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East Grinstead & District Guild

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
East Grinstead & District Guild

In May 1927, ringers at East Grinstead sent out invitations to towers within 10 miles of the town for representatives to meet, with the object of forming a ringers' society. On 4th June 1927 a meeting of those interested was held and the Guild formed. A rota of practices, two a week, was drawn up but by 1928 the Guild settled down to a meeting once a month. This was to avoid clashing with the meetings of the three County Associations over whose territory the Guild operated (Sussex, Kent and Surrey). This was overcome by holding the meetings regularly on the second Saturday of each month. [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.]

founded 1927 [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]

1927https://www.egdg.org.uk/

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Books in the Council Library

TitleAuthorDateNotesAcquisition Number
Annual Reports 1927-2001 (1927-1971 photocopies except 37, 38, 65, 66), 1972-2013 2014-2016 (Oversize)521
East Grinstead and District Guild Library list1986 1770

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Charles Alfred Bassett Place of Birth: Reading, Berks
Began ringing at: Wadhurst, Sussex
First peal tower: Lamberhurst, Kent
Towers: Lamberhurst 1937/38
Location mentioned in obituary: Wadhurst
North Wales Association19/07/1977
Thomas Leslie Dawes Roll of Honour tower: Lindfield07/06/1944
Mr Keith G Game Location mentioned in obituary: ChichesterCentral Council of Church Bellringers06/06/2019
Brian Ernest Jeffrey Place of Birth: Edenbridge
Began ringing at: Edenbridge
First peal tower: Edenbridge
Towers: Holy Sepulchre, Northampton during National Service
Location mentioned in obituary: Edenbridge
13/05/2008
Ernest James Ladd Place of Birth: Cowden
Began ringing at: East Grinstead
First peal tower: East Grinstead
Towers: Tunbridge Wells from 1936.
Location mentioned in obituary: Tunbridge Wells
13/04/1998
Leonard Lobb Roll of Honour tower: Lingfield01/08/1942
Albert Relfe Place of Birth: Lamberhurst, Kent
Began ringing at: Lamberhurst
First peal tower: Lamberhurst
Location mentioned in obituary: Lamberhurst
29/10/1971

Peal Statistics

Statistics sourced from the annual reports of the Council Peal Analysis Committee will be shown here

The tables will need to be digitised first. A job for 2024.

Peal board photos

No pealboard photos have been submitted for this society.

Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

East Grinstead & District Guild

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
East Grinstead & District Guild

In May 1927, ringers at East Grinstead sent out invitations to towers within 10 miles of the town for representatives to meet, with the object of forming a ringers' society. On 4th June 1927 a meeting of those interested was held and the Guild formed. A rota of practices, two a week, was drawn up but by 1928 the Guild settled down to a meeting once a month. This was to avoid clashing with the meetings of the three County Associations over whose territory the Guild operated (Sussex, Kent and Surrey). This was overcome by holding the meetings regularly on the second Saturday of each month. [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.]

founded 1927 [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]

1927https://www.egdg.org.uk/

Photo

Books in the Council Library

TitleAuthorDateNotesAcquisition Number
Annual Reports 1927-2001 (1927-1971 photocopies except 37, 38, 65, 66), 1972-2013 2014-2016 (Oversize)521
East Grinstead and District Guild Library list1986 1770

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Charles Alfred Bassett Place of Birth: Reading, Berks
Began ringing at: Wadhurst, Sussex
First peal tower: Lamberhurst, Kent
Towers: Lamberhurst 1937/38
Location mentioned in obituary: Wadhurst
North Wales Association19/07/1977
Thomas Leslie Dawes Roll of Honour tower: Lindfield07/06/1944
Mr Keith G Game Location mentioned in obituary: ChichesterCentral Council of Church Bellringers06/06/2019
Brian Ernest Jeffrey Place of Birth: Edenbridge
Began ringing at: Edenbridge
First peal tower: Edenbridge
Towers: Holy Sepulchre, Northampton during National Service
Location mentioned in obituary: Edenbridge
13/05/2008
Ernest James Ladd Place of Birth: Cowden
Began ringing at: East Grinstead
First peal tower: East Grinstead
Towers: Tunbridge Wells from 1936.
Location mentioned in obituary: Tunbridge Wells
13/04/1998
Leonard Lobb Roll of Honour tower: Lingfield01/08/1942
Albert Relfe Place of Birth: Lamberhurst, Kent
Began ringing at: Lamberhurst
First peal tower: Lamberhurst
Location mentioned in obituary: Lamberhurst
29/10/1971

Peal Statistics

Statistics sourced from the annual reports of the Council Peal Analysis Committee will be shown here

The tables will need to be digitised first. A job for 2024.

Peal board photos

No pealboard photos have been submitted for this society.

Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

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