n the band plays on The procession arrives at Upper Denby Parish Church for the service for Philip Naylor (inset), the former Conservative leader on Kirklees Council

A NEW Orleans-style jazz band played at the funeral of a former Kirklees councillor.

Friends and family gathered to remember Philip Naylor at a service at St John's Parish Church, Upper Denby.

Mr Naylor, 62, an engineering consultant, led the Tory group on Kirklees Council from 1992 to 1995.

He continued to work on Denby Dale Parish Council.

Two local Tories, Clr Jim Dodds and Sheila Hey, formed a guard of honour at the church gate.