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NOW CLOSED What makes a good lollipopper? Share your thoughts - £300 voucher to be won!

(56 Posts)
mumofmadboys Mon 23-May-16 18:34:04

I remember a lady with a lovely smile who really seemed to care for all us kids.

Direne3 Mon 23-May-16 16:13:55

I feel that the best Lollipoppers have cheery smiles, common sense and the respect of the children.

glammanana Mon 23-May-16 12:45:59

Mr Walker knew everyone who attended our school and I'm pretty sure he knew everyone else in a 5 mile radius if truth be known,always had a smile on his face even on cold dreary mornings and knew who would be the last to get to school and he always waited for them and encouraged them along so they wouldn't be too late getting through the gate.
This cheerful chap made it his business to come into school when all the new children where starting school and showed them that when he put his "lollipop" firmly on the ground they stood still and waited for his instruction to cross (once he had stopped the traffic) and the traffic always stopped for Mr. Walker,he stayed by the Roadside until about 20mins past the hour making sure the mums got back across the Road safely once they had dropped little ones at school gates then hid his "lollipop" behind the big bush at no.27s pathway until the afternoon escape from school,he was so missed when he died he was part of my growing up.

joannapiano Mon 23-May-16 11:52:59

I think the most obvious thing I would want, is to be alert for the traffic situation, at all times and not be distracted.

Galen Mon 23-May-16 11:14:54

A bald head! (Who loves you baby?)

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 23-May-16 11:03:44

In many areas of the UK, lollipoppers are considered a part of history - and Churchill Insurance wants to introduce extra lollipop men and women across Great Britain to help keep children safe.

Thinking back to your experience of lollipop men and women, what do you think makes a good lollipopper? Was it essential to you that they had a cheery disposition as they so often do? Or were you only concerned with their knowledge of road safety? Is there anything that sticks in your mind about your lollipopper?

Share your thoughts about what you think makes the best lollipopper possible below.

All GNers who share their thoughts on lollipoppers on this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher.

The Churchill Lollipoppers are coming! You can keep up to date with the Churchill Lollipopper campaign at www.churchill.com/lollipoppers

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Thanks, and good luck!

GNHQ