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We are looking for people in Waltham Forest who can help support us to produce more high-quality local journalism in Waltham Forest Echo.

Can you help?

Why we need your help

  • We have *no* shareholders

  • We have *no* wealthy backers

  • We are run by a small but dedicated team as part of a not-for-profit community interest company

  • We hold local authority to account, expose scandals, highlight inequality, promote good causes, and provide people a platform to highlight what matters to them

  • Every penny of income from Waltham Forest Echo helps us deliver more journalism in Waltham Forest

  • The paper costs nearly £6,000 per month to produce and distribute, but monthly income is under £5,000 currently

  • We currently have 176 supporters who contribute around 23% of our income, but we need more!

How you can help

Our membership scheme has many different options, starting from £3 per month, depending on your ability to contribute. Rewards (listed below) include having a copy of the paper posted to you every month. Local businesses and charities can also sign up and, from as little as £10 per month, access discounts on advertising.


This story is published by Waltham Forest Echo, Waltham Forest's free monthly newspaper and free news website. We are a not-for-profit publication, published by a small social enterprise. We have no rich backers and rely on the support of our readers. Donate or become a supporter.


Click on the amount that you would like to contribute using the links below:

Individual rewards

£3 per month: name in print and online, pin badge

£5 per month: name in print and online, pin badge, tote bag, paper posted to you every month

£10 per month: name in print and online, pin badge, tote bag, paper posted to you every month

Organisational rewards

£10 per month: name in print and online, 10% discount on advertising

£20 per month: name and logo in print and online, 20% discount

£50 per month: name and logo in print and online, 40% discount, six free small adverts per year


No news is bad news 

Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts. 

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less. 

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation. 

Choose the news. Don’t lose the news.

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£5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else, £10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month.  £50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.

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