Lyn Bloodworth is retiring after 38 years. Staff and well-wishers are having a surprise farewell for her at Tesco Cosham
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00:00 1, 2, 3...
00:02 [Cheering]
00:04 Festival of Cushions. I've been here 37 years, retiring today.
00:09 It's been a pleasure working here, I've enjoyed it.
00:12 Made some lovely friends, colleagues, customers.
00:15 It's really a friendly place, and I shouldn't sit alone.
00:19 Yeah, and tell us a little bit about what happened this morning.
00:22 Oh, I didn't know what was going on. I came in, worked in the kiosk, worked in Cushions.
00:27 And then I got told to go upstairs, what the retirement was.
00:31 And they were all there, all my old colleagues that I worked with years ago, all my friends.
00:37 A load of staff that work here, and it was a really surprise. Overwhelming.
00:41 So it was lovely.
00:43 And then you turned up, and that was even more surprising.
00:47 And finally, a message to your colleagues as well as the customers that you've been serving for the last...
00:55 It's been a pleasure working here for 37 years.
00:58 Made loads of friends, customers.
01:01 And it's been a pleasure, and I will be sitting alone.
01:03 But it's time to go.
01:05 [Laughter]
01:07 I'll sit here.
01:09 [Laughter]
01:11 Right, thanks for all coming.
01:13 I know some of you, but I don't know all of you.
01:15 So really, really thank you so much for coming.
01:19 It's a sad day, isn't it, really?
01:22 [Laughter]
01:25 I didn't make it up, right?
01:28 Look, just from me, obviously this is my second reign here, and you've got some other store managers that have been here before.
01:34 Look, just thank you so much for the service you've given to the shop.
01:40 You've been truly amazing in everything and anything you do.
01:43 Nothing's ever too much trouble.
01:47 You've just been an amazing colleague, like, through the time I've been here.
01:51 And you've done throughout your 37 years, so you're going to be surely missed.
01:56 Don't be a stranger.
01:59 [Laughter]
02:01 Thank you so much for everything you've given to this shop, because you've done an amazing job.
02:08 And you deserve to rest up.
02:12 [Laughter]
02:14 [Applause]
02:16 [End of Audio]