Community rallies round to make it a very special 100th birthday celebration

People in Plympton rallied around to make it a special 100th birthday for a resident of a local care home at the beginning of February.

Staff at Amberley House put out an appeal on social media explaining that their Mrs Williams was about to become a centenarian but had no living relatives and invited members of the community to send in 100th birthday cards to her.

Staff hoped they might be able to get a hundred cards in total, one for each year of Mrs Williams’ life. In the event the appeal achieved several times that target with around 500 cards having arrived at the home by the day of her birthday, including one from King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.

There was also a surprise visit to Mrs Williams by Stannator of Plympton Pastor Arno Bessel and Youth Ambassador Bel WinsorMaloney.

A spokesperson for Amberley House said: “Thank you to every single person who has sent our lovely lady a card, gift or flowers. Well over 300 cards have been received and endless amounts of flowers have been delivered. We cannot believe the generosity of strangers to help a 100 year old lady celebrate her special day. A massive thank you once again for making Mrs Williams’ 100th birthday one to remember.”

(story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)