The funeral service of a leading magistrate on the Keighley Bench, who died on his 64th birthday, has taken place.

Tributes have been paid to Stirling Moore, a deputy chairman of the Bench, who died in Bradford Royal Infirmary. He had a long-standing heart problem.

His funeral was held at the Knowle in Keighley on Wednesday following his death on Monday, May 9.

He was a lover of rock and roll and Latin American music. Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender and Cliff Richard’s hit, Do You Want to Dance, were played.

It was followed by a medley of songs by the Shadows, played on Mr Moore’s guitar.

Mr Moore, a retired leading firefighter who had served in Keighley, was first elected to the Bench in December 2001.

He was an active member of the Magistrates in the Community committee of the Keighley justices.

Mr Moore also sat on the Youth panel and worked with the drugs review organisation.

And he was an enthusiastic supporter of the mock trials competition held every spring.

His colleague Jarlath Bancroft, chairman of the Keighley Bench, said: “Stirling was the nicest man you would ever wish to meet.

“He brought that to the Bench where he was a fair-minded magistrate who listened to both sides of the argument.

“He was extremely enthusiastic about the Magistrates in the Community committee, which involved him spreading the message about how important it is that justice is seen to be done by ordinary people.”

He had been serving as a deputy chairman of the Bench since 2009.

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