POCKET MONEY r:-cm l\CO J\1E'-'TRERS As some of you may already know, our former newsletter editor John ~idler, is a most enterprising chap.Not content to participate on half-a-dozen committees & run a modest consultancy service as well as his full-time job for the City of London Corporation, he has now become architectural editor of a new publishing ventuR called "Traditional Homes" and writes here to introduce the forthcoming monthly magazine, which he thinks may be of more than passing interest to ACO members. Conservation Officers will now generally be aware of the mags that cater for the refurbishment market.At the architectural end there have been several attempts: 'Building Conservation','Buildinq Refurbishment' & 'Architectural Preservation' to name but three and the field is widely covered though not in as much detail in a cross-section of magazines from Country Life to the DIY rags. Recently hopes were raised by the publication of 'Period Home' and a few ACO members have used its pages to get across particular messages with some success.Sadly, that magazine has had more than its fair share of publishing and distributing problems and its own editorial style and its contents have fluctuated widEfy in ethical stance, accuracy of information & ~ interest.' Now I have been appointed as the architectural editor of a new venture "TRADITIONAL HOMES" not only to compete directly with the other magazines but also to make a more ser:iously considered attempt to entertain and inform both the professionals and the laypeople alike about the conservation, repair,enhancement and adaptation of historic houses -from the vernacular to the polite - from the Grand House to the humble cottage, in a monthly publication available oy subscription or from your newsagent starting in the autumn. Essentially,it is our intention to retain i:he highest standards of ethics and technical know-how as regards conserving old buildings~ To that end I have been given powers of veto over advertising & copy should there be conflicts of interest. It is our wish to mirror in an up-market way, the success of that remarkable American paper, "Old House Journal", being caring, informative and campaigning without being over-stuffy and too serious. life aim to publish, for example, a whole range of articles akin to the SPAB's technical pamphlets on repair methods and practice and will give advice on furniture, fittings and works of art too. However, a magazine can only be as good as the contributions received for publication.I suspect that a few conservation-type magazines fail because of the low calibre of their writers.Knowing how expert and knowledgeable ACO members are (he creptt) ••I would like to recruit them as contributors and have them paid a decent fee for their services. CF'E Publishing Ltd., are therefore willing to pay a range of fees from £10 for a telephone tip-off that results in publication to up to £250 for a major article and interested ACO members are asked to write to me at the address given below for details. John F'idler.CFE Publishing Ltd., Anchor House.8,High St.,Puckeridge Herts.SGll lRN. s·roP PRESS••• JOB ADVERT••• STOP PRESS•• C !'rY OF LONDON:Building Surveyor, at L9339-£11388. Should be RICS or architect, but other considered. Should have sound experience in care of historic buildings - particular responsi b""., ili ty for Mansion House. Apply by 5th July. Bull details from City Architect/ Planning Officer, PO Box 270, Guildhall London EC2P 2.E.J tel 01 606 3030 ex 2707
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