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Ashford For You

Ashford For You Winter 2023 Cover and inside spreadWelcome to Ashford For You – Ashford Borough Council's residents’ magazine.

Our Autumn-Winter edition is now out. In this edition we feature local rural community pubs, the launch of our Citizen’s Panel and an update on our proposed move.

We also focus on the expansion of Ashford College, look back and ahead to events in our town centres, and include all the Christmas recycling and refuse collection information, tips and advice.

Victoria Park has been enjoying a new lease of life this summer, following a major renovation, and there are also exciting plans for the former Kent Wool Growers site off Tannery Lane. We also focus on caring for the community, keeping fit at Tenterden Leisure Centre, introduce our new Mayor and Cabinet, and provide some advice for residents on how to stay safe from scammers at this time of year.

And that’s not all – there are some fabulous prizes on offer in our competitions.

You can download our previous editions online.  

This magazine is distributed to all households in the borough via Royal Mail and covers what’s going on in the local area, profiling services, people and places. We want to ensure we are communicating with all our residents and keeping them abreast of what is happening across the borough and the services we provide.

While we know many residents use digital methods of communication, such as our website and social media channels, we do not reach everyone this way so we produce a borough-wide magazine to complement the other ways we communicate with our community.

Advertising in Ashford For You

The editorial and design has been produced in-house and includes external paid for advertising, which will offset some of the print and distribution costs.

As well as being delivered to 58,000 homes, copies of the magazine go on display at various locations across the borough including at the Ashford Gateway, County Square, Ashford Designer Outlet and many local shops.

Anyone interested in advertising in the publication should contact the Communications Team on 01233 330543 or email media@ashford.gov.uk

Ashford For You advertising rates
Page Rate per edition
Outside back cover £1,395
Inside front cover £1,295
Inside back cover £1,195
Internal page £1,095
Half page £795
Quarter page £595


Competition terms and conditions

One entry per person. Please provide your full name, postal address including postcode, email addresses and telephone number.

Employees of Ashford Borough Council and their immediate family are not eligible to enter competitions.

Winning entries will be drawn at random after closing date. Judge's decision is final.

Winners will be notified by email or by phone call, and must respond within one week of receiving their notification or the prize will be redrawn.

By entering competitions winners agree that we may use their details and photo for publicity purposes.

The prizes are as offered, they are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.