Third Age Matters is published five times each year by the Third Age Trust, the umbrella body for the UK’s 1,000-plus local U3As.
It has a circulation of more than 247,000, with many of the households that receive it having more run one member.
Membership of the U3A movement has been increasing year on year and the circulation of the magazine therefore rises with each issue.
‘Older’ people today are ‘younger’ than at any time in history, and U3A members particularly so.
They are greedy for information which enhances their lives and are eager for continued learning.
Their interests include foreign languages, music, theatre and play reading, art, creative writing, local history, computing, physical sciences, architecture, geology, religion, archaeology, biological sciences, literature, current affairs, bird watching, walking and gardening.
U3As organise activities including theatre and concert visits, crafts, outings to places of historical or general interest as well as study tours, both in the UK and abroad.
Advertising rates
One insertion | Three insertions | Five insertions | Dimensions | |
Whole page | £2030 | £1873 | £1742 | 276 deep x 210 mm wide 3mm bleed required on all sides. |
We recommend that no text or other significant matter be less than 5mm from the trimmed edge of a full page advertisement with bleed. If a white border is required, we recommend – TOP & BOTTOM: 8mm; SIDES: 12mm. | ||||
Half page landscape | £1102 | £1010 | £949 | 123 deep x 186 mm wide |
One third page portrait | £754 | £693 | £638 | 250 deep x 59 mm wide |
Quarter page portrait | £606 | £563 | £518 | 123 deep x 91 mm wide |
Quarter page landscape | £606 | £563 | £518 | 59 deep x 186 mm wide |
One sixth page | £436 | £411 | £376 | 123 deep x 59 mm wide |
One twelfth page | £242 | £235 | £223 | 59 deep x 59 mm wide |
Classified rates | £1.87 per word with 10% discount if four or more advertisements are booked in one 12-month period. | |||
Semi-display in classified section | Minimum size: 25 x 59 mm wide: £92 per 25mm | |||
Inserts | £50 per 1000 up to 8 grams for full circulation | |||
Less than 120,000 – £58 per 1000 | ||||
Additional £2.30 per gram per 1000 above 8 grams | ||||
All advertisements and inserts are subject to VAT | ||||
All advertising subject to approval by the Third Age Trust |
Contact
Advertising sales
Sharon Davies | 020 7520 9474 | sharon@lps.co.uk
Anne Marie Fox | 020 7520 9474 | amf@lps.co.uk
Advertising production
020 7520 9474 | production@lps.co.uk
Classified advertising
Jenni Murphy | 020 8466 6139 | advertise@u3a.org.uk