About the Marnhull Messenger - the community website of Marnhull, Dorset, United Kingdom

Adapted from the cover of the Marnhull Messenger designed by George Cox

(Mouse-over the bar on the right and you will find a hidden menu. Move down the page and it will move with you.)

You can contact us by email using the appropriate link below:

editor@marnhullmessenger.org.uk	- for the submission of copy and all editorial matters concerning the magazine
webmaster@marnhullmessenger.org.uk	- for submissions for the website and matters concerning it
treasurer@marnhullmessenger.org.uk	- for advertising and financial matters
distributor@marnhullmessenger.org.uk	- for any matters concerning distribution of the magazine

The Magazine

The Marnhull Messenger is a free circulation magazine that is distributed to every household in the Parish of Marnhull 10 months of the year (ie not January and August). It contains 40 to 44 pages in A5 size with notices and reports from the various organisations in the village - the Churches, Parish Council, Schools, Societies and Clubs. It is split 50/50 between text and advertising, which is confined mainly to Village organisations and businesses. An Annual Directory is also produced and distributed throughout the Village. It features the contact details of all the relevant Amenities, Services, Clubs, Government Bodies, Schools and Education providers, Interest Groups, Transport and so on.

The original Messenger was a one side A4 newsheet for the Anglican Church produced in 1965 or thereabouts. It progressed to include the other two Churches and finally, in 1995, it became the full version of the village magazine that it is now.

It is funded entirely by its advertising and contributions received from Village organisations. The "Parish Magazine" is seen as a valuable means of communication within the Community, which is very encouraging for the team who are responsible for bringing the Marnhull Messenger to its readers. The addition of this website is further evidence of our commitment to helping draw the Community even closer together.

Messenger Steering Committee
Editor	Nicola Tarling
Treasurer & Advertising	Barry Gisbourne
Anglican Church	Sylvia Gisbourne
Catholic Church	David Pender-Cudlip
Methodist Church	Gillian Walsham
Distribution	Ros and Tim Eveleigh
Webmaster	Chris Irving
Chairman	Jeremy Watson

Advertising rates
1/6 page £ 55.00
1/3 page £ 80.00
1/2 page £130.00
Full page £210.00

Rates are for 10 issues plus inclusion in the Marnhull Directory. A set-up fee of between £5.00 and £15.00 is also charged.
Advertisers may have a link to their website, or to their email address, on the Links page of this website for a nominal fee of £5.00 for 2007. The rate will be reviewed after that. For further information contact treasurer@marnhullmessenger.org.uk.

The Website

The website was launched to coincide with the December 2005 issue of the Messenger magazine. The magazine itself is not put on the site but headlines and forthcoming events are. The website incorporates the Marnhull Annual Directory, so all the organisations listed in it can be found on this website.

In addition, any village organisation can have its own page. This can allow a headline about an event to be included on the Home Page which can link to a fuller account on the organisation's own page.

How to have your own page

Just send your information to the webmaster. This is the type of thing we need, plus some photographs, if possible:

The name and nature of your organisation
It's activities and character
Meeting days, times and venues
The names of those responsible - Chairman, Secretary etcetera.
Contact details: email addresses, postal addresses and telephone number (if you wish)
Subscription details, if any
Anything else you like, such as past events and successes plus forthcoming events

Your entry will be considerably livened up if you can send in some photographs. Even just one! Captions to go with them, would be helpful. If you have a logo send it.

If you take photographs at an event we can include a slide show for you in the Gallery. However, please consult Photographs in our Privacy Policy first to check that they meet our requirements.

The website does not carry advertising, at least at the moment, but we offer a link on the Links page for anybody trading in Marnhull who advertises in the Marnhull Messenger magazine, either for their website or just their email address. These links will be charged at the nominal fee of £5.00 for 2007. The rate will be reviewed after that.

©Marnhull Messenger. All material on this website is copyright. For permission to use any of it contact the webmaster.

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed in the articles and on the pages of www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk are not necessarily those of the Marnhull Messenger www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk. All the dates and details are as supplied by the contributing organisations. The Marnhull Messenger and www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk is not responsible for errors or omissions, accuracy of the content, nor the failure of any published event to go ahead.

This website is provided for your use "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. It offers links to other carefully selected websites but inclusion of a link does not imply that the Marnhull Messenger or www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk endorses it. The Marnhull Messenger and www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that the content of linked sites is socially and morally acceptable but is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link within a linked site.

The Marnhull Messenger and www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk respect the privacy of the organisations and persons who submit information for publication. Only personal details approved and submitted by organisations or individuals will be published on our website. No personal details will be given out or sold to any third parties, whether individuals, organisations or companies.

Anyone can access and browse www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk without disclosing any personal data. We do not collect any personal data from visitors to our website nor do we use cookies.

Our website does not permit visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.

Our website contains links to other websites operated by other webmasters and companies. The Marnhull Messenger and www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies of other web sites

Photographs are an important part of www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk. We seek to respect individual privacy and identity. We require that all organisations submitting photographs have made it clear at their event that photographs are being taken for inclusion on www.marnhullmessenger.org.uk. This may take the form of a verbal announcement at the event or it may be included in writing on the admission ticket. Many photographs taken at such events will be larger group photos.

For any photographs of individuals or small groups, the person submitting photographs must confirm that permission has been obtained from each individual shown. If the subject or subjects are under 18, parental permission must be obtained. In addition we have to have permission from an individual, or a parent of an under 18, to link anybody´s name to a photograph.

If we feel unsure that these guidelines have been followed, we will not include the photographs or, in the case of groups taken at events, we will blur individuals to preserve identities.

We aim to ensure that all photos used are in good taste and unlikely to cause offence. If, however, you see a photograph you would like to be removed please contact the webmaster with details and we will review the subject matter with the person or organisation submitting it.

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