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.

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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 Members who are voluntary managed.
For non members and members who are not voluntary managed there is a charge £25 quarter page advert £40 half page advert £60 full page advert. Inserts - if an advert misses our Article Deadline an insert service is on offer. The ad needs to be provided in display format which can be photocopied, and is included with each newsletter.
If you would like to submit an article or an advert please contact us at the BAND office.
We also accept advertising from statutory and commercial organisations.
BAND reserves the right to edit articles as appropriate.

Deadlines for 2013 - 14

Summer (July and August 2013)
Articles deadline: 19th June
Inserts by: 10th July
Published: 15th July (approx)

Autumn Half Term (October 2013)
Articles deadline: 18th September
Inserts by: 9th October
Published: 14th October (approx)

Christmas (December 2013)
Articles deadline: 13th November
Inserts by: 4th December
Published: 9th December (approx)

Spring Half Term (February 2014)
Articles deadline: 8th January
Inserts by: 29th January
Published: 3rd February (approx)

Easter (April 2014)
Articles deadline: 26th February
Inserts by: 19th March
Published: 24th March (approx)

Summer Half Term (May and June 2014)
Articles deadline: 9th April
Inserts by: 30th April
Published: 5th May (approx)

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