16/09/2026
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐ค
On 16th September 1966, Mum and Dad got married.
They had known of each other since school, but hadnโt really spoken properly until later.
One evening, Dad gave Mum a lift home and when he got back, he told his sister Ann that he had met a beautiful lady.
60 years later, here they are.
There are so many little stories from those early days. One of Mumโs favourites is from the night of the 1966 World Cup final, when she cooked Dad dinner at her house for the first time and they watched the match together.
They still remember all those dates, when they first met, when they got engaged, anniversaries and the little moments that most people would probably forget.
But they never have.
Together they built their life here, first as a working farm and then, after many years of farming, it slowly became The Victorian Barn as it is today.
It has always been our family place and over the years we have all put our hearts into keeping it going.
Even now, they are both still very much part of it all. Dad is always busy around the farm and with his cattle and Mum is still there making sure everything is as it should be in the holiday cottages, just as she always has.
The Victorian Barn has changed so much over the years, but Mum and Dad are still at the heart of it.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.
We are so proud of everything you have built together and we love you very much.
Claire, Jon, Meghan and Brodie xx
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