Malvern's platinum couple Roy and Eve Harris mark 70 happy years together

Roy and Eve Harris were married on March 31 1951 and have just marked 70 years together in the town where they have spent all their married life.

Roy, 92, was born in June 1928 at West Hills Bromyard while his wife-to-be, four years his junior, was born in Overbury in July 1932 and lived in Kemerton.

Son Kevin takes up the story. “The family worked on a farm, Holland and Martins, near Tewksbury, before mum’s family moved to Beauchamp Road in Malvern Link and my dad’s family moved to Quest Hills Road, also in the Link.

“My parents met by a passing chance while mum was sitting on the bench opposite what is now Malvern fire station.

“Their first date was to go and see Whisky Galore! at Malvern Cinema in 1950. Mum remembers having to go with her elder brother Derek to chaperone her!

Happy couple Roy and Eve Harris after they were wed in 1951

One of the wedding day photographs on Roy and Eve's wedding day

Roy and Eve cutting the cake on their wedding day in 1951

“Twelve months later they were married by the Rev Dixon at St Matthias Church in Somers Park Avenue and it poured down with rain all day!"

The couple honeymooned in London, staying with Roy’s friends as rationing was still in place and money was tight.

Eve worked at Kays in Worcester and then moved to Sharps hardware store in the Link as a clerk/bookkeeper.

Before Roy met Eve, he had served in the Royal Signals Corps during National Service out in Singapore and returned to start work with the Post Office telecommunications. Of course this later became British Telecom and then BT – Roy worked through all the name changes and finally retired after 45 years with the business.

A move to Oak Crescent had seen the couple start a family – three boys, Kevin, Martin and Robert and when her sons were grown Eve went back to work as a hair stylist.

The couple moved again, this time to Quest Hills Road, which is still the family home to this day.

Roy and Eve have seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren (with another on the way in August).

The couple have been ever-active and over the years they travelled the world, visiting America, Canada, Africa, Singapore, Australia, Cyprus and many Greek islands.

Their hobbies also kept them busy at home and out and about. Eve played darts and skittles for Malvern Town Football Club and Barnards Green Cricket Club while Roy loved going down to Malvern town FC and watching their games home and away.

Kevin added: “Mum and dad were also very keen on fishing but they are now both engrossed in their beloved garden – that’s where they can be found every day.”

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