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STOURBRIDGE, WOLLASTON & BRIERLEY HILL

© 2010 ARCOS DESIGN

CIRCULATION

Each month more than 2000 copies of this edition of VILLAGE VOICE are circulated throughout Stourbridge, Wollaston and Brierley Hill. Although most are distributed on a house-to-house basis, copies are also available in all the local libraries, community centres and health centres.

It is our policy to vary the circulation every month - so that over a three month period over 5000 local households get a copy of VILLAGE VOICE.

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ABOUT THE AREA

.Originally known as Bedcote, Stourbridge was - for a long time - somewhat subservient to the area known as Oldswinford. However, with the growth of its importance as a trading and market town Stourbridge grew in influence and became the dominant force in the area. Today it suffers from the same plight as many of our other local towns - a ring road that virtually cuts off the shopping centre from the rest of the town....and nowhere to park!

Despite this it continues to be a thriving retail and commercial centre - as is the village of Wollaston just down the road.

Brierley Hill was once part of the parish of Kingswinford but with the development of first the Round Oak Steelworks and then the Merry Hill Shopping complex  it has grown to become a major regional centre.    

LOOK WHO’S READING VILLAGE VOICE!

When celebrity chef James Martin came to the Midlands recently he picked up a couple of copies of VILLAGE VOICE.

“The Black Country is, of course, well known for its own regional fare such as faggots and pays and groaty pudding. What I didn’t know was quite what a rich historical heritage it has. I like the way that VILLAGE VOICE covers many aspects of the past in bite-sized chunks” he said. “Where I live we don’t have anything like this. I must congratulate you on the magazine. It is great.”

James is, of course, one of the best known “Super Chefs” that regularly appear on television and he currently hosts the highly successful ‘Saturday Kitchen’ programme that frequently attracts audiences in excess of 2 million viewers.  He is currently a world champion - he peeled and chopped 515 grams of carrot in a minute as part of a Children In Need challenge.

Apart from food his greatest love is fast cars.

DID YOU

KNOW?

 

The distribution of VILLAGE VOICE changes every month. This ensures that regular advertisers have their advertise-ments

seen by as many potential customers as possible.

 

This means  that around 5000       households in the area receive their own copy of VILLAGE VOICE every three months.

 

In addition, copies are made available every month in local libraries, health centres and other public buildings.