🔗 Share this article Are You a British Centenarian? We'd Love to Learn Your Story. Based on latest data, the number of individuals reaching 100 in the UK has grown by 100% from 8,300 in 2004 to 16,600 in 2024. Between 2004 and 2024, the number of men aged 100 or over has tripled from 910 to 3,100. During the same years, the count of female individuals reaching 100 nearly doubled from 7,400 to 13,600. We are eager to listen to centenarians, their relatives or friends, about what it has been like to live through the past century’s seismic events and developments. Looking Back: Your Advice In retrospect, what guidance would you give to your younger self? What is your secret to a extended longevity? Share with us. Share Your Experience Describe your journey of reaching 100 years in the submission area. Please tell us about yourself if you are 18 or over, without revealing your identity if you wish. Your submissions, which can be confidential, are safe as the form is encrypted. We will solely utilize the data you provide for the objective of this feature. Contact Information Full name Where do you live? Share some background (e.g., age and occupation) – Optional Share your experience of reaching centenarian status – Please include as much detail as possible Submit a picture – Voluntary (maximum file size: 5.7 MB) Contact details – telephone number and e-mail – Voluntary How We Use Your Story Can we publish your response? Yes, entirely Yes, but reach out first Yes, but do not use my name No, this is information only Further Involvement Are you open to audio or video interviews? Sound recording only Video only Multimedia participation No, thank you When you send your story, you are accepting to share your details for this project. Get in touch through WhatsApp or alternative methods for fully anonymous communication.