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Hello Chris,<br>
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Although I have never rung any quarters or peals with Ron Sharp, I knew
him reasonably well, having lived in Luton from 1971 to 1978. He
always attended association branch meetings.<br>
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Bedfordshire lost three ringers of note that year, Harry Wood of Luton,
Ron Sharp of Maulden and Alf Rushton also of Luton, the Bedfordshire
Association President.<br>
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Did we meet that year, Chris?<br>
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Best wishes<br>
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Alan<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I've checked Ron Sharp's obituaries
(RW 1978 pp.407, 532 and 926) and the supplementary article by Martyn
Marriott giving details of his peals (RW 1979 p.231). It turns out that
he rang 959 peals in all</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Interestingly (as Martyn observed)
he had two other near misses - he rang 188 at his own tower (Maulden),
and 594 for the Beds Association. A third near miss was that he never
circled the tower at Maulden - he needed the tenor to complete the
circle. He never rang a peal on twelve and never took part in a
handbell peal.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I moved to Bedfordshire in January
1978 and Ron died on 7 May after a short illness. His last peal was on
22 April. I was always sorry that I never met him - one of Bedfordshire'<wbr>s
ringing characters and a link with the past</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Chris Pickford<br>
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Tel: 9355 2818 or (mobile) 0427 878 745<br>
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