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Ex Derbyshire Pub Landlady Celebrates 102 Years.

Alexandra House Care Home recently celebrated the 102nd birthday of resident Stella and to their surprise they learnt an interesting local fact connected to Stella’s long eventful life.

Stella, with her husband Len, ran the Thorn Tree pub on Nottingham Road, Woodlinkin for 20 years before retiring.

The now celebrated gastro pub and restaurant was once the business of the couple who always ensured it was filled full of music, singing and dancing, pastimes the couple loved.

They even celebrated their golden wedding anniversary there after friends and customers surprised them with a celebration party to mark the occasion and their marriage at Greasley Church back in 1941.

Charlotte Bell, Activities Coordinator at Alexandra House Care Home says: “Everyone has a story but until recently we never knew Stella was the Landlady of the Thorn Tree Pub not far from us here in Eastwood. It seems fitting that the Thorn Tree Pub is still a welcoming place for all the family, something Stella would be very pleased to hear of.”

Alexandra House care home is a covid-safe place to live. It is a purpose-built modern Nursing Home; designed to provide the very best in nursing, dementia, respite and residential care for older people. Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Eastwood, the home is close to local shops, a pub, church, and bus route into the centre of Eastwood and the nearby city of Nottingham. Managed by a highly skilled and experienced team of carers, comfort in a safe caring environment awaits you with a very warm welcome.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Alexandra House Care Home .