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From "Warwickshire and Worcestershire Life" October 1979.
Hubert Summers, a former newsagent and a well known personality in Allesley, has no less than sixty-five years’ experience as a bell-ringer. “I ring church bells as well as handbells,” he says.

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Keresley Churchyard.
The death occurred on August 28th of Mr Ernest Stone of Coventry, in his 59th year. He was a native of Nuneaton and for many years a member of the Parish Church Society of ringers. He also did a great deal of work for Chilvers Coton Church, having panelled the belfry in oak. His work as a joiner brought him to Coventry in 1938, when he became a member of the All Saints Society of ringers at Allesley.
Interment took place on September 1st at Keresley Church and was attended by a large number of ringers from Allesley, Bedworth, Bulkington, Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, Rugby, Stoke-in-Coventry and Keresley. Those present were Mr F.E. Pervin (Ringing Master of the Coventry Diocesan Guild), Mr T.W. Chapman of Worcester, Mrs and Mr A.H. Beamish (secretary and auditor of the Guild), Mr A. Roberts, Mr E. Sibley and many others.
The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Bastin, Vicar of Keresley and the Rev. F.W. Moyle, Rector of Allesley and at the close a plain course of Grandsire Triples was rung upon Mr. Stone's own handbells by the Allesley ringers: C.H. Webb 1-2, H.G. Summers 3-4, J.H.W. White 5-6, J.W. Taylor 7-8: and in the evening a half-muffled peal of Bob Major was rung at Allesley.
Mr Stone rang 125 peals, 116 being for the Coventry Diocesan Guild and nine for the Midland Counties Association. He is survived by a widow, two sons, both ringers and both at present serving in the Forces, and one daughter.
J.H.W.W.