(I did email Geoff (admin) to check it was ok to post this message - I've heard nothing back after 7 days so assuming it's fine).

Did you work in Britain in the 1950’s and 60’s?

If so the makers of the popular BBC2 Fred Dibnah series’ would love to hear from you. We’re a small family run company based in Leeds called ‘The View from the North’ and we’re researching for a new film and book about the working lives and communities of our disappearing generations.

Did you work making ships, trains, engines, cars, machinery, nuts and bolts, pressing or rolling metal, in the mills and factories, down the mines, at the docks? People from all of these professions and many more are exactly the people we want to speak to. It’s the stories of your work, life and times that we want to hear and feel should be preserved.

In the 50’s Britain was still a thriving industrial nation but inevitably times have changed and the landscape that surrounds us now is a world away. Before it’s too late we need to make sure that a record is taken of the social and oral history of Britain before industry really began to decline.

We’re looking for people who would like to tell the story of their earlier lives and of the community they were part of. The jobs you had and what they entailed; social and family life, whit walks, courting rituals, the hardships and the pleasures in life, pit bands & miners galas, the decline of industry and the affect it had upon your community…. your memories of Britain in the 1950’s and 60’s.

If you think that you, or someone you know would like to contribute to this ambitious project please do not hesitate to contact Kathryn on:

0113 249 3001
or
kathryntvftn@yahoo.co.uk

I've rung up. I may be able to contribute some info. I'll find out in a couple of months.

I should imagine almost every one that post's on this section worked in the 50s & 60s :)

End of 40's, all the 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's until retirment. The longest I've been out of a job was sometime in the 80's, when I was out for four weeks during a bad winter. And this was in the South. I was doing my nut. I've just been lucky I guess, that and the fact that I do like to have money. Seems a bit of a barmy question to me, back then Northeners, and especially Sheffielders, were well known as hard grafters. Then came a generation of people whe questioned the term 'work ethic'. The rest is history.

Out of work for a short time on leaving the army in 1954 I was told many times at 22 I was to old to learn a trade but started on the bottom rung had 20 jobs in 20 months slow moving up but it was hard coming to Canada in65 because i was now on top money as tool &die,but never been out of work in my life (now retired),and it has to be said I always gave top value for my money It was the Unions that killed British industry & lazy idle workers who thought you got something for nothing,of lot of folk try to blame one Gov' or P.M to I say BULL

Thanks to Mike for ringing up and the others for posting - I'll PM you if that's OK.

Thanks to Mike for ringing up and the others for posting - I'll PM you if that's OK.

OK with me.