A WILSDEN woman who worked at one of the first Morrisons supermarkets celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday.

May Waters worked at the Bolton Road outlet in Bradford for five years during the 1960s, including a stint in store security looking out for potential shoplifters.

She also remembers Sir Ken Morrison's mother, Hilda, selling broken biscuits on a market that started the empire.

The great grandmother married Joseph, who was in the Royal Navy, in 1942 and the family later lived in Gibraltar, Hong Kong and Malta.

Mr Waters died of asbestos poisoning on his 65th birthday in 1983.

Bradford-born Mrs Waters was given flowers, champagne and a giant cookie with '100' decorated on it during a surprise celebration as she shopped at Morrisons in Worth Way, Keighley, earlier this month.

Staff held the party as a thank her for her loyalty towards Morrisons.

Mrs Waters is accompanied by her son, Philip Waters, on her weekly shopping trip to Morrisons.

Mr Waters, 61, said: "She worked as a store detective and caught a couple of people – she was good at that. They used to have her at the end of the aisles to make sure everything was kosher.

"She was vigilant and would go up to someone if they were doing no good.

"She did a bit of everything at Morrisons, but she did not go back to work after she left. Mum won't go in any other supermarket, even today."

He said his mum is "lively and fairly fit for her age".

"She still cleans up and comes shopping with me," he added.

A family party was held in Cullingworth on Monday to mark the milestone birthday.

Granddaughter Sarah Darling, 31, said Mrs Waters still liked singing and dancing.

Speaking before the celebration, she said: "She is looking forward to her party. She is getting her hair done and has got a new outfit but won't tell us what colour it is.

"We have a lot of family coming over for the party and my aunt is coming over from France.

"She tried out another supermarket for a week but she didn't like it so she went back to Morrisons."

Mrs Waters still lives independently in a flat in Wilsden.

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