My name is Mary Elizabeth Hunter, but everyone calls me "Marie". I was born on Tuesday the 20th of September 1932 at Gateshead on Tyne. I lived there until I was 11yrs old, when we moved to Newcastle on Tyne.

When I was 18 yrs old I went on holiday to Butlins holiday camp in Scotland where I met my husband, Richard, in1951

We married in February 1955 in St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle on Tyne. We have 2 children David and Lesley and 4 grandchildren.

We lived at Peterlee for the first 5 yrs of our married life, and then moved back to Wheatley Hill in 1961.
I joined the Mothers Club that year and I have been a member ever since. I have been on the committee for many years and was a member of the concert party also, which was good fun.

I can say that being a member of the Mothers Club has really enriched my life and has helped me to develop from being a shy person into a more outgoing and happy person. I hope to be a member for many years to come.