Codsall couple share secret to a long and happy marriage as they celebrate 65th wedding anniversary
A couple celebrating their blue sapphire anniversary have credited compatibility and "happily ambling through life together" for their long marriage.
Joan and David Johnston were celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday (October 1) at their home in Codsall alongside family and with cake and cards.
It was on the same date in 1960 that then 19-year-old Joan and 23-year-old David tied the knot at Christ Church in Tettenhall Wood.
Their daughter Jacqui told the story of how they met: "They met two years beforehand as dad was doing his national service and had come into Tettenhall Wood to meet up with some friends and met mum there through mutual friends.
