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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart Special correspondent

‘I hope to keep going as long as possible’: the older people returning to work

Andy Barnard and Colin Lane holding bakery products in a Co-op store
Andy Barnard and Colin Lane have ‘unretired’ to work at the Skellingthorpe Road Co-Op in Lincoln. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

“I’m into my fifth week now: I’m a newbie!” says 60-year-old Andy Barnard, who was a regular customer at his local Co-op in Lincoln before the manager suggested he apply for a job.

“It ranges from working on the tills, on the shop floor, stacking stuff and just generally doing everything,” he says of his new 16-hours-a-week role.

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