The People's Friend
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
Website | www |
The People's Friend is a British weekly magazine founded by
Annie S. Swan wrote for the magazine.[5] The current editor is Stuart Johnstone.[2]
The magazine is principally aimed at older women.
The magazine holds an annual craft competition called "The Love Darg" (a Scots term for a day's work done without asking payment) in which readers are asked to make toys and garments. After judging, the entries are distributed to charities.[7]
The magazine's geographical location in Dundee is reflected in a general bias toward Scottish subjects. The main front cover image is invariably a painting of a picturesque location somewhere in Britain or Ireland, and readers can also buy prints of these pictures. The paintings are made by a variety of artists but are credited to the collective pseudonym J. Campbell Kerr, which is also used for the "Round Britain" feature within the magazine.[6][8]
References
- ^ "Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013". Press Gazette. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Lindsay, Caroline (12 January 2019). "The People's Friend at 150: from humble beginnings in Dundee's Bank Street". The Courier. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b Brocklehurst, Steven (13 January 2019). "The People's Friend: 150 years without upsetting or offending". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Watching the Wheels: Sometimes, I love the internet". nolongerridingonthemerrygoround.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (2 January 2018). "The People's Friend looks for stories from its friends". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Celebrations planned to mark 150th anniversary of The People's Friend". ITV News. 10 January 1019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Iain (19 September 2019). "Revisiting The Love Darg 2018". The People's Friend. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Gibb, Bill (13 January 2019). "Editor explains the enduring appeal of The People's Friend as it celebrates 150th birthday". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 10 March 2019.