Are You a British Person Aged 100 or Over? We Want to Learn Your Story.
According to latest figures, the number of people aged 100 and above in the UK has increased twofold from 8,300 in 2004 to 16,600 in 2024.
From 2004 and 2024, the number of male centenarians has increased threefold from 910 to 3,100. Over the same timeframe, the count of women aged 100 or over almost doubled from 7,400 to 13,600.
We are eager to receive stories from centenarians, their family or companions, about what it has been like to bear witness to the past century’s major happenings and shifts.
Thinking Back: Your Advice
Looking back, what advice would you give to your youthful version? What is your key to a long life? Let us know.
Contribute Your Journey
Share your experience of living as a centenarian in the provided form.
Please submit your experience if you are 18 or over, without revealing your identity if you wish.
The information you provide, which can be without your name, are secure as the form is secured. We will only use the details you provide for the objective of this feature.
Contact Information
- Full name
- Where do you live?
- Share some background (e.g., years lived and occupation) – Optional
- Describe your journey of living to 100 – Provide extensive information
- Share an image – Voluntary (maximum file size: 5.7 MB)
- Personal data – phone number and email address – Optional
Sharing Your Response
May we share your story?
- Yes, fully
- Yes, but notify me beforehand
- Yes, but do not use my name
- No, do not publish
Additional Opportunities
Would you like to participate in multimedia features?
- Voice interview
- On-camera interview
- Both sound and visual
- No, thank you
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