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Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Whiston, Northamptonshire

St Mary

Sunday, 26 January 1964 in 2h 58 (15–0–4 in F)

5040 St Polycarp Doubles

Being 42 extents (three variations)

1 Roger W Smith (C)

2 Alan A Paul

3 Percy Amos

4 George F Roome

5 Graham C Paul

First peal in the method. Mr G F Roome has now "circled the tower".

Rung on and for the Festival of ST Polycarp (A.D 80-166); also as a farewell to the Rector, Rev H C Robinson-Eltoft, leaving to take over the united livings of Collingtree with Courteenhall.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

St Giles

Saturday, 14 March 1964 in 3h 18 (25)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 William J Chester

2 Charles E Truman

3 George F Roome

4 Frederick C Case

5 Roger W Smith

6 Graham C Paul (C)

7 Alan A Paul

8 William A Yates

9 James Linnell

10 George W Holland

First peal of Royal: 2 , 4

First on ten bells: 5, 6, 7.

Ringing world: 2762.0209

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 March 1964 (11–3–2 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Judy Collins

2 Ann Newbury

3 Ann Chettle

4 B Whitworth

5 Brian A Vickers

6 R Coley (C)

First of Minor: 1,4

First inside: 2

Rung in honour of St. Patrick

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 May 1964 in 3h 10 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Shirley Ruddlesden

2 Jacqueline A Downing

3 Alan A Paul

4 Stanley M Ruddlesden

5 Ronald Russell

6 Roger W Smith

7 George F Roome (C)

8 Graham C Paul

1st peal on eight - 1. 1st in M - 3, 6 & 8. A 14th birthday compliment to the treble ringer.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Rothersthorpe, Northamptonshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 6 June 1964 in 2h 55 (11–3–14)

5040 Doubles (42m)

In 42 methods, being extents of St. Alphage, St. Andrew, St. Gregory, Rev. New, Rev. Huntspill. Rev. St. Vedast, Rev. St. Nicholas, Rev. Winchendon Piace, Rev. St. Remigius, Rev. St. Simon, R ev. St. Martin, Rev. St. Osmund, Rev. Plain Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, Rev. Shipway’s Place, St. Bartholomew, Rev. All Saints, St. Sebastian, Uffington, Stowe Place, Datchet. Stedman Slow Course, Coxwell Place, St. Botolph, Union, St. Faith Slow Course. St. Julian, Westminster II, Blackburn Place, St. Hilary, New, Huntspill, St. Vedast, St. Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St. Remigius, St. Simon. St. Martin, St. Osmund, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Shipway’s Place

1 Ronald Russell

2 George F Roome

3 Roger W Smith

4 Graham C Paul (C)

5 Alan A Paul

Most methods rung in a peal on the bells.

The conductor has now ‘circled the tower.’

Rung to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the rededication of the bells after recasting and augmenting from four to five.

Ringing World page reference: 2774.0424

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Thursday, 2 July 1964 in 2h 50 (21–1–10)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Patrick I Chapman

2 Alan A Paul

3 Graham C Paul

4 David J Marshall

5 Alan J Frost

6 Barrie Hendry

7 Richard F B Speed

8 Peter Border (C)

First peal of London Surprise Major: 2 & 3.

Ringing world: 2778.0487

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Cosgrove, Northamptonshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 4 July 1964 in 3h 5 (10–0–26 in G)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor

(14m: (1) Norfolk, Primrose (2) Surfleet, Beverley, Cambridge, Hexham, Berwick, Primrose (3) Chester, Munden (4) Cambridge, Ipswich (5) York, Durham (6) London, Wells (7) Beverley, Surfleet: 66 com)

1 George F Roome

2 William J Chester

3 Roger W Smith

4 Alan A Paul

5 Charles E Truman (C)

6 Graham C Paul

200th peal and first of spliced minor: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 2778.0487

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Felmersham, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 11 July 1964 in 3h 11 (20–2–18 in E♭)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 William J Chester

2 James Linnell

3 Robin H Rogers

4 Roger W Smith

5 Graham C Paul (C)

6 Alan A Paul

7 Charles E Truman

8 George W Holland

1st peal in M - 4, 5 & 6. 1st Surprise Major as C.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Rushden, Northamptonshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 July 1964 in 3h 3 (18–0–17 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by M A Coleman

1 Mary R Bloxham

2 Ann E Chettle

3 Brenda M Dixon

4 Roger L Coley

5 Harry J Richardson

6 A Leslie Priestley

7 Murray A Coleman (C)

8 Arthur Gibbs

1st peal - 4. 1st major - 3. Rung as a compliment to Ann Newbury and Bob Whitworth on their wedding this day.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 19 September 1964 in 3h (15–1–20 in F)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 William A Yates

2 Charles E Truman

3 Graham C Paul

4 Roger W Smith

5 Alan A Paul

6 Barry E Saunders

7 James Linnell

8 George E Green (C)

First in method on the bells.

First in the method by all except the Treble ringer.

A Silver Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs J. A. Green.

Ringing World page reference: 2789.0672

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 26 September 1964 in 3h 12 (25)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Roy Keeves

2 Roger W Smith

3 David Taylor

4 Alan A Paul

5 Barry E Saunders

6 Charles E Truman

7 Arthur Gibbs

8 George W Holland (C)

First of Treble Bob 1. First of Surprise Major 3. A wedding compliment to Elizabeth Bowyer and Charles Knight.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 28 September 1964 in 2h 7 (7–0–11 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (4m)

(1) St Simon's B; (2-10) Plain B; (11-22) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P; (23-42) Grandsire (18 extents, 10 callings, & Pitman's 240)

1 William J Beddoe

2 Hilary Knight

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Frank E Coales

5 Peter M Fleckney

First peal for the Guild: 1 & 2.

First peal as conductor for the Guild.

Rung for the festival of St Michael & All Angels.

Ringing World page reference: 2791.0703

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Twywell, Northamptonshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 1 October 1964 in 2h 34 (6–3–23 in B)

5040 Doubles (6m/v)

1 extent St Ann; 2 extents each St Helen, Newborough; 8 extents Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P; 12 extents Plain B; 2 x 240 (Morris' & Pitman's) & 13 extents Grandsire

1 Frank E Coales

2 William J Beddow

3 Hilary Knight

4 Peter M Fleckney

5 Roy H Jones (C)

First peal in 6 methods for all except the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2792.0720

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 3 October 1964 in 2h 56 (15–1–20 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 James Linnell

2 George E Green (C)

3 William J Chester

4 Raymond A Vickers

5 Barry E Saunders

6 Charles E Truman

7 George W Holland

8 William A Yates

Rung as a Wedding compliment to Revd. H. P. Hoskin (Rector) and Miss Helen Falconer, whose marriage took place at Wicken on the 28th September.

Ringing World page reference: 2792.0719

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Lamport, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Saturday, 10 October 1964 in 1h 55 (8–0–0 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minimus

1 Geoffrey J Thomas

2 Joyce M Clipston

3 Hilary Knight

4 Roy H Jones (C)

First peal: 1.

First peal of Minimus: 2, and for the Guild.

First peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2796.0789

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Harringworth, Northamptonshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 October 1964 in 2h 45 (10–2–4 in F)

5040 Doubles (7m/v)

6 extents each Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P, Southrepps, Clifford's Pleasure, Plain B, Kennington, April Day, Grandsire

1 Harry Hackett

2 Frederick A Ginns

3 James W P Lyons

4 Ronald Russell

5 George F Roome (C)

6 Richard A Webster

First peal: 1.

First peal inside: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2794.0752

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Raunds, Northamptonshire

St Peter

Saturday, 28 November 1964 in 3h 15 (22–0–8 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Comp. H Johnson's varn of Middleton's

1 Stuart J Hutton

2 J Richard Castledine

3 Peter M Fleckney

4 Claudia A Critchley

5 G William Critchley (C)

6 Colin A S Harwood

7 John H Bluff

8 Jack S Dear

Ringing World page reference: 2800.0856

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

St John the Baptist, Kingsthorpe

Saturday, 5 December 1964 in 2h 53 (15–2–14)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Michael R Harvey

2 Shirley Ruddlesden

3 Alan A Cozens

4 Bernard Eric Frost

5 David Taylor

6 Barrie Hendry (C)

Ringing world: 2801.0871

Ringing World page reference: 2801.0871

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 29 December 1964 in 3h 9 (25 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Graham C Paul

2 Shirley E Ruddlesden

3 Geoffrey E Watson

4 Roger W Smith

5 Stanley M Ruddlesden

6 Alan A Paul

7 Barrie Hendry

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal of Surprise Major 'inside' 2. The conductor's 600th peal of Major.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 29 December 1964 in 3h 4 (21–2–16 in E♭)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Graham C Paul

2 David J Marshall

3 Roger W Smith

4 Alan A Paul

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Alan J Frost

7 Barrie Hendry

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal of Lincolnshire on the bells.

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