An excited 101-year-old celebrates her Christmas wish coming true, as a Beaver pack arrives to tell her she has become Britain’s oldest member.
Pip Peek is pictured surrounded by her new “Colony” of youngsters, who all turned up to visit her at the care home where she lives.
Pip told staff she had always wanted to be in the Beaver Scouts – normally for six to eight-year-olds – but feared she was too old.
After she hung her hope on the centre’s wishing tree, staff at St Paul’s Care Centre, in Hemel Hempstead, Herts, got in touch with the local Scouts group.
The Beavers soon turned up at Pip’s bedside and welcomed her as an honorary member of their Colony.
The youngsters presented Pip with an official bright yellow neckerchief and then gave her a full group salute.
Delighted Pip said: “I can’t believe my wish has come true. You’re all so lovely – how wonderful.”
The Beavers then sang Christmas carols and handed out decorations and hand-made Christmas cards to each of the residents at the care home.
