Hope for Westlife wish for fan's 101st birthday

You raise me up: Edna Warner is such a big fan she's having a Westlife-themed party for her 101st birthday

Edna Warner would be flying without wings if her favourite boyband Westlife could give her a video message for her 101st birthday, care home staff said.

She loves the Irish band so much she's having a Westlife themed party at Woodland View in Droitwich, Worcestershire, on Saturday.

Mrs Warner is "probably Westlife's biggest fan", deputy manager Joanne Gretta-Hopkins said and added staff had tried several ways to contact the group without success.

"A video message would be fantastic," Ms Gretta-Hopkins said.

Westlife have sold more 44 million records worldwide

"She absolutely adores them and we've tried all sorts of avenues to contact them."

One carer at the home was barred from several Westlife fan groups on Facebook after sending them messages, she added.

Mrs Warner moved to the home in November 2021 and Ms Gretta-Hopkin said she always wanted Westlife whenever asked what music should be played in the care home.

"We do as much as we can for her. We have a cinema room upstairs and had the Westlife tour video on in there. She went there with others and watched it," she said.

For Mrs Warner's 100th birthday in 2022, 165 cards were sent by well-wishers including from overseas

Proving she's no fool again, her favourite member of the group is Mark Feehily and her family "support her love of Westlife", the deputy manager said.

The Irish group have sold more 44 million records worldwide and reunited in 2018.

Staff plan to hold a Westlife-themed party for Mrs Warner on Saturday and will also share with her dozens of cards sent by well-wishers.

A similar request for cards from the local community for her 100th birthday in April 2022 led to 165 being sent in and included ones from Australia and Canada.