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A diamond day for Eric and Winnie

A CHILDHOOD friendship blossomed into romance for a Bury couple who have celebrated their diamond wedding.Winnie and Eric Taylor, who live in Birks Drive, Brandlesholme, marked their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends. A special guest at a celebratory meal was Winnie’s chief bridesmaid, who travelled up from Milton Keynes. They also received a special card from the Queen. The couple, who were born in Bury, have known each other from childhood. They were married at Ramsbottom Baptist Church on March 19, 1949, and have two sons and a daughter.
Winnie, aged 81, and Eric, aged 87, ran a greengrocers, Winner Food Stores, in Chesham Road, Bury, in the 1950s and had a stall at Heywod Market. Later, Eric worked as a warehouse manager for Pickering Foods in Lowercroft Road, Bury, until his retirement. Winnie worked as a secretary at the Scapa Mill in Stubbins.
The couple, who are both Jehovah’s Witnesses, marked their diamond wedding with a celebration in Bury.