Sunday, June 1, 2025
Teesdale Mercury
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Teesdale Mercury
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT

Birthday girl Eileen marks 100th with two parties

by Teesdale Mercury
June 28, 2018
in Features
Birthday girl Eileen marks 100th with two parties

BIRTHDAY GIRL: Mrs Eileen Hunter shares a joke with her daughter Jan Swinburn

A DALE resident celebrated in style when she marked a special anniversary by having two parties instead of one.

Eileen Hunter was treated to a pair of celebrations to mark her 100th birthday.

Mrs Hunter, who lives at Beaconsfield Court Care Home, in Barnard Castle, was treated to a pre-birthday bash organised by staff and residents at the home complete with champagne and cake and music from school children. Then, a couple of days later, close family and friends helped her open her cards and presents in another, more intimate affair with 38 members of her family including two daughters, seven grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and ten great great grandchildren. There was also another cake baked by her granddaughters Millie and Lydia.

ADVERTISEMENT

Mrs Hunter was born in Gateshead but spent most of her adult life at Ryton, Tyne and Wear, though she was a regular visitor to Barnard Castle and “fell in love with the place” .

She made the move to Barnard Castle only five years ago following the death of her husband of more than 60 years, Tom, to be closer to her daughter Jan Swinburn, who is a long-term resident of the town. As well as being a devoted mother to Jan and June, Mrs Hunter said she enjoyed a varied career with jobs including a Pitman shorthand teacher.

But she found her calling working as a doctor’s receptionist and says she did not want to retire when the time came. However she filled her time at the WI and racked up more than 70 years as an active member.

ADVERTISEMENT

These days are a little quieter for Mrs Hunter though she enjoyed the attention on for her special day.

ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Student’s fashion designs to appear on the high street

Next Post

Hair chop in memory of archaeologist Richard Fraser

ADVERTISEMENT
No Result
View All Result

Stay connected

Facebook Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

Most popular

ROYAL HONOUR: Barnard Castle twins Alisha and Tia Bell at Windsor Castle to collect their Kings Scout Award, inset

Twins receive highest Scouting honour

May 26, 2025
G’DAY SPORT: Colin Glasper and John Emerson as Aussie characters Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage. Bottom left, Colin Glasper as Winston Churchill, are among some of the memorable moments of past Meets

Share your memories of the Meet

May 25, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

15C Harmire Enterprise Park
Barnard Castle
Co Durham
DL12 8BN

Email: [email protected]

Registered in England as Barrnon Media Limited. No: 12475190

VAT registration number: 343486488

Explore

  • Art & Leisure
  • Business
  • Country Life
  • Features
  • News
  • Sport
  • Test Drive
  • Digital edition

Useful links

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Buy your paper
  • Photosales
  • Digital edition
  • About us

Follow us on

© Barrnon Media Limited 2025

Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy

This website and its associated newspaper are members of the Independent Press Standards Organisation
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact

© 2024