Peterborough Diocesan Guild
DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Thursday 15 November, 1951 in 2h54 (6-2-0 in Bb)
5040 Minor (7m)
(1 extent each Cambridge S, Double Court B, Double Oxford B, Single Oxford B, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Plain B)
  1 Leslie Groom
  2 Bryan S Cope
  3 George W Jeffs
  4 Ernest E Whitmore
  5 Harry Richardson
  6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
100th peal: 6.
First peal on the bells for 24 years and the first in 7 methods.
Rung in memoriam Revd F H Lang, former Rector of Twywell, Chairman of the Thrapston Branch 1923-40 and a Vice-President of the Guild. His funeral took place this day at Twywell.
Ringing World page ref: 2124.0788

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Saturday 18 June, 1927 in 2h58 (7 in Bb)
5040 Minor (4m)
(1 extent Oxford TB; 2 extents each Kent TB, Single Oxford B, Plain B)
  1 Leslie Groom
  2 George H Roberts
  3 Frank Kirk
  4 George Jeffs, jnr
  5 Cyril Wilson
  6 James M Nickerson (C)
First peal in 4 methods: 2 & 4.
First peal in 4 methods with a bob bell: 5.
Rung for the Dedication Festival.
Also, a birthday peal for the 2 daughters of the treble ringer, and on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the conductor`s wedding day.
The band were kindly entertained to tea by Mr & Mrs Groom after the peal.
Ringing World page ref: 849..0005

Central Northamptonshire Association
DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Saturday 2 June, 1923 in 2h56 (7 in Bb)
5040 Minor (3m)
(2 extents each Kent TB, Single Oxford B; 3 extents Plain B)
  1 Leslie Groom
  2 Daniel Redhead
  3 Cyril Wilson
  4 Frank Kirk
  5 John Coleman
  6 James M Nickerson (C)
First peal of Minor with a working bell: 3 & 5.
Rung on the eve of the Dedication Festival. Also on the eve of the King`s birthday.
First peal on the bells for ten years.
Ringing World page ref: 638..0058

Central Northamptonshire Association
DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Saturday 12 July, 1913 in 2h56 (7 in Bb)
5040 Treble Dodging Minor (3m)
(2 extents each Woodbine D, Oxford TB; 3 extents Kent TB)
  1 Leslie Groom
  2 Fred Arnold
  3 Daniel Redhead
  4 James M Nickerson
  5 Thomas Jervis
  6 Reginald C Loveday (C)
First peal at first attempt: 1.
This is the first peal of Treble Dodging Minor by all and is believed to be the first peal of Treble Dodging on the bells.
Ringing World page ref: 122..0001

Central Northamptonshire Association
DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Saturday 28 May, 1910 in 2h56 (7 in Bb)
5040 Plain Minor (2m)
(4 extents Single Oxford B; 3 extents Plain B)
  1 Daniel Redhead
  2 Leonard J Wyman
  3 Bert Perrett
  4 William Hayo
  5 Frederick Arnold
  6 James M Nickerson (C)
First peal on the bells for 23 years.
Bell News No.1475, page 271


DENFORD, Northamptonshire, Holy Trinity
Saturday 20 February, 1886 in 2h55 (7 in Bb)
5040 Minor (5m)
(2 extents each Plain B, Oxford B; 1 extent each College Little, College Single, Court Single)
  1 Alfred Groom
  2 James Groom
  3 Alfred Arnold
  4 Henry Groom
  5 Frederick Arnold
  6 William J Gilbert (C)
First peal on the bells.
First peal by all except 6.
William J Gilbert hails from Raunds.
Bell News No.206, page 400