And Finally...Antarctic job for plumber

By James Shepherd on Oct 23, 09 12:09 PM in News

Mark Green is on top of the world at landing his dream job - at the very bottom of the globe.

The 47-year-old plumber was chosen from 2,000 appliacants to join the British Antarctic Survey on the Bunt Ice Shelf and maintain their heating, water and loos 800 miles from the South Pole.

Now he'll leave wife Anna, 42, and son Jake, 18, out in the cold back in Bristol when he flies to the remote Halley research station for 15 months on November 10.

But he has his family's full support for his "opportunity of a lifetime" and, despite expecting -50C temperatures, Mark said yesterday: "I just can't wait.

"The farthest I've been before is Spain. But when I heard of this job on the radio I knew I'd always regret it if I didn't have a go."