Bath & Wells Diocesan Association
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday 6 May, 2003 in 3h10 (12-1-3)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Comp: Roger Bailey
1 Jane D Johnston
2 Joanna Wenborne
3 Geoffrey Hebden
4 D John Knight
5 Michael Hatchett
6 Timothy F Collins (C)
Ringing World page ref: 4806.0540
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday 2 April, 2002 in 2h55 (12)
5040 Ringstead Delight Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Sally A Mason
2 Alan C Cozens
3 Victoria Samson
4 Nicholas A Churchman
5 Michael D Fiander
6 Paul M Mason (C)
Rung to celebrate the life of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
First peal in the method.
Ringstead Delight Minor:
b -3-4.2-2.1.4-4.5 lh12
Ringing World page ref: 4751.0485
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 13 May, 2000 in 2h55 (12-1-3)
5040 Surprise Minor
(7 methods: One extent each of Chester, Westminster, Carlisle, Annable's London, Wells, Bourne and Cambridge.)
1 Linda M Garton
2 John P Loveless (C)
3 Simon J Davies
4 Russell A Brown
5 Alan Regin
6 Frank W Rivett
Ringing World page ref: 4649.0547
Bedfordshire Association
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 2 December, 1967 in 2h40 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
(Being two 2,160's and an extent)
1 Martyn J Marriott
2 Arthur Gibbs
3 Charlotte M Harris
4 Anthony H Smith (C)
5 Rodney H French
6 Bryan S Cope
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 11 May, 1963 in 2h37 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
(Being seven extents)
1 Peter M Fleckney
2 Colin A Johnson
3 Shelagh R Collins
4 Alan M Barber
5 Chris L Bell
6 George E Thoday (C)
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday 1 January, 1953 in 2h51 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Minor (8m)
(720 Spliced Kent & Oxford TB, and 720 each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, St Clements, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.)
1 George W Jeffs
2 William J Whitmore
3 Ernest E Whitmore
4 John E Skerritt
5 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
6 Patrick I Chapman
First peal in 8 methods - 2,4. A 21st birthday compliment to the tenor ringer.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday 10 March, 1949 in 2h49 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Comp: Rev E Bankes James
1 Arthur Gibbs
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Ernest E Whitmore
4 John E Skerritt
5 Harry Richardson
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal of Surprise - 1,2,4. First o Cambridge Minor - 3,5. First of Cambridge as conductor.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 2 July, 1927 in 2h50 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Minor (7m)
(Being 720 each of Cambridge Surprise, Woodbine, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob)
1 Frank Kirk
2 James Hudson
3 William Sharp
4 William Stock
5 Henry W Gayton
6 Amos Smart (C)
Ringing World page ref: 850..0021
The Central Northamptonshire Association
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 20 September, 1919 in 2h50 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Minor (7m)
(Being 720 each of Double Oxford, Double Court, Woodbine, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob)
1 George Lines
2 George Basford
3 Walter Perkins
4 Charles W Clarke (C)
5 E Pearl Inskip
6 Harry Chapman
Mr Harry Chapman, for whom the peal was arranged, belongs to Manchester; and Messrs Clarke and Inskip to Bedford.
Ringing World page ref: 447..0032
Central Northamptonshire Association
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 6 June, 1914 in 2h54 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Minor (7m)
(Being 720 each of Woodbine, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Oxford, Double Court, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob)
1 William J Gilbert
2 Alfred H Martin
3 Evelyn Steel
4 Charles W Clarke
5 Reginald C Loveday
6 Fred Wilford (C)
This is the first peal on the bells since being rehung by Messrs Gillett & Johnston, the "go" and tone of the bells being excellent.
Ringstead was the birthplace of the Conductor, and it has been his desire for some time to ring in a peal on the bells of his native place.
Ringing World page ref: 169..0092
RINGSTEAD, Northamptonshire, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday 28 December, 1886 in 3h0 (12-1-3 in E)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)
(Being a 720 each of the following:- Association Exercise, Duke of York, Violet TB, New London Pleasure, Woodbine TB, Kent TB, and Oxford TB)
1 William J Gilbert
2 Maurice E R Warwick
3 Richard Dunkley
4 Harry Chapman
5 Charles W Clarke (C)
6 Fred Gilbert
The brothers Gilbert hail from Raunds; R Dunkley and H Chapman from Bythorn, Hunts; and C W Clarke and M Warwick from Bedford. The ringers take this opportunity of thanking the vicar (the Rev W O Leadbitter) for the use of the bells on this occasion.
Printed in Bells News on 8th January 1887 (250.332)
(Additional Notes from the ringing records of Charles W Clarke:- This was the first 5040 in seven different Treble Bob Methods on these bells, and was rung at the first attempt, and the first of the kind ever rang in Northamptonshire. The ringers thank the obliging steeple keeper, Mr T Roberts, for having everything in readiness).