Residents at a Northallerton extra care scheme helped a couple celebrate 60 years of wedded bliss together.
To mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Jane and Brian Lane, people living at Rivendale in Bankhead Road gathered for a celebratory afternoon tea.
Jane and Brian, who own their own apartment at Rivendale, originally come from London but have lived all around the country due to Brian’s former role as a Pastor.
They came to Rivendale from Barnard Castle around seven years ago.
Explaining how they first met Jane said: “I was aged ten or 11 and a friend of mine had a brother in the scouts so we went with him one day and Brian was there, and I knew he liked me then
“I met him again when I was on the London Underground when I was 16 and, being the gentleman, he asked if I had left school. And when I told him I had the rest was history.”
Jane and Brian were married in 1959 and went on to have four children. They now also have 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Brian said: “It was wonderful celebrating our anniversary surrounded by our family and friends at Rivendale; we even got a telegram from the Queen.”
Judy Beardsmore, manager of Rivendale, said: “Brian and Jane are very popular at Rivendale and everybody was delighted to share in their celebrations; it was a lovely afternoon.”
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