Peal Secretary’s Report | Peal Details

There have been 73 peals this year, two more than last year. These have been rung with 21 less people than the previous year.

It's not often that two or more people ring their first peal together, so it is pleasing to see Pauline & John Boyle and Linda Pelc ring their first peal at Ashford in the Water. Tim Peverett celebrated his 41st birthday by ringing a peal of 41 Surprise Minor. A new method, Peckham Alliance, was rung to celebrate the wedding of Christian & Rachael Peckham of Derby Cathedral. We also celebrated the wedding of Peter & Emma Humphrey of Tideswell – Emma rung her 200th peal for the Association this year. The Taylors of Darley Dale celebrated 120 years of their family ringing at this tower.

The first two peals were rung at Brackenfield, the culmination of many years of effort. The first peal was also rung at Morley.

Peals were rung in memory of two West Hallam ringers, John Brown and Alan Burton. John rang two peals for the Association: his very first peal at Alfreton in 1954 and then one in 1977 at West Hallam, which was the first by a Sunday service band since rehanging the bells in 1922. Alan rang 3 peals, all at West Hallam. His very first was in 1965, he was also in the Sunday service band peal in 1977 and the last was rung in the year 2000. Peals were also rung in memory of five other people.

Three of the Districts celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the Association by ringing peals. Morris Bates rang his first peal of Royal in the Southern District attempt, which he thought was a quarter peal and wondered why it was taking so long!

Over the last 60 years, the Association has rung peals in 672 places – 102 of those being on handbells. It is interesting to note that 3 of the top 26 locations with over 50 peals are outside Derbyshire (admittedly Norton only moved out of the County relatively recently!). Two thirds of the locations have only been pealed once or twice. New locations for peals in 2006 were Armitage (Campanile), Brackenfield, Idrigehay (Cliffe Cottage), Morley and Tideswell (3 Market Square).

Locations for DDA peals 1946 – 2006

683	Belper	87	Ilkeston	53	Lockington, Leics
275	Derby, Cathedral	81	Fairfield	50	Clay Cross
236	Melbourne, Ss Michael &Mary	77	Ashover	7	Locations with 40 – 49 peals
222	Duffield	76	Breadsall	13	Locations with 30 – 39 peals
194	Derby, S Peter	76	Staveley	18	Locations with 20 – 29 peals
174	Melbourne, 45 Blanch Croft	73	Bolsover	42	Locations with 10 – 19 peals
171	West Hallam	73	Chesterfield	73	Locations with 4 – 9 peals
118	Darley Dale	64	Greasley, Notts	53	Locations with 3 peals
118	Sawley	60	Long Eaton	131	Locations with 2 peals
117	Stanton by Dale	59	Creswell	309	Locations with 1 peal
115	Heanor	57	Ault Hucknall
91	Ticknall	56	Norton, S Yorks

Thank you to all those who kindly send peal fees to me promptly. I wish you all excellent peal ringing and many successes for 2007.

Anthony P Cotton

2006 Peal Analysis

Total number of peals rung - 73 (92 ringers/15 conductors)

Tower Bell Peals

Total	65	Leading conductors: JV Chadwick (31), RB Smith (10)
Minimus	1 (4/1)	Conductor: PAM Halls. (11 methods)
Minor	9 (31/7)	Leading conductor: PM Mason (3). 3 Surprise (7 methods), (3m), (7m), S (11m), Spliced S (41m), Cambridge S, Plain Bob
Triples	2 (16/2)	Conductors: DH Sansum, RL Taylor. Grandsire.
Major	36 (41/4)	Leading conductors: JV Chadwick (31), S Humphrey (2), RB Smith (2). 3 Bristol, 2 Spliced (5m), 2 Cornwall S, S 2 London S, 2 Yorkshire S, Spliced S (4m), Adderbury S, Alloa S, Alresford S, Bordesley S, Bourneville S, Braunstone S, Bromford S, Caldy S, Cassiobury S, Chiltern S, Colmore S, Cotswold S, Cranbourne S, Dartford S, Ealing S, Falmouth S, Lincoln S, Lincolnshire S, Nettleham S, Plain Bob, Runnymede S, Rutland S, Wellington S, Zurich S.
Caters	6 (45/4)	Leading conductors: RB Smith (2), RL Taylor (2). 3 Grandsire, 2 Stedman Doubles Norwich CB.
Royal	7 (33/5)	Leading conductors: JE Heaton (2), RB Smith (2). Spliced S (8), Cambridge S, Clyde S, Maypole A, Peckham A, Plain B, Yorkshire S.
Cinques	2 (15/1)	Conductor: RB Smith. 2 Stedman.
Maximus	2 (17/1)	Conductor: RB Smith. Cambridge S, Yorkshire S.

Hand Bell Peals

Total

8(19/3)

Leading conductors: L Goodall (5), RB Smith (2).

Major

7(19/3)

Leading conductor: L Goodall (4).

3 Oxford TB, London S, Plain Bob, St Clement's CB, Yorkshire S.

Royal

1 Royal

Conductor: L Goodall.

Plain Bob.

Peal Ringing Centres

31 Belper	3 Derby, Cathedral
9 Melbourne, SS Michael & Mary	4 locations with 2 peals
5 Duffield	14 locations with 1 peal
3 Litton, Clergy Cottage

Leading peal ringers

John V Chadwick	34	Patricia A M Halls	28	Frances E Haynes	12
Colin Aked	33	Richard L Taylor	22	Jim Heading	11
Robert J Marchbank	33	Raymond H Daw	19	Philip J H Hudson	11
W Arnold Morley	33	Anthony P Cotton	13	Peter Marriott	11
Mike Lilley	31	C Luke Heaton	13
Ian Duff	30	Robert B Smith	12

Ringers by District	Number of ringers	Individuals’ Entries	Leading Tower	Number of Ringers	Individuals’ Entries
Central	12	132	Heanor	2	41
Chesterfield	2	12	Chesterfield	1	11
Peak	18	152	Darley Dale	4	90
Southern	19	112	Derby Cathedral	10	73
Total residents	51	408
Non-residents	41	165
Total ringers	92	573

Non-resident life members who rang peals during 2006

Colin Aked	33	Maurice F Edwards	4	John P Ottaway	2
James E Andrews	2	Peter J England	3	Nicholas J Parkes	2
Val A Andrews	2	Ross J Finbow	1	Rt Revd Barry F Peachey	3
Christopher M Bennett	1	Philip W Gay	4	Heather L E Peachey	1
Elisabeth A G Bowden	7	Philip J H Hudson	11	Ian N Robinson	7
Richard C L Brown	3	Stuart C W Hutchieson	1	Canon David H Sansum	6
J Stuart Brown	1	Matthew J Jones	1	Alistair J E Smith	5
Andrew J Burns	1	G Jessica Lansberry	1	Nicholas D Soanes	3
Anne P Cook	6	Paul J Loxston	1	Emma J Southerington	2
Roland H Cook	2	Susan E Marshall	1	Ian W Taylor	7
Raymond H Daw	19	Paul M Mason	5	Malcolm S Turner	1
Christine C Darby	1	Alan McFall	2	Ian G Vincent	1
William H Dowse	2	Rebecca L Melen	1	Howell J Williams	7
Matthew J L Durham	1	Andrew C Ogden	1