An important milestone was reached in the lives of Mr & Mrs William Knight of Hinton Villa, 9 Chapel Street, Badsey, on Monday when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.

MARRIED ON 32s A WEEK

A Badsey couple, who when they were married had to live on 32s a week, celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow.

Mr John Frederick Ford, who lives with his wife at 19 High Street, Badsey, was born in Oxfordshire in 1898 and moved to Evesham when he was a child.  When he left school he earned 4s a week working in a sawmill.