Lewisham Life magazine
Lewisham Life is distributed to every home in the borough. It's also available in local libraries, council buildings and other public places. If you live in Lewisham but don't get Lewisham Life, please contact us.
Submit a story
What we cover
- positive stories about places in Lewisham and people who live here
- things that people can do to make a difference in their area
- advice and support for local people
- upcoming events
- competitions and special offers for local and national products, shows and services
Send us your submission
We also take bookings for advertorial content. Email us to discuss prices for advertorial.
Advertise in Lewisham Life and reach every home in the borough for less than 1p a copy
Winter issue bookings are now open, book by the 23rd October.
Lewisham Life is the only publication to be distributed to every home in the borough, as well as libraries, leisure centres and other public buildings, with a circulation of 150,000, it’s one of the few ways a local business can reach the whole of Lewisham in print. Book an advert in Lewisham Life.
The Council offers discounted rates for local organisations and businesses, with adverts starting from as little as £550. You can also advertise with us in our weekly email newsletter to residents, which has 85,000 subscribers.
Winter offer: Print and Digital Boost
Book a full page in the Winter issue and you can add a banner advert in the Lewisham Life e-newsletter for [£125], a 50% saving on the standard rate.
It means your message lands twice: once through the door, and again in the inbox of residents who have chosen to hear from the Council. Available on Winter issue bookings made by 23rd October.
Book an advert in Lewisham Life
After you have emailed us your booking, we will produce an invoice and send it to the billing email address supplied. You can pay your invoice by bank transfer, debit or credit card, or by cash.
If you want to talk to us about your advert before booking, send us an email, or book your advert using our online for.
If we are designing your advert for you, we will send you a proof of your advert to check before we go to print.
Cost
Adverts
| Advert | Rate (excluding VAT) | Local Business Rate |
| Full page | £1950 | £1700 |
| Half page | £950 | £800 |
| Quarter page | £675 | £550 |
| Classified | £85 | £75 |
| Advertorial | 30% over ad space | |
| Inside front page | £2,050 | £1,850 |
| Back cover | £2,300 | £2,000 |
| Two-page advertorial | Email for prices |
Classified adverts
Our classified adverts are an excellent way to reach the whole borough at very low cost.
| Advert | Rate (excluding VAT) |
| Large with box - 34mm wide by 51mm high | £65 |
Please note we're unable to accept notices of licensing and planning applications.
Design service (optional)
We can design your advertisement for you, using your text, logos, photos and illustrations. We'll send a proof of your advert by email. Costs include up to two sets of corrections.
Advert rate (excluding VAT)
- Full page: £240
- Half page:£120
- Quarter page:£60
- Eighth page: £30
- Classifieds: free
Deadlines
Winter 2026
- advert bookings: Friday 23 October
- delivery to distributors: Friday 20 November
Book
Advertise in the Lewisham Life e-newsletter
The Lewisham Life e-newsletter goes out weekly to 85,000 subscribers, all of them residents who have chosen to hear from the Council. It carries news, events, things to do in and near Lewisham, discounts and offers, and ways to get involved locally.
A banner advert sits inside that email, which means readers are one click away from your website. It is a great fit if you want to reach residents at a specific moment, such as an event date, an enrolment window or seasonal offer.
Banner advert: £250 [£225 local business rate], excluding VAT.
You can book the e-newsletter on its own, or add it to a print booking through the Print and Digital Boost above.
Space is limited to keep the newsletter readable, so weeks are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Advertisement sizes and artwork guidance
Magazine's trim size: 165mm x 234mm
Bleed allowance: 3mm all round
Advert sizes:
- full page: 165mm x 234mm (plus 3mm bleed)
- half page horizontal: 149mm wide x 107mm high (no bleed)
- half page upright: 73mm wide x 218mm high (no bleed)
- quarter page: 73mm wide x 108mm high (no bleed)
- classified: 35mm wide x 52mm high
If you are supplying your advert on a disk or by email, please provide it as a print-quality PDF.
If we are designing your advert for you, we will send you a proof of your advert to check before we go to print.
Advertisement terms and conditions
- when you make a booking on our website or via email, you are agreeing to pay the advertised price
- payment must be made within 28 days of receiving our invoice
- artwork or text for your advertisement must be received by the artwork deadline or we will be unable to include your advertisement and you will still be charged for the space
- adverts cancelled in writing more than 10 days before our artwork deadline will receive a full refund for any amount paid. Adverts cancelled within 10 days of our artwork deadline will incur a 25% cancellation fee - if your advert is cancelled after our artwork deadline then the full amount is payable
- we reserve the right not to print any advert for any reason - if we refuse to print your advert, we will refund in full any amount paid
Digital editions
You can download a PDF of our Lewisham Life magazine below. If you cannot access this we can send you a paper copy of the magazine. Email us to request a paper copy.
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