'You've Got to Work at It, a Lot of People Today Think It Is All Love and Romance but There Is a Lot More to It Than That' ; a Paignton Couple Who Saved Ration Coupons to Buy Enough Material for the Bride's Wedding Dress Celebrated Their Diamond Wedding Anniversary Yesterday.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › December 22, 2007

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A paignton couple who saved ration coupons to buy enough material for the bride's wedding dress celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary yesterday.

Gilbert Richards, a retired health and safety officer at ITT Paignton and wife Sheila, a retired teacher at Hayes Road Primary School, were married at Christ Church, Luton by family friend Laurie Brown, Bishop of Birmingham, on December 20, 1947.

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'You've Got to Work at It, a Lot of People Today Think It Is All Love and Romance but There Is a Lot More to It Than That' ; a Paignton Couple Who Saved Ration Coupons to Buy Enough Material for the Bride's Wedding Dress Celebrated Their Diamond Wedding Anniversary Yesterday.

They were a month behind the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.

The couple visited the exhibi...

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