BAND Newsletter
BANDNews, our newsletter, is published six times a year, in time for each school holiday and is delivered free of charge to all our member clubs and other childcare providers in and around Bristol. We also send it to local schools, libraries, youth and community centres and City Councillors. The current circulation is 1000 copies.
The newsletter contains sections on local and national childcare news, member clubs news, training opportunities, play news and ideas, management and funding, playwork job vacancies,local and national events and conferences in the fields of childcare and play. Articles for inclusion are welcomed and free advertising space is offered to voluntary agencies for events, jobs etc (space permitting). We also accept advertising from statutory and commercial organisations. BAND reserves the right to edit articles as appropriate.
Deadlines for 2011/2012
Winter (December 2011 - January 2012)
Articles deadline: 9th November
Inserts by: 30th November
Published: 5th December (approx)
Spring Half Term (February 2012)
Articles deadline: 11th January
Inserts by: 1st February
Published: 6th February (approx)
Spring (Easter March 2012)
Articles deadline: 29th February
Inserts by: 21st March
Published: 26th March (approx)
Summer Half Term (May - June 2012)
Articles deadline: 11th April
Inserts by: 2nd May
Published: 7th May (approx)
Summer (July - September 2012)
Articles deadline: 13th June
Inserts by: 4th July
Published: 9th July (approx)
Autumn (October 2012)
Articles deadline: 12th September
Inserts by: 3rd October
Published: 8th October (approx)
Winter (Christmas 2012)
Articles deadline: 7th November
Inserts by: 28th November
Published: 3rd December (approx)
Rates for advertising in the newsletter and website are as follows:
- BAND Members who are voluntary managed and non-profit making: Free
- Non-members and members who are not voluntary managed: £25 quarter page advert £40 half page advert £60 full page advert
If you would like to submit an article for inclusion in the next edition, please contact us at the BAND office. Alternatively, you can write your news down on an article inclusion sheet and post or fax it to us.