Retirement on the menu for school cook

Retirement was on the menu for a cook who has been serving school dinners for pupils for more than 30 years.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jul 2019, 13:00 BST
Pupils, staff and parents at Orton Wistow primary school with their 30th anniversary tapestry. EMN-190717-083250009Pupils, staff and parents at Orton Wistow primary school with their 30th anniversary tapestry. EMN-190717-083250009
Pupils, staff and parents at Orton Wistow primary school with their 30th anniversary tapestry. EMN-190717-083250009

Orton Wistow Primary School said goodbye to catering manager Audrey Cooper at the end of term with a special assembly. Audrey started work at the school when it first opened in 1988 - and after decades of plating up her famous Wistow Sausage Roll followed by chocolate fudge brownie, she hung up her apron - but not before head teacher Simon Eardley presented her with a ‘gingerbread Audrey.’ The school also celebrated a special birthday, with a banner being put together by pupils to mark the school’s 30th anniversary. Every pupil in the school created a square for the banner.