CENTENARIAN: On November 18, May Beech celebrated her 100th birthday. Born May Brookes in Binton on November 18 1903, she lived in Binton for 83 years. She married Harry Beech, who died in 1958, and moved to Melville House 17 years ago. During the war years she worked on the farm, potato picking and fruit picking and worked through the winter on the threshing machines. She enjoyed the outdoor life, tending her immaculate garden until it became too much to cope with, which was a large part of the reason she moved to Melville House. A party was held to celebrate her century and a family party was held in Binton.
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