Former footballer celebrates diamond wedding anniversary
IT was sensational sunshine and smiles for an Airdrie couple as they celebrated 60 years of wedded bliss.Lovebirds Frank and Margaret Connor marked their diamond anniversary with a quiet celebration and “a few surprises” in lockdown.Former footballer Frank found his perfect match when the pair, both 84, met at the Airdrie Palais, catching each other’s eyes across a crowded dance floor.Their relationship blossomed and they spent some time together before Frank was called up to carry out his national service as a driver in the army.A year later, on June 11, 1960, the diamond duo tied the knot at Corpus Christi church in Calderbank, surrounded by family and friends in a beautiful ceremony conducted by Father Peter Murphy.Margaret told the