Britain's oldest Rubik's Cube player keeps mind alert by solving 3D puzzle every day

A ninety-five-year-old care home resident is keeping his mind alert and fingers nimble by solving the 3D puzzle every day.

Bob Andrew, who is thought to be the oldest Rubik's Cube player in the UK, lives at Pendine Park’s Hillbury care home in Wrexham, North Wales.

The famous puzzle was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture, Erno Rubik in 1975, and became a massive hit in the 1980s.

Mr Andrew, who worked all over the world as a BP engineer, which included stints in Iran and Yemen, revealed he does the Rubik’s Cube every day to keep his mind alert.

The father-of-one got involved in the Rubik’s Cube craze in the 1980s and has been hooked ever since.

He said: “The Rubik’s Cube was all the go at the time. I had a go and was able to do it but it didn’t come naturally - I had to struggle. But there were others who could do it fairly quickly. The quickest I would be able to do it is in about seven minutes. It’s something I do every day.

“I consider myself extremely lucky because there are many people who are younger than me who don’t know what they’re doing.”

Mr Andrews also does crosswords and does Sudoku every day.

Rebecca Griffith, deputy manager of Hillbury, called Mr Andrew “a remarkable man” and said: “I think it’s very impressive. I can’t do it. It’s something he does every day and it helps keep his mind sharp as well keep the muscles in his hands active.”

Mr Andrew, who is originally from the village New Deer, Aberdeenshire, was married to his late beloved wife, Irene, for 60 years.

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