So that last one was a false start. After reading a little bit more about git and how it plays with cvs, I managed to create another project that keeps all the existing history and puts a nice user interface on it.
The gitorious hosting seems a little more polished and a bit more newbie friendly (as befits a newbie friendly project). I would have used that one first had I known about it but only came accross it when looking for more info. Here's the url...
http://gitorious.org/projects/celtk
Kenny, you get the prize for the best commit / commit message ratio :-)
-- Andy