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Article: Poppy stalwart Mary's farewell.
- Article from:
- Market Rasen Mail (Market Rasen, England)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2007
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A poppy collector from Walesby has chalked up half a century of collecting around her village.
Mary Hawbrook first started in 1957, when she was 35, and has collected every year since then - although now she has decided to call it a day.
Mary, who has lived in the village since she was 13, took over from her-mother-in-law, who collected in the village before her.
Originally she went round the village and surrounding area on foot but latterly has used a car. It is only since she broke her hip three years ago that she has had to have help from husband Arti.
After 50 years of collecting in all weathers, her final collection has been ...