South Yorkshire Times, April 28th, 1939.

At the Congregational Church, Mexborough, yesterday, a pretty wedding was solemnised between Miss Alice Robina Pilling, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. R. Pilling, of 29, Wellington Street, Mexborough, and Mr Kenneth Raymond Woods, Woodcraft, racecourse Road, Swinton. The Rev. D. Rowland conducted the ceremony, which was Choral, the hymns, “how welcome was the call” and “immortal love to the Thy Dear throne” being sunk to an organ companion meant played by Mr Harold Buxton.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a semi crinoline gown of pale tinted Charmaine with medici collar and heavy girdle. Her veil of net was held in place by a reef of gardenias and she carried cream roses. She was attended by Mrs E. L. Large, sister of the bride, and Miss Edith Mary Truelove, who were attired in Edwardian gowns in gold net overcalled taffeta, trimmed with poses of violence. He carried muffs of violets and wore caps composed of the same flowers. They also had on gold bangles, gifts from the bridegroom. The best man was Mr Jack Brown and the groomsmen Mr Reg. Harrop. A reception was held at the Congregational church lecture room, where the bride’s mother received the guests, wearing a smart coat of needy lace over a floral crepe de chine dress. She had a navy hat and a spray of cream roses. The bridegroom’s mother had on a dainty crepe de chine Gown in floral anemone shades, over which she wore a black edge to edge coat, with hat to tone. Her toilette was completed with a spray of anemones.

Bride and bridegroom later left for St.Annes On Sea by car, the bride travelling in a tweed tailored costume with hat and shoes to tone and a skunk fur wrap.

Many peasants were received, including checks from the bride’s parents and bridegroom’s parents and a canteen of cutlery from the Manvers O.B.W. football club, of which the bridegroom is a playing member.