Ringing Tours
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of those who took part in my 1969 tour after a peal at Loughborough
Bell Foundry.
Left to right : Chris Rowson; Bob Hardy; Norman Edwards; Geoffrey Bridges; Kath
Hardy; Robin Grant; Peter Holden; Fred Ross; Keith Walpole; JRK
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Lancashire 1970
Left to right : Geoffrey Bridges, Arthur
Hall, Tim Wylie, JRK, Alan Long, Jim Andrews, Alan Flood, Keith Walpole,
Geoff Fothergill, Chris Forster. |
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Worcestershire 1971
Left to right : Lucy Hopkins, Keith
Walpole, Arthur Hall, Graham Firman, David Brown, JRK. Chris Forster,
Tim Wylie, Alan Long |
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Somerset 1972
Back row left to right : David Brown,
David Woodward, Chris Forster, JRK, Peter Hardwick, George Massey.
Front row left to right : Alan Long, Graham Firman, David Massey, Tim
Wylie, David Franklin, Arthur Hall.
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Cheshire 1973
This photograph is of the band who rang a
peal of Yorkshire Royal at St Michael Macclesfield on 22 August. Back –
Arthur Hall (1). Middle left to right – Peter Hardwick (7), Alan Long
(2), Chris Forster (9), David Woodward (8). Front left to right – JRK (3,
conductor), Graham Firman (5), Tim Wylie (6), David Brown (10), David
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Peals
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St Giles Church Lincoln Saturday 8th March 1986.
Left to right :Alan Long (Treble); Jack L. Millhouse (2); Tim Pett (6);
Andrew Wilby (Tenor);
John R. Ketteringham, Conductor (3); Ian Butters (5); David
Woodward (7); Timothy Wylie (4).
The conductor's 1000th peal rung by coincidence on
the 35th anniversary of his first peal. |
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St
Giles Church Lincoln Saturday 3rd November 2001
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Rung for the composers 72nd birthday
Left
to right : Timothy G. Pett (Conductor); Brian Harris; George Dawson;
John Ketteringham (Composer); Michael Crowder; Kingsley Mason; Reg
Stretton; Ian Butters; Peter Sharp
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Lincoln Cathedral 19th
October 2002
5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Rung for the composers 73rd birthday
Left to right : David Potter; Chris Turner; Richard Tibbetts; Ian
Butters; Andrew Mills;
John Ketteringham (Composer); David Brown
(Conductor); Peter Hayward; Roger Bailey; Michael Crowder; Tim Pett;
Keith Buckingham; David Beacham.
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20th
September 2003
This band attempted a peal of Ketterngham Delight Major
on ASCY peal day at St Giles, Lincoln, but lost it
Left to right :Graham Paul, Keith Walpole, David Kingman, Andrew Wilby, Michael Wilby, John Ketteringham (Composer), Peter Hayward, Keith Buckingham, Chris Turner (Conductor).
The Peal was arranged to mark John Ketteringham's fifty years membership of the Society.
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18th
October 2003
Lincoln Cathedral 3 hours 24 minutes
5042 Ketteringham Delight Maximus Composed by John R. Ketteringham
First peal of Maximus in the method.
Arranged and rung to mark the 74th birthday of the composer 55 years membership of the LDG.
Back row left to right : George Dawson, Jeffrey Brannan, Chris Kippin
Middle row left to right : Paul Mounsey, David Dearnley, Heather Kippin, Robert Lee
Front Row left to right : Richard Tibbetts, David Rothera, Andrew Mills, Ian Butters, John Ketteringham, Chris Turner.
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24th November 2003
Ancient Society of College Youths
at Sutton cum Lound
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by John R. Ketteringham
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Left to right: John Coates, Keith Buckingham, John Underwood, David Holland, Chris Turner (Conductor), Dennis Smedley, John Ketteringham (Composer), John Ottaway, Brian Birkett
Arranged and rung to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's election to the Society.
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Saturday, 23 October
2004
Lincoln Cathedral in 3 hours 19 minutes
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Back row from left to right : Jeffrey Brannan (Manchester) 11;
David Beacham (Worcester) 8; Nigel Thomson (Beddington, Surrey) 7,
David Town (Northallerton) 10, John Hunt (Shaftsbury) 6, and Dennis
Hewitt (Walthamstow) 9.
Front row left to right : Val Andrews (Westhoughton, Lancashire) 1,
Andrew Stubbs (St Chads Birmingham,) 2, Jim Andrews (Westhoughton)
3, John Ketteringham, David Brown (Norwich) 4, Adam Greenley (York)
5 and Andrew Wilby (Towcester) 12.
Arranged to mark the 75th birthday of John Ketteringham
and rung by a representative band of ringing friends.
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Saturday 4 December
2004
at Grantham
5040 Bunkers Hill Delight Royal
Left to right : Keith Buckingham (Raithby, Lincs - 1); Jim Andrews (Westhoughton,
Lancs - 9); Val Andrews (Westhoughton, Lancs - 4); Jeffrey Brannan
(Manchester - 10); John Ketteringham; Nigel Thomson (Beddington,
Surrey -6); Chris Turner (Stow, Lincs - 7); Nick Soanes (Beverley -
3); Richard J. W. Tibbetts (Harpenden) - 5);
Roger Bailey (Willesden - 2); Tim Pett (Abingdon - 8 Conductor).
First peal in the method. Arranged and rung to mark the 75th
Birthday of John Ketteringham. |
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Friday 16 September
2005
Ancient Society of College Youths
At the church of St Giles Lincoln in 3 hours 5 minutes
5216 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by John R. Ketteringham
Left to right : Christopher Turner (8 - conductor); John Ottaway
(5); Chris Woodcock (7); John Ketteringham (composer); Brian Harris
(1); Stuart Brown (3); Geoff Bryant (2); Nicholas Soanes (6); John
Underwood (4)
Rung for the ASCY Peal weekend as a compliment to Geoff Bryant on
completing 50 years membership of the Society.
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Saturday 29 October 2005
At the Cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lincoln in 3 hours 21 minutes
5042 Lincolnshire Delight Maximus
Composed by John R. Ketteringham
Back Row left to right : Jim Andrews (9); David Brown (3); Ian Butters (5 conductor); Tim Pett (6); Brian Harris (7); Chris Pickford (11)
Front Row left to right : David Town (8); Valerie Andrews (2); Ian Campbell (12); Jennie Town (1); John Ketteringham (composer); Michael Crowder (4); David Hird (10).
First peal of Maximus in the method: -3T-14-5T-16-7T-18-9T-10-ET-1T-78-9T le b
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From Campanophile... Congratulations John!
After a break of 18 years from ringing we finally see Dr. John R. Ketteringham of Lincoln back on the end of a bell rope! On Monday 12th June John and five other Central Branch members of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild went to St. Michael's Church at Thorpe on the Hill and rang a Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Minor to mark his return to ringing. This was the first change ringing John had done on tower bells since 1988 when he had to stop due to ill health. We now look forward to seeing him ringing and taking part in activities around the branch. Well Done John and Welcome back!
The band from left to right: Mick Stracey, Chris Woodcock,
Sue Waterfall, John Ketteringham, Margaret Parker, Phil Mason.
Christopher Woodcock |
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Birthday Peals
On Saturday 28 October 2006 at the church of St Giles, Lincoln in 3 hours 5 minutes, 5056 changes of Lincolnshire Surprise Major composed by John R. Ketteringham. Arranged and rung on the 77th Birthday of the composer.
Back row : Martin J. Kirk (Northallerton) 4; Peter Bridle (Thatcham) 8; Timothy G. Pett (Abingdon) Conductor 7;
Michael Hatchett (Bampton) 3; William Butler (Thatcham) 2.
Front Row : David A. Town (Northallerton) 5; JRK ; Tom L. Blyth (Saxilby) 1; John F. Underwood (Stow) 6.
By coincidence it is exactly 46 years since Peter Bridle rang his first peal (at Bristol Cathedral) in which John rang!
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Birthday peal 2007
At Lincoln Cathedral
On Saturday 20 October 2007
In 3 hours 26 minutes
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by J R Ketteringham, No 143A
Back : Ian Butters (12 - Conductor)
Left to right (middle) : Ian M Holland (9), William H. Dowse (8), William Butler (2), Barry Hendry (10), Matthew Dawson (5).
Left to right (front) : Bernard F L Groves (11), Richard Tibbetts (1), Tim Pett (6), Fiona Dawson (4), JRK, Geoffrey K Dodd (7), Mary S Faircloth (3). |
Clifton, St Mary
Oln Saturday 27 October 2007
In 2 hours 36 minutes
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by J R Ketteringham
Left to right : John Underwood (7), Tom Blyth (1), Michael Hatrchett (4),
William Butler (5 Conductor), Fiona Dawson (2), JRK, Matthew Dawson (8),
George Dawson (6), Philip Dawson (3).
To mark the composer's 78th birthday tomorrow.
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Birthday peal 2008
Lincoln Cathedral
On Saturday 25 October 2008
In 3 hours 32 minutes
5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by J R Ketteringham
Left to right back row : Nicholas Soanes (3), Timothy Pett (2), Michael Moreton (5),
Richard Clements (10), Nigel Thomson (9), Andrew Wilby (11), Chris Pickford (12)
Front: Bernard Groves (4), Michael Clements (8), Richard Tibbetts (1), JRK, Andrew Stubbs (6), Michael Uphill (7)
Arranged and rung to mark the 79th birthday of John R Ketteringham.
Also remembering Michael Crowder and Keith Buckingham.
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80th Birthday celebrations 2009
JRK hits the Big 80!
John Ketteringham, known to his many friends as JRK, has had a very active ringing career, not only in Lincolnshire where he was born, but in Derbyshire, Bristol, London and Worcester where his working life as a civil servant took him. By training, a horticulturalist and a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, his work for the government had nothing to do with that. However his prolific production of new methods and peal composition in the days of yore when men were men and composers sorted out false course heads by hand and brain without the aid of a computer made his name very well known in The Ringing World. John's ringing though suddenly ceased in the mid-1980s after major heart surgery. However his interest in bells was maintained particularly as a member of the Redundant Churches Uses Committee and as Bells Adviser to the Furnishings Officer for the Diocese of Lincoln. As a result many bells from redundant churches were saved and relocated, the last being the transfer of the ring of five bells from Aisthorpe to Boothby Pagnell. During this period he obtained a Doctorate in Ringing History and authored a number of books including his latest tome which is the Second Edition of Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders just published.
In order to keep in touch with his many friends with whom he used to ring, in 2001 John arranged a reunion peal at St Giles, Lincoln on the Saturday after his birthday. These 'reunion' peals have become an annual event although each year he says it's his last. So on Saturday 24th October two peals were rung in celebration of John's forthcoming 80th birthday, one at St John's Washingborough and the other at St Giles, Lincoln. Afterwards both bands were entertained to tea by John and Joan. The method for each peal was Ketteringham Delight Major, the method having first been rung at St John's Worcester for the Christening of Stephen, John and Joan's son.
John again says that this will be the last of the reunions but do we believe him? Whether one forgets or not to put it in the diary the summons to the Palace arrives and cannot be refused ... Oh and yes, talking of the Palace he has picked up an MBE from Her Majesty for services rendered on the way through his distinguished life as well.
The two peal bands L-R: Richard Inglis, Ian Campbell, George Dawson, Andrew Mills, Roger Bailey, Jennifer Town, Andrew Wilby, Peter Bridle, Nick Soanes, Tim Pett, Bill Butler, John Ketteringham, Ian Butters, David Brown, Michael Hatchett, David Town. (Missing Robert Jordan).
In 2006, after a change of medication, John decided to see if he could handle a bell again and thanks to Dot and Phil Mason's mini-ring at their home in Branston and then the light six at Thorpe on the Hill he returned to limited ringing. Eventually in 2007 he even rang three peals! A set back came in early 2008 when he had to undergo surgery again. A return to limited ringing this year led to regular quarter peals at suitable towers on a Monday morning.
On John's actual 80th birthday, two quarter peals were arranged at Potterhanworth and Scothern, with the bands consisting of those who had supported the 'Monday Band'.
John's wife with assistance from Amie Burkitt was busy at 27 Bunkers Hill preparing refreshments which were very much appreciated.
The quarter-pealers, from left to right: Heather Peachey, Barry Peachey, Sylvia Taylor, Chris Woodcock, Fiona Dawson, Mick Stracey, JRK, John Collett, John Nicholson, David Burkitt, Kate Morgan. (Missing Robert Jordan).
Andrew Wilby
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