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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Friday, 1 January 1965 in 2h 25 (24 in D♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1–2 Thomas J Lock

3–4 Joan Beresford

5–6 John R Mayne (C)

7–8 Frank C Price

First peal of London on handbells: 3-4

RW 1965 p68

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hackney, Greater London

St John, St John at Hackney

Saturday, 2 January 1965 in 2h 59 (16–1–6 in F)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by D John Hunt

1 Elizabeth M Emmett

2 Dorothea M Robotham

3 Frances I Studley

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Robert J Moore

6 Bryan C Burrough

7 Leonard J North

8 Bernard E Matthews (C)

First peal: 2,First inside: 3

Also believed to be first peal for 5.

RW 2807.0099

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Tuesday, 19 January 1965 in 2h 56 (10)

5184 Otley Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Freda Clayton

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Eric Edmondson

4 Ruth M Foreman

5 H George Hart

6 John Hill

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 Gerald Penney

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

RW 1965 p99

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 21 January 1965 in 2h (7–3–7 in B♭)

5120 Shepperton Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 Claudia A Critchley

2 Joan Beresford

3 John Hill

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 G William Critchley

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John R Mayne (C)

100th peal on these bells: 1

The conductor has now rung peals in 250 different Surprise Major methods.

First peal in the method.

RW 1965 p99

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Greater London

All Saints

Tuesday, 26 January 1965 in 3h 3 (7–3–3 in A)

5024 Wembley Surprise Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Freda Clayton

2 Elsie K Hart

3 John R Mayne (C)

4 John Hill

5 H George Hart

6 William S Deason

7 Thomas J Lock

8 David J Taylor

Rung half muffled.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Leyton, Greater London

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 30 January 1965 in 2h 48 (8–2–16 in A)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by 27-course block reduced

1 John R Ketteringham

2 Bryan C Burrough

3 Bernard E Matthews

4 Roger W Smith

5 Roger D Bailey (C)

6 Clive W Simpson

7 Graham C Paul

8 Alan A Paul

75th peal together@ 2 and 3

Rung with the bells open following the death of Winston Churchill

RW 1965 p121

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hampton, Greater London

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 30 January 1965 in 3h 3 (12–2–4 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Frederick R Scott

2–3 Frank C Price

4 Timothy G Pett

5 J Keith Ward

6 Robin G Leale (C)

7 Robert C Kippin

8 William S Deason

Rung half muffled following the death of Winston Churchill.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hackney, Greater London

St John, St John at Hackney

Saturday, 30 January 1965 in 2h 48 (16–1–6 in F)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Clive W Simpson

2 John R Ketteringham

3 Roger D Bailey

4 Roger W Smith

5 Bryan C Burrough

6 Alan A Paul

7 Bernard E Matthews

8 Graham C Paul (C)

The conductor's 100th peal. Rung half muffled following the death of Winston Churchill

RW 1965 p121

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex

St Mary

Monday, 1 February 1965 in 3h (19–0–4 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Lorna E Simpson

2 Clive W Simpson

3 Bryan C Burrough

4 Richard E Waters

5 David J Taylor

6 Leonard J North

7 Bernard E Matthews (C)

8 Robert W Sanders

First peal: 8.

Rung half-muffled by representatives of the four ringing towers in the borough of Harrow, in memory of its first Freeman, Sir Winston Churchill

RW 1965 p139

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 4 February 1965 in 2h 37 (10)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 John R Ketteringham

2 Joan Beresford

3 Ruth Foreman

4 Vernon Green

5 Alick Cutler

6 Thomas J Lock

7 Dennis Knox

8 John Hill (C)

First peal of London Surprise Major: 3

RW 1965 p140

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Cranford, Middlesex

St Dunstan

Saturday, 6 February 1965 in 2h 37 (7–0–0 in B)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Elsie K Hart

2 Derek Fowles

3 Jeffrey M Britchford

4 H George Hart

5 John Hill (C)

6 William H Coles

First peal of Kent T B Minor by all the band

RW 1965 p140

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Lewisham, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 13 February 1965 in 3h 16 (21–1–14 in E♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

In ten methods, comprising: 1,280 London, 960 Rutland, 640 Bristol and 320 each of Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Lindum, Pudsey Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire, with 129 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Caroline V Carpenter

2 Christine C Macnair

3 L R H Smith

4 Ian M Smith

5 David A H Bennett

6 Andrew N Stubbs

7 Robert N Harris

8 Robert C Kippin (C)

First of ten-spliced as conductor

RW 1965 p171

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Friday, 19 February 1965 in 2h 20 (15 in C)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

In fou'- methods, comprising 1,312 of Bristol, and 1,280 each of Cambridge, London and Superlative, with 113 changes of method. All the bells do all the work of each method

Composed by A J Pitman

1–2 Thomas J Lock

3–4 Christopher W Woolley

5–6 John R Mayne (C)

7–8 Joan Beresford

100th handbell peal: 5-6

RW 1965 p189

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hillingdon, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 20 February 1965 in 3h 14 (21–1–22 in E♭)

5040 Fulham Surprise Royal

Composed by Arr John Mayne

1 G William Critchley

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 John Hill

4 Joan Beresford

5 Claudia A Critchley

6 Dennis Knox

7 Roger Baldwin

8 Thomas J Lock

9 Frank C Price

10 John R Mayne (C)

The first peal in the method

RW 1965 p172

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 4 March 1965 in 2h 37 (10)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

In ten methods, comprising 576 of Rutland, 544 each of Chesterfield and Pudsey, 512 each of Adelaide, Cambridge and Lindum, 480 each of Brighton and London, 448 of Superlative and 416 of Bristol, with 135 changes of method. All the bells do all the work of each method

Composed by Richard G Crosland

1 Jack S Dear

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 J Richard Castledine

6 John Hill

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John R Mayne (C)

RW 1965 p203

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Tottenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 6 March 1965 in 2h 45 (13–2–0 in F♯)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Ian G Campbell

2 John R Ketteringham (C)

3 Rosemary M Rich

4 David E Rothera

5 P Gerald Mellhone

6 Clive W Simpson

7 Leonard J North

8 Robert J Moore

First peal: 4

RW 1965 p203

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 1 April 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5024 Chesterfield Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Claudia A Critchley

2 Joan Beresford

3 John R Ketteringham

4 Alick Cutler

5 John Hill

6 G William Critchley

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John R Mayne (C)

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

RW 1965 p266

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Friday, 2 April 1965 in 1h 56 (15 in C)

5040 Surprise Minor (6m)

In six methods, being one extent each o f Wells, Durham, Norwich, Cambridge, London, York and Cambridge.

1–2 Thomas J Lock

3–4 Christopher W Woolley

5–6 John R Mayne (C)

RW 1965 p300

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Tottenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 3 April 1965 in 2h 48 (13–2–0 in F♯)

5104 Little Bob Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Patricia Rogers

2 Joan Spreadbury

3 Vanessa C A Rodriguez

4 David E Rothera

5 C Martin Press

6 Christopher H Rogers

7 Robert E Hardy

8 John R Ketteringham (C)

First peal of Little Bob Major by all the band except the conductor.

Rung with the best wishes of the band to mark the engagement of Robert Hardy, of Elstree, and Katherine Maylott, of St. Albans.

RW 1965 p266

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

5, Moat Close

Monday, 12 April 1965 in 2h 13 (13 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (16m)

In 16 methods, comprising 320 each of Aldenham, Bristol, Cambridge, Ealing, Eastcote, Elford, Leatherhead, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Painswick, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford and Wembley, with 139 changes of method.

Composed by John R Mayne

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 John R Mayne (C)

5–6 Roger Baldwin

7–8 Gerald Penney

First peal of 16-spliced: 7-8

RW 1965 p300

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 22 April 1965 in 2h 45 (10)

5152 Ditcheat Surprise Major

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Alick Cutler

2 Joan Beresford

3 Ruth M Foreman

4 Martin F Lock

5 Dennis Knox

6 John R Mayne (C)

7 John Hill

8 Thomas J Lock

First peal in the method

RW 1965 p334

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hillingdon, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 24 April 1965 in 3h 5 (21–1–22 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Jeffrey M Britchford

2 William Hibbert

3 Derek H Francis

4 Albert R G Twinn

5 William H Coles

6 John Hill (C)

7 Dennis Knox

8 Frank C Price

First peal on eight bells: 1

25th peal: 4

In memoriam Herbert Langdon.

RW 1965 p334

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 20 May 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5024 Uppingham Surprise Major

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Alick Cutler

2 Joan Beresford

3 John Hill

4 Ruth M Foreman

5 Dennis Knox

6 J Richard Castledine

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method

RW 1965 p382

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

5, Moat Close

Tuesday, 1 June 1965 in 2h 12 (13 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)

In 13 methods, comprising 640 each of Bristol, Ealing and Watford, and 320 each of Ashtead, Berkshire, Cambridge, Elford, London. Painswick, Radlett, Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire, with 144 changes of method.

Composed by John R Mayne

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 John R Mayne (C)

5–6 Roger Baldwin

7–8 Gerald Penney

RW 1965 p435

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Clement Danes

Monday, 7 June 1965 in 3h 11 (21–1–23 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W Pye

1 William A Theobald (C)

2 Andrew N Stubbs

3 Margaret A Bould

4 Lawrence Smith

5 Robert E J Dennis

6 Anthony H Smith

7 D Roy Bould

8 Richard O Humphries

9 Robert E Hardy

10 David T Darby

First peal of Surprise Royal: 3 and 7

First in the method: 7

RW 1965 p436

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 10 June 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5024 Sprotborough Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 G William Critchley

2 W Eric Critchley

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 Thomas J Lock

7 John Hill

8 John R Mayne (C)

The first peal in the method

A birthday compliment to Alick Cutler

RW 1965 p437

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 June 1965 in 2h 41 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J E Burton

1 Dorothea Robotham

2 Arthur Warren

3 Arthur Butler

4 Brian Watson

5 Charles Ward

6 Michael Carter

7 Bernard Willis (C)

8 Leonard Tubb

First peal: 4

First in the method: 6.

First peal on the recast bells. Rung to mark Mr. C. Ward’s 32nd year as tower captain, and as a farewell to the conductor, who is shortly leaving Finchley for Durham.

RW 1965 p470

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Greater London

All Saints

Tuesday, 22 June 1965 in 2h 50 (7–3–3 in A)

5184 Coddenham Surprise Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Claudia A Critchley

2 Elsie K Hart

3 G William Critchley

4 Susan E Smith

5 H George Hart

6 William S Deason

7 John Hill

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. First in the method in the county and for the Association.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 24 June 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5024 Alford Surprise Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 John R Ketteringham

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 G William Critchley (C)

7 John Hill

8 Thomas J Lock

First peal in the method

RW 1965 p471

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hillingdon, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 June 1965 in 3h 12 (21–1–22 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J A Burford

1 Dorothea M Robotham

2 Norman V Harding

3 Derek Francis

4 Claudia A Critchley

5 G William Critchley

6 Michael Hatchett

7 William H Coles

8 Wilfrid G Wilson

9 Dennis Knox

10 John Hill (C)

First peal on ten: 1

First of Surprise Royal: 3

Rung for the Patronal Festival

RW 1965 p470

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Greater London

All Saints

Tuesday, 6 July 1965 in 2h 45 (7–3–3 in A)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by J L Morris

1 Elsie K Hart

2 Susan E Smith

3 Julia A Fellows

4 Arthur G Mason

5 H George Hart

6 Edward Jenkins

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 William S Deason

First peal in the method - 2 and 3.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 8 July 1965 in 2h 42 (10)

5120 Wyrardisbury Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 John R Mayne

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 Thomas J Lock

6 G William Critchley

7 Dennis Knox (C)

8 Robert C Kippin

The first peal in the method

RW 1965 p519

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Barnes, Greater London

St Mary

Sunday, 11 July 1965 in 2h 55 (10–2–20 in G)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 C Martin Press

2 John R Ketteringham (C)

3 David J Herschell

4 Anne Horsford

5 Leonard J North

6 William Birmingham

7 Wilfred G Wilson

8 Alan R Patterson

First peal inside: 4.

Rung to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the consecration of this church and prior to the dedication of the new organ.

Ringing World page reference: 2831.0502

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Greater London

All Saints

Tuesday, 13 July 1965 in 2h 47 (7–3–3 in A)

5088 Painswick Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Susan Jenkins

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Susan E Smith

4 Claudia A Critchley

5 H George Hart

6 William S Deason

7 G William Critchley

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal - 1. First peal in the method - 2, 3, 5. Rung in memory of F A Vincett, a past member of the local band.

No Association given in RW 1965 p519

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 17 July 1965 in 3h 10 (18–2–23 in E)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by A S Hudson

1 Rosamund M Rawlings

2 Christopher H Rogers (C)

3 Hadley Hunter

4 Olive L Rogers

5 Vanessa C A Rodriguez

6 Kenneth J Darvill

7 C Martin Press

8 Harold W Rogers

9 Alan R Patterson

10 Anne Horsford

First peal on ten bells: 5 and 10

RW 1965 p535

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Stephen

Saturday, 24 July 1965 in 3h 4 (24–0–18 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J. J. Parker Ten-Part (No. 6)

1 Andrew N Stubbs

2 John Armstrong

3 Lawrence Smith

4 David T Darby

5 Michael P Moreton

6 John H Crampion

7 David P Hilling (C)

8 John V Clark

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Esher, Surrey

Christ Church

Saturday, 7 August 1965 in 2h 48 (7–1–14 in A♭)

5152 Wembley Surprise Major

Composed by 29 course block reduced

1 Peter Henry

2 John Maybrey

3 David A H Bennett

4 Lawrence Smith

5 Christine C Macnair

6 Ian M Smith

7 David T Darby

8 Andrew N Stubbs (C)

RW 1965 p584

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 19 August 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

In 4 methods, comprising 2.528 of London, 1,056 each of Cambridge and Superlative, and 448 of Bristol, with 86 changes of method. All the bells do all the work of each method.

Composed by Joseph W Parker

1 Claudia A Critchley

2 Joan Beresford

3 Ruth M Foreman

4 Alick Cutler

5 John Hill

6 G William Critchley

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John R Mayne (C)

The composition appears in “The Ringing World” of August 7th, 1942, and was the first all the work peal composed in the four standard Surprise methods. Believed to be rung for the first time.

RW 1965 p615

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Friday, 20 August 1965 in 2h 15 (13 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

In 23 methods, comprising 320 each of Bristol, Ealing, Elford, Leatherhead, Lindum, London, Uxbridge, Watford and Wembley, and 160 each of Aldenham, Ashtead, Berkshire, Cambridge, Eastcote, Hitchin, Langley, Lincolnshire, Painswick, Pudsey, Radlett, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 144 changes of method.

Composed by John R Mayne

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 Roger Baldwin

5–6 John R Mayne (C)

7–8 Gerald Penney

Greatest number of Surprise Major methods rung to a handbell peal.

RW 1965 p617

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 5 September 1965 (15–3–9 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Pamela Mills

2 Beryl Platts

3 Janet Cave

4 Terry Bailey (C)

5 Trudy Newcombe

6 J H Negus

7 Thomas G Hawkins

8 Dennis Langdon

First Quarter 1 and 3.

For Evensong.

Ringing World page reference: 2840.0642

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Greater London

All Saints

Tuesday, 7 September 1965 in 2h 48 (7–3–3 in A)

5088 Shenley Surprise Major

Composed by J R Mayne

1 William S Deason

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Julia A Fellows

4 Susan E Smith

5 H George Hart

6 Christopher W Woolley

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 David J Taylor

First peal in the method for the Association and by all the band except the ringer of the sixth.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 9 September 1965 in 2h 45 (10)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

In nine methods, comprising 576 each of Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 138 changes of method

Composed by Norman Smith

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 John Hill

6 G William Critchley

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 Dennis Knox

RW 1965 p662

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 19 September 1965 (15–3–9 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Gloria Simpson

2 Trudy Newcombe

3 Beryl Platt

4 Jacquie Hedges

5 Teresa Langdon (C)

6 Terry Bailey

7 Thomas G Hawkins

8 Dennis Langdon

First in method - 1 and 4.

First in method as conductor - 5.

For Evensong.

Ringing World page reference: 2842.0674

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 23 September 1965 in 2h 38 (10)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 John R Ketteringham

2 Joan Beresford

3 Ruth M Foreman

4 Alick Cutler

5 Claudia A Critchley

6 G William Critchley

7 John Hill

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

450th peal: 8

Rung on the birthday of the ringer of the seventh

RW 1965 p695

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Barnes, Greater London

St Mary

Sunday, 24 October 1965 in 2h 51 (10–2–20 in G)

5072 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Roger Bailey

1 Anthony K Fortin

2 Kenneth Warner

3 David E Rothera

4 Nina B Thomas

5 John R Ketteringham

6 Alan R Patterson

7 C Martin Press (C)

8 Dennis A Hewitt

Rung with the best wishes of the band to celebrate the engagement

of Robert J Moore.

of Hendon, Middlesex, and Catherine F Jones, of Birmingham.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Tuesday, 26 October 1965 in 2h 43 (10)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Carter's Odd Bob (one-part)

1 Elsie K Hart

2 Freda Clayton

3 John R Mayne (C)

4 Sara K D Woolley

5 H George Hart

6 Gerald Penney

7 Christopher W Woolley

8 Bernard E Matthews

First peal on tower bells: 4

RW 1965 p767

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Tuesday, 2 November 1965 in 2h 15 (13 in E)

5184 London Surprise Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1–2 Thomas J Lock

3–4 Christopher W Woolley

5–6 John R Mayne (C)

7–8 Gerald Penney

First peal of London Surprise Major on handbells: 7-8

RW 1965 p784

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 4 November 1965 in 2h 43 (10)

5120 Thurston Surprise Major

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Ruth M Foreman

2 Joan Beresford

3 Martin F Lock

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 Vernon Green

7 John Hill

8 John R Mayne (C)

The first peal in the method (Corrigan No 313)

RW 1965 p782

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 6 November 1965 in 2h 56 (7–3–3 in A)

5184 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by Antony W T Cleaver

1 Sara K D Woolley

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Julia A Fellows

4 H George Hart

5 David E Rothera

6 Bernard E Matthews

7 Antony R Kench (C)

8 D Kay Adkins

50th different Surprise Major method to a peal on the bells

RW 1965 p804

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 18 November 1965 in 2h 44 (10)

5088 Marsham Surprise Major

Composed by Richard F B Speed

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 Ruth M Foreman

6 G William Critchley (C)

7 Thomas J Lock

8 John Hill

First peal in the method. Rung with 4ths place bobs.

RW 1965 p854

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Barnes, Greater London

St Mary

Sunday, 21 November 1965 in 2h 49 (10–2–20 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Dennis A Hewitt

2 Ian G Campbell

3 Nina B Thomas

4 David E Rothera

5 Anthony K Fortin

6 C Martin Press

7 Alan R Patterson

8 John R Ketteringham (C)

First peal of Surprise: 3.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Cranford, Greater London

St Dunstan

Sunday, 5 December 1965 in 2h 35 (7–0–0 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Derek Fowles

2 Jeffrey M Britchford

3 Peter A Ruch

4 Peter J Woodgyer

5 David G Pickett

6 William S Deason (C)

First peal 'inside' - 3. A golden wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs W Woodgyer, married at the Church of St Mary, South Harting, Sussex on November 27th 1915.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 16 December 1965 in 2h 40 (10)

5120 Brentham Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 G William Critchley

2 Joan Beresford

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 Thomas J Lock

7 John Hill

8 John R Mayne (C)

100th peal on these bells: 2.

This is the 500th peal on these bells.

First peal in the method.

RW 1966 p11

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Streatham, Greater London

St Leonard

Saturday, 18 December 1965 in 2h 53

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Marie D Simnett

2 Pamela E Brown

3 Anne Horsford

4 Walter G Knight

5 Norman F Edwards

6 John R Ketteringham

7 Thomas J Lock

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal: 1

First peal of Major: 2

Rung as a mark of appreciation for long service by Mr. R. C. Chapman as a churchwarden and friend of St. Leonard's. Also a tribute to the life of Reuben Sanders, who was a member of the local band.

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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 30 December 1965 in 2h 40 (10)

5088 Waveney Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 H George Hart

2 Joan Beresford

3 Elsie K Hart

4 Alick Cutler

5 Dennis Knox

6 Thomas J Lock

7 John Hill

8 John R Mayne (C)

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

The conductor's 200th peal on the bells.

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