Mrs Ivy Gardener, pictured, celebrated her 100th birthday with more than 50 guests at the Millennium Centre in Pensilva. Ivy was born in Coventry in 1916 and was one of eight children. She has lived in Pensilva for the past 41 years, having retired there in 1975 with her late husband Arthur. Ivy has a son, together with two grandchildren and six great grandchildren.