Saturday jobs are something of a rite of passage – almost all of us have had one and many of us cherish the memories (and financial freedom) they brought.

We asked members of our nostalgia group We Grew Up in Wycombe to share memories of their Saturday jobs – and we were inundated with responses.

From working behind the pick ‘n’ mix at Woolworths to carrying armfuls of freshly baked bread to stack on shop shelves and even pheasant beating, members have had all sorts of Saturday jobs over the years.

Richard Karol Michalik said: “Mine was as a pheasant beater. You got paid 30 bob or a brace of pheasants full of lead shot. In the woods near Lacey Green and Loosley Row,” while Keith Parker said he spent his summers loading hay bales.

Philippa Kurys commented: “Loved all my Saturday jobs, Woolworths, the pick-and-mix sweet shop in the Chilterns Centre, Carton’s Patisserie opposite M&S, then Boots in the Octagon (lovely bunch of people). Happy days,” while Kevin Proctor joked: “At 14 I changed lorry tyres by hand at Standard Tyres in Desborough Road, not sure if they are still there? My arms were like Popeye.”

ALSO READ: ‘A real rust bucket’ - Funny and fond memories of your first cars

Carolyn Smith, who worked at Burgers in Marlow, said she “loved carrying armfuls of freshly baked French sticks to stack on the shelves in the shop”, and Anne Rixon said washing up at Duces fish and chips “put me off the meal for years”.

Deb Keegan said working with greyhounds in her Saturday job was “fantastic”, while Lesley Wood, who worked at Bryter Homes in the old Octagon shopping centre, said: “When we didn’t know where anything was, we used to send everyone to the Welpac stand.”

Ann Scott was sad she was asked to leave from her job at The Crown wallpaper shop in Frogmoor in the 1950’s, adding: “I loved it but the powers that be, decided that I was too young, so I had to leave after working there for over a year.”

ALSO READ: 'The smell from the chocolate factory' - YOUR memories of growing up in High Wycombe

Janet Thorne worked at Hicks baby shop in White Hart Street during the 50s, while Huw Devey delivered newspapers and magazines and Kay Allen-Proust worked at a florist in High Wycombe as well as the mushroom farm, in Warrendene Road, Hughenden Valley, saying: “Lots of us worked there for peanuts.”

And Estelle Lee commented: “They were fun times! We really didn’t take the work thing too seriously.”