Irene_Reid_(lollipop_lady)

Irene Reid (lollipop lady)

Irene Reid (lollipop lady)

British lollipop lady

Irene Reid, MBE (born 1940 or 1941) is a British lollipop lady who in 2017 was declared the UK's longest-serving lollipop lady.[1][better source needed]

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Reid worked as a lollipop lady in Longridge, Ribble Valley,[2] covering the school crossing on Berry Lane,[3] earning her a 2003 award for The Golden Jubilee Lollipop Person of the year.[4] In 2012, she was declared the longest-serving lollipop lady in Lancashire[5] and was awarded a MBE by Elizabeth II for her services to road safety.[6][5]

She has been outspoken about crossing safety for children, openly criticising plans by Lancashire County Council in 2014 to reduce funding for crossing patrols.[7] By 2021, she had been working as a lollipop lady for 53 years.[2] Reid also worked with the Longridge Youth and Community Centre for a decade.[8] As of 2022, Reid lived in Ribble Valley and was aged 81.[6] By 2019, she had four children,[1] including a daughter, Angela,[2] six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.[1] She appeared on the British television game show Blankety Blank in 2021.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Finch, Fiona (13 March 2019). "Irene's 50 fabulous years as Lancashire's Mrs Lollipop". Lancashire Post.
  2. [2]
    Faulkner, Paul (1 Nov 2021). "Bradley Walsh as host persuades Longridge lollipop lady of 53 years to go on Blankety Blank". Lancashire Post.
  3. [3]
    "Lollipop lady to open Longridge Does Christmas". Lancashire Evening Post. November 29, 2019 – via Gale OneFile.
  4. [4]
    "Help lick our lollipop crisis". Lancashire Evening Post. January 9, 2006 – via Gale OneFile.
  5. [5]
    "MBE honour for Longridge lollipop lady Irene Reid". BBC News. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  6. [6]
    "Queen Elizabeth II meeting was 'like two nans nattering'". BBC News. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  7. [7]
    "Crossing patrol plan will 'put young lives at risk'". Lancashire Evening Post. February 28, 2014 – via Gale OneFile.
  8. [8]
    Duggan, Claran (October 11, 2017). "Irene's still top of the lollipops for children". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Macpherson, Jon (November 2, 2021). "Longridge lollipop lady stuns Blankety Blank host Bradley Walsh when sharing her age". LancsLive. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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