Have You Got A Local Newsletter For Your Community?
Do You Read Your Local Newsletter For Local Events & Services?
I recently visited a small village down the road from the town I live in, and found that they publish their own little newsletter every month – for 35p!
Now, I know I don’t live in the villages that it covered, but I do regularly walk in the woods and hills surrounding them and so found many of the articles and adverts of great interest.
There was a nature walk organised for the plantation that I often wander through – run by the very people who manage it – great first step to getting involved in that. There was also a cream tea party and book sale at the local vicarage and a guided tour of the local castle!
All run by local people for local people.
Now, I know that larger towns tend to have a local daily newspaper, but they focus on either current national stories or paid articles. Whereas this cute little 30-page offering was writing about local areas of natural beauty, historic homes, wildlife and the local National Trust property.
The adverts included to help fund it were all for local tradesman who have been working in the area for decades and offered personal services that were sometimes very specific to that area like thatched roofing or chimney cleaners which made it all the more personal.
So, What’s My Point?
Well, if you live near or regularly use a village or countryside area, then why not find out from the local store or public house if they have a local newsletter that you can buy or subscribe to. This way you can find out about local events that are outside of the normal ‘town’s’ reach. I mean nearly all the events in the booklet I found hadn’t been advertised in my local newspaper.
And if there isn’t one already on the go, then why not start one yourself. I don’t mean get a printing firm to start reeling of hundreds of copies – because this one I have is just sheets of paper printed at home, folded in the middle and stapled together. All in black and white.
It’s not the appearance that is important with something for the smaller community – its the team work and the ‘clubbing together’ that gets everyone involved.
Fancy a go yourself?
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