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Sussex County Association

Hailsham, Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 5 January 1957 in 2h 55 (9–2–0)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Arthur J Hart

2 Kathleen M Yeo

3 Betty Percy

4 Edgar R Rapley

5 Raymond Overy

6 Frank H Hicks

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 William Rogers (C)

First peal of Surprise - 2.

25th peal - 3

RW 2391.0051

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 20 April 1957 in 2h 51 (10–1–12 in G)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Albert York-Bramble

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 S Kathleen M Knight

4 Robin G Leale

5 Frederick W Burnett

6 E Winifred Keys

7 William T Beeson

8 John H Hunt

First peal in the method - 1, 2, 3 and 8.

75th peal together - 2 and 3.

First peal of Major in the method - 4.

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Saturday, 29 June 1957 in 3h 14 (25½ in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles J. Sedgley

1 Arthur W Gravett

2 Albert W Bond

3 Frank H Hicks

4 Edgar R Rapley

5 Ernest J Ladd

6 Leonard Stilwell

7 Thomas E Sone

8 William Rogers (C)

9 W Arthur Riddington

10 Raymond P Wood

Ringing World page reference: 2415.0442

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Tuesday, 30 July 1957 in 2h 59 (25½ in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Six-Part

1 Leonard Stilwell (C)

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 Albert W Bond

4 Frederick Page

5 Charles E J Norris

6 James H Lilley

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 Arthur J Hart

Rung to the respected memory of Mr. Keith Hart, after meeting one short for Stedman Caters.

Ringing World page reference: 2421.0538

Sussex County Association

Keymer, West Sussex

St Cosmas and St Damian

Saturday, 28 September 1957 in 2h 25 (7–0–4 in A)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1x240, 40x120

1 George E Harniess

2 Stuart A Hill

3 James G Backshall

4 Peter C Hollingdale

5 Peter F Romney (C)

6 Frank Cox

First peal: 1, 2, 3

First peal as conductor.

First peal by a local band.

Rung for the Patronal Festival and as a farewell to the Rev. W. E. Davis-Winstone, M.A., who is retiring after 18 years as rector of this parish and 56 years in the ministry.

Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 5 October 1957 in 2h 53 (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (3m)

Consisting of two 720’s each of Cambridge Surprise and Oxford Treble Bob and three of Kent Treble Bob.

1 Benjamin Stepney

2 Frederick J Lambert Jun

3 Kathleen M Yeo

4 Stanley G Ponting

5 George Beeney

6 Frank H Hicks (C)

First peal of Treble Bob Minor in three methods by all.

Specially rung as a farewell to Kathleen M. Yeo, who is going to reside in Tenterden, Kent.

Ringing World page reference: 2431.0700

Sussex County Association

Fairwarp, East Sussex

Christ Church

Wednesday, 20 November 1957 in 3h (15–2–0 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Composed by 10 callings

1 Jane Butcher

2 Allen Weller

3 Brenda Catt

4 Charles A Catt

5 Arthur J Hart (C)

6 Thomas Brett

First peal: 1,2,3,4,6

The tenor ringer is the first Fairwarp ringer to ring a peal.

Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 30 November 1957 in 3h (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 six-scores (ten callings).

1 S Derek A Price

2 E Sybil M Tonkin

3 Frank H Beeney

4 George Beeney (C)

5 Benjamin Stepney

6 Thomas J Matthews

First peal: 1 (aged 14), 6

First peal ‘inside’: 2

The ringer of the fifth has now ‘circled the tower’ twice.

Rung for the seventh anniversary of the rededication of the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2438.0816

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