After 35 years of working six and a half days per week Peter and Pirjo Elliott are looking forward to spending some some quality time with their family.
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The pair have owned and operate Elphin Continental Cakes since 1985 but have decided to call time on their careers as bakers.
"We are just tired, six and a half day weeks take it out of you ... we want to have a bit of a life now," Mrs Elliott said.
"We had some great news, we are expecting our first grandchild in December so we are going to be able to be there for our grandchildren."
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She said, although they have loved every minute of owning the store, it will be nice to have some time off.
The couple have lived and raised a family at the property in Newstead.
Mr Elliott said the business community in the area had been great to be apart of.
"It is a great place for someone to start a business and the beauty was we were living here so with our children ... we were always here for them after school," he said.
"We have had had such a rapport with the people of Newstead, even the businesses we have always worked together to promote the area."
As news of the closure became public customers began pouring into the shop to get their hands on their favourite treats.
The most common reaction to the news has been shock said the couple.
"[There has been] a lot of disappointment and shock but a lot of understanding [too]," Mrs Elliott said.
"Most of our customers know that we work quite hard, most are very understanding but sad that we are going."
It is those customers who have made the journey so special.
"We are going to miss all of our customers," Mrs Elliott said.
"It is that social aspect, or village style where people come in and you see them once a week and you know what is going on in their lives."
"It is nice to think over the 35 years we have had people come in with their children, those children have then grown up and then came in with their children."
Her husband Peter echoed her sentiments about the customers.
"We got a letter from someone whose mother passed away, she used to come here and she had Alzheimers," he said.
"She would come in and buy bread then she would come and try buy another loaf of bread.
"We used to say 'oh no you've already bought that,' and we got a very nice card saying thanks for looking after mum."
Mrs Elliott described the last 35 years quite simply, "it has been a blast," she said.
The store will officially close on June 27.
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