About The Rainbow Directory

The Rainbow Directory is the established free local family magazine. It is packed with interesting articles and great competitions, plus all sorts of useful local information. The readers actively seek information from schools,shops, and services relevant to their life-style and their children, as well as Health, Home, Employment & Finance.

The Rainbow Directory is unique - part magazine, part directory - kept in the home long-term, with a far longer shelf-life than other regional magazines and newspapers.

Targeted - at families, and seen by a wide cross-section of the community.

Cost-effectiveness - advertising starts from £20. Each advertisement is seen repeatedly over the four to five month period of each issue, always there for easy reference. We have a print run of 20,000 copies per publication and we distribute to playgroups, nurseries, primary and middle schools island wide and also independent schools on the Island and mainland in Lymington and Portsmouth. We have pick up point island wide also.

Free listing - on The Rainbow Directory Website as long as you place an advert.

Link your website - to www.therainbowdirectory.co.uk for a £1 a week, as long as you place an advert.

Editorials – we run features in each publication and may contact you for some information about your business. All editorial is placed on to our blog with a free link and there is no charge for this. www.therainbowdirectoryblog.co.uk editorials are also linked to Facebook and Twitter.

Become a pick- up - point - if your shop or business wish to become a pick up point you will receive another listings on the website.

Publication Dates

Published three times a year Spring-Summer and Winter.

Each issue of The Rainbow Directory is current for four to five months:

Spring issue - March to July
Summer issue - July to November
Winter issue - November to March

For more details on advertising rates please contact us on 01983 872191 or visit our contact page