GREAT-grandmother Dorothy Scaife enjoyed a birthday to remember - when she turned 100.

Dorothy celebrated her centenary surrounded by her family and friends at the Broadacres-run Orchards extra care scheme in Brompton, near Northallerton.

Born into a farming family in 1918, she was very sporty, excelling in tennis, cricket and hockey. At Easingwold School, where she was head girl, she won the school sports cup three years in a row.

A very fit Dorothy also used to cycle to school each day, a round trip of 14 miles, and after leaving school, she learned typing and shorthand, before going on to teach others these skills, and then worked for the electricity board.

She and husband, Walter went on to have three children. Dorothy also has four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.