Following the death of Peter in September his widow, Margaret, asked me to dispose of his ringing books. She wished all proceeds from sales to be donated to the KCACR Bell Restoration Fund, a project with which Peter was associated for many years. These books were offered on the KCACR site in the first instance until 3 November and the highest bids received by that date were accepted. Anything unsold will be publicised on one of the ringers' lists.
By the middle of December most of the books had been sold, and a cheque for nearly £1200 is winging its way to the BRF coffers. There is still a little to come, so we should make the hoped-for total of £1250 before too long.
A really sincere and grateful thank you to all who have contributed to this project. And a really special thank you to Margaret for her generosity.
A list of the remaining books is shown below, together with a fairly arbitrary (but hopefully honest) opinion as to their condition. The penultimate column gives an idea of the sort of prices paid in recent years for similar books, and I am extremely grateful to Fraser Clift for all his help with this part of the task. If you would like to make an offer for any of these books, please get in touch with me at Frank Lewis (aka Webmaster). Please allow for postage as well (generally speaking not more than a quid or so for UK addresses).
| title | author/date | condition | suggested price | |
| Change Ringing | Wilfred Wilson, 1965 | tatty jacket | 7.50 | £20 accepted |
| Discovering Bells & Bellringing | John Camp, 1968 | qg | 2.00 | |
| Dove's Guide | 4th ed 1968 | qg | 15.00 | £10 accepted |
| Dove's Guide | 5th ed 1976 | qg | 7.50 | |
| Dove's Guide | 7th ed 1988 | vg | 15.00 | £25 accepted |
| Dove's Guide | 8th ed 1994 | vg | 12.50 | £25 accepted |
| Elementary Handbook for Beginners | CC, 1973 | av | 1.50 | |
| Standard Methods (Diagrams) | Jasper Snowdon, 1947 | qg | 3.00 | £5 accepted |
| Tutor's Handbook, Parts 1 and 2 | CC, 1976 | good | 2.00 | £5 accepted |
Frank Lewis, Webmaster KCACR