MEDIA PACK 2025
Now in its 17th year, the Sherborne Times is published on the 28th of every month, with 6,000 copies distributed throughout Sherborne and the surrounding villages. It is delivered door-to-door and also available via supermarkets, bookshops, restaurants, sports centres, garden centres, estate agents, coffee shops and other selected outlets. The Sherborne Times is a well-regarded and sought-after publication of high production values and integrity. Stocks are snapped up within the first 7 days of publishing with copies often shared among friends before finding a permanent home on bookshelves and coffee tables. As such, and unique among local publications, the Sherborne Times has a very long shelf-life. It has a loyal and engaged readership both in print and online at sherbornetimes.co.uk, where the digital edition attracts a pleasingly large national and international audience.
This is all made possible by you, the advertisers, our sole source of sustenance.
Thank you for your interest and support. I look forward to seeing you on our pages soon.
Glen Cheyne Editor
“What a joy! And where to start to say ‘thank you’?”
“I enjoyed every page and would happily pay for this high-quality, gorgeous magazine.”
“I am so impressed by the quality and content.”
“I just wanted to email to say how absolutely beautiful it is.”
“Just gorgeous – I simply love it!”
“I just wanted you to know that it is one of the most beautifully designed mags I have seen!”
“What a brilliant magazine you’ve created! I’ve enjoyed every edition.”
“I have recently moved to the area and just wanted to congratulate you on the magazine. I think it is a superb local publication.”
“Just want to congratulate you and your team again for giving so much pleasure to the readers. It’s a brilliant mag in every way and I cannot congratulate you enough.”
“I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: the magazine continues to be outstanding in every respect.”
“The diversity of content is amazing - it’s such a compelling read.”
“Layout, content, communication level, relevance, photographs - none could be bettered. Thank you for giving me the pleasure of reading your publication.”
“I’d like to commend you on the Sherborne Times. I thoroughly enjoy receiving and reading the magazine – its quality is outstanding.”
“I am a big fan. I live locally and am always thrilled to pick up the latest issue - it’s a beautiful magazine.”
“Thanks for such a wonderful read! Fantastic publication.”
“We are honoured to be a part of your exceptional publication.”
“Thank you for bringing such a great little magazine to the people of Dorset, a real tonic.”
“What a wonderful, rich and important publication.”
“I absolutely adore the magazine.”
“Well done on a great publication!”
‘I wanted to congratulate you on an outstanding publication.”
“The Sherborne Times just gets better and better. It is a big contributor to making our town the wonderful place it is.”
“Thank you again for what you do – it is an excellent magazine.”
“I love the Sherborne Times and read it at home online in San Francisco.”
“Stunning, thank you so much.”
“A wonderful magazine, a great format and full of interesting articles.”
“It’s thanks to your beautiful magazine that I moved to Sherborne!”
ADVERTISING RATES & SPECIFICATIONS
5% discount available on prepaid bookings of 12 months. Artwork creation offered free of charge with bookings of 3 months or more.
Rates shown are for monthly insertions and subject to VAT at the standard rate.
Double Page Spread: £550.00 230mm H x 336mm W(+ 6mm bleed)
Half Page Landscape/Portrait: £205.00
106mm H x 155mm W
216.5mm H x 75.5mm W
Full Page: £290.00 230mm H x 168mm W (+ 6mm bleed)
Inside Back Cover: £335.00 Back Cover: £370.00
Quarter Page Landscape/Portrait: £150.00 51mm H x 155mm W
106mm H x 75.5mm W
Eighth Page: £50.00 51mm H x 75.5mm W
Leaflet insertion: 10p per insert (up to 6,000 copies)
ACCEPTED FORMATS
PDFs, JPEGs, TIFFs in high resolution (300 dpi) and Illustrator files with text converted to outlines.
ARTWORK DELIVERY DETAILS
By the 5th of each preceding month to: glen@homegrown-media.co.uk
CONTACTS
Editor and Creative Director
Glen Cheyne
glen@homegrown-media.co.uk 07957 496193
Editorial Assistant Helen Brown
helen@homegrown-media.co.uk 07515 554549
