A SPARKLING Church Hill couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Thursday.

Irene and David Williams, of Kingscote Close, have lived in Redditch for the past 25 years and enjoyed their special day in style thanks to a surprise present from their family.

They were whisked away for a romantic trip to a castle in Ireland for the week.

The couple, who married in St Stephen's Church in Selly Park, Birmingham, in 1946 have four children and eight grandchildren.

Their daughter, Diane Parker, said they had been fantastic parents and had done very well in this day and age to get this far.

"It's a case of give and take for them which is why they have done so well," she added.