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Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 12 February 1946 in 2h 32 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each of Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St.Clement's, Cambridge Surprise, Kent TB, Oxford TB, amd Plain Bob

1 Betty King

2 Reginald J Houghton

3 Andrew C Sinfield

4 C Henry Harding

5 Sgt Jack Stubbs (C)

6 C Edward Jeffries

First peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Kempston, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 March 1946 in 3h 2 (17–1–16 in E)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each of Cambridge S, College Exercise, Woodbine, Kent TB and Oxford TB, and 2 extents of Plain Bob

1 Arthur Waller

2 J Michael Stephens

3 Reginald Brockett

4 Ernest Freeman

5 E Pearl Inskip (C)

6 Cyril Prindiville

First peal: 2

Bedfordshire Association

Stagsden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 23 March 1946 in 2h 38 (10–2–18 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of College Exercise, Cambridge S, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Oxford B, St Clement's CB & Plain B.

1 Miss Marjorie Watson

2 Andrew C Sinfield

3 Percy C Bonnett

4 Cyril A Prindiville

5 C Henry Harding

6 Leonard H Bowler (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Stagsden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Tuesday, 14 May 1946 in 2h 40 (10–2–18 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Double Court B, College Exercise, Cambridge S, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Oxford B & Plain B.

1 Marjorie Watson

2 Ralph Chapman

3 Andrew C Sinfield

4 C Henry Harding

5 Cyril A Prindiville

6 C Edward Jeffries (C)

1st peal inside - 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Westoning, Bedfordshire

St Mary Magdalene

Thursday, 23 May 1946 in 2h 45 (11–1–18 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

One extent each of Wells, London, York, and Cambridge Surprise, Woodbine, Kent, and Oxford Treble Bob

1 Thomas P Harris

2 Edmund J Hobbs

3 Reginald J Houghton

4 Andrew C Sinfield

5 C Henry Harding

6 C Edward Jeffries

First peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 8 June 1946 in 3h 15 (24–1–16 in D)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by G H Cross

1 Richard Kendall

2 C Edward Jeffries

3 C Henry Harding

4 Andrew C Sinfield

5 Thomas P Harris

6 Harold P Burton

7 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

8 Lewis H Bywaters

First peal on eight bells - 2, 4, and 5.

First peal in the method - 3.

Bedfordshire Association

Linslade, Buckinghamshire

St Barnabas

Saturday, 8 June 1946 in 3h (9–0–21 in A)

5216 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Edwin A Belson

1 Victor W Conquest

2 Henry B Whitney

3 Frederick J Plummer

4 Edgar J Conquest

5 Frederick Vickers sen

6 Frederick Vickers jun

7 Leonard Head

8 Edwin A Belson (C)

First peal of Major 1, 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Tilsworth, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Monday, 5 August 1946 in 2h 55 (8–3–17 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Joan M Newman

2 Albert W Beard

3 Reginald J Scott

4 William A Twidell

5 Frederick Vickers

6 James G Newman (C)

First peal - 1.

First peal of Minor - 2.

Rung as a compliment to Mr F Vickers, a bellringer for 60 years.

Bedfordshire Association

Totternhoe, Bedfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 24 August 1946 in 2h 59 (9½ in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Frederick Vickers

2 Joan M Newman

3 Reginald J Scott

4 Leslie W Jarvis

5 William A Twidell

6 James G Newman (C)

First peal "inside" - 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Friday, 13 September 1946 in 2h 55 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each of Stamford, Rossendale, London, Wells, Durham, York, and Cambridge

1 Patricia Gilbert

2 Edmund J Hobbs

3 William Stapleton

4 Andrew C Sinfield

5 C Henry Harding

6 C Edward Jeffries (C)

First peal in seven surprise methods - 1 and 4.

Rung as a compliment to William Stapleton on being elected a Vice-President of the Bedfordshire Association.

Bedfordshire Association

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 November 1946 in 3h 11 (24–1–5 in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Leonard J Head

2 James G Newman

3 Hubert C Hillyard

4 Henry B Whitney

5 Victor W Conquest

6 Edgar J Conquest

7 Joseph E Arnold (C)

8 Frederick J Plummer

First peal of Grandsire Triples - 3, 5, and 6

Bedfordshire Association

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 23 November 1946 in 3h 16 (18–2–12 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C V Ebberson

1 Hugh E Harding

2 C Henry Harding

3 William Bottrill

4 Andrew C Sinfield

5 Horace H Smith

6 Bryan F Sims

7 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

8 Lewis H Bywaters

First peal on eight bells - 1.

First peal in the method - 4.

Rung at the induction of the new Vicar, and as a farewell to Canon Rust, hon. secretary and president of the Beds Association for 10 years and 17 years respectively.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 5 December 1946 in 2h 42 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each of Double Bob, Single Court, Double Court, Double Oxford, St.Clement's, Single Oxford, and Plain Bob

1 Bryan F Sims

2 C Henry Harding

3 C Edward Jeffries (C)

4 Edmund J Hobbs

5 Cyril A Prindiville

6 Andrew C Sinfield

75th peal - 2.

First peal in seven plain methods by all.

Rung as a birthday compliment to C W Sinfield, Churchwarden for 45 years.

Bedfordshire Association

Kempston, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Thursday, 12 December 1946 in 2h 52 (17–1–16 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Single Court, Double Oxford, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Single Oxford, and Plain Bob

1 Ronald H Dove

2 Edmund J Hobbs

3 C Henry Harding

4 Andrew C Sinfield

5 C Edward Jeffries (C)

6 Cyril Prindiville

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 December 1946 in 2h 42 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each of York Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, College Exercise TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob

1 C Henry Harding

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Edmund J Hobbs

4 C Edward Jeffries (C)

5 Lewis H Bywaters

6 Andrew C Sinfield

Rung as a welcome home from H M Forces to Ronald J Sharp.

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