A north-east grandmother has celebrated her 101st birthday surrounded by her family.
Anne Meldrum enjoyed a day-out on Saturday with her grandson Peter Henry, who flew more than 9,000 miles from Australia to mark the occasion.
Mrs Meldrum, who has lived in the north-east her whole life, was born on a farm about four miles from Banff before moving into the town with her husband, Jack, in 1941.
Last night, she said it was a wonderful way to celebrate her landmark birthday.
“It was a most enjoyable day,” she added.
“Peter hired a car and took me for an outing all the way down the coast.
“I’ve seen a lot of changes in my time – a great many. But life goes on.”
Mrs Meldrum’s biggest personal upheaval came when she left the farm and moved to Banff when she was 27.
“Before that I did a domestic course at school, then I did hairdressing,” she said.
“I became a housewife after that and did a lot of work with the Red Cross.”
She tended to casualties during World War II while her architect husband fought in Europe and the Far East.
“We actually formed a Red Cross detachment in Banff and worked it from the hospital, where we did a lot of work when Duff House was bombed. We did a lot of work for the casualties,” she said.
“It was a very tough time. My husband was in France first of all, then spent four years in Burma. I didn’t see him for four years.”
Mrs Meldrum, who is described as “sprightly” by those who know her and still lives in her own homes, also helped found the port’s Inner Wheel group which supports charitable causes across the north-east.
She and her late husband had two daughters, who settled in England and Australia, and she is a grandmother to three.
Niece Mabel Forman said her aunt continued to be active in her old age.
“For 101, she’s able to go about and enjoys going out for a meal and a glass of wine,” she added.
“She’s a very pleasant lady, and a very artistic person. She was very active in the Inner Wheel and is very keen on floral art – she used to make lovely arrangements for the church and weddings.”