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:
“It’s all I have known, going out and doing parties so the last year has been a nightmare.
“I think people are looking forward to it. I mean the first event I have got booked is a young farmer’s 21st birthday so it’s going to be absolutely mental.
“Well I thought maybe it’s nice to have a couple of months as a break but nobody was expecting more than a year.
“I have got a really good day job but for people out there who rely on the entertainment industry, they have been forgotten.”
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