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jumpy · 12-04-08, 07:03 AM

A little update for you guys.

Following starting a fresh claim for jobseekers allowance and chatting with the guy who sorted out my claim, I was told that there's really no jobs to speak of out there. The market for jobs in construction (CAD for architectural stuff and space planning and such like) has gone bang. There's one or two positions in london (I live in Leicester) for candidates with engineering hnc's but that's about it. Even jobs driving a van are down to only half a dozen or so for my area.... can you believe it?! About the only thing that is available is leaflitting delivery on foot for NMW.

I might decide to do this, not so much for the cash, but the excercise will do me good as I should really start training for a little trip from coast to coast following hadrians wall, some time in late spring next year. Myself and a few friends have been planing this for a month or so now, despite one of them having a suspected hear attack recently. Roll on getting sponsorship for charity. We have a choice of various mental health charities, cancer research (macmillan probably) or the british heart foundation.
If the trip goes ahead then there's talk of having a go at the pennine way, which is a little more of an undertaking. And the three peaks challenge... but I think that'd probably do me in

I'm going to have to invest in some new kit- bergen, some decent waterproofs, stove, and other bits.
Closer to the time I'll start a thread on this detailing kit and the route, plus any charity information that's worth while. It ought to take us 10 to 14 days depending on how much kit we have to carry and what sort of pace we can set over the terrain. Keep yer eyes peeled for that one

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12-04-08, 07:03 AM	#1
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	A little update for you guys. Following starting a fresh claim for jobseekers allowance and chatting with the guy who sorted out my claim, I was told that there's really no jobs to speak of out there. The market for jobs in construction (CAD for architectural stuff and space planning and such like) has gone bang. There's one or two positions in london (I live in Leicester) for candidates with engineering hnc's but that's about it. Even jobs driving a van are down to only half a dozen or so for my area.... can you believe it?! About the only thing that is available is leaflitting delivery on foot for NMW. I might decide to do this, not so much for the cash, but the excercise will do me good as I should really start training for a little trip from coast to coast following hadrians wall, some time in late spring next year. Myself and a few friends have been planing this for a month or so now, despite one of them having a suspected hear attack recently. Roll on getting sponsorship for charity. We have a choice of various mental health charities, cancer research (macmillan probably) or the british heart foundation. If the trip goes ahead then there's talk of having a go at the pennine way, which is a little more of an undertaking. And the three peaks challenge... but I think that'd probably do me in I'm going to have to invest in some new kit- bergen, some decent waterproofs, stove, and other bits. Closer to the time I'll start a thread on this detailing kit and the route, plus any charity information that's worth while. It ought to take us 10 to 14 days depending on how much kit we have to carry and what sort of pace we can set over the terrain. Keep yer eyes peeled for that one __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life