An ex-nurse who cared for injured service personnel during the Second World War has celebrated her 102nd birthday.

Diana Creasey marked the occasion with family, friends and staff at her care home, Colten Care's Woodpeckers in Brockenhurst.

Mrs Creasey, who moved to the care home last year, has been described as an "inspiration" by team members.

The centenarian, surrounded by greeting cards, flowers, and gifts, shared her secret to a long, happy life, rooted in a lifelong career of nursing and healthcare.

Diana said: "Stay active, keep going, follow a good diet and make sure to have lots and lots of fresh air. And a glass of sherry helps!"

She worked in both paid roles and, after retirement, as a care volunteer for several years at Lymington’s Oakhaven Hospice.

Woodpeckers companionship team member, Sian Harris, said: "She recounts her wartime memories very well. She is obviously very proud of the work she and the teams around her did."

Sian said Diana remains a very active lady, taking daily walks around the Woodpeckers garden with the help of team members.

"She was an inspiration when she moved to Woodpeckers aged 100. And she is still inspiring the staff and residents now aged 102.

"The very fact she is this remarkable age and still as active as she is makes her truly very special."

Growing up in North Devon in the 1920s and 30s, Mrs Creasey trained as a nurse and found herself working in plastic surgery nursing during the Second World War.

She served at London hospitals, caring for many army personnel returning from the frontline.

One of her vivid memories from the Blitz was nursing in an underground basement hospital with pregnant women on one side of the ward and casualties on the other.