Alan and Maureen Butler from Bentley, Walsall celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.

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00:00Okay, so Alan and Maureen, you're celebrating your 65th wedding anniversary, aren't you?

00:05Yes.

00:06And you've told me that that's the blue sapphire, isn't it?

00:10Yes.

00:11Oh, fantastic.

00:12And so where did you meet?

00:14Well, we went to the youth club in Winsbury.

00:19No, that's not where we met, no.

00:21We met on Bilston Carnival.

00:23But she went with some of the girls and I went with some of the lads.

00:27Yes.

00:28And we met up at Bilston Carnival, Igman Park.

00:31Oh, and do you know what year that was at all?

00:34How many years was it before you got married?

00:36I was 15.

00:38I was 15.

00:39Wow.

00:40I was 60.

00:41So you've known each other a long time, anyway.

00:43Yes.

00:44That's great, wonderful.

00:45So where did you get married?

00:46St Patrick's, Blue Lane.

00:48Right, right.

00:49Catholic Church.

00:50I was on the Catholic end.

00:52Yes.

00:53What was the weather like?

00:54Oh, there was snow under our feet.

00:56Oh, was there?

00:57It was quite good, weren't it?

00:59Alan, what are you doing?

01:01It's videoing.

01:02Are you filming?

01:03I'll have some of them somewhere.

01:06Oh.

01:07No problem.

01:08It's a royalty.

01:09No, it's all right.

01:11So today's your anniversary, isn't it?

01:13Yes.

01:14But what are you doing Saturday?

01:16You're having a party on Saturday, aren't you?

01:18Yes, on Saturday night.

01:19So where's that going to be?

01:20The Liverpool Mendoza.

01:22Oh, how lovely.

01:23Oh, how lovely.

01:25So, as I say, you've been together 65 years.

01:29What's the secret?

01:30Not long at 65.

01:31No.

01:32Well, married.

01:33You've been married 65 years, haven't you?

01:35I met her when she was 15.

01:37Yes, so it's a long time.

01:38It's a long time, isn't it?

01:39So what's the secret?

01:40What's the secret of a happy marriage?

01:42What keeps you going?

01:43Give and take.

01:44You've got to be, you know.

01:46I take everything.

01:47I know, really.

01:49You do the giving and she does the taking.

01:54No, I'm only joking.

01:56No, how lovely.

01:57So, congratulations anyway.

02:00And have a lovely time on Saturday at your party.

02:02I'm sure we will.

02:03Okay.

02:04It's only the weather that's going to block it.

02:07That's it, yeah.

02:08It might be a bit rainy, but if you're inside it doesn't matter, does it?

02:12No.

02:13Have a lovely time.

02:14Them getting here.

02:15That's it.

02:16That's the problem.

02:17Yeah, yeah.

02:18Have a lovely time, anyway.

02:19Okay.

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