When it became impractical for Evelyn , or as she will always be remembered by me , Auntie Eva, to remain at Beauxfield in Whitfield she moved to the Allendale Residential Home. Evelyn's birthday parties there became a regular event and the photo below shows some of the friends and relations who gathered on her 100th birthday
The event was covered by the local newspaper as shown in the picture below, and beneath I have quoted the entire article.
The special card came in the morning and Evelyn's daughter Mary Gardner knew it would be a big moment. Mrs Gardner said "My mother and I have been discussing it for years, I used to joke with her about how she was aiming for the Queen's greetings but she always used to say she wasn't, and now they are finally here." Mrs Fuller lives in Allendale Residential Home and on the big day 40 people arrived to enjoy the party and she received over 100 cards from well wishers.
Now it's back to life as normal for Mrs Fuller who is dedicated to knitting blankets for charity, her daughter said,"She likes to keep active so she knits patchwork squares, it takes 96 squares to make one blanket and she's already made 11 of them, there's no stopping her."
Evelyn was always happy at Allendale and was lovingly cared for by the marvellous staff there.
As I said the birthday get-togethers became a regular event. We gathered again a year later for Evelyn's 101st, and then the following year for her 102nd. That was the final "big do" and for her 103rd and 1o4th quieter celebrations took place. We gathered again on the 3rd August 2009 for a loving farewell, but I think the tradition of getting together to remember Evelyn will continue for many years to come. We will particularly remember Evelyn for her kindness and her sense of humour. Below is a video taken at Evelyn's 102nd birthday party which will also be a fitting reminder of Evelyn Fuller, A Wonderful Lady!
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