Poppa's 100th Birthday.
On the 11th January 2003, My Granddad (always called Poppa) celebrated his 100th Birthday. With it being a very special birthday, we had a big party and some special gifts. His first surprize was the arrival of the Bentley. Poppa had always wanted a Bentley and on this special occasion he had one, even if it was just for half an hour or so.
The Bentley took Poppa and Nanna to the Church hall, where the party was being held.
The Church hall was at Bethel Chapel, Seafield Road, Crosby. So this gave Poppa quite a ride, from Ormskirk, Lancs, especially as the driver was kind enough to take them the long way through Formby. This also gave us time to do some finishing touches and get to the Church before they arrived.
We had invited a mixture of family and friends and we were pleasently surprized by the number of people who managed to find the church and took the time to make Poppa's day an extra special one. Poppa was also surprized and please with the people who turned up and he had a wonderful day, talk and smiled more than normal.
Well as we all know the Queen kindly sends you a telegram for your 100th Birthday, and Poppa was no exception. He was very proud to be honoured with the card and kind message, and he is still showing everyone who calls round.
Poppa was also pleased by the lovely present from Sophie and Richard, two of the Church members who are bakers, of a 100 cake. He was impressed by the decorations, as they had decorated it with ships, cars and planes.
He was even glad to get up and cut the cake and made a short speach. He said he kept it short as he was so overwhelmed by the day he did not know what to say.
So this was a brief account of the day and we would like to thank everyone who came, the presents, cards and the help that was given which all helped make this a very special birthday.
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