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Three weddings in one street after lottery win

Martin Heath
BBC News, Northamptonshire
People's Postcode Lottery A line of 11 people, ten of whom are holding up cheques for £125,000. They are standing on a pavement in a residential area with two-storey brick houses visible in the background. A woman wearing a red top is crouching down in front of the group holding a sign that says "MILLIONAIRE STREET"People's Postcode Lottery
Eight winners share the £1m prize - and it will pay for three weddings

Three couples who live on the same street have vowed to get married after a six-figure lottery win.

They were among eight winners who collected a share of £1m in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, after their postcode was selected in the People's Postcode Lottery.

One couple who got engaged 11 years ago will finally tie the knot, while another will have the wedding they missed out on because of Covid.

Local charities will also get payouts from the lottery.

People's Postcode Lottery Nathan Brown with short dark hair and beard wearing a green shirt and holding a cheque for £125,000 which is also being held by Jade Dunkley who has long dark hair and glasses and is wearing a white top. There is a modern brick house behind them.People's Postcode Lottery
Nathan Brown and Jade Dunkley got engaged in 2014

The lottery's Millionaire Street draw involves ticket-holders in a selected postcode area receiving a share of a £1m prize.

Three of the winners in the postcode area of NN2 8RU said they would use their £125,000 to arrange long-awaited weddings.

Nathan Brown, 35, a professional referee, originally proposed to his childhood sweetheart Jade Dunkley, 35, back in July 2014 at an Eminem concert.

He said: "We both work really hard. I work three jobs, so this is just an incredible amount of money."

Ms Dunkley said: "It's maybe about time we got around to a wedding."

They plan to tie the knot in Jamaica.

People's Postcode Lottery Ashli Wise with long blonde hair tied back and wearing a white T-shirt with a blue drawing of someone lifting weights, and Cory Wise who is taller than Ashli and has very short dark hair. He is wearing a dark T-shirt and jeans. They are both raising a fist in a muscle pose. They are standing in front of hedges and trees.People's Postcode Lottery
Ashli and Cory Wise got married during Covid with 15 guests but will now have a bigger wedding party

Ashli and Cory Wise's wedding in 2020 was not the big occasion they had been planning.

Ms Wise, 38, said: "We got married on the first day that we were allowed to have 15 guests for a wedding, and we literally just had a tea party in our garden. And everyone had face masks on.

"We can have a real wedding reception, and we can take our children away on our honeymoon."

The couple were also planning to buy a bigger house to accommodate their three young girls.

Mr Wise, 34, said a new house would be "life-changing for us".

People's Postcode Lottery Jamie Holden wearing a white and green cap, wearing a white T-shirt and sporting a tattoo on his right upper arm. He is holding a large cheque above his head. Laura Fullthorpe has long dark hair and is wearing a pink top and white T-shirt. She is smiling broadly and pointing upwards. There is a wooden fence behind them with a hedge behind that.People's Postcode Lottery
Jamie Holden and Laura Fullthorpe want to buy a larger house so they can live together with their children

Jamie Holden, 33, a motor mechanic, said he "couldn't remember" pulling out the cheque presented by the lottery.

He added: "It's a blur. I've never seen that sort of money ever."

He got engaged to Laura Fullthorpe, 34, four years ago, and the couple have four children between them.

He said: "We can now buy a bigger house to be a proper family in. And then we'll have a proper wedding."

Northampton Hope Centre, which helps homeless people, will get £100,000 as a result of the lottery win.

Northamptonshire Association for the Blind will receive £50,000 and Springs Family Centre will collect £25,000.

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