A Mallard Court resident had 102 reasons to celebrate recently.
Violet Coates marked her remarkable 102nd birthday in early May with a party at the Avocet Way care home in Bridlington where she resides, with lots of visitors calling in throughout the day.
Born in 1921 in the village of Kelk, Violet and her family then moved to the village of Cowlam.
In her younger years Violet recalls attending Rudston School and after leaving school serving in the Army within the Royal Artillery.
She also remembers plotting the positions of aeroplanes on maps during World War 2 as one of her many duties.
Violet met her husband Laurence and they later married, living on a farm at Low Caythorpe, near Rudston where Laurence worked.
She is best known for working as a bus conductress with the local company East Yorkshire Motor Services for 25 years.
Violet was based in Driffield where she worked on the busy Driffield to Scarborough route.
During this period she met thousands of people and remarked how she really enjoyed her career on the buses.
After her retirement, Violet continued to live in the village of Rudston before eventually moving to Mallard Court care home in Bridlington.
Violet, who has two daughters, now has grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren.
She commented: “Don’t ask me to count as there are that many!”
On her birthday, Violet he celebrated her 102nd birthday party with her sister Grace, who also lives at Mallard Court.
With many visits throughout the day from her family and friends who brought her lots of presents, greeting cards and beautiful flowers, Violet thoroughly enjoyed her special day.
Violet added: “I’ve had a wonderful birthday and wish to thank everyone for making it such a special day for me.”
