Addison’s Barbershop opens in CBD in midst of pandemic

A young Toowoomba barber, who has previously been voted the best in town, hasn’t let COVID-19 stop him opening his own shop in the CBD.

Addison Manning has opened his own barber shop in Ruthven St.

A young Toowoomba barber with a decade experience in the industry has opened his own shop in the CBD.

Addison Manning always planned to open his own barber shop, and after realising he had a loyal client base he wasn’t about to let COVID-19 stop him.

Addison Manning has opened his own barber shop in Ruthven St.

Addison’s Barber Shop opened in August and Mr Manning said opening a few months after the initial pandemic wave helped him, as he knew what to expect in terms of setting up his shop so it was COVID-safe.

“I thought why not just take the jump into business and give it my best shot,” he said.

“Business has been great, obviously we were a bit scared with a global pandemic going on at the same time as opening a brand new shop but I have the most amazing, loyal clients and just in general people around Toowoomba have been so supportive.

“We have a lot of long-term clients and a lot of new clients as well.

“Everyone around town is so supportive and really wants to see small family businesses like ours succeed.”

Addison’s Barber Shop offers a range of services including beard trims, shaves, haircuts and you can even have a cold beer while you’re in the shop.

The barber is walk-in and is open from Monday to Saturday. It is located at 437 Ruthven St.

For more information search Addison Manning on Instagram or Addison’s Barber Shop on Facebook.