Boy, 16, with cerebral palsy gets to have go at dream job

Henry said his skills were "greeting people at the door and saying 'Welcome to Tesco'"

A boy, 16, with cerebral palsy is to have a go at his dream job as a guest greeter on the door of his local Tesco.

When Henry from Marlborough was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he said he wanted to "work at Tesco".

Henry's mother Candi-Marie asked on Facebook whether anyone had an old Tesco uniform Henry could borrow for his school's aspiration day.

In reply to her post, Marlborough's Tesco manager offered him the chance to have a go for an hour.

Henry's mother said he was "absolutely delighted" and "can't wait to start his new job"

"He is absolutely delighted and cannot wait to start his new job," Candi-Marie said.

Henry said his skills were "greeting people at the door and saying 'Welcome to Tesco'".

Henry's teacher said sitting at the front desk is ideal for him

Careers Lead at the school, Ben Vickery, said: "Henry is very friendly, very approachable, very happy. He will be the first to talk to a stranger, to say: 'Hi, how are you?'.

"Sitting at the front desk is going to be ideal for him."

Henry will experience his dream role at the supermarket on 25 February.