Jess and Norma

Norma Burton was born in Nottinghamshire in 1934 and grew up in war time Britain. She trained as a telephonist and worked at the General Post Office exchange in Retford until she was married in 1962. From the early 1970s, Norma worked as dinner lady where she remained for 20 years. She planned to have a long retirement, day-tripping with her husband Michael, until her granddaughter Jessica arrived in 1996 and shattered the peace…