Pete keeps you safe on the rails and on the road

THE DAD NOW MAKES SURE CHILDREN CAN CROSS SAFELY

- By TELEGRAPH REPORTER

A DERBYSHIRE dad who spends his days keeping people safe on the railways is now helping protect children on the roads too — after becoming his village’s new lollipop man.

Pete Kelly already works in a safety-critical role on the railways but has now taken on a second job ensuring pupils can cross the road safely outside Turnditch CE Primary School.

The caring dad, whose five-year-old son Finley attends the school, stepped forward to help when the village had been without a school crossing patrol for three years following the retirement of its long-serving lollipop lady who was also a dinner lady and governor.