Eye - 24 April 2015

From dustmen to sticky situations

Alex driving the ferry. | Photo: Jill Allum.

Discussions with the dustmen

A day out left Jill Allum, of Beccles Meeting, pondering some unexpected opportunities.

‘I stood with my four-year-old grandson, watching the dustcart pick up the green bins. “Work hard at school,” said a young smiling dustman, “then you won’t have to be a dustman.” “So you didn’t work hard?” I said to him. “Didn’t have much chance,” he replied, “I grew up in Tottenham.”

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