Wheelchair dancer Sarah Jane Morrison from Hordle in the New Forest has died at the age of 30.

Known as Beansie by her friends and loved ones, Sarah Jane defied doctors who said that she wouldn't see her first birthday and went on to spend the first few months of her life in and out of hospital. She was diagnosed with epilepsy and cerebral palsy as a baby, but stayed determined to live life to the full, enjoying music and entertaining people with what her dad, David, described as a 'wicked sense of humour'.

Sarah Jane moved to Fawley from Dunfermline in Scotland as a baby after her dad got a job as an engineer at Fawley Refinery. She was an older sister to Anthony, now 29, who lives in Totton.

After leaving the Cedar School, she attended a day centre at Little Orchard care home in Lavender Road in Hordle. It is part of the Care Management Group chain who later built an extension on the property so that Sarah Jane could move in as a permanent resident.

Sarah Jane was a keen wheelchair dancer and had been a member of the Solent Wheelers, based at Lordshill Community Centre in Cromarty Road for 20 years. The club was started by Eileen Dwyer in 1990 as a way for wheelchair users to learn to dance, who described Sarah Jane as somebody who enjoyed the club, which brought a big smile to her face.

Her dad, David, said that Sarah Jane used to love being pampered and having her hair and nails done. She also became good friends with her principal carers at the Little Orchard care home, which he said has a great family atmosphere.

Sarah Jane died on December 17, with investigations continuing into the cause, which is thought to have been caused by bronco-pneumonia after surviving Australian flu just four months before. Her death comes just three years after her mum, Judith, lost her battle with cancer aged 59 in January 2013.

The 30-year-old's funeral was held on January 7 with donations going to the Wheelchair Dance Sport Association.