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Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 16 January 1967 in 3h 2 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Washbrook's six singles

1 Arthur Gibbs

2 Linda Ellison

3 Alfred E Rushton

4 Anthony H Smith

5 Rodney H French

6 Robert L Piron

7 Stephen Ivin (C)

8 Keith H Fleming

1st peal of Stedman - 2. 1st peal on the bells since rehanging by J Taylor & Co.

Bedfordshire Association

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 21 January 1967 in 2h 45 (9–3–5 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Two 2160's and one 720.

1 Jack S Dear

2 George E Thoday

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 Keith J Walpole

5 George E Bonham

6 Philip Mehew (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 21 January 1967 in 3h 7 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's Twelve-part

1 Christine A Smith (Totternhoe)

2 Dennis Knox

3 Ian Knox

4 David Redfearn

5 Jeffrey L Claughton

6 Rodney H French

7 John W Sinfield (C)

8 Ivor N Pett

First peal in the method: 4.

Bedfordshire Association

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 28 January 1967 in 2h 52 (18–2–12 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Washbrook's six singles

1 Diana M Frost

2 Linda Ellison

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 Anthony H Smith

5 Keith H Fleming

6 Alan J Frost

7 Stephen J Ivin (C)

8 Robert L Piron

First peal of Stedman Triples: 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 13 February 1967 in 3h 7 (28–3–6 in D)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 Stephen Ivin (C)

2 Arthur Gibbs

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Alan A Paul

6 Robert L Piron

7 Keith H Fleming

8 Rodney H French

9 Alfred E Rushton

10 Jack S Dear

Rung in memoriam Donald Thompson.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Peter de Merton

Saturday, 18 February 1967 in 2h 47 (12–3–14 in A♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1280 London & Rutland, 1120 Bristol and 480 each of Cambridge, Superlative & Yorkshire. 129 com.

Composed by S Ivin

1 James H Edwards

2 Kathleen A Rivett

3 Avril Ivin

4 Martyn J Marriott

5 Frank W Rivett

6 Robert L Piron

7 Rodney H French

8 Stephen Ivin (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 22 April 1967 in 2h 58 (13–1–18 in F)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Kathleen A Rivett

2 Anthony H Smith (C)

3 Audrey R Alexander

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Robert L Piron

6 Keith H Fleming

7 Rodney H French

8 Jack S Dear

50th peal - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Tuesday, 6 June 1967 in 2h 29 (6–1–9 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents with 4 different callings.

1 Alan D Morgan

2 Susan Y Fowkes

3 Robert L Piron

4 S Robert Huckle

5 Robert F Law

6 Martyn J Marriott (C)

1st peal attempt - 1. 1st peal - 2 & 4.

Bedfordshire Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 1 July 1967 in 3h 19 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

In 23 methods, comprising 224 each of Ashstead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method. All the bells do all the work in each method.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 David A Carpenter

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 James R Taylor

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Dennis Knox

7 Brian Bladon

8 John R Mayne (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 8 July 1967 in 3h 2 (22–3–18 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Washbrook's six singles

1 Alfred E Rushton

2 James H Edwards

3 Robert L Piron

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Keith H Fleming

6 Rodney H French

7 Stephen Ivin (C)

8 James R Taylor

Rung as a compliment to Martyn Marriott and Kathleen Rivett, whose marriage took place earlier this day in this church.

Bedfordshire Association

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 October 1967 in 3h 8 (24–1–5 in D)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by B Jealous

1 M Ann Houghton

2 Alan J Frost

3 Robert L Piron

4 Henry B Whitney

5 Peter G Williams

6 Robert E J Dennis (C)

7 Rodney H French

8 Edgar J Conquest

9 L Roy Woodruff

10 Walter Lee

First peal on ten bells: 1 and 5.

Rung in honour of the election of Sir Gilbert Inglefield of this town as Lord Mayor of the City of London.

Bedfordshire Association

Finedon, Northamptonshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 November 1967 in 3h 5 (21–2–23 in D)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Arthur Gibbs

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Anthony H Smith (C)

4 Robert L Piron

5 Geoffrey E Watson

6 Rodney H French

7 C Michael Orme

8 Stephen J Ivin

Bedfordshire Association

Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire

St Swithun

Saturday, 11 November 1967 in 2h 48 (12–1–24 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

In eight methods: (1) London & Wells, (2) York. (3) Durham. (4) Beverley, (5) Surfleet, (6) Norwich, (7) Cambridge.

1 James G Newman

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Robert L Piron

4 Martyn J Marriott

5 Rodney H French

6 John W Sinfield (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Monday, 20 November 1967 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Oxford Bob Minor

1 Christopher Catlin

2 Julie E Horne

3 Thomas R Harris

4 Philip A Keene

5 Derek A Eddy

6 Thomas P Harris (C)

Rung as a welcome to the Rev Bernard Nixon and his family.

First Quarter in the method - 1, 2, 4, 5.

First in the method for the Guild and also the first quarter of Minor by an all resident band.

Bedfordshire Association

Ringstead, Northamptonshire

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 2 December 1967 in 2h 40 (12–1–3 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2,160's and an extent

1 Martyn J Marriott

2 Arthur Gibbs

3 Charlotte M Harris

4 Anthony H Smith (C)

5 Rodney H French

6 Bryan S Cope

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Friday, 15 December 1967 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 D A Eddy

2 P J Lawton

3 C Catlin

4 P A Keene

5 T P Harris

6 T R Harris (C)

3 - First "inside"

Bedfordshire Association

Caxton, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 26 December 1967 in 2h 30 (7–2–11 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 Peter S Abbott (17)

2 David G Carr (19)

3 Ian P Sawford (16)

4 Peter Clarke (18)

5 Chris R Hardy (15) (C)

6 Chris D Corby (17)

First peal 'inside': 3.

First peal at first attempt: 4.

First peal 5.

Bedfordshire Association

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 29 December 1967 in 2h 40 (11–3–0 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 E Mary Farr

2 M Ann Houghton

3 Henry B Whitney

4 Alan J Frost (C)

5 Edward W Houghton

6 Kenneth E Jackson

First peal, first attempt: 1.

First of Cambridge Surprise Minor for all the band except the Conductor.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 31 December 1967 (10–2–14 in G)

1360 Grandsire Triples

1 Linda Ellison

2 Kathleen Marriott

3 Sylvia Jones

4 R J Sharp

5 R H French

6 K H Fleming

7 M J Marriott (C)

8 C D Mann

Rung half muffled in memoriam Edwin G Buck, of Baldock Herts and for the passing of the old year.

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