The Active Mag

Active healthy lifestyle magazine (to give us our full name) is a magazine local to Stamford, Rutland and the Welland Valley stretching from the Fens to the edges of Leicester run by three women; Mary, Lisa and Kate. We all live locally.

Our mantra is ‘get off the sofa and do something.’ That could be going for a walk, gardening, crafting, reading a book or painting to running a marathon or climbing a mountain; our remit is wide. ‘Doing’ is what we are about. And this also means supporting local businesses. This is our raison d’être and we are passionate about it; local businesses (of which we are one) are vital for a thriving, successful community and it is imperative that we support them and each other. This is why we so often interview local business owners, and there are some very interesting businesses and retailers – small, medium and large – within our area. Everyone has a story to tell.

As well as producing a monthly magazine we are also publishers and have successfully published four volumes of Will’s Walks books which feature local walks around Stamford and Rutland. We are delighted that the first volume has sold out three times after each reprint and book four, the pub walks, is still Walker’s bestseller and has been since it was published in October 2024. So if you want to publish a book come and talk to us, we have lots of knowledge, experience and contacts.

As experienced journalists we can offer copy writing services so come and talk to us about any publishing/copywriting you need doing. And, of course, if you want to advertise/market/promote your business come and talk to us about advertising and editorial packages. As we said we are here to promote local businesses and are very proud that some very successful businesses appeared in our magazine when they were first starting out, and look at them now. And the fact that we are three ‘fierce’ women running a limited company makes us very proud indeed.