Rushden Echo, 31^st January 1930, transcribed by Kay Collins

Bell ringers from several towns and villagers visited Higham Ferrers on Saturday for the quarterly meeting of the Wellingborough branch of the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bell-ringers.

Representatives were present from Wellingborough, Finedon, Irthlingborough, Wollaston, Easton Maudit, Yardley Hastings, Wilby, Raunds, Weekley, Cranford, Addintogn, Bedford, Irchester, Mears Ashby, and Earls Barton.

In the afternoon, the London, Cambridge, and Bristol Surprise Majors were rung at St Mary’s Church. A feature of the ringing was the Superlative Surprise by eight veterans, who had rung in the Higham Ferrers church 30 years ago. [part of a longer article]

Rushden Echo, 31^st January 1930, transcribed by Kay Collins

The Bells—At the invitation of the Vicar, the Rev. A W Collins, a party of bell-ringers from Rushden visited the village on Sunday, and, with the Podington ringers pealed the bells for about an hour and a half. After the service they were entertained at the vicarage by the vicar. It is the intention to foster an interest in bell-ringing among the young men of the village, and to get a young team to be able to take the place of older ones when they retire.

Rushden Echo & Argus, 27^th October 1944

Campanologists at Bozeat

By permission of the Vicar (Rev F S W Powell), a quarterly meeting of the Wellingborough branch of the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers was held at Bozeat on Saturday. Ringers were present from Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Great Doddington, Ecton, Easton Maudit, Finedon, Wollaston, Rushden, Kingsthorp, Duston, Turvey, Biddenham, Gromham and the local team.

The Guild service was conducted in St Mary's Church during the afternoon by the Vicar, who also gave an interesting address. The organist was Mr H Smith.

Just over forty sat down to tea, provided in the Church Hall by Mrs Laughton and the mothers of the youthful team at Bozeat.

The Vicar presided over the short business proceedings, supported by the branch secretary (Mr A Bigley).