Peals rung in 2001
13403 CHILHAM 1 January. 2h 54 5152 EALING S MAJOR By I R Fielding 1 Michael J Trimm 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Josephine D Horton 4 Simon J Davies 5 Ruth Blackwell 6 Paul A Cammiade 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 Richard A Pearce 13404 SOUTH CROYDON, Surrey 4 January. 3h 15 5002 CAMBRIDGE S ROYAL Arr. by R B Grimmett 1 Michael P Moreton 2 Christopher J Hughes 3 Ronald F Diserens 4 Simon J Davies 5 Richard B Grimmett (cond) 6 Keith G Game 7 Louise G Pink 8 Catherine N Merlane 9 Dickon R Love 10 Stephen R T Pocock 900th peal: 9. Especially composed and rung to mark the end (31 Dec 2000) of the 2nd Millennium. 13405 ST MARY'S PLATT 9 January. 2h 16 5056 CAMBRIDGE S MAJOR Johnson's variation of Middleton's 1 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) 2 Graham D Heath 3 David W Grimwood 4 Janet M Yeo 5 Richard H Edwards 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 David A Gibbons 8 John B Keeler First peal on the bells (rung on the back eight). A birthday compliment to Elizabeth Barnes. 13406 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 13 January. 3h 13 5040 YORKSHIRE S ROYAL By P H Larter 1 Darren W Elphick 2 Diana R Wraight 3 Karen Lebon 4 Graham D Heath 5 Richard W Young 6 Roger H Pocock 7 Timothy S Wraight 8 Richard A Pearce 9 David A Gibbons 10 Philip H Larter (cond) 100th peal: 5. 200th peal: 2. Birthday compliment to Diana Wraight. 13407 APPLEDORE 20 January. 2h 46 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J Holt (10 part) 1 Brenda M Davies 2 Richard H Edwards (cond) 3 Karen A Edwards 4 Damien S Smith 5 Nicholas J Davies 6 Frank R Wenham 7 J Roderick N Lebon 8 Ben A Edwards For the Centenary of the first peal on the bells. 13408 CHIDDINGSTONE 20 January. 3h 4 5088 SPLICED S MAJOR (6m: 896 each Bristol, London; 864 each Cambridge, Superlative; 800 Charcott; 768 Pudsey: 113 changes of method, all the work) By S Jenner (arr. from A J Pitman) 1 Ann Smith 2 Ann Jenner 3 Margaret E Oram 4 Ian H Oram 5 Peter W Dickinson 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 750th peal: 1. Charcott S Major is rung for the first time. 13409 MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels 23 January. 2h 20 5024 BRISTOL S MAJOR By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Philip H Larter 4 David A Gibbons 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 David W Grimwood 7 Catherine N Merlane 8 John B Keeler (cond) For John Middleton, with best wishes for a speedy recovery. 13410 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 30 January. 3h 8 5040 CAMBRIDGE S ROYAL By J Clatworthy 1 David J Dearnley 2 Karen A Edwards 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Graham D Heath 5 Michael P Moreton 6 Catherine N Merlane 7 David A Gibbons 8 Hugh Neill 9 John B Keeler (cond) 10 J Alan Ainsworth 13411 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 31 January. 2h 37 5000 KENT TB ROYAL By Y Green 1-2 Frank J Matthews 3-4 David A Gibbons 5-6 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 7-8 John W Gander 9-10 Rhian N Bagshaw 200th handbell peal: 5-6. In memory of the Right Rev Philip Goodrich, Bishop of Tonbridge and Vice President of the Kent CA 1973-82. 13412 CUDHAM 3 February. 2h 39 5080 CAMBRIDGE S ROYAL By J Clatworthy 1 Christopher J Pickford 2 Charlotte E Edmond 3 Mark A S Jones 4 Rachel A Backhouse 5 Nicholas Wilkins 6 Timothy S Wraight 7 David Holdridge 8 Roy le Marechal (cond) 9 Martin J Turner 10 Matthew R T Higby 13413 ROCHESTER, Cathedral 3 February. 3h 27 5000 BRISTOL S ROYAL By R le Marechal 1 Mark A S Jones 2 Charlotte E Edmond 3 Martin J Turner 4 John S Barnes 5 Juliet R Lawrance 6 Nicholas Wilkins 7 Michael A Birkbeck 8 Matthew R T Higby 9 Christopher J Pickford 10 Roy le Marechal (cond) First peal of Bristol: 2. In memoriam Rt Rev Philip Goodrich, former Bishop of Tonbridge and Worcester. 13414 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 6 February. 3h 6 5040 SPLICED S ROYAL (3m: 1800 London (No 3); 1640 Cambridge; 1600 Yorkshire: 50 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Janet M Yeo 4 David W Grimwood 5 Alan D Flood 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Catherine N Merlane 8 David A Gibbons 9 Philip H Larter 10 J Alan Ainsworth Circled the tower: 5. 13415 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 7 February. 2h 12 5088 OXFORD TB MAJOR By A Knights 1-2 Frank J Matthews 3-4 John W Gander 5-6 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 7-8 Rhian N Bagshaw 13416 WILLESBOROUGH 10 February. 2h 46 5040 MINOR (4m: 3 extents Cambridge S; 2 extents Surfleet S; 1 extent each Beverley S., Plain Bob) 1 Mary F Marshall 2 Martin W Marshall 3 Karen A Edwards 4 Michael C Marshall 5 Richard W Young 6 Richard H Edwards (cond) First attempt: 2. The band included three generations of the Marshall family. 13417 ST MARY'S PLATT 13 February. 2h 11 5152 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By C P Starbuck 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Elizabeth A Barnes 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 David W Grimwood 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 David A Gibbons 13418 WROTHAM 17 February. 3h 2 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (7m: 832 London; 800 Pudsey; 768 Cambridge; 736 Rutland; 640 each Bristol, Lincolnshire; 608 Superlative: 117 changes of method, all the work) By S Jenner (arr. from A J Pitman) 1 Stanley Jenner (cond) 2 Ann Jenner 3 Ian H Oram 4 Ann Smith 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 Peter W Dickinson 7 Andrew J Corby 8 Ian V J Smith 13419 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 20 February. 3h 7 5039 GRANDSIRE CATERS By T Hooley 1 John B Keeler (cond) 2 Graham D Heath 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Karen A Edwards 5 Alan L Andrews 6 Catherine N Merlane 7 David A Gibbons 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 Philip H Larter 10 J Alan Ainsworth 13420 ST MARY'S PLATT 27 February. 2h 11 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative; 1184 Bristol: 110 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 David W Grimwood 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Philip H Larter 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 David A Gibbons 13421 AMERSHAM, Bucks 3 March. 3h 10 5088 STEDMAN CINQUES By R E J Dennis 1 Judith M Rogers 2 Alan D Flood 3 Susan L Apter 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Hugh Neill 6 Phillip R J Barnes 7 Robin H Rogers 8 David R Cox 9 J Alan Ainsworth (cond) 10 David A Gibbons 11 John B Keeler 12 Thomas M Barlow A compliment to Thomas Cullingworth for his 88th birthday anniversary. 13422 ST MARY'S PLATT 4 March. 1h 58 5040 CAMBRIDGE S MINOR By R Bailey 1 Janet M Yeo 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Rhian N Bagshaw 4 David W Grimwood 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) First peal on the middle six. 13423 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 6 March. 3h 20 5042 SPLICED S ROYAL (10m: 1080 Superlative (No 2); 720 each London (No 1), Prittlewell; 362 Yorkshire; 360 each Bristol, Cambridge, London (No 3), Lincolnshire; Pudsey, Rutland: 22 changes of method, all the work) By A J Cox 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 David W Grimwood 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Philip H Larter 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Alan D Flood 8 David A Gibbons 9 J Alan Ainsworth 10 Ian G Campbell 300th peal: 3. A birthday compliment to Tom Cullingworth and Derek Carr. 13424 BURWASH, Sussex 10 March. 2h 53 5184 SUPERLATIVE S MAJOR By S Jenner 1 Ann Jenner 2 Peter W Dickinson 3 Betty Green 4 Eric Roughley 5 Rhoda Willson 6 Peter Richardson 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) First in the method: 5. 13425 ST NICHOLAS AT WADE 11 March. 2h 52 5040 DOUBLES (5m: 8 extents each of Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, St Simon's, St Martin's; 10 extents Plain Bob) 1 Sonia K Stockwell 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Alan L Andrews 4 David C Sheekey 5 Michael J Little (cond) 6 Peter W Paul Rung open in thanksgiving for the life and example of Mike Cook a good friend to all ringers and who will be sadly missed by all the Thanet ringers 13426 ST MARY'S PLATT 13 March. 1h 43 5040 PLAIN BOB MINOR 1 Graham D Heath 2 David W Grimwood 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Thomas M Barlow 5 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) 6 David A Gibbons A birthday compliment to Linda Etherington, and with the band's congratulations to Stephen Coaker and Jane Kostelnyk on their recent marriage. 13427 CARDINGTON, Beds 17 March. 3h 14 5024 ANNIVERSARY D MAJOR Gen. by BYROC (from S Jenner) 1 Peter W Dickinson 2 Ann Jenner 3 Ann Smith 4 Margaret E Oram 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Ian H Oram 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) First in the method for the Association. A Diamond Wedding Anniversary compliment to George and Vera Wakefield, Keith's parents, married at this church on 15th March 1941. 13428 SHELDWICH 22 March. 2h 46 5088 BRISTOL S MAJOR By H Dains 1 Timothy S Wraight 2 Diana R Wraight 3 Karen Lebon 4 Clare G Andrews 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 Philip H Larter 7 Anthony S Braben 8 Alan L Andrews (cond) First in the method: 4, and as conductor. On the centenary of the first peal in this method. A birthday compliment to Alan Andrews. 13429 MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels 24 March. 2h 30 5088 BRISTOL S MAJOR By H Dains 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Karen A Edwards 4 Alan L Andrews 5 David W Grimwood 6 Richard H Edwards 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow For the 100th anniversary of the first peal of Bristol S Major. 13430 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 4 April. 2h 12 5184 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR By E Bankes James 1-2 Frank J Matthews 3-4 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 5-6 John W Gander 7-8 Rhian N Bagshaw First in the method in hand: 7-8. 50th together: 5-6 & 7-8. 13431 ST MARY'S PLATT 10 April. 2h 6 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (8m: 736 London; 640 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 each Bristol, Rutland; 576 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire: 132 changes of method, all the work) By N R Aspland 1 Graham D Heath 2 Philip H Larter 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Elizabeth A Barnes 5 Catherine N Merlane 6 David W Grimwood 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 David A Gibbons 13432 SHOREHAM 13 April. 2h 41 5088 SPLICED S MAJOR (5m: 1344 Rutland; 960 each Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 928 Cambridge; 896 Superlative: 104 changes of method, all the work) By P G K Davies 1 Dickon R Love 2 Richard S Lebon 3 Josephine D Horton 4 David H Kingston 5 J Roderick N Lebon 6 Michael J Trimm 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 Richard A Pearce Half-muffled on Good Friday. 13433 FRINSTED 14 April. 2h 22 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bamborough, Berwick, Bourne, Cambridge, Carlisle, Lincoln, Norwich) 1 Josephine D Horton 2 Alan L Andrews 3 Michael J Trimm 4 Dickon R Love 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard A Pearce Half-muffled on Holy Saturday. 13434 EYNSFORD 15 April. 2h 44 5088 AMSTERDAM S MAJOR By C J Sedgley 1 Martin E Luffman 2 Mark D Backhouse 3 Martin B Sutcliffe 4 David Holdridge 5 Adrian R Udal 6 Mark A S Jones 7 Ian G Mills 8 Nicholas Wilkins (cond) First in the method for all the band. For Easter. 13435 OTFORD 15 April. 2h 45 5040 CAMBRIDGE S MINOR 1 Isabel M Pearce 2 Catherine M Lewis 3 Ann Jenner 4 Michael R Worthington 5 Frank W Lewis 6 Stanley Jenner (cond) First peal on the bells. For Easter. 13436 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 17 April. 3h 16 5008 CAMBRIDGE S ROYAL By A P Smith 1 David J Dearnley 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Graham D Heath 5 Alan L Andrews 6 David W Grimwood 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 Phillip R J Barnes 9 John B Keeler (cond) 10 Philip H Larter A birthday compliment to Alex Keeler. 13437 CHIDDINGSTONE 21 April. 3h 5 5088 CORNWALL S MAJOR By S Jenner 1 Ann Smith 2 Ann Jenner 3 Eric Roughley 4 Michael R Worthington 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Andrew J Corby 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 13438 NEW ROMNEY 21 April. 2h 57 5056 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By S Jenner 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Graham D Heath 3 Karen A Edwards 4 David J Dearnley 5 Dickon R Love 6 Richard H Edwards 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 John B Keeler (cond) 13439 MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels 24 April. 2h 30 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative; 1184 Bristol: 110 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Alan L Andrews 4 Philip H Larter 5 Catherine N Merlane 6 David A Gibbons 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow 13440 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 1 May. 3h 16 5040 VINTRY S ROYAL Gen. by BYROC 1 Graham D Heath 2 Alan D Flood 3 David A Gibbons 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 Michael P Moreton 7 David J Dearnley 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 John B Keeler (cond) 10 Ian G Campbell First in the method for the Association. 13441 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 9 May. 2h 11 5056 PLAIN BOB MAJOR By C T Osenton 1-2 Rhian N Bagshaw 3-4 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 5-6 John W Gander 7-8 Frank J Matthews 13442 SALEHURST, Sussex 12 May. 2h 57 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J Holt (10 part) 1 Roger J Morgan 2 Richard H Edwards (cond) 3 John W Meade 4 Brenda M Davies 5 S Geoffrey Waters 6 Karen A Edwards 7 Nicholas J Davies 8 Frank R Wenham Rung on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Rev John B Lambourne's service to Salehurst church. 13443 WROTHAM 13 May. 3h 10 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By S Biddleston 1 Clifford M Britcher 2 Elizabeth A Barnes 3 Graham D Heath 4 Janet M Yeo 5 Richard H Edwards 6 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 Harry W Rayner First peal: 1, 8. By members (1,2,6,8) and friends of the local band in memory of Canon Victor G Nickless, former Rector of Wrotham, and as a farewell to Rev Heather Turner, Priest in Charge 1995-2001. 13444 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 15 May. 3h 19 5042 SPLICED S ROYAL (14m: 362 Yorkshire; 360 each Anglia, Bristol, Cambridge, Kegworth, Lincolnshire, London (No 1), London (No 3), Nideggen, Pudsey, Prittlewell, Rutland, Superlative (No 2), Vintry: 24 changes of method, all the work) By A J Cox 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 Phillip R J Barnes 5 David W Grimwood 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 David A Gibbons 9 Philip H Larter 10 Ian G Campbell 100th peal of Royal: 4. 200th together: 6 & 8. 13445 STAPLEHURST 19 May. 3h 7 5039 GRANDSIRE CATERS By C H Kippin 1 Jackie Scrace 2 Patrick A Harrisson 3 J Susan Bassett 4 Alan D Pink 5 Louise G Pink 6 Roy A Barclay 7 Alan R Baldock (cond) 8 Christopher J Bassett 9 Peter M J Bradford 10 Phil Osler First peal: 1,10. A 50th birthday compliment to Chris Bassett. 13446 ST MARY'S PLATT 20 May. 2h 14 5058 LINCOLNSHIRE S MAJOR By G A C John 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 David W Grimwood 4 Michael R Worthington 5 Dickon R Love 6 Richard H Edwards 7 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow 100th peal: 2. 13447 LENHAM 21 May. 2h 59 5056 PLAIN BOB MAJOR By J R Pritchard 1 Malcolm J Hitchcock 2 Graham D Heath 3 Frederick H Asprey 4 Ben A Edwards 5 Robert A Swift 6 Phillip R J Barnes 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 David W Grimwood (cond) First in the method: 3,4. This celebration peal was rung by a band of four ringers (1,3,4,5) from the recently re-formed Lenham Society, together with four ringers from the Maidstone District. Rung also as a 70th birthday compliment to Fred Asprey. 13448 KINGSTEIGNTON, Devon 28 May. 3h 6 5088 BRISTOL S MAJOR By A J Cox 1 Josephine D Horton 2 James E Daniels 3 Fiona M Edwards 4 Joanne R Schofield 5 Richard A Pearce 6 Richard M Hobbs 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 Ian R Fielding 13449 CHISLEHURST, Annunciation 29 May. 2h 55 5088 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1344 each London, Superlative; 1248 Cambridge; 1152 Bristol: 102 changes of method, all the work) By B D Price 1 Graham D Heath 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Simon J Davies 4 David A Gibbons 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 David J Dearnley 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 J Alan Ainsworth 13450 WOODBURY, Devon 29 May. 3h 13 5024 RUTLAND S MAJOR By C Forster 1 Michael J Little 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Marcia L Dieppe 4 Joanne R Schofield 5 Richard M Hobbs 6 Richard A Pearce 7 Ian R Fielding 8 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 13451 BROADCLYST, Devon 1 June. 3h 21 5152 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By A J Cox 1 Joanne R Schofield 2 Michael J Little 3 Josephine D Horton 4 Marcia L Dieppe 5 Fiona M Edwards 6 Richard M Hobbs 7 Richard A Pearce (cond) 8 Ian R Fielding 13452 BRAMPFORD SPEKE, Devon 2 June. 2h 27 5040 S MINOR (6m: 2 extents Bourne; 1 each Berwick, Cambridge, London, Norwich, Westminster) 1 Marcia L Dieppe 2 Josephine D Horton 3 Fiona M Edwards 4 Richard M Hobbs 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard A Pearce 13453 HOO St WERBURGH 2 June. 2h 57 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J J Parker (12 part) 1 Darren R Moore 2 Margaret E Funnell 3 Christine Gabitass 4 Rhian N Bagshaw 5 Roger H Pocock 6 Raymond A Morgan 7 Neil W Jones (cond) 8 Christopher F Funnell 13454 LYDD 2 June. 3h 11 5152 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1312 Bristol; 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative: 112 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 Brenda M Davies 2 Nicholas J Davies 3 Karen Lebon 4 Karen A Edwards 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 C Frederick C Pearson 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 Richard H Edwards (cond) 13455 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 5 June. 3h 23 5042 SPLICED S ROYAL (14m: 362 Yorkshire; 360 each Anglia, Bristol, Cambridge, Kegworth, Lincolnshire, London (No 1), London (No 3), Nideggen, Pudsey, Prittlewell, Rutland, Superlative (No 2), Vintry: 24 changes of method, all the work) By A J Cox 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Philip H Larter 4 Alan D Flood 5 Catherine N Merlane 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 David A Gibbons 9 J Alan Ainsworth 10 Ian G Campbell 13456 TENTERDEN 9 June. 3h 20 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (8m: 736 London; 640 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 each Bristol, Rutland; 576 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire: 132 changes of method, all the work) By N R Aspland 1 Nicholas J Davies 2 Peter Richardson 3 Karen A Edwards 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Richard H Edwards 900th together: 6 & 7. Circled the tower: 8. 13457 SEVENOAKS 16 June. 2h 59 5040 ANNIVERSARY A MAJOR Gen. by BYROC 1 Ann Smith 2 Margaret E Oram 3 Ian H Oram 4 Peter W Dickinson 5 Andrew J Corby (cond) 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner First peal in the method. To mark the 40th anniversary of the conductor's first peal, rung in this tower on June 3rd 1961; also remembering Mary Jane Corby, the conductor's grandmother (died 1961), in whose memory the 5th of the present ring was given. 13458 WOULDHAM 16 June. 2h 49 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bourne, Cambridge, Ipswich, London, Norwich, Westminster, York) 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 David J Dearnley 4 Dickon R Love 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 John B Keeler (cond) 13459 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 19 June. 3h 20 5120 MEALL nan EUN S ROYAL By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 Phillip R J Barnes 5 Philip H Larter 6 David W Grimwood 7 David A Gibbons 8 Ian G Campbell 9 John B Keeler (cond) 10 J Alan Ainsworth First peal in the method. 50th together: 4,8. With the band's congratulations to David Brown who completed this climb on 16th June and in doing so completed all 284 Munros. 13460 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 20 June. 2h 14 5184 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR By E Bankes James 1-2 Frank J Matthews 3-4 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 5-6 John W Gander 7-8 Rhian N Bagshaw 100th peal together: 1-2 & 7-8. 150th handbell peal together: 1-2 & 3-4. 13461 HEADCORN 23 June. 3h 14 5152 PLAIN BOB MAJOR Anon. 1 Sheila Phyall 2 Peter G Sims 3 Tim Munt 4 Christopher R Saunders 5 Karen A Edwards 6 Richard W Young 7 Darren W Elphick 8 Richard H Edwards (cond) First attempt: 1,2. Rung to celebrate the lifting of the Parish Suspension. 13462 CHELSFIELD 26 June. 2h 34 5040 MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Cambridge S., Kent TB, London S, Norwich S., Oxford TB, Plain Bob, St Clements) 1 Nicholas Wilkins (cond) 2 Angela Wilkins 3 John S Barnes 4 Nigel R Parsons 5 Martin J Turner 6 Alan Regin On the 30th anniversary of the conductor's first peal (on the same bell). A first wedding anniversary compliment to Angela & John Whitley. 13463 FARNINGHAM 1 July. 2h 38 5040 MINOR (4m: 1 extent St Clement's; 2 each of Cambridge S, Kent TB, Plain Bob) 1 Daphne B P Patterson 2 Rachel A Backhouse 3 Mark D Backhouse 4 Martin E Luffman 5 Michael R Worthington 6 David P Hilling (cond) To celebrate the Ruby Wedding Anniversaries of Jean and John Luffman (local ringers) and Sylvia (local ringer) and George Mackenzie, both weddings having taken place on 1st July 1961. 13464 ASH BY WROTHAM 7 July. 2h 30 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (14m: (1) Canterbury, Morpeth; (2) Coldstream, Lincoln; (3) Rossendale, Stamford; (4) Chester, Munden; (5) Cambridge, Ipswich; (6) Allendale, Westminster; (7) Berwick, Hexham) 1 Josephine D Horton 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Paul A Cammiade 4 Richard M Hobbs 5 Richard A Pearce 6 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 13465 ST MARY CRAY 7 July. 2h 35 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bourne, Lightfoot, Newcastle, Norfolk, Norwich, Wells, Wooler) 1 Michael J Trimm 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Simon J Davies 4 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 5 Richard A Pearce 6 Richard M Hobbs 13466 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 17 July. 3h 17 5000 LONDON (NO 3) S ROYAL By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 Simon J Davies 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 J Alan Ainsworth 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 David J Dearnley 8 David A Gibbons 9 Philip H Larter 10 Ian G Campbell First London: 3. With the band's best wishes to Tom Barlow for a speedy recovery. 13467 CHISLEHURST, Annunciation 21 July. 3h 5 5056 SPLICED S MAJOR (7m: 928 Cambridge; 864 London; 800 Superlative; 768 Pudsey; 704 Charcott; 512 Millbank; 480 Bristol: 113 changes of method, all the work) By S Jenner (arr. from A J Pitman) 1 Keith R Wakefield 2 Ann Jenner 3 Margaret E Oram 4 Ann Smith 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Ian H Oram 7 Andrew J Corby 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 13468 HOUGHTON REGIS, Beds 21 July. 2h 46 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bourne, Cambridge, Kelso, Netherseale, Northumberland, Norwich, Sandiacre) 1 Richard M Hobbs 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 Michael J Trimm 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard A Pearce 13469 RAINHAM 21 July. 3h 6 5120 SPLICED S MAJOR (6m: 1280 Rutland; 768 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire: 123 changes of method, all the work) By G A A Taylor 1 Diana R Wraight 2 Roger H Pocock 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Timothy S Wraight 5 Clare J Larter 6 David A Gibbons 7 Philip H Larter (cond) 8 Alan L Andrews For the Patronal Festival. Also: Wedding Anniversary compliments to Diana & Tim Wraight (36 years on 24/7/01), Clare & Philip Larter (8 years on 24/7/01) and Christine & Peter King (33 years on 25/7/01); an Ordination compliment to Kenneth Clark; a Graduation compliment to Alan Andrews; and Get Well wishes to Tom Barlow who was scheduled to ring in this peal. 13470 WESTGATE ON SEA 21 July. 2h 43 5040 DOUBLES (5m: 8 extents each Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, St Martin's, St Simon's; 10 of Plain Bob) 1 Timothy S Attride 2 Sonia K Stockwell 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 David C Sheekey 5 Michael J Little (cond) 6 Stuart D Willmott First peal: 6. First of Doubles on the bells. Rung for St Saviour's open day and for the 117th anniversary of the consecration of this church. Also rung as a retirement compliment to Rev Stanley (and Marie) Evans, Vice President of the KCACR, after almost 30 years as Vicar of Westgate. He was responsible for the installation of the bells in 1975. 13471 WHIPSNADE, Beds 21 July. 2h 9 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (26m: (1) Annable's London, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Wearmouth; (2) Canterbury, Morpeth; (3) Bacup, Bamborough; (4) Berwick, Beverley, Durham, Hexham, Surfleet, York; (5) London, Wells; (6) Bourne, Cambridge, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk, Primrose; (7) Allendale, Westminster) 1 Ruth Blackwell 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Richard M Hobbs 4 Richard A Pearce 5 Michael J Trimm 6 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 13472 ST MARY'S PLATT 24 July. 2h 13 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES Holt's Original 1 John B Keeler (cond) 2 Elizabeth A Barnes 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 Graham D Heath 5 Janet M Yeo 6 Phillip R J Barnes 7 David A Gibbons 8 David W Grimwood 500th peal: 6. In memory of Tom Chapman, a mini-ring pioneer and inspiration to others. Also in connection with the recent 250th anniversary of the first performance of this composition (no broken clapper this time!). 13473 COLD HIGHAM, Northants 28 July. 2h 33 5040 S MINOR (15m: (1) Alnwick, Canterbury, Chester, Morpeth, Munden, Newcastle, Sandiacre, Wooler; (2) Coldstream, Lincoln; (3) Warkworth; (4) Bourne; (5) Kelso; (6) Westminster; (7) Ipswich) 1 Ruth Blackwell 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Paul A Cammiade 4 Richard M Hobbs 5 John P Loveless 6 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) In Memoriam Tom Chapman. 13474 EAST FARLEIGH 28 July. 2h 52 5056 RUSHDEN S MAJOR Gen. by BYROC 1 Peter F Romney 2 Eric Roughley 3 Ann Jenner 4 Peter Richardson 5 Michael R Worthington 6 Brian E Jeffrey 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) First in the method for the Association. 13475 FLORE, Northants 28 July. 2h 52 5040 S MINOR (15m: (1) Carlisle, Northumberland, Whitley; (2) Bacup, Bamborough; (3) London; (4) Annable's London, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Wearmouth; (5) Cunecastre; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge) 1 Paul A Cammiade 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 John P Loveless 4 Ruth Blackwell 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard M Hobbs Golden Wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs Bell of Flore. 13476 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 28 July. 3h 16 5039 GRANDSIRE CATERS By T Hooley 1 John B Keeler (cond) 2 Karen A Edwards 3 Janet M Yeo 4 J Susan Bassett 5 Graham D Heath 6 Christopher J Bassett 7 Andrew A Ward 8 Graham A C John 9 Richard H Edwards 10 Thomas M Barlow A 15th Wedding Anniversary compliment to Elizabeth and Phillip Barnes, and for Phil's 40th birthday on Tuesday next. 13477 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 31 July. 3h 19 5040 STEDMAN CATERS By P N Mounsey (after R C Kippin) 1 Paul N Mounsey (cond) 2 Michael J Trimm 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Graham D Heath 5 David A Gibbons 6 Catherine N Merlane 7 John B Keeler 8 David J Dearnley 9 David C Brown 10 David W Grimwood With congratulations and best wishes to Phil Barnes on his 40th birthday anniversary. 13478 MEOPHAM, 34 Orchard Drive 1 August. 2h 32 5000 KENT TB ROYAL By Y Green 1-2 Frank J Matthews 3-4 David A Gibbons 5-6 Christopher T Osenton (cond) 7-8 John W Gander 9-10 Rhian N Bagshaw 13479 CHISLET 4 August. 2h 51 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (41m: Allendale, Alnwick, Annable's London, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Wells, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler, York) By J S Warboys 1 Josephine D Horton 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Richard M Hobbs 4 Paul A Cammiade 5 Richard A Pearce (cond) 6 Stephen A Wheeler First Standard 41: 2,3. 100th peal for the Association: 4. Birthday compliment to Anthea Lansberry, sister of 2, the number of methods not quite being appropriate. 13480 PRESTON NEXT WINGHAM 4 August. 2h 29 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (24m: (1) Carlisle, Northumberland, Whitley; (2) Bacup, Bamborough; (3) Beverley, Surfleet; (4) Annable's London, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Wearmouth; (5) Cunecastre, London, Wells; (6) Allendale, Westminster; (7) Bourne, Cambridge, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk, Primrose) 1 Michael J Little 2 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 3 Fiona M Edwards 4 Richard A Pearce 5 Richard M Hobbs 6 Paul A Cammiade A birthday compliment to the ringer of the 3rd using an appropriate number of methods. 13481 GREAT CHART 18 August. 2h 55 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (6m: 1088 London; 960 Superlative; 864 Pudsey; 768 Cambridge; 704 Bristol; 640 South Bank: 113 changes of method, all the work) By S Jenner (arr. from A J Pitman) 1 Ann Jenner 2 Ann Smith 3 Margaret E Oram 4 Peter W Dickinson 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Ian H Oram 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 13482 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 21 August. 3h 16 5040 BLACK SHEEP S ROYAL Gen. by SMC32 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 David A Gibbons 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 Philip H Larter 10 Ian G Campbell First in the method for the Association. 13483 HITCHAM, Bucks 25 August. 2h 19 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (35m: 288 Stamford; 240 each Hull, Wooler; 216 Rossendale; 192 each Lincoln, Westminster; 168 each Allendale, Coldstream, Lightfoot, Wearmouth; 120 each Alnwick, Annable's London, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Ipswich, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Surfleet, Wells, Whitley, York: 69 changes of method, all the work, no 65's at backstroke) By R A Pearce 1 Richard A Pearce (cond) 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Simon J Davies 4 Ruth Blackwell 5 Richard M Hobbs 6 Stephen A Wheeler Circled the composition as conductor. 13484 WALTHAM 25 August. 2h 30 5040 DOUBLES (8m: (1-6) Rev St Bartholomew; (7-10) St Nicholas; (11-14) Winchendon Place; (15-18) Rev Canterbury; (19-26) Grandsire; (27-30) St Simon's; (31-34) St Martin's; (35-42) Plain Bob) 1 James Mitchell 2 Brenda M Davies 3 Leonard A Huckstep 4 Cathryn M Hills 5 Nicholas J Davies (cond) 6 Brain A Law First peal: 6. First on the treble: 1. Rung for the Patronal Festival. First peal on the bells, a ring of four since 1631 augmented to six in 2000. 13485 SOUTH CROYDON, Surrey 28 August. 3h 17 5040 ANGLIA S ROYAL By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 Michael P Moreton 3 Simon J Davies 4 David J Dearnley 5 Catherine N Merlane 6 Michael J Trimm 7 David A Gibbons 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 John B Keeler (cond) 10 Alan Regin First in the method for the Association. 200th together: 7 & 8. 13486 EAST FARLEIGH 8 September. 2h 42 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J J Parker (One part) 1 Ann Jenner 2 Peter F Romney 3 Eve M K Reynolds 4 Catherine M Lewis 5 Brian E Jeffrey 6 Peter J M Faircloth 7 Stanley Jenner (cond) 8 Frank W Lewis First peal: 3. 13487 ST MARY'S PLATT 11 September. 2h 12 5056 BRISTOL S MAJOR By I M Holland 1 Graham D Heath 2 Donald H Niblett 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 David W Grimwood 5 David A Gibbons 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Phillip R J Barnes We were shocked and saddened by the devastating terrorist attacks in the United States. This peal is dedicated to those whose lives have been taken and the families who have suffered such unnecessary loss. 13488 BROMLEY 16 September. 2h 56 5152 RUTLAND S MAJOR By G M Bradshaw 1 Roger Bailey 2 Simon J Davies 3 David H Kingston 4 Damien S Smith 5 David Holdridge 6 Ruth Blackwell 7 Richard A Pearce (cond) 8 Dickon R Love First in the method: 4. To welcome the new Vicar, the Revd Michael Camp, on the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the bells by the Rt Revd F S Guy Warman DD, LLD. They were cast by Gillett & Johnston from the Janaway octave that was damaged when the church was bombed in the war. 13489 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 18 September. 3h 19 5000 LONDON (NO 3) S ROYAL By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 David J Dearnley 3 Phillip R J Barnes 4 Susan L Apter 5 Alan D Flood 6 David A Gibbons 7 J Alan Ainsworth (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 Richard H Edwards 10 Philip H Larter 100th peal of S Royal, 200th for the Association: 3. 13490 MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels 22 September. 2h 25 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (8m: 736 London; 640 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 each Bristol, Rutland; 576 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire: 132 changes of method, all the work) By N R Aspland 1 Graham D Heath 2 Elizabeth A Barnes 3 Fiona M Edwards 4 David J Dearnley 5 Michael A Birkbeck 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Stephen A Wheeler 13491 HENFIELD, Sussex 29 September. 2h 56 5056 CAMBRIDGE S MAJOR By J S Wilde 1 Hugh F Pettifer 2 Timothy P Lynch 3 Peter W Dickinson 4 Ann Jenner 5 David Kirkaldy 6 Alan P Dickinson 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 700th together: 4 & 8. With best wishes on their departure to university to Alan Dickinson (Cambridge) & Jenny Dickinson (Edinburgh). 13492 MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels 29 September. 2h 35 5120 LONDON S MAJOR By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 Janet M Yeo 3 Phillip R J Barnes 4 Michael A Birkbeck 5 Philip H Larter 6 Richard H Edwards 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow For the Patronal Festival. 13493 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 2 October. 3h 20 5080 SPLICED S ROYAL (5m: 1040 Anglia, London (No 3); 1000 Bristol, Cambridge, Yorkshire: 104 changes of method, all the work) By A J Cox 1 Graham D Heath 2 Alan D Flood 3 David J Dearnley 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 David W Grimwood 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 David A Gibbons 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 J Alan Ainsworth 10 Philip H Larter A 2nd birthday compliment to Barnaby Larter. 13494 ST NICHOLAS AT WADE 6 October. 3h 6 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Carlisle, Ipswich, London, Norwich) 1 James A Smith 2 Phillip R J Barnes 3 Michael J Trimm 4 David J Dearnley 5 Christopher J Pickford 6 Mark W J Regan (cond) 13495 EYNSFORD 7 October. 2h 48 5088 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By N J Pitstow 1 Darren W Elphick 2 Diana R Wraight (cond) 3 Linda J Etherington 4 Janet M Yeo 5 Timothy S Wraight 6 Roger H Pocock 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 Michael A Birkbeck For Harvest Festival. 13496 FARNINGHAM 7 October. 2h 40 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, London, Norwich, Surfleet, Wells) 1 Shirley E McGill 2 David Holdridge 3 Simon J Davies 4 Ian R Fielding (cond) 5 Stephen A Wheeler 6 Ian G Mills For service. 13497 CHISLEHURST, Annunciation 9 October. 3h 11 5120 LONDON S MAJOR By D F Morrison 1 David J Dearnley 2 Graham D Heath 3 Janet M Yeo 4 David A Gibbons 5 Catherine N Merlane 6 David W Grimwood 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow 13498 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 13 October. 3h 17 5040 YORKSHIRE S ROYAL By J S Warboys 1 Philip H Larter (cond) 2 Jennifer A Orchard 3 Diana R Wraight 4 Karen Lebon 5 David W Grimwood 6 Timothy S Wraight 7 Nigel R D Orchard 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 Richard H Edwards 10 Neil W Jones To celebrate 50 years ringing by Tim Wraight. 13499 STURRY 13 October. 2h 34 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bamborough, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northumberland, Norwich, Wells, Wooler) 1 Michael J Little 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Paul A Cammiade 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Ian R Fielding Rung for the wedding of Amanda Horton and Keith Batten, married here this day. 13500 ST MARY'S PLATT 23 October. 2h 35 5039 GRANDSIRE CATERS By T Hooley 1 John B Keeler (cond) 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Elizabeth A Barnes 4 Graham D Heath 5 Janet M Yeo 6 Alan L Andrews 7 Phillip R J Barnes 8 David W Grimwood 9 David A Gibbons 10 Thomas M Barlow First Caters on the bells. 100th for the Association: 5. 13501 BIRCHINGTON ON SEA, Quex Park 27 October. 2h 50 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J J Parker (12-part) 1 Ann Davies 2 Alan L Andrews 3 Paul A Barton 4 Josephine D Horton 5 Mark H Harding 6 Michael J Little 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 David C Sheekey First in the method: 5,6. Specially arranged for, and rung on the day of the Quex Park Society Dinner. 13502 BROMLEY 27 October. 2h 51 5120 MEDWAY S MAJOR By G A C John 1 Anne L Rueff 2 Paul N Mounsey (cond) 3 Christine M Webb 4 David H Kingston 5 Paul Sharp 6 Graham A C John 7 David J Dearnley 8 Anthony S Braben Remembering Tony. 13503 REIGATE, Surrey 30 October. 3h 5040 LONDON (NO 3) S ROYAL By D F Morrison 1 Graham D Heath 2 Alan D Flood 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 David W Grimwood 5 Ian K Bushell 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 David A Gibbons 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 Stephen R T Pocock 10 Philip H Larter 13504 LEEDS 1 November. 3h 57 6480 PLAIN BOB CATERS By B Annable (arr. P R J Barnes) 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Dickon R Love 3 Alan L Andrews 4 Rhian N Bagshaw 5 David W Grimwood 6 Frank W Lewis 7 Richard H Edwards (cond) 8 Nicholas J Davies 9 Philip H Larter 10 Thomas M Barlow At the invitation of the parish to honour a peal of 6480 Plain Bob Caters on November 2nd 1751, the first peal on the bells and the first ever in the method, and to celebrate the life of James Barham and 250 years of bellringing tradition at St Nicholas, Leeds. 13505 CHIDDINGSTONE 3 November. 2h 59 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES Holt's Original 1 Brian E Jeffrey (cond) 2 Keith R Wakefield 3 Ann Jenner 4 Eric Roughley 5 Peter F Romney 6 Michael R Worthington 7 Andrew J Corby 8 Stanley Jenner Following a failed attempt on 7th July to mark the 250th anniversary of the first peal of Holt's Original at St Margaret's, Westminster on 7th July 1751. 13506 BOBBING 10 November. 2h 33 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Canterbury, Hull, Norwich, Primrose, Stamford, Warkworth, Whitley) 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Nicola J Turner 3 David J Dearnley 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Peter G C Ellis (cond) 6 Colin M Turner 13507 HARTLIP 10 November. 2h 40 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Alnwick, Bourne, Cambridge, Northumberland, Wearmouth, Westminster, York) 1 Christine M Webb 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Nicola J Turner 4 Colin M Turner 5 Peter G C Ellis (cond) 6 Philip H Larter 85th birthday compliment to Harold Rogers. 13508 RAINHAM 10 November. 3h 8 5088 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By N J Pitstow 1 Karen Lebon 2 Diana R Wraight (cond) 3 Arthur D Vidgeon 4 Timothy S Wraight 5 Roger H Pocock 6 Michael A Birkbeck 7 David A Gibbons 8 Thomas M Barlow Rung half-muffled for Remembrance. Also for Anti-Landmine Week. 13509 ST MARY'S PLATT 11 November. 2h 43 5040 KENT TB MAXIMUS By R le Marechal 1 Roy le Marechal (cond) 2 James A Hodkin 3 John P Colliss 4 Elizabeth A Barnes 5 Peter D Niblett 6 Phillip R J Barnes 7 Charlotte E Edmond 8 Alan L Andrews 9 Catherine N Merlane 10 Christopher J Pickford 11 Dickon R Love 12 Matthew R T Higby 13510 ST NEOTS, Cambs 17 November. 3h 14 5080 SPLICED S ROYAL (5m: 1040 Anglia, London (No 3); 1000 Bristol, Cambridge, Yorkshire: 104 changes of method, all the work) By A J Cox 1 Dickon R Love 2 Paul N Mounsey 3 David J Dearnley 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 David A Gibbons 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Robin H Rogers 8 Thomas M Barlow 9 John S Warboys 10 J Alan Ainsworth 13511 AMERSHAM, Bucks 24 November. 3h 4 5040 BRISTOL S MAXIMUS By P N Mounsey 1 Robin H Rogers 2 Judith M Rogers 3 Susan L Apter 4 Phillip R J Barnes 5 Patricia M Newton 6 David J Dearnley 7 Michael P Moreton 8 Alan D Flood 9 John B Keeler 10 Robert H Newton 11 Paul N Mounsey (cond) 12 J Alan Ainsworth 13512 FRINDSBURY 24 November. 2h 55 5120 UPNOR D MAJOR Arr. by S Jenner 1 Andrew J Corby 2 Ann Jenner 3 Ann Smith 4 Margaret E Oram 5 Ian H Oram 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) First peal in the method. 13513 WALTHAM 25 November. 2h 35 5040 MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bourne S, Cambridge S, Ipswich S, London S, Norwich S, Waltham D, York S) 1 Janet M Yeo 2 Phillip R J Barnes 3 David J Dearnley 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Dickon R Love 6 John B Keeler (cond) 13514 ST MARY'S PLATT 27 November. 2h 16 5056 RUTLAND S MAJOR By S J Ivin 1 Elizabeth A Barnes 2 Graham D Heath 3 Janet M Yeo 4 David A Gibbons 5 Alan L Andrews 6 Catherine N Merlane 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Thomas M Barlow A sixth birthday compliment to Alexander Barnes and a wedding compliment to Helen Roberts and Robin Merlane. 13515 WITTERSHAM 1 December. 3h 8 5184 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR By J W Washbrook 1 David J Chesson 2 Rosemary J Coney 3 Brenda M Davies 4 Frank R Wenham 5 S Geoffrey Waters 6 Nicholas J Davies 7 C Frederick C Pearson 8 Richard H Edwards (cond) First in the method: 2,3,4. Rung to welcome Rev Stella Halmshaw to her new parish. 13516 MAIDSTONE, All Saints' 4 December. 3h 4 5040 CAMBRIDGE S ROYAL By R Baldwin 1 Graham D Heath 2 Elizabeth A Coke 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Michael P Moreton 8 David A Gibbons 9 Philip H Larter 10 J Alan Ainsworth In memory of Thomas David Barlow. 13517 ST MARY'S PLATT 11 December. 2h 32 5040 YORKSHIRE S ROYAL Gen. by BYROC 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Catherine N Merlane 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Graham D Heath 6 John B Keeler (cond) 7 Philip H Larter 8 David W Grimwood 9 David A Gibbons 10 Thomas M Barlow For the first anniversary of the opening of the bells, and the 89th anniversary of the first presentation of the 'Piltdown Man' discoveries to the Geological Society (December 18th 1912). 13518 BROMLEY 15 December. 2h 49 5056 YORKSHIRE S MAJOR By A M Barber 1 Christine M Webb 2 Paul Sharp 3 David H Kingston 4 Jeremy R Byers 5 David S Brown 6 Nigel Pointer 7 Alan M Barber (cond) 8 Dickon R Love First inside: 4. 13519 CHIDDINGSTONE 15 December. 3h 6 5184 BELFAST S MAJOR By J S Warboys 1 Ann Jenner 2 Margaret E Oram 3 Ian H Oram 4 Ann Smith 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Andrew J Corby 7 Keith R Wakefield 8 Stanley Jenner (cond) 13520 EAST FARLEIGH 18 December. 2h 41 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative; 1184 Bristol: 110 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 Graham D Heath 2 David W Grimwood 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Catherine N Merlane 5 David A Gibbons 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 Philip H Larter 13521 BICKLEY 22 December. 2h 44 5040 DOUBLES (7m: 6 extents each Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, St Martin's, St Nicholas, St Simon's, Stedman, Winchendon Place) 1 David S Brown 2 Christine M Webb 3 Dickon R Love (cond) 4 David H Kingston 5 James J Hardy 6 Jeremy Clitheroe First on six bells: 6. First Doubles: 1,4. First peal on the original six for the 10th anniversary of the reopening of the church following restoration after fire. Also for the marriage of David Clitheroe (father of tenor ringer) and Sharon Hubert. 13522 FOLKESTONE 22 December. 3h 19 5152 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1312 Bristol; 1280 Cambridge, London, Superlative: 112 changes of method, all the work) By A J Pitman 1 Mark P Gilham 2 Alan L Andrews 3 Martin W Marshall 4 Peter Richardson 5 J Roderick N Lebon 6 C Frederick C Pearson 7 Thomas M Barlow 8 Richard H Edwards (cond) First Major: 3. 13523 WROTHAM 24 December. 3h 1 5024 SPLICED S MAJOR (8m: 736 London; 640 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 each Bristol, Rutland; 576 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire: 132 changes of method, all the work) By N R Aspland 1 Simon J Davies 2 Phillip R J Barnes 3 Janet M Yeo 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Richard H Edwards 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 John B Keeler (cond) 8 David W Grimwood For Christmas. 13524 ST NICHOLAS AT WADE 28 December. 3h 3 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Cambridge, Lincoln, Newcastle, Norfolk, Norwich, Wearmouth, Wooler) 1 Josephine D Horton 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Catherine N Merlane 4 Paul A Cammiade 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard A Pearce 13525 STOCKBURY 28 December. 2h 56 5040 DOUBLES (7m: 6 extents each Grandsire, Plain bob, Reverse Canterbury, St Martin's, St Nicholas, St Simon's, Winchendon Place) 1 David J Dearnley 2 Dickon R Love 3 Phillip R J Barnes (cond) 4 Roger H Pocock 5 Michael J Trimm For the Feast of the Holy Innocents. 13526 ULCOMBE 28 December. 2h 51 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, London, Norwich, Wells, York) 1 Roger H Pocock 2 Dickon R Love 3 David J Dearnley 4 Michael J Trimm 5 Phillip R J Barnes 6 Mark W J Regan (cond) For the Feast of the Holy Innocents and to the joyful memory of David C Woodward of Marston, Oxford. Rest In Peace. 13527 EDENBRIDGE 29 December. 2h 52 5040 GRANDSIRE TRIPLES By J J Parker (12-part) 1 Laura M Duncan 2 Keith J Matthews 3 Jane Wilson 4 Catherine M Lewis 5 Frank W Lewis 6 Eric Roughley 7 Brian E Jeffrey (cond) 8 Robert F Dunn First peal: 1,3,8. To proclaim the joy of Christmastide. 13528 LITTLEBOURNE 29 December. 2h 38 5040 S MINOR (7m: 1 extent each Bamborough, Bourne, Ipswich, Kelso, Morpeth, Netherseale, Warkworth) 1 Fiona M Edwards 2 Simon J Davies 3 Paul A Cammiade 4 Richard A Pearce 5 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 6 Richard M Hobbs 13529 ST MARY'S PLATT 29 December. 2h 40 5009 STEDMAN CINQUES By R W Pipe 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Mark W J Regan 3 Michael P A Wilby 4 David C Brown (cond) 5 Philip H Larter 6 Michael J Trimm 7 Alison K Regan 8 Victoria J M Halliwell 9 Mark A Humphreys 10 Dickon R Love 11 Andrew W R Wilby 12 John B Keeler Circled the tower: 1. 250th for the Association: 5. A 40th birthday compliment to Elizabeth Barnes. 13530 TENTERDEN 29 December. 3h 29 5088 SPLICED S MAJOR (4m: 1344 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 1248 Superlative; 1152 Rutland: 131 changes of method, all the work) By N R Aspland 1 Mary F Marshall 2 Ben A Edwards 3 Shirley C Marshall 4 Martin W Marshall 5 Paul C L Bradford 6 Damien S Smith 7 Michael C Marshall 8 Richard H Edwards (cond) First Major: 3. First Surprise Major: 2. First Spliced S Major: 6. To celebrate the lives of Mrs Meg Huckstepp and Mrs Barbara Sheppard. 13531 THROWLEY 29 December. 2h 54 5152 GLASGOW S MAJOR By A J Cox 1 Josephine D Horton 2 Simon J Davies 3 Fiona M Edwards 4 Richard M Hobbs 5 Richard A Pearce 6 Alan L Andrews 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 Paul A Cammiade First blows in the method: 6. 13532 SELLING 30 December. 2h 19 5088 SPLICED S MAJOR (5m: 1344 Rutland; 960 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 928 Cambridge; 896 Superlative; 104 changes of method, all the work) By P G K Davies 1 Richard A Pearce 2 Paul A Cammiade 3 Josephine D Horton 4 Fiona M Edwards 5 Alan L Andrews 6 Ruth Blackwell 7 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 8 Simon J Davies 75th peal this year: 4. 13533 BIRCHINGTON, All Saints 31 December. 2h 21 5056 PUDSEY S MAJOR By A J Cox 1 Fiona M Edwards 2 Simon J Davies 3 Josephine D Horton 4 Stephen A Wheeler (cond) 5 Paul A Cammiade 6 Ruth Blackwell 7 Alan L Andrews 8 Richard A Pearce 13534 WALTHAM 31 December. 2h 31 5040 SPLICED S MINOR (21m: 240 each Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Durham, Hexham, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, Netherseale, Northumberland, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Surfleet, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler: 209 changes of method, all the work) By R A Pearce 1 Simon J Davies 2 Fiona M Edwards 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 Stephen A Wheeler 5 Richard A Pearce (cond) 6 Paul A Cammiade