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Suffolk Guild

Redgrave, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 5 January 1930 in 2h 47 (7–2–25 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Seven extents: two each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob

1 Raymond Grant

2 Charles F Goodman

3 Alphaeus J Berry

4 David Whiting

5 Eric G Bennett

6 Garnham A Blaxcell (C)

Suffolk Guild

Lavenham, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 11 January 1930 in 3h 18 (21–0–7 in D♭)

5040 Eastern Bob Major

Composed by H Hubbard

1 Frederick F Mortlock

2 Stedman H Symonds (C)

3 William R J Poulson

4 Wilfred Jarvis

5 Maurice T Symonds

6 Arthur Symonds

7 Lawrence Poulson

8 Frederick A Poulson

First peal in the method by all the band, and in the county of Suffolk, and rung at the first attempt. W. Jarvis kindly took a rope at a last minutes notice.

Originally recorded as Yorkshire Court Bob Major.

Suffolk Guild

Hopton by Thetford, Suffolk

All Saints

Sunday, 16 February 1930 in 2h 50 (9–0–13 in F♯)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each of St. Clement's, Double Oxford, Double Court, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and 2 of Plain Bob.

1 Raymond Grant

2 Charles F Goodman

3 Eric G Bennett

4 Alphaeus J Berry

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Garnham A Blaxcell

First peal on the bells for the Guild and since 1913. Arranged and rung as a compliment to C F Goodman of Banham, who wished to ring a peal upon these, the bells of his birthplace. The company appreciated the tea provided by the Vicar after the peal.

Suffolk Guild

Framlingham, Suffolk

St Michael

Saturday, 5 April 1930 in 3h 1 (16½ in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 John Hull

2 James Bennett, Jun

3 William C Rumsey

4 George Bennett

5 Walter Ruffles

6 Thomas William Last

7 Leslie G Brett

8 Leslie C Wightman (C)

50th peal of Cambridge Surprise - 8.

Ringing World page reference: 994.0227

Suffolk Guild

Wilby, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 11 May 1930 in 2h 57 (15–0–8 in F♯)

5056 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by J A Gofton

1 John Noller

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Francis W Naunton

4 Alphaeus J Berry

5 Charles F Goodman

6 Eric G Bennett

7 Alfred H Watson

8 Garnham A Blaxcell

First peal in the method by the treble ringer, who stood in at a minute's notice. The company represents eight parishes.

Suffolk Guild

Badwell Ash, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 1 June 1930 in 2h 58 (12–1–14 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Consisting of 20 six-scores of Plain Bob with twelve different callings and 22 of Grandsire with ten different callings.

1 Percy L Johnson

2 Alphæus J Berry

3 Russell E Ward

4 David Whiting

5 Garnham A Blaxcell (C)

Suffolk Guild

Cratfield, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 14 June 1930 in 3h 2 (20 in E)

5040 Minor (3m)

Consisting of seven different extents, two each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob.

1 Alfred H Watson

2 Alphaeus J Berry

3 David Cracknell

4 Harry Hall

5 John H Hall

6 Garnham A Blaxcell (C)

Rung as a compliment to G A Blaxcell, who had long wished to ring a peal upon these, the bells of his native village, which are one of the finest peals of six in the county.

Ringing World page reference: 1005.0410

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Saturday, 2 August 1930 in 3h 50 (32)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by John Carter

1 William J G Brown

2 William P Garrett

3 George A Fleming

4 Harry R Roper

5 William C Rumsey

6 Jack A Waugh

7 John H Crampion

8 Harry Parkes

9 Charles A Catchpole

10 Maurice F R Hibbert

11 George E Symonds (C)

12 Cecil W Pipe

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximus: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12. J. A. Waugh, aged 18, is believed to be the youngest ringer to accomplish Cambridge Maximus. It was H. Parkes' first 'touch'.

Ringing World page reference: 1011.0502

Suffolk Guild

Wilby, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 10 August 1930 in 2h 55 (15–0–8 in F♯)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Alphaeus J Berry

2 William J Nevard

3 Albert G Harrison

4 William Steggall

5 Frank Claydon

6 William Keeble (C)

7 William Clover

8 Arthur Saunders

75th peal - 3.

The conductor's 600th peal, rung with 472 ringers in 146 towers in 29 counties for 18 Guilds and associations on 294 days of the year.

Suffolk Guild

Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 23 August 1930 in 2h 44 (10½ in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

One extent of Double Court, two each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, two of Plain Bob Minor.

1 Albert G Harrison

2 Alphaeus J Berry

3 W Keith Whittell

4 Percy L Johnson

5 David Whiting

6 Garnham A Blaxhall (C)

First peal in four methods (3) and (5). Extracted from the 1930 Suffolk Guild Report Page 35 Peal 606.

Suffolk Guild

Wrentham, Suffolk

St Nicholas

Thursday, 4 September 1930 in 2h 46 (10½)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (4m)

Being 720 Cambridge Surprise and two 720s each of Woodbine, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 George Lee

2 Katherine Burchnall

3 Percy C Bonnett

4 Grace Burchnall

5 Albert J L Naunton

6 Francis W Naunton (C)

Elected life members of the Guild previous to the peal: 2, 3, 4.

Arranged and rung especially to oblige the Misses Burchnall and Mr P C Bonnett, who hail from Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, and Stagsden, Bedfordshire, respectively.

Ringing World page reference: 1016.0585

Suffolk Guild

Thornham Magna, Suffolk

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 8 September 1930 in 2h 38 (9½ in A♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

One extent each of Woodbine Treble Bob, Double Court and Kent Treble Bob, and two each of Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Alphaeus J Berry

2 F Nolan Golden

3 Garnham A Blaxcell

4 Percy L Johnson

5 David Whiting

6 William Rose (C)

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Saturday, 13 September 1930 in 3h 46 (32)

5280 Pudsey Surprise Maximus

1 Robert H Brundle

2 Charles J Sedgeley

3 William Tillett

4 Hobart E Smith

5 George A Fleming

6 Harold E Symonds

7 John F Tillett

8 William J G Brown

9 Charles A Catchpole

10 William P Garrett

11 George E Symonds (C)

12 Frederick J Tillett

First peal of Pudsey Surprise Maximus ever rung.

Rung in honour of Mr. Brundle's 79th birthday.

The St. Mary-le-Tower Society has now rung eleven different Maximus methods within the last ten years.

Ringing World page reference: 1017.0598

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 27 September 1930 in 3h 20 (20–0–27 in D)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Harry Copeland

2 Harry D Lister

3 Thomas Sparrow

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Shelford Sparrow

6 Albert G Harrison

7 Garnham A Blaxcell

8 Arthur R Grimwood

Ringers of 4 and 6 from Diss, remainder local. A 52-course composition rung for the first time.

Ringing World page reference: 1019.0633

Suffolk Guild

Eye, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 3 October 1930 in 3h 3 (21 in E♭)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Albert G Harrison

2 Alphaeus J Berry

3 Percy L Johnson

4 Reginald V Johnson

5 David Whiting

6 Derek Lockwood

7 Garnham A Blaxcell

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

Suffolk Guild

Thrandeston, Suffolk

St Margaret

Monday, 20 October 1930 in 2h 38 (10 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

7 different extents - 1 of Double Court and 2 each of Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 William Burrows

2 Percy L Johnson

3 Alphaeus J Berry

4 David Whiting

5 Eric G Bennett

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

Suffolk Guild

Foxearth, Essex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 1 November 1930 in 2h 45 (7–0–17 in B♭)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Sidney Gridley

2 Theodore E Slater

3 Percy Gridley

4 Thomas Chinery

5 Harold Herbert

6 Arthur Maxim

7 Charles Woodcock

8 Samuel Evans (C)

First peal: 5.

A birthday compliment to T E Slater, of Glemsford.

Ringing World page reference: 1024.0713

Suffolk Guild

Yaxley, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 6 November 1930 in 2h 48 (10½ in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each of Double Court, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and 2 of Plain Bob

1 William Musk

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Alphaeus J Berry

4 Charles F Goodman

5 Eric G Bennett

6 Garnham A Blaxcell

Suffolk Guild

Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk

St Mary

Tuesday, 18 November 1930 in 2h 40 (10½ in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court and Oxford Treble Bob, and 2 each of Plain Bob and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Percy L Johnson

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Alphaeus J Berry

4 Garnham A Blaxcell

5 Eric G Bennett

6 William C Rumsey

Suffolk Guild

Wilby, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 23 November 1930 in 3h 4 (15–0–8 in F♯)

5184 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Alphaeus J Berry

2 David Whiting

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 John Noller

5 David Cracknell

6 Charles F Goodman

7 Eric G Bennett

8 Garnham A Blaxcell

First of Oxford for 33 years - 4. First peal of Major - 5. First of Oxford Treble Bob Major - 6, 7.

Suffolk Guild

Thrandeston, Suffolk

St Margaret

Thursday, 4 December 1930 in 2h 38 (10 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent of Double Court and 2 each of Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 William Musk

2 Alphaeus J Berry

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Percy L Johnson

5 Eric G Bennett

6 David Whiting

A J Berry's 50th peal this year.

Suffolk Guild

Thornham Magna, Suffolk

St Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 7 December 1930 in 2h 42 (9½ in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

An extent of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Plain Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 David Whiting

2 Alphaeus J Berry

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Garnham A Blaxcell

5 Charles F Goodman

6 Eric G Bennett

A J Berry's 100th peal for the Guild. The first for the Guild was rung at this tower, and A J Berry took part in it.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Saturday, 27 December 1930 in 2h 45 (15–2–00 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by John Carter

1 James Smith

2 Ernest W Bloomfield

3 Henry G Welham (C)

4 James Rose

5 William S Kinsey

6 James Durrant

7 George More

8 Oliver G Barnard

First peal : 2, 8.

First as conductor.

First peal on the bells by an entirely local company, all being Sunday service ringers.

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