A SCOTTISH woman has celebrated after joining the ranks as one of the oldest in the UK!
Rosella Lamont celebrated her 107th birthday at the weekend at Grandholm care home in Aberdeen, where she was born and raised.
The centenarian left school at fourteen to work in Crombie Woollen Mill in Grandholm as a trainee weaver.
READ MORE: Scotland’s estimate of centenarians passes 1,000 for first time
The mill, located near the River Don, was renowned as one of Aberdeen’s largest textile plants and the care home she calls home sits on the same site of the former woollen mill where she worked.
To celebrate in style, staff at Grandholm in Aberdeen threw a birthday party for Rosella. The home was filled with balloons and, of course, residents enjoyed a delicious cake to celebrate the landmark birthday.
The 107-year-old also received a special visit from the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, the British monarch’s personal representative for the region.
When asked if she had any advice to younger generations, Rosella dished out some pearls of wisdom.
She said: “It’s important to try your best to be happy, and stay healthy, and keep up to date with your loved ones and what’s going on in life.
"If I had one piece of advice for young people, it would be just don’t be daft! Oh, and make sure to watch what you’re doing with your money!”
Val Buchan, manager at Grandholm care home added: “All the staff and residents at Grandholm had a brilliant time celebrating Rosella’s 107th Birthday, it was a great day. Rosella is an amazing lady and truly remarkable for her age - she still joins in with arts and crafts activities at the home and is always making us laugh.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel