Send a newsletter entry about an LALG group or event

The Basics

1. Send your entry to newsletter@lalg.org.uk by the 10^th day of the month before. Earlier is very much appreciated.
2. Put the name of the LALG group or event in the subject line of your email.
3. Paste your entry as Plain Text into your email - no formatting or bullet points. If you don’t know how to, then send a Word document.

4. Set the text out as follows:

   Group name
   Day date month, time (double check you have the right day/date)
   Details of meeting/ event or activity
   Group Contact details, if new or changed from last month
5. Keep it simple, forward-looking and as brief as possible. The editor will edit your text to fit the space available. Email any additional details to webeds@lalg.org.uk for inclusion on your group’s webpage or New Ideas entry.
6. If your group is full, say so and the editor will add a Full sticker.
7. Put hyphens in compound words such as ‘4-mile’,  ‘non-member’
8. Try to use the correct accents … e.g. café or Béla Bartók
9. Express dates: Monday 1 January, 8am (not 8.00am on Monday 1^st January).
10. Avoid using abbreviations where possible (such as eg. & etc.)

Copy deadlines for bi-monthly newsletters:
Feb/March: 10 January
April/May: 10 March
June/July: 10 May
Aug/Sept: 10 July
Oct/ Nov: 10 Sept
Dec/ Jan: 10 Nov

Special entries

If you are sending something unexpected, larger than usual, or more complex, contact the editor by the 5th of the previous month at the very latest with a clear idea of how much space you will need. Smaller entries stand a greater chance of being fitted in.

If you send a photo, make sure you have the express permission of everyone pictured.

If you send an icon, logo or picture, make sure you are not breaking copyright law.

If you send a feature or story, use plain language and simple sentence structures. Do not exceed 450 words – fewer if you include a picture(s). And please remember that there is no guarantee that we can run your entry in any particular edition.

The space in the newsletter is limited and so the editor may need to decline an entry or reduce it to fit.

Contact: Email newsletter@lalg.org.uk and allow up to three working days to hear back before sending a reminder.