They are the Lollipop patrols who turned out day after day in all weathers to make sure Blackpool’s kids got to the school gates safely. These pictures go right back to the 1990s and show our much-loved crossing patrols in their hi-vis jackets and their iconic lollipops. Kids are featured too… can you remember your lollipop man or lady?
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2. A toast to our Lollipop Patrols
Carleton Lollipop man John Thomson with Isabelle Foote, William Romain, Bradley Wright and Annabel Romain. L-R at back are John Thomson and parents Amanda Romain and Sharon Potts, 2008 Photo: Mark Pearson
3. A toast to our Lollipop Patrols
Marton lollipop man Phil Jeffrey, 2001 Photo: John Atkinson
4. A toast to our Lollipop Patrols
Lollipop lady Margaret Brown received an MBE in the New Years Honours, 1999 Photo: Martin Bostock
5. A toast to our Lollipop Patrols
Lollipop man John Neil is pictured with parents and staff on Devonshire Road in 1998 Photo: Martin Bostock
6. A toast to our Lollipop Patrols
Lollipop Ladies Lesley Cawley (left) and Anne Warburton in 2004 Photo: Bill Johnson