I've got one option before we move the date, and that's to push the issue over my secondment to another dept. on site. This secondment is due to start the first week in November. The job is a day job, not a shift one. This in turn means I might not be doing a job which involves weekends by then, so it could mean I get that weekend off.

I will see what I can do tomorrow to find this out, and I'll let you all know in 24hrs time.

Thanks, lads.