An "amazing" Marlow scrabble champion who used to drive her four children on holiday to Cornwall in a motorbike sidecar celebrated her 100th birthday last week.

Ruby Green has lived with her daughter Wendy Spiller in their home in New Road since moving to Marlow Bottom after her husband Ernest’s death in 1970.

The former civil servant - who has four children, eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren - attended a series of parties over the last week to mark her impressive milestone.

Mrs Green worked as a cook and volunteer at Age Concern in Marlow for many years, and visited her friends at the Glade Road centre on Tuesday for a special party.

And manager Suzanne Brown said the inspirational centenarian has not lost her love of the open road, swapping her 500cc bike for a motorised scooter which she still uses to get around town.

She said: "She is amazing, she’s not just a guest here, before that she was a cook and helper at Age Concern for many years.

She’s great, she likes playing on her iPad and tearing around on her motorised scooter. One time she went so fast down a hill she blew the battery and we had to rescue her!

"We had a party and she showed us the card she got from the Queen. Ruby’s been partying since Friday! What a great character."

Ruby’s son Peter - who has a twin brother - recalled memories of family trips on holiday with his mother in the driving seat of her 500cc BSA motorcycle, replete with four children.

He praised her "sharp mind", which brought her a county scrabble trophy as recently as ten years ago.

And her son - who went on to become a pilot along with his twin - said his mother enjoys knitting garments for charity appeal Operation Christmas Child.

A week-long series of parties culminated in a get together with her friends at Age Concern - where she still visits each Tuesday on her motorised scooter.

Mr Green, whose family came from as far away as Switzerland for her first 100th bash at St Mary's Church Hall, said: "All her chums and friends from the WI and Age Concern were there, it must have been 40 to 50 people, mother loved every minute of it.

"Then we had a family celebration, with extended family, lots of grandchildren, aunts and uncles - we ended up with 38 people there.

"She hasn’t enjoyed great health of late, but all this attention seems to have given her a new lease of life and has really brought her back."