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.