105th Anniversary & Lynn Brunskill Retirement Party Photographs 9 November 2025

Our Anniversary Window Display

Current owner, Angela O'Connor, with Jo Botham of Botham's of Whitby who gave the cake as an anniversary present to Holman's

Angela O'Connor with founding owners Ernest & Ada Holman's grandsons, Kevan and John McCormack

Eric Whitaker, son of former owners Ernest & Lorna Whitaker (1962-1974)

Angela O’Connor (owner 2014 to date) with Lynn Brunskill (staff member 1976-2025), Teresa Richardson (owner 2004-2014) and Mandy Brennan (staff member 2010 to date)

Gurli Svith from Denmark, Heartbeat Superfan, with Sarah Walker, daughter of Peter Walker (aka Nicholas Rhea) author of the Constable series of books

Cutting her retirement cake: Lynn Brunskill with Kevan McCormack, grandson of Ernest & Ada Holman.  Lynn worked at Holman's for an amazing 48 years!