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Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Saturday, 8 February 1969 in 2h 45 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being an extent each of London S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clement's CB, Oxford B and Plain B.

1 Charlotte M Harris

2 Anthony H Smith (C)

3 Frank W Rivett

4 Robert L Piron

5 Martyn J Marriott

6 C Michael Orme

Ringing World page reference: 3021.0207

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 11 February 1969 in 2h 46 (10–2–14 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Avril Ivin

2 C Edward Jeffries (C)

3 Bryan F Sims

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Keith H Fleming

6 Robert L Piron

7 Alfred E Rushton

8 Stephen J Ivin

50th peal on the bells as conductor - 2.

Rung half-muffled in memoriam Andrew C Sinfield whose funeral took place at Maulden this day.

Ringing World page reference: 3021.0207

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Thursday, 13 February 1969 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Oxford Bob Minor

1 Susan Catlin

2 D R Brazier

3 P A Keene

4 M F Mitchell

5 A Wheeler

6 T P Harris (C)

5 First "inside"

4 first Minor "inside"

Rung with the bells half-muffled in memoriam the late Andrew C Sinfield

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 16 March 1969 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 N Brazier

2 T R Harris (C)

3 D A Eddy

4 A Wheeler

5 T P Harris

6 D T Andrews

For Mothering Sunday Service

Bedfordshire Association

Southill, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 March 1969 in 2h 52 (11–3–3 in F♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being three extents each of Oxford Bob and Plain Bob and one of Oxford Bob and Plain Bob

1 Michael J Down

2 Alison J Mager

3 Christopher R Hardy

4 Anthony H Smith (C)

5 Alan S Smith

6 Martin Major

First peal: 1 and 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 March 1969 in 2h 45 (10–2–14 in G)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

In eight methods, comprising 736 of Superlative, 704 each of London and Rutland, 608 each of Cambridge, Lincolnshire, and Pudsey, 576 of Bristol, and 544 of Yorkshire, with 120 changes of method

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Claudia A Critchley

2 Susan E Smith

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 G William Critchley

6 David Redfearn

7 Roger Baldwin

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise: 2.

First of eight-Spliced Surprise: 6.

Rung in memory of Albert T Fleet.

Bedfordshire Association

Stotfold, Bedfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 April 1969 in 2h 40 (11–0–2 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout

1 Keith R Webb

2 Anthony H Smith

3 Trevor W Groom

4 Martin Major

5 Roy V Webb

6 Philip Mehew (C)

First peal: 1 and 3, rung at the first attempt in their "home" tower.

Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Saturday, 26 April 1969 in 2h 43 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Anthony H Smith (C)

2 Hazel A Mackenzie

3 Alan J Collings

4 Alan D Norman

5 Robert L Piron

6 C Michael Orme

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 5 May 1969 in 3h 19 (28–3–6 in D)

5093 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Stephen Ivin (C)

2 Linda Ellison

3 Kathleen A Marriott

4 James H Edwards

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Malcolm C C Melville

7 Robert L Piron

8 Keith H Fleming

9 C Michael Orme

10 Clive Longden

Rung to mark the wedding of Margaret King, daughter of Canon J H King, Vicar of St Paul's, and John Robert Taylor.

Bedfordshire Association

Cople, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Monday, 12 May 1969 in 2h 38 (8–0–22 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Brian O Stapleton

2 Michael Mander

3 Judith Edwards

4 Christine Edwards

5 Alan S Smith

6 Alan D Norman (C)

1st attempt - 1, 2 & 3. 1st peal - 4. 1st as C. Rung as a compliment to the Vicar, the Rev. T Hayes, on his departure from the village.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 26 May 1969 in 3h 12 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Frank E Darby

1 Keith H Fleming

2 Linda Ellison

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Kathleen A Marriott

5 Rodney H French

6 Martyn J Marriott

7 Robert L Piron

8 Frank W Rivett

9 James R Taylor

10 Stephen Ivin (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 8 June 1969 in 3h 16 (24–1–5 in D)

5120 London Surprise Royal

Composed by R W Pipe

1 William A Theobald

2 G William Critchley

3 Claudia A Critchley

4 Alan J Frost

5 David E Rothera

6 George E Thoday

7 Christopher H Rogers

8 Wilfred Williams (C)

9 Andrew J Corby

10 John H Fielden

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 9 June 1969 in 3h 14 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Martin Major

2 Charlotte M Harris

3 Malcolm C C Melville

4 Stephen Ivin (C)

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Clive W Longden

7 Robert L Piron

8 Frank W Rivett

9 Keith H Fleming

10 C Michael Orme

Bedfordshire Association

Tilsworth, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Thursday, 12 June 1969 in 2h 31 (8–3–17 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being extents of Norwich S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Single Oxford B, Double Oxford B & Plain B.

1 Peter Aslett

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Christopher R Hardy

5 Martin Major

6 John W Sinfield (C)

1st peal of Minor - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Totternhoe, Bedfordshire

St Giles

Wednesday, 18 June 1969 in 2h 53 (9½ in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by E Bennett

1 Christopher W Woolley

2 John R Mayne

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 John R Southey

5 Robert L Piron

6 Dennis Knox

7 Roger Baldwin (C)

8 John W Sinfield

Rung as a wedding compliment to Jeffrey L Claughton and Sandra Goodship.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 1 July 1969 (10–2–14 in G)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Jeremy Piron

2 Kathleen Marriott

3 Charlotte Harris

4 C E Jeffries

5 R P Wood

6 R L Piron

7 D Norman

8 M J Marriott (C)

First Major for 1 (age 10) 5 and 7

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 19 July 1969 in 2h 41 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Rev C D P Davies

1 Jeremy Piron

2 Martin Major

3 Audrey R Alexander

4 C Michael Orme

5 Martyn J Marriott

6 Robert L Piron

7 Stephen J Ivin (C)

8 Keith H Fleming

First peal: 1 (aged 10).

50th on these bells: 7.

Rung to mark the birth of Michael Winterson, whose father, Brian Winterson, is organist at this church.

Bedfordshire Association

Elstow, Bedfordshire

St Mary and St Helena

Monday, 21 July 1969 in 2h 30 (8–2–0 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

one extent each of Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clement's CB, Single Oxford B & two of Plain B.

1 Michael J Down

2 Martin Major

3 Roy V Webb

4 Alan S Smith

5 Alan D Norman

6 Lewis H Bywaters (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to Alan S Smith.

Bedfordshire Association

Southill, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 26 July 1969 in 2h 49 (11–3–3 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

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

1 Michael J Down

2 Kathleen A Marriott

3 Martin Major

4 Jack S Dear

5 Alan D Norman

6 Martyn J Marriott (C)

First peal in seven methods: 5.

Bedfordshire Association

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 31 July 1969 in 2h 48 (9–0–22 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents.

1 Michael J Down (Committee member)

2 Ronald J Sharp (Committee member)

3 Stanley H Ashton (Chairman) (C)

4 Colin D Mann (Ringing Master)

5 Christopher R Hardy (Ringing Master)

6 Anthony H Smith (Committee member)

1st peal as C. Rung by officers of the Biggleswade District as a wedding compliment to Keith Fleming (District Secretary) and Linda Elison (Committee member), who were married on August 2nd, 1969 at St Mary's Maulden.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 August 1969 in 2h 42 (10–2–14 in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Stephen J Ivin (C)

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Charlotte M Harris

4 Anthony H Smith

5 Alfred E Rushton

6 Robert L Piron

7 Philip Mehew

8 C Michael Orme

Rung with the good wishes of their friends to Linda Ellison and Keith Fleming prior to their wedding this day.

Bedfordshire Association

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 16 August 1969 in 2h 40 (9–0–22 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

One extent of Kent TB, two of Single Oxford B and four of Plain B.

1 Michael J Mander

2 Susan L King

3 Karen E Baker

4 David G Carr

5 Anthony H Smith (C)

6 Alan D Norman

1st peal - 2 & 3.

Bedfordshire Association

Clifton, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Monday, 18 August 1969 in 2h 49 (10–0–6 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Nolan Golden

1 Geoffrey W Mayes

2 David A O Hope

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Philip R Jewell

5 Alan S Smith

6 Roy V Webb

7 Martin Major (C)

8 Philip Mehew

First peal: 2 and 4.

Rung as a farewell to the Rector, the Rev E Hall, who is leaving for Osmotherley, Yorkshire.

Bedfordshire Association

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire

St Botolph

Saturday, 30 August 1969 in 2h 40 (10–0–11 in G♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Beverley, Surfleet, London, York, Norwich, Ipswich & Cambridge.

1 Avril Ivin

2 Martin Major

3 Charlotte M Harris

4 Anthony H Smith

5 C Michael Orme

6 Stephen Ivin (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Elstow, Bedfordshire

St Mary and St Helena

Wednesday, 3 September 1969 in 2h 43 (8–2–0 in G)

5040 Plain Minor (2m)

Being three extents each of Plain B & Single Oxford B, and one of Plain B & Single Oxford B.

1 Simon T Perry

2 Michael Down

3 Philip R Jewell

4 Robert P Wood

5 Martin Major

6 Alan D Norman (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 15 September 1969 in 3h 13 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 York Surprise Royal

Composed by Frank E Darby

1 Jill K Orme

2 Avril Ivin

3 Audrey R Alexander

4 Kathleen A Marriott

5 Martin Major

6 Anthony H Smith

7 Robert L Piron

8 C Michael Orme

9 Keith H Fleming

10 Stephen Ivin (C)

1st peal in M by all the band and for the Association.

Bedfordshire Association

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Sunday, 5 October 1969 in 2h 35 (9–0–22 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents (CC no's 21, 23, 10, 8, 12, 2, 1), 5-6 the right way.

1 Trevor W Groom

2 David A Hope

3 Martin Major

4 Philip R Jewell

5 Roy V Webb

6 Philip Mehew (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3067.0095

Bedfordshire Association

Eaton Socon, Huntingdonshire

St Mary

Saturday, 18 October 1969 in 2h 52 (13–1–11 in F)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Stephen J Ivin (C)

2 Linda Fleming

3 Charlotte M Harris

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Martin Major

7 David Redfearn

8 Keith H Fleming

First peal in the method: 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 28 October 1969 in 2h 50 (10–2–14 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Michael J Down

2 David A O Hope

3 Alison J Mager

4 Kathleen A Marriott

5 Christopher R Hardy

6 Martyn J Marriott

7 Martin Major (C)

8 Philip Mehew

First peal of Major: 1 and 3.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 November 1969 in 3h 17 (24–1–16 in D)

5024 Dorset Surprise Major

Composed by Ernest W Tipler

1 David Redfearn

2 Katherine S Hardy

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Robert E Hardy

5 Martyn L J Jordan

6 Roger Baldwin

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 George W Pipe

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

Bedfordshire Association

Knebworth, Hertfordshire

St Mary and St Thomas a Becket

Saturday, 15 November 1969 in 2h 45 (12¾ in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Kathleen A Marriott

2 Charlotte M Harris

3 Malcolm C C Melville

4 Shelagh R Melville

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Martin Major

7 Martyn J Marriott

8 C Michael Orme (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Sunday, 16 November 1969 in 3h 14 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Charlotte M Harris

2 Linda Fleming

3 Graham C Paul

4 Alan A Paul

5 Frank W Rivett

6 Martyn J Marriott

7 Robert L Piron

8 Stephen Ivin (C)

9 Keith H Fleming

10 C Michael Orme

1st in M - 5 & 6. For the 21st birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales.

Bedfordshire Association

Norton, Hertfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 29 November 1969 in 2h 35 (9–0–2 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Philip Mehew (C)

2 Keith R Webb

3 Sally K Diamond

4 Martin Major

5 David A O Hope

6 Trevor W Groom

7 Roy V Webb

8 David R Saunderson

First of Major - 2, 3, and 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3067.0095

Bedfordshire Association

Ampthill, Bedfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 29 November 1969 (13–3–6 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 M Mitchell

2 S H Ashton

3 P A Keene

4 J W Yates

5 P C Wright (C)

6 R R Churchill

2 - 100th Quarter

4 - first Minor "inside"

For Patronal Festival

Bedfordshire Association

Willington, Bedfordshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 6 December 1969 in 2h 25 (9–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Woodbine TB, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clement's CB & Plain B, Oxford B & Plain B, Plain B.

1 Simon Perry

2 Alan D Norman

3 Robert L Piron

4 Martin Major

5 C Michael Orme

6 Martyn J Marriott (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3063.0010

Bedfordshire Association

Caddington, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 6 December 1969 in 2h 37 (8–0–0 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each Carlisle, Wells, London, York, Beverley, Norwich & Cambridge.

1 Brenda P Redfearn

2 Ronald J Sharp

3 Alfred E Rushton

4 Robert Sheriff

5 David Redfearn

6 John R Mayne (C)

1st 7 Surprise - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3063.0010

Bedfordshire Association

Stotfold, Bedfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 December 1969 in 2h 41 (11–0–2 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2,160's and one 720 (CC Nos.57, 54, 56, et var, and 31)

1 Keith R Webb

2 Trevor W Groom

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 David R Saunderson

5 Roy V Webb

6 Philip Mehew (C)

First peal of Treble Bob: 1.

First peal of Cambridge Surprise: 2.

With the exception of Mr Sharp, all the band are Sunday Service ringers at this Church.

Specially arranged and rung in conjunction with the village presentation to Miss Jane Rosser, to mark her retirement this month after 28 years service to the village as headmistress of Stotfold Girls and Infants School.

Ringing World page reference: 3067.0095

Bedfordshire Association

Sandy, Bedfordshire

St Swithun

Saturday, 20 December 1969 in 2h 41 (12–0–8 in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

Single Court B, Double Oxford B, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Cambridge S, Single Oxford B, Plain B.

1 David J Goss

2 David A Hope

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Robert L Piron

5 Martin Major (C)

6 Stephen J Ivin

1st peal - 1. 1st in 7 M - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3064.0034

Bedfordshire Association

Silsoe, Bedfordshire

St James the Great

Wednesday, 24 December 1969 (6–1–9 in B)

1260 Oxford Bob Minor

1 N Brazier

2 Susan Catlin

3 T P Harris (C)

4 C Catlin

5 D A Eddy

6 T R Harris

For midnight Communion

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 24 December 1969 in 2h 40 (10–2–14 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1,600 Rutland, 1,280 London, 640 Bristol, 320 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, with 129 changes of method

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Anthony H Smith

2 Kathleen A Marriott

3 Avril Ivin

4 Keith H Fleming

5 Ronald J Sharp

6 Robert L Piron

7 Martyn J Marriott

8 Stephen J Ivin (C)

First peal of 8 Spliced Surprise Major: 2, 4, 6, and 7.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0054

Bedfordshire Association

Totternhoe, Bedfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 27 December 1969 in 2h 47 (9½ in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Ann Stephenson

2 Alfred E Rushton

3 Reginald Rowley

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Peter R G Aslett

6 Robert L Piron

7 John W Sinfield (C)

8 Brian Maunders

First peal: 1 and 8.

First inside: 5.

A Golden Wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs W F Gladman.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0054

Bedfordshire Association

Maulden, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 31 December 1969 in 2h 44 (10–2–14 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Being eight methods: 1,600 London, 1,280 Rutland, 640 Bristol, 320 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, with 110 changes of method

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 C Michael Orme

2 Linda Fleming

3 Kathleen A Marriott

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Robert L Piron

7 Keith H Fleming

8 Stephen J Ivin (C)

First peal of 8 Spliced Surprise: 2.

650th peal: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0054

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