Holbeach veteran celebrates 100th birthday with cards
Holbeach veteran celebrates 100th birthday with cards Published: 12:00, 16 January 2021 A Second World War veteran was still able to celebrate his 100th birthday in style after being inundated with cards from wellwishers. Alan Barkes had been planning a special party to mark this milestone birthday for five years but unfortunately this had to be postponed due to the pandemic. However, his birthday on Wednesday last week was still special thanks to his friends and the community in Holbeach who rallied around to ensure that he had plenty of cards to open following a post on Facebook by the Re...
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