A poem about: Irene and Grahams Diamond Wedding anniversaryMarried on the 3rd April 1966Involved with the church youth clubWorking hard to make ends meetMum working in a bakeryDad working at the powerstation and two other jobsMoved to PooleFirst baby MalcolmBoating, losing keys overboard!Second baby RichardTime with Nanny at PooleChallening times managing asthmaMoved to Barton On SeaInvolved with the scouts and Sea scoutsThird baby AlisonTime spent in campervanLots of holidays to Norfolk and Kent visiting familyGrandma and Grandad moving from Norfolk to LymingtonRunning the cafe in LymingtonHoliday to ScotlandPuncture on the VolvoPrivate schools for the boysSupporting all the extra curicula activitesForeign holidays with schoolArmy cadet forceGetting jobs for the boys at the bakerySupporting their driving lessonsGetting (collecting!) carsChildren flying the nest, gradually one by oneChildren getting marriedGetting grandchildren, first Peter, Then Jenny, Gemma and PenelopeHow could we forget trains, lots of trainsTrains around the garden, coming out of the shed, holidays to visit train stations like York with our cousins and Swanage RailwayThere have been challenging times along the way, helth issues, car accidentsFor an awesome team you both worked through everything together, not always seeing eye to eye, but always working to the same endAll this while the rest of the world kept turningWhat a truely amazing achievementWhat remarkable lives you have built together

Irene and Grahams Diamond Wedding anniversaryMarried on the 3rd April 1966Involved with the church youth clubWorking hard to make ends meetMum working in a bakeryDad working at the powerstation and two other jobsMoved to PooleFirst baby MalcolmBoating, losing keys overboard!Second baby RichardTime with Nanny at PooleChallening times managing asthmaMoved to Barton On SeaInvolved with the scouts and Sea scoutsThird baby AlisonTime spent in campervanLots of holidays to Norfolk and Kent visiting familyGrandma and Grandad moving from Norfolk to LymingtonRunning the cafe in LymingtonHoliday to ScotlandPuncture on the VolvoPrivate schools for the boysSupporting all the extra curicula activitesForeign holidays with schoolArmy cadet forceGetting jobs for the boys at the bakerySupporting their driving lessonsGetting (collecting!) carsChildren flying the nest, gradually one by oneChildren getting marriedGetting grandchildren, first Peter, Then Jenny, Gemma and PenelopeHow could we forget trains, lots of trainsTrains around the garden, coming out of the shed, holidays to visit train stations like York with our cousins and Swanage RailwayThere have been challenging times along the way, helth issues, car accidentsFor an awesome team you both worked through everything together, not always seeing eye to eye, but always working to the same endAll this while the rest of the world kept turningWhat a truely amazing achievementWhat remarkable lives you have built together

In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed,
Through church youth clubs where their journey commenced,
As years moved on, their love steadily spread.

In Poole, two lives for family they led,
Working hard, Irene baked, Graham fenced,
In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed.

Losing keys to the depths, boating fears fled,
Malcolm and Richard brought joys hence,
As years moved on, their love steadily spread.

In Barton On Sea, new chapters get bred,
Scouts and Sea Scouts their children condensed,
In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed.

Campervans to Norfolk, where family fed,
Holidays bold, Scotland’s beauty imprints,
As years moved on, their love steadily spread.

Grandchildren's laughter, by trains lightly led,
Through trials and triumphs, they made perfect sense,
In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed,
As years moved on, their love steadily spread.

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In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed, Through church youth clubs where their journey commenced, As years moved on, their love steadily spread. In Poole, two lives for family they led, Working hard, Irene baked, Graham fenced, In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed. Losing keys to the depths, boating fears fled, Malcolm and Richard brought joys hence, As years moved on, their love steadily spread. In Barton On Sea, new chapters get bred, Scouts and Sea Scouts their children condensed, In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed. Campervans to Norfolk, where family fed, Holidays bold, Scotland’s beauty imprints, As years moved on, their love steadily spread. Grandchildren's laughter, by trains lightly led, Through trials and triumphs, they made perfect sense, In April ‘66, hand in hand they were wed, As years moved on, their love steadily spread.