This is dad and mum on their wedding day in August 1968 at St. Anne's church in Worksop, where they met at the youth club and Scouts/Guides group.
St. Anne's was very important to both sides of the family, my grandpa had been a member of the choir since his childhood, not long after the church was first opened (in 1911).
Here is dad with the best man - his old friend Tony Cardwell, who sadly passed away a few months after dad; His cousin Steve Hind (another active member of the Scouts) and brother-in-law Tony James were the groomsmen.
This is dad and mum on their wedding day in August 1968, leaving St. Anne's church in complete with a guard of honour provided by members of the Brownies and Guides.
This is the last photo we have of the wedding day, as mum and dad leave the reception in dad's old Auto Union DKW F12.
I believe that it is Tony Cardwell talking to dad.
After a five year "sandwich" degree at Stafford Polytechnic and English Electric dad graduated in the autumn of 1968.
It seems strange now, when so many young people go to university, that in the 1960s it was rare enough to be newsworthy for the local paper.
This is the official graduation photo, it would be good to hear from any of dad's classmates, the only name I remember is Alan Moore (not the graphic novelist).
Dad is fourth from the left on the back row, looking about as comfortable in a gown and mortar board as I was 23 years later for my own graduation.
During his time in Stafford it was the thousandth anniversary of the battle of Hastings.
A group of students from dad's course completed a charity walk from Hastings to Stafford, for RAG week I believe, pulling a trolley carrying an effigy of King Harold.
I later found out that King Harold's head was made by my mum and her best friend Chris, at night school.
One from Dad's collection showing the 1966 trolley push in action.
I think he may be the photographer on this one as none of the figures look like him, to me.
There was no information with this photo, but I assume it was taken during his time at English Electric, where he worked for another six months after graduation.
Again you'll see him hiding at the back.
There was no information with this photo either, but I recognise one or two faces from the earlier photo from his English Electric days.
One last mysterious photo from the English Electric days.
Perhaps someone knows the significance of the railway signal man?