[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by steeljack

surely wishfull thing on someones part

That someone was Mabel B. Horne.

Originally Posted by cashman

my last year at school there was no teachers like that at the tech, some complete knob from up hollins lane came in think he was called " Youth Employment Officer" was as much use as a fart in a space suit. mind i think you were looked down upon if you left at 15, i had no choice - needed the beer money. dont really know what happens these days.

I seem to remember there was somewhere in town you could go to see a YEO. Maybe it was the labour exchange? I didn't see one. I did make an appointment but by the time I heard from them I'd already got several interviews lined up following letters I'd written applying for jobs. I must have been doing something right even off my own bat.