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Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 2 January 1960 in 2h 24 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being seven extents in seven methods: St.Clement's Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Single Oxford Bob, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Cambridge S, and Plain Bob

1 Helen Nevin

2 Deborah Hopkins

3 Jennifer M Davies

4 John B Long

5 James R Taylor

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Rung as a silver wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs J Pattison, the conductor's parents.

Bedfordshire Association

Odell, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 5 January 1960 in 2h 44 (13–1–8 in F♯)

5040 Minor (12m)

(1) London S; (2) Bedford D; (3) Single Court B, Double Court B; (4) St Clement's B, Double Oxford B, Plain B, Double B; (5) Single Oxford B, Plain B, Double B; Kent TB, Oxford TB; (7) Cambridge S.

1 Arthur Gibbs

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 R Gordon Corby

4 James H Edwards

5 James R Taylor

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

1st peal in 12 methods by all the band and on the bells.

Bedfordshire Association

Clifton, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 30 January 1960 in 2h 48 (10–0–6 in A♭)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Jack S Dear

2 G William Critchley (C)

3 Jill Mayes

4 Claudia A Critchley

5 Patricia M Bourn

6 Colin A S Harwood

7 Edwin G Buck

8 J Richard Castledine

First peal in the method 'inside' - 3.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 February 1960 in 3h 20 (24–1–16 in D)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

In four methods, being 1,408 each of Cambridge and Superlative, 1,152 Bristol, and 1,120 London, with 117 changes of method

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Mary Roast

2 Avril Thackray

3 Joe E G Roast

4 Peter J Eves

5 Dennis A S Symonds

6 Howard W Egglestone

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 Stephen J Ivin

First peal of 4-Spliced Surprise Major - 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 26 March 1960 in 3h 13 (25 in D)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Patrick I Chapman

1 Sheila V Percival

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 Robert L Piron

4 James H Edwards

5 Keith Wakefield

6 John B Long

7 James R Taylor

8 Bryan Pattison (C)

First peal of Surprise Major 1, 5.

Bedfordshire Association

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 29 March 1960 in 2h 52 (9–3–5 in F♯)

5040 Minor (14m)

1 - Bedford D & Merton D, 2 - York S, 3 - London S, 4 - St Clements CB, Double Oxford B & Plain B, 5 - Single Oxford B, Single Court B & Double Court B, 6 - Kent TB & Oxford TB, 7 - Cambridge S.

1 Arthur Gibbs

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 James H Edwards

4 James R Taylor

5 John B Long

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 18 April 1960 in 3h 19 (28–3–6 in D)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Helen Nevin

2 Bryan Pattison (C)

3 Angela Grainger

4 Jennifer M Davies

5 Ronald J Sharp

6 Keith Wakefield

7 Frank E Darby

8 John B Long

9 James R Taylor

10 James H Edwards

Bedfordshire Association

Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 April 1960 in 2h 56 (13–1–24 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 Dennis Knox

2 Josie R Hutchings

3 Michael D Pearson

4 Ian Knox

5 William G Sear

6 John W Sinfield (C)

First peal: 3 and 4.

First in the method as conductor: 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Odell, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Friday, 6 May 1960 in 2h 58 (13–1–8 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents.

1 Phillippa Stratton

2 Kathleen A Rivett

3 Frank W Rivett

4 Peter A Wakeman

5 Robert L Piron (C)

6 Colin M Payne

1st peal - 1. 1st as C.

Bedfordshire Association

Clifton, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Friday, 6 May 1960 in 2h 51 (10–0–6 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Bryan F Sims

2 Geoffrey W Mayes

3 Sheila Percival

4 Jill Mayes

5 David Newis

6 John Hobson

7 Percy W Tompkins

8 John P Hulme (C)

First as conductor - 8.

Rung for the wedding of HRH Princess Margaret and Mr A Armstrong-Jones.

Bedfordshire Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 14 May 1960 in 3h 26 (25–0–24 in D)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by J W Parker

1 Marcia Marshallsay

2 David Hoare

3 Philip N Tubbs

4 Reginald W Rex

5 Gwilym Salmon

6 Frank L Harris (C)

7 John Gilbert

8 John Hartless

9 Michael J Best

10 Ronald N Marlow

Bedfordshire Association

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 14 May 1960 in 3h 6 (18–2–12 in D)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 June I Dear

2 Jill Mayes

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 Leonard B Scoot

5 J Richard Castledine

6 Edwin G Buck

7 Colin A S Harwood (C)

8 Jack S Dear

First peal in the method as conductor - 7.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 4 June 1960 in 3h 18 (24–1–16 in D)

5120 Woburn Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Ruth M Border

2 Alick Cutler

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 G William Critchley

5 Stephen J Ivin

6 J Richard Castledine

7 Peter Border

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 6 June 1960 in 3h 15 (28–3–6 in D)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Ivin

1 Jennifer M Davies

2 Ruth Border

3 James G Newman

4 Keith R Wakefield

5 Robert L Piron

6 John B Long

7 Stephen Ivin (C)

8 Peter Border

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 20 July 1960 in 2h 38 (10–2–14 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Avril Thackray

2 C Edward Jeffries (C)

3 Andrew C Sinfield

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 James R Taylor

6 Bryan Pattison

7 Alfred E Rushton

8 Stephen J Ivin

400th peal - 4

200th peal - 8.

The conductor has now called 50 peals on these bells.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 30 July 1960 in 3h 22 (24–1–16 in D)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Helen B Nevin

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 Angela Grainger

4 J Anthony Bennett

5 Keith Wakefield

6 John B Long

7 James R Taylor

8 Bryan Pattison (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 1 August 1960 in 3h 22 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Winchester Surprise Royal

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 June Sinfield

2 John W Sinfield

3 Celia F Whitfield

4 Jennifer M Davies

5 Christopher W Woolley

6 Dennis Knox

7 Robert L Piron

8 James R Taylor

9 J Richard Castledine

10 John R Mayne (C)

First peal of Winchester Surprise Royal by all the band, in the county and for the Association. 300th peal as C.

Bedfordshire Association

Flitton, Bedfordshire

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 2 August 1960 (6–0–5 in B)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob and Grandsire

1 M Anthea A Munday

2 Angela Grainger

3 B Grainger

4 T P Harris (C)

5 P J Lawton

6 Janet Wilkinson

Rung half muffled in memoriam Frederick Northwood some time churchwarden, bellringer and chorister at this church,

also Thomas Edward Willingham, a bellringer of long standing within the district

Requiescat in pace

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 13 August 1960 in 3h 14 (24–1–16 in D)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

In four methods, containing 1,312 Bristol and 1,280 each of London, Cambridge, and Superlative, with 112 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell

Composed by A J Pitman

1 James G Newman

2 Ruth M Border

3 Jennifer M Davies

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 James R Taylor

6 Patrick I Chapman

7 Alfred E Rushton

8 Peter Border (C)

50th peal - 5.

Rung with the best wishes of the band for the future happiness of Stephen Ivin and Avril Thackray, married earlier in the day at the Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest.

Bedfordshire Association

Flitton, Bedfordshire

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 16 August 1960 (6–0–5 in B)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire and Plain Bob

1 M Anthea A Munday

2 B Grainger

3 Janet Wilkinson

4 P J Lawton

5 T P Harris (C)

6 Julie Bell

Rung half muffled in memoriam the Rev Frank Mortimer Eagles, MA, Vicar of Pulloxhill with Flitton 1954 - 1960

Requiescat in pace

Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 22 September 1960 in 2h 24 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Double Court Bob, St.Clement's Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Cambridge S, and Plain Bob

1 Marion J Clarke

2 Helen B Nevin

3 Deborah Hopkins

4 Jennifer M Davies

5 James R Taylor

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Rung on the 74th birthday of Mrs Wooding, mother of the local captain.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 September 1960 in 3h 12 (24–1–16 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's Transposition of Thurstan's Four-Part

1 Joan M Wilcockson

2 Henry B Whitney

3 Valerie Willard

4 Robert L Piron

5 Alfred E Rushton

6 John R Mayne (C)

7 W Norman Genna

8 Bruce Grainger

First peal of Stedman Triples - 4 and 8.

Rung for the ordination of P Palmer (priest) and B J Gardiner (deacon), both of Leighton Buzzard, which took place at St.Albans on September 25th.

Also to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the dedication of this church.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

At 51 Winchester Road

Friday, 30 September 1960 in 1h 48

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1–2 Jennifer M Davies

3–4 James R Taylor

5–6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 15 October 1960 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob and Grandsire

1 D R Brazier

2 B A Martin

3 Ann Culpin

4 P J Lawton

5 T P Harris (C)

6 G F Olney

Rung as a compliment to Susan and John Olney

on the birth of their son and heir.

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 26 November 1960 in 3h 3 (19–0–20 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Anthony H Smith

2 Henry C Foster

3 Harold W Peacock

4 R Frank Baker

5 Alan S Smith

6 Murray A Coleman

7 John H Bluff

8 Bryan F Sims (C)

1st peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Southill, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 26 November 1960 in 2h 44 (11–3–3 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 Philip G Rogers

2 Sheila V Percival

3 Raymond J Fuller

4 Martin Major

5 Geoffrey W Mayes

6 Percy W Tompkins (C)

First peal -1.

First 'inside' - 3

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 5 December 1960 in 3h 18 (28–3–6 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's Variation

1 Avril Ivin

2 Jean M Addicott

3 Kathleen A Rivett

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Arthur Gibbs

6 Ralph Mitchell

7 C Edward Jeffries (C)

8 Stephen J Ivin

First peal on eight bells - 3, 4, and 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Flitton, Bedfordshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 26 December 1960 in 2h 12 (6–0–5 in B)

5040 Minor (9m)

Being seven extents in nine methods, viz.: (1) London S, (2) Cambridge S, (3) Kent and Oxford TB), (4) Double Court Bob, (5) Single Oxford Bob, (6) St.Clement's Bob, (7) Double Oxford Bob and Plain Bob

1 Helen B Nevin

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 Peter J Shipton

4 James R Taylor

5 Alfred E Rushton

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 27 December 1960 in 3h 14 (25–0–24 in D)

5040 Luton Surprise Royal

Composed by Arranged by John R Mayne

1 Kenneth R Dunstan

2 Claudia A Critchley

3 Celia F Whitfield

4 Joan Beresford

5 G William Critchley

6 Dennis Knox

7 Alfred E Rushton

8 Peter Beresford

9 J Richard Castledine

10 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method

Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 29 December 1960 in 2h 19 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (11m)

Being seven extents in 11 methods, viz.; (1) St.Clement's Bob and Double Oxford Bob, (2) Double Court Bob, (3) Single Oxford Bob, (4) Plain Bob, Double Bob, and Reverse Bob, (5) Kent TB and Oxford TB, (6) Cambridge S, and (7) Single Court Bob

1 Rodney French

2 Jennifer M Davies

3 Deborah Hopkins

4 Frank W Rivett

5 James R Taylor

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

First peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

In St. Paul's Belfry

Friday, 30 December 1960 in 1h 41

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1–2 Jennifer M Davies

3–4 James R Taylor

5–6 Bryan Pattison (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Henlow, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 31 December 1960 in 2h 51 (14½ in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of London, Wells, Beverley, Surfleet, York, Durham, and Cambridge

1 Raymond J Fuller

2 Deborah Hopkins

3 Jennifer M Davies

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Lewis H Bywaters

6 Bryan Pattison (C)

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