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Team Talk – Ali Robinson
As part of our 60 year anniversary, we asked past and present team members to share with us their memories of The Hollies through the years.
Here are a few words from Ali Robinson who was a part of Team Hollies from 2007 – 2009…
Where to start? First off, I can’t believe it’s 9 years since I left The Hollies, one of the best jobs I have ever had and so, so much fun!!
From memory I was offered a job at The Hollies in 2007 – I had never worked in a shop before and remember thinking I would never master the tills and serve all at the same time! I settled in so quickly as everyone was so friendly towards me and made me feel so welcome – I had moved back to Cheshire from Cornwall in 2004 and working for you all at The Hollies was the first time in three years that I had a social life and friends of my own. It is still the only place I visit whenever I am passing through to visit my Dad in Cumbria.
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Phil and Ed showed an amazing degree of faith in my kitchen abilities when they let me loose in the cafe kitchen at Stretton! I learned so much from everyone, building those amazing Hollies version of a Cornish cream tea -layering jam and cream then piling it high with soft fruits; they were stunningly good to look at and to eat! How to create hand-tied bouquets from Phil, a skill I still put to good use today!
Then, of course, the fabulous nights out for all the various award ceremonies, I particularly remember the evening when we all travelled to the racecourse on the vintage double-decker bus!!!
Lots of love to you all, still miss you and wish you would open a shop down here for me to see out my ‘twilight years’ in!!
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