Saltash couple celebrate
diamond wedding
A COUPLE who spent all their working lives farming, have celebrated their diamond wedding at their home in Saltash.
Kenneth and Gwendoline Dolley both came from farming families and met when attending St Sampson's Church at South Hill.
Born at Pillaton, Kenneth, 88, attended the local school until he was 14, and then worked on his father's farm until his marriage to Gwendoline.
He then became a tenant farmer at St Ive and continued farming until 12 years ago when ill health caused him to retire and the couple came to live in Saltash. Gwendoline, 86, was born at South Hill and left school at 14 to work on her parents' farm. She also sang in the choir at South Hill church, where they were married.
On their wedding day, they did not have a photographer, but a friend offered to take them.
Unfortunately, none of the pictures came out.
For their honeymoon, they went to Newquay by train, and on stepping on to the platform, the air raid siren sounded.
The couple have one son, Philip, who is married and lives at St Ive, and have three grandchildren.
On Saturday their eldest grandaughter, Helen, is to be married at St Ive.
Caradon's Men
- county champs
CARADON'S Men's A gig team have proved to be county champions again. They regained their title at Newquay at the weekend in the gig Dasher, beating off the challenge of Falmouth over a three mile course in quite rough seas.
The winning team comprised Nigel Churcher, James Howell, Steve Kent, Tony Coulter, Richard Bland and Martin Langdon with Micky Cox as cox.
The Women's A team from Caradon - Lyn Kent, Naomi Kent, Kate Guest, Nicola Hasell, Vanessa Wymer, Tasha Edwards and cox Steve Kent - were second in their final.
Creating
features
THE Saltash Floral Art and Design Club are to hold a short annual meeting at the St Nicholas and St Faith Church Rooms on Tuesday, October 2, at 7.30pm. The meeting will be followed by a talk by Ken Willcock on 'Creating Features'.
The club's Christmas show, 'Season's Greetings' is to be held on November 3 at the Wesley Church Hall, Saltash.
Choir
concert
THE Torbay Police Choir will be performing at Saltash Wesley Methodist Church on Tuesday, October 16, at 7.30pm.
The concert will be part of the Caradon Festival and proceeds will go to the Sue Hooper charitable foundation.
Tickets at £4.50 are available from Saltash Radio (01752 842644), Bruce Reid (01752 840480), Piglets (01752 844326) or Sue Hooper (01752 843073).
Table-top
sale
A TABLE-top sale is to be held tomorrow (Saturday, September 29) at Wesley Church, Saltash.
For more information on the sale, which runs from 9am to 12 noon, call (01752) 842069.
Co-ordinator
of task group
ARTHUR Hearl is now the co-ordinator of the task group for the work on the town regeneration. This includes the town centre improvements scheme.