Bishopbriggs Diamond Wedding

Lord-Lieutenant Mrs Jill Young MBE delivered a special greetings card from the King to Bishopbriggs couple Joe and Cathie Mawson as they celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary.

Also joining the celebrations were the couple's twin daughters Catherine and Carole and East Dunbartonshire's Provost, Gillian Renwick.

Getting engaged in December 1961 and married on 24 November 1962 makes winter a time of romantic memories for Cathie and Joe and 60 years after the big day they were joined by special guests to celebrate.

The couple met at the Majestic Dance Hall in Glasgow in February 1960 just as Joe had returned from Cyprus having completed his National Service. Their wedding two years later at St Aloysius RC Church in Garnethill was a day to remember with the Reception at The Grand Hotel in Charing Cross. A Honeymoon in London set them up to start married life in Maryhill. They moved to Bishopbrigg in 1966 and have been there ever since, surrounded by family and friends with a special place in their hearts for their four grandchildren.