A real-life angel who worked at a County Durham munitions factory during the Second World War is celebrating her 100th birthday.
Ann Kay, from Langley Moor, helped to produce millions of finished munitions including bullets, shells, and mines, at the Royal Ordnance Factory 59 at Aycliffe. She was known as an 'Aycliffe Angel,' the name given to workers at the factory, a source of great pride to her.
Ann's work was dangerous and secretive but meant that she could also help her mother out at home. As one of 13 children born to a Brandon mining family, Ann helped look after her brothers and sisters in between shifts at the factory.
