The former teacher and engineer is celebrating his 111th birthday today with his many friends at his retirement flat in Alton, Hampshire
Reacting to the fuss surrounding his birthday, Mr Weighton, who was born in Hull on March 29 1908, said: "I do not like the attention. I quite like meeting people I have never seen before, that's one of my delights.
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