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Jun 2021
Harrogate DJ-turned-plumber eager to return to music on June 21
A Harrogate DJ who has turned to plumbing over the last year is anxiously waiting for the moment he can get behind the decks again.
Ed Marshall has kept a keen eye on the coronavirus numbers recently, particularly in the run-up to the full lifting of lockdown on June 21.
Like many in the industry, the past year has been hard for Ed. He has been a DJ for 25 years but has lost thousands of pounds in cancelled events due to coronavirus.
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When coronavirus first hit he suffered more than 30 cancellations in one day. Soon his packed schedule had been reduced to nothing.
Instead he has thrown himself full-time into his brother's plumbing business Andy Marshall Plumbing and Heating.
The government has not yet confirmed all restrictions will be lifted this month but many of Ed's clients are confident and have booked him for events. He told the Stray Ferret:
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