Sheila Inglin has celebrated her 100th birthday in style at Hartismere Place in Eye

A care home resident has given some valuable life advice after toasting a special milestone with friends and family.

Sheila Inglin celebrated her 100th birthday in style at Hartismere Place in Eye and shared her secrets to living a long life: “Use Olay skincare and do not get in trouble with the police.”

Born in Euston on August 9, 1924, she grew up as an only child to her parents Charles and Doris Benson.

When she was seven, the family moved to Barnehurst in Kent after her father got a job working for the National Railway. When the Second World War began, the family were evacuated to Northwood Hills in Middlesex.

Sheila’s first job was as a clerk at Lloyd’s of London, but during national service she worked in a Watford factory making printed circuit boards for radios.

After the war ended, and inspired by her Swiss grandmother, Sheila, then aged 23, travelled to Lake Lucerne in Switzerland where she had a romance with a soldier called Albert Inglin.

Returning home, Sheila told her parents and grandmother that her “heart was with Albert in Switzerland” and in September 1947 she went to
be with Albert.

In April 1949, the couple came back to England to get married and two years later the pair moved to Sheila’s childhood home in Barnehurst where they raised their children, Bruce, Claire and Margaret.

After Sheila and Albert’s children moved out, they moved to Frinton-on-Sea and then to Debenham, travelling around Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The couple have four grandchildren; Davia, Jason, James and Louise. They also have two great-grandchildren; Oliver and Madelyn.

When asked her secret to living a long life, Sheila said: “A happy marriage, loving family, Oil of Olay for the skin and not getting in trouble with the police.”

She also had some advice for the younger generation: “Always tell the truth, never go to bed on an argument, travel when you can, learn new things and always be kind to each other.”