We apologise that some of this website has been unavailable for quite a while now but this was due to circumstances beyond our immediate control. We have worked hard to rebuild the missing pages and we hope you will find the content of some use to you.
Magazines and The Law
This whole website came about after we were taken to task when villagers
were fighting a proposed rehab centre in our community. The "Action
Group" were confronted by one individual who asked some rather awkward
questions about Legal Deposit and Printers Imprints, that no-one at the
time had an answer for, as we were totally ignorant about what we were being
asked. Having then spent an absolute age researching the relevant information,
to ensure we couldn't be called to task again, we decided we would put it
all together in one place for others who might need the same help in the
future.
So from small acorns............
The main topics are accessed via the links to the left
Click the relevant image. The information herein is not exhaustive
and we are sure you will be able to find more by using any of the search
sites available on the Internet. However we hope we have covered each item
in some detail giving the facts (as we see them) and that this information proves to
be of use to anyone who may require it.
Village or Parish magazine/newsletter publishers.
We would be very interested to hear from anyone who is considering publishing
a local magazine/newsletter, or anyone who already does so. We may be able
to share experiences and ideas, and it would be good to be able to produce
an informative list on this website, of these, that others could refer to.
Send us your website address and we will add it to our links page.
A short history of Minster Matters (MM)
MM has been in existence since February 2000. At the outset it was a single
folded A3 sheet (4 x A4 pages) which over time has grown to a regular 28
pages and at Christmas this has been known to rise to 32.
Still in A4 format,
the current circulation is 1830 copies per month (except January). Two copies
(Aug and Feb) normally carry coloured pictures, whilst the other 9 issues
are produced in B&W.
Since February 2008 we have also produced each issue
as a "talking book" audio CD for the visually impaired, and we also podcast
our audio files on the Internet.
Our magazine is delivered free of charge to all households within our Electoral
Boundary and is available on subscription to those living further afield.
The running costs are covered exclusively by advertisers and donations.
The CD is hand delivered to those who have requested copies in the village,
and is also available on subscription. Postage is free to registered blind
persons via the Royal Mail.
None of this would be possible though without the help of the "E"
team who produce and edit prior to printing, the "D" team who
go out in all weathers to the deliveries, and the "A" team who record the
audio files, a total of approximately 40 very willing unpaid volunteers.
Enough about us.
Please feel free to send us your feedback. We welcome criticism both positive and (constructively) negative, and we look forward to hearing from you..