A renovator from BBC's The Repair Shop surprised a centenarian with tunes from a street organ outside her home.

Yvonne Burgess, from Swalecliffe, celebrated her 100th birthday with help from Canterbury-based David Burville - who is one of the experts on the hit show.

100-year-old surprised by Repair Shop expert

He attended the party at her home in Herne Bay Road on Friday with a street organ.

It blared tunes in her front garden including Happy Birthday and one of Yvonne's favourite, Daisy Bell.

Mrs Burgess - who is registered blind - said the street organ was a "lovely surprise".

"To think they have done all of this for me, I can't get over it," she said.

"I said 'you have to take me out so I can feel it' and it was lovely.

"I got flowers and goodness knows what - and thank goodness the weather kept dry for them.

"I only wish my twin was with me but she was with me in spirit."

Mr Burville runs his workshop D.R. Burville Organ Builders in Canterbury.

The expert offers maintenance and renovation to old organs on The Repair Shop - and he also works on new-builds.

"It has been wonderful being invited," he said speaking at Mrs Burgess' birthday bash. "We have known Yvonne for a few years and she is such a wonderful soul.

"It is quite fitting to bring the organ along and play a few of her favourite tunes.

"This is a Dutch street organ built in the mid-60s. It has 52 keys which relates to the number of notes and pipes.

"I got it about four years ago and I've completely rebuilt it and added pipes.

"We've added a lot of modern tunes to the repertoire and it's a good fun instrument."

Yvonne was born in Lewisham on April 8, 1922 - along with her twin Olga, who she was very close with but sadly died in 2001.

She became a Norland nanny - a childcare position popular with celebrities and royalty - and helped rescue babies during the Blitz.

"When I'd done a day's nursing, I went to sleep and then went out most of the night and rescued the injured," she said.

"I was walking about when the bombs dropped and you didn't know if one was going to come down on you or not.

"I have always been someone that forgets myself and helps others.

"One time I had four babies in my arms and I rushed them to the shelter and saved them. But the shelter next to us got bombed."

Yvonne was also a teacher and says she worked in most schools in London.

She met her late husband, Walter Burgess, when he came to repair some bomb damage at her home and married in 1951 in a shared wedding with her twin, Olga.

The Burgesses moved to Swalecliffe in the early 60s - where she remains today. She ended her teaching career as deputy head of Blean Primary School.

Having spent a lot of her life carrying out youth work, she also founded the 1st Swalecliffe Girls Brigade, which sadly no longer exists.

Yvonne believes her secret to a long life is the spirit of her twin sister, her Christian faith - and her favourite beverage, lattes.

"It was sad to part with Olga but I'm sure she has given me her physical and spiritual strength," she said.

"My trust in the good Lord helped because I would never got through all the incidents during the war and operations, which I've had more of than I care to remember.

"And I do like my coffee."