Target Expires

It’s a particularly sad day for me. I get back from covering a couple of assignments to listen to a message on my answerphone informing me that the rumours circulating about the closure of the Spalding Target are true and the next isssue will be it’s last.
It’s sad not just because I have lost a client that I enjoyed working for but also because three people who I have come to regard as friends have lost their jobs. As newspapers in general are going through a tough time along with the rest of the economy, they will undoubtedly find it challenging in the job market right now.
Another reason that I feel a real sense of loss is that working for the local press has renewed my faith in human kindness and compassion. Over the last few years I have covered many assignments that have highlighted these wonderful qualities in the population of this fast growing Town. Young people in particular are prone to receiving bad press but contrary to many stories that populate our National Daily papers, the Target gave credit where it was due, to the many youngsters in our Town that play an active, positive and meaningful roll in our community.
Taking photographs for the Target has shown me exactly how much positive energy there is in the population of Spalding and that has been an emotionally rewarding experience for me.
Next Wednesday 12th November, 2008 will be a sad day, not just for me but for Spalding as well.

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