Eastbourne couple celebrate 70 years of marriage and share their secret

Joan and Norman Etheridge celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at their home in Hampden Park, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-190729-100339008Joan and Norman Etheridge celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at their home in Hampden Park, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-190729-100339008
Joan and Norman Etheridge celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at their home in Hampden Park, Eastbourne (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-190729-100339008
A couple from Hampden Park have celebrated 70 happy years together with their family.

Norman and Joan Etheridge meet at a dance hall in Bury, Lancashire, where they were both born and bred.

Norman worked as an engineer and Joan, who left school at 14, worked in a confectionary shop and bakery, where she enjoyed making wedding cakes.