A couple from Halesowen, Dudley have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends at The Foresters Nursing Home in Walton Poole, where they both are residents. 

 

Nancy and Ron Parsons received a congratulatory message from the Queen acknowledging the length of their union.

The couple tied the knot on 3rd March 1946, when Clement Attlee was Prime Minister and George VI was on the throne.

 

Mrs Parsons, formerly a secretary, went to the care home after a spell in hospital and The Foresters owners Clarendon Care Group made arrangements to move former greengrocer Mr Parsons from their sister site, Chandos Lodge, so they could be together.

For the big day Mr and Mrs Parsons, both aged 93, enjoyed a romantic meal prepared for them by staff along with music from the 1920’s. The evening’s entertainment was a tea party with cake, attended by the couple’s niece Coleen Price, her husband Tony and their great-nephew James.

Foresters Nursing Home Manager Jo Bennett said: “Ron and Nancy are a wonderful couple and a real inspiration to all of us. They have lived through some fascinating times, good and bad, but everything they’ve done, they’ve done together and we’re delighted to have them here, particularly as they celebrate such a huge moment in their lives.”