Cardiff lollipop lady celebrates 50 years in the job

Chatty children can be another challenge, “especially when you’re in the middle of the road and they want to tell you about their day”.

But Mrs Davies loves hearing their stories, adding: “Every day is a memory. It’s rewarding, really, to see the children from pushchair to primary school.”

Mrs Davies has “no plans at all” to stop working just yet.

“What am I going to do if I retire? You can only do so much housework. It’s better to go out in the fresh air and do something worthwhile.”

She has four children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, further fuelling her passion for the safety of families in the area.

She inspired her daughter to become a lollipop lady for a while and when her husband John retired from the gas board, he became a lollipop man in nearby Creigiau, where he has been working for the past 34 years.

“And he’s still learning,” she joked.

On Monday, the school held a celebration ceremony to honour Mrs Davies’s service, and parents came together to arrange a present and cake.