Couple celebrate 60 years after Hull Fair first date

Summarised from Hull Daily Mail's report · Updated 12 Oct, 07:06 · Archive

Tom and Eunice Anderson celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary, having met at Hull Fair 60 years ago.

Tom and Eunice Anderson celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary as Hull Fair provided a backdrop to their celebrations. They met at the fair when Eunice was 15, had their photograph taken there, but separated shortly afterwards. They later reunited when Eunice was engaged to another man, whom she left for Tom.

Tom, now 84, recalled arranging a date at the Palace Theatre in Anlaby Road, a nightclub at the time, without realising it was Eunice's 18th birthday. The couple married on 8 October 1966, the opening Saturday of Hull Fair, at the Church of the Ascension in Priory Road. They worked together at Cornelius Parish car dealership in Anlaby Road and have returned to Hull Fair repeatedly over the years with their children and grandchildren.

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• Couple whose first date was at Hull Fair celebrate 60 happy years of marriageTom and Eunice also married on the opening day of the fair in 1966Hull Daily Mail · 11 Oct, 09:59

In this story: Tom Anderson · Eunice Anderson · Hull Fair · Hull · Church of the Ascension

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