A great grandmother who beat cancer in her 90s and is “always the first to hit the dance floor” celebrated her 100th birthday today.
Born in Liverpool, Mary Burgess has lived in Melling for more than 30 years.
A mother of five, she also has 15 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
In the past few years she overcame breast cancer, and she is still an active member of two local pensioners clubs.
Mary is known to be the first to hit the dance floor when it comes to Christmas parties with her friends.
She received a birthday surprise this morning, when members of her family, local councillors, singer Steve Charles and even Santa turned up at her door.
Neighbours came out to give socially-distanced warm wishes, too.
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Cllr Marion Atkinson, who visited Mary today, said: “She is a fantastic member of the local community and always first in line for bingo tickets when she attends my monthly health and well-being classes.
“Sadly, many Christmas events will not take place this year so Mary’s dancing shoes are gathering a little bit of dust for the time being, and her 100th birthday celebrations have had to be scaled back as well.
“It was just brilliant to celebrate in a small way with Mary today and I hope that our birthday delivery has gone some way to making her feel special as she marks this incredible milestone.”
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