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FROM PRISON OFFICER
TO LOCKSMITH
Opportunities sometimes knock through
events that at the time may not seem lucky.
Adele King’s route to
becoming a locksmith
running her own business
– Preston-based Ladykings
Locksmiths , for instance,
came about following
voluntary redundancies in
the prison service where she
was a senior prison officer.
Adele (44) trained as a
locksmith in January 2012
with MPL in Bradford, close
to where she then lived.
“I saw an advertisement
for a locksmith and once I
found out that I could do the
training with MPL, right on
my doorstep, I couldn’t stop
thinking about it.
“Most people who know me
well will say I don’t do things
by half measures – I don’t go
with the trends but always
do things differently. So I
decided to take the plunge.”
She initially wanted to
combine her full-time role in
the prison service with parttime work as a locksmith, but
that was not allowed.
“But when voluntary
redundancy was offered to
senior prison officers in 2012,
I decided to apply and got it,”
Adele explained. “Throughout
my whole adult life, I have
always at least attempted to
do my own DIY so when I
was considering leaving the
prison service, I knew I could
tackle something practical.
Also, I come from a strong
security background and can
think ‘out of the b