When they returned home, they paid off their mortgage and bought their dream home in Somerset.
They also bought a second-hand Vauxhall Astra for their son Matthew, who was 20 at the time and had just written off his old car.
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Since then, they have bought three more properties for Matthew and other family members, as well as a caravan for themselves in Trecco Bay, Porthcawl.
“We’d both been staying there since we were children and it’s a great base for visiting the family,” said Denise.