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Councillor Margaret Cooper is the civic head of South Lanarkshire Council.

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I had a wonderful time at Meldrum Gardens Care Home, joining the celebrations for its 20th anniversary. Congratulations to all there now and everyone who has lived and worked there over the past two decades!

Read all about it in The View...

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A story that started through friendship and continued into love has now seen 60 years of wedded bliss celebrated by a Hamilton couple. Read in The View all about my visit to congratulate Sheila and Alan Smith on their diamond wedding anniversary.

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I had a wonderful time meeting a charming Hamilton couple, Sheila and Alan Smith. Deputy Lord Lieutenant William Morrison Young and I popped in to congratulate them on their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, and it was lovely to chat with them and hear about their life together.

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Depute Provost Bert Thomson was delighted to help Margaret Campbell celebrate her Centenary. And joining him at Margaret's home in East Kilbride was Deputy Lieutenant for Lanarkshire Linda McDowall. You can read all about Margaret's life in the View
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I had a lovely time meeting William and Alva Haig in their East Kilbride home for their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. This pair have had such a busy and varied life, it was hard to keep up with all their stories!

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It was a great joy for me to be able to be asked along to share in John and Agnes McNab's Diamond Wedding Anniversary celebrations. Read more about this wonderful couple in the View
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I was delighted to be asked along to share Bill and Jessie Mitchell's Diamond Anniversary. To find out more about this wonderful couple please read their story in the View
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I had a really lovely time visiting Betty Fairley on a remarkable occasion: her 100th birthday! It was an absolute pleasure meeting her and hearing about her fascinating life.

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It was a pleasure to welcome youth Olympian Holly Burke as my guest yesterday to present her with a token of congratulations on behalf of the people of South Lanarkshire. As part of @TeamGB she won gold in the mixed rink curling event in the Youth Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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It was an absolute pleasure to meet Thomas Small and be a part of his 100th birthday celebrations held in the same house he has lived in for 75 years. Read about his life in the View https://t.co/fUfVyv5sIT

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I had a brilliant time meeting the people involved in an innovative collaboration between a care centre and a tae kwon-do club that has done wonders to help residents. Well done to everyone who received their belts!

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Depute Provost Bert Thomson was delighted to be asked along to help Ella Clark celebrate her 100th birthday at Croftbank Care Home in Uddingston. Read all about it in the View https://t.co/G4wzyN91ld

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I was delighted to be invited along to join Stonehouse couple, Jessie and Ian (John) Armstrong on the anniversary of their Platinum Anniversary this week - read all about it in the View
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I had a lovely time visiting Ella Murray to help her celebrate her 100th birthday. What a magnificent achievement and what an inspirational lady!

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What a lovely time I had joining Deputy Lieutenant William Morrison Young to visit David and Sandra Lockhart in Strathaven on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. You can read all about them (and the adorable Roxy the Westie!) in The View.

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It was a real pleasure to be a part of the Diamond Wedding celebrations for Scott and Helen Bennie from Strathaven.
Huge congratulations to the lovely couple and all the best for the future.
I was joined on the visit by Deputy Lord Lieutenant Dr William Morrison Young.

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Huge congratulations to Elizabeth and Robert Gibb who celebrated a wonderful 60 years of marriage.
Thanks for letting me and Deputy Lieutenant for Lanarkshire Andrew Braidwood be a small part of your special day.

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Delighted to be able to chat to Miss Janet (Nett) Gillan as she celebrated her 100th birthday - what an inspiring lady https://t.co/h59iW648s8

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I had a lovely time, along with not one, but two Deputy Lieutenants, meeting Lanark couple Hugh and Therese Kennedy who overcame both weather and National Service to manage to get married - and are still going strong 60 years later!

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I had a lovely and entertaining time visiting Hugh and Therese Kennedy, along with Deputy Lieutenants David Russell and Colonel Ted Shields, to congratulate them on their Diamond Wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful time meeting them and their family!