New member of staff for Ingleton coffee shop

Sam Woodhouse is the newest member of staff at Country Harvest, near Ingleton.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2016, 15:00 BST
Country Harvest staff Harriet Phillipson, Joanne Mackay and Janet Tyrer with Sam Woodhouse and owner Mike Clark.Country Harvest staff Harriet Phillipson, Joanne Mackay and Janet Tyrer with Sam Woodhouse and owner Mike Clark.
Country Harvest staff Harriet Phillipson, Joanne Mackay and Janet Tyrer with Sam Woodhouse and owner Mike Clark.

Sam, 22, from Ingleton, will work two mornings a week in the coffee shop from July 26. He and his family already know many of the 70-strong team at Country Harvest and his mentor will be coffee shop assistant Janet Tyrer.

Country Harvest managing director Mike Clark said: “We are delighted Sam is joining our team and we look forward to working with him.”

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WorkFit’s employment development officer in the north, Alison Thwaite, added: “Sam is a delightful young man with a great range of skills and experience and he is very excited about starting his new job at Country Harvest, where the team are hugely supportive and committed to inclusion.”

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