Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Friday 3 June, 2022 in 2h43 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
(1 extent each Norwich, Bourne, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge)
1 Andrew C P Gunstone
2 Nicholas A Elks
3 Susan E Marsden
4 Murray A Coleman
5 Paul M Mason (C)
6 Nicholas A Churchman
250th peal: 1
Rung to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and during the Corby "Pole Fair", this being Murray`s 4th Pole Fair peal which occurs only once every 20 years.
Ringing World page ref: 5799.0530
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John Baptist
Monday 6 May, 2002 in 2h22 (8)
5040 Corby Delight Minor
(7 different extents)
1 Murray A Coleman
2 Paul M Mason (C)
3 Victoria Samson
4 Denis G Pearson
5 Nicholas A Churchman
6 Michael D Fiander
Rung during the "Corby Pole Fair".
The treble ringer has now circled the tower in this, his 3rd "Pole Fair" peal (occuring once every 20 years).
First peal in the method.
Corby Delight Minor:
f -5-45-2-1.4-2.5 (TDMM 10840)
Ringing World page ref: 4752.0524
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Friday 10 November, 2000 in 2h24 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Zeals Delight Minor
(7 different extents)
1 William H Hulme
2 Victoria Samson
3 Barry R Care
4 M J 'Bill' Blowfield
5 Nicholas A Churchman
6 Paul M Mason (C)
First peal in the method.
Zeals Delight Minor:
f -34-4-2-1.34.234.2.5 lh12 (TDMM 2468)
Ringing World page ref: 4676.1215
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Sunday 18 December, 1994 in 2h24 (8)
5040 Durham Surprise Minor
Comp: R Bailey
1 Peter M Fleckney
2 Paul M Mason
3 Elizabeth A Betts
4 Alison R Willgress
5 Michael J Hawkins
6 David Kingman (C)
First peal in the method by all except 1.
Ringing World page ref: 4372.0143
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Thursday 22 September, 1983 in 2h25 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Stephen J Westerman
2 Nicholas A Edwards
3 Susan M Knight
4 Mike Pidd
5 Christopher M Pearson
6 Andrew W Gordon (C)
First Minor: 3. First inside: 2.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Friday 29 May, 1970 in 2h38 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Minor (7m)
(1 ext each:- Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford treble Bob, Saint Clements, Single Oxford, Double Oxford & Plain Bob.)
1 Richard J Cowley
2 Stephen B Bell
3 J Malcolm Tyler
4 Murray A Coleman
5 Barry R Care
6 Alan J Frost (C)
Arranged and rung to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the life of Diana Mary Frost (nee Lawless) who learned to ring here and was married here, and died 0n Ascension Day, 7 May 1970
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Thursday 10 July, 1969 in 2h39 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Minor (12m)
(Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Beverley & Surfleet, Kent Treble Bob, Hereward Bob & Double Oxford, Buxton & Pinehurst, St.Clements and Plain Bob.)
1 Pamela B Dacre
2 Barry R Care
3 Stephen B Bell
4 Peter M Fleckney
5 Murray A Coleman
6 J Malcolm Tyler (C)
Rung to welcome the Rev.John Lashbrooke as Rector of Corby.
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Saturday 26 October, 1968 in 2h30 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Christopher D Corby
2 Lucile M Corby
3 Judith M Corby
4 R Gordon Corby
5 Andrew J Corby
6 Philip A Corby (C)
Rung half-muffled to the memory of Ronald Russell, of tge local band, who died on October 4th. 1968.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Friday 3 May, 1968 in 2h38 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Doubles (3m)
(14 extents each:- Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire & Plain Bob.)
1 Reginald Hankins
2 Ronald Russell
3 Stephen J Franklin
4 Michael J Hawkins
5 Stephen B Bell (C)
6 Harry Bell
First peal - 6.
Rung as a retirement compliment to the Rev. Brooke Westcott, who has served 41 years in the parish.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Friday 9 January, 1959 in 2h44 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Minor (3m)
(3 exts Kent Treble Bob, 2 exts Single Oxford, 2 exts Plain Bob. )
1 John L Melville
2 Ronald Russell
3 Fred A Ginns
4 David C Urquhart
5 Roy W Spencer (C)
6 Richd A Webster
Rung half muffler IN MEMORIUM of Mrs H Bell, wife of the Tower captain, & Rector`s Warden of this church.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Saturday 23 June, 1951 in 2h33 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(7 different extents.)
1 Reginald Hankins
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Burley P Morris
4 John King
5 Brian S Cope
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal - 1. Rung for the opening of Corby Festival.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Thursday 4 May, 1933 in 2h41 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
(Being 720 each of Beverley, Surfleet, Wells, London, Durham, York, and Cambridge)
1 Harry Chambers
2 Evelyn Steel
3 Charles W Clarke
4 Francis Ball
5 Amos Smart
6 Walter Perkins (C)
First Surprise peal on the bells.
Ringing World page ref: 1156.0310
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
CORBY, Northamptonshire, St John the Baptist
Saturday 7 November, 1931 in 2h57 (7-3-19 in Bb)
5040 Doubles (2m)
(16 120's Plain Bob, 26 120's Grandsire.)
1 Herbert W Abbott (Corby)
2 John Allen (Brigstock)
3 Leonard Toseland (Grafton Underwood)
4 Frederick Tooly (Brigstock)
5 W Reginald Butcher (Brigstock)
6 William Munns (Corby)
First peal and First Attempt by thw Two Local Ringers, Made on the bells after being Re-hung.
This peal was rung as a Birthday Compliment to the Rector`s wife. The board was given by Mr,W,Abbott, a ringer at Brigstock for 45 years.