Brinsworth dad becomes son's apprentice

IT’S A time honoured tradition for sons to follow their fathers into the family business, but granddad Wayne Lightfoot has just turned that on its head.

He is about to become an apprentice barber to his\ son Steve, who has been in the hair dressing trade for 20 years.

Steve (40) hit the headlines five years ago when he snapped up an old police section station in Greasbrough for a snip and the former cop shop became the Crop Shop.

Now 59-year-old Wayne from Brinsworth is about to join his son in the barbers business after his job as a heavy goods vehicle driving instructor was hit by the recession.

Said Wayne, who is due to start his new job full time after Christmas: “You’re never too old to learn and I’ll do a good job for my son.”

Steve, from Treeton, added: “It’s a new twist to the old idea of sons following fathers into a trade, but I think my dad will make a good apprentice.

“He’s already done a few basic cuts and he is doing fine.”

But the sign over the door of the barbers shop in Potter Hill, Greasbrough is unlikely to change to Lightfoot and Father.

“When I bought the old police section station from South Yorkshire Police with the aim of setting up my new business, I was looking for a name that reflected the history of the building.

“I think Crop Shop hits the nail on the head,” said Steve.