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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah Ping

Care home resident, 97, goes ice skating with support from Torvill and Dean

A 97-year-old care home resident and former ice skater has been treated to a special message from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean after her dream to return to the rink became a reality.

Doreen Barber, from Stansted in Essex, started skating aged 12 before the Second World War and described her return to the ice after many years as “wonderful”.

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