A woman who has dedicated 30 years of her life to feeding ducks at a Merseyside hospital was given a surprise treat on her birthday by staff
A woman who has dedicated 30 years of her life to feeding ducks at a Merseyside hospital was given a surprise treat on her birthday by staff.
Betty Mellor has visited the pond at Southport Hospital every day for the last 30 years feeding the wildlife, with her turning up at the pond every morning without fail for those three decades with sacks of corn and loaves of bread to feed the ducks, fish and other animals and birds.
On Monday, November 7, she was greeted at the pond with her very own bench which read: "To Betty. Thank you for looking after the hospital's wildlife."
Her daughter, Sue Mellor, and grandsons Lewis Evans and Max Pender, were there as she was greeted with a card, cakes and her very own bench to celebrate her 91st birthday. Sue said: “Mum and her husband, Brian, moved from Forest Road to Althorpe Drive nearly 30 years ago and ever since Betty has been feeding the ducks and fish every single day come rain, shine, wind or snow.