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8:52 AM April 3, 2021
Phyllis Foster, left, celebrated her 96th birthday at Heron Lodge in Wroxham on the same day her neighbour Doris Harris celebrated her 103rd birthday.
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Two friends who have lived a combined total of 199 years have celebrated a shared birthday.
Doris Harris celebrated her 103rd birthday on the same day as Phyllis Foster reached 96.
The couple, who live in neighbouring rooms at Heron Lodge care home in Wroxham, received a special surprise for the occasion - cakes from the home’s chef Martin McGrath.
Mrs Harris was a member of the Women s Land Army, known as a land girl during the Second World War, and she went on to work in a shoe factory. She was married to James for 45 years and Ron for six years, describing both her late husbands as “lovely”. She has two children, Graham and Carol, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren
He was brought up with a make do and mend mentality which continued to serve him well throughout his life, despite success in various businesses.
His future football journalism days were preceded by being a talented centre half, despite his relatively diminutive height of 5 foot 8 inches.
He played for Dilham Football Club, but was also offered a trial with Notts County and played RAF Representative football, which was a notable achievement in the 1950s, but particularly so as the only team member on National Service.
Roy Webster fishing in Dilham.
- Credit: Supplied by Roy Webster
Roy’s National Service days may have taken a very different turn when he was asked to join a special forces unit on the basis of various evident skills including his marksmanship, only to fall short of the relatively simple swimming test – because he was terrified of being in the water following a childhood water trauma.