{"id":2894,"date":"2025-12-03T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:34:07","slug":"congratulations-to-a-diamond-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/congratulations-to-a-diamond-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to a Diamond Couple"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2894\" class=\"elementor elementor-2894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11326f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f11326f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d7c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d7c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Members of Chilton Town Council were delighted to share in the celebrations with Ian and Evelyn Collinson on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary.<\/span><\/p><p>Childhood sweethearts, who met when Ian moved to Chilton as a young boy, married on the 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November 1965. With snow on the ground, Evelyn fondly remembers Ian carrying her over the threshold of the church ahead of their reception in the Edan Arms and honeymooning in London.\u00a0<\/p><p>The couple have always been active community members with Evelyn running her own hairdressing business in Chilton, while Ian travelled the world with as part of the oil and gas industry although they both did stint in Texas before retiring back to the family home Chilton.\u00a0<\/p><p>When asked, what is the secret to a happy married life? 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