Meet the man who swapped his 30-year plastering career for barbering - and has opened his very own shop in his back garden.<br /><br />David Hollick, 56, spent three decades as a tradesman before he decided he wanted a career change.<br /><br />After enrolling on a barbering course at Tamworth College, David quickly realised he loved cutting hair.<br /><br />He continued working as a plasterer while learning his new skill and took up a Saturday job at a local barber.<br /><br />And, while juggling the two, David also spent a year building his log cabin barbers in his back garden.<br /><br />Having always had aspirations to open his own shop, the dad finally opened Bakyard Barbers (corr) on May 9.<br /><br />David, from Newhall, Derbys., said: "It's hard graft as a plasterer.<br /><br />"As I got older, I was thinking about making that change.<br /><br />"So, I went to college and I saw they had a barbering course and thought I'd give it a go.<br /><br />"I was about two weeks in and I fell in love with it. So, I said I was going to do this.<br /><br />"When I got to work the Saturday job at a barbers I was still working as a plasterer then. But then when built my own shop I decided to take the bull by the horns and fully go for it.<br /><br />"It's nice to have that freedom but it's scary as well. I've got to stick at it. I've committed myself to it now. I've got to build a client base which'll take a long time."<br /><br />David enrolled on his course in September 2020 and spent two nights a week over 30 weeks learning how to cut hair, before getting his certificate.<br /><br />Despite working on Saturdays at his friend's barbers in nearby Church Gresley, David had his own ambitions.<br /><br />He said: "I went to the barber shop as we were coming out of lockdown and she said why I don't come to the shop and work there on a Saturday, and I did that up until last week really.<br /><br />"But right from the start I didn't want to work there full-time. I wanted it to be set-up in my own way. My shop is done out and set-out for the way I like to work."<br /><br />Whilst working that job, David spent nearly a year of his own spare time building his Bakyard Barbers shop.<br /><br />Although business hasn't been great in David's first two weeks, he says he knew this would be the case.<br /><br />David offers men's haircuts for £12 and children's for £10.<br /><br />Other styles include a fade, skin fade, restyles and crewcuts which are priced between £12 and £15.<br /><br />He also offers nose trimming for £8 and an ear wax for £5.<br /><br />Bakyard Barbers can be found at 40 Meadow View Road in Newhall, Swadlincote.
