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Students get helping hand at Byron's Butchers
THE recession has butchered many industries over the past year, but one local trader has been keen to help students gain valuable work experience.
Anton Takacs, a butcher on Byron Parade, Hillingdon, has been taking on students from Abbotsfield School over the past couple of weeks to help them boost their catering and customer service skills.
Mr Takacs, whose family business Byron Butchers has existed for over 70 years, said: "I know from starting as a Saturday boy when I was at school, how important it is to have hands on experience and it also gives me the chance to pass on my skills and maybe train up the butchers of tomorrow. 
"Some of the local schools do not have the facilities we have at Byrons, so this is my chance to show them the butchery and business side.
Becky Howells from Ealing and Hillingdon business partnership, said: "Without the assistance and commitment from local employers such as Byron's, students may never get an opportunity to help them get a taster of real work.
"With the current economic climate, it is always beneficial for students to have work experience as well as GCSE's to help them when they eventually go out to work."
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