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Half-muffled as a token of last respect to the Rev. Niklaus Wehren, Vicar of Stagsden since 1973, who died in hospital on 30th December 1983. Rung on the day of the funeral.

First in the method - 2 and 5.

1st Minor on the bells.

First peal: 1.

First Minor and of Surprise: 2.

Birthday compliment to Graham Proctor.

By the local band.

200th peal: 5.

First Yorkshire Royal inside: 9.

First Yorkshire Royal: 3, 4, 8 and on the bells.

First peal on ten as conductor: 6.

1st peal attempt: 1.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the first peal on the bells (13th February 1909).

1st attempt - 1. Most methods - 3, 4, 6 & as C.

1st of Doubles on the bells. A celebratory peal for Brian Harris, a member of the St Paul's Company and devotee of the "beft and moft ingenious Peal that ever was compofed to be rang" (Tintinnalogia, 1668), and Karen Wood, to be married at Irchester on February 29th.

1st peal - 1. Engagement compliment to Rosalind J Yates.

200th for the Association: 8.

125th together: 3 and 8.

Wedding compliment to Brian and Karen Harris. 1st peal in the method.

400th peal - 3. 1st in the method by all and for the Association.

First of Cambridge S Major: 4.

Wedding compliment to Jane Merron and Russell Matthews.

Half-muffled in memoriam Charles Walker,

a long-serving church member

1st Spliced as C. Most M for all except 4.

The longest peal of Spliced Surprise Royal yet rung, and the longest peal in Bedfordshire.

RW 1984.0387

Umpires: David Philipson, Anthony H Smith, C Edward Jeffries.

1st peal - 1. 1st Bob Major on the bells. Birthday compliment to the conductor.

Sponsored peal in aid of chapter house appeal.

Sourced from Flitwick Ringing Records.

1st Major in method - 3. 80th birthday compliment ot the mother of the conductor.

First London inside: 3.

Half-muffled for Holy Week.

First peal attempt: 3.

For the 100th anniversary of the first peal by the Bedfordshire Association.

A compliment to Tom and Gay Harris on the birth of their Daughter, Rosalind Gay

For Easter.

First Spliced: 2.

First Spliced as Conductor.

150th peal of Major: 5.

1st on 12 as C. 100th peal - 8. With the best wishes of the band to Wendy Thoms, leaving Bedford to live at Ripon.

First on 6 - 1.

17th birthday complement to the treble ringer.

1st in M - 5. 1st peal of London and 1st blows in London Royal - 8. 150th peal of Royal on the bells. In thanksgiving for the life and work of Charles W Denyer - RIP.

Compliment to Rev. J A Tibbs (Vicar) for the 25th anniversary of his ordination.

First Yorkshire: 3.

First Surprise inside: 6.

200th peal: 7.

Birthday compliment to Lillian Regan.

1st Stedman 2, 3, 4 and as C. 1st Stedman Doubles and 'completes the family' - 1. Specially arranged and rung 30 years and 30 days after the only other peal on the bells, in which the tenor ringer took part.

Wedding compliment to Stephen Darwood and Nicola Odell, ringers at Kempston, married this day at Flitwick.

1st Yorkshire - 2. Rung for Wendy Thoms and Harry Winter, to be married at Ripon Cathedral on 30th June.

In memory of Mr C P Deebank (grandfather of Lynda Lazzerini) who died earlier in the day.

With the best wishes of the band to Stuart Cox and Linda Garton on the occasion of their marriage at Barton Seagrave. 1st peal on the bells since 19th June 1958.

1st attempt - 1. 1st peal - 3. For the marriage of Heather Flint (a local ringer) to Paul Buckmaster, with the compliments of the band.

1650th peal: 4.

33rd anniversary of first peal: 7.

For the Patronal Festival.

First peal of London S Major - 4.

1st in M - 3. 1st Surprise as C. 100th for the Association - 8. For Bedfordshire Peal Week.

For Bedfordshire peal week.

For Bedfordshire peal week.

100th for the Association - 1.

Rung after meeting too disillusioned to make a decent job of seven Surprise!

1st of 7 Surprise inside - 4.

For Bedfordshire Peal Week.

For Bedfordshire Peal Week.

Circled the tower to peals - 1. Birthday compliment to Mary Cheesewright.

For the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary; also Golden Wedding compliment to Stan and Vi Smith, married on 8 September 1934.

First attempt - 1.

First in the method for all the band.

1st peal on the bells since 29th March 1955.

Compliment to Rev. L F S Albon, to be ordained priest on Sunday 30th September 1984.

First of Stedman - 6.

With the band's best wishes for a speedy recovery to Lynda Lazzerini who was to have taken part in this peal.

First peal of London No.3 S Royal - 2, 3, and 9.

1st peal 1 & 4.

First on ten: 1, 7.

For All Saints'-tide.

Most methods - 1, 4, 5 and as C. Compliment to Lionel Albon, recently ordained priest, rung by colleagues, parishioners and a member of the family.

A welcome to the Rev. Derek Draper on his induction as Vicar of Stagsden with Bromham and Oakley.

First Surprise: 4.

Rung to welcome Canon Peter Pavey BD as Rector of this parish.

First peal: 1 and 5.

First Major: 4.

700th peal - 7.

With the best wishes of the band to Lynda Lazzerini and David Phillipson, for a speedy recovery from their respective illnesses Also in memory of Hayden Jones (Joe Grundy of The Archers ")

First of 7-Surprise Minor: 2.

1st on ten - 6. 1st S Royal as C.

For Advent Sunday Carol Service.

For the 25th anniversary of the first peal for 3 & 5, at Elstow on 16th December 1959.

First peal of Surprise inside - 3.

First on handbells: 5-6.

First on handbells as Conductor: 3-4.

13th birthday compliment to Simon Tibbs of Elstow.

100th peal together - 2 and 3.

For Christmas.

1st on 6 - 2. Most Surprise methods inside - 4.

First peal - 1.

1,000th peal - 2.

First on 8: 3.

For Evensong.

500th peal - 1.

400th peal - 5.