100-year-old Colne View resident becomes face of Channel 4 in celebration of votes for women

Margaret Warburton celebrated her milestone birthday on 15th November 2017. She is one of three women to have been selected by Channel 4 and filmed for a series of conversational pieces to be aired throughout the week.

Margaret grew up in Cardiff and Grimsby before moving to Leith in Scotland where she worked as a Counter Assistant at Woolworths. She moved to Colne View in May 2017 and is one of the home’s most active residents – despite being one of the oldest. Her hobbies include playing the piano, swimming and listening to her iPod.

Researchers from Channel 4 saw photos from Margaret’s 100th birthday celebrations at Colne View, and were keen to know more about the remarkable lady. She was later selected along with two other centenarians, having been whittled down from 80 hopefuls across the country.

In the commemorative clips Margaret can be seen playing her beloved piano to the tune of The Simpsons theme song, speaking about her memories of winning the vote, and introducing some of Channel 4’s most popular shows, including The Secret Life of Five Year Olds.

Audrey Joslin, home manager at Colne View, said: “We were absolutely delighted when Channel 4 contacted us wanting to speak to Margaret. She is such a character at Colne View so it’s no surprise to us she was chosen above many other worthy 100 year 

olds to take part in the celebrations.

Speaking the experience, Margaret said: “I was honored to have been chosen to be part of Channel 4’s celebrations, I never thought I would be making my TV debut at the age of 100!

“I had lots of fun and it was great to have the opportunity to play my piano to a national audience – something I never thought I’d be able to do, especially not at my age!”