Chesterfield woman married for 51 years reunited with wedding ring she lost two months ago

Janey Weldin (L) and Peggy Robinson (R) after her ring was returned to her.

A Chesterfield woman who has been married for 51 years was left in tears after staff at a town centre shop returned the wedding ring she lost there back in October.

Peggy Robinson, from New Tupton, lost her wedding ring in October during a shopping trip in Chesterfield town centre.

She said: “I didn’t realise I’d lost the ring until I’d paid for my goods in Boyes and I’d left the shop - I went straight back, I retraced my steps all around the shop, I told the management and they were looking all over the floor for me.

“I was really upset - it was three days before my 51st wedding anniversary and my husband Clive has been in a care home for three years. He’s seriously ill with dementia, so it was awful to think I’d lost that and its sentimental value.

Peggy’s ring was found lodged under a fixture in the shop.

“I went to every shop in Chesterfield I’d been in, just in case I’d lost it somewhere else - it took me about four hours but everybody was so good. I even went into pawn shops to see if they had the ring, and for weeks I’ve been looking on the floor while I’m walking around town, even though I knew I wouldn’t find it.”

Peggy was convinced she would never be reunited with her ring, but on Monday, staff at Boyes made a wonderful discovery. Janey Weldin, a supervisor at the shop, said she was cleaning near the tills when she found a ring wedged out of view in a tight gap.

“It was underneath a fixture at the till point - there was some dust I couldn’t get with the brush, so I pulled it out with my hands - two pound coins came out and I noticed this gold thing. I just thought, oh my god, I think I’ve found the ring.”

“I’m just so pleased that Peggy has got her ring, it’s made my year - it’s about time we had something good happen, it’s all doom and gloom at the moment.”

After staff at Boyes put a post on the Spotted Chesterfield Facebook page, Peggy’s daughter Claire realised they must have found her mother’s wedding ring.

On Wednesday, Peggy went to Boyes to pick up her ring - she said she was overjoyed when Janey gave it back to her, and that she could hardly believe her story had a happy ending.

“It was an absolutely amazing feeling, before I even put the ring on I knew it was mine, and we both burst into tears. It’s such a joy to get it back, it feels like an early Christmas present, and I can’t praise the staff at Boyes enough.

“I never thought I’d see it again after two months, who would’ve thought it. I want people to realise how many good people there are in Chesterfield.

“I just can’t believe it. Although I kept looking all the time and it was on my mind, I really thought that I’d never find the ring again, but miracles do happen.”