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Described by the BBC as being ‘at the heart of
the alternative West Country’, The Spark has
supported green, ethical and holistic living
since 1993. Each issue of Britain’s biggest
eco-ethical guide is bursting with three months
of life, covering everything from food
to family, complimentary health to
cycle-powered sound systems, news,
views and events.
Our community-powered quarterly
is an essential read for all green-
thinking people, and our
unique A-Z directory of eco-traders, therapists,
wholefood outlets workshops makes us ‘the
West’s alternative Yellow Pages’.
Printing 30,000 copies an issue, with around
100,000 readers, The Spark is distributed
free-of-charge across Bristol, Devon,
Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and beyond. If your
customers are interested in environmental issues, social
change, holistic health or simply want to get more out of
life, you should advertise in The Spark.
what we do
Advertising in The Spark
Why should you advertise with The Spark?
• Where else could you advertise your business, product or service to 100,000 savvy, ethical consumers?
• All ads are included FREE on our website - over 2,000,000 hits last year and more than 5,000 unique visitors a month!
• Who reads The Spark?
78% women74% aged 26-5538% attended a regular class in the last year28% attended a weekend workshop, 13% a residential course77% use complementary therapies47% take regular supplements60% are home owners41% have children82% go to the theatre regularly92% eat out regularly93% holiday in the UK 84% consider Fairtrade, 80% environmental impact and 80% organic food when shopping77% say spirituality is important63% of readers respond to the adverts they see in the Spark
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Please call Ann on 0117 914 3434 for black and white prices
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Event adsAll ads go in date order in our special Events Diary. Advertise your one-off events (talks, courses, festivals, open days...) or regular, on-going events (weekly classes, support groups, forums...) words only event ads cost only 90p per word and the date comes free ! Standard event boxes start at £87.quarter page
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01225 318060 www.myabundantlife.co.uk
WELLBEING
WORKSHOPSERIES
9th Mar 7pm
THE ART Of
HAPPINESS: £10
23rd March 7pm
WHAT dOES yOuR
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20th April 7pm
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4th May 7pm
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18th May 7pm
LOW ON ENERGy?
TIME TO GET HIGH
ON LIfE: £10
We will be running a T.L.C
(Total Life Conditioning)
retreat over a weekend in
June 2011. It will be held
in a countryside location
near to Bath. Spaces will
be VERY limited, please
express your interest and
you will receive
confirmed information
before it goes public.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING TRAINING
9
july Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 July
Heal Your Life Weekend – Future
Inn, Cardiff. Fed up with bad
relationships, poor health or life in
general? This is for you.
Visit www.aplacefortheheart.
co.uk or call Gillian (certified by Louise
Hay) on 029 207 10744
If you are interested in becoming a
counsellor or psychotherapist, come
along to our Open Day on 27th
March and get an idea about becom-
ing a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Visit our website
www.bcpc.org.uk or contact us
by email on [email protected]
or by phone on 01225 429720
to book a place or for further
information
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55 Gloucester RoadBishopstonBristol BS7 8ADTel: 0117 942 5625
Celebrating our 30 year anniversary!
Open for breakfasts, bistro style
lunches, homemade cakes and
afternoon tea, Tuesday - Sunday.
Open Mondays for tea, coffee,
sandwiches and cakes.
All of our food is freshly cooked using
fresh ingredients.
Tea and Coffee by Carwardines of
Langford.
Outside catering for private functions
or corporate events.
20% discount on food Tuesday-
Sunday with this advert (cannot
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Exciting new collaboration with Alvis
Brothers and Lye Cross Farm Shop -
see website for deatails
The Food Hut
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Tickenham,
BS21 6RA.
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art
cafes
green
gift shops
shopping
services
Trading in a peaceful environment
in the heart of Bristol's busy
shopping centre, we offer
gifts and homeware, 3/4 of
which are bought direct from
developing countries and
small suppliers. We work
with the communities who
supply our goods, providing them with access
to larger markets and asking them where they
need support. Our profits go to fund Buddhist
projects internationally and community projects
amongst our suppliers.
Visit us on the first floor of the Galleries,
Broadmead (next to Waterstones)
Tel: 0117 922 5877
E-mail: [email protected]
For details of our ethical trading policy visit
our website www.evolutiongifts.co.uk
or pick up a leaflet in our shop.
gift shop
Contact: Andy Ballard
26 Cleeve Drive, Cleeve, Bristol BS49 4NW
T: 0758 3345562 E: [email protected]
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Marketplace adsBoxed ads, from £96 earlybird rate.Mono or full colour.Appear before the listings pages of the Spark. Designed by you, or we can design your ad for you - from as little as £35.Don’t get lost in listings - eye catching and in full colour. Our dedicated space for you to advertise goods, products and shops.
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for shops, products & services
name size h x w (mm) early bird standard 4 issuesbox 60 x 62 £96 £120 £360double box 128 x 62 £168 £195 £585
Listings ads
Listings ads
They go in our popular
Listings Directory of
independent services,
practitioners, and businesses. This is in the
2nd half of the Spark.
Listings go under section
headings so readers can
find your ad A – Z from
Acupuncture to Zen.
In Listings you choose a
set number of words to
describe your product or
service 15, 30, 60, 90
words. To make your ad
stand out on the page
you can pick a 110 word
ad (called a Header 110)
like this one here which
gives you a logo above
your listing.
listings ad name early bird standard 4 issues saves you15 max £21 £26 £78 save £2630 max £36 £41 £123 save £4160 max £57 £67 £201 save £6790 max £84 £92 £276 save £92header 110 £99 £123 £369 save £123
You can book & pay for listings
ads online @www.thespark.co.uk
Please call Ann on 0117 914 3434 to discuss half or full page listings ads
contacts:86 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5BB Tel: 0117 914 34 34
www.thespark.co.uk
[email protected] (ad enquiries)
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