Alice Horne

Helen Horne (born 7 February 1906) is a British centenarian who is the oldest person in East Lancashire, UK.

Biography
Helen Horne was born on 7 February 1907 in England. She survived polio as a child and was buried under the rubble of a matchstick factory in World War II in Liverpool. At age 50, in 1957, an accident left her wheelchair-bound. She learned to swim aged 70. After that, she joined the Disabled Association for Sport and took part in bowling, javelin and darts events.

In 2005, she was awarded the honour of Freedom of the Borough in recognition of her extensive charity work. That same year, she was attacked by burglars who wanted to steal from her home.

Helen Horne currently lives in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, at the age of.