The fabulous Mary celebrated her 101st birthday on Wednesday 20 July with her family, friends and staff on the lawn at Arcot House.

As bubbles and fine food were passed around, Mary was serenaded by ukulele maestro (and terrible punner) Ged Stephenson playing some of Mary's favourite songs from over the decades, which we all, in our very English way, mumbled along to.

As well as her daughter, granddaughter and other family, Mary was joined by members of the local community in Sidmouth where Mary is well known, including from the Choral Society, which Mary was a member of for many years and as the grand looking cake was brought out, we all sang happy birthday and people remembered all the good times they'd had with Mary over the years.

Cutting the cake (Doveleigh Care)

Mary said she had an absolutely wonderful time and was so grateful to everyone for making it a special day for her.

Doveleigh Care is a care home company based in East Devon. Each of its three care homes is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and it has won numerous awards in recent years, including 'National Care Home Group of the Year' in 2017. It has also been rated one of the "Top Twenty" care home providers in the whole country by website carehome.co.uk for seven years in a row.

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