A D-Day veteran and his wife have celebrated 60 years of marriage with friends at their home in Falmouth.

Jack and Margaret Jory, of Noweth Place, Falmouth met at a fairground in Sheffield during the war in 1945 after Jack was sent to the Yorkshire town to recuperate from an injury he sustained serving the infantry in France.

Jack, who grew up in Lanner, eventually recovered and was transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps and then spent more than two years in India and Burma.

Margaret, originally from Sheffield, worked for an opticians during the war, making glasses for the army.

But the couple kept in touch and their relationship blossomed and they married at St Christopher's Church in Sheffield on September 6 1947.

The couple then moved to Illogan but only stayed for a short while before setting up home in Penryn and then moving to Falmouth where they have lived for the past 30 years.

Before the war Jack worked as a carpenter in Lanner and when he moved back to Cornwall after the war he became a lorry driver with Falmouth Transport and later became a bus driver for Western National and remained there until he retired due to ill health.

Margaret worked on the land at Truro for many years before working in factories in Penryn and Falmouth. Jack, 82, and Margaret, 78, now have two children, Joyce and Michael, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Speaking from their home in Falmouth, Jack said: "The secret to our long and happy marriage is that we work together, it is all about give and take. We have our ups and downs, just like anyone else, but we always sort it out. There is always a bright side to life."

Margaret added that she had had trouble finding a diamond wedding anniversary card for her husband, she said: "when I went to the shop the man said they only sell about four a year because not many people get to where we are now. It made me think that we are very lucky."

The diamond couple enjoyed a barbecue with family and friends at their home last week to celebrate the occasion.