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25th December 1987: on Christmas Day, Hilda Ogden spends her last day in Coronation Street, where she has lived for 23 years, before her move to Hartlington to become Dr. Lowther's housekeeper. After so long in the Street, Hilda is sad leaving behind her friends and the house she and her husband Stan lived through good times and bad until his death in 1984. The neighbours give Hilda a good send-off, gathering for a surprise farewell party in the Rovers Return, where they present Hilda with heated rollers as a present. Hilda ends the party by leadin everyone in singing 'Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye'.
 * For more information see Episode 2790 (25th December 1987).