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$title<\\\/h1>

Hi {subscriber_name},<\\\/p>

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$cta<\\\/a><\\\/p>

See you by the river,
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Winter workshops<\\\/h1>

Hi {subscriber_name},<\\\/p>

Six workshops in small groups, from printmaking to sound design. Early booking opens on Monday at ten, and the first twenty places in each workshop go at the early price.<\\\/p>

Printmaking weekend<\\\/h3>

Two days at the press with Ioana Dobre. Twelve places.<\\\/p><\\\/td>

Sound design basics<\\\/h3>

From field recording to a finished piece. Ten places.<\\\/p><\\\/td><\\\/tr><\\\/table>

See all six workshops<\\\/a><\\\/p>

See you by the river,
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Postalion is a newsletter plugin that runs entirely on your own site. It collects subscribers, sends your newsletters in the background and keeps a record of every email. Your list stays in your WordPress database and the mail goes out through wp_mail()<\/code>, so it uses whatever SMTP plugin or mail service you already have.<\/p>\n\n

There are no limits on subscribers or on how often you send, no account to create, and the plugin makes no requests to outside servers.<\/p>\n\n

Write<\/h4>\n\n