The community magazine for Sleaford and surrounding villages
Your Local Lincs magazine will remain open during the 2021 January & February lockdown. The office and warehouse will operate an appointment service for delivery of booked leaflets to be dropped off. Sadly we can no longer receive any more rotary shoe boxes or mens’ clothes for rehabilitating ex-offenders. Distribution will continue as normal as we are an essential community service. We continue to adhere to strict Covid-19 Government guidelines. We are under constant review and should official guidelines change then we will respond accordingly.
As I write the welcome page this month, we are still amid lockdown, but I am hopeful that we will see an end to some of the restrictions soon. The major undertaking of getting the nation vaccinated is well underway, I believe I am to be called for mine by May and I can’t wait! I never thought I would be excited about receiving any vaccine. With Spring arriving, I do feel a sense of optimism in the air, and love seeing the spring flowers start to bloom.
There are some interesting articles this month within our pages, Caroline, from The Book Professional, talks to us about the art of bookbinding on pages 12-13. It has been a dying craft but is being revived by enthusiasts like Caroline. Dave’s Spherical Photography shares his passion for photographing wildlife and gives some excellent tips to our readers- see page 16.
Spindle Cottage are offering one lucky sewing enthusiast the opportunity to win a £50 voucher to spend in their shop. Check out our competition page.
Vet’s Voice this month, looks at the causes of pet anxiety, which has been on the rise during this pandemic. Their article is found on page 30.
I love our recipe on page 40 for Steak and Ale Pie, I can confirm it does taste as good as it looks! Why not give it a go, you won’t be disappointed.
Local Heckington resident, Tim Grigg shares his desire to leave a legacy for our environment by planting more trees. He has formed a group called ‘Trees for Heckington’. See what he has to say on page 58.
Stay safe and see you next month.
Best wishes
Karen
What Our Customer's Say
Advertising
“Due to the advertising in YOUR LOCAL LINCS my business has expanded and has worked for me in my business. I would recommend this to other companies out there!”
‘Your Local Lincs’ have provided an excellent service for the advertising of room hire in Sleaford Town Hall, which has resulted in an even greater take up of interest and potential bookings. We received outstanding communication from start to finish and will certainly be advertising through the publication in the future.
“I decided to advertise my new business venture with Your Local Lincs, after only a few months, I am in a position where I am looking to expand the business in order to fulfill all the business that I am receiving.”
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“Our Marketing systems show that advertising with Your Local Lincs magazine contributes to our successful marketing and ongoing sales.”
“Local people want local businesses – it works!!”
“As our main show room is not on the high street this publication acts as our shop window to the public.”
“We’ve advertised with Your Local Lincs since it first started and we have continued to find this the most successful form of advertising.”
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Leaflets
“It’s cost effective and so easy to have leaflets or business cards distributed with Your Local Lincs.”
“The leaflets really lifted up the profile of the tennis club to let people know we are here. Next time we’ll put a special offer on or ask people to bring in leaflet so we can gauge the response.”
“I’ve had a good response from the leaflet delivery service with people ringing me and I’ve managed to increase my customer base.”
“Leaflet drop was a cost effective way of promoting our business. Being able to select our own distribution areas allowed us to target a specific audience.”
“Our recent leafletting campaign with Your Local Lincs has been a great success, with many new PC Support customers and several businesses wanting new web sites. I will definitely be using Your Local Lincs to distrubute my leaflets next time”
Current Issue
Your Local Lincs Magazine is a high quality, glossy, compact magazine that bridges the gap between local newspapers and regional lifestyle magazines.
Printed in full colour throughout, it contains a range of interesting and relevant news and features about your local area. As well as providing a one-stop shop for useful information such as what’s on, community news and information.
Now in our 13th year, we have an impressive monthly distribution of over 23,000 homes and businesses. The magazine content has a bit of something for everyone.
Additionally, it provides suppliers of local goods and services with an affordable and effective means of advertising their services to the community. In turn our readers are encouraged to use retailers, suppliers and tradesmen from the local area, helping both the local economy and the environment in the process.
Our very competitive pricing enables local businesses to have a presence in a quality publication and to reach out to thousands of homes within a target area.
If you're a local business looking to get your name out there, give our office a call or visit our 'Advertise With Us' page. We will happily advise you on how we can help you promote your business to local people, with our prices starting from just £30.00+ VAT per issue.
