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, play news and ideas, management and funding, playwork job vacancies, and 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 2010
Winter (Dec 2009 - Jan 10)
Articles deadline: Wed 11th November
Inserts by: Wed 2nd December
Mailout: Mon 7th December (approx)
Spring Half Term (Feb - Mar 10)
Articles deadline: 6th January
Inserts by: 27th January
Published: 1st February (approx)
Spring (Apr - May 10)
Articles deadline: 24th February
Inserts by: 17th March
Published: 22nd March (approx)
Summer Half Term (June 10)
Articles deadline: 14th April
Inserts by: 5th May
Published: 12th May (approx)
Summer (July - Sept 10)
Articles deadline: 16th June
Inserts by: 7th July
Published: 12th July (approx)
Autumn Half Term (Oct - Nov 10)
Articles deadline: 15th September
Inserts by: 6th October
Published: 11th October (approx)
Winter (Dec 10 - Jan 11)
Articles deadline: 10th November
Inserts by: 2nd December
Published: 6th December (approx)
Rates for advertising in the newsletter 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.