VIDEO: Epworth man in North Lincolnshire’s first gay marriage
They waited 22 years, but on Saturday Epworth man Alvin Robinson and Kevin Middleton became the first gay couple to wed in North Lincolnshire.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Apr 2014, 11:45 BST
Alvin and Kevin Robinson with Alvin's mum Margaret enjoy their wedding day at the Red Lion, Epworth. (Buy this photo E2286TS) Picture: Tony Saxton
The couple married at Scunthorpe Registry Office then held their reception for 200 guests in the Isle, on the historic day.
Both men hope that many more couples will now follow their lead. They said that marriage is important, that everyone should have the same rights, and that this was what they had always wanted. Civil partnership, to them, was “meaningless”.
Full story and pictures in this week’s Epworth Bells.
Alvin and Kevin Robinson with Alvin's mum Margaret enjoy their wedding day at the Red Lion, Epworth. (Buy this photo E2286TS) Picture: Tony Saxton