Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Philip Spear has been waving good morning to pupils at Lum Head Primary School for 40 years.
On Tuesday - ahead of his move away from Greater Manchester - 290 children waved him an emotional goodbye. To his surprise, year 6 pupils waited outside his house at 10am before bursting into song as the rest of the school walked past waving back to him for the final time.
Philip, 88, moved opposite the school in Gatley, Stockport, 40-years-ago after his wife Ann became unwell. Read more: Ex-Emmerdale star Adam Thomas on the lockdown gamble that paid off as he launches second Spinn restaurant She wanted to be able to watch their daughter Sarah walk to school from
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