Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Monday 1 April, 2019 in 2h53 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
(7m: 1 extent each Wells, Newcastle, Stamford, Annable's London, Warkworth, Durham, Cambridge)
1 Ruth Curtis
2 Paul M Mason
3 Richard I Allton
4 Nicholas A Churchman
5 Paul F Curtis
6 Simon P Rogers (C)
Ringing World page ref: 5635.0404
South Northamptonshire Society
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magd
Saturday 26 April, 2003 in 2h54 (10)
5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)
(1 Lincoln,Coldstream; 2 Lightfoot,Wearmouth; 3 London,Wells; 4 Durham,York; 5 Westminster, Allendale; 6 Beverley,Surfleet; 7 Cambridge,Ipswich)
1 John J Ford
2 Lee Pinnington
3 Benjamin D Constant
4 Shirley E McGill
5 Ian R Fielding (C)
6 Richard M Hobbs
Rung in memory of W Eric Critchley.
Most methods : 2
Ringing World page ref: 4814.0731
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Saturday 19 January, 2002 in 2h53 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Helmdon Hybrid Minor
(7 different extents)
1 William H Hulme
2 Sally A Mason
3 Victoria Samson
4 Paul M Mason (C)
5 Michael D Fiander
6 Nicholas A Churchman
First peal in the method.
Helmdon Hybrid Minor:
f -5-4-5-3-34.234-234.345-3-5-4-5-2
Ringing World page ref: 4737.0138
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Friday 12 October, 2001 in 2h52 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (16m)
(16m: 1 Carlisle, Chester, Munden; 2 Lightfoot, Wearmouth; 3 York, Durham; 4 Berwick, Hexham, Primrose; 5 London, Wells; 6 Beverley, Surfleet; 7 Cambridge, Ipswich)
1 Raymond A Vickers
2 James Linnell
3 Barry E Saunders
4 Alan A Paul
5 Charles E Truman (C)
6 Graham C Paul
Rung open to celebrate the life of William A Yates.
Ringing World page ref: 4730.1271
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Saturday 25 February, 1995 in 2h52 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Victoria Samson
2 Timothy F W Samson
3 Anthony C Williams
4 Ian J Tear
5 Matthew J Pearson
6 Paul M Mason (C)
First peal of Plain B Minor: 2.
First peal on an inside bell: 4.
Ringing World page ref: 4381.0385
South Northamptonshire Society
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Saturday 12 February, 1994 in 2h57 (10-1-4)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (3m)
(3m; 2 Cambridge; 2 Kent Treble Bob; 3 Plain Bob)
1 Mark A Reynolds
2 Jennie Paul
3 Sharon A Briggs
4 Katherine L Israel
5 R Owen Battye (C)
6 Graham C Paul
First minor as Conductor
Ringing World page ref: 4324.0233
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Friday 23 November, 1956 in 3h10 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
(Being one extent each of York, Primrose, Carlisle, Beverley, Wells,
London and Cambridge.)
1 George Shellard
2 Barry Saunders
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 Ernest Lines
6 William A Yates (C)
First peal in seven Surprise Minor methods: 1, 2
150th peal: 3
25th peal together: 4, 6.
Rung as a farewell to Barry Saunders, who is joining H.M. Forces.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Saturday 10 October, 1953 in 3h15 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Clive Haynes
2 K Mary Cowley
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 Cecil Hinton
6 William A Yates (C)
First peal of Minor -1. Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to the ringer of the treble.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Wednesday 3 June, 1953 in 3h5 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Doubles (3m)
(14 extents each of April Day, Plain Bob and Grandsire.)
1 Clive Haynes
2 William J Chester
3 Cecil Hinton
4 Montague Saunders
5 William Yates (C)
6 Harry Batchelor
Rung for the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Friday 19 September, 1952 in 3h8 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Cecil Hinton
2 William J Chester
3 Henry G Keeley
4 Montague Saunders
5 George F Burton
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor - 5.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Saturday 24 November, 1951 in 3h4 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (3m)
(2 extents each of York and London and 3 of Cambridge.)
1 Herbert H Alexander
2 William J Chester
3 Albert H Hinton
4 Montague Saunders
5 Ernest Lines
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Surprise Minor Inside - 3. 50th peal - 6. Rung for the 21st birthday of 3. Also birthday compliment to Miss K Mary Cowley. First peal on the bells since their restoration by Messrs Gillett and Johnston.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Wednesday 18 January, 1950 in 3h3 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 London Surprise Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Cecil Hinton
2 George F Burton
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 Ernest Lines
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Surprise - 2. The first peal in the method by all. First peal of Surprise on the bells. Believed to be the first peal of London Minor to be rung in the Peterborough Diocese.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
HELMDON, Northamptonshire, St Mary Magdalene
Tuesday 8 March, 1949 in 3h5 (10-1-4 in G)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
(42 extents, 10 callings)
1 William H Yates
2 Owen John Steel
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 William Yates
6 Harry Batchelor
First peal away from tenor - 1. First peal - 2. First of Doubles as conductor. Rung for the induction of Rev James Cornelius Morrice.