No. 164 The Final Edition - Thank you to all our readers, contributors and advertisers December 2010 Help Yourself FREE! Help Yourself Ashill VC Primary School pupils Alysha Barnes (left) and Heidi Mason try on masks worn at carnivals in Brazil during the school‟s “Ashill Go Global” week. Story on page 2. Dear reader, it is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that because of the losses incurred by the paper this year, I have taken the decision to stop publishing the Mid Norfolk Times. The only alternative was to raise advertising rates significantly and in the present very tough economic situation I do not believe this is an option. I know that the paper will be sorely missed by the community it supports and I am considering whether I can continue by returning to the Wayland News and staying within the Wayland area, one that I know supports and loves the paper and its advertisers. I am attempting to gauge the support from advertisers, for the paper‘s continuance and so far the response has been very good and I am hopeful that we can gain sufficient new support to continue but at this time I cannot say for certain what will happen. There are two possible outcomes; it may be that this is the last ever issue or it may be that the Wayland News returns in February or March. You can help by letting potential advertisers know you want the paper to return and/or by letting me know in writing how much you value the paper. If I have a strong enough case to put to businesses that advertising in The Wayland News will be worth the money, especially in these very difficult business conditions, that may just swing the decision and make all the difference. If, on the other hand, this is the last paper then please accept my thanks for being so supportive of it and let me also publicly thank all those who have advertised, contributed or helped with the paper since its inception in 1996. Julian Horn. The end of the line
