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  • 12/04/2024
Pat Hunting has been helping children of Wolverhampton cross the road for over 50 years. As she is about to turn 90 tis weekend the community show there appreciation for her service.
Transcript
00:00 90th birthday well who could that be I wonder how you doing what's your name Adam what's
00:09 your name we do a little bit of vid for you so Pat you're obviously you're either in fancy
00:15 dress or you're a school lollipop lady one or the other and you're 90 years old yes yeah
00:23 how long you been doing the crossings 51 years 51 what always here or yeah 48 with the camps
00:29 yeah and what do we think of a guys we've got a little fan club here haven't we yeah yeah
00:37 I mean it's inspirational to all of us in it if at 90 we can still be well we actually
00:42 we don't be working at night why why why aren't you sitting over your feet up having a cup
00:47 of tea what is it that you enjoy about this and do you enjoy speaking to the kids you
00:54 have a little a little chin wag and stuff so what do you say to them behave clip around
00:59 the year or so you've been doing it 51 years so you must be potentially crossing children
01:10 of children not long ago I had to play from the school of the head missy yeah and there
01:16 was one teacher yeah I crossed her over yeah when she was at the grove and she's a teacher
01:21 now and she's now she's teaching oh my god so what about you know what about when it's
01:27 wet and cold and rainy yeah yeah do you think that's what's kind of keeping you young yeah
01:36 yeah oh come on I think you've got let's let's watch you in action we'll get a video of you
01:40 in action you're getting you're getting serenaded there aren't you how about that and you've
02:00 already been given a couple of presents haven't you we got some someone's dropped off some
02:04 flowers and cards and stuff like that yeah I'm your proper fixture of the community here
02:13 aren't you I'm gathering that how does that make you feel impact when you've got people
02:21 coming by and dropping off flowers and cards yeah yeah and how are you gonna be celebrating
02:29 then a church on sunday with all my family at church on sunday yeah yeah cool so your
02:37 family members then so is it yeah go on so who've we got then great nieces great nieces
02:42 yeah your family as well yeah yeah sister sister yeah
02:57 happy birthday to you happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday to you
03:24 what do you think of your crossing lady guys 90 years old and still doing the job what
03:36 do you think very happy yes very impressive isn't it
03:46 so we've got Joyce it's your sister isn't it yeah well I mean you're 87 as well so there's
03:51 not too much between you and um what you're proud of your sister then yeah very proud
03:56 of her yeah yeah and you you're a relative as well yes and your middle your name's after
04:05 your middle name yeah and you were saying that when you were in it but she was crossing
04:09 you over how about that yeah who would have thought all these years later you know what
04:14 I mean she's loved just as much yeah yeah second mom yeah it's my second mom so pat
04:21 what's one little boy's just giving you a little gift hasn't he what's he giving you
04:24 let's have a look five pence he's giving you his last five pence piece well that means
04:31 the world to a kid though did it certainly does thank you um he's got five pence and
04:36 he's gave it to you for me to paint a few weeks okay okay bye bye

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