The Reverend Richard Coles has retired from his Parish in Finedon Northamptonshire after eleven years. On Sunday 24th April he took his last service where a large congregation turned out to say goodbye. He was formally a member of the eighties pop group the Communards who had a No.1 hit with Don't Leave Me This Way.
We wish him all the best in his retirement, he will be a hard act to follow.
A peal was specially arranged and rung after his last service and a new method was rung and named Don't Leave Me This Way Delight Major. This also happened, by coincidence, to be the 150th recorded peal in the tower.
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Peterborough Diocesan Guild Finedon, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 24 April 2022 in 3h 13 (21–2–23 in D)
5056 Don't Leave Me This Way Delight Major
Composed by Richard I Allton (No 2752)
1 Robert M Wood
2 Nicholas R Wilson
3 Simon J Dixon
4 James F Thorpe
5 Toby A Bence
6 Paul M Mason
7 A John Stanworth
8 Richard I Allton (C)
A compliment to the Rev. Richard Coles, Vicar of Finedon, following his last service here, and wishing him a happy retirement.
150th peal in the tower.
First peal in the method:
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The band with Rev. Richard Coles after the peal. |
Kevan Chapman
Tower Captain
Finedon