COMMUNITY MAGAZINES

Village Voice

PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY

SPIRIT IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

DID YOU

KNOW?

As well as VILLAGE VOICE Arcos Design also produces programmes for several local annual

events and celebrations.

 

We also design, print and publish books, not only on behalf of ourselves but also for other individuals and companies.

 

There are currently four separate monthly editions of VILLAGE VOICE available including Sedgley, Gornal & Coseley

plus

Wombourne, Swindon & Himley

and

Stourbridge & Brierley Hill.

KINGSWINFORD, WALL HEATH & WORDSLEY

CIRCULATION

Each month more than 2000 copies of this edition of VILLAGE VOICE are circulated throughout Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley. 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.

OUR LATEST ISSUE

To see some of the editorial features from previous  editions click below

To see a gallery of last year’s covers click below

Have a go at this month’s competition by clicking here

CHECK OUT WHAT’S IN THIS MONTH’S EDITION

 

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU

We are always interested to hear from readers about any aspect of life in and around Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley. We are particularly interested in any photographs that you may have that show days gone by in the area. Click for details of how to contact us.....

ABOUT THE AREA

For many years Kingswinford was a vast area that covered not only Kingswinford itself but also Wall Heath, Wordsley, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Quarry Bank.  The extensive coal, iron-ore and fireclay deposits meant that with the industrialisation of the area both the glass and brick-making industries became well-established.  Over the years as Brierley Hill grew larger so the ancient manor of Kingswinford was split up and separate parishes were established.

Today Kingswinford boasts an excellent shopping centre and has one of the few regular open-air markets in the area. It also has the Broadfield House Glass Museum and, down the road in Wordsley, is the Red House Cone which are just about all that remains of the once-important glass industry.    

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LOOK WHO’S READING VILLAGE VOICE!

Black Country comedian Tommy Mundon is the latest celebrity caught reading a copy of VILLAGE VOICE.

Tommy, who hails from Halesowen, picked up a couple of copies of the magazine shortly before one of his many local appearances. “I used to see the Stour Valley edition but I didn’t realise that there were other editions covering the rest of Dudley and even deepest, darkest Wombourne” explained Tommy. “The Black Country is all about community and any publication that promotes a stronger sense of local community has got to be a good thing. I particularly like the historical features. In fact some of my jokes are so old they could probably qualify to go in a future issue!”

“VILLAGE VOICE is a great little magazine. In fact it’s bostin!”.