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Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 1 January 1967 (14)

1440 Minor

Changes & method not known

1 John R G Spicer

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Paul E Wells

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 8 January 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Anne Readshaw

2 D Feek

3 W Moore

4 P H Langton

5 T A Bevis (C)

6 R Lee

For Morning prayer

50th Quarter peal at this tower

Ely Diocesan Association

Sawston, Cambridgeshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 January 1967 in 2h 42 (13 cwt)

5152 Pyford Surprise Major

1 Julia A Fellows

2 Geoffrey Pearson

3 Geoffrey M Brewin

4 David E Rothera

5 Donald F Murfet

6 Kenneth J Hesketh

7 C Martin Press (C)

8 Gerald Penney

First in the method by all the band.

25th Peal together : 4 and 7.

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

SS Mary and Michael

Saturday, 28 January 1967 in 3h 3 (10 cwt 2 qtr 22 lb)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Donald E R Knights

2 Michael Hawes

3 Mary E Tooke

4 Donald F Murfet

5 Brian B Hullah

6 George E Bonham

7 George E Thoday (C)

8 Geoffrey A Lucas

First peal of Major : 3.

75 th together : 6 and 7.

500 th peal : 7

Ely Diocesan Association

Caxton, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 28 January 1967 in 2h 45 (7–2–11 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Philip S George

2 Margaret M Roden

3 George E Bonham

4 Brian Horrell

5 Philip Mehew

6 George E Thoday (C)

First peal : 1.

650th peal : 5.

Ely Diocesan Association

Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 11 February 1967 in 2h 53 (18 cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 R Frank Baker (C)

2 Michael J Dyer

3 Edmund J Whiting

4 William A R Chamberlain

5 Albert J Davey

6 George E Bonham

Arranged and rung in memory of the late president of Huntingdon District Frank W. Lack.

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 26 February 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 M Goakes

2 T A Bevis

3 P H Langton

4 W Moore

5 A Palmer

6 D Feek (C)

For Morning Prayer

A wedding compliment to R. Lee, ringer at this church.

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 5 March 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Anne Readshaw

2 Pauline Hilliard

3 P H Langton

4 D Feek

5 T A Bevis (C)

6 A Palmer

Rung for Family Service

Ely Diocesan Association

Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire

St Cyriac

Saturday, 18 March 1967 in 2h 45 (10)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, York, Durham, Netherseal, Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge.

1 Richard P Turnill

2 Alan M Barber (C)

3 Brian B Hullah

4 Geoffrey A Lucas

5 Roger J Palmer

6 Donald F Murfet

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 26 March 1967 (14)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 John R G Spicer

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Paul E Wells

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

SS Mary and Michael

Saturday, 1 April 1967 in 2h 56 (10 cwt 2 qtr 22 lb)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Peter Beresford

2 Joan Beresford

3 Geoffrey Pearson

4 Simon Humphrey

5 Ronald J Sharp

6 John G Gipson

7 Derek E Sibson (C)

8 Dennis Beresford

100th peal and first in the method : 4.

Rung as a compliment to Rev John Sibson and Lesley Wardle, who were married earlier this day at Stapleford.

Ely Diocesan Association

Holywell, Huntingdonshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 12 April 1967 in 2h 42 (9 cwt 3 qtr)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 G Atkin

2 V Hurt

3 W Young

4 Richard Edgley

5 Roger Edgley

6 W Seekings (C)

Rung as a compliment to W. Young on his birthday.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Thursday, 13 April 1967 (14)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 John R G Spicer

2 William Ransome

3 Leslie Fisher

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung half-muffled in memory of Mr H Pratt of St Ives who died on Monday 10th April

Ely Diocesan Association

Littleport, Cambridgeshire

St George

Saturday, 15 April 1967 in 2h 53 (18 cwt 2 qtr 5 lb)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Sidney J Woodcock

2 Susan Rothera

3 Donald F Murfet

4 Robin Shipp

5 Geoffrey Pearson

6 F Charles Hobson

7 Philip J Rothera (C)

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

Ely Diocesan Association

Ely, Cambridgeshire

St Mary

Saturday, 15 April 1967 in 3h 12

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Geoffrey Pearson

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Kenneth J Hesketh (C)

4 Frank E Haynes

5 Robin Shipp

6 Sidney J Woodcock

7 John G Gipson

8 Philip J Rothera

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 16 April 1967 (14)

1296 Surprise Minor

720 York & 576 Cambridge

1 John R G Spicer

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Paul E Wells

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Stretham, Cambridgeshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 22 April 1967 in 2h 46 (9)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

(1) London, Wells. (2) York, Durham. (3) Beverley, Surfleet. (4) Bourn. (5) Netherseal. (6) Norwich. (7) Cambridge, Ipswich.

1 Richard P Turnill

2 Alan M Barber (C)

3 Brian B Hullah

4 Donald F Murfet

5 Roger J Palmer

6 Geoffrey A Lucas

Ely Diocesan Association

Litlington, Cambridgeshire

St Katherine

Saturday, 22 April 1967 in 2h 40 (7 cwt 1 qtr)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being Seven different extents

1 Ian P Sawford

2 Timothy W Griffiths

3 Christopher D Corby

4 Michael Hawes

5 Robert D Bellamy

6 George E Bonham (C)

First Peal at first attempt : 1 and 2.

First "inside" : 3.

First as conductor :6

Ely Diocesan Association

St Neots, Huntingdonshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 April 1967 in 3h 36 (29 cwt 2 qtr 13 lb)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Geoffrey M Brewin

2 Susan Rothera

3 Frank E Haynes

4 Sidney J Woodcock

5 Geoffrey Pearson

6 Kenneth J Hesketh (C)

7 John G Gipson

8 Philip J Rothera

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 14 May 1967 (14)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 John R G Spicer

2 Ray Garrett

3 Donald F Murfet

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Thursday, 1 June 1967 in 3h 2 (17 cwt 5 lb)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major

In six methods, comprising 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, and 832 each of Cambridge, Pudsey and Superlative, with 127 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 John S Rank

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Geoffrey M Brewin

4 Derek E Sibson (C)

5 Sidney J Woodcock

6 John G Gipson

7 Stuart Brown

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

First peal of spliced surprise major : 5.

Rung as a compliment to Jane-Anne and Geoffrey Pearson on the birth of a third son Robert.

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 4 June 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Minor (2m)

St Clements, Plain Bob

1 Michael Goakes

2 A Palmer

3 P H Langton

4 W Moore

5 D Feek

6 T A Bevis (C)

Rung prior to Family Service.

A compliment to Canon R.J.P Peyton-Burbery: 60 years in the Ministry.

Also associated with Gillian Anderson on her 15th birthday.

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

SS Mary and Michael

Tuesday, 6 June 1967 in 2h 50 (10 cwt 2 qtr 22 lb)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major

In Seven methods, comprising 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 640 Superlative, 608 Dorchester and 576 Pudsey, with 125 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 John S Rank

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Geoffrey Pearson

4 Derek E Sibson (C)

5 Sidney J Woodcock

6 John G Gipson

7 Stuart Brown

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

First peal of seven spliced : 5.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Thursday, 22 June 1967 (14)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 John R G Spicer

2 Ray Garrett

3 Paul E Wells

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for the Flower Festival

Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew The Great

Thursday, 22 June 1967 in 2h 57 (10 Cwt 3 Qtr 1 lb)

5184 Lincoln Surprise Major

Composed by E. A. Barnett

1 Michael M Hawes

2 Donald F Murfet

3 John S Rank

4 David E Rothera

5 Geoffrey Pearson

6 Sidney J Woodcock

7 John G Gipson

8 Kenneth J Kesketh (C)

First peal in the method by all

Ely Diocesan Association

Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

St Peter

Saturday, 24 June 1967 in 2h 47 (7)

5040 Minor (7m)

Bourne Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Ipswich Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Roger J Palmer

2 Donald F Murfett

3 Alan M Barber (C)

4 Brian Hullah

5 George A Walker

6 Arthur Yarrow

First peal on the rehung bells

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 2 July 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 P Goodge

2 D Feek

3 P H Langton (C)

4 T A Bevis

5 A Palmer

6 R Lee

For Family Service.

First Quarter (1)

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

St Mary and St Michael

Tuesday, 4 July 1967 in 2h 47 (10–2–22)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major

IN eight methods comprising 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 512 Dorchester, 448 each of Pudsey and Superlative, and 416 Lincoln, with 121 changes of method and all the work of each method for each bell.

Composed by Albert J. Pitman

1 John S Rank

2 Donald F Murfett

3 Geoffrey Pearson

4 Derek E Sibson (C)

5 Brian D Threlfall

6 John G Gipson

7 Stuart Brown

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 16 July 1967 (14)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 B Whatley

2 Ray Garrett

3 Donald F Murfet

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

St Mary and St Michael

Tuesday, 25 July 1967 in 2h 53 (10–2–22)

5472 Spliced Surprise Major

In nine methods, comprising 1,024 London, 832 Briston, 800 Watford, 640 Cambridge, 512 Dorchester and pudsey, 416 Cassiobury, 384 Superlative and 352 Lincoln with 125 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by Albert J. Pitman

1 Richard H Youdale

2 Donald F Murfett

3 Geoffrey Pearson

4 Derek E Sibson (C)

5 Vivian Nutton

6 John G Gipson

7 Brian D Threlfall

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

First peal of nine-spliced for the association.

Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Our Lady and The English Martyrs

Monday, 28 August 1967 in 3h 39 (31–2–5)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

In eight methods, comprising 768 each of London and Rutland, 640 Bristol, and 576 each of Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 142 changes of method.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 James A D Woolford

2 Geoffrey Pearson

3 Kenneth J Darvill

4 Christopher H Rogers

5 J Michael Lakin

6 John G Gipson

7 Derek E Sibson (C)

8 John R Mayne

First peal of eight spliced 3.

950th peal 8.

First peal of spliced on the bells

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 3 September 1967 (14)

1260 Minor

720 Cambridge Surprise, 540 Plain Bob

1 John R G Spicer

2 Ray Garrett

3 Donald F Murfet

4 Paul E Wells

5 Chris L Bell

6 Donald E R Knights (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, St Andrew the great

Thursday, 14 September 1967 in 3h 5

5472 Spliced Surprise Major

In nine methods, comprising 1,024 London, 832 Bristol, 800 Watford, 640 Cambridge, 512 each of Dorchester and Pudsey, 416 Cassiobury, 384 Superlative and 352 Lincoln, with 125 changes of method and all the work for every bell

Composed by Albert J. Pitman

1 Roger O Fry

2 Donald F Murfett

3 Hilary Muirhead

4 Geoffrey Pearson

5 Derek E Sibson (C)

6 Vivian Nutton

7 Stuart Brown

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

First peal of Nine spliced surprise : 3

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 17 September 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Grandsire, St Martins, St Simons, Plain Bob

1 W Moore

2 A Palmer

3 P H Langton

4 D Feek

5 T A Bevis

6 R Lee

For Morning Prayer

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 15 October 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Pauline Hilliard

2 A Palmer

3 R Lee

4 M Goakes

5 P H Langton

6 T A Bevis (C)

Rung at the commencement of Mission to March Week.

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 5 November 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Minor (2m)

720 St. Clements, 540 Plain Bob

1 W Moore

2 Pauline Hilliard

3 P H Langton

4 A Palmer

5 T A Bevis (C)

6 D Feek

For Family Service

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 5 November 1967 (14)

1320 Surprise Minor

720 Netherseale, 600 Cambridge

1 John R G Spicer

2 Ray Garrett

3 Donald F Murfet

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

March, Cambridgeshire

St Wendreda

Sunday, 12 November 1967 (15–2–18 in E)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 W Moore

2 A Palmer

3 D Feek

4 P H Langton (C)

5 T A Bevis

6 M Goakes

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

St Mary and St Michael

Tuesday, 14 November 1967 in 2h 37 (10–2–22)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Dexter's no 2 Variation

1 Donald F Murfet (C)

2 Geoffrey M Brewin

3 John S Rank

4 David E Rothera

5 Frank E Haynes

6 John G Gipson

7 Kenneth J Hesketh

8 Dennis E Pepper

First peal of Stedman Triples : 1 and 4

Rung as an engagement compliment to John Rank and Margaret Hammerton

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 19 November 1967 (14)

1320 Surprise Minor

720 Ipswich & Cambridge spliced, 600 Norwich

1 John R G Spicer

2 Ray Garrett

3 Paul E Wells

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

St Mary and St Michael

Friday, 1 December 1967 in 2h 40 (10–2–22)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S. J. Irvin

1 Mary E Elms

2 Graham W Elms

3 Julia A Fellows

4 George E Bonham

5 Andrew J Slade

6 David E Rothera

7 Philip Mehew

8 Robert E J Dennis (C)

First peal of Bristol : 2,4 and 5.

First of Bristol as conductor.

Rung to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs G. F. Elmes

Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew the great

Friday, 1 December 1967 in 2h 47 (10 cwt 3 qtr 1 lb)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S. A. Humphrey

1 Robert E J Dennis

2 Mary E Elmes

3 Julia A Fellows

4 Andrew J Slade

5 Graham W Elmes

6 George E Bonham

7 David E Rothera

8 Philip Mehew (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

St Neots, Huntingdonshire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 December 1967 in 3h 16 (29 cwt 2 qtr 13 lb)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R. W. Pipe

1 Robert E J Dennis (C)

2 Mary E Elms

3 George E Bonham

4 Graham W Elmes

5 David E Rothera

6 Jonathan S N Porter

7 Philip Mehew

8 George E Thoday

100th Peal of Surprise Major : 5.

50th of Yorkshire Surprise Major :8.

25th peal as Conductor.

Rung to the memory of Ada Titchmarsh, grandmother of Mr G. E. Bonham

Ely Diocesan Association

Aspenden, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 December 1967 in 2h 33 (10 Cwt)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by S. J. Irvin

1 Jonathan S N Porter (C)

2 George E Thoday

3 Graham W Elmes

4 Andrew W R Wilby

5 George E Bonham

6 David E Rothera

7 Robert E J Dennis

8 Philip Mehew

50th peal together : 1 and 6.

First of Pudsey : 3.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 3 December 1967 (14)

1320 Minor

720 St Clement's, 600 Cambridge Surprise

1 B Whatley

2 Chris L Bell

3 Ray Garrett

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Paul E Wells

6 Harold S Peacock (C)

Rung for morning service

Ely Diocesan Association

Meldreth, Cambridgeshire

Holy Trinity

Friday, 15 December 1967 in 2h 41

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 David Pepper

2 Frank Harper

3 Brian Horrell

4 Jean Sanderson

5 John Gipson (C)

6 Dennis Pepper

First peal : 1.

First peal on the bells since recasting and retuning.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Sunday, 31 December 1967 (14)

1260 Minor

720 Cambridge Surprise, 540 Plain Bob

1 Harold S Peacock

2 John R G Spicer

3 Ray Garrett

4 Frank R Nicholls

5 Chris L Bell

6 Paul E Wells (C)

Rung for morning service

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