A woman has retired after working at the same nursery for 43 years. Julie Radmall, from Woodingdean, began working at the Roundabout Nursery in Whitehawk Road, Brighton , in 1980 as her first job, aged 18. After having her first child in 1983, Julie was forced to leave the nursery in 1985 due to childcare issues, before re-joining a year later in 1986.
She has worked at the nursery ever since. Julie, now 62, said: “Since I have been there I have seen Whitehawk be developed. “I have seen the infant school and the junior school be knocked down and rebuilt.
“It’s all changed completely. I have watched it develop and I have grown up with it.” Julie even came up with the name of the nursery when it separated from the school it was joined with, citing her inspiration as The Magic Roundabout children’s TV show.
Julie and her colleagues at the nursery in Whitehawk (Image: Roundabout Nursery) Julie added: “I love being part of the company. “I just really like working there and with the children. One of the things I love is being able to say ‘I used to look after your mummy or daddy or brother or sister’.
“Even on my last day one of the parents said ‘I thought you would be here for ever’. It meant a lot to me really. “I will miss it.
I don’t think it has sunk in. I thought I would be there for ever too.” READ MORE: Sussex D-Day veteran 'larger-than-life' dies aged 99 Deborah Taylor, manager of the nursery, said Julie has been an integral part of the fami.
