Wortley Villager Magazine

02/04/2025

ALL about and ONLY about our LOCAL artisans and entepreneurs, events, non-profits and neighbours ALL the time! Locally owned and operated.

01/19/2025

Your January-February Wortley Villager: in mailboxes and at local pickup points early next week, and online now at: https://www.villagerpublications (DOT) com/wortley-villager-jan-feb-2025

01/12/2025

Pleased to welcome the Western Fair Farmer's Market, along with London Symphonia, the Grand Theatre, Grand Wood Park, Arielle Kayabaga, Barb Chamberlain of Direct Travel, Animalert, London Animal Care Centre, Scholar's Choice, Georgia Kortas, Western University, Jayden's Mechanical, Turner Drug Store, Stark & Co Painting and Trim, Dundee Services (plumbing), Amanda Austin and Wortley Auto Service as advertisers in the January-February Wortley Villager. Our Canada Post delivery gets our advertiser's messages "in the door" of thousands of homes in their local market, with extra copies set out at local venues and for further city-wide and beyond reach, is posted online. Please support our advertisers: it's their participation that allow us to bring the Wortley Villager to you.

01/05/2025

Sneak Preview: in your upcoming January-February 2025 Wortley Villager, we introduce you to Paul Jones of GoFast Innovations and Mansi Patel of Curiosities. Bruce Parker also tells us the fascinating story of Jason Rip and recognizes the hard-working volunteers who build and maintain the skating rink on the 'Green'. Steve Hardy, Chris Murphy, Marque Smith and Oliver Whitehead share their 2024 career highlights and plans for 2025; and Ben Porchuk introduces us to local owls! Lots more – look for them in mailboxes, at local venues and online about mid-January.

12/31/2024

We hope you enjoyed your 2024 Wortley Villager magazines! We look forward to hearing from you in 2025 with your local article suggestions and photography and advertising inquiries. Happy New Year!

12/24/2024

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and happy, healthful New Year. Look for our January-February edition about mid-January.

12/02/2024

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night"...but a postal strike could prevent delivery of your December Wortley Villager to mailboxes... however we'll be stocking our usual pickup points with extra copies. Look for them at Curiosities, Idlewyld Inn, Karpos, Hyland Theatre, Locomotive Espresso, MacKinlay Mercantile, Sidetrack, Tuckeys Home Hardware, Turner Drugs, Wortley Pharmasave and Landon Public Library this week, while quantities last. See you at Christmas in the Village!

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11/30/2024

At local pickup points early December and online now, your December Wortley Villager recognizes Jessica Roberton's recognition by the London Food Coalition, OSCOR and OSBA award winners, and Wortley Public School for their 519Pledge effort and HitV parade float! Bruce Parker reviews Storm Stayed Brewery's Opera night and we discuss his Legend of Cramps MacConigle book. Lots more – including how to buy greeting cards and posters of the Andrew Lewis art featured on the cover. Enjoy!
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11/25/2024

Save the date! Christmas Market on the Green occurs December 6 and 7 on the corner of Elmwood and Wortley. Here's a sneak preview of the article in the December Wortley Villager.

11/20/2024

So pleased to feature the 2024 Andrew Lewis holiday greeting card on the cover of the December Wortley Villager. In support of the Children's Health Foundation, the cards are available at Tuckey's Home Hardware, and the posters at www.andrewlewisdesign.com.

The magazine is at the printer's now!

11/11/2024

In the November edition of the Wortley Villager, we shared an excerpt from Connie Weir's book 'Knowing No Defeat' that profiles 57 men from London South Collegiate who gave their lives in WWII. Pictured is Lieutenant Darling who had lived at 268 Ridout Street and was killed by shrapnel from an artillery shell on December 9, 1943. We will remember him.

11/01/2024

Your November Wortley Villager will be in circulation next week and is online now at: www.villagerpublications(DOT)com/wortley-villager-november-2024. Enjoy!

11/01/2024

In circulation early next week and online now... your November 2024 Wortley Villager! We "Connect Over Pie" with Tecumseh Community School, and Connie Weir shares an excerpt from the book 'Knowing No Defeat'. Skylar Franke - London City Council Ward 11 Councillor provides an update and Dan Doroshenko and Karen Stewart tell us about the history of the iconic Westland Gallery building. Bruce Parker asks villagers about Daylight Savings Time, showcases Free Little Libraries and reviews 'The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble'. Lots more! Enjoy!

https://www.villagerpublications.com/wortley-villager-november-2024

10/20/2024

On the press this week, your November Wortley Villager features an article from Dan Doroshenko and Karen Stewart on the history of the Westland Art Gallery building, photos from Tecumseh Community School's 'Pie Potluck', and an excerpt from Connie Weir's 'Knowing No Defeat'. Ward 11 City Councillor Skylar Franke provides an update and you get a Bruce Parker 3-fer: Bruce presents thoughts from locals about Daylight Savings Time, showcases Old South's Little Libraries and reviews 'The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble'. Enjoy!

www.villagerpublications(DOT)com/wortley-villager-november-2024

09/29/2024

Thanking Skylar Franke - London City Council Ward 11 Councillor, Zamir Khan, Stacey of Nature London, Jane Roy, Laurie Tome, Bruce Parker (for a two-fer!), Krista Smith, Connie Weir, Jo-Anne Robichaud and Ashleigh Hickley for participating in the October Wortley Villager – and of course all our great local advertisers who make it possible to bring the community magazine to you.

09/28/2024

Your October editions of the Wortley Villager will be in area mailboxes and local pickup points soon – and are online now at: villagerpublications (DOT) com/wortlet-villager-october-2024. Enjoy!

08/31/2024

Your September Wortley Villager will be at pickup points and appearing in mailboxes next week – but you can read it online now!

In this issue, we introduce Brandon Tremblett’s Your Independent Grocer (London, ON, Canada), and students from Old South London participating in the Grand Theatre's High School Project, Speech Language Pathologist Kate McIntosh, and artist Nancy Clarke. Bruce Parker reviews the Wortley Village Jazz & Blues Fest and introduces us to Victor Liorentas, projectionist at the Hyland Cinema! Lots more. Enjoy!

https://www.villagerpublications (DOT) com/wortley-villager-sept-2024

08/18/2024

Sneak preview! In the upcoming Wortley Villager, J. Bruce Parker tells the fascinating story of Victor Liorentas, long-time projectionist at the Hyland Cinema! Look for copies online and in mailboxes early September.