Dilys Davies is a true Barmouth girl. She was born under the aluminium turret of the Royal Hotel in room 11 on 2 July 1907. Her mother was the hotel manageress, running it single-handed whilst her husband ran his bookshop and newsagent under the arches in town.

With such busy parents, Dilys was brought up by a nanny until her mother died at the age of 55.

Not wanting his 17-year-old daughter to get up to mischief without a mother to watch over her, Dilys's father thought she should go into business. So he provided her with a shop selling stationery and leather goods - and there she stayed until she retired aged 62.

Dilys has seen quite a few changes in her home town over the years. Though Barmouth saw a slump during the 1920s, the Second World War saw a real revival in the town's fortunes as many members of the forces filled the Tonfanau camp, hotels and even private homes.

Dilys also took an energetic role in the Barmouth Literary and Debating Society, taking to the stage on Barmouth's prom from a young age.

Now finding herself living a stone's throw from where she used to celebrate her birthdays as a child, with cakes and donkey cart racing, Dilys has her bottle of champagne on ice to mark her 100th birthday with her many friends.