Great-great-grandmother celebrates 103rd birthday with rave-inspired party at her nursing home, complete with glow sticks, tutus and flashing lights

A great-great-grandmother has celebrated her 103rd birthday with a rave-inspired party at her care home.

Vera Sak marked the milestone by donning neon green glasses, a tutu, leg warmers and singing along to songs.

Chestnuts Residential Home in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, transformed one of their rooms into a club on March 1 by decorating it with neon balloons, flashing lights and glow sticks.

Vera spent her birthday with her family, including her two sons Robert and John, the care home staff and friends.

One of Vera’s friends is shown wearing green glasses and glow sticks

Vera was presented with a colorful cake to celebrate the huge milestone

John said the party, dubbed ‘Vera’s rave’, was ‘full of joy’ and he thanked care home staff for ‘raising the boat’.

He said: “They have gone above and beyond the call of duty, I think the staff here are so great.

‘Instead of just leaving the residents to fend for themselves, there is always something to do here.

“It’s a two-way street: some residents may not respond as well as others, but this room today is full of joy.

“If there’s ever a special occasion, they push the boat out.”

Care home manager Emma Phillips said they are ‘always planning special events’ for residents and the team worked ‘incredibly hard’ on the party.

She said: “We always plan special events for our residents’ birthdays.

“The team has worked extremely hard on this celebration, but it’s not every day that someone turns 103.”

Chestnuts Care Home is part of the family care home group St Philips Care, which has 34 care homes across the country.

Tracy Atkins, the group’s Chief Operating Officer, said: ‘All our care homes promote the uniqueness and individuality of their residents.

“Our staff does an incredible job every day to bring joy and entertainment to residents, but this is something special.

In the photo, one of Vera’s friends got into the party spirit by waving glow sticks around

The nursing home went to great lengths, even painting some partygoers with neon paint

Chestnuts Residential Home in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, transformed one of their rooms into a club by decorating it with neon balloons, flashing lights and glow sticks

Vera wore glow-in-the-dark neon glasses and a green tutu

The staff were overjoyed when they presented Vera with her birthday cake

“I am so impressed with the dedication and hard work of our staff to plan and organize such an amazing event to celebrate Vera’s birthday.”

This comes as an 84-year-old man born on a leap year day celebrated his 21st birthday again.

Ronnie Mustard arrived in the world on Leap Year 1940, meaning his ‘real’ birthday only happens once every four years.

The pensioner celebrated his ‘first’ 21st birthday in 1961 with a trip to Blackpool, the same year he married his wife of 63 years, Jean.

Ronnie turned 21 for the ‘second time’ and threw a birthday party at Archer’s Court Care home in Sunderland, where he now lives.

The party on February 29 had a rock ‘n’ roll theme and both guests and staff dressed up in 70s floral attire for the event.

Ronnie said: ‘It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a party like this. It was delicious.’