David Hollick says he fancied a change after 30 years in the building trade
A former builder has opened a barber shop in his back garden.
David Hollick, 56, from Swadlincote, said he fancied a career change after 30 years in the building trade. He spent 11 months building and fitting out a shed in his back garden that now serves as a 1950s-style barber shop, complete with plumbing for a sink and toilet. He said: "I got bored and wanted a new challenge in life. For years, I've been saying I need to do something else."Mr Hollick said he had returned to college three years ago to study to be a barber - something he did alongside his building work."It's a lot of hard, heavy lifting. I thought I fancied having a go [at hairdressing].He then got a job at a salon in Church Gresley, near Swadlincote, before deciding to open his own business on 9 May.
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