A couple are to mark 50 golden years of marriage by re-creating their wedding day at the same church, on the same date and same time.

Bill and Doris Robinson are to renew their wedding vows during a special service tomorrow at Baildon's St John's Church, the place where they were married on October 27, 1951.

The service is set to begin at 11am, 50 years after the then 18-year-old Doris Stott walked down the aisle. Doris's sister Brenda Mitchell, a bridesmaid back in 1951, and her matron of honour Betty Murphy will be at her side again tomorrow and she has asked her daughter, Julie Andrews, 44, to stand in for her other bridesmaid Beverley Robinson, who is unable to make the celebrations.

Meanwhile, the couple's eldest son Eddy, 47, is to fill the shoes of his father's brother and best man Tom Robinson, who now lives in America.

Even some of the music, such as Handel's Largo, will be the same as that played during the original service.

Doris, 68, said: "We've always said we'd do this if we were still together after 50 years.

"As far as possible everything, apart from the wedding dress, is going to be exactly the same as it was back in 1951.''

Meanwhile, former bus and lorry driver Bill, 75, and retired mill worker Doris are hoping the post service celebrations - including coffee in the church hall and a reception at Baildon Conservative Club - will be better than on the day.

Fifty years ago the newlyweds were forced to walk across Baildon Moor to their honeymoon chalet at Low Mill Farm, following an evening dance at Shipley's Lakean Ballroom, after money they had put aside for a taxi went missing, only to be found several days later in a jacket pocket.

And the couple, who met at a dance at Saltaire's Victoria Hall, were devastated when their clothes and wedding presents were stolen from the chalet, which was to have been their temporary first home.

Following the break-in the couple, who now live at Baildon Green and have four children and four grandchildren, could not bear to return to the chalet and lived with the farmer and his family at Low Mill until they found a permanent home.

Doris said: "I wouldn't like to do that walk again but when you're newlyweds you don't mind things like that. It was very difficult after the burglary but you're very resilient at that age and we came through it although we're hoping it'll all go a bit more smoothly this time.''