STILL SERVING AT 100

A church elder from Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire celebrated her 100th birthday with a party.

A Valentine’s Day baby in 1920, Margaret Young was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, but her family soon moved to Bishopbriggs. During the Second World War, she was part of the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the Royal Corps of Signals, working in a gun operations room on the south coast. Only very recently she applied for and received a war medal which she now wears with pride.

Margaret became an elder at Cadder Parish Church in 1990 and is still active, fulfilling her Sunday duty team role every six weeks.

Depute Provost Gary Pews, who has known Margaret for a number of years, attended her celebration and presented her with flowers and a card on behalf of the Council and the people of East Dunbartonshire.

This article appears in the May 2020 Issue of Life and Work

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