15/09/2026
This is a post that I have been asked to do about the family business, to show that that’s all we are.
We are, at the end of the day, a small family business that has been going for nearly 40 years. The people that have kept it going are the customers and the staff. Our staff over the years up to now have been the best staff any business could ask for. To all of those we just want to say thank you constantly.
Just to let you know, we are doing some renovations to update the bar and restaurant and toilets to make use of the whole building. To hopefully have small functions in and lunch and brunch in the bar and to bring it up to date as much as we can in this hard industry.
I wrote a post about Fully, dad, grandad, great grandad, big chief, last month on his birthday and on the day that Damon’s opened in 1988 and received wonderful comments and posts from people who remembered him from his Asto days and before and since. About him franchising Damon’s from America. Ever since then, the cost of starting a business and of keeping it together and trying to do the best he can. It has been intense to say the least, especially in this day where everything has gone up and trying to keep a business going and people in jobs is more difficult now than it ever has been as I’m sure a lot of you will know and appreciate. And they are still doing it 💪
Well, the old saying used to say “behind every great man is a woman” and this is so very true in this instance.
This is Loraine, his wife, our mum, nanna, great nanna, sorter out, problem solver!!!! She has been the back bone and the fighter alongside dad in many many ways and so many many times. She is very reasonable, always there and very kind and considerate when needed and deserved.
She will literally do anything for anyone if she can. She is still working and helping out where needed. She is also a wonderful family member. Always there for us. All of us. When I had my brain surgery, she was the most amazing human that ever existed. If any of us are struggling, she will be there to help. The grandkids have had a wonderful life because of her. She has done so much for all of them and there are 8 of them!! Then the great grandkids, although she is a bit too old to be looking after them now!!! 🤭
Lal, as we call her, you are amazing and thank you for always being there for us.
I hope you continue to be helping for many many years to come, you wonderful human 🙏🏻❤️
I am going to be posting about some of our staff and to introduce you to them all soon, they deserve recognition also. They do a fantastic job when they can, it’s a hard job to do. Retail in any sense is a hard job to do and we have some amazing people behind us, front and back. Thank you to them all x❤️