Motorcycling-mad Dorothy was born to be wild - 105 years ago
messages from people asking them to do another event. “The feedback was so positive,” Thomas continues, adding that he hopes more nightclubs will follow suit and stage events for OAPs. “We even had doctors messaging us to say how DEBRA BUXTON CARE HOME OWNER good it is for elderly people’s mindsets, and how many memories it will bring back for them.”
Now a popular hangout for millennials, the club was transformed with Union Jacks in a nod to the previous generations that came through its doors since it opened in 1925. The guests tucked into a buffet lunch and were soon dancing away to songs popular in their youth, proving they are still a match for today’s partygoers.
Thomas adds: “I left the room for five minutes and when I returned they were all wearing tinsel wigs and playing inflatable guitars.” SPRIGHTLY Dorothy Noyce celebrates her 105th birthday by taking a ride with a motorbike club.
The OAP donned her leathers and roared off on a custommade trike alongside 30 hairy bikers.
When young, Dorothy and her late husband Albert were keen motorcyclists.
The greatgrandmother, who worked in a Spitfire factory, rode pillion on
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the trike driven by biker Mark “Bear” Hibbard, who wore a skull mask. The outing with Sarum Bikers MCC was arranged by Dorothy’s care home. Claire Connor, of Colten Care, in Salisbury, Wilts, who also went along, said: “When Dorothy saw the bike, she said ‘hold my stick’ and she was off... “She had a whale of a time... on the trike, singing and laughing. “It was fantastic.” VINTAGE Dorothy with husband Albert in 1930s