LAST week was red-letter day for a couple who have spent most of their married life in West Malvern and who are known to many residents old and new. On Saturday, Gordon and Bridget Holliday, both native Malvernians, celebrated exactly fifty years of marriage. Many houses and buildings in the village bear the mark of Gordon’s design expertise, while Bridget raised their family here. They have lived in several houses in West Malvern, occasionally emigrating to places as distant as Fruitlands, The Wyche, and most recently to Lodge Drive, just outside the parish, but always keeping in touch with the local community. They still have a stake in the village in the form of an allotment where Bridget grows vegetables and can keep up with local happenings! Their many friends will wish them well.

COLIN JACKSON