104-year-old care home resident says secret to long life is 'an egg a day'

Kath Newton, who worked as a waitress up till the age of 75, has just celebrated her 104th birthday.

Kath, who lives at Lancum House care home in Wellingborough, was born just seven months before the start of the First World War when George V was king.

The year she was born, the suffragette Emily Davison, famously ran out in front of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby. She was trampled and died four days later.

It was also the year that actors Vivien Leigh and Peter Cushing and the composer Benjamin Britten were born.

When asked what her secret to a long life was, Kath, who has lived at the home for more than four years, said: “It is to have an egg a day.”

Staff, residents and family at the home in Northamptonshire helped her to mark the milestone with a buffet and birthday cake.

Kath lost her husband Archibald at the age of 47 and brought up their three children on her own. Later in life, Kath became a waitress and continued to work until the age of 75.

Yvonne Murphy, manager of the home, said: “Kath is a delight and all of us at Lancum House love to listen to her stories. I am so pleased that we were able to share this wonderful milestone with her and help her celebrate.”

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