A centenarian who was born lucky under a piskie ball on Church Corner has celebrated her birthday with friends and family at the Falmouth Hotel.

Molly Tidmarsh was born above the family bakers, Peters, in 1917, and has lived in Falmouth her whole life.

On Tuesday morning she was joined by her son Guy, her grandson Adam and his wife Caroline, and grandchildren Harry and Molly, along with many old friends, to celebrate reaching her hundredth year.

The group enjoyed lunch, along with cake of course, while Molly was handed presents, and she said: "It's wonderful the family are all here. It's a very happy day."

While the family business is long gone, she said a notable feature of the building remains to this day, which is the piskie ball on the roof, still visible from New Street. According to folklore this lump of clay on the building's ridge line was created to distract troublesome piskies who would wish to come down the chimney at night, but instead would be entranced and dance around the ball until dawn, when they would disappear. Being born under it was meant to be a sign of good luck.

Asked if she had any reflections on her long life, Molly said: "When I was young, I thought I knew everything. Now I'm 100 I realise I know nothing."

And asked about a secret to a long life, she replied: "There's no secret. You are in God's hands."