IT is with sadness I write of the death of Mrs Nellie Powell at her home in Gloucester Road, Corse, after an illness, where she had been lovingly cared for by her husband Ernest and daughter Sheila, to whom sincere sympathy is extended in their sad loss. Mrs Powell was born in Staunton and during the war worked at the Gloucester Aircraft Company. She had lived in the villages all her life and in later years the family kept a guest house and bed and breakfast in Gloucester Road and were greatly liked by the people that stayed there, making lasting friendships. She will be greatly missed.

A lovely surprise awaited the bride, Miss Andrea Goulding, when she arrived at the parish church of St James, Staunton, for her marriage to Mr Sean McGowan, to be greeted by some of the children from her class at Staunton Church of England School, where Andrea is a teacher. Andrea is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs David Goulding, of Linton, and was given in marriage by her father. She wore an oriental style coat dress in heavy Thai white silk with fitted bodice, mandarin collar and long train. Her upswept hair was held in place with pink roses and she carried a bouquet of Eskimo roses, Singapore orchids, freesia and stephanotis. She was attended by one bridesmaid, Jenny McGowan, daughter of the bridegroom, who wore a gold skirt with ivory coloured bodice and bolero jacket. There were three page boys, Jonathan and Christopher Gould and James Geobey (cousins) who wore gold shirts and waistcoats with deeper gold cravat and black trousers. Th ushers were Christopher Goulding, brother of the bride and Christopher McGowan, son of the bridegroom.

The service was conducted by the Rev Canon John Evans and the organist Mrs Margaret Riley accompanied the hymns Lord of all Hopefulness, O, Perfect love and Make me a channel of your peace. The lesson was read by Mr Richard Watson and the poem How do I love thee by E B Browning was read by Christopher Goulding. Afterwards a reception was held at How Caple Grange. The couple will make their home at Monmouth.