Popular '˜Aunty Joan' turns 100

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jan 2017, 11:53 BST
Updated 27th Jan 2017, 11:58 BST
Joan who is 100 years old at her home in Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170126-001135008Joan who is 100 years old at her home in Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170126-001135008
Joan who is 100 years old at her home in Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-170126-001135008
A popular Eastbourne lady, affectionately known as Aunty Joan, has celebrated her 100th birthday and revealed her secret to longevity.

Joan McKenna was born in 1916 in Sutton, Surrey, only moving out of the area when she came to Eastbourne in 2003.

Joan married and during the Second World War her husband was away for days, working as a handyman and carpenter in the War Rooms, coming across Winston Churchill on many occasions.

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