Diamond Cleland couple celebrate 60 years of wedding bliss
A loving Cleland couple will celebrate 60 years of wedding bliss surrounded by family and friends.
John and Margaret Canning marked their diamond wedding in style with a presentation from North Lanarkshire Provost Kenneth Duffy and Depute Lord Lieutenant Terry Currie.
The Provost presented them with a flowers, cards and gift from the councillors and people of North Lanarkshire while Mr Currie presented them with a certificate on behalf of Lanarkshire Lord Lieutenant Lady Susan Haughey.
The couple's daughter Lorraine Ingram said: 'They had a fantastic day. We took them out for lunch and they were really pleased to get a visit from the Provost and Mr Currie.
'My dad knows Terry so they had a really good chat.
'We are going to have a party later this month at St Mary's Church in Cleland and I know they are really looking forward to it.'
John and Margaret met at Newarthill Miners Welfare back in 1960 when John was 16 and Margaret was 15. The couple were married at St Mary's Church in Cleland on July 10, 1965.
John began his working life as a joiner before moving into the licencing trade.
The couple had three daughters Lorraine, Suzanne and Kay as well as five grandchildren.
Lorraine added: 'I think they are just so well suited. They always told us the key to a happy marriage is to share everything.
'Mum likes to keep the house in order. She's a great home-maker. She loves her crafts and a great seamstress.
'She used to make all of our Irish dancing costumes.'
In July 1965, the news was dominated by the Vietnam War with US President Lyndon Johnson announcing his decision to send an additional 50,000 American troops to South Vietnam, increasing the number of personnel there by two-thirds and to bring the commitment to 125,000.
In the UK, Ronnie Biggs escaped from the maximum security Wandsworth Prison in London, where he was serving a 30-year prison sentence for the Great Train Robbery while Ted Heath was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party.
The Hollies topped the pop charts with I'm Alive while Elvis Presley was at number two with Crying in the Chapel.
The Sound of Music soundtrack was top of the album chart while Bob Dylan upset many of his fans at the Newport Folk Festival purists by 'going electric' in a live performance.
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