A brother and sister have been reunited after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times. 

For years John Hannant Kept a photograph of his long-lost sister, hoping they would meet again. Margery, the eldest of the three children, had signed up to the Royal Air Force as part of the war effort, when John was still a baby. The family lost touch and as the decade s passed only a single letter gave a clue to her whereabouts. The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back in touch.. 

John, 67, had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested writing to the paper. 

"That's the one that made it, the letter to the paper a few months age," he said. "It's like a dream come true. The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953 after the floods. She wrote home to know if we were all right. My sister Dorothy wrote back, But Margery had moved again and never got the letter." 

Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House, Mr. Hannat decided to take action once and for all. He and his wife Doreen, travelled to Margery's home in Chelwood Avenue, Hatfield , which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke. 

Now 88, she was recovering after several months in hospital, but immediately recognized her brother. John said, "It's something that I never thought was going to happen, but I always hoped it would." As well as finding his sister, John has also discovered he now has a nephew, niece and six grandnieces and grandnephews.
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A brother and sister have been reunited
A brother and sister have been reunited after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times. 
letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times
letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times
the Royal Air Force
he Royal Air Force
67
67
in 1953
in 1953
88
88
as a gardener
as a gardener
Park House
Park House
Doreen
 wife Doreen
Hatfield
Hatfield
husband
husband
Jack Cooke
Jack Cooke
yes
 nephew, niece
two
nephew, niece
yes
six grandnieces and grandnephews.
six
six grandnieces and grandnephews.
Dorothy
 My sister Dorothy 