Couple celebrates diamond wedding anniversary at Jarrow care home

Mary and George Overton celebrated sixty years of marriage at HC-One’s Needham Court care home, on Stanhope Road in Jarrow on Thursday 30th January.

The couple first met at a dance hall called Martin Willis when George was seventeen years old and have been together ever since, the pair married on 30th January 1960 and went onto have three children and owned a local newsagents. 

To celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary, the couple were presented with a card from The Queen and a special cake, Mary’s room at Needham Court was also beautifully decorated with banners and balloons for their special occasion. 

George visits Mary daily at Needham Court on Stanhope Road, which offers short and long term care packages for older members of the community needing residential and residential dementia care.

Mr and Mrs Overton, who are now grandparents and great-grandparents, said that their secret to a long and happy marriage is to not argue, what is George’s is Mary’s and what is Mary’s is George’s.

Joann Mills, Needham Court Home Manager said: “I am so pleased that we were able to help Mary and George celebrate their special day, it is heart-warming to see a couple celebrate their love for each other.”