A NIP of whisky and some magic tricks - that’s Jack Lamond’s advice for a long and happy life.

The east end resident, who was born on Blair Street in the middle of World War 1, marks his 100th birthday today in Loch Laidon Court sheltered housing with members of his family.

Mr Lamond is a fan of an occasional nip of whisky and is a keen amateur magician who likes to show off his skills.

An ardent sports fan, Jack was a supporter of 3rd Lanark Football Club until it went into liquidation in 1967. Mr Lamond regularly attended matches at Cathkin Park, watching his uncle Bob Wilson who played centre-half on the first X1.

Bob was paid £3 per week but kept up his job in the ship-yard to supplement his footballer pay-packet.

A resident of Glasgow’s East End all his life, a young Jack was a pupil of Wellshott Primary before leaving school to become a message boy.

He joined the Royal Air Force in after the outbreak of the Second World War and was based in Iceland, dropping depth charges into the ocean.

After the Second World War Jack met his wife, Margaret, and raised two sons, Colin and Angus, who went on to give him five grandchildren.

An engineer, Jack worked for both William Beardmore and Company and Sir William Arrol & Co in Parkhead.

Today Mr Lamond was presented with a specially baked 3rd Lanark Football Club birthday cake by Cordia home-cares Nicole Armour and Gwen Williams in the sheltered housing complex where he has been a resident for almost 12 years.

Marion Davidson, Cordia’s regional home care coordinator said: “Congratulations to Jack and I hope he has a nice time celebrating this impressive milestone.

“My home-care team has been working with him since 2009 and he has been a pleasure to support.

“It’s also reassuring to hear he still likes to enjoys the occasional dram which I’m sure we can all find comfort in. We look forward to supplying an important service for many years to come.”