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Norwich Diocesan Association

Pakefield, Suffolk

All Saints and St Margaret

Monday, 7 January 1963 in 2h 53 (8–3–4 in G)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Nolan Golden

1 David Heighton

2 A William Bird

3 Douglas Mitchell

4 Thomas J Brock

5 Richard C L Brown

6 Michael J Parker

7 H William Barrett

8 Peter Kindred (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Kessingland, Suffolk

St Edmund

Monday, 14 January 1963 in 2h 38 (13–0–9 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being 7 Extents, called differently

1 Terence G Page

2 John W Sampson

3 Leonard M Raphael

4 Thomas J Brock

5 Michael Utton

6 Michael J Parker (C)

First peal attempt of Minor - 3

A tribute to the late Albert E Coleman, Ringing Master of St Margaret's, Lowestoft for more than 40 years

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

St Nicholas

Saturday, 2 March 1963 in 3h 21 (30–2–4 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Revd Canon G Thurlow

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 F Charles Goodman

4 Roy Duesbury

5 David Cubitt

6 John Cox

7 William Love

8 H William Barrett

9 Bert Gogle

10 Clifford Bird

Rung by past and present members of the Mancroft Guild for the engagement of Mr. David Cubitt and Miss Maureen Stammers.

Composition contains all the 56079's, 658790's and 567890's.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Carlton Colville, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 23 March 1963 in 2h 38 (12–1–26 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

Being 42 Extents (four callings)

1 Leonard M Raphael

2 Norman P J Cossey

3 Peter M Shipley

4 Michael J Parker

5 Richard C L Brown (C)

First peal attempt of Doubles - 1 & 3

50th peal - 5

First of Doubles as conductor

Norwich Diocesan Association

North Elmham, Norfolk

St Mary

Wednesday, 24 April 1963 in 2h 50 (14–1–0 in F)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Edward Howes

2 Henry Tooke

3 Clifford Bird

4 George P Adams

5 H William Barrett

6 George Sayer

7 Bert Gogle

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal of Major on the bells.

Rung in honour of the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy.

Norwich Diocesan Association

King's Lynn, Norfolk

St Margaret

Wednesday, 24 April 1963 in 3h 34 (22–2–19 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by William Pye

1 Leslie W Houghton

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Norman V Harding

4 Frederick R Scott

5 Revd Giles C Galley

6 William Birmingham

7 Wilfrid G Wilson

8 David P Hilling

9 J Keith Ward

10 Thomas J Lock (C)

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Royal: 1.

The ringer of the third has now 'circled the tower'.

Rung in honour of H.R.H. Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy on the occasion of their marriage.

Ringing World page reference: 2716.0313

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Giles

Monday, 13 May 1963 in 2h 51 (13–3–21 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Joseph J. Parker's Six-Part, No. 2.

Composed by J J Parker

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 H William Barrett

3 John Knights

4 A Spencer Brothers

5 Clifford Bird

6 F Charles Goodman

7 George Sayer

8 Christopher G Sayer

First peal at first attempt - 3.

Rung as a tribute of respect to the memory of Walter Gowing, for many years a ringer and steeple keeper at this church, and interred this day.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hingham, Norfolk

St Andrew

Thursday, 30 May 1963 in 3h 5 (16¼ in F)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Tony Owen

2 William Clover

3 David Cubitt

4 Peter Adcock

5 Henry Tooke

6 Thomas E Spight

7 Bert Gogle

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Salle, Norfolk

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 31 May 1963 in 3h 12 (18 in E♭)

5184 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 John Cox

2 Arthur G Bason

3 Arthur G Mason

4 David Cubitt

5 Tony Owen

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

7 George Sayer

8 H William Barrett

Norwich Diocesan Association

Kessingland, Suffolk

St Edmund

Monday, 3 June 1963 in 2h 37 (13–0–9 in F)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being 2 extents each of Oxford Treble Bob & Kent Treble Bob, 3 Extents of Plain Bob

1 Peter M Shipley

2 Norman P J Cossey

3 Thomas J Brock

4 Michael Utton

5 Michael J Parker (C)

6 Trevor N J Bailey

Rung for Whitsuntide

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ranworth, Norfolk

St Helen

Tuesday, 4 June 1963 in 2h 48 (12–0–0 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents each called differently

1 George E Thoday

2 Meryl R Crosthwaite

3 Philip G Crosthwaite

4 John T Dunwoody

5 Alexandra M Dukes

6 Frederick E Dukes (C)

First peal of minor 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Pakefield, Suffolk

All Saints and St Margaret

Tuesday, 4 June 1963 in 2h 49 (8–3–4 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Maryl R Crossthwaite

2 Patricia Rogers

3 Philip J Crossthwaite

4 Monica M Moore

5 Andrew J Corby

6 David J Herschell

7 Chris H Rogers

8 George E Thoday (C)

First peal of surprise major - 2,6

First of Yorkshire - 7

Ringing World page reference: 2722.0424

Norwich Diocesan Association

Pakefield, Suffolk

All Saints and St Margaret

Saturday, 3 August 1963 in 2h 50 (8–3–4 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Stephen F High

2 Mary F Carr

3 Michael T Stimson

4 Rohilla M Cooke

5 William B Duncan

6 Richard C L Brown

7 Thomas Cooke (C)

8 A William Bird

First peal of Triples - 1 & 3.

25th Peal - 4.

First peal of Grandsire Triples - 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Gressenhall, Norfolk

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 10 August 1963 in 2h 34 (10 in G)

5056 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Edward Howes

2 Kevin S Hohl

3 Arthur G Bason

4 David Cubitt

5 George P Adams

6 Bert Gogle

7 J Frederick Milner

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Mr. Eric Charles Gerrard to Diane Amy, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Marshall, of Gressenhall.

Norwich Diocesan Association

North Elmham, Norfolk

St Mary

Thursday, 15 August 1963 in 2h 54 (14–1–0 in F)

5040 Elmham Bob Triples

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 David Cubitt

2 Miriam A Higdon

3 Arthur G Bason

4 George Sayer

5 J Frederick Milner

6 Peter Adcock

7 F Nolan Golden (C)

8 Edward Howes

First peal in the method.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

St Nicholas

Saturday, 17 August 1963 in 3h 33 (30–2–4 in D)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Arranged)

1 William B Duncan

2 H William Barrett

3 Henry Tooke

4 A William Bird

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Alfred J Moy

7 George W Fletcher

8 Peter G W Newstead

9 George Sayer

10 Bert Gogle

Rung in honour of Mr. John G. W. ("Billy") Harwood's 86th birthday.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 August 1963 in 2h 43 (8 in G)

5024 Spliced Major (2m)

Being 2,512 changes each of Plain Bob and Double Norwich Court: two changes of method.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Henry Tooke

2 Thomas R Simmons

3 Arthur G Bason

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 J Frederick Milner

6 John A Cox

7 Roy Duesbury

8 H William Barrett

Rung in honour of the marriage this day of David Cubitt and Maureen Stammers.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Acle, Norfolk

St Edmund

Tuesday, 17 September 1963 in 2h 39 (9–1–14 in G)

5040 Doubles (7m)

Being 11 extents each of Stedman (eight callings) and Grandsire (? callings), and five each (four callings) of St. Simons, St. Martin's, Canterbury Pleasure, Reverse and Plain Bob; 11 changes of method.

1 Arthur G Bason

2 Norman P J Cossey

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 George Sayer

5 H William Barrett

6 Bert Gogle

Rung half-muffled as a tribute to the memory of Mr. Herbert Lidbetter, interred this day at Acle.

Note: Some of RW text on methods is obscured.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Gressenhall, Norfolk

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 25 September 1963 in 2h 53 (10 in G)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 F Charles Goodman

2 Sidney Marshall

3 Kevin S Hohl

4 Timothy G Pett

5 J Frederick Milner

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

7 George P Adams

8 George Sayer

150th peal - 7.

Norwich Diocesan Association

North Elmham, Norfolk

St Mary

Sunday, 29 September 1963 in 2h 58 (14–1–0 in F)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composer’s Twelve-part No. 11 in the method.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 J Frederick Milner

3 Edward Howes

4 Kevin S Hohl

5 Sidney Marshall

6 Frederick Howson

7 Tony Owen

8 H William Barrett

Mr. Frederick Howson's last tower-bell peal was at this tower on November 11th, 1922.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ditchingham, Norfolk

St Mary

Monday, 7 October 1963 in 2h 42 (12–3–12 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being an extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Single Oxford Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clement's College Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Norman P J Cossey

4 H William Barrett

5 Peter S Bedford

6 John W Blythe (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Wednesday, 20 November 1963 in 2h 47 (9–2–21 in G)

5056 Double Oxford Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 William Clover

2 George Sayer

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Thomas E Spight

5 Leslie F Bailey

6 F Charles Goodman

7 Henry Tooke

8 Peter Adcock

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wymondham, Norfolk

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas a Becket

Sunday, 24 November 1963 in 3h 11 (25)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Rev E Bulwer

1 William Clover (C)

2 F Nolan Golden

3 George Sayer

4 Thomas E Spight

5 Leslie F Bailey

6 Henry Tooke

7 Peter Adcock

8 Clifford Bird

For thanksgiving Sunday; also the 60th anniversary of the first peal on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

North Elmham, Norfolk

St Mary

Saturday, 14 December 1963 in 2h 57 (14–1–0 in F)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Arranged)

1 Leslie F Bailey

2 H William Barrett

3 William Clover

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 George Sayer

6 Thomas E Spight

7 Henry Tooke

8 Peter Adcock

Norwich Diocesan Association

Kessingland, Suffolk

St Edmund

Saturday, 14 December 1963 in 3h 6 (13–0–9 in F)

5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Leonard M Raphael

2 Stephen F High

3 Thomas J Brock

4 Norman P J Cossey

5 Peter Kindred

6 Michael J Parker (C)

First peal of Oxford TB by all except 5. Rung in grateful thanks for the opening and dedication of St Edmund's Church Centre.

Ringing World page reference: 2750.0012

Norwich Diocesan Association

Long Stratton, Norfolk

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 24 December 1963 in 2h 40 (9–3–27 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven differently called extents.

1 Charles H Blake

2 Betty Syrett

3 H William Barrett

4 Wilfred G Saunders

5 Frank C J Arnold

6 C Frank W Phillippo (C)

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