England fans recall 1966 World Cup at themed party

About 100 England fans came together to celebrate and remember the country's 1966 World Cup win at a vintage tea party.

Attendees in Yaxley, near Peterborough, came dressed in England jerseys and outfits from the 1960s, ahead of England's first match at this summer's World Cup against Croatia in Dallas.

Yaxley Parish Council hosted the event on Friday with the aim of "giving back to the pensioner community" in the village.

Andrew Wood, the chairman of the parish council, said the themed tea parties it lays on each year give the guests a "bit of sunshine".

In 1966, England's men beat West Germany 4-2 to win their first and only World Cup.

Vernon Clarke, 84, recalled catching some of the 1966 tournament on TVs in a window display at a TV shop, while he was on holiday in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.

Pat Lenton, who was 17 at the time, remembered watching the final that year at her boyfriend Danny's parents' house on Crane Avenue in Yaxley. The pair married in the September.

Margaret King, 67, remembered the World Cup final because it was on the same day as her eldest sister's wedding.

She recalled watching the match in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, after the ceremony.

The parish council said its volunteer-run themed tea parties, held every June at the village hall in Yaxley, were so popular they had a waiting list.

Each year has a different theme.

"They [the guests] take the theme very seriously," said parish clerk Helen Taylor.

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