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Presented by Greville Watson, 2014
Peals rung at the church of
St. Mary the Virgin, Higham Ferrers

Photogallery


Higham Ferrers ringers c.1900
Back row: A Y Tyler, L Chapman, G Brown, J B Martin, J Garratt, ??
Front row: ??, W Perkins, G Randall, A H Martin, W Gray

Higham Ferrers rings of 1988
all of whom started in the 1930s

D M Newell, W Wilby, W Martin, A Wilson, G Smith, C Palmer

Millennium ringing - 1st January 2000
Back row: Jeremy Ames, June Ames, Neil Wookey, Mervyn Hawkins,
Denis Pearson, Bob Dennis
Front row: Jane Asbury, Dianne Behagg, Robert Ames, Diana May,
Christine Foulger, Rachel Lee, Freda Willgress, Andrea Cox

Later in the day, a peal of Bristol Surprise Major was attempted by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths. If successful, this would have been Eric Critchley's 2000th peal, but unfortunately the tenor rope broke two courses from the end.

Ringing for the celebrations for the 750th anniversary of the
first Charter of the borough of Higham Ferrers.
Denis Pearson, Anne Cook, Freda Willgress, Alan Marks,
Bob Whitworth
Bob Dennis, Diane Behagg, Eric Critchley

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