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Dr Derek Edmund Sibson

Date of Birth: 05/04/1936

Date of Death: 22/03/2025

Age at death: 88

Trade or profession: consultant surgeon

Biographical references:

The Ringing World page 258 28/03/2025 (Notice)
The Ringing World page 300 04/04/2025 (Notice)
The Ringing World page 112 06/02/2026 (Obituary)

Societies:

Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
University of London Society
Central Council of Church Bellringers

Society offices held: Junior Steward 1963, Senior Steward 1964, Secretary 1965–68, Master 1969–70, then Secretary again 1972–73

Places:

Place of Birth: Croydon

Began ringing at: Little Shelford

Towers from biographical record etc.:

 : Barton Seagrave

Towers mentioned in obituary: Kettering

 : Lambeth, St Mary

 : Spitalfields

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1956

Notable performances: Pitman’s Spliced Surprise Major rung silent and non-conducted.

First peal:

Plain bob Minor

Meldreth

Total peals rung: 4539

Total peals conducted: 4014

Handbell peals rung: 2

Participation in Central Council activities:

Offices held: He served on the Joint Committee that revised the Central Council’s decisions in 1969 and was a member of the Records Committee of the Council for over 30 years, becoming Chairman in 1975, also contributing to the Admin Committee and Methods Committee. He was Vice-President (2002–2005) and then President (2005–2008) of the Central Council.

YearSocietyParticipation
1963Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1964Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1965Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1966Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1967Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1968Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1969Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1970Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1971Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1972Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1973Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1974Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1975Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1976Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1977Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1978Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1979Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1980Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1981Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1982Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1983Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1984Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1985Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1986Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1987Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1988Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1989Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1990Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1991Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1992Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1993Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1994Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1995Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1996Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1997Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1998Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
1999Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2000Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2001Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2002Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2003Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2004Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2005Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2006Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2007Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2008Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2009Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2010Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2011Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2012Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2013Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2014Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2015Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2016Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2017Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2018Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2019Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2020Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative
2021Society of Royal Cumberland YouthsSociety Representative