Advertising
Sonning Common Magazine welcomes enquiries from potential advertisers and can provide advert placements in a range of format sizes and prices. Discounts are available for advance payment on six issue placements.
Advertising correspondence address
50 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, RG4 9JT
Email: advert.sonningcommonmagazine@gmail.com
Tel: 0118 972 2381 Mob: 07794 291 776
Advertising Formats and Rates
Page size | Width mm | Height mm | Single issue | Six issues | Six issues (back page/ ins front cover) |
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1/16 | 85 | 31.5 | £30 | £143 | - |
1/8 | 85 | 67.5 | £47 | £227 | £238 |
1/4 landscape | 176.5 | 67.5 | £88 | £422 | £443 |
1/4 portrait | 85 | 139.5 | £88 | £422 | £443 |
1/2 | 176.5 | 135 | £165 | £792 | £832 |
Full | 194.5 | 281.5 | £341 | £1637 | £1720 |
Advertorial Rates
Full page - £500
Half Page - £250
New adverts can either:
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be supplied in ‘print ready’ format, either as a Word document or a high resolution (300 dpi) jpeg or pdf file of the required size. When supplying a pdf file all fonts should be converted to outline. Please note that experience has shown that a scanned file/image is not of high enough quality to meet our print requirement, or
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we can produce a basic two colour, text only, boxed advert up to ¼ page from text provided at no charge, or
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advertisers can use the services of the magazine’s professional designer using text/ideas/images/logos provided for a one-off cost based on the work required.
The 2026/27 advertising deadlines for ‘print ready artwork’ are as below:
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Monday 2nd November 2026 for the December/January issue
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Monday 4th January 2027 for the February/March issue
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Monday 1st March 2027 for the April/May issue
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Tuesday 4th May 2027 for the June/July issue
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Thursday 1st July 2027 for the August /September issue
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Wednesday 1st September 2027 for the October/November issue
However, earlier notification to reserve the appropriate advertising space is recommended in case the advertising page quota for any issue is exceeded.
General Information
The Sonning Common Magazine is run as a ‘not-for-profit’, community publication by a team of volunteers. It is published bi-monthly (six issues per year) and distributed free of charge to 2,250 households in the Sonning Common area. View current issue.