About Notts News
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History
The idea for Notts News began life over 15 years ago at a meeting called to organise a competition for community newsletters. In the process of arranging the competition and talking to many people around the county who were, and remain, passionate about their communities and the newsletter they produce, it became obvious that it would be good to bring these people together to exchange news and views.
Initially, meetings were informal and held at various locations in Nottinghamshire. They had speakers on a variety of topics and provided opportunities for participants to chat about subjects of common interest, such as obtaining funds to produce their newsletter, finding a reliable printer, etc.
After a while the need for an organisation dedicated to our county newsletters became apparent and The Association of Nottinghamshire Newsletters (usually shortened to 'Notts News') was formed, under the auspices of Nottinghamshire Rural Community Council (NRCC), and supported mainly by many of the volunteers who still run the organisation.
Notts News grew and developed and started offering training courses and seminars. In January 1997 it became independent of the NRCC. We still host an annual newsletter competition and provide training courses. However we are currently expanding the services we offer and, as well as organising regional forums for members, we are working to turn our website into a comprehensive resource that will provide newsletter editors with practical advice on all aspects of newsletter production.
Note the NRCC recently changed its name to Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire (RCAN).
Committee
We try to keep bureaucracy to a minimum and have a small committee that oversees running the administrative aspects of the organisation. Currently there are six committee members:
- Peter Glazier (Chairman)
- Brian Shead (Secretary)
- Brian Livermore (Treasurer)
- Jackie Colquit (RCAN representative)
- Fiona Carruthers (Webmaster)
- Les Carruthers (Webmaster)
The next meeting of the Committee is on Friday 11th July 2008 at the RCAN offices, Newstead Miners Welfare Community Centre, starting at 11:00 am.
Join Notts News
Notts News membership costs just £10.00 a year. The benefits of membership currently include:
- Access to subsidised training courses specifically designed to suit members' requirements.
- Attendance at informal forums held throughout the county.
- Annual Newsletter Competition with prizes awarded to different categories of newsletter according to circulation.
- An entry in the Newsletter Directory for the county.
To join Notts News please fill in an application form and return it to the
Secretary with a cheque for £10.00 (made payable to Notts News). Click here
to download the Application
Form 
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Contact Us
Email the Secretary for more information about Notts News and for contact details for newsletters in your area of Nottinghamshire 
secretary@nottsnews.org.uk.
Email the Webmasters if you have questions or suggestions about this website webmaster@nottsnews.org.uk.