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Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 10 January 1957 in 2h 40 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being ten extents each of St Martin's, Grandsire and St Simon's, and 12 extents of Plain Bob.

1 James Napihine

2 Margot Blythe

3 Reginald J Darch

4 C Jack Gibson

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 Dennis Gibson

First peal: 6. First peal of Doubles as conductor.

First peal on the bells since being rehung by Messrs. John Taylor and Co.

Rung as a 25th wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs W Kett, and as 21st birthday compliments to Miss J Kett and Miss Jean Gibson.

Ringing World page reference: 2392.0070

Suffolk Guild

Halesworth, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 16 February 1957 in 3h 3 (18–0–25 in E)

5056 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by C J Sedgley (No.3)

1 Mrs J W Blythe

2 Richard S Payne

3 C Jack Gibson

4 Jack Pilgrim

5 E Jack Thurlow

6 Reginald J Darch

7 Peter S Bedford

8 John W Blythe (C)

Rung to welcome the Revd E I and Mrs Button to Halesworth following Mr Button's induction as Rector

Suffolk Guild

Wrentham, Suffolk

St Nicholas

Monday, 18 February 1957 in 2h 41 (10½)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Double Court, Plain Bob, Oxford Bob, St Clement's College Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 John W G Kindred

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 John W Blythe

5 Peter Kindred

6 H William Barrett (C)

First peal of Minor in seven methods: 2, 5.

Ringing World page reference: 2397.0149

Suffolk Guild

Framlingham, Suffolk

St Michael

Saturday, 2 March 1957 in 3h (16 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Paul D T Cattermole

2 James W Forder

3 A Ernest Long

4 Godfrey G Walpole

5 Arthur G Bason

6 George Sayer

7 H William Barrett

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal of Major - 1.

Suffolk Guild

Leiston, Suffolk

St Margaret

Saturday, 30 March 1957 in 3h 15 (20–2–2 in E)

5280 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Jack Pilgrim

2 A William Bird

3 James M Bailey

4 Alan R Bridges

5 John W G Kindred

6 Edwin T Chapman

7 Peter S Bedford

8 Peter Kindred (C)

25th peal together 2 and 8 and 50th together 6 and 8

A wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs A R Bridges

Suffolk Guild

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 6 April 1957 in 2h 47 (12 ½ in F)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being seven different extents in three methods. viz.: Two each of Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob.

1 John W G Kindred

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Raymond Peck

4 Peter S Bedford

5 Edwin T Chapman

6 Peter Kindred (C)

A compliment to Revd R C R Godfrey, M.A., Vicar of Aldeburgh, upon his appointment as Hon. Canon of Bury St Edmunds Cathedral.

Ringing World page reference: 2403.0245

Suffolk Guild

Great Barton, Suffolk

Holy Innocents

Wednesday, 10 April 1957 in 2h 35 (8–3–3 cwt)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Joseph Pettit

2 Arthur W Rolph

3 Leonard Sharp

4 Leslie N Melton

5 Douglas H Rooke (C)

6 Henry Ivings

First of Grandsire- 1 & 4

First of Doubles as Conductor

First Peal of Doubles on the Bells

Suffolk Guild

Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 April 1957 in 3h 11 (22–0–12 in D)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Ernest W Bright

2 Lewis W Wiffen

3 Alan R Syder

4 John A Warner

5 Terry Earle

6 Harry J Millatt

7 Hilda G Snowden (C)

8 Cecil W Pipe

First peal on the bells since their augmentation to eight.

Ringing World page reference: 2405.0274

Suffolk Guild

Helmingham, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 13 April 1957 in 3h (19¾ in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William J Button

2 Muriel R Pipe

3 Ernest S Bailey

4 James M Bailey

5 Alan R Bridges

6 Leslie G Brett (C)

7 Walter Ruffles

8 Peter S Bedford

First of Cambridge Surprise 5 and 8

100th true peal on the bells 6

Suffolk Guild

Halesworth, Suffolk

St Mary

Monday, 22 April 1957 in 3h 7 (18–0–25 in E)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 E Jack Thurlow

2 Raymond Peck

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 C Jack Gibson

5 Richard F Prime

6 James M Bailey

7 Peter S Bedford

8 John W Blythe (C)

First of Oxford Treble Bob Major by all except the ringer of the 6th.

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 9 May 1957 in 2h 37 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Double Court Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's College Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Peter Kindred

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2409.0344

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 16 May 1957 in 2h 37 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Minor (8m)

Being seven extents in eight methods: Norwich Surprise, Combined Kent & Oxford Treble Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Single Oxford Bob, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's College Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Peter Kindred

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in eight methods 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Suffolk Guild

Eye, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 18 May 1957 in 3h 11 (20 in E)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

Being 1,472 Yorkshire, 2,176 Cambridge and 1,408 Superlative; 134 changes of method.

Composed by York Green

1 Charles W Beecroft

2 William Clover

3 Frank Ruffles

4 Walter W Miller

5 George Sayer

6 Arthur G Bason

7 Walter Ruffles

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal in three Spliced Surprise - 2. First of Spliced Surprise on the bells.

Rung in honour of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Brunning.

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 23 May 1957 in 2h 47 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

Being seven different 720's

1 John W Blythe

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 John W G Kindred

4 C Jack Gibson

5 Peter S Bedford

6 Peter Kindred (C)

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 25 May 1957 in 3h 10 (23–1–0)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by George H Cross

1 Robert E Lester

2 Leslie G Forster

3 Ivan Cooper

4 Harry D Lister (C)

5 Gilbert R Goodship

6 Edward E Davey

7 Leslie N Melton

8 Kenneth G Brown

A birthday compliment to Leslie Forster

Last peal on the bells by Harry D Lister who rang 82 peals on them

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Suffolk Guild

Saxmundham, Suffolk

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 6 June 1957 in 2h 28 (8–3–7 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Double Court Bob, Plain Bob, Single Oxford Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, and Kent Treble Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Raymond Peck

4 John W Blythe

5 Peter S Bedford

6 H William Barrett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2412.0392

Suffolk Guild

Beccles, Suffolk

The Bell Tower

Saturday, 8 June 1957 in 3h 37 (25–1–25 in D♭)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by (Arranged by Edwin R Goate)

1 R Charles Boggis

2 Edwin R Goate (C)

3 George W Howlett

4 Olive L Rogers

5 Peter G W Newstead

6 Michael J Stokes

7 Dorothy R Constance

8 Henry Tooke

9 Ralph W Bickers

10 Harold W Rogers

First peal 1, 6, 9.

Suffolk Guild

Benhall, Suffolk

St Mary

Thursday, 11 July 1957 in 2h 30 (8–1–7 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being 2160 of Kent Treble Bob, 2160 Oxford Treble Bob (CCC Nos 152 and 153) and 720 of Plain Bob

1 Jack Pilgrim (C)

2 C Jack Gibson

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 John W Blythe

5 Peter S Bedford

6 H William Barrett

Suffolk Guild

Dennington, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 13 July 1957 in 3h (19 ½ in E)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being two 720's each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, and Plain Bob, and one 720 of Kent Treble Bob

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Arthur Ling

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 Peter S Bedford

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 H William Barrett

Suffolk Guild

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 27 July 1957 in 2h 55 (12½ in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Raymond Peck

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 John W Blythe

6 Peter S Bedford (C)

First of Surprise 4

First peal as Conductor

Suffolk Guild

Halesworth, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 3 August 1957 in 2h 50 (18–0–25 in E)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Stanley W Copling

2 L Edward Etheridge

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 C Jack Gibson

5 Peter S Bedford

6 Walter Ruffles

7 John W Blythe (C)

8 H William Barrett

Suffolk Guild

Stradbroke, Suffolk

All Saints

Tuesday, 6 August 1957 in 2h 59 (21)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Stanley W Copling

2 H William Barrett

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Arthur G Mason

5 Richard F Prime

6 George Sayer

7 Lionel S Woods

8 Arthur G Bason

9 Bert Gogle

10 L Edward Etheridge

First peal of Stedman Caters - 5.

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 8 August 1957 in 2h 37 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Double Court Bob, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's College Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, and Plain Bob

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Peter S Bedford

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 Richard F Prime

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 Redvers F Elkington

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 10 August 1957 in 3h 18 (23–1–0)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Peter M Adcock

2 Robert E Lester

3 William B Duncan

4 Ivan Cooper

5 Ronald A Bugg

6 Gilbert R Goodship

7 Edward E Davey

8 Leslie N Melton (C)

1st peal of Major (aged 15) - Treble

1st peal in the method - 4

1st peal of major as conductor.

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Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Monday, 19 August 1957 in 2h 45 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Minor (10m)

Being seven extents in 10 methods, viz.: (1) London Surprise, (2) Norwich Surprise, (3) Cambridge Surprise, (4) Ipswich Surprise, (5) St Clement's College Bob and Double Oxford Bob, (6) Childwall Bob and Thelwall Bob, (7) Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Peter S Bedford

4 Frank B Lufkin

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in 10 methods 1,2,&3 and 100th peal for the Guild 6

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 22 August 1957 in 2h 45 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (10m)

Being seven extents in ten methods : (1) London Surprise, (2) Norwich Surprise, (3) Cambridge Surprise, (4) St Clement's College Bob and Double Oxford Bob, (5) Childwall Bob and Thelwall Bob, (6) Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob, (7) Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

First in 10 methods 2

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 31 August 1957 in 2h 39 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one 720 of Oxford Treble Bob and 1440 each of Kent Treble Bob, St Clement's College Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 Walter Kerrison

2 Reginald J Darch

3 John W Blythe (C)

4 C Jack Gibson

5 Edwin T Chapman

6 Peter S Bedford

Ringing World page reference: 2424.0589

Suffolk Guild

Rumburgh, Suffolk

St Michael and All Angels and St Felix

Saturday, 7 September 1957 in 2h 38 (10)

5040 Doubles (8m)

Being four extents each of Stedman, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas Bob, and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob, six each of St Martin's Bob, St Simon's Bob and Plain Bob and eight extents of Grandsire

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Peter S Bedford

3 Reginald J Darch

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 John W Blythe (C)

First peal of Doubles 2 and first in eight methods 3

Suffolk Guild

Saxmundham, Suffolk

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 12 September 1957 in 2h 38 (8–3–7 in A)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two extents each of Plain Bob, and Oxford Treble Bob, and three extents of Kent Treble Bob.

1 Jack Pilgrim

2 Raymond Peck

3 Peter S Bedford

4 Alan R Bridges

5 C Jack Gibson

6 Edwin T Chapman (C)

First peal in three methods 4

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 26 September 1957 in 2h 45 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being one extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, and Kent Treble Bob, and five different extents of Plain Bob.

1 Reginald J Darch

2 Alan R Bridges

3 C Jack Gibson

4 Jack Pilgrim

5 Peter S Bedford

6 Edwin T Chapman (C)

Rung to congratulate Mr and Mrs J W Blythe on the birth of a daughter, Susan Margot.

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 10 October 1957 in 2h 41 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being 1440 each of Double Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob, and 720 each of St Clement's College Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Michael J Stokes

2 C Jack Gibson

3 Peter S Bedford

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 Trevor N J Bailey

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal of minor 1

First peal of minor in five methods 5

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 31 October 1957 in 2h 39 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (10m)

Being seven extents in ten methods : (1) London Surprise, (2) Norwich Surprise, (3) Cambridge Surprise, (4) St Clement's College Bob, and Double Oxford Bob, (5) Childwall Bob and Thelwall Bob, (6) Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob, (7) Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2433.0735

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 2 November 1957 in 2h 44 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Reginald J Darch

2 C Jack Gibson

3 Kenneth L Brown

4 Jack Pilgrim

5 Peter S Bedford

6 Edwin T Chapman (C)

First peal in the method as conductor. Circled the tower: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2433.0735

Suffolk Guild

Southwold, Suffolk

St Edmund King and Martyr

Saturday, 16 November 1957 in 2h 48 (12)

5056 Southwell Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Muriel R Page

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 William J Button

5 John W Blythe

6 Walter Ruffles

7 Peter S Bedford

8 Leslie G Brett (C)

First peal in the method: 1,3,4,6,7.

Rung for the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 2435.0768

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