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."
