lost my job in january after 16 years.always helped out locally on farms and other places and it all payed off because got a job locally in a big equestrian,countrysports,and leisure shop 2 miles down the road.love the job,deal with horsey,shooting, hunting,dog people all day long.only 5 staff and its on a local farm which is great because ive got the permission as well.put my redundancy cheque away in the bank and get great discount on everything i need for kids horses,my feed and all the decent clothing.if you are prepared to get out there and show your willing then you will always find work