lollipop lady


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lollipop lady

A person who helps school children cross trafficked roads in the UK during the school year. The name refers to the large signs he or she holds to attract the attention of traffic, which resemble lollipops.
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Flowers have been left in tribute to Abertysswg Primary School lollipop lady Eirwen Selkirk, below
Pupils pay tribute to much-loved lollipop lady Eirwen
South Lanarkshire Council said the lollipop lady would be offered support.
Scumbags rob lollipop lady at knifepoint
Now furious mums and dads have nBetty, from was a full-time for more than 20 as a lollipop lady Betty refused close friend said: bosses are and safety and j ominated Betty for an award in a bid to show support for the pensioner - dubbed the "happiest woman in the world" by youngsters at St Maria GorWorking shriek etti Primary School and Lamlash ust concent r at " Nursery in Glasgow's Cranhill.
BETTY TAKES A BOW; Lollipop lady has new greeting for schoolkids; TV SUPPORT FOR CURBED CROSSING PATROLLER
Ann Challinor, 60, who has worked as a lollipop lady for 16 years at Osborne Primary School, on Station Road, added: "I would be completely heartbroken.
'Don't put the kids in peril 'Don't put the kids in peril by getting rid of us'
She's not just a lollipop lady for the kids, she supports the mums and dads.
Parents take steps to save dancing lollipop lady Kath
I SAW HER STANDING THERE How album cover would look with lollipop lady
Abbey Road crossing gets lollipop ob-lady ob-la-da
Lollipop lady Val Atkins wears a hat mounted robo-cam to record her morning's work in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Robo-cam lollipop ladies fighting abuse on streets
She says: 'I had never thought about becoming a lollipop lady before a friend of mine who used to do the job suggested it to me.
Job search: Queen of the road
One of the highlights of her four decades of loyal service was being nominated for the lollipop lady of the year contest in 1985.
Lollipop lady Eirwen retires after 40 years
A LOLLIPOP lady was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Tyneside.
Ice causes crossing accident
IN regard to the council planning to stop the lollipop lady on Marton Road outside Captain Cook Primary School, Middlesbrough (Gazette, 01.
IN regard to the council planning [...]
OUR online readers got talking about a story in our sister paper the Sunday Mail about lollipop lady Betty Dickson, who has been banned from waving to schoolchildren for health and safety reasons.
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