A WOMAN who was able to get a wedding dress through the efforts of a First Lady of the United States has turned 100 in Shipston. Kathleen Armstrong, who lives at Low Furlong Nursing Home, enjoyed a day with family and friends for the landmark birthday on 12th September. When she was of age, Kathleen re-enlisted and spent the war as part of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). Kathleen got married in between VE Day and VJ Day, but the story behind her dress is an amazing one. “During the war, everybody had coupons to get items such as wedding dresses, but we just had our uniforms,” Kathleen told the Herald.