Central Beds Council: Mrs Lollipop hangs up her stick after 53 years of service
Date Added: 29/11/2022
A much-loved lollipop lady from Ampthill – who has clocked up an incredible 53 years in her role – has decided to retire.
Joyce Shaughnessy, 80-years-old, has helped generations of school children cross Dunstable Road to The Firs Lower, Alameda Middle, Russell Lower and Redbourne Upper schools in Ampthill since the 1960s making it seven decades of dedicated service.
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Joyce said: “The children all call me Mrs Lollipop as when I first met them in reception class they couldn’t say my surname, and then it stuck all the way through their schooling.
"Because I started when some children were 16 and 17-years-old, they're now great-grandparents. So, I’ve been crossing them over as well - grandchildren and great-grandchildren."
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