We would love to welcome some more people to the team that runs and produces the magazine.
Secretary
We could really do with a “secretary” – all you have to do is to take brief minutes of our meetings (4 times per year) and organize the agendas. Shorthand not required! This is a straightforward job that could really help to smooth the running of the committee
Gardening editor
We would love to revive the gardening page(s) which used to be very popular. If you aren’t sure whether you could fill a whole page (with pictures as well as words) you could start off with a half page and see how it goes. You can write some of the articles yourself and/or get other people to write them.
Features editor
The “features” are those articles that don’t relate to specific things in the 4 villages. The features editor would take overall responsibility for this part of the magazine. You wouldn’t need to write articles yourself (although you could), but the job is to ensure that the feature articles remain interesting and relevant and find new contributors from time to time (regular or one-off).
History editor
In a recent survey, one of the things that many people said is “more local history, please”. In recent years we have published many fascinating articles of local history. Again, you wouldn’t have to write articles yourself (although you could) but rather find contributors and ensure that we continue to tell the fascinating stories behind the history of our villages.
Archivists
The magazine has existed since at least 1955 to my knowledge – possibly much longer. There are many old issues at the Keep in Lewes but the archive is incomplete and needs indexing. Some of the missing issues are probably in someone’s loft somewhere. This would be a fascinating job for someone interested in local history.
There is also the possibility of establishing a “digital archive”. Production of the magazine has been digital for some years but the digital records urgently need organizing and indexing before someone wipes their hard drive. The digital archivist could be a separate role from the physical archivist. Some computer knowledge would be useful in this role, but plenty of help would be available.