A lollipop lady who has kept generations of Stroud schoolchildren safe has been recognised with a carved tribute.

On the corner of Bisley and Trinity roads now lies a stone slab in honour of Gloria Hobday, who has guided pupils at Stroud Valley Community School safely across the road with her lollipop for 25 years.

'Gloria's Corner' was carved by friend Jim Pentney, who wanted to see her service recognised.

But Gloria's vigilance is not limited to the morning school run - she is a street pastor too, sometimes bumping into less-than-sobre young people who remember her from their school days.

"We actually carry lollipops then as well," explained Jim.

"And we go round with rucksacks carrying water and flip flops - that sounds a bit silly but some girls lose their shoes and there can be glass on the street.

"Gloria often runs in to people who recognise her from when they were five but are now drunk on 8 pints of beer.

Gloria has previously made SNJ headlines in 2016 for an experiment run by pupils at Stroud Valley where they counted how many steps she makes on the job.

From when she picks up her lollipop and puts it back down, she makes 29,291 steps, pupils found.

With 25 years under her belt, that makes for nearly 6 million steps in the name of road safety.