LOLLIPOP men and women in Darlington have celebrated 50 years of school crossing patrols in the borough.
In 1953, ten patrol staff and two reserves were appointed to help schoolchildren cross the road at 12 areas in the town. They were paid 30 shillings a week with 20 shillings retainer per week during the school holidays.
There are now more than 40 men and women, affectionately known as lollies, operating crossing patrols in the town. The current staff met up yesterday for an anniversary party in the town's Dolphin Centre. Some wore old uniforms and a vintage car was on display to help set the 1950s scene.
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