The Ross-on-Wye Branch of the NCT is a network of parents who could be your customers.

The Ross-on-Wye Branch is made up of women who are pregnant or who are parents of young children.

As well as running antenatal courses, we are an active branch with a full agenda of Social Nights, Members’ Meetings, Nearly New Sales and AGM. We run a weekly group called 'Bumps, Babes & Tiddlywinks'. We also publish a quarterly newsletter covering subjects of interest to local parents and run a successful and active website. We campaign for better conditions and more parental choice through initiatives such as Breastfeeding Awareness Week, and by working with local health visitors and midwives.

All of this is run entirely by volunteers who want to help other parents to enjoy their birth and parenting experience and to continue the good work of the NCT.

Commercial opportunities

Newsletter advertising

Our quarterly newsletter is sent out by mail to members in Spring (March), Summer(June), Autumn(September) and Winter(December) of each year.

Advertising Deadlines for 2012

Friday 17th February 2012 for Spring (March) Limited Space Available

Friday 18th May 2012 for Summer (June) Limited Space Available

Friday 17th August 2012 for Autumn (September) Limited Space Available

Friday 16th November 2012 for Winter (December) Limited Space Available

Our newsletter is an A5 production in 'full colour' . To compliment the pages of news, reviews and vital information for parents, each edition usually comprises of a selection of advertising from local companies,

Newsletter advertising rates for 2012 (Held at 2011 prices)

Half page £20 + VAT (Rates for 1 issue [Quarter])

Full page £25 + VAT -"-

Half page £70 + VAT (Rates for 1 Year [4 issues])

Full page £90 + VAT -"-

Print run is currently 100 copies per quarter. Contact Sandra for precise copy dates or to make a booking. To make a booking, we strongly advise that you make early contact as space is limited and is often booked in advance by regular advertisers.

Website advertising

Around two thirds of our membership is actively online and while avid readers of our newsletter, they often source products and services via the web. The web pages also have the benefit of being accessed by parents and parents-to-be who may not yet be members.

Our Local Directory includes your business name, address, telephone number, email, contact name (if required), web address and a 25-word description of your products/services.

Website advertising rates for 2012 (Held at 2011 prices)

For a directory listing.

£25 + VAT per quarter

£60 + VAT whole year

Because we are unable to produce our newsletter without our advertisers, we are delighted to extend a special web advertising discount to regular newsletter advertisers as a gesture of our appreciation of their support.

Newsletter advertisers can therefore purchase directory listings at an additional, REDUCED cost of £15 + VAT per quarter (£35 + VAT per year) over and above their usual newsletter advertising rates, provided the web space is booked at the same time as the newsletter advertising.

To book website advertising, contact Michelle.

Continuing in 2012!

As an extra bonus to advertisers signing up for a 1 years newsletter AND website advertising, we are offering to place your flyers in our 'Nearly New Sale' bags for FREE (We usually run 2 sales a year and pre-pack 100 bags per sale).