At
all the Churches in Knottingley appropriate references were made to the
death of the King and prayers said for the Royal Family. The Vicar, the
Reverend W. Musgrave, preaching at St. Botolph’s, emphasised the example
of family unity expressed in the King’s life and made a plea for more
consideration for family ties and loyalties.
The
Rev J. Gee, Pastor of the Foursquare Methodist Church, who at one time
lived in the Windsor district, drew attention to the consistent example
the king had set in church going. The Reverend R.B. Hyde, preaching at the
Ropewalk Methodist Church, also made special references. At the Ropewalk
Senior Modern School, the pupils were assembled in the hall immediately
after the news of the King’s death was received and the Headmaster, Mr.
S. S. Roebuck, conducted a service. Today, Friday, there is to be a
Requiem at St. Botolph’s, and on Sunday a civic memorial service
attended by the Chairman, Councillor C. Burdin, and members of the K.U.D.C.
