Media and PR support for schemes, touring companies, venues and artists
Want to get media coverage for your rural touring work? We know PR can sometimes fall down the priority list, so NRTF is here to help.
Our new Press Agency offers practical advice and creative support to help you tell your story effectively. Dickie, NRTF’s Press & Media Manager, can support your PR campaign at different levels, whether you need help shaping your story, writing press releases, or securing coverage.
Member resources:
We run a free fortnightly Press Drop-in for members seeking media advice and provide one-to-one support, from guidance on press strategy to hands-on PR work. You can find the date of our next Press Drop-in, and all our member meetings, on our website via the button link below.
We’re also building a library of handy guides on key topics, including:
- How to write a press release
- Getting onto listings
- Running an effective press campaign
- Creating content for social media

PR Support – What’s On Offer
Free for Members
- Access to fortnightly press drop-in hosted by NRTF’s Press and media manager Dickie Felton where you can ask advice on media / marketing matters
- Access to media resource area on website with handy guides on – how to write a press release, how to get your event on listings, running a press campaign, creating content for social media.
PR support by the hour
- Book a ONE hour 1-2-1 PR advice session with NRTF Press and media manager Dickie Felton. Discuss in depth how to sculpt your media campaign – £30
- Book Dickie by the hour during different times of the year for PR and comms support (£30 and hour).
- Press release writing service. Let Dickie craft a press release for you and send it out to media (three hours – £90)
- Listings Blitz. Let the NRTF Press Agency get your show listed far and wide (two hours – £60)
- Let Dickie work with with longer term over a period of six weeks on all your PR needs (six hours – £180).
Specialist PR support
- Book Dickie to shoot a professional TV-news style video of your production – interviews with director and cast. £200 plus travel expenses.
- Book Dickie to collate professional Vox-pops with members of the audience at one of your shows to use on social media.
Why Work with Us?
✔ A fresh, creative perspective that takes the pain out of PR work
✔ Deep sector knowledge – We understand rural touring and media landscape.
✔ Friendly, supportive & experienced – Dickie has 20+ years experience working PR and more than a decade in arts communications.
NRTF members get an exclusive discount on all packages!
📩 Get in touch today by emailing Dickie on pr***@******rg.uk to find out more and see how we can support you.