clean(self):
-            print dir(self)
+            print(dir(self))
             if self.cleaned_data.get("caveOrLocation") == "cave" and not self.cleaned_data.get("cave"):
                 self._errors["cave"] = self.error_class(["This field is required"]) 
             if self.cleaned_data.get("caveOrLocation") == "location" and not self.cleaned_data.get("location"):
diff --git a/core/templatetags/survex_markup.py b/core/templatetags/survex_markup.py
index 5b9aa36..d6ddd0e 100644
--- a/core/templatetags/survex_markup.py
+++ b/core/templatetags/survex_markup.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def survex_to_html(value, autoescape=None):
     if autoescape:
         value = conditional_escape(value)
     for regex, sub in regexes:
-        print sub
+        print(sub)
         value = regex.sub(sub, value)
     return mark_safe(value)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/views_caves.py b/core/views_caves.py
index a785170..af76b1e 100644
--- a/core/views_caves.py
+++ b/core/views_caves.py
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ from troggle.helper import login_required_if_public
 from django.forms.models import modelformset_factory
 from django import forms
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from utils import render_with_context # see views_logbooks for explanation on this.
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.conf import settings
 import re, urlparse
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
 import settings
 
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ def caveindex(request):
     caves1626 = list(Cave.objects.filter(area__short_name = "1626"))
     caves1623.sort(caveCmp)
     caves1626.sort(caveCmp)
-    return render_with_context(request,'caveindex.html', {'caves1623': caves1623, 'caves1626': caves1626, 'notablecaves':notablecaves, 'cavepage': True})
+    return render(request,'caveindex.html', {'caves1623': caves1623, 'caves1626': caves1626, 'notablecaves':notablecaves, 'cavepage': True})
 
 def millenialcaves(request):
     #RW messing around area
@@ -83,43 +82,43 @@ def cave3d(request, cave_id=''):
 def cave(request, cave_id='', offical_name=''):
     cave=getCave(cave_id)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave, 'cavepage': True, 'cave_id': cave_id})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave, 'cavepage': True, 'cave_id': cave_id})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave.html', {'settings': settings, 'cave': cave, 'cavepage': True, 'cave_id': cave_id})
+        return render(request,'cave.html', {'settings': settings, 'cave': cave, 'cavepage': True, 'cave_id': cave_id})
 
 def caveEntrance(request, slug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = slug)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave_entrances.html', {'cave': cave})
+        return render(request,'cave_entrances.html', {'cave': cave})
 
 def caveDescription(request, slug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = slug)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave_uground_description.html', {'cave': cave})
+        return render(request,'cave_uground_description.html', {'cave': cave})
 
 def caveQMs(request, slug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = slug)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave_qms.html', {'cave': cave})
+        return render(request,'cave_qms.html', {'cave': cave})
 def caveLogbook(request, slug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = slug)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave_logbook.html', {'cave': cave})
+        return render(request,'cave_logbook.html', {'cave': cave})
 
 def caveSlug(request, slug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = slug)
     if cave.non_public and settings.PUBLIC_SITE and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave, 'cave_editable': slug})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': cave, 'cave_editable': slug})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'cave.html', {'cave': cave, 'cave_editable': slug})
+        return render(request,'cave.html', {'cave': cave, 'cave_editable': slug})
 
 @login_required_if_public
 def edit_cave(request, slug=None):
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ def edit_cave(request, slug=None):
         ceFormSet = CaveAndEntranceFormSet(queryset=cave.caveandentrance_set.all())
         versionControlForm = VersionControlCommentForm()
         
-    return render_with_context(request, 
+    return render(request, 
                                'editcave2.html', 
                                {'form': form,
                                 'caveAndEntranceFormSet': ceFormSet,
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ def editEntrance(request, caveslug, slug=None):
             entletter = EntranceLetterForm(request.POST)
         else:
             entletter = None
-    return render_with_context(request, 
+    return render(request, 
                                'editentrance.html', 
                                {'form': form,
                                 'versionControlForm': versionControlForm,
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ def qm(request,cave_id,qm_id,year,grade=None):
     year=int(year)
     try:
         qm=getCave(cave_id).get_QMs().get(number=qm_id,found_by__date__year=year)
-        return render_with_context(request,'qm.html',locals())
+        return render(request,'qm.html',locals())
 
     except QM.DoesNotExist:
         url=urlparse.urljoin(settings.URL_ROOT, r'/admin/core/qm/add/'+'?'+  r'number=' + qm_id)
@@ -228,16 +227,16 @@ def qm(request,cave_id,qm_id,year,grade=None):
 def ent(request, cave_id, ent_letter):
     cave = Cave.objects.filter(kataster_number = cave_id)[0]
     cave_and_ent = CaveAndEntrance.objects.filter(cave = cave).filter(entrance_letter = ent_letter)[0]
-    return render_with_context(request,'entrance.html', {'cave': cave,
+    return render(request,'entrance.html', {'cave': cave,
                                                 'entrance': cave_and_ent.entrance,
                                                 'letter': cave_and_ent.entrance_letter,})
 
 def entranceSlug(request, slug):
     entrance = Entrance.objects.get(entranceslug__slug = slug)
     if entrance.non_public and not request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': entrance})
+        return render(request,'nonpublic.html', {'instance': entrance})
     else:
-        return render_with_context(request,'entranceslug.html', {'entrance': entrance})
+        return render(request,'entranceslug.html', {'entrance': entrance})
 
 def survexblock(request, survexpath):
     survexpath = re.sub("/", ".", survexpath)
@@ -245,12 +244,12 @@ def survexblock(request, survexpath):
     survexblock = models.SurvexBlock.objects.get(survexpath=survexpath)
     #ftext = survexblock.filecontents()
     ftext = survexblock.text
-    return render_with_context(request,'survexblock.html', {'survexblock':survexblock, 'ftext':ftext, })
+    return render(request,'survexblock.html', {'survexblock':survexblock, 'ftext':ftext, })
 
 def surveyindex(request):
     surveys=Survey.objects.all()
     expeditions=Expedition.objects.order_by("-year")
-    return render_with_context(request,'survey.html',locals())
+    return render(request,'survey.html',locals())
 
 def survey(request,year,wallet_number):
     surveys=Survey.objects.all()
@@ -263,19 +262,19 @@ def survey(request,year,wallet_number):
             planSketches=current_survey.scannedimage_set.filter(contents='plan')
             elevationSketches=current_survey.scannedimage_set.filter(contents='elevation')
 
-    return render_with_context(request,'survey.html', locals())
+    return render(request,'survey.html', locals())
 
 def cave_description(request, cavedescription_name):
     cave_description = get_object_or_404(CaveDescription, short_name = cavedescription_name)
-    return render_with_context(request,'cave_description.html', locals())
+    return render(request,'cave_description.html', locals())
 
 def get_entrances(request, caveslug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = caveslug)
-    return render_with_context(request,'options.html', {"items": [(e.entrance.slug(), e.entrance.slug()) for e in cave.entrances()]})
+    return render(request,'options.html', {"items": [(e.entrance.slug(), e.entrance.slug()) for e in cave.entrances()]})
 
 def get_qms(request, caveslug):
     cave = Cave.objects.get(caveslug__slug = caveslug)
-    return render_with_context(request,'options.html', {"items": [(e.entrance.slug(), e.entrance.slug()) for e in cave.entrances()]})
+    return render(request,'options.html', {"items": [(e.entrance.slug(), e.entrance.slug()) for e in cave.entrances()]})
 
 areanames = [
 	#('',     'Location unclear'),
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ def prospecting(request):
         caves = list(a.cave_set.all())
         caves.sort(caveCmp)
         areas.append((name, a, caves))
-    return render_with_context(request, 'prospecting.html', {"areas": areas})
+    return render(request, 'prospecting.html', {"areas": areas})
     
 # Parameters for big map and zoomed subarea maps:
 # big map first (zoom factor ignored)
diff --git a/core/views_logbooks.py b/core/views_logbooks.py
index ffd1243..b8069da 100644
--- a/core/views_logbooks.py
+++ b/core/views_logbooks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, render
 from troggle.core.models import Expedition, Person, PersonExpedition, PersonTrip, LogbookEntry, SurvexBlock
 import troggle.core.models as models
 import troggle.settings as settings
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from troggle.core.forms import getTripForm#, get_name, PersonForm
 from  django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponse
 from django.template import Context, loader
-from utils import render_with_context
 import os.path
 import troggle.parsers.logbooks as logbookparsers
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ def personindex(request):
             if person.bisnotable():
                 notablepersons.append(person)
 
-    return render_with_context(request,'personindex.html', {'persons': persons, 'personss':personss, 'notablepersons':notablepersons, })
+    return render(request,'personindex.html', {'persons': persons, 'personss':personss, 'notablepersons':notablepersons, })
 
 
 def expedition(request, expeditionname):
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ def expedition(request, expeditionname):
         
     if "reload" in request.GET:
         LoadLogbookForExpedition(this_expedition)
-    return render_with_context(request,'expedition.html', {'expedition': this_expedition, 'expeditions':expeditions, 'personexpeditiondays':personexpeditiondays, 'settings':settings, 'dateditems': dateditems })
+    return render(request,'expedition.html', {'expedition': this_expedition, 'expeditions':expeditions, 'personexpeditiondays':personexpeditiondays, 'settings':settings, 'dateditems': dateditems })
 
 def get_absolute_url(self):
     return ('expedition', (expedition.year))
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ def person(request, first_name='', last_name='', ):
             this_person.save()
             return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('profiles_select_profile'))
     
-    return render_with_context(request,'person.html', {'person': this_person, })
+    return render(request,'person.html', {'person': this_person, })
 
 
 def GetPersonChronology(personexpedition):
@@ -135,17 +134,17 @@ def personexpedition(request, first_name='',  last_name='', year=''):
     this_expedition = Expedition.objects.get(year=year)
     personexpedition = person.personexpedition_set.get(expedition=this_expedition)
     personchronology = GetPersonChronology(personexpedition)
-    return render_with_context(request,'personexpedition.html', {'personexpedition': personexpedition, 'personchronology':personchronology})
+    return render(request,'personexpedition.html', {'personexpedition': personexpedition, 'personchronology':personchronology})
 
 
 def logbookentry(request, date, slug):
     this_logbookentry = LogbookEntry.objects.filter(date=date, slug=slug)
 
     if len(this_logbookentry)>1:
-        return render_with_context(request, 'object_list.html',{'object_list':this_logbookentry})
+        return render(request, 'object_list.html',{'object_list':this_logbookentry})
     else:
         this_logbookentry=this_logbookentry[0]
-        return render_with_context(request, 'logbookentry.html', {'logbookentry': this_logbookentry})
+        return render(request, 'logbookentry.html', {'logbookentry': this_logbookentry})
 
 
 def logbookSearch(request, extra):
@@ -156,14 +155,14 @@ def logbookSearch(request, extra):
     entry_query = search.get_query(query_string, ['text','title',])
     found_entries = LogbookEntry.objects.filter(entry_query)
 
-    return render_with_context(request,'logbooksearch.html',
+    return render(request,'logbooksearch.html',
                           { 'query_string': query_string, 'found_entries': found_entries, })
                           #context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 def personForm(request,pk):
     person=Person.objects.get(pk=pk)
     form=PersonForm(instance=person)
-    return render_with_context(request,'personform.html', {'form':form,})
+    return render(request,'personform.html', {'form':form,})
 
 
 def experimental(request):
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ def experimental(request):
             
     survexlegs = models.SurvexLeg.objects.all()
     totalsurvexlength = sum([survexleg.tape  for survexleg in survexlegs])
-    return render_with_context(request, 'experimental.html', { "nsurvexlegs":len(survexlegs), "totalsurvexlength":totalsurvexlength, "legsbyexpo":legsbyexpo })
+    return render(request, 'experimental.html', { "nsurvexlegs":len(survexlegs), "totalsurvexlength":totalsurvexlength, "legsbyexpo":legsbyexpo })
 
 @login_required_if_public
 def newLogbookEntry(request, expeditionyear, pdate = None, pslug = None):
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ def newLogbookEntry(request, expeditionyear, pdate = None, pslug = None):
             tripForm = TripForm() # An unbound form
             personTripFormSet = PersonTripFormSet()
 
-    return render_with_context(request, 'newlogbookentry.html', {
+    return render(request, 'newlogbookentry.html', {
         'tripForm': tripForm,
         'personTripFormSet': personTripFormSet,
 
@@ -261,8 +260,8 @@ def delLogbookEntry(lbe):
 
 def get_people(request, expeditionslug):
     exp = Expedition.objects.get(year = expeditionslug)
-    return render_with_context(request,'options.html', {"items": [(pe.slug, pe.name) for pe in exp.personexpedition_set.all()]})
+    return render(request,'options.html', {"items": [(pe.slug, pe.name) for pe in exp.personexpedition_set.all()]})
 
 def get_logbook_entries(request, expeditionslug):
     exp = Expedition.objects.get(year = expeditionslug)
-    return render_with_context(request,'options.html', {"items": [(le.slug, "%s - %s" % (le.date, le.title)) for le in exp.logbookentry_set.all()]})
+    return render(request,'options.html', {"items": [(le.slug, "%s - %s" % (le.date, le.title)) for le in exp.logbookentry_set.all()]})
diff --git a/core/views_other.py b/core/views_other.py
index 6a195b9..1297e7f 100644
--- a/core/views_other.py
+++ b/core/views_other.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django import forms
 from django.template import loader, Context
 from django.db.models import Q
+from django.shortcuts import render
 import databaseReset
 import re
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from utils import render_with_context
 from troggle.core.models import *
 from troggle.helper import login_required_if_public
 
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ def stats(request):
     statsDict['caveCount'] = int(Cave.objects.count())
     statsDict['personCount'] = int(Person.objects.count())
     statsDict['logbookEntryCount'] = int(LogbookEntry.objects.count())
-    return render_with_context(request,'statistics.html', statsDict)
+    return render(request,'statistics.html', statsDict)
 
 def frontpage(request):
     if request.user.is_authenticated():
-        return render_with_context(request,'tasks.html')
+        return render(request,'tasks.html')
 
     expeditions =  Expedition.objects.order_by("-year")
     logbookentry = LogbookEntry
     cave = Cave
     photo = DPhoto
     from django.contrib.admin.templatetags import log
-    return render_with_context(request,'frontpage.html', locals())
+    return render(request,'frontpage.html', locals())
 
 def todo(request):
     message = "no test message"  #reverse('personn', kwargs={"name":"hkjhjh"}) 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def todo(request):
 
     expeditions =  Expedition.objects.order_by("-year")
     totallogbookentries = LogbookEntry.objects.count()
-    return render_with_context(request,'index.html', {'expeditions':expeditions, 'all':'all', 'totallogbookentries':totallogbookentries, "message":message})
+    return render(request,'index.html', {'expeditions':expeditions, 'all':'all', 'totallogbookentries':totallogbookentries, "message":message})
 
 
 def controlPanel(request):
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ def controlPanel(request):
                     jobs_completed.append(item)
         else:
             if request.user.is_authenticated(): #The user is logged in, but is not a superuser.
-                return render_with_context(request,'controlPanel.html', {'caves':Cave.objects.all(),'error':'You must be a superuser to use that feature.'})
+                return render(request,'controlPanel.html', {'caves':Cave.objects.all(),'error':'You must be a superuser to use that feature.'})
             else:
                 return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('auth_login'))
 
-    return render_with_context(request,'controlPanel.html', {'caves':Cave.objects.all(),'expeditions':Expedition.objects.all(),'jobs_completed':jobs_completed})
+    return render(request,'controlPanel.html', {'caves':Cave.objects.all(),'expeditions':Expedition.objects.all(),'jobs_completed':jobs_completed})
 
 def downloadCavetab(request):
     from export import tocavetab
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def logbook_entry_suggestions(request):
     print('got 208')
     any_suggestions=True
     print('got 210')
-    return render_with_context(request,'suggestions.html',
+    return render(request,'suggestions.html',
         {
         'unwiki_QMs':unwiki_QMs,
         'any_suggestions':any_suggestions
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def newFile(request, pslug = None):
 #        else:        
 #            fileform = UploadFileForm() # An unbound form
 
-    return render_with_context(request, 'editfile.html', {
+    return render(request, 'editfile.html', {
         'fileForm': fileform,
 
     })
diff --git a/core/views_survex.py b/core/views_survex.py
index 9fc334a..a0f4637 100644
--- a/core/views_survex.py
+++ b/core/views_survex.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
 
 def svxraw(request, survex_file):
     svx = open(os.path.join(settings.SURVEX_DATA, survex_file+".svx"), "rb")
-    return HttpResponse(svx, mimetype="text")
+    return HttpResponse(svx, content_type="text")
 
 
 # The cavern running function
@@ -193,20 +193,20 @@ def threed(request, survex_file):
     process(survex_file)
     try:
         threed = open(settings.SURVEX_DATA + survex_file + ".3d", "rb")
-        return HttpResponse(threed, mimetype="model/3d")
+        return HttpResponse(threed, content_type="model/3d")
     except:
         log = open(settings.SURVEX_DATA + survex_file + ".log", "rb")
-        return HttpResponse(log, mimetype="text")
+        return HttpResponse(log, content_type="text")
 
 def log(request, survex_file):
     process(survex_file)
     log = open(settings.SURVEX_DATA + survex_file + ".log", "rb")
-    return HttpResponse(log, mimetype="text")
+    return HttpResponse(log, content_type="text")
 
 def err(request, survex_file):
     process(survex_file)
     err = open(settings.SURVEX_DATA + survex_file + ".err", "rb")
-    return HttpResponse(err, mimetype="text")
+    return HttpResponse(err, content_type="text")
 
 
 
diff --git a/flatpages/views.py b/flatpages/views.py
index 8bc25ba..6360393 100644
--- a/flatpages/views.py
+++ b/flatpages/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import troggle.settings as settings
 from troggle.helper import login_required_if_public
-from utils import render_with_context
+from django.shortcuts import render
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect, Http404
 from  django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ def flatpage(request, path):
                 o = open(os.path.normpath(settings.EXPOWEB + path + "index.htm"), "rb")
                 path = path + "index.htm"
             except IOError:
-                return render_with_context(request, 'pagenotfound.html', {'path': path})
+                return render(request, 'pagenotfound.html', {'path': path})
     else:        
         try:
             filetobeopened = os.path.normpath(settings.EXPOWEB + path)
             o = open(filetobeopened, "rb")
         except IOError:
-            return render_with_context(request, 'pagenotfound.html', {'path': path})
+            return render(request, 'pagenotfound.html', {'path': path})
     if path.endswith(".htm") or path.endswith(".html"):
         html = o.read()
         
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def flatpage(request, path):
         if re.search(r"iso-8859-1", html):
             body = unicode(body, "iso-8859-1")
             body.strip
-        return render_with_context(request, 'flatpage.html', {'editable': True, 'path': path, 'title': title, 'body': body, 'homepage': (path == "index.htm"), 'has_menu': has_menu})
+        return render(request, 'flatpage.html', {'editable': True, 'path': path, 'title': title, 'body': body, 'homepage': (path == "index.htm"), 'has_menu': has_menu})
     else:
         return HttpResponse(o.read(), content_type=getmimetype(path))
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def editflatpage(request, path):
             flatpageForm = FlatPageForm({"html": body, "title": title})
         else:
             flatpageForm = FlatPageForm()
-    return render_with_context(request, 'editflatpage.html', {'path': path, 'form': flatpageForm, })
+    return render(request, 'editflatpage.html', {'path': path, 'form': flatpageForm, })
 
 class FlatPageForm(forms.Form):
     title = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size':'60'}))
diff --git a/templates/editcave2.html b/templates/editcave2.html
index 85df6e7..03deeea 100644
--- a/templates/editcave2.html
+++ b/templates/editcave2.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 <script src="{{ settings.TINY_MCE_MEDIA_URL }}tiny_mce.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 {% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
+<h1>Edit Cave</h1>
 <form action="" method="post">{% csrf_token %}
     <table>{{ form }}{{caveAndEntranceFormSet}}</table>
     {{ versionControlForm }}
diff --git a/templates/logbookentry.html b/templates/logbookentry.html
index 2b60996..cc1c9f1 100644
--- a/templates/logbookentry.html
+++ b/templates/logbookentry.html
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
 </div>
 
 <div id="col1">
-<div class="logbookentry">
-<b>{{logbookentry.date}}</b>
-    {{logbookentry.text|wiki_to_html}}</div>
+  <div class="logbookentry">
+    <b>{{logbookentry.date}}</b>
+    {{logbookentry.text}}</div>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index 0dbd9a0..287755b 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actualurlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^getLogBookEntries/(?P<expeditionslug>.*)', views_logbooks.get_logbook_entries, name = "get_logbook_entries"),
 
     
-    url(r'^cave/new/$', edit_cave, name="newcave"),
+    url(r'^cave/new/$', views_caves.edit_cave, name="newcave"),
     url(r'^cave/(?P<cave_id>[^/]+)/?$', views_caves.cave, name="cave"),
     url(r'^caveslug/([^/]+)/?$', views_caves.caveSlug, name="caveSlug"),
     url(r'^cave/entrance/([^/]+)/?$', views_caves.caveEntrance),
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actualurlpatterns = patterns('',
 #    url(r'^jgtuploadfile$',     view_surveys.jgtuploadfile, name="jgtuploadfile"),
 
     url(r'^cave/(?P<cave_id>[^/]+)/?(?P<ent_letter>[^/])$', ent),
-    url(r'^cave/(?P<slug>[^/]+)/edit/$', edit_cave, name="edit_cave"),
+    url(r'^cave/(?P<slug>[^/]+)/edit/$', views_caves.edit_cave, name="edit_cave"),
     #(r'^cavesearch', caveSearch),
 
     
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index a91a1aa..d5deeda 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.shortcuts import render
 import random, re, logging
 from troggle.core.models import CaveDescription
 
@@ -58,21 +59,6 @@ def save_carefully(objectType, lookupAttribs={}, nonLookupAttribs={}):
     if not created and not instance.new_since_parsing:
         logging.info(str(instance) + " existed in the database unchanged since last parse. It was overwritten by the current script. \n")
     return (instance, created)
-
-def render_with_context(req, *args, **kwargs):
-    """this is the snippet from http://www.djangosnippets.org/snippets/3/
-
-    Django uses Context, not RequestContext when you call render_to_response.
-    We always want to use RequestContext, so that django adds the context from
-    settings.TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS. This way we automatically get
-    necessary settings variables passed to each template. So we use a custom
-    method, render_response instead of render_to_response. Hopefully future
-    Django releases will make this unnecessary."""
-
-    from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
-    from django.template import RequestContext
-    kwargs['context_instance'] = RequestContext(req)
-    return render_to_response(*args, **kwargs)
     
 re_body = re.compile(r"\<body[^>]*\>(.*)\</body\>", re.DOTALL)
 re_title = re.compile(r"\<title[^>]*\>(.*)\</title\>", re.DOTALL)