Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Wednesday 21 April, 1954 in 2h46 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(6 Extents each of Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps Pleasure, Fortune, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Old Bob, April Day, and Plain Bob.)
1 CS Swannell (15)
2 John Harrold
3 Kenneth D Perkins (C)
4 Alan C Cozens
5 Ivor J Dickin
First peal - 1. First as conductor. For the Festival of Easter.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Saturday 26 September, 1953 in 2h33 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Spliced Doubles (4m)
(In 4 methods, 2520 Grandsire, 1260 All Saints, and 630 each of Plain Bob and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, with 504 com.)
1 Walter Richardson
2 George F Roome
3 Alan C Cozens
4 Ivor J Dickin (C)
5 Kenneth D Perkins
First peal of Spliced Doubles by all, on the bells and for the Guild. Rung for the Dedication Festival.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Monday 3 August, 1953 in 2h48 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(Six extents each Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps, Fortune, Plain Bob, April Day, Old Bob and Grandsire.)
1 Walter Richardson
2 Roger E Old
3 John Harrold
4 Alan C Cozens
5 Ivor J Dickin (C)
first peal - 1. Rung in honour of St Cecilia on the first anniversary of the installation of the new treble bell.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday 2 June, 1953 in 2h37 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(6 extents each of Chase, St Simon, St Martin, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob, Plain Bob and Grandsire.)
1 Anthony J Baker
2 Ivor J Dickin (C)
3 John Harrold
4 Kenneth D Perkins
5 Alan C Cozens
Rung for the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday 7 April, 1953 in 2h49 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (21m)
(Being two extents each of Stedman, Chase, All Saints, Marchington, Winchendon, St. Nicholas, St. Giles, St. Martin, St. Peter, St. Leonard, St. Simon, Cassington, Eynsham, Reverse St. Bartholomew, Northrepps, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob, Plain Bob, Old Bob, April Day and Grandsire.)
1 June M Hill (13)
2 John Harrold
3 Kenneth D Perkins (15)
4 Alan C Cozens (16)
5 Ivor J Dickin (17)
First peal in 21 methods - 1 First peal "inside" in 21 methods - 2. First peal in 21 methods as conductor. Youngest band to ring a peal in 21 methods for Peterborough Diocesan Guild, the average age being 15 years and 9 months. Rung for the Festival of Easter.
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Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Saturday 27 December, 1952 in 2h45 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (42m/v)
(Comprising: Stedman, Raveningham, Chase, Union, New Grandsire, All Saints, Winchendon, St. Miles, St. John, St. Luke, Walsingham, St. Nicholas, St. Giles, St. Thomas, St. Andrew, Norwich, St. Martin, St. Leonard, St. Peter, St. Paul, Mileham, St. Simon, Eynsham, Cassington, St. Alban, Shropham, Reverse St. Bartholomew, Northrepps Pleasure, Fortune, St. Blaise, Thurlby, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, Clifford Pleasure, St. Columb, Costessy, Plain Bob, Old, April Day, Kennington, Besthorpe and Grandsire)
1 John Harrold
2 Alan C Cozens
3 Kenneth D Perkins
4 Ivor J Dickin
5 Eric Nobles (C)
First peal of Doubles in 42 methods for all the band and for the Peterborough Diocesan Guild. Rung for the Festival of Christmas.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Friday 19 September, 1952 in 2h45 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(6 Extents each of St Simon, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, Reverse St Bartholomew, Old, April Day and Plain Bob.)
1 Anthony J Baker
2 Kenneth D Perkins
3 John Harrold
4 Alan C Cozens
5 Eric Nobles (C)
First peal in 7 methods "inside" - 4. 50th peal as conductor. Rung as a Dedication Festival peal.
Peterborough Diocesan Guild
ROADE, Northamptonshire, St Mary the Virgin
Monday 4 August, 1952 in 3h7 (10-2-17 in F#)
5040 Doubles (5m)
(Eight six-scores each of Fortune, Reverse St Bartholomew, Old Bob, April Day and 10 six-scores of Plain Bob)
1 John Harrold (15)
2 Alan C Cozens (16)
3 Anthony J Baker (15)
4 Kenneth D Perkins (14)
5 Ivor J Dickin (16) (C)
First peal - 1. First peal on the bells. Youngest band to ring a peal for the above Guild, average age being 15 years and 6 months. Rung in honour of St Cecilia, in whose name the new treble is dedicated.