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Lancashire Association

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Minster church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 4 January 1975 in 3h 19 (28–0–14)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Derek Butterworth

2 Michael Fishwick

3 Paul E Hartley

4 Margaret L Sherwood

5 Marcus C W Sherwood

6 James E Andrews

7 Basil Jones

8 J Martin Thorley

9 Jeffrey Kershaw

10 Richard S Starkie

11 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

12 Jeffrey Brannan

Ringing world: 3328.0112

Ringing World page reference: 3328.0112

Lancashire Association

Milnrow, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 12 January 1975 in 3h 1 (18–0–2 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Dexter's No.1

1 Michael D Fishwick

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Andrew J Webster

4 Derek J Thomas

5 Jeffrey Kershaw

6 Jeffrey Brannan

7 Derek Butterworth (C)

8 Derek Howarth

Half-muffled in memoriam Rev G Wilson. (former Vicar)

First peal - 8. First of Stedman - 3,4.

Ringing World page reference: 3328.0112

Lancashire Association

Flixton, Greater Manchester

St Michael

Sunday, 12 January 1975 in 3h 3 (13–3–1)

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 William H Riddle

2 Gillian Peake

3 Ian Pollard

4 George F Nix

5 Nigel P Doyle

6 Michael Smethurst

7 A John Illingworth

8 Malcolm J Murphy (C)

A wedding compliment to Mike and Pam Thomson of Appleton, also on the anniversary of the rehanging of the bells.

Lancashire peal 8335

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 20 January 1975 in 2h 39 (11–2–17)

5024 Westmorland Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Margaret L Sherwood

2 Giles B Thompson

3 Michael J Platt

4 Frederick Pearson

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Ian Smith

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3330.0152

Ringing World page reference: 3330.0152

Lancashire Association

Bootle, Merseyside

Christ Church

Sunday, 26 January 1975 in 2h 36 (8–1–12 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. R. Pritchard

1 John Hyden

2 Clarissa J E Caroe

3 John Lifton

4 Mark S Hillier

5 Stephen P Coker

6 Thomas E Howarth

7 Alexander J Martin (C)

8 Peter L Furniss

First of Major: 4. For Evensong. As a retirement compliment to the Vicar (Rev. R. E. Dennis)

Ringing World page reference: 3338.0320

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Sunday, 2 February 1975 in 2h 57 (18–2–1)

5056 Salford Surprise Major

Composed by Giles B Thompson

1 Malcolm J Murphy

2 Jeffrey Kershaw

3 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

4 J Colin Ashworth

5 Colin Davies

6 Giles B Thompson

7 Cyril Crossthwaite

8 J Martin Thorley

First in the method by all and for the Association

Ringing world: 3332.0197

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 3 February 1975 in 2h 35 (11–2–17)

5040 Durham Little Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Frederick Pearson

2 Margaret L Sherwood

3 J Martin Thorley

4 Michael Platt

5 Ian Smith

6 Giles B Thompson

7 Marcus C W Sherwood

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3332.0197

Ringing World page reference: 3332.0197

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Peter

Friday, 21 February 1975 in 3h 5 (18–3–11 in E)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Forster

1 Derek J Thomas

2 Colin Davies

3 Jane Robinson

4 Basil Jones

5 Giles B Thompson

6 Derek Butterworth

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Jeffrey Brannan

First in the method. - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 3336.0280

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 22 February 1975 in 3h 45 (42–2–25)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Peter G Brown

2 Frank D Mack

3 James Clatworthy

4 Geoffrey W Randall

5 John G Gipson

6 Vivienne M Rigby

7 Basil Jones

8 Tudor P Edwards

9 Kenneth J Hesketh

10 James L Towler

11 Ralph G Edwards

12 Peter Border (C)

Ringing world: 3335.0260

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Saturday, 22 February 1975 in 7h 9 (11–1–14 in G)

13440 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 Marcus C W Sherwood

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Richard S Starkie

4 Richard J Parker (C)

5 Christopher J Sharp

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 J Martin Thorley

8 Jeffrey Brannan

The longest length of Pudsey Surprise Major.

Umpires Giles B Thompson.

RW 1975.0260

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Friday, 7 March 1975 in 2h 58 (24–0–7)

5022 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by (Arranged by R. F. B. Speed)

1 Anne E Mayes

2 Michael D Fishwick

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 Neil D Lomas

5 A John Illingworth

6 Andrew C D Mayes

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Ringing world: 3340.0360

Ringing World page reference: 3340.0360

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 17 March 1975 in 2h 40 (11–2–17)

5280 Derbyshire Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Margaret L Sherwood

2 Ian Smith

3 Michael J Platt

4 Graham A C John

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Christopher L D Munday

7 Giles B Thompson

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3339.0341

Ringing World page reference: 3339.0341

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 29 March 1975 in 3h 37 (42–2–25)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

2 Derek Butterworth

3 James E Andrews

4 John A Booth

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Cyril Crossthwaite

7 Giles B Thompson

8 Christopher L D Munday

9 Alan F Schofield

10 Marcus C W Sherwood

11 John H Fielden

12 Neil D Lomas

First of Cinques— 1, 12.

Ringing world: 3340.0360

Lancashire Association

Leigh, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 2 April 1975 in 3h (16–0–10)

5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by N Pitstow

1 Andrew F Eccles

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Maurice W Southworth

4 A John Illingworth

5 Marcus C W Sherwood

6 Giles B Thompson

7 J Martin Thorley

8 John Ashcroft (C)

First of Treble Bob- 1.

First peal- 3

Ringing world: 3340.0366

Ringing World page reference: 3340.0366

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Friday, 4 April 1975 in 2h 59 (18–2–1)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

10 methods: 896 Rutland, 768 Bristol, 672 Lincolnshire, Cambridge, 448 Pudsey, Yorkshire, Superlative, 224 Ashtead, London, Uxbridge, all the work

Composed by (Arranged by W T Perrins)

1 J Colin Ashworth

2 Barry Pickup

3 Giles B Thompson

4 J Martin Thorley

5 Jeffrey Kershaw

6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

7 Ian Smith

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

Ringing world: 3340.0366

Lancashire Association

Huyton, Merseyside

St Michael

Sunday, 13 April 1975 in 44m (14–3–20 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

Being One Morris's 240, One Pitman's 240, One Prices's 240, Four 3 part six scores and sixty.

1 Gillian Hanson

2 Imelda H Paton

3 Anne M Hennin

4 Kevin Williamson

5 Graham K Austin

6 William R Birchall (C)

Rung as a farewell compliment to Rev. P H Burman.

First quarter peal: 1

Lancashire Association

Huyton, Merseyside

St Michael

Wednesday, 23 April 1975 in 45m (14–3–20 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Being: One 720 and one 540

1 Ian D Hawley

2 John Walsh

3 Imelda H Paton

4 Antony Walsh

5 William R Birchall

6 Graham K Austin (C)

For St George's Day.

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Sunday, 4 May 1975 in 2h 55 (18–2–1)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (12m)

896 Yorkshire, 672 Pudsey, Cambridge, Rutland, 448 Superlative, Lincolnshire, 224 Bristol, London, Ashtead, Cassiobury, Uxbridge, Lindum, 125 changes of method, all the work

Composed by R J Parker

1 Joseph Thornley

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Giles B Thompson

4 Jeffrey Kershaw

5 Christopher Hughes

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Marcus C W Sherwood

Most methods spliced— 2.

For local sermons.

Also for baptism of Danielle Clare, daughter of

Anita and Christopher Lomax, former ringers at Westhoughton.

Ringing world: 3345.0469

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Friday, 9 May 1975 in 3h 2 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5016 Plain Bob Maximus

27 course block reduced.

Composed by Jeffrey Brannan (Arr)

1 Michael D Fishwick

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Derek Butterworth

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Michael J Platt

6 Basil Jones

7 Derek Thomas

8 Neil D Lomas

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Lewis F Cobb

11 Alan F Scholfield

12 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First on 12,- 7.

Ringing World page reference: 3347.0509

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Friday, 23 May 1975 in 3h 2 (24–0–7)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by AS Hudson

1 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

2 Derek Butterworth

3 J Colin Ashworth

4 Derek J Thomas

5 John A Booth

6 Basil Jones

7 Alan F Scholfield

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Christopher L D Munday

1st in the method - 1, 4.

Ringing world: 3347.0509

Ringing World page reference: 3347.0509

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Thomas, Moorside

Sunday, 25 May 1975 (11–1–12 in F♯)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Kathryn Horton

2 A Peter Ogden

3 Derek Sanderson

4 Andrew J Webster

5 David Lax

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 John Devine

8 Derek J Thomas (C)

First of Bob Major, - 1,7.

First Major as conductor, - 8.

For Sunday School Anniversary.

Ringing World page reference: 3348.0533

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Cath and Parish Ch of St Mary, St Denys, & St George

Monday, 26 May 1975 in 3h 15 (27–3–6)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by York Green

1 Susan M Valentine

2 Heather Dowdeswell

3 Jane E Jarvis

4 Barbara J Townhill

5 Andrew F Eccles

6 Ian P Bell

7 Ian Smith

8 Roland F Eccles

9 Stephen R T Pocock

10 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

First in the method— 1, 2, 3, 5.

First on 10— 2, 3, 5.

For the Whit Walks.

Ringing world: 3348.0529

Lancashire Association

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Monday, 26 May 1975 in 2h 37 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Nigel P Doyle

2 A Edward Reeves

3 Gillian Peake

4 David G Ogden

5 Malcolm Murphy

6 Colin Davies (C)

First Minor: 1,3,4

Birthday compliment to Janet Rolland’s

Ringing World June 20th 1975 No. 3347 Vol. LXXI page 509

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Peter

Friday, 30 May 1975 in 3h 10 (18–3–11 in E)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff (No. 7)

1 Fred Dunkerley

2 Jane Robinson

3 Marcus C W Sherwood

4 Derek Thomas

5 John A Booth

6 Michael D Fishwick

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First of Surprise "inside" - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3353.0629

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 9 June 1975 in 2h 44 (11–2–17)

5152 Huntingdonshire Surprise Major

Composed by Traditional

1 C Frederick C Pearson

2 Giles B Thompson

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 J Martin Thorley

5 Michael J Platt

6 Graham A C John

7 Ian Smith

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First in the method.

To welcome the birth of Charlotte Jane Parker

Ringing world: 3350.0568

Ringing World page reference: 3350.0568

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Peter

Friday, 27 June 1975 in 3h 10 (18–3–11 in E)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 John A Booth

2 Colin Davies

3 Margaret P Booth

4 Giles B Thompson

5 Derek Thomas

6 Christopher L D Munday

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First in method - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3353.0629

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Peter

Friday, 18 July 1975 in 3h 4 (18–3–11 in E)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

2880 Yorkshire, 2208 Lincolnshire, 56 com, atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Derek Butterworth

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Margaret P Booth

4 Derek Thomas

5 Colin Davies

6 John A Booth

7 William H Dowse

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3360.0767

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 August 1975 in 3h 15 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Giles B Thompson (opus 8)

1 Roger M Heyworth

2 Andrew C D Mayes

3 Anne E Mayes

4 Derek Thomas

5 Christopher M Movley

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

9 Alan F Scholfield

10 Jeffrey Brannan

First of Surprise Royal, - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3358.0729

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 4 August 1975 in 2h 45 (11–2–17)

5088 Braunstone Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Jane Reynolds

3 Pauline Tallis

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Frederick Pearson

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Ian Smith

Ringing world: 3358.0729

Ringing World page reference: 3358.0729

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 9 August 1975 in 2h 52 (18–2–1)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Giles B Thompson

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 Arnold Critchley

4 Susan Lyth

5 Ian Smith

6 C Frederick C Pearson

7 Geoffrey Fothergill

8 J Martin Thorley (C)

First in the method 3.

Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Thorley.

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Ringing World page reference: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Stretford, Greater Manchester

St Matthew

Tuesday, 12 August 1975 in 2h 58 (11–1–23)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

6 methods; 960 London. 928 Watford, 890 Bristol, 832 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative, 127 changes of method, all the work

Composed by A J Pitman

1 David G Ogden

2 Giles B Thompson

3 Jane Reynolds

4 J Colin Ashworth

5 Jeffrey Kershaw

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Alan F Scholfield

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Tuesday, 12 August 1975 in 2h 50 (11–2–17)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (7m)

7 methods: 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 608 Dorchester. 640 Superlative. 576 Pudsey, 125 changes of method, all the work

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Malcolm J Murphy

2 Jane Reynolds

3 Giles B Thompson

4 Michael H Tompsett

5 Jeffrey Kershaw

6 Ian Smith

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 J Martin Thorley

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Wednesday, 13 August 1975 in 2h 53 (11–2–17)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 512 Dorchester, 448 each Pudsey, Superlative, 416 Lincoln, 121 changes of method, all the work

Composed by A J Pitman

1 David G Ogden

2 C Frederick C Pearson

3 Jane Reynolds

4 Colin Davies

5 J Martin Thorley

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Giles B Thompson

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Ringing World page reference: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 16 August 1975 in 2h 29 (11–2–17)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Giles B Thompson

2 Malcolm J Murphy

3 Michael H Tompsett

4 Jane Reynolds

5 Marcus C W Sherwood

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Ian Smith

First in the method— 2.

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Ringing World page reference: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Helmshore, Lancashire

St Thomas

Saturday, 16 August 1975 in 2h 42 (8–3–7 in G)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 Rutland, 704 London, 640 Superlative, Pudsey, 576 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cambridge, Bristol, 119 com, atw

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Ian Smith

4 J Martin Thorley

5 Michael Thompsett

6 Frederick Pearson

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Jeffrey Brannan

The first performance of this composition (RW 1976 p.426) - the first composition to have 'all the work' of the Standard Eight in a 2-part with no more than 4 consecutive leads in the same method.

Reference - RW 1975 pthe same 770

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Sunday, 17 August 1975 in 3h 13 (18–2–1)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by M Hodgson

1 Christine M Carter

2 Timothy F Collins

3 A Patrick Cannon

4 R Kingsley Mason

5 William A Lacey

6 J Barry Pickup (C)

7 Anthony R Carter

8 George E Thoday

Ringing world: 3361.0791

Ringing World page reference: 3361.0791

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Sunday, 17 August 1975 in 2h 52 (11–2–17)

5184 Lindum Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 J Martin Thorley

2 Ian Smith

3 Malcolm J Murphy

4 Jane Reynolds

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Marcus C W Sherwood

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 John E Ashcroft

Ringing world: 3360.0770

Ringing World page reference: 3360.0770

Lancashire Association

Preston, Lancashire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 23 August 1975 in 3h 12 (24–0–18)

5070 Stedman Caters

Composed by R E J Dennis

1 Richard J Tibbetts

2 William A Lacey

3 Christine M Carter

4 Robert E J Dennis (C)

5 Vivienne M Rigby

6 Gales C Galley

7 Anthony R Carter

8 J Barry Pickup

9 Ralph G Edwards

10 A Patrick Cannon

70th birthday compliment to Wilfred Williams.

Lancashire Association

Penwortham, Lancashire

St Mary

Sunday, 24 August 1975 in 2h 50 (8–2–6 in A)

5058 London Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 William A Theobald

2 Richard J Tibbetts

3 Alan D Flood

4 J Barry Pickup

5 Robert E J Dennis

6 R Kingsley Mason

7 Timothy F Collins (C)

8 Wilfred Williams

Birthday compliment to Wilfred Williams and Mrs Maryl Fielden.

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Thomas, Moorside

Sunday, 14 September 1975 (11–1–12 in F♯)

1280 Oxford Treble Bob Major

1 A Peter Ogden

2 Derek Sanderson

3 Andrew J Webster

4 David Lax

5 Anthony Smethurst

6 John Devine

7 Dennis R Allcock

8 Derek J Thomas (C)

First Oxford T B Major by all except 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3363.0833

Lancashire Association

Newhey, Lancashire

St Thomas

Friday, 19 September 1975 in 2h 30 (4–1–17 in C♯)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Jeffrey Brannan

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Giles B Thompson

4 C Frederick C Pearson

5 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

6 Derek Thomas

7 Michael D Fishwick

8 Derek Butterworth

100th for Association, -2.

First in method "inside", - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3364.0848

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Friday, 10 October 1975 in 3h 15 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Derek Thomas

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Giles B Thompson

4 Marcus C W Sherwood

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Neil D Lomas

7 Michael D Fishwick

8 Richard S Starkie

9 Derek Butterworth

10 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3367.0912

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 20 October 1975 in 2h 46 (11–2–17)

5122 Buckinghamshire Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Andrew F Eccles

2 J Martin Thorley

3 Graham A C John

4 Malcolm J Murphy

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 Giles B Thompson

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3372.1017

Ringing World page reference: 3372.1017

Lancashire Association

Farnworth, Lancashire

St John

Friday, 24 October 1975 in 2h 42 (12–1–8 in G)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Joe Thornley

2 Margaret P Booth

3 John A Booth

4 Derek Thomas

5 Marcus C W Sherwood

6 Michael D Fishwick

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Jeffrey Brennan (C)

For the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs David Corner.

RW 3376.0031 - False - RW 4005.0100

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0031

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Sunday, 26 October 1975 in 3h 2 (18–2–1)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by George Lewis

1 Jeffrey Kershaw

2 Andrew J Webster

3 Michael H Tompsett

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 Geoffrey Cheetham

6 Brian J Owen

7 Richard S Starkie

8 J Martin Thorley (C)

F irs t o f Surprise— 2.

First In the method— 4.

Ringing world: 3369.0955

Lancashire Association

Stand, Lancashire

All Saints

Thursday, 30 October 1975 (22–0–22 in E♭)

1260 Minor (2m)

Plain Bob and Little Bob

1 Susan Rigby

2 Jane Reynolds

3 Lesley Sanders

4 S Barnet

5 F Reynolds

6 G Sanders (C)

First quarter -1

Birthday compliment to Jane Reynolds.

Ringing World page reference: 3375.0012

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 1 November 1975 in 3h 34 (42–2–25)

5016 Town Hall Little Surprise Maximus

Composed by Jeffrey Brannan

1 Christopher L D Munday

2 Michael D Fishwick

3 Marcus C W Sherwood

4 Christopher M Movley

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Andrew C D Mayes

7 William H Dowse

8 Michael Crowder

9 Cyril Crossthwaite

10 Alan F Schofield

11 Richard S Starkie

12 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3376.0031

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 3 November 1975 in 2h 44 (11–2–17)

5120 Northumberland Surprise Major

Composed by G B Thompson

1 Ian W Taylor

2 Malcolm J Murphy

3 Giles B Thompson

4 Graham A C John

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 J Martin Thorley

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3372.1017

Ringing World page reference: 3372.1017

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Greater Manchester

St Paul

Sunday, 9 November 1975 in 3h (18–2–1 in E)

5056 Lancashire Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood & G B Thompson

1 Andrew F Eccles

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 Malcolm Murphy

4 Graham A C John

5 Giles B Thompson

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 J Martin Thorley

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

On the centenary of the first peal rung for the Yorkshire Association.

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Sunday, 9 November 1975 (35–0–4 in D♭)

1296 Plain Bob Caters

1 A Peter Ogden

2 Derek Sanderson

3 John Devine

4 Andrew J Webster

5 David Lax

6 David G Sanderson

7 Dennis R Allcock

8 Jeffrey Brannan

9 Derek J Thomas (C)

10 Stephen F Higham

First Bob Caters for all except 8.

Half muffled for Remembrance Sunday.

Ringing World page reference: 3371.1000

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Thomas, Moorside

Wednesday, 12 November 1975 (11–1–12 in F♯)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 A Peter Ogden

2 Derek J Thomas

3 John Devine

4 Anthony Smethurst

5 David Lax

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 David G Sanderson

8 Derek Sanderson (C)

First in method by all.

Half muffled in memoriam Mrs R Dunkerley.

Ringing World page reference: 3371.1001

Lancashire Association

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 November 1975 in 3h 5 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Giles B Thompson

2 Edward A Reeves

3 David G Ogden

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Ian W Taylor

6 P Graham Walters

7 Colin Davies (C)

8 Malcolm Murphy

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 17 November 1975 in 2h 46 (11–2–17)

5152 Cambridgeshire Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Maurice W Southworth

2 Dawn Owen

3 Giles B Thompson

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 J Martin Thorley

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Graham A C John

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

100th together— 4 and 8.

First peal in the method.

Cambridgeshire S. Major: -38-1458-58-1238-14-1458.36.14-18 l.e. 8ths. 14263857

Ringing world: 3374.1059

Ringing World page reference: 3373.1059

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 23 November 1975 in 2h 24 (4)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Roger Leigh

2 Nigel Platt

3 Graham Slater

4 Phillip Woods

5 Ian G Benson

6 Gordon Whewell (C)

First in the method - 2,3,4,5.

Lancashire Association

Cartmel, Cumbria

Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 26 November 1975 (15)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Monica Wright

2 N M Newby (C)

3 Lorna Atkinson

4 D Hunt

5 T F Metcalfe

6 H Atkinson

Half-muffled in memoriam Canon G S Foulerton (73), Vicar 1952 until his retirement in 1969.

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0035

Lancashire Association

Newhey, Lancashire

St Thomas

Friday, 28 November 1975 in 3h 1 (11 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Michael D Fishwick

2 Derek Butterworth

3 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

4 John A Booth

5 Margaret P Booth

6 Fred Dunkerley

7 William H Dowse

8 Alan F Schofield

In memoriam Vernon Sykes of Oldham. Also birthday compliments to David Vincent (79) and Fred Dunkerley.

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0031

Lancashire Association

Hindley, Lancashire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 November 1975 in 3h 9 (13–1–21 in F)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Arranged by N Bennett

1 Ian Paul

2 Malcolm Gittoes

3 Susan J Lightfoot

4 Barbara M Shallcross

5 Richard J Chantler

6 Barry Hale

7 David J Bennett (C)

8 John B Shallcross

First on 8- 1,2,3,6,8.

To welcome the Rev John Macaulay, the new incumbent.

Ringing World page reference: 3375.0007

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 30 November 1975 in 2h 48 (12¼)

5120 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Christopher J Hughes

2 Jeffrey J Bailey

3 Ann E Bailey

4 Gordon Whewell

5 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

6 John Hartley

7 Ian G Benson

8 Phillip S Woods

First in the method 4,6,7,8. Farewell compliment to the Rev. E G Clarkson (Vicar).

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 6 December 1975 in 3h 24 (25–2–25 in D)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Traditional

1 Roger Heyworth

2 Marcus C W Sherwood

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

5 Andrew C D Mayes

6 Geoffrey Gardner

7 Christopher Movley

8 Christopher L D Munday

9 Martin J Thorley

10 Derek Butterworth

11 Alan F Schofield

12 Richard S Starkie

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0031

Lancashire Association

Middleton, Greater Manchester

St Leonard

Sunday, 7 December 1975 in 2h 50 (11–2–8)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Paul Marsh

2 Margaret O'Dwyer

3 Elaine Rathmill

4 L Kathleen Miller

5 Anthony J Smethurst

6 Leslie Miller (C)

First attempt— 1.

First peal— 2.

First by local band since 1937.

To welcome David John, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O'Dwyer

Ringing world: 3376.0031

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Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 7 December 1975 in 2h 26 (4)

5040 Minor (2m)

1 extent Kent, 6 extents Plain Bob.

1 Gordon Whewell (C)

2 Peter A F Kinsella

3 Graham Slater

4 Keith Salt

5 Nigel Platt

6 Ian G Benson

First peal 2. First minor 4.

Lancashire Association

Aughton, Lancashire

St Michael

Thursday, 11 December 1975 in 2h 30 (5–2–2 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Janette Taylor

2 Edmund Rothwell

3 Karen Brooks

4 Dennis Jones

5 Margaret Eyres

6 Clarissa Caroe (C)

First attempt - 1 & 5

First of Minor as conductor.

In memoriam Mrs Margaret (Peg) Moorcroft.

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0031

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Friday, 12 December 1975 in 3h 33 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Geoffrey Fothergill

2 Marcus C W Sherwood

3 Derek Thomas

4 Neil D Lomas

5 J Martin Thorley

6 Alan F Scholfield

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

400th Peal, - 1. 700th Peal, - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3376.0030

Lancashire Association

Ribchester, Lancashire

St Wilfred

Sunday, 14 December 1975 (11–3–4 in G)

1260 Doubles

Reverse Canterbury Pleasure

1 Philip R Parkinson

2 Susan E Fielding

3 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

4 Ian G Benson

5 Melvyn A Redout

For evensong.

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire

St Peter

Friday, 19 December 1975 in 3h 8 (18–3–11 in E)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Forster

1 William H Dowse

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Anne E Mayes

4 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

5 Paul E Hartley

6 Derek Thomas

7 Marcus C W Sherwood

8 Richard S Starkie

Ringing World page reference: 3377.0051

Lancashire Association

Stretford, Greater Manchester

St Matthew

Saturday, 20 December 1975 in 2h 40 (11–1–23)

5040 Minor (4m)

4 methods: 1 extent each Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B.: 4 Plain Bob— C.C.C. 31, 121, 21, 10, 33, 23

1 J Robin Thompson

2 Heather Dowdeswell

3 Jane E Jarvis

4 P Mark Ogden

5 David G Ogden

6 Giles B Thompson (C)

First of Minor— 1, 2.

Most methods — 1. 2. 3, 4.

By members of the Sunday service band; the first such

peal for about 25 years

Ringing world: 3380.0117

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Thomas, Moorside

Sunday, 21 December 1975 (11–1–12 in F♯)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Debra E Nutter

2 Andrew J Webster

3 John Devine

4 Dennis R Allcock

5 David Lax

6 Derek Sanderson

7 David G Sanderson

8 Derek J Thomas (C)

For Patronal Festival

Ringing World page reference: 3377.0055

Lancashire Association

Darwen, Lancashire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 December 1975 (12–2–8 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

2 Christopher D Parkinson

3 Susan E Fielding

4 Philip R Parkinson

5 Ian G Benson

6 Melvyn A Redout

First minor as conductor. First quarter - 2. Rung for evensong.

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 21 December 1975 in 2h 35 (7)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 extents each Oxford and Kent TB, 3 extents Plain Bob.

1 Nigel Platt

2 Phillip S Woods

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 John Hartley

5 Ian G Benson

6 Gordon Whewell (C)

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Thursday, 25 December 1975 in 2h 20 (4)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Cambridge Surprise, St Clements, 3 extents Plain Bob.

1 Roger Leigh (C)

2 Nigel Platt

3 Graham Slater

4 Glen A A Taylor

5 Ian G Benson

6 Gordon Whewell

Lancashire Association

Brathay, Cumbria

Holy Trinity

Friday, 26 December 1975 in 2h 33 (6–3–26 in A)

5040 Doubles (16m)

16 m/v, 1 extent each St. Paul, St. John, Winchendon Place, St. Martin, St. Miles and St. Leonard; 2 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure; 3 each Kennington, Southreps, Old, Norfolk, Shardlow, April Day and Clifford's Pleasure; 4 Grandsire; 9 Plain Bob)

1 Robin S Bridge

2 Melvyn A Redout

3 Martin G Mansley

4 Revd Kevin M Price (C)

5 Ian G Benson

Most m/v - 2, 5. For Christmas.

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Tuesday, 30 December 1975 in 3h (18–2–1)

5152 New Middlesex Surprise Major

Composed by 24-course block reduced

1 Barry Pickup

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 J Martin Thorley

4 Giles B Thompson

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Richard S Starkie

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Completes English County Surprise Major methods— 5, 7. 1st peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3379.0095

Lancashire Association

Saddleworth, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Tuesday, 30 December 1975 in 2h 55 (10–1–6)

5040 Treble Bob Minor

Kent and Oxford T.B.

1 Geoffrey Nield

2 Harold Cartwright

3 David Ashley

4 A Wood

5 Arthur Farrand

6 Gordon Rigby (C)

1st peal as conductor

Ringing world: 3379.0095

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Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 31 December 1975 in 3h 13 (25–1–14 in D)

5040 Oxford Bob Triples

Composed by J J Parker (4 part)

1 Melvyn A Redout

2 John T Parsons (C)

3 Fred Longworth

4 Glenn A A Taylor

5 Phillip S Woods

6 Bryan D Hill

7 Ian G Benson

8 Maurice Hill

Rung half muffled. First in the method by all

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