Joint annual golden wedding anniversary celebrations in Lanarkshire brought to an end

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The plug is being pulled on joint civic celebrations for couples living in Lanarkshire celebrating their golden wedding anniversaries.Councillors in North Lanarkshire sitting on the local authority’s Policy & Strategy Committee agreed at a meeting last week that the annual celebration held by the local authority would not continue.Up until now the event has been held jointly with South Lanarkshire Council, who will now "consider the implications" for the future of their golden wedding celebration events.In previous years all couples celebrating 50 years of married life together were invited to an event paid for jointly by both councils.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In 1997 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II’s own 50th wedding anniversary, applications were invited for couples who married in 1947 to join a special golden wedding garden party at Buckingham Palace.In Lanarkshire 188 couples applied but only 18 places were allocated to couples living in the region.Discussions were then held by North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Council and it was agreed an event would be held for the 170 couples who missed out, and it went on to become an annual event.Hosting of the event has alternated between North and South Lanarkshire councils since 1998, with costs evenly shared between them.Numbers of