Thank you govpatel. I tried your suggestion. After creating a page (I named it “Welcome” and pasted a small welcoming message, then clicked “Save Draft”. I then clicked on “Settings” and then “Reading”, as you suggested. No problem so far. But after that, I find NO “Static Page” to select – and so I can proceed no further with your proposed solution.
I must say that (so far), I do not find this entire WordPress programme very user-friendly at all.
Please can you advise?
Thanks again.