100th birthday Wokingham celebrations
Suffolk Lodge Residential Home for Older People in Wokingham will be celebrating the 100th birthday of one of its oldest resident’s, Doris Waldron, on Monday October 22.
To mark the occasion, a special birthday party is being held for Doris in the company of friends, four generations of family and Wokingham Borough Council’s Mayor Cllr Annette Drake.
Guests will tuck into a special tea including birthday cake and Doris will be presented a bouquet of flowers by the Mayor.
Doris has lived in Wokingham all her life and has been a resident at Suffolk Lodge for more than five years.
When she was younger, Doris helped set up the third Wokingham brownies group which had meetings in a tin hut behind Wokingham Methodist Church in Rose Street and she was a Brown Owl for many years.
She was a pupil at St Paul’s School, off Oxford Road in Wokingham, before working at the offices for Wokingham laundry in Broad Street, where she met her late husband, Albert, who was working at a local butchers at the time. They married in 1940 and she continued working at the laundry until her daughter Ann was born in 1942.
Suffolk Lodge Manager Christine Mitchell, said: “Doris enjoys taking part in activities with other residents, such as playing bingo and board games and outings organised by Suffolk Lodge, including going to see shows. She also likes to attend the church service held here every Sunday.
“Doris is a very likable lady. All the residents here, together with staff, will be joining her for the party. We wish her a very happy birthday indeed.”
Mayor Cllr Annette Drake said: “I would like to congratulate Doris and wish her a very happy 100th birthday. It’ll be a pleasure to join her with friends and family in the celebrations on this momentous occasion.”
To mark the occasion, a special birthday party is being held for Doris in the company of friends, four generations of family and Wokingham Borough Council’s Mayor Cllr Annette Drake.
Guests will tuck into a special tea including birthday cake and Doris will be presented a bouquet of flowers by the Mayor.
Doris has lived in Wokingham all her life and has been a resident at Suffolk Lodge for more than five years.
When she was younger, Doris helped set up the third Wokingham brownies group which had meetings in a tin hut behind Wokingham Methodist Church in Rose Street and she was a Brown Owl for many years.
She was a pupil at St Paul’s School, off Oxford Road in Wokingham, before working at the offices for Wokingham laundry in Broad Street, where she met her late husband, Albert, who was working at a local butchers at the time. They married in 1940 and she continued working at the laundry until her daughter Ann was born in 1942.
Suffolk Lodge Manager Christine Mitchell, said: “Doris enjoys taking part in activities with other residents, such as playing bingo and board games and outings organised by Suffolk Lodge, including going to see shows. She also likes to attend the church service held here every Sunday.
“Doris is a very likable lady. All the residents here, together with staff, will be joining her for the party. We wish her a very happy birthday indeed.”
Mayor Cllr Annette Drake said: “I would like to congratulate Doris and wish her a very happy 100th birthday. It’ll be a pleasure to join her with friends and family in the celebrations on this momentous occasion.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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