St Andrew's Church
Thursday, 21 February 2019 in 39m (6–3–24)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
(being 10 different extents as used in the 1959 peal)
1 Janet M Risdale
2 Paul Sharp
3 Yvonne A Woodcock
4 Michael Christie
5 Christopher C P Woodcock (C)
6 Bob Hardwick
Specially arranged and rung by the local band to mark the 60th anniversary of the conductor’s grandfather Charles Thomas Rodgers ‘Tom’ (father of the ringer of the third) ringing his first peal, which was Grandsire Doubles rung on the heavy six at Brant Broughton on 21st February 1959 by a local Sunday service band.
The 1959 peal was the first peal to be rung on Brant Broughton bells by an all local Sunday service band (all of them being residents of the village) to mark the second anniversary of the rehanging and dedication of their bells. The band all started to learn to ring at Brant Broughton together in May 1956 prior to the rehanging after the bells had been silent for many years and they rang their first quarter peal together in February 1958 on the first anniversary of the rehanging and dedication of the bells.
The 1959 Peal details:
The 1958 Quarter Peal details:
(No. 416) (Rung also for the Lincoln Diocesan Guild)