Clinty,
This is all great advice and like the others I reckon you should follow your heart however there's no shame in having some redundancy up your sleeve (just in case!!!).
For what it's worth, I'd suggest doing your RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol), RCG (Responsible Conduct Gaming), Senior First Aid, Bar Service course and getting a taxi drivers licence (ground).
People always want to drink and they'll always need someone to drive 'em home. It doesn't matter what company you work for..there's usually a pub somewhere close to where you're working (if you need a bit of extra cash) or a taxi that's looking for another driver to help out.
Just a suggestion
Stiky