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The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, Dorset heading - with pictures of the congregation
at worship, enjoying a coffee and looking at the bookstall and at lunch
 

"Impact"

The Magazine of the Parishes of St Mary’s, Gillingham & St Simon and St Jude, Milton-on-Stour

copies of Impact
Impact with Sarum Link
several copies of Impact

Impact is published monthly. It is available in both churches.

It contains ...

Each issue contains: a thought-provoking leading article by one of the clergy, local church news and a children's activity page. Other items vary from month-to-month but include news from the wider church, articles about Christian symbolism and customs and seasonal recipes.

Cost and delivery

The magazine is available at 40p a copy. If you live in either parish you can have it delivered – please contact the Parish Office (for Gillingham) or Sam Woodcock (for Milton-on-Stour). Delivered with it (no extra cost) you will receive Sarum Link, the diocesan monthly newspaper.

For delivered copies, payment of the £4.80 subscription is due at the start of the year for that year, (or pro rata for the remainder of the year at the start of your subscription). Your deliverer will call for your sub.

By post

If you're someone who lives away from Gillingham and Milton, but used to live here and want to keep in touch, the annual subscription will be £4.80 plus the necessary postage.

Advertise

We welcome new advertisements.

The curent rates per annum are:
(as at August 2008)

  • ¼ page: £35.00
  • ½ page: £65.00
  • Full page: £120.00

To advertise in Impact please contact Colin Marsh or the Parish Office.

The Magazine Committee

  • Editor: Daphne Bryan
  • Sub-Editor: Margaret Porter
  • Advertising: Colin Marsh
  • Distribution: Gillingham – Carola Foster
  •              Milton-on-Stour – Sam Woodcock

(all members of the committee may be contacted through the Parish Office)

Copy and Publication Dates - 2010

Submitting material to be published ...

Please note: material must be addressed to the Editor and either sent to her via the Parish Office or left at the Parish Office by 1pm on the published deadline (see below) in order to qualify for inclusion.

The Editor has the final decision on the content, style, structure and presentation of “Impact”.

Distribution

"Impact" will be available to be collected from St. Mary's for delivery by the afternoon of the publication dates given below.

Edition Copy date Publication date
(Sarum Link date)
January 9th December 23rd December (16th)
February 13th January 27th January (27th)
following dates tbc
March 10th February 24th February (24th)
April 10th March 24th March (24th)
May 7th April 21st April (21st)
June 12th May 26th May (26th)
July 9th June 23rd June (23rd)
August 7th July 21st July (21st)
September 11th August 25th August (25th)
October 8th September 22nd September (22nd)
November 13th October 27th October (27th)
December 10th November 24th November (24th)
January '118th December 22nd December (tbc)

The full "Sarum Link" production schedule for 2010 (pdf, 16kB)



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