Reminiscence

Reminiscence Café at the Castle 

Join us for our monthly free reminiscence sessions – come along, enjoy a cup of tea and share your memories.  

Our First Jobs

• Tuesday 14 October, 2pm to 4pm

Free, all welcome. Refreshments included.

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"The world of work beckoned as soon as we left school, although many of us had already sampled it with Saturday jobs or newspaper rounds. It was an exciting time, but could also be scary. This was a step into adulthood at the tender age of 15 or 16 and it put most of us on a steep learning curve. There were plenty of job opportunities in London in the 1950s and 60s, in local factories and offices and the many shops that lined our main roads. Looking back, it could seem like a different world in the days before computers, mobile phones and the internet. I remember typing on a manual typewriter and occasionally managing the small switchboard in the solicitors' office where I worked, with its confusing array of plugs.

What was your first experience of work like for you? Did it start you on a career, or was it one of many that you sampled in your younger days? And how different was it from the jobs of today?"

Come to the Museum and share your memories over a cup of tea.

Any queries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk