The Bedford Clanger is something I have being tentatively observing from a far but several factors stopped me getting involved earlier. The most significant of these being a condition recently diagnosed as ‘Bedford Apathy’. I had fallen into the mind-set that nothing was ‘going down in my town’ and if it was then it probably would be rubbish anyway…. But the more I read The Bedford Clanger, or followed the Facebook pages of ‘We are Bedford’, the more my opinion of my town changed. I now feel embarrassed that I have lived in the Bedford area (on and off) for 22 years and I have learnt more about my town through the pages of The Bedford Clanger than I ever knew before. I have started to see my town in a whole new light and I have to say I am now mighty proud of my town and all it has to offer.
Then when on Facebook one day I spotted a call out for help from Erica and without thinking about it I replied. I got a reply from Erica within minutes and a few days later I suddenly had a job! So, here I am. I have been Advertising Director for around 2 months now and can honestly say I absolutely love it! My job is to pound the streets of Bedford and chat to all the fantastic independent retailers and local business owners and I have to say, my life and that of my family’s is so much richer for the experience. I have to confess I used to be a little intimidated of the small independent shops in town so I used to stick to the big faceless shops which (I now realise) only enhanced my complete apathy for all things Bedford. I now do around 50% of my weekly shop locally (sorry Graham – I am working on it though) and I absolutely love the interaction with the shop keepers and the quality of the produce available is far superior to that of any supermarket.
So – if you want to spread the love of all things Bedford too by advertising in The Bedford Clanger, get in touch!
GEMMA ROGERS
Advertising Director
Email: bedfordclangerads@gmail.com
Mob: 07799 067052
