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Forenames:Bernard Charles
Surname:Ashford
Date of Birth:October 17, 1897
Place of birth:Clent, Worcs
Trade or profession:Dairy Engineer Company Director
Began ringing:1919
at:Clent
First peal:October 16, 1926
Method:Stedman Triples
Tower:Clent
Other towers: 
CC offices held:eetings. Towers & Belfries Advisory Committee from 1945.
Society offices held:Northern Branch Secretary of Worcester & Districts Association 1939-1969. Freeman of the Association 1970-1985
Notable performances: 
Peal details: 
Other notes: 
Date of death:June 19, 1985
Age:87
Where buried:Cremated at Stourbridge
Ashford

Peals and Quarters

Tower bell peals rung 
Handbell peals rung 
Total peals rung31
Tower bell peals conducted 
Handbell peals conducted 
Total peals conducted 

Societies represented

YearMember TypeBiographies RecordsCCCBR Minutes
1945Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
1945UnknownCentral Council of Church Bellringers 
1946Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
1947Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
1947UnknownCentral Council of Church Bellringers 
1948Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
1948UnknownCentral Council of Church Bellringers 
1949Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
1949UnknownCentral Council of Church Bellringers 
1950Society Representative Worcester and Districts Association
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