“Pam and I first 'noticed' each other when Pam was in the 3rd Form and I was in the 4th. We didn't begin dating until we were in Sixth Form and were married the year after university. CHS has a strong affection for both of us.”  - Pam and Alan, Class of 1963.

In a very special, short and very sweet, Valentine's Day edition of Cheadle Hulme School's Ed. Podcast, former pupils and childhood sweethearts Pam and Alan Thorniley kindly took some time to share their own School days love story.

Join CHS's Alumni Relations manager, Charlotte to hear the couple reminisce of their times together and apart; joining the School as individuals and later, becoming husband and wife during their own Old Waconian wedding. And how, 55 years later, their love has never been stronger.

What were the reactions when they first got together? And do they have any wise words of wisdom for what makes a happy marriage? Tune in to find out.