Roderick Wilgress Pipe (Known as Rod.)

Date of Birth: 17/04/1940

Date of Death: 01/04/2011

Date of Funeral: 18/04/2011

Age at death: 70

Circumstances of death: Heart attack

Trade or profession: Statistician

Biographical references:

Societies:

Society offices held: He was Master of Birmingham University Society from 1959-1961 and from 1962-1963. He served as a Vice-President of St. Martin's Guild.

Places:

Place of Birth: Ipswich

Began ringing at: Grundisburgh

Tower from biographical record etc.: King's Norton, St. Philip's, Birmingham and St. Martin's Birmingham

Tower mentioned in obituary: Birmingham

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1949

Notable performances: On November 3rd 1951, still aged 11 years, he conducted his second peal, Kent TB Royal, which he had also composed. His first peal of Bristol as conductor was on 11th April 1953, a few days prior to his 13th birthday. On 31st December 1958 he called Holts Original peal of Grandsire Triples. He rang 101 peals during 1963. On 3rd April 1965 he took part in a silent and non-conducted peal of Holts Original. On 25th November 1967 he conducted a record peal of 11,872 Glasgow Surprise Major at Edgbaston

First peal:

Kent Treble Bob Major

Grundisburgh

26/05/1951

Date of Thousandth peal: 07/11/1974

Total peals rung: 2033

Tower bell peals rung: 2033

Handbell peals rung: 0

Participation in Central Council activities:

Offices held: He was a member of the Central Council Peal Compositions Committee from 1978-1987, being chairman from 1979-1986. He was a member of the Standing Committee from 1979-1986.

Meetings attended: 17