Happy 100th birthday Winnie
Winnie Swain will be surrounded by loved ones this afternoon (Saturday) at a special party.
Her niece Barbara Smith, of Bakestone Moor, Whitwell, said: “We are having a tea party with a few little surprises. We’ve been planning it for months.”
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Hide AdWinnie, who lives in a block of flats in Chesterfield which doesn’t have a lift, has been housebound for ten years.
Her last trip outside was to celebrate her 90th birthday at Van Dyk Hotel in Clowne. She said: “I can remember we had a nice meal.”
Winnie served in the Women’s Royal Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War. Among the messages of congratulations to arrive in time for her birthday today was a certificate from the Royal Air Force Association, signed by its president Air Marshall Sir Dusty Miller.
Read all about Winnie’s life in the Derbyshire Times (published on September 29, 2016).