SOME days working as a journalist at a weekly newspaper in a small town is quite frankly as dull as dishwater. On other days it’s one of the best jobs in the world . . . well I think so anyway.
And luckily for me today was one of those brilliant days, a day where I got to meet a true celebrity and a day where my friends said “wow, I wish I had your job.”
The celebrity in question was Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes as she opened the town’s impressive new Lammas Leisure Centre.
And I’m pleased to report Dame Kelly is not just a famous athlete and television celebrity, she’s also a thoroughly charming and delightful lady into the bargain. It really was a pleasure to meet her.
From a personal point of view meeting famous people is one of the great benefits of my job. So far in my short career in Chad land I have been fortunate enough to meet many sporting icons.
In my near five years on the rag I’ve interviewed a variety of football managers and players including Gareth Southgate and Billy Davies as well as athletes Roger Black, Lord Seb Coe and of course Dame Kelly.
Oh and lets not forget Becky Adlington, the pride of Mansfield and the best female swimmer over 800m in the world….EVER!!! What an honour it was to report on her success and have a place on her home-coming bus.
So as you see it’s not always never-ending anti-social problems, school clubs and tedious council meetings for us local media hacks, sometimes good stuff happens as well.
Tags: Ashfield District Council, athletics, Kelly Holmes, Lammas Leisure Centre, leisure centre, Rebecca Adlington, Roger Black, Seb Coe, sport
