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Trent Valley Association
Breadsall, Derbyshire
All Saints
Friday, 7 August 2026 in 2h 58 (13–3–21 in F♯)
5000 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by G H Campling (No 29)
1 R Philip Graves
2 Ruth Curtis
3 Jack E Page
4 Paul F Curtis
5 Ruth Jopp
6 George H Campling
7 Peter G C Ellis
8 Paul Jopp
9 Ian Roulstone (C)
10 Claire F Roulstone
4000th peal: 10
In memory of Elisabeth A G Bowden. Lis rang her first peal, here, on 2nd May 1953, and went on to become the first lady to ring 4000 peals.

This performance was rung In memoriam — Elisabeth A G Bowden

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Band, anticlockwise from front left.
Band, anticlockwise from front left. (Image: Ian Roulstone)
Lis, second from the right
Lis, second from the right (Image: Ian Roulstone)
50th anniversary of Lis's first peal.
50th anniversary of Lis's first peal. (Image: Ian Roulstone)

Last updated Friday, 7 August 2026 at 14:26:55. First submitted Friday, 7 August 2026 at 14:17:00 by Ian Roulstone.

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