A great-great grandmother has celebrated her 102nd birthday - with family and friends and a piece of her favourite pink sponge cake.

Alice Rose Webb, of Stoner Close, Didcot was born and raised in nearby Aston Tirrold and said she never expected to reach such a great age.

She said: "I had a lovely birthday with family and friends. They all brought me little presents and I had some cake, but I was exhausted by the end and I had to go to bed early.

"It was a lovely day and so nice to see everyone together.

"I don't feel 102 at all, I feel fine and I have been told I don't look it by lots of my friends. The doctors can't get over me, they say I look too young to be this old.

"I need some help to get about but otherwise I feel very healthy."

Mrs Webb said hard work and lots of good home-cooked food was the secret to a long life.

She added: "I have worked hard all my life and I like a glass of port and lemon."

Mrs Webb was born on November 5, 1905, one of 10 children, and after leaving school, she worked on farms near the village with her husband of 49 years, Fred Webb.

She married Fred, aged 21, and the couple had three children, Hannah, 79, Sid, 74, and Margaret, 63. She also has five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and four great-great grand-children.

Mr Webb passed away in 1975 and Mrs Webb moved to Didcot six years later.

She has lived in Stoner Close for 26 years and enjoys weekly visits to the Meadows Day Centre in the town.

She said: "I go to the Meadows every Thursday and we all have a great time and a nice dinner with a nice cup of hot tea. I always look forward to it."

When she was 90, she said she spent a memorable week in Scotland, and plans to visit again one day.

Her daughter Margaret Brown, said: "She loves to socialise with friends, and was great looking after my children for me when they were young.

"She is very independent and great fun to be around."