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Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Wednesday, 6 March 1963 in 2h 45 (12 in F♯)

5088 Ealing Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 John E Rootes

2 H George Hart

3 Patricia Holmes

4 Vernon Green

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Robin A Hodgson

8 Christopher W Woolley

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Wednesday, 3 April 1963 in 2h 48 (12 in F♯)

5184 Gloucester Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 H George Hart

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Robin A Hodgson

4 Peter F Windley

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Christopher W Woolley

8 Anthony R Mann

First peal in the method on the bells and by all the band except for the ringers of 1 and 2.

Hertford County Association

Tewin, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 April 1963 in 2h 38 (8¾ in G♯)

5040 (3m) Minor

2 extents Oxford Treble Bob, 2 extents Kent Treble Bob, and 3 extents Plain Bob.

1 Nicola Pearse

2 Eric Edmondson

3 William T Holmes

4 George H Austin

5 Gerald Penny

6 Stanley Huckle (C)

Rung for the 75th Birthday of 3.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 2 May 1963 in 2h 54 (12 in F♯)

5344 Melbourne Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Kenneth R Dunstan

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Vernon Green

4 H George Hart

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Anthony R Mann

8 Geoffrey W Seaman

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

Hertford County Association

Heydon, Cambridgeshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 25 May 1963 in 2h 33 (6–1–6 in C)

5040 Doubles (3m/6v)

In nine methods, being 42 six-scores: Ten of Grandsire and four each of Old Bob, St. Columb, Clifford's Pleasure, April Day, Kennington, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Southrepps and Plain Bob.

1 Geoffrey Mayes

2 Derek P Jones (C)

3 Norman W Attaway

4 David R Saunderson

5 David Eames

First peal on the bells, installed in 1962 in the rebuilt tower to replace the bells destroyed by enemy action in 1940.

Hertford County Association

Harrow, Middlesex

170, Headstone Lane

Saturday, 1 June 1963 in 2h 25 (15 in C)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

1–2 Margaret D Woolley

3–4 Christopher W Woolley

5–6 Anthony R Mann

7–8 John R Mayne (C)

RW 1963 p444

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 4 July 1963 in 2h 45 (12 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by E Bennett

1 Christopher W Woolley

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Vernon Green

4 Peter F Windley

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Robin A Hodgson

8 Anthony R Mann

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

5, Moat Close

Wednesday, 10 July 1963 in 2h 1 (13 in E)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (31m)

Seven extents: 1. Carlise, Northumberland, Whitley, Wooler; 2. Alnwick, Chester, Munden, Newcastle; 3. London, Wells, Cunecastre; 4. Berwick, Beverley, Durham, Hexham, Surfleet, York; 5. Annable's London, Lightfoot,Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Wearmouth; 6. Bourne, Cambridge Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk, Primrose; 7. Allendale, Westminster.

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 John R Mayne

5–6 Roger Baldwin (C)

Greatest number of Surprise methods rung to a peal on handbells.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 20 July 1963 in 2h 45 (12 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 H George Hart

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Roger Baldwin (C)

4 E Keith Jordan

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Vernon Green

7 Christopher W Woolley

8 Kenneth R Dunstan

First peal in the method: 4.

200th peal of Surprise and 175th for the Association: 8.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 3 October 1963 in 2h 42 (12 in F♯)

5088 Dorchester Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Robin A Hodgson

2 Martyn L J Jordan

3 E Keith Jordan

4 Robert N Harris

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Vernon Green

7 Roger Baldwin (C)

8 Christopher W Woolley

First peal of Surprise: 4.

First peal in the method for the association and by all the band.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 7 November 1963 in 2h 44 (12 in F♯)

5088 Wembley Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 John E Rootes

2 Elsie K Hart

3 H George Hart

4 Robert N Harris

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Kenneth R Dunstan

8 Christopher W Woolley

First peal in the method by all.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 11 December 1963 in 2h 35 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Sandiacre, Carlisle, Cunecastre, London, Netherseale, Lightfoot and York

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 William C Hughes

3 Walter Ayre

4 Augustin V Good

5 Roger Baldwin (C)

6 Kenneth R Dunstan

Ringing World page reference: 2753.0067

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