As he opened his congratulatory card from The Queen, Victor said: “I have never smoked or had a drink and when I was younger, I used to ride a bike everywhere. It has all helped to keep me going.”

Victor has four daughters and several generations of his family attended the birthday party on 6 February.

He is still very active as a lay preacher and just a few days earlier had preached at the local Methodist Church.

Wife Queenie, who was also a lay preacher, died some years ago but Victor said; “My faith in God has also helped me a great deal.”