A pair of Scots pensioners who were childhood best friends before sadly losing touch 60 years ago have been reunited following a chance meeting. Irene Gresty and Janet Henderson were joined at the hip as youngsters and even lived next door to each other in Linlithgow, West Lothian.
After getting married, Irene moved away from the area when her husband was deployed by the Royal Navy before setting up home in a host of different countries including Singapore. But when she moved back to a sheltered housing complex in her hometown three years ago, she often wondered about her old pal Janet.
Little did she know, her best mate was living just minutes away in a different housing complex run by the same firm, Bield. Their paths finally crossed at an event held by the charity with the duo, both now 80-years-old, vowing to never lose touch again.
