LOVE blossomed for diamond wedding couple Jack and Beatrice Lightbown at evening classes.
The couple, of Glencoe Avenue, Hoddlesden, who today celebrate 60 years of marriage, met as teenagers at Blackburn Technical College.
Jack, 81, was studying accountancy and Beatrice, 80, shorthand, typing and book-keeping.
They wed at the Church of the Saviour in Blackburn and have two daughters, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A celebration lunch is planned for family and friends at Whitehall Hotel and Country Club, Darwen.
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