I remember leaving school and the shipyards and mine had closed down,absolutely nothing for a school leaver,couple of years later I headed south and worked on docklands on the isle of dogs for an Irish firm McGinleys,and used to get my cheque cashed on a Friday night in an Irish pub in Kilburn called McGoverns,a tiny slot at the back of the pub you used to pass your check through and your cash would be passed back out,sometimes rough looking blokes would walk down the queue of cheque bearers rattling a bucket collecting for whoever and whatever.