These are the known members of the Guild whose service was marked by their election as a Life Honorary Member.
The title was first written into the rules in 1974 to be an award for outstanding services to the Guild and was by election at the AGM on the proposition of either the Guild Management Committee or of a Branch. From 1951 the Annual Report prints a list of LHMs but rarely are the elections mentioned in the report. It appears that it was awarded upon payment from important people in the diocese and to retiring officers, including non-ringing clerics. Please advise the webmaster of further information.
Note: The names shown in italics are Honary Life Members known to be deceased.
The 65 Life Honorary Members:
| Name | Year of Election |
|---|---|
| Ian Willgress | 2024 |
| Graham Paul | 2023 |
| Bridget Paul | 2023 |
| Susan Jones | 2020 |
| Richard Yates | 2020 |
| Len Hallifax | 2019 |
| Alan Marks | 2019 |
| David Teall | 2017 |
| Patricia Teall | 2017 |
| David Westerman | 2017 |
| Janet Bowers | 2015 |
| Brenda Dixon | 2015 |
| Hilda Collins | 2014 |
| Dorothy Stopps | 2012 |
| Derek Thornton | 2012 |
| Maureen Basford | 2011 |
| Geoffrey Pullin | 2011 |
| Denis G Pearson | 2008 |
| Cecil Swann | 2006 |
| Anthony Evans | 2006 |
| Hilary Aslett | 2006 |
| Ray Henman | 2006 |
| Dorothy Westerman | 2005 |
| Mary R Coleman | 2004 |
| Gerald Kingston | 2004 |
| Peter D Wenham | 2004 |
| Edward C Garrett | 2004 |
| Rex Line | 2001 |
| James Hedgcock | 1998 |
| Derek Jones | 1992 |
| Christopher Groome | 1991 |
| Frederick W Hutt | 1991 |
| Fred Chambers | 1991 |
| Victor Perry | 1991 |
| Murray A Coleman | 1990 |
| C William Brown | 1988 |
| John Weaver | 1986 |
| Stanley M Ruddlesden | 1983 |
| Rev Roger W Smith | 1983 |
| Revd Canon Michael Wilson | 1982 |
| William A Yates | 1982 |
| James R Mossop | 1980 |
| Revd Canon Ernest G Orland | 1980 |
| J Malcolm Tyler | 1980 |
| Eric E Billings | 1977 |
| William J Whitmore | 1974 |
| Revd C J W Faulkner | 1972 |
| John H Bluff | 1971 |
| Canon G F Turner | 1966 |
| Patrick I Chapman | 1966 |
| H J Vaughan | 1963 |
| Ven Cecil J Grimes | 1959 |
| Burley P Morris | 1959 |
| Canon T W Long | 1955 |
| Ernest E Whitmore | 1955 |
| A N Wood | |
| Robert G Black | |
| C Adams | |
| Rev T Merriman | |
| C E Ivens | |
| Lt Col H G Sotherby | |
| W Loveday | |
| Canon R H Robinson | |
| Revd Canon J L Cartwright | |
| Rear-Adml Sir Wellwood Maxwell |
