Video star teenager urges us to shop local

A TEENAGE businessman has produced a short Yorkshire-themed video urging people to support local businesses as non-essential shops re-opened following the end of lockdown.

Sam Teale, 18, runs the Cleckheaton-based Sam Teale Productions, a video production company he launched himself as soon as he left school.

As part of his most recent project, Sam and Jack initially planned to Sam teamed up with freelance TV produce a John Lewis-style researcher Jack Donohoe, from Liv- Christmas advert, but the idea was ersedge, to produce a 55-second quashed following the introduction video featuring eight of the small of the country’s second national businesses he currently works with. lockdown four weeks ago.

The video, entitled “Support It led to the pair turning their focus Local’” aims to give viewers an to help small businesses hardest hit insight into the real people running by missing out on vital pre-Christmas small businesses across Kirklees and trade. beyond, as well as displaying the Sam, who lives in Norristhorpe, famous Yorkshire grit. said: “I thought we could get some

The project even stars Sam’s own local businesses involved in the grandma, Audrey Teale, who is video so Jack went away and wrote a shown purchasing a loaf of bread monologue that was great. from a local store. “I wanted to show that behind every small business there are real people and real families who rely on them. Every sale, even just a few pounds, can make a big difference.

“I’m really proud of the video and I think everybody will be able to relate to it.”

Jack, 22, said: “Businesses have adapted throughout this whole period and people are just trying to survive. Whether we’re in or out of lockdown, they’re still there and they still need our support. We wanted people to take pride in where they come from. There are so many amazing places on our doorstep.”

Sam is now working with local schools to produce walk-through videos as open evenings go online during the pandemic.