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Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

At 20 Bedford Street

Wednesday, 2 January 1929 in 2h 22

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G H Cross

1–2 Albert Fleet

3–4 Ernest Herbert

5–6 Cyril Herbert

7–8 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

First peal in hand, also first in the method: 1-2.

Bedfordshire Association

Tempsford, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 January 1929 in 2h 53 (9–1–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge S, Woodbine, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Double Court, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob

1 Herbert Fields

2 Catherine M Fields

3 Sidney J Coleman

4 Herbert Sherman

5 E Pearl Inskip (C)

6 Thomas Bartram

Bedfordshire Association

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 19 January 1929 in 3h 10 (11–3–0 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Henry B Whitney

2 Edward B Chappell

3 Frederick Vickers

4 Frederick J Plummer

5 Arthur E Sharman

6 Augustin V Good (C)

First peal of Minor: 1, 3, and 4.

First peal of Minor as conductor.

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 26 January 1929 in 3h 21 (22–3–18 in D)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being one 720 each of Woodbine TB & Kent TB, two of Oxford TB, one of Oxford B and two of Plain B.

1 Francis Burne

2 Frank Tysoe

3 Herbert L Harlow

4 Harold G Beard

5 Ernest Freeman

6 Pearl Inskip (C)

1st peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 9 February 1929 in 3h (9–3–5 in F♯)

5040 London Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1 William Sharp

2 Henry W Gayton

3 Walter Perkins

4 William Stock

5 Edmund J Hobbs

6 Charles W Clarke (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bletsoe, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 9 February 1929 in 3h (11–0–16 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge S, Oxford B and Plain B, and two 720's each of Oxford TB and Kent TB.

1 Ernest Asque

2 John R Smith

3 Joseph Crisell

4 John Potter

5 Herbert L Harlow

6 John T Newington (C)

1st peal in 5m - 1 & 3. 1st peal - 2. J R Smith was elected a life member of the Association in the tower.

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 February 1929 in 3h 19 (19–0–20 in E)

5024 Double Oxford Bob Major

Composed by George H Cross

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Henry W Gayton

3 Henry Stapleton

4 Charles W Clarke

5 Albert J Fleet

6 William Stock

7 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

8 Horace H Smith

Bedfordshire Association

Chicheley, Buckinghamshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 2 March 1929 in 3h 10 (17¾)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being one extent of Woodbine, two extents each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, one extent of Oxford Bob and one of Plain Bob.

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 John Potter

3 Frank Tysoe

4 Percy Bonnett

5 Ernest Freeman

6 Leonard Turner (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor's wife, also to the treble ringer's eldest son. The band take this opportunity of thanking the Rector of Chicheley for the use of the bells.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 1 April 1929 in 3h 24 (24–1–16 in D)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 William Peacock

2 Charles W Clarke

3 Evelyn Steel

4 Arthur Markwell

5 Frank Bennett (C)

6 H Douglas Harris

7 Edmund J Hobbs

8 Horace H Smith

First peal on eight bells - 1.

100th peal - 8.

Arranged for F Bennett, who was on a visit to Woburn.

Bedfordshire Association

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 27 April 1929 in 3h 12 (18–2–12 in D)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of London, Wells, York, Cambridge, Oxford, Woodbine, & Kent

1 Henry Stapleton

2 Henry Gayton

3 Charles W Clarke

4 William Stock

5 Edmund J Hobbs

6 Horace H Smith (C)

Rung for the wedding of Mr William Peacock and Miss Alice Yates.

Bedfordshire Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 4 May 1929 in 3h 7 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by W Royle

1 Frederick J Tompkins

2 Alfred King

3 Augustin V Good

4 Edward B Chappell

5 George W Heley

6 Arthur J Smith

7 Albert G Matthews

8 Arthur E Sharman (C)

First peal in the method in the county, and for all except the ringer of the 3rd.

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 11 May 1929 in 3h 15 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Amos Smart

2 John J Mawby

3 Henry W Gayton

4 Charles W Clarke

5 Henry Stapleton

6 Walter Perkins

7 Anderson Y Tyler (C)

8 William Stock

1st peal of Stedman - 5 & 8. J J Mawby was elected a member previous to starting for the peal.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 June 1929 in 3h 17 (24–1–16 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstan's Four-Part

1 Ernest Herbert

2 Henry W Gayton

3 Amos Smart

4 Edmund J Hobbs

5 Charles W Clarke

6 Anderson York Tyler

7 Walter Perkins (C)

8 William Stock

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Peter de Merton

Tuesday, 2 July 1929 in 2h 45 (12–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge S, Woodbine, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Court B, Oxford B & Plain B.

1 Kenneth Bowyer

2 Miss Edith K Knight

3 John Potter

4 Miss Evelyn Steel

5 Harry Tysoe

6 William Stapleton (C)

1st peal in 7 methods - 3. Part of the 'national thanksgiving to Almighty God for his good Providence whereby our Most Gracious Sovereign has been delivered from severe illness to the comfort of the whole Realm and for the signal love and loyalty of his people made manifest in the time of trouble.' Rung on the nearest date that was possible.

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 August 1929 in 3h 25 (19–0–20 in E)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Arthur Bellamy

2 Henry W Gayton

3 Walter Perkins

4 George Basford

5 William Stock

6 Thomas R Hensher

7 Henry Stapleton

8 Charles W Clarke (C)

Elected members before starting for the peal - 1 & 4. 1st peal of Double Norwich - 5 & 7.

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 21 September 1929 in 3h 17 (22–3–18 in D)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of London S, Cambridge S, College Exercise TB, Woodbine TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB & Double Court B.

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Edmund J Hobbs

3 Henry W Gayton

4 Charles W Clarke (C)

5 William Stock

6 Henry Stapleton

Bedfordshire Association

Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 28 September 1929 in 3h 12 (16–0–14 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different 720's. each called differently

1 Thomas Bartram

2 Stanley Wallis

3 Percy Bonnett

4 Herbert Sherman

5 Sidney Foskett

6 Pearl Inskip (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Elstow, Bedfordshire

St Mary and St Helena

Monday, 21 October 1929 in 2h 50 (8–2–0 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two 720's each of Kent TB & Oxford and three of Plain B.

1 Verney Cooper

2 Pearl Inskip

3 Frank C Tysoe

4 Percy C Bonnett

5 Leonard Turner

6 John Potter (C)

1st peal as C. Rung in honour of the wedding of Mr John Newington (late district secretary of the above association), who was married on the previous Saturday. It was also a farewell peal, as Mr Newington is leaving Bedford to reside in Peterborough.

Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 26 October 1929 in 2h 20 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being eight 120's each of St.Simon's, Canterbury, and Bob Doubles, and eighteen of Grandsire

1 William Stock

2 John Potter

3 Percy C Bonnett

4 Herbert L Harlow (C)

5 Henry Stapleton

6 George Martin

First peal and first attempt - 6.

Rung on the 44th anniversary of the conductor's wedding day.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Peter de Merton

Monday, 11 November 1929 in 2h 41 (12–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being 720 of Woodbine TB, 1440 of Oxford TB, 1440 Oxford B & 1440 of Plain B.

1 Kenneth Bowyer

2 Miss Edith K Knight

3 Harry Tysoe

4 Miss Evelyn Steel

5 William Stapleton (C)

6 Thomas Harpin

Rung to celebrate the anniversary of the Armistice.

Bedfordshire Association

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire

St Firmin

Saturday, 23 November 1929 in 3h

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge Surprise, College Exercise, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.

1 George White

2 John Potter

3 Frank Tysoe

4 Percy Bonnett

5 Pearl Inskip (C)

6 Herbert Harlow

First peal in seven methods 1, 3, 4.

Bedfordshire Association

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 30 November 1929 in 2h 51 (9–0–22 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven 720's, each called differently

1 John Taylor

2 Clifford Page

3 Tom Bartram

4 Herbert Sherman

5 Stanley Wallis

6 E Pearl Inskip (C)

First peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

At 20 Bedford Street

Friday, 20 December 1929 in 2h 22

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by W Sottanstall

1–2 Albert Fleet

3–4 Ernest Herbert

5–6 Cyril Herbert

7–8 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

First peal in the method by all the band.

The conductor's 100th peal for the Bedfordshire Association.

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 21 December 1929 in 3h 25 (22–3–18 in D)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being one 720 of Woodbine TB, two of Oxford TB & Kent TB each called differently, and one each of Oxford B & Plain B.

1 George White

2 Francis Burne

3 Frank C Tysoe

4 Percy C Bonnett

5 Herbert L Harlow

6 Charles W Clarke (C)

1st peal inside - 2. Ringers of 1, 2 & 3 are members of the local company.

Bedfordshire Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Thursday, 26 December 1929 in 3h (23–2–15 in E♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by E Wightman

1 George H Sentance

2 Bert F Calcott

3 George W Harris

4 Edward B Chappell

5 Charles E King

6 George W Heley

7 Albert G Matthews

8 Arthur E Sharman (C)

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

Bedfordshire Association

Tilsworth, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 31 December 1929 in 2h 45 (8–3–17 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents

1 George H Sentance

2 George W Harris

3 Arthur E Sharman (C)

4 Bert F Calcott

5 George W Heley

6 Albert G Matthews

First peal of Minor - 2.

First peal ever rung in Tilsworth.

Bedfordshire Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 31 December 1929 in 3h 1 (20–0–0)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstan's Four-Part

1 Eric Shane

2 Alfred King

3 Arthur Smith

4 Harry Walker

5 Fredreick Hunt

6 Harry Wood

7 Lewis A Goodenough (C)

8 Arthur Rookwood

First peal at first attempt - 1.

Rung for the watchnight service.

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