As of the AGM at Ladock May 2026 we now have a new President

Welcome to Robert Perry

Robert’s Background

Born in Winchester in 1954, my family moved to Carbis Bay in 1963 where I learned to ring at Carbis Bay in 1967. I went to school in Penzance (Humphry Davy Grammar School) followed by four years at The Queen’s College, Oxford, studying Greek and Latin literature and Ancient History

Professionally I became a Chartered Surveyor, working for Cornwall County Council for 29 years and finishing my career there as its Chief Valuer and Estate Manager

My ringing career has almost wholly been in Cornwall, but I also a member of (inter alai) The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers and The Ancient Society of College Youths. I served as TDGR Secretary from 1983 to 2020, and have been one of its Central Council Representatives since 1984. I have rung for many years at Truro Cathedral becoming Ringing Master from 2002 to 2011 and again from 2016, when I also became a Lay Canon of the cathedral and a member of its Chapter (governing body) since 2019

Away from ringing I am interested in public transport especially buses, trains and trams which have featured in many holidays, and road numbering.