ANOTHER BUSY WEEK

OFFICER WELCOMED
Lieut. Sydney Woodhall, of the Salvation Army, has been appointed to the Knottingley district and was welcomed at a special meeting in Pontefract and Knottingley during the week-end. He has been at the army Training College, London.

A CATHOLIC EVENT
For the first time in over half a century Mass has been said in Knottingley on the past two Sundays by a Goole Roman Catholic priest who ministers to the troops stationed in the district and civilians.  The observances in Norfolk House were attended by nearly 100people.

ANTI-GAS EXERCISES
In collaboration with the Troops stationed locally the members of the Air Raid Wardens Organisation at Knottingley have undertaken a series of anti-gas lectures and demonstrations in the Wesley Hall and at The Mount. On Sunday more than 80 Wardens took part in the exercises.

W.V.S. SUCCESSES
Of the 16 members of the Women's Voluntary Services in Knottingley who recently took an examination in home nursing all passed and certificates were presented to them on Tuesday by the Hon. lecturer Dr. E. Murphy. Mrs. Sheard was the instructor, under the supervision of the Centre Leader Miss Arnold.

SAMARITAN SCHOOLCHILDREN
The children of the Vale Council School, Knottingley, have collected and mended 500 garments mostly for children's wear for the bombed out victims of air raids on Hull.  The children have devoted much time and effort to the work in the knowledge they were helping less fortunate schoolmates and parents have also given acceptable help. The headmistress, Miss Allan, has received a warm letter of thanks from the Centre Leader of the Women's Voluntary Services at Pontefract, Mrs.C. H. Thomson, for the garments.

All Copied From Pontefract and Castleford Express June 1941

PANTOMIME
The pupils of the Misses Kellet gave a much needed pantomime in the schoolroom, Barwick in Elmet, where they entertained overnight.  The proceeds of £30 will be shared between the Pontefract and Leeds General Infirmary.

CHILDREN'S EFFORT
At Christmas the children of the Knottingley Congregational Sunday School held a service.  Roy Birdsall made an able chairman.  Carols were sung by the parents, friends and children, and Christmas poems were recited by Betty Tinkler, Muriel Johnson, Hilda Pearson, Marion Thrift, Ann Wake and Kenneth Lloyd.  A nativity play was given by Doris Wood, Ian Marchant, John Coward, Graham Sunter, Colin Thrift, and Doris and Mary Hodgson and was repeated in the evening service.

ELIM TABERNACLE
The annual Christmas party was held by the Sunday School scholars and staff on Saturday when nearly 70 children sat down to a tea of pre-war standard.  Afterwards the scholars were led in games by Mrs. Semple and several of them entertained the gathering.  At the close the Pastor Rev. J.L. Timbrell presented prizes to the children who had won competitions during the evening.  Arrangements were by Superintendent W. Pease and staff.

Copied from Pontefract and Castleford Express January 5th 1945.

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