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 64 Life Honorary Members:
| Name | Year of Election |
|---|---|
| Graham Paul | 2023 |
| Bridget Paul | 2023 |
| Susan Jones | 2020 |
| Richard Yates | 2020 |
| Alan Marks | 2019 |
| Len Hallifax | 2019 |
| David Westerman | 2017 |
| Patricia Teall | 2017 |
| David Teall | 2017 |
| Janet Bowers | 2015 |
| Brenda Dixon | 2015 |
| Hilda Collins | 2014 |
| Derek Thornton | 2012 |
| Dorothy Stopps | 2012 |
| Maureen Basford | 2011 |
| Geoffrey Pullin | 2011 |
| Denis G Pearson | 2008 |
| Ray Henman | 2006 |
| Anthony Evans | 2006 |
| Cecil Swann | 2006 |
| Hilary Aslett | 2006 |
| Dorothy Westerman | 2005 |
| Mary R Coleman | 2004 |
| Edward C Garrett | 2004 |
| Peter D Wenham | 2004 |
| Gerald Kingston | 2004 |
| Rex Line | 2001 |
| James Hedgcock | 1998 |
| Derek Jones | 1992 |
| Frederick W Hutt | 1991 |
| Fred Chambers | 1991 |
| Victor Perry | 1991 |
| Christopher Groome | 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 |
| J Malcolm Tyler | 1980 |
| Revd Canon Ernest G Orland | 1980 |
| Eric E Billings | 1977 |
| William J Whitmore | 1974 |
| Revd C J W Faulkner | 1972 |
| John H Bluff | 1971 |
| Patrick I Chapman | 1966 |
| Canon G F Turner | 1966 |
| H J Vaughan | 1963 |
| Ven Cecil J Grimes | 1959 |
| Burley P Morris | 1959 |
| Ernest E Whitmore | 1955 |
| Canon T W Long | 1955 |
| A N Wood | |
| Lt Col H G Sotherby | |
| Canon R H Robinson | |
| Rev T Merriman | |
| Rear-Adml Sir Wellwood Maxwell | |
| W Loveday | |
| C E Ivens | |
| Revd Canon J L Cartwright | |
| Robert G Black | |
| C Adams |
