WHEN much-loved dinner lady Audrey Murray retired after 32 years, youngsters and staff gave her the best-ever present.
They had a special assembly to hand over a tub filled with her favourite flowers - and a £200 voucher to buy lots more for her award-winning garden.
“I was crying and so were the children,� said 65 year-old Audrey, of The Oaks, Hemlington.
“I absolutely loved them and it was emotional saying goodbye.�
She left Hemlington Hall Primary in February and now spends every single day in her beautiful cottage garden which won second place in a housing association’s Yorkshire-wide competition.
“I just love gardening and everyone knows what birthday, Christmas and Mother’s Day present to buy me - garden centre vouchers,� said grandma Audrey.
“I must spend a fortune - at least £200 to £300 a year - on stuffing my garden full of plants.
“I love lots of colour and I have tried to create a garden like the ones I saw as a child.
“There are lots of old-fashioned flowers from hollyhocks to roses, pansies and sweet peas.
“These days I spend all my time in the garden which has a bird bath and little fairies dotted among the flowers.�
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