MINNIE Woodward was born when cars, TV and space travel were things of the future.

But she knows what to expect on August 27 this year - a telegram from the Queen, wishing her a happy 100th birthday.

"When I was born there were just horse and carts on the roads and no cars," said Minnie, who has lived at Rangemore Nursing Home, Knutsford, for the past six years.

Minnie was staggered when Neil Armstrong became the first man to land on the Moon on July 20,1969.

But the arrival of television was 'something else'.

"It was amazing to have a television that we could sit and watch all day long," she said.

Minnie was born in 1898. She survived two world wars and worked in a munitions factory during the Second World War.

"The end of the Second World War was a great time," she said. "I remember celebrating with parties in the street."

Like everyone else, the 60s had a big impact on her, but the music wasn't the highlight for Minnie.

"I liked the men with the long hair and the flowers in their hair," she said.

The popular Rangemore resident will have a party with family and friends on her birthday.

"Minnie is always jolly and never gets into any trouble," said Pamela Gould, a nurse at Rangemore.

"We're all looking forward to sharing her big day."

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