The Beestonian

New year, new issue, new Editor – me! (cue excited squeal)

Regular readers will know me via the Creative Beeston column, which covers events like the excellent ABC Art Trail as well as seeks to uncover all the local creative talent in our town. My recent involvement with the superb Arts Council Funded project Thortify, led to the introduction of a self care section in the mag, this will now be headed up by our ‘Wellbeing Warrior’ Amy Gill – because mental health matters.

Like Beeston, the magazine is constantly evolving and founder Matt Turpin has pulled together a marvellous bunch of writers and a brilliant designer to collaborate with, so I am thrilled to be stepping into his shoes. Having written for the mag since 2018 (when it was still in black and white) championing creativity and getting involved in my community always reminds me how lucky I am to live in Beeston. Incidentally, I am one of those students who moved into the area to study over twenty years ago and never left!

The Beestonian is a FREE magazine which is put together by volunteers, but we are in danger of having to call it a day because of rising print costs.

Up to now, adverts from local businesses has covered the costs of producing the magazine. However, the price of printing has rocketed over the last few months, local businesses are cutting back on their advertising spend, and we don't want to produce a magazine which is all ads and no articles.

If you are a reader of The Beestonian, and you'd like to see it continue to grow, please think about making a small regular donation to help us cover the printing costs. If enough readers donate just £3 per month, this will guarantee that the magazine can continue to be produced regularly.

If you can spare £3 per month (or more), please visit our Ko-fi account page and set up the payment: www.ko-fi.com/thebeestonian and keep our lovely community magazine alive!