 Holness was loaned to Conference National side Barrow for a month in January 2009.After a month at Barrow, the deal was later extended for another month before returning to the club soon after.After an unsuccessful 2009-10 season, which saw him made fourteen appearance in all competition, though the club was promoted to League One, Holness was given a first team opportunity in the 2010-11 season following the departure of Nathan Stanton.