Why the Thetford & Brandon Times Coverage Matters

The Thetford & Brandon Times is not a paid directory or listings site. It is an editorially independent regional newspaper. So a feature in its pages reflects genuine journalistic interest in Tim’s career.

The paper also serves a distinct area. Breckland sits at the heart of Norfolk, and Brandon straddles the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Therefore, the coverage reaches readers on both sides of the county line.

What the Article Covers

The profile looks at Tim’s career across several key areas.

48 Years of DJ Work

Tim started his career in 1976, and his first gig was a wedding in Downham Market. He has never cancelled a contracted booking in nearly five decades. He also performs personally at every event under the stage name Tinsel Tim.

Norfolk’s First Trading Standards Trusted Trader DJ

Tim had just become the first mobile DJ in Norfolk to gain Trading Standards Trusted Trader status. He holds it under Norfolk County Council Trusted Trader ID 0000457. The article records his drive to raise standards across the industry. Read what being Trading Standards Approved means for you.

Technology and Innovation

Tim began with 200 vinyl records. Today he uses QR codes for requests and livestreams wedding parties for guests who cannot attend. He told the paper he aims to create something different, unique and fresh at every event.

Standards Under Pressure

Tim spoke openly about the realities of the job. He has performed with bronchitis and a temperature of 103 rather than let a client down. He has also stepped in at short notice to help clients whose entertainment fell through on the day. That experience shapes his emergency DJ hire service.

Tim Daymond in His Own Words

“Back when I started, you either did a good job or you were out on your ear and never showed your face at the venue again. In all my years, I’ve never failed to show up to a gig – even with bronchitis and a temperature of 103.”

Tim Daymond, Mobile Disco Network

About the Thetford & Brandon Times

The Thetford & Brandon Times serves Breckland, Thetford, Brandon and the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Iliffe Media publishes it alongside Lynn News, the Dereham Times and other regional newspapers. The paper covers local news, business and community stories. Visit the Thetford & Brandon Times online.

About Mobile Disco Network

Tim Daymond began his DJ career in 1976. He traded as Timsha, then Tinsel & Satin, then Radio Gets Wild, before founding Mobile Disco Network in 2013. He covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

He is a Norfolk County Council Trusted Trader and an NADJ member. He has also won 22 regional and national business awards. He is rated 4.9 out of 5 from more than 250 reviews.

His services include wedding DJ hire, retro disco nights and the Selfie Pod photo booth. You can find all of Tim’s press coverage in the Official Awards Press Hub.