Launched in October 2005, The Edenbridge Directory
is distributed every other month to 4,500 selected properties in Edenbridge,
Marlpit Hill, Crockham Hill, Four Elms, Bough Beech, Marsh Green and
Cowden. It features local information as well as advertising from
local businesses who supply products and services to the area. Businesses
also have the opportunity to sponsor the prize crossword by simply
donating a prize. In order to support the local community there are
a number of FREE pages for community information.
Copies are also available at many local outlets
including: Ryan’s Table, Edenbridge Town Station, The King &
Queen (Edenbridge), The White Horse (Edenbridge), The Royal Oak (Crockham
Hill), Co-op, Edenbridge Leisure Centre, The Wheatsheaf (Marsh Green),
The Wheatsheaf (Bough Beech), Hever Castle Golf Club, The King Henry
VIII Inn (Hever), Bradfords Household, Chocolate Box, Royal Mail collection
point, The Elms Nursery, The Old Eden, Eden Clean, Great Expectations,
The Kent & Surrey Golf & Country Club
Launched in December 2006, The Crowborough
Directory is distributed every other month to 8,500 selected properties
in Crowborough, Rotherfield, Mark Cross, Town Row and Argos Hill.
It features local information as well as advertising from local businesses
who supply products and services to the area. Businesses also have
the opportunity to sponsor the prize crossword by simply donating
a prize.
Copies are also available at many local outlets
including: Whitehill Osteopath, Wealden Institute, Post Office, Morrisons,
Lidl, Crowborough Bookshop, The Old Pump House Sandwich Bar, Crowborough
Station, T&T, Isenhurst Health Club, Freedom Leisure, Mark Cross
Inn, Courtyard Clinic, Wealden Institute.
As well as local business advertising, much
time is spent sourcing community information and getting involved
with community groups and activities in order to provide more detailed
information on what each community has to offer its residents. Readers
are often commenting on how useful they find the directory because
of the inclusion of the community content and many keep hold of their
directories until the next one comes along so it has longevity.
Due to demand from residents who are not
on the distribution routes, a subscription service is now available.
In order to receive a copy of your local directory each month, please
send a cheque made payable to - ‘The Edenbridge Directory’
for The Edenbridge Directory subscriptions and ‘The Crowborough
Directory’ for The Crowborough Directory subscriptions - for
£6 which will provide you with a 6 issue subscription. Please
state clearly the magazine start issue. Cheques should be posted to:
PO Box 142, Edenbridge, TN8 9AQ. If you would like to receive both
magazines, please call Laura on 01732 864 878.
Before launching the first of her local directories,
Laura Mendes worked in the area of marketing and communications in
and around the City of London for over 12 years. Prior to working
in marketing Laura has also enjoyed employment in the TV and music
industries but says of her current role as publisher and editor of
the directories - “No job has given me as much enjoyment and
satisfaction as producing these magazines. I have met so many interesting
and inspirational people since I started and being able to actually
see the difference that these magazines have made to the communities
is extremely rewarding.” She also started the Edenbridge Homeworkers
Group via the community page in The Edenbridge Directory. The group
consists of people who have businesses they run from home and everyone
takes it in turns to organise the next lunch. “We all have fun
and it means we get out of the house for lunch which is good as not
only it is a welcome break to us all, we are also supporting the local
eating establishments at the same time.
