Bethune Court care home resident celebrates 100th birthday

Jessie Edmed has lived at Bethune Court care home in Hastings for three years and recently celebrated her 100th birthday. 

She celebrated with family and in commemoration of the special day, Jessie also received a telegram from the King wishing her a happy birthday.

Jessie was born in Grimsby and grew up with three brothers and three sisters, who she often spent time looking after.

As a teenager during the Second World War, Jessie recalls that she and her sisters would attend dances and invite the soldiers who were stationed nearby back home for singsongs around their mother’s piano. 

Jessie met her husband, Alec, after the war at her best friend's wedding and moved to London where she worked for a while in Barkers department store.  

She and Alec married in 1949, and their first child, Jo, was born in 1950, followed by Gillian in 1955. The family moved to St. Leonards on Sea in 1956 and their third daughter, Sally, was born in 1957. As well as her three daughters, Jessie has six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Jessie worked for many years at the Environmental Health Department in Hastings. She has also previously volunteered for the NHS. Outside of work and volunteering, Jessie has enjoyed many adventurous holidays with both friends and her husband, including to Rome for her silver wedding anniversary. 

Jackie Law, Home Manager at Bethune Court care home, said:

Jessie loves telling us about all the activities she’s been involved with over the years. She’s always been a keen walker and regular swimmer, as well as getting involved in yoga.

It is a pleasure to have her with us at Bethune Court as she is loved by everyone.

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