Help shape future of Roadster! magazine

For the past three years, Guild Associate member Carl Purkins from Roadster! Magazine has been quietly developing a child-led platform to engage the Alpha Generation (ages 8–14) with motoring and STEM. 

The project began when Carl’s son, Sam, then aged eight, thought there should be a motoring magazine for children of his age. Together the duo set about trying to build one themselves.

Publishing three times a year, the project has just published its 10th print magazine. While the idea continues to develop, Carl and Sam both feel they have reached the limit of what they can achieve under their own steam.

The team has identified that the future of Roadster! is to transition to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), funded by grant funding and an industry consortium. This would enable the recruitment of a proper team and provide free distribution to schools across the UK. The duo see their back issues as a proof of concept, but it needs professional leadership and industry backing to really start to make an impact. 

To help the team decide on their next steps, Carl and Sam are asking for the industry to provide vital feedback in a strategic survey. They would really appreciate it if Guild members could take part in the survey and also pass on the link to their contacts to try to reach an audience who can really help them with the future of Roadster!

The link to the survey is here.