Plymstock family turn back the years

A Plymstock family celebrated two important birthdays in January - and the occasion provided the opportunity to turn the clock back 70 years for a special family photograph.

A black and white photograph taken in the early 50s of five siblings from the Barreto family – three daughters and two sons – was replicated when a special party was held at Down Thomas Jubilee Hall.

The siblings - Chris Barreto, Richard Barretto and their sisters Irene Morrish, Helen Gibbons and Barbara Hooperwere pictured together again for the first time in seven decades.

The celebration was prompted by the fact that Richard was 70 in January, while Irene’s husband Cliff was 85 in the same month. Around 70 friends and family gathered for the special tea party with food served by the grandchildren and great grandchildren suitably attired in 50s style clothes.