South Yorkshire Times, November 7, 1959

A Swinton Ceremony

Miss Marilyn Hazel Meggitt elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meggitt, well known Estate Agents, West Street, Mexborough, and Mr. David Cecil George Firth, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Firth, of The Avenue, Collingham, near Wetherby, were married on Saturday at St. Margaret’s Church, Swinton.

The bride was in a white nylon ballerina length gown, which had a scooped neckline and short sleeves and was embroidered with nylon lace. Her white silk veil was held in position by a tiara of pearls and diamonds, and she carried lilies of the valley and stephanotis.

Her bridesmaids were Miss Janine Meggitt, the bride’s younger sister, Misses Jennifer and Jessica Firth, the bridegroom’s sister, Miss Susan Cooper and Miss Mandy Woods. Master John Adams, in a tartan kilt, was page boy.

Three bridesmaids wore ballerina length dresses of turquoise and gold and carried matching bouquets of gold roses. The smaller maids wore white nylon dresses and carried posies of gold roses.

Both bride and bridegroom attended Ackworth Public School. Miss Meggitt later qualified as a secretary at a Kensington Secretarial College and has worked in London for the past year as private secretary to a London scientist. Mr. Firth is a medical student at Leeds University and is a well-known member of the Collingham and Linton cricket and football clubs and a member of Wetherby Golf Club. At both cricket and football Mr. Firth has played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys.

A school friend, Mr. Charles Jasper, was best man and the groomsman was Mr, Kenneth Young.

The bride’s mother was in Eucalyptus green. Over her silk dress she wore a short fur coat and with her outfit she wore green accessories. The bridegroom’s mother was wearing a Persian lamb coat.

The service was conducted by the Rev. H, W. Quarrell, and the choirboys were in attendance, The organist was Mr. W. Stables. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, “Staddon,” Racecourse Road, Swinton.

The couple are spending their honeymoon on the coast, the bride travelling in a suit of golden brown satin brocade trimmed with mink.,