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Kempston Bell Ringers
Though there is documented evidence that bells
have existed at All Saints' since 1500 (as discussed in the history of the
bells), unfortunately there are few documents available to record the ringers
who rung the bells. What little evidence that is available is in the form of
Peal records and Peal boards. The first peal rung by the Kempston Ringers was on
the 7 February 1923, while the first recorded peal on the bells was on 21
October 1893, a peal of minor (7 methods). There are also many photographs
available - below are photographs of previous tower captains at All Saints and
our current tower captain.
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Pearl Inskip 1920-63 |
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George Hutchings 1963-74 |
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Cliff Izzard 1974-2010 |
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Martin Whiteley 2010 - 2012 |
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Robert Wood 2012 to 2013 |
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Richard Hillson 2013 to
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KEMPSTON TOWER CAPTAINS |
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There are also photographs
of the local bands over the years.
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1947
Back Row Left to Right
Ernest Freeman, Alfred Ford, Cliff Izzard, Walter
Izzard, George Hutchings
Front Row Left to Right
Michael Stephens, Pearl Inskip, Canon T.H.W
Barker, Leonard Turner, Richard Stephens |
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1990
Back Row Left to Right
Phil Haslam, David Potts,
Melvyn Potts, Cliff Izzard, Richard Hillson, Jonathan Porter, Andrew Keech,
Clive Parrott
Front Row Left to Right
Wendy Haslam, Gill Izzard,
Nicola Odell, Rev. Richard Carter, Anne Izzard, Rachel Slater, Stephen
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George
Hutchings, Pearl Inskip, Len Turner
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2007
Back Row Left to Right
Nicola Darwood, Ros Keech,
Melvyn Potts, Cliff Izzard, Emma Darwood, Stephen Darwood, Brenda Wiles,
Richard Hillson, Margaret Whiteley
Front Row Left to Right
Thomas Keech, Alex Keech,
Andrew Keech, Rachel Darwood |
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