Advertising & Sponsorship
Click HERE for a message from our Chairman
Programme Advertising 2024
Every house and business in Wells, & district, will receive a free programme for this year’s Carnival with additional copies available for visitors to purchase at £1.00 each. The programme offers you the chance to show your support for Wells Carnival and to present your business both to local residents and to visitors. For tourist attractions and businesses, it’s the perfect way to reach holidaymakers and suggest places to visit during their stay.
Advertising is inexpensive and good value for money. The money for the advertising is used to print & distribute the free programmes, any surplus is added to Carnival funds which are put towards the Carnival’s running costs. This year the advertising rates are:
| COLOUR ADS | Price |
|---|---|
| Inside front cover L or R (128.5mm x 190mm) | £275 |
| Centre Left OR Centre Right (128.5mm x 190mm) | £265 |
| Inside back cover L or R (128.5mm x 190mm) | £250 |
| Inside programme whole page (128.5mm x 190mm) | £250 |
| Inside programme 1/2 page (either128.5mm x 94mm or 63mm x 190mm) | £150 |
| Inside programme 1/4 page (128.5mm x 46mm or 63mm x 94mm) | £100 |
| Inside programme 1/8 page (63mm x 46mm) | £ 60 |
| NON COLOUR PAGES WITH SPOT COLOUR | |
|---|---|
| Whole page (128.5mm x 190mm) | £170 |
| 1/2 page (either 128.5mm x 94mm or 63mm x 190mm) | £120 |
| 1/4 page (either 128.5mm x 46mm or 63mm x 94mm) | £ 70 |
| 1/8 page (63mm x 46mm) | £ 40 |
We are happy to design & make up a simple text advert at no extra charge *Sara is also happy to design an advert for you at a reasonable fee–if you would like either of these services, please tick the box on the order form & we’ll contact you.
*If you are a new advertiser, or a repeat advertiser who wants a new ad, please send any words and pictures, you want to appear in your advert, as an email to: sphillips@naturalsoap.co.uk Please note we cannot accept anything in Microsoft Publisher. Please phone 01328 711717 if you need more help.
Carnival Sponsorship 2024
Click HERE for details of our provisional listings
A major part of the Carnival’s success is the unstinting and continued support of Wells people and businesses, from sponsorship or advertising to funding events. However, we are finding it more expensive than ever to put on a good show and to ensure as many people as possible are catered for.
Wells Carnival attracts excellent publicity and extensive press and radio coverage in the run up to and during Carnival week. There are lots of ways that local businesses and individuals can contribute to Wells Carnival 2024.
Please note the pricing of most events does not cover the true cost of staging the event, which is often considerably more. Businesses may wish to consider joint sponsorship of the costlier events.
1. Sponsor a whole event during Carnival week – If you sponsor an event outright, you will receive full credit in the Carnival programme and in any event publicity we do before and during Carnival week. Please note that sponsorship will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.
Click HERE for details of our provisional listings
2. Contribute towards an event/carnival expenses – If you do not wish to sponsor a whole event, we are equally grateful for smaller cash donations. We will have a page in the programme dedicated to supporters of Carnival, information added to our website and sponsor’s will be prominently displayed in the town on our programme boards.
3. Donate £250+ :- your business promoted on Wells Carnival social media
4. Have a link from our website: – We are offering a link to your business at a rate of £30 p.a.
5. Donate a prize – If you would prefer to give a prize it will be used in one of the raffles held throughout the week.
6. Have programmes to sell to visitors in your shop or premises – All Wells & district properties, homes & businesses will receive a programme. The remainder is available for visitors to the town at a charge of £1.00 each, to help with running costs of Carnival. A Carnival collection box will be provided for the payments plus donations.
7 & 8. Take part in Spot the Stranger / Barry the Beach hut competition – You decorate your shop window to include a hard to spot item which you would not otherwise expect to find there. You then display a sticker in your window and are part of the trail competitors follow. (Allocated on a 1st come 1st serve basis). ‘Barry the Beach Hut Hunt’ (our new mascot!) We will provide you with an image of ‘Barry’ to be placed where it can be seen from the outside of your premises.
If you would like to advertise in this year’s Carnival programme AND/OR sponsor Wells Carnival (or would like to be involved in any other way), please complete the form below a.s.a.p. OR by May 10th, 2024, at the latest.