Thinking of starting your own business?

Apologies for not keeping this blog up to date ...

With an increasing number of people being made redundant and thinking about going freelance or starting their own business rather than going back into the jobs market, our May issue will feature a special supplement - Starting Your Own Business.

Packed with tips on how to make the most of your resources to make your business successful, this is going to be a really useful issue!

If you are a business offering services that would be of interest to start-up SMEs and would like to advertise in the supplement, call Alison on 01367 888229 or email alison@ctinthevale.co.uk

October issue of CT In The Vale online!

The October issue of the magazine is online and includes lots of great stuff including autumn at Farmer Gow's, review of the King and Queen Pub in Longcot (this month's Hidden gem and well worth a visit!) and your chance to win an iPhone in our monthly competition!

Visit the magazine online here

Deadlines for the next few issues

Just wanted to let you know the deadlines for booking ads and supplying copy (editorial or advertising) for the next few issues.

November issue
Deadline: 17th October
Distribution from 1st November

December issue
Deadline: 14th November
Distribution from 29th November

Jan issue
Stupidly early deadline: 5th December
Distribution from 3rd/4th Jan.
This issue will be our usual New Year, New You theme so if you have any articles on New Year Resolution/personal change etc please bear us in mind for them!

£250,000 windfall pays for airhall (From Herald Series)

Sports enthusiasts in Wantage are celebrating a £250,000 windfall to pay for a sports facility.

King Alfred's Community and Sports College is to be handed £250,000 by the Government to fund its sports dome. The £200,000 polythene airhall was built last year over outdoor tennis courts on the school's west site in Challow Road.

It is one of 42 sports colleges in the country — and the only one in Oxfordshire — to share a slice of £10m to improve sports facilities."

Full story in the Wantage Herald

LOCAL NEWS: Wonder women who have saved 675 lives (From Herald Series)

A trio of blood-giving lifesavers from Faringdon have been honoured for their efforts.

Ann Goodman, 65, has donated 79 times, while Angela Cartwright, 68, and Thelma Hunt, 62, rolled up their sleeves to give 75 lifesaving donations each. Between them, they have saved 675 lives.

The three women were presented with engraved crystal plates by the National Blood Service (NBS) at Faringdon Corn Exchange.

Full story in the Wantage Herald

September competition - a theatre break for two

make sure you enter this month's fantastic competition, which offers one lucky reader a fabulous weekend for two in London! Included in the prize is one night's stay at a 4* hotel with continental breakfast and top price tickets for a West End show of your choice.
Click here to enter.




*Please note; this competition is open for CT readers all over the country.

Delay in distributing September issue

Really sorry but due to circumstances out of my control, the September issue of CT In The Vale has gone to press late and won't be distributed till next weekend (13th Sept).

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Alison

Deadline for October issue

The deadline for advertising and editorial copy for the October issue of CT In The Vale is Wednesday 17th September.

If you require more information or would like to book an advert, please email me or call 01367 888229.

The magazine will be distributed to homes on the weekend of 3rd October, and available from the usual outlets on Monday 5th October.

September issue availibility

The September issue will be delivered over the weekend of 4th September and available in the usual outlets from Mon 6th September.

The competition prize this month is a weekend in London, with hotel accommodation and tickets for a West End show. We sometimes have problems updating the competition image on the website but please be assured that all competition entries received on or after 4th September WILL go in to the draw for the London weekend.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog for Community Times In The Vale magazine. We hope you will find this a useful resource for finding out about advertising and editorial deadlines, publication dates, forthcoming features and much more. We'll be updating all that information regularly, and will also post details of local events and news that we think might interest you. If you have any ideas or questions please leave a comment and we'll do our best to reply as soon as possible.