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Parade and singing for woman's 100th birthday

George Thorpe
BBC News, South West
Tresidder Family Nancy Tresidder sits by a large window in her house while she shows off her 100th birthday card from the King and Queen. She is wearing a blue floral top and has what appears to be a flat cap. Sat either side of her are her sisters Elsie and Wendy.Tresidder Family
Nancy Tresidder shows off her card from the King and Queen

A village has held a parade – complete with performances from a singing group and a brass band – to mark a woman's 100th birthday.

Born and bred Cornish woman, Nancy Tresidder, watched from her porch on Saturday as dozens of villagers from Helston took to the streets for the special occasion.

Ms Tresidder – who has three children, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and many step grandchildren – was joined by her sisters Elsie, 93, and Wendy, 84.

Ms Tresidder's granddaughter Hayley said: "She's absolutely amazing and we all adore her."

"We think we're just so lucky to still have her in our lives," she added.

The music was provided by Cornish male singing group Odds 'n' Sods and local brass players.

Tresidder Family Dozens of people stand outside Nancy Tresidder's house for her 100th birthday party. Most are wearing coats and some are carrying green or blue flags. Members of a brass band are in the background.Tresidder Family
Dozens came out in Helston to celebrate Nancy Tresidder's 100th birthday

Ms Tresidder, whose first husband Charlie Jewell was lost at sea during World War Two, worked as a nurse during the conflict.

Through this work, she met her second husband Edgar Tresidder while he was being treated for a hernia in Penzance.

Ms Tresidder also ran a guest house in Carnkie and was a church organist in her 70s.

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