FORMER colleagues came from all over England when long-serving bank cashier Pat Farmer retired after a staggering 43 years behind the counter.
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Minehead X-ray department reopens as new equipment ready sooner than expectedIt was back in the 1950s when Mrs Farmer first began work as a cashier. She stayed loyal to Minehead for almost all of those 43 years, save for a couple of years when she transferred to Cheltenham.
But she soon returned to Minehead and on Monday her current colleagues at the HSBC Bank marked her retirement with a surprise party.
She was presented with a commemorative watch, flowers and a day out at a top local health farm.
Pictured from the left are, at the back, Cindy Condon, Claire Cains, Caroline Cape, Vicky McGuire, Sally-Ann Smith, and in front, Mrs Farmer and Sarah Buchanan.
Photo: Steve Guscott.