Birthday celebrations at Rotherham home as resident marks 100th birthday with 123 cards

A resident living at a Rotherham home spent over two hours opening her birthday cards as she received a grand total of 123 cards for her 100th birthday.

Kathleen Creasey has been living at MHA The Beeches for just over a year and celebrated her 100th birthday with a surprise garden party.

Following a very successful appeal for a hundred cards, Kathleen received 123 in total including a telegram from the King.

Kathleen has two children Iain and June and worked as a nurse in her earlier days.

The home decked out the garden area for the celebrations which included a homemade cake, a buffet spread and a cheeseboard, a personal favourite of Kathleen’s.

There was also some live entertainment, which concluded with staff and residents all singing Happy Birthday for Kathleen.

MHA The Beeches provides residential and dementia care for up to 44 residents. 

Speaking after the celebrations Lindsey Grady, home manager said: “ Our activities coordinator put out an appeal to the community to see if we could get Kathleen a hundred cards for her birthday, and much to everyone’s delight we managed to get 123″.

“It took Kathleen over two hours to open all her cards, but she was very happy and very appreciative. She had a huge smile on her face throughout the day, which was lovely to see. All if not most of the cards were local to us, with family members of our staff supporting the cause. She had a lovely time surrounded by her family, residents and the staff here at MHA The Beeches”.

Lindsey Grady continued, “The kitchen team made her a birthday cake decorated with pink roses, which are her favourite. On behalf of the home, I want to thank everyone who contributed towards making Kathleen’s day extra special.”