New Members Hello, my name is David Worsnop. May I introduce myself as a new member of the Institute.
David Worsnop at the ‘hatting’ Museum in Stockport - ( See Page 14 for details of this intriguing venue )
Since I first met Chris in March 2005 at Ilkley he has been on my back to put pen to paper. Chris and the seminar team have given me great encouragement and support culminating in my passing the practical exam in October 2005 and the theory exam in March 2006 From my earliest recollections I have always counted money. My parents were newsvendors in Bradford and came home every evening with pockets full of shillings and pence, for those who remember them! I left school in 1966 and went to work at Morrisons (before supermarkets). After just a few weeks, I was promoted to aisle leader but I did not want the responsibility aged only 16 and left, what a silly move! After training with Corals I managed my first betting office in 1968. In 1972 I tried something completely different and went into engineering. My first wife and I divorced in 1978 and I moved to Surrey. My present wife, Carolyn and I have successfully run pubs and restaurants since 1987. In this situation I started to create my own style of stocktaking, firstly the old fashioned way with paper and pen, then onto a word processor and now on my P.C. In 1998 I had two heart attacks within a week, Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day and Sunday, Mothers Day (Carrie has always said I did it to get out of working that week as we had 200+ bookings in the restaurant for the Sunday). I had an arterial bypass
in the June and have been in good health ever since.
I am now looking to building a future as a stock taker and auditor.
Later that year we came out of the licensed trade. I got a job stocktaking with Orridge but it turned out to be just counting in retail stores. In the second year with Orridge I was asked to become part of a dedicated team counting Asda Stores. This gave me a sort of promotion as team leader.
My main hobbies are rifle shooting for which I have won lots of medals and been county champion several times, and collecting miniature cottages. We are enthusiastic members of the National Trust and like to walk a few miles on our days off from the club and living near to the New Forest is a real bonus.
Washington Inventory Services came to England as Walmart bought the Asda Chain and they set up a new team of people solely to stocktake at Asda. Sensing a good thing I applied, and got, the position of Area Manager. All went well for about six months but the American system of group hugs and rousing choruses every hour became a bit wearing (not Cricket, old chap!)
David Worsnop M.I.L.S.A.
We came back into pub life on the relief circuit for a couple of years and then into our present position as Stewards in a private members club in Hampshire.
Contributors Many thanks to the members and others who have made this issue possible:Gordon Andrews, Rita Broadbent, George Giles, Trevor Knight, David Rutter, Rob Sutton, Diane Swift, Graham Thorpe, David Worsnop and of course not forgetting Ivor Deficit. Thanks also to Peter Hodgson and Rita Broadbent for proof reading this issue. Deadline for the October issue is 12th Sept STOCKAUDITOR
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