Celebrations for past Rotarian president
Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has made history by celebrating the diamond wedding anniversary of one of its longest-serving members.
Past president, Rotarian Brian Leverton and his wife Margaret, shared their anniversary celebrations with fellow Rotarians.
Addressing the group, Brian described himself as a ‘quiet and shy sort of bloke’ who was ‘surprised at the depth of excitement’ that their 60th wedding anniversary had brought about.
He said that he and Margaret had been very fortunate to have reasonable health to continue life if not exactly to the full, fairly closely.
The couple had met at Quaintways dance hall in Chester. They discovered they had a common taste in music which became one of the bonds of their marriage and became founder members of the Shrewsbury Phoenix Choir.
He described how he wanted to be an engineer and work for Rolls Royce cars and when they moved from Crewe to Leicester he had a 100 per cent mortgage guaranteed by his new employer which enabled them to buy their first house.
With their son Tim only months old, he moved back to Rolls Royce in Shrewsbury leaving Margaret to cope with the sale of the house. Then when their second child was born in 1961, Brian was frequently overseas and often for weeks at a time, leaving Margaret to cope with the two little ones in their early life.
He said that in the last 30 years Rotary had been a large part of their lives and Margaret had enjoyed Inner Wheel.
Brian added: “We have enjoyed considerable fellowship with you fellow Rotarians and spouses over the last 30 years that has added much pleasure to our lives and we thank you.”
