100th birthday celebrations for Morecambe woman
A Morecambe care home resident has celebrated her 100th birthday.
Elizabeth Bradley – known as Lily – was born to Fred and Winifred Mitchell of Whitby Road, Morecambe, on November 9 1926.
She was the youngest of Albert, Cyril, John, Fred and Winifred.
On leaving school Lily joined her brothers working at Souplex on Westgate.
She loved dancing and was proud to have known Eric Morecambe, who she danced with.
Lily met her husband Norman through her love of dancing, and this was something they carried on throughout their married life.
They were also members at Morecambe Conservative Club and the Trimpell Club.
Lily and Norman married in 1949 and thei son Eric was born in 1951 at Lodge Street in Lancaster.
Lily then started working at her sister’s bakehouse in Clarence Street, Lancaster.
In 1970 she and Norman moved to their bungalow at Westgate and Lily became a home help in Morecambe.
Norman sadly passed away in 1995, and it was a lonely life so Lily rescued a border collie from Animal Care for companionship, which she had a very close bond with.
Lily would say ‘We're just going round the block’, which meant a long walk up Broadway, along the prom, up Regent Road and back to Westgate.
She was well known for this regular route march.
Lily now lives in Arnside Lodge in Morecambe, where she was given a special celebration to mark her 100th birthday.