Margaret celebrates her 102nd birthday

A VERY special resident at Three Bridges Care Home in Warrington has celebrated her 102nd birthday.

Margaret Isherwood MBE, born in 1918 in Banchory, Scotland, marked the milestone with a socially distanced birthday party organised by staff with music, balloons and banners.
Both residents and staff enjoyed reminiscing with Margaret about the impressive, active and full life she has lived. Before choosing to settle in Warrington, Margaret lived in Croydon from 1939 until the end of the war, where she met her husband Daniel at a local dance. They were married in 1947 and shortly after they had their two daughters, Joyce and Sandra.
Aged 82, Margaret returned to her studies and gained qualifications in crystal healing, aromatherapy, Indian head massage, reflexology, holistic facials and Hopi ear candles, hot stone therapy and advanced aromatherapy as well as a holistic degree from Halton College and Salford University. Once qualified, she regularly volunteered at community groups, happily sharing her skills in holistic therapies to help others. She also ran ‘well-being for older people’ groups; teaching healing massage techniques to NHS staff at nursing homes and offering holistic skills to various charities.

Her efforts over the years earned her the National Adult Learner of the Year award at age 94, and in more recent years, Margaret has become quite the star. In 2014, she appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show and subsequently received an MBE for her services to adult learning. In addition, her work to reduce isolation amongst the elderly was recognised and she was also made an Honorary Freewoman of Warrington in 2015 – the town’s highest civic honour.
Val Marston, home manager, said “It’s such a delight to have a local legend at Three Bridges. Margaret is an inspiration and continues to surprise us all with her eagerness to live a full and happy life every single day.”