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A new day... a new monthly mag

On 24 Dec 2018 at 1:26pm sunshine wrote:

So, Viva has competition... Received my copy of Town & Country Magazine today... According to Sean Kane, it�s Editor it has been launched �in response to feedback from local people who have told us it is just what the area needs...� Well, quite.
Whadyya think Forum people? From my first glance it�s got a smattering of the Viva advertisers, tho only one posh school currently. Design is generic, but not too hideous and a couple of articles that I may read if I get very very bored on Christmas Day... Peculiar thing to launch...IMO

On 24 Dec 2018 at 1:27pm sunshine wrote:

Town and County not Country... of course, that is another thing entirely!!

On 24 Dec 2018 at 2:13pm Bert wrote:

I thought we were trying to save the planet. Do we really need more advertising fodder forced through our letter boxes ?

On 24 Dec 2018 at 5:27pm bongo wrote:

I'm sure that mother has Town and County where she lives in North Kent. If it's the same, it's really good - full of really useful stuff.

On 24 Dec 2018 at 11:13pm Clifford wrote:

I've got a simply spiffing idea. We bring out a glossy mag full of ads and we put a few restaurant reviews ('My companion opted for the...'), interviews with 'creatives' ('And then I was lucky enough to sell a picture to a friend of my father...' and a column by some deadbeat local politician in to fill the gaps between the ads, and we make some money.

On 25 Dec 2018 at 9:04am Fairmeadow wrote:

It seems to cover a wider geographic area than just Lewes town, with lots of District Council press releases asnews and a feature on the Mayor of Seaford. However the advertised 17,000 print run would only cover about half Lewes District. If you live outside Lewes town, did you get one?

On 26 Dec 2018 at 3:04pm David2 wrote:

Viva lewes have been failing to deliver to us for a while, despite calling and telling them, so if the new one comes by post it will get better coverage. First edition seems decent enough but I would be surprised if there really is a gap to fill. Maybe the advertising rates are lower.