Canon Frederick Ross

It is with deep regret that I am passing on the sad news that Frederick Ross, a past President of our Association, died on Monday September 28th. His funeral will be at Bamburgh at noon on Monday October 5th. There will be open ringing prior to his funeral and a peal will be attempted immediately after the service.

Fred joined the Association in 1968 and held the post of General Secretary from 1969 to 1980. He then became President from 1981 until 1998. Fred rang 681 peals for our Association, out of a total of 1168. This 1000th peal, in 1994, was rung at Melbourne. With a little planning, Rosemary, his wife, also accomplished her 100th peal at the same time.

W W Worthington Memorial Trophy Results

Here are the results of the W W Worthington Memorial Trophy striking competition held at Saint Mary the Virgin, Nottingham. Well done to the two DDA teams.

Place	Team	Faults	Peal Speed
1	St Martin's Guild, Birmingham	210	3h 34
2	Nottingham	270	3h 18
3	Rest of Derbyshire	307	3h 41
4	Liverpool	308	3h 31
5	Peak District, Derbyshire	405	3h 26

The test piece was 351 Stedman Caters and the judges were Chris Poole and Simon Bond. The 2010 competition will be held on Saturday 25 September at Derby Cathedral.

A full report, photos and recording will follow.