Plasterer opens new skills centre in Swindon
Posted: Thursday, February 29th, 2024
A Swindon resident had been a plasterer his whole life but after being hospitalised from COVID two years ago, he decided to open a plastering school, Swindon Advertiser reported. After two years of successfully running the plastering school, Jimmy opened the Athena Skills Centre on Saturday, February 10. Having COVID-19 made Jimmy rethink his career, as he had to reconsider if he would be physically fit enough to do the manual trade. That is when the idea struck him to open a plastering school, which he has been running out of Unit 2 and 3 Lower Basset Down Workshops near Wroughton for the last two years. Jimmy said: “Being ill in any sort of form will make you think differently but I thought there would be something more to life than running around making money and then I came up with the idea. It’s a great lifestyle. “Teaching is a great thing and maybe I should have done this earlier on in my life.” After realising how great the demand there was in Swindon for other skills such as bricklaying, tiling, arts and crafts, furniture upcycling and French polishing, Jimmy decided to move units and open a larger school that offered a range of lessons. Jimmy said that he offers a service that not many people can access, adding that members of the public often don’t have the time to go to college, so therefore Jimmy provides short and intense courses that are practical and teach attendees the skills they require.
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