Councillor Mick Stanley, the Mayor Elect of Ripon, said it was a poignant service.
Julian Smith, Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, expressed his disappointment at the proposals.
Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, said the town's latest efforts demonstrated an "entrepreneurial spirit".
The emergency services were called to the terraced house in Ripon Gardens early on Friday.
The future use of Claro Barracks in Ripon is to be the subject of a public consultation.
The three separate areas of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, and Wakefield would become one under the plans.
The Mayor of Ripon, Andrew Williams, said the defences had been tested after heavy rainfall in September.
Capt Brian Goodwin, from 21 Engineer Regiment, described the support from the people in Ripon as "absolutely crucial".
But Julian Smith, the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, said the government had now changed its mind.
More than 400 soldiers have marched through Ripon to mark their return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
He's seen four of his children educated at Ripon Grammar School and he's now the Chairman of the Governors.
As a specialist technology school, Ripon College has much expertise to draw on.
The Claro base in Ripon now houses 21 Engineer Regiment and billeted troops as long ago as World War I.
Brig Bibby, commander of 15 (North East) Brigade, said there had been a long and proud army association with Ripon.
Public consultation about ideas for the barracks site will start in April and run until June, Ripon City Council said.
The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Rev John Packer, said the church had a "long and distinguished history".
The former dean had previously served as archdeacon in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds and as residentiary canon of Ripon Cathedral.
It said the comments received during the consultation would be used to develop a draft Ripon City Plan to shape planning policies.
Under Church of England plans, the dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield would combine to become the Diocese of Leeds.
The PCT has not released any information about planned changes at the county's other minor injury units at Ripon, Selby and Whitby.
The rivers Skell, Ure and Laver all meet at Ripon and the most recent flood, in 2007, affected more than 40 properties.
Within the new diocese there would be five areas - Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Ripon and Wakefield - each with its own area bishop.
The work at Agden Reservoir Woods near Sheffield, Ridding Wood near Holmfirth, and Dallowgill Woods, Ripon, is expected to take two years to complete.
In Ripon, the antis need only 574 signatures to start the ballot against the local grammar, but they have not even got these yet.
As part of the ceremony, soldiers from the regiment also attended a service at Ripon Cathedral to remember the two soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
The aim of the merger was to create "a strong element of devolution within a context of rationalisation", said the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.
The contrast between Ripon and Ilkley post-Beeching could not be clearer.
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When the closure of Claro Barracks was announced The Dean of Ripon, the Very Reverend Keith Jukes, said the news was a "hammer blow" for the city.
Whiteley held the honorary position of Mayor of Wetwang in East Yorkshire and enjoyed a memorable day at Ripon in 2001 when Mare Of Wetwang won a 10-furlong handicap race.
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The head teacher of Ripon College, Paul Lowery, says the two schools draw on each other's strengths - the traditional curriculum at the grammar school and the college's expertise in technology.
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