An incredible lady has celebrated her 100th birthday this week.

Margaret Storey, known to family and friends as Peggy, is a resident at Inglewood Residential Home in Wigton and although her family would have loved to be able to visit her in person to celebrate they made the most of it virtually.

Peggy has always lived in Cumbria, and was born in Milbourne Street, Carlisle before marrying her husband and moving to St Annes before moving on to Silloth, back to Carlisle and onto Torpenhow.

Peggy became a resident of Inglewood Residential Home about four-years-ago when she fell and broke her hip.

Talking about Peggy, her daughter Gillian Freeman explained: “She was a baker, she loved to bake.

“We all used to say if you’re going up to see her go hungry because she loved to feed people. That was her thing in life.

“My dad died aged 55 in 1977 so she’s been on her own since then.

“She has two children, the other one died just over eight years ago and five grandchildren.”

Peggy’s family are spread out across the globe, with one grandchild living in Australia, one in Portugal, one in Warrington, one in Yorkshire and one in Derbyshire.

As well as this, Peggy’s daughter Gillian lives in France.

“We used to come over every three to four months but obviously this year and last year we’ve not been able to go anywhere,” added Gillian.

“We had hoped to come over for the occasion.

“My daughter and her husband are travelling to do a window visit and take her presents with them because you are allowed to visit care homes.”

Due to no family being able to visit in person the residential home set up a teams chat so Peggy was able to see some of her family on her special day.

Gillian is thrilled her mum has made it to the 100 mark.

She said: “I think it’s absolutely fantastic.

“It’s absolutely brilliant.

“She used to say to us when we were younger ‘I don’t care if I live till I’m 100, and I don’t care who I am a nuisance too.’

“That was her whole philosophy, she didn’t care, she just wanted to get to 100, she’s got there and it’s brilliant.”

Peggy is known for her sense of humour.

Gilian explained: “She has the most wonderful sense of humour.

“She tends to see humour in everything.

“She’s so kind. Anyone going to see her can have anything off her.

“She is the sort of person if you wanted to borrow £1 and she only had 50p, she’d borrow the 50p to give you the £1.

“She is such a kind person and those I think are the over riding things about her.

“She’s so welcoming, she loved people to go and visit.”

The family just wanted to be able to spend the day with Peggy, make it a nice day.

At the residential home staff baked her a cake and done her hair, something her family would have done had restrictions allowed.

“The home have been absolutely brilliant,” added Gillian.

“She cannot come out of the home but we would have been able to go in and enjoy the day with her.

“I cannot praise the Inglewood staff enough.”

Gillian and the family are thrilled that despite coronavirus restrictions Peggy is able to celebrate her special birthday.

Peggy received her birthday card from the Queen by special delivery just in time for her birthday.