Wolverhampton M&S staff reunion event ahead of the branch closure this weekend

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Former #Wolverhampton #MarksandSpencer staff reunion event ahead of the branch closure this weekend

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00:00I'm Deb Hardiman and I'm here with the former staff from Wolverhampton, Marks & Spencer.

00:11They're here for a reunion just ahead of the store sadly closing this weekend.

00:18And here I've got Sue and Sue.

00:23Sue and Sue, Sue and Kate.

00:26Right ladies, now tell me, how are you feeling?

00:31You've got all your former colleagues and friends here today.

00:34How are you all feeling knowing that you've spent so many years working at a local branch and it's going to be closing?

00:41Heartbroken.

00:42Heartbroken, yeah.

00:44Heartbroken is closing and heartbroken is the stuff that people are losing their jobs.

00:49And how many years of, I guess all of you have packed up quite a lot of hundreds of hours a year.

00:55Yeah, I did just under 20 years or so.

00:59Yeah.

01:00I only came from Christmas staff but they kept me in.

01:02And you did 27 years?

01:05No, just under 20.

01:06Just under 20, yeah.

01:08Right.

01:0925's an hour.

01:10Yeah.

01:11Yeah.

01:12Yeah.

01:13Well done.

01:14Done in 1966.

01:15And you okay?

01:16Yes.

01:17Yes.

01:18So what's some of your best memories of working here?

01:21I think the people are quite special, which is to show by all of them gathered.

01:25Yeah.

01:26It's the end of an era really.

01:27Yeah.

01:28Yeah.

01:29Happy years.

01:30Yeah.

01:31Happy memories.

01:32Good.

01:33Okay.

01:34It will kill the town.

01:35It will kill the town.

01:38It's bad enough when these are closed and this will kill the town.

01:41Yeah.

01:42Yeah.

01:43Okay.

01:44And what are some of your hopes, do you think, for the company, for the staff?

01:50I know that you've made that, but what are some of your hopes?

01:52Well, we hope the company thrives really.

01:55Especially for the staff and the pensioners.

01:58And that they move on to better things.

02:01So wish them luck.

02:04Anybody have any comments?

02:06You've been 49.

02:07Are you the longest 31?

02:08No.

02:09I'm not still.

02:1050?

02:1150?

02:1250?

02:13Yeah.

02:14Okay.

02:15Do you enjoy it?

02:17Jan?

02:18Jan?

02:19Yeah.

02:20Jan?

02:21Yeah.

02:22We understand you're the longest serving one here.

02:25Yes.

02:26So you work 50 years.

02:28And when did you finish?

02:292020.

02:30In the March.

02:31In the March.

02:32Yeah.

02:33Okay.

02:34And did you ever in your wildest dreams think we'd come to a stage where the branch is going

02:38to say Wolverhampton?

02:39No.

02:40It's very, very sad today.

02:41I feel really sad.

02:42And it's lovely to see all my friends.

02:43Yeah.

02:44I just don't know what's going to happen to the tower.

02:46Okay.

02:47Okay.

02:51That's your fault.

02:52Thank you very much.

02:53Right.

02:54Boom.

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