Dear friends,

On Saturday, 7 March 1959, we were married in Aldridge Parish Church by the
 Rector, the Rev Cartmel. We had been members of the youth group while teenagers and attended the church regularly (plus a brethren assembly!) and were both in Crusaders. On a number of occasions I used to preach in the little
mission chapel - I think in Tynings Lane.

I went to the Aldridge church school and then on to Queen Marys in Walsall. My wife Pat was at school at King Edwards, in Handsworth, and trained as a nurse at Birmingham General Hospital. I flew for 27 years in the RAF and then worked on the staff of the Officers Christian Union (now the Armed Forces Christian Union) based in Aldershot for 20 years, before retiring to live near most of our family in Bourne in Lincolnshire in 2003.

 We have four married children and nine grandchildren. We now worship in
Bourne Baptist Church where I am an elder (and currently we are without a minister).

We were privileged to celebrate our Silver Wedding anniversary at Aldridge, 25 years ago, and were able to give testimony in the church to the Lord's goodness to us over many years on that occasion. For our Golden Wedding we shall be on holiday in
Cornwall so will not be in your area - but would love to take this opportunity to thank the Lord or His continued blessing upon us over such a long time.

If you are able to record in your weekly news leaflet for that weekend,
our grateful thanks to God for His keeping power and
blessings since 1959 (and before!), we would appreciate it and it may
be of some encouragement to others that marriage
 is alive and well - particularly when Jesus is involved in it!

We were thrilled to see your website and to know that the church is thriving
and a great witness in Aldridge. May the Lord continue to bless and use you
 all in His service and in the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

With every good wish in Him,

Mike and Pat Warwood

PS. Please see one of our motto text cards - and also (for your amusement)
 our plans for the hundred wedding anniversary.