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Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 1 February 1958 in 3h 1 (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 extents

1 Thomas J Matthews

2 E Sybil M Tonkin

3 S Derek A Price

4 George Beeney (C)

5 Frank H Beeney

6 Albert Ellis

First peal away from tenor: 1

First peal ‘inside’: 3 (aged 14)

Rung by Hellingly Sunday service band for Dr. Bell (president of the Sussex Association), who retired the previous day from his office as Bishop of Chichester.

Ringing World page reference: 2447.0121

Sussex County Association

Hastings, East Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 8 February 1958 in 3h 10 (12–1–21 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part)

1 C Alfred Levett (C)

2 Mrs Betty Percy

3 George Beeney

4 Stanley F Buckland

5 Ronald W J Pankhurst

6 R George Roberts

7 Leslie J Baldock

8 J Michael Swift

A welcome to the new rector, Rev C Champneys Burnham.

Ringing World page reference: 2448.0134

Sussex County Association

Alverstoke, Hampshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 March 1958 in 3h (13–1–19 in F♯)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Marion J Parker

2 S Kathleen M Knight

3 Alexander Page

4 John A G Ball

5 Robert Wake

6 Harold A Nobes

7 E Keith Jordan

8 Frederick W Burnett (C)

First peal in the method 'inside': 4

First peal in the method: 7

Rung as a farewell to the Rev T. G. Strangeways, now to become Vicar of Holy Trinity, Fareham.

Sussex County Association

Billingshurst, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 March 1958 in 2h 59 (12–1–11 in F♯)

5056 Ashtead Surprise Major

Composed by G Baker

1 Herbert W Woolven

2 Leonard Stilwell

3 Raymond P Wood

4 Thomas E Sone (C)

5 Ernest A Treagus

6 E Winifred Keys

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 William T Beeson

First Peal of Surprise - 1

First in Method - 3, 5, 6 & 7

Sussex County Association

Horsham, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 April 1958 in 3h 6 (22–2–24 in E♭)

5056 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Bryan C Stirland

2 Norman J Smith

3 William S Deason

4 George Francis

5 Frank W Lewis

6 Cyril E Lewington

7 Ronald F Diserens (C)

8 Ralph Bird

First peal in the method - 3, 4, 5.

Sussex County Association

Chichester, West Sussex

Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity

Friday, 25 April 1958 in 3h 12 (18–1–12 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Richard G Blackman

2 William Rogers (C)

3 Robert Wake

4 Leonard Stilwell

5 E Winifred Keys

6 George Francis

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 Frank H Hicks

Rung at the request of the Dean for the enthronement of Dr Roger Wilson as Bishop of Chichester.

Sussex County Association

Fairwarp, East Sussex

Christ Church

Saturday, 12 July 1958 in 3h 5 (15–2–0 in F♯)

5088 Fordcombe Surprise Major

Composed by H Poyner

1 Arthur J Hart

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 Leonard Stilwell

4 Thomas E Sone

5 E Winifred Keys

6 Frederick W Burnett

7 William Rogers (C)

8 William T Beeson

First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Association.

Sussex County Association

Iden, East Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 4 October 1958 in 2h 44 (15 in F)

5040 Single Oxford Bob Minor

Seven different callings

1 Joan V Garnett

2 Daphine F Lester

3 Edward F P Bryant (C)

4 Frederick J Lambert

5 Eric A Fellows

6 Albert H Kemp

First peal in the method by all the band.

Sussex County Association

Petworth, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 October 1958 in 3h 9 (18–0–9 in E)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Leonard Stilwell

2 Frank H Hicks

3 Edgar R Rapley

4 Ernest Treagus

5 E Winifred Keys

6 Raymond P Wood

7 William Rogers (C)

8 William T Beeson

600th peal - 1.

First peal in the method - 4.

50th peal together - 1 and 4.

Sussex County Association

Danehill, East Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 18 October 1958 in 2h 46 (7–3–5 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

42 Extents (Four different callings)

1 June Carter

2 Reginald V Johnson

3 Allan J Butcher

4 Eric H Knapp

5 Ivan A C Butcher (C)

6 William J Sale

First Peal - 1, 6

First in Method - 2, 4

First of Doubles and first inside - 3

First peal on the recently augmented bells.

Rung as a wedding compliment to Mr John Cornish, youngest son of the Vicar of Danehill, and Miss Honor Williams, daughter of the churchwarden of St. Olave’s, Hart Street.

Sussex County Association

Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex

St Peter

Saturday, 8 November 1958 in 3h 10 (12–0–14 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Edward Bryant

1 Celia Whitfield

2 Daphne Pankhurst

3 Joan Downing

4 Betty Percy

5 Edward Bryant (C)

6 John Downing

7 Fred Lambert

8 Michael Swift

1st inside 2

1st peal 3

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