Evesham friends who ‘met up for a pint every month for 64 years’

Mr Day described himself as a newcomer to the group, only joining the monthly drinks 22 years ago after living in London before retiring in Evesham.

He said as soon as he joined, familiar faces and nostalgia took him back to his boyhood days.

“When I returned after a long gap of 40 years, it was just like we’ve been drinking the night before,” he said.

“It didn’t take very long to pick up again on what everybody had been up to and feel comfortable chatting to people about it.”

Mr Wells travels from Cheltenham with fellow school mate Mr Collins every month and said: “It’s just nice to see the familiar faces and chew the bit.

“I’m not a very chatty person as a rule, I just enjoy listening to this lot rabbiting on.”

The group said despite technology offering various ways to communicate and stay connected, nothing beat the moments and memories created when they met up in person.

Mr Wells encouraged young people to meet up more.

“More often than not, they’re just talking individually on their phones to their phone group chat, rather than face to face.”