Good bye Sight 2 Sound and my studio

[Hamish Gill]

I found out today that my old place of work Sight 2 Sound has as of yesterday closed down!
It's been there for over 25 years ...
Another victim of the times!

This also means that my photography studio which was in the same building is also gone ...
So today instead of working I had to spend the afternoon carrying all my stuff back to the office!
Not so much fun with what seems to be a cracked rib ...

But anyway, enough of my moaning!
It's a bit of an end of an era really, good few people out of a job too
Great shame if you ask me!

 

[Pete Askew]

Sorry to hear of another loss from the UK high street. Hopefully you have room to store you stuff at the office. Who knows, maybe another studio will materialise.

 

[Hamish Gill]

It's the second shop I have had a space above that's gone bust ...
I'm cursed!
We are looking at getting a bigger office hopefully soon, I've put my request in for a studio space!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Sad News indeed Hamish

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, we met there Kev eh?
In fact I met Hannah there!!
No as important as us meeting I admit.....

It is very sad!

 

[Pete Askew]

It's the second shop I have had a space above that's gone bust ...
I'm cursed!
We are looking at getting a bigger office hopefully soon, I've put my request in for a studio space!

And a darkroom!!

 

[Thomas brookes]

Whoa that's gutting!!!!! There goes my next lens down the drain... I'm looking to build my studio ATM and was going to ask you for a few practice sessions. Very sad news indeed how is it going to work with antics up stairs??

 

[Hamish Gill]

Antics is still open... For now at least...
We can still use te studio space Tom...
I'm just not leaving any kit there or concidering useable for my job...

 

[Mark Grant]

That is sad news, only visited it once and it was a proper shop, likes shops should be.

Hope you find some studio space.

P.S. was there a box of my cables anywhere , I left some ages ago.. not been back to Worcestershire for ages.

 

[Hamish Gill]

There was, although I did **** my pants with worry thinking the administrators would have taken it!
I'd completely forgotten it was there Mark!!
Will you ring tomorrow of you think to I need to give you some cash and I have a few things I wanted to talk to you about ... Your on my list but things get in the way... If you ring me I'll have to talk to you

 

[Dan Cattermole]

GUTTED!!!! sorry to hear the bad news.. and my sympathy goes out to those affected...
I Loved that shop! bad times... bad times

 

[Ben Jennings]

Deepest sympathies. Guess I won't get to pick up the 17mm next time I'm up. It's a shame what is happening to our high streets.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm disappointed Chris, after your fine rendition of a Lindisfarne classic I was expecting something from Elton John!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Did you have any idea Hamish, or was it a suprise to all?

 

[Hamish Gill]

surprise, not even the store managers knew

 

[Dan Cattermole]

!!!!!! Crazy! So it was a matter of, 'good morning sir, I'll have the keys to the store, please go home... Thank you' ?
That's so not far for those who have now got to seek for a job in what's already a difficult time.
What's happened to all the stock?

 

[Hamish Gill]

taken by the administrators!

 

[Paul Lange]

That is a real bummer Hamish, it really is. I blame the manufacturers in part, they have the power to enforce the selling price and withdraw support from anyone who undersells and doesn't give the customer excellent advice and support. Allowing internet traders to undercut shops devalues their products IMO.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I just blame the government .. Had a brief chat with the now ex md today ... I think he blames the government!
It's easy to blame them ...