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Lancashire Association

Walsall, Staffordshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 1 January 1977 in 3h 21 (26–0–18 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Derek Butterworth

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Margaret L Sherwood

4 Marcus C W Sherwood

5 Geoffrey Cheetham

6 Brian J Owen

7 Derek Thomas

8 Jeffrey Kershaw

9 J Barry Pickup

10 Peter Border (C)

11 Jeffrey Brannan

12 Richard S Starkie

Ringing World page reference: 3432.0096

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 8 January 1977 (12–2–0)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Geoffrey Haworth

2 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

3 Revd Michael Hart

4 Susan Lyth

5 Bryan D Hill

6 Ian Smith

7 Philip S Woods

8 David G French

First surprise major: 5

First major as conductor

Lancashire Association

Saddleworth, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Monday, 10 January 1977 in 2h 40 (10–1–6)

5024 Pembroke Surprise Major

Composed by Ernest W Tipler

1 Maurice W Southworth

2 J Martin Thornley

3 Malcolm J Murphy

4 Marcus C W Sherwood

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Derek J Thomas

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First peal in the method by all and for the association.

Ringing world: 3433.0118

Ringing World page reference: 3433.0118

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Saturday, 15 January 1977 in 2h 45 (11–1–14 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Ian W Taylor

2 D Robert Pettifor

3 Paul Needham

4 Derek Sanderson

5 John P Partington

6 Nicholas Clarke

7 Andrew J Webster (C)

8 A Peter Ogden

9 Dennis R Allcock

10 Michael Rigby

1st on 10: 6,7,8,9,10. 1st Royal in method: 3,4.

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 24 January 1977 in 2h 52 (18–2–1)

5090 Radnor Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Stephen R T Pocock

2 J Martin Thorley

3 Malcolm J Murphy

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Derek J Thomas

First in the method by all.

Ringing world: 3435.0164

Ringing World page reference: 3435.0164

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Friday, 11 February 1977 in 2h 58 (18–3–11 in E)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by P Border

1 Dawn Owen

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Andrew N Tyler

4 Ian W Taylor

5 Peter Broadbent

6 Stephen R Pocock

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Wednesday, 16 February 1977 in 2h 59 (18–2–1)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Revd Michael Hart

3 Malcolm J Murphy

4 Philip S Woods

5 David G French

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 John E Ashcroft (C)

8 Colin Davies

1st in the method 4 and 5

In memoriam Joseph Ridyard

Ringing world: 3437.0208

Ringing World page reference: 3437.0208

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 18 February 1977 in 3h 1 (25–2–25 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A C D Mayes

1 Geoffrey Fothergill

2 Marcus C W Sherwood

3 Michael Tompsett

4 Peter Wilkinson

5 Stephen R Pocock

6 Ian W Taylor

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 Derek Thomas

10 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Lancashire Association

Milnrow, Lancashire

St James

Saturday, 26 February 1977 in 2h 56 (18–0–2 in E)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

23m: 224 each:- Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire. 160 changes of method, all the work,

Composed by Norman Smith

1 J Colin Ashworth

2 Derek J Thomas

3 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

4 Jeffrey Kershaw

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Richard S Starkie

First 23 Spliced, -2

Ringing World page reference: 3441.0297

Lancashire Association

Pendlebury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Monday, 28 February 1977 in 2h 57 (13–2–0)

5184 Montgomery Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Maurice W Southworth

2 J Martin Thornley

3 Derek J Thomas

4 Michael H Tompsett

5 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

First in the method by all and for the association.

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Thursday, 3 March 1977 in 2h 13 (4)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Plain Bob Minor

1 Roger Leigh

2 Nigel Platt

3 Graham Slater

4 Peter Hampson

5 Catherine Kinsella

6 Ian G Benson (C)

Lancashire Association

Solihull, West Midlands

St Alphege

Saturday, 5 March 1977 in 3h 25 (21–1–11 in E♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (21m)

288 Albanian, Aldenham, Belgrave, Cambridge, Lambeth, Lincolnshire, Lindsey, Pontefract, Prittlewell, Solihull, Superlative, Wigston, York, Yorkshire; 144 Bedford, Belvoir, Brigstow, Londinium, Pudsey, Redfield, Rochester; 104 changes of method.

Composed by D Ogden and N Bennett

1 Michael Tompsett

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Andrew C D Mayes

4 Derek Butterworth

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Marcus C W Sherwood

7 Martin J Whiteley

8 Roger Heyworth

9 Jeffrey Kershaw

10 Richard S Starkie

11 Derek Thomas

12 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3445.0383

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Sunday, 6 March 1977 in 2h 51 (18–2–1)

5056 Heworth Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Colin Davies

2 David G Ogden

3 Cynthia M Warrilow

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 Andrew J Webster

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 Malcolm J Murphy

8 J Martin Thorley (C)

Completes the circle 1.

First peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3440.0274

Ringing World page reference: 3440.0274

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 21 March 1977 in 2h 34 (11–2–17)

5120 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by C Forster

1 Derek J Thomas

2 Stephen R T Pocock

3 Colin Davies

4 Michael H Tompsett

5 Maurice W Southworth

6 Malcolm J Murphy

7 J Martin Thorley

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First in the method: 5

Ringing world: 3443.0337

Ringing World page reference: 3443.0337

Lancashire Association

Stalybridge, Greater Manchester

St Paul, Stayley

Saturday, 26 March 1977 in 2h 50 (17–3–10 in E)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent each Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., St. Clements; 4 Plain Bob

1 Derek Sanderson

2 Frederick Howard

3 Andrew J Webster

4 Michael Rigby

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Colin Davies (C)

Lancashire Association

Preston, Lancashire

St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 27 March 1977 (24–0–18 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by William A Farmer

1 Roger Bailey

2 Margaret Crossthwaite

3 John M Ascroft

4 Dennis H McCormick

5 Jean Barnes

6 Robin J Trebilcock

7 Donald G Lawson (C)

8 Roger G Booth

9 Steven P Kelly

10 Cyril Crossthwaite

First on ten - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3443.0337

Lancashire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Sunday, 27 March 1977 in 3h 39 (18–1–3)

5600 Spliced Surprise Major

25m: 224 each of Ashtead, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Hereford, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley and Yorkshire, with 174 com and atw

Composed by N Smith

1 J Colin Ashworth

2 Roger M Heyworth

3 Michael H Tompsett

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Derek Butterworth

8 Richard S Starkie

Lancashire Association

Preston, Lancashire

Grandmere, Fishergate Hill

Wednesday, 30 March 1977 in 2h 22

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Cyril Crossthwaite

3–4 Steven P Kelly

5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

7–8 Roger G Booth

Ringing World page reference: 3446.0407

Lancashire Association

Mossley, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 2 April 1977 in 2h 44 (12–1–14)

5040 Minor

7 methods: 1 extent each Double Oxford, Childwall Bob, Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., St. Clements, Kent T.B., Plain Bob

1 Helen Rigby

2 Dennis R Allcock

3 Derek Sanderson

4 Stephen R T Pocock

5 Michael Rigby

6 Andrew J Webster (C)

Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Allcock.

Ringing world: 3445.0383

Ringing World page reference: 3445.0383

Lancashire Association

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Sunday, 10 April 1977 in 3h 12 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by John H Fielden

1 Stephen R Pocock

2 Peter C Randall (C)

3 Andrew N Tyler

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Michael J Belcher

7 Giles V Thompson

8 Martin J Whiteley

9 Peter L Furniss

10 George H Campling

Ringing World May 6th 1977 No. 3445 Vol. LXXIII page 383

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 18 April 1977 in 2h 46 (11–2–17)

5152 Monmouth Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 David G Ogden

2 Derek J Thomas

3 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Maurice W Southworth

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Malcolm J Murphy

8 Stephen R T Pocock

First in the method by all and for the association

Ringing world: 3451.0512

Ringing World page reference: 3451.0512

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 22 April 1977 in 3h 24 (25–2–25 in D)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by S Ivin

1 J Martin Thorley

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 J Martin Whiteley

4 Michael Tompsett

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Ian W Taylor

7 Peter Wilkinson

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

9 Stephen R Pocock

10 Malcolm S Turner

11 Marcus C W Sherwood

12 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

500th peal: 8

Farewell compliment to Rev. Fred Cooke taking up an appointment in Jerusalem

Lancashire Association

Eccles, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 April 1977 in 3h 2 (19–3–13)

5088 Plain Bob Major

1 Christine Jones

2 A Edward Reeves

3 Wendy R Tyler

4 Gillian Peake

5 Frank Reynolds (C)

6 Nigel P Doyle

7 Michael Smethurst

8 Laurence Jones

First peal— 1.

21st birthday compliment to Gillian Peake.

Ringing world: 3448.0451

Lancashire Association

Rochdale, Lancashire

131 Shawclough Way

Wednesday, 4 May 1977 in 2h 17 (15)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (75m)

192 Bristol, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne, Helmshore, Heythrop, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Stourbridge, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 128 Glasgow; 64 Brondesbury, Fourgates, Higher Walton, Ospringe, Westhoughton; 32 Alderney, Amsterdam, Argentina, Ashtead, Brazil, Bolivia, Caius, Caldy, Calderbrook, Cambridge, Chile, Clywd, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Double Dublin, Ecuador, Fordcombe, Gainsborough, Glaswyn, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guiana, Havant, Heene, Honduras, Hungerford, Ipswich, Islay, Jersey, Johannesberg, Killamarsh, Lincolnshire, Mexico, Nailstone, New Cambridge, Nicaragua, Omega, Orkney, Oxney, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Putney, Quedgley, Sheppey, Smallbridge, Uruguay, Venezuela, Versailles, Vrynwy, Westray, Wight, Wye; 157 com.

Composed by R J Parker, C L D Munday and M C W Sherwood from N Smith's

1–2 Margaret L Sherwood

3–4 Christopher L D Munday

5–6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

7–8 Richard J Parker

The greatest number of Surprise Major methods rung on handbells.

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 16 May 1977 in 2h 54 (18–2–1)

5088 Denbigh Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Philip F Pope

2 Maurice W Southworth

3 Marcus C W Sherwood

4 Malcolm J Murphy

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Colin Davies

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

1st in the method for all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3450.0493

Ringing World page reference: 3450.0493

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Greater Manchester

St Mary

Friday, 20 May 1977 in 3h 23 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Giles B Thompson

1 Peter Wilkinson

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Ian W Taylor

4 J Colin Ashworth

5 J Martin Thorley

6 Marcus C W Sherwood

7 J Martin Whiteley

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

10 Derek Thomas

Lancashire Association

Roughtown, Greater Manchester

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 22 May 1977 (11–0–22)

5040 Minor

1 extent Woodbine, 3 each Oxford T.B. and Kent T.B.

1 Harold Cartwright

2 Carol Wainwright

3 Gordon Rigby (C)

4 Steven Kershaw

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Geoffrey Nield

First peal: 2

21st Birthday compliment to Carol Wainwright

Ringing world: 3452.0532

Ringing World page reference: 3452.0532

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

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

Saturday, 28 May 1977 in 3h 10 (27–3–6)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Giles B Thompson

2 Susan M Valentine

3 Jeffrey D Simcox

4 Andrew N Tyler

5 Malcolm J Murphy

6 Roland F Eccles

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Ian W Taylor

9 Geoffrey Fothergill

10 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

1st of Surprise— 2.

100th for the Association — 5.

For Whitsuntide; also Queen's Silver Jubilee.

Ringing world: 3452.0532

Lancashire Association

Middleton, Greater Manchester

St Leonard

Sunday, 29 May 1977 in 2h 45 (11–2–8)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve Part (7th Obs)

1 L Kathleen Miller

2 A Edward Reeves

3 Joseph Thornley

4 Anthony J Smethurst

5 Leslie Miller

6 Derek Sanderson

7 Jack Ashcroft (C)

8 J Andrew Chadwick

1st of triples: 1, 5.

1st Grandsire: 4, 5

1st peal; 8.

For Queen's Silver Jubilee

Ringing world: 3452.0532

Ringing World page reference: 3452.0532

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 3h 7 (24–0–7)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Ian W Taylor

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 D Robert Pettifor

4 Derek J Thomas

5 Andrew N Tyler

6 Martin J Whiteley

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

For the queen's silver jubilee

Ringing world: 3454.0569

Ringing World page reference: 3454.0569

Lancashire Association

West Didsbury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 58 (16–2–7)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Eliane Shaw

2 Ronald M Edwards

3 Peter H Dixon

4 Stella Crompton

5 Geoffrey E Tunnell

6 Andrew T Ellis (C)

First peal 1 ,3 ,4 , 5.

First as conductor.

Ringing world: 3454.0569

Lancashire Association

Penwortham, Lancashire

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 50 (8–2–6 in A)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1440 Yorkshire, 1280 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 1120 Rutland. 69 com; atw.

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Janet Knowles

2 Helen Knowles

3 Barbara J Luckham

4 Anne E Bailey

5 Philip S Woods

6 Jeffery J Bailey

7 Dennis H McCormick (C)

8 Jeffrey D Simcox

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Greater Manchester

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 3h 15 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 J Colin Ashworth

2 Derek Butterworth

3 J Martin Whiteley

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 D Robert Pettifor

6 Andrew Tyler

7 Ian W Taylor

8 Christine Andrew

9 Stephen R Pocock

10 Richard S Starkie

11 Derek Thomas (C)

12 Jeffrey Brannan

For the Queen's Silver Jubilee

Lancashire Association

Preston, Lancashire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 11 June 1977 in 3h 17 (24–0–18)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Alan Gardner

2 Jeffrey D Simcox

3 Anne E Bailey

4 John M Ascroft

5 Margaret Crossthwaite

6 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

7 Roger G Booth

8 Carole A H Pullin

9 Geoffrey H Pullin

10 Jeffrey J Bailey

For the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 20 June 1977 in 2h 40 (11–2–17)

5152 Double Entendre Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Michael H Tompsett

2 J Martin Thornley

3 Malcolm J Murphy

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 Giles B Thompson

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Derek J Thomas

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3457.0655

Ringing World page reference: 3457.0655

Lancashire Association

Prestwich, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 June 1977 in 3h 4 (16–0–15)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Frank Reynolds (C)

2 A Edward Reeves

3 Gillian Peake

4 Susan M Valentine

5 David G Ogden

6 Nigel P Doyle

7 Alan Ward

8 Malcolm J Murphy

Also 18th Birthday compliement to Sue Valentine

Ringing world: 3457.0657

Ringing World page reference: 3457.0657

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

Cathedral Church of Christ

Saturday, 25 June 1977 in 3h 15 (24–2–17 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Colin E J Wyld

1 Peter L Furniss

2 Angela C Marsh

3 Barry Hale

4 Dennis R Jones

5 Kenneth Edwards

6 Lenard J Mitchell

7 David J Bennett (C)

8 John E Blackley

First Plain Bob Triples: 6.

First peal on the front eight.

By members of the Cathedral band for the Queen's visit to

Liverpool, and as part of the Hope Street Festival.

Lancashire Association

37 Kenyon Lane, Heapey, Lancashire

Monday, 4 July 1977 in 1h 48 (14 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Roger Barnes

3–4 Dennis H McCormick

5–6 Steven P Kelly

First in hand 1-2.

Lancashire Association

Pendlebury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Sunday, 24 July 1977 in 3h (13–2–0)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 A Edward Reeves

2 Albert Greenhalgh

3 Derek Sanderson

4 J Martin Thorley

5 P Mark Ogden

6 Joseph Thornley

7 Andrew J Webster

8 John Ashcroft (C)

1st in the method— 3, 5, 7.

Birthday compliment to treble ringer.

Ringing world: 3461.0736

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 25 July 1977 in 2h 44 (11–2–17)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 Joseph Thornley

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Derek J Thomas

4 Malcolm J Murphy

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 J Martin Thornley

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

Ringing world: 3462.0756

Ringing World page reference: 3462.0756

Lancashire Association

Rochdale, Lancashire

131 Shawclough Way

Thursday, 28 July 1977 in 2h 17 (15)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (100m)

192 Bristol, Caius, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Helmshore, Lindum, London, Superlative, Uxbridge; 160 Heythrop, Pudsey; 96 Glasgow; 64 Fourgates, Rutland, Westhoughton; 32 Achilles, Aldenham, Alderney, Amsterdam, Argentina, Ashtead, Bellerophon, Bloxham, Bolivia, Brazil, Brondesbury, Burford, Byron, Calderbrook, Caldy, Cambridge, Cassandra, Charybdis, Chile, Clywd, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Daedalus, Double Dublin, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eros, Fordcombe, Gainsborough, Ganymede, Glaswyn, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guiana, Havant, Heene, Hera, Higher Walton, Hippolytus, Honduras, Hungerford, Iphigeneia, Ipswich, Islay, Jason, Jersey, Johannesburg, Killamarsh, Laomedon, Lincolnshire, Medusa, Mexico, Nailstone, Nemesis, New Cambridge, Nicaragua, Odysseus, Omega, Orkney, Ospringe, Oxney, Panama, Pandora, Paraguay, Peru, Phaedra, Putney, Quedgley, Scylla, Sheppey, Smallbridge, Theseus, Tring, Uruguay, Venezuela, Versailles, Vrynwy, Westrav, Wight, Winslow, Wye, Xuthus, Yorkshire, Zeus; 157 com.

1–2 Margaret L Sherwood

3–4 Christopher L D Munday

5–6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

7–8 Richard J Parker

The greatest number of Surprise Major methods rung on handbells.

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Sunday, 7 August 1977 in 2h 46 (11–2–17)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by N J Diserens

1 William Edwards

2 Heather Dowdeswell

3 Dorothy Eccles

4 Susan M Valentine

5 Giles B Thompson

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Roland F Eccles

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

1st of Surprise— 2, 3.

Wedding compliment to Peter Bellamy-Knights and Anne Grace

Ringing world: 3463.0776

Ringing World page reference: 3463.0776

Lancashire Association

Bootle, Merseyside

Christ Church

Sunday, 21 August 1977 in 2h 41 (8–1–12 in A)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Graham K Austin

2 John Hyden

3 Angela C Marsh

4 Ernest W Runciman

5 Peter L Furniss

6 Geoffrey C Sparling

7 Anthony P Foster

8 John P Horrocks (C)

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 22 August 1977 in 2h 37 (11–2–17)

5088 Horsham Surprise Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 Malcolm J Murphy

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 Maurice W Southworth

4 Derek J Thomas

5 J Martin Thornley

6 David G Ogden

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Stephen R T Pocock

Birthday compliment to Laura G Pocock, mother of Stephen.

Ringing world: 3464.0799

Ringing World page reference: 3464.0799

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 29 August 1977 in 3h 7 (18–2–1)

5120 Jubilee Surprise Major

Composed by 24-course block reduced

1 Maurice W Southworth

2 James E Andrews

3 Andrew J Webster

4 J Martin Thorley

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Malcolm S Turner

Ringing world: 3467.0871

Ringing World page reference: 3467.0871

Lancashire Association

Pendlebury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Tuesday, 30 August 1977 in 2h 49 (13–2–0)

5152 Queen Elizabeth II Delight Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 John E Heaton

2 Stephen R Pocock

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 David G Ogden

6 Glenn A A Taylor

7 Michael H Tompsett

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

1st peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3467.0871

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Thursday, 1 September 1977 in 2h 42 (11–2–17)

5280 Monarch Surprise Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Stephen R T Pocock

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 Mark G Ogden

5 John E Heaton

6 Colin Davies

7 Maurice W Southworth

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

50th for Association— 6.

1st of Surprise Major 'inside'— 5.

1st peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3467.0871

Ringing World page reference: 3467.0871

Lancashire Association

Whalley, Lancashire

St Mary V and All Saints

Saturday, 3 September 1977 in 3h 4 (21–3–19)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Roger Leigh

1 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

2 John Ascroft

3 Revd Michael Hart

4 Peter Hampson

5 Stewart M Barnet

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Thomas F Metcalfe

8 Jeffrey D Simcox

Officers Peal

Half-muffled in memoriam Roger Leigh, member of this Association 1938—1977, late Secretary of the Blackburn Branch

Ringing world: 3466.0844

Ringing World page reference: 3466.0844

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 4 September 1977 in 2h 57 (11–1–14 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Caters

Plain Bob Caters

1 Elaine Benson

2 Graham Slater

3 Gordon R Whewell

4 John Hartley

5 Phillip S Woods

6 Glenn A A Taylor

7 Richard J Parker (C)

8 Peter Hampson

9 Anthony J Helliwell

10 Ian G Benson

Rung half - muffled by members of the Blackburn Branch in memory of Roger Leigh ringing master of this tower.

Lancashire Association

Swinton, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Saturday, 10 September 1977 in 3h 3 (22–0–7)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by N J Diserens

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Malcolm Murphy

3 Maurice W Southworth

4 Derek Sanderson

5 P Mark Ogden

6 Andrew J Webster

7 David G Ogden (C)

8 J Martin Thorley

First as conductor

Ringing world: 3467.0868

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Sunday, 18 September 1977 in 2h 59 (24–0–7)

5040 Kirton Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Joseph Thornley

2 J Martin Thorley

3 Marcus C W Sherwood

4 Glenn A A Taylor

5 J Colin Ashworth

6 Sydney G Osbourne

7 Michael H Tompsett

8 Stephen R T Pocock

9 Jeffrey Kershaw

10 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

1st peal in the method

For Harvest Festival.

200th as conductor.

Ringing world: 3468.0888

Ringing World page reference: 3468.0888

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 19 September 1977 in 2h 27 (11–2–17)

5088 Brecon Surprise Major

Composed by Timothy G Pett

1 Derek J Thomas

2 Malcolm J Murphy

3 Maurice W Southworth

4 J Martin Thornley

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Michael H Tompsett

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First in the method by all and for the association.

Ringing world: 3470.933

Ringing World page reference: 3470.0933

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 3h 4 (18–2–1)

5088 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by S D Chandler

1 Derek J Thomas

2 Jane Reynolds

3 Jeffrey Kershaw

4 Michael H Tompsett

5 Brian J Owen

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Derek Butterworth

Ringing world: 3470.0933

Ringing World page reference: 3470.0933

Lancashire Association

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Sunday, 25 September 1977 in 2h 52 (15–1–23)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Diane S Lord

2 Maurice W Southworth

3 Derek Sanderson

4 David G Ogden

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 P Mark Ogden

7 Andrew J Webster (C)

8 J Martin Thorley

18th birthday compliment to Diane Lord.

Ringing world: 3470.0933

Ringing World page reference: 3470.0933

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 26 September 1977 in 2h 40 (11–2–17)

5152 Merioneth Surprise Major

Composed by 27-course block adapted

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 J Martin Thorley

4 Stephen R T Pocock

5 Maurice W Southworth

6 Malcolm J Murphy

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

Ringing world: 3470.933

Ringing World page reference: 3470.0933

Lancashire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Sunday, 2 October 1977 in 3h 7 (18–1–3)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

12m: 896 Yorkshire, 672 Pudsey, Cambridge and Rutland, 448 Lincolnshire, Superlative, 224 Ashtead, Bristol, London, Cassiobury, Uxbridge and Lindum; 125 com and atw

Composed by T Petts

1 Derek Butterworth (C)

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Stephen Rich

4 Simon G Batey

5 John M Spencer

6 Brian J Owen

7 Jeffrey Kershaw

8 Geoffrey Cheetham

Most methods to spliced surprise major: 3,4,5,6,8

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 2 October 1977 in 2h 55 (12–2–0)

5008 Hunslet Bob Major

Composed by G A A Taylor

1 Jack Pickup

2 Graham Barnes

3 Fred Longworth

4 Ian Fowler

5 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

6 Philip S Woods

7 Peter Hampson

8 Jeffrey Simcox

Rung within the octave of St Michael & All Angels for the Harvest Festival.

First in the method by all. First major: 2,4

Last peal on the bells.

Lancashire Association

Pendlebury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Monday, 17 October 1977 in 2h 47 (13–2–0)

5088 Caernarvon Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook (3rd obs)

1 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

2 David G Ogden

3 J Martin Thorley

4 Maurice W Southworth

5 Malcolm J Murphy

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Geoffrey Fothergill

8 Stephen R Pocock

Ringing world: 3473.1000

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Sunday, 23 October 1977 in 2h 53 (24–0–7)

5040 Wembley Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

2 Maurice W Southworth

3 J Martin Thorley

4 David G Ogden

5 Malcolm J Murphy

6 J Colin Ashworth

7 Jeffrey Kershaw

8 Stephen R T Pocock

9 Michael H Tompsett

10 Marcus C W Sherwood

Ringing world: 3473.1000

Ringing World page reference: 3473.1000

Lancashire Association

Penwortham, Lancashire

St Mary

Sunday, 23 October 1977 in 2h 49 (8–2–6 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Major

1 Susan Howell

2 Jeffrey D Simcox

3 Jeffery J Bailey

4 Dennis H McCormick (C)

5 Barbara D Bridges

6 Roger Barnes

7 Cyril Crossthwaite

8 Christopher R Whiting

First attempt: 1.

18th birthday compliment to Susan Howell.

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head

Sunday, 23 October 1977 in 3h 33 (41–3–15 in C)

5081 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by J Pladdys

1 John Pladdys (C)

2 Valerie J Howard

3 James Hedgcock

4 Dennis R Jones

5 John A Howard

6 David C H Simpson

7 Nigel P A Goulding

8 John H Wilton

9 John R Ridley

10 Geoffrey C Sparling

11 Peter L Furniss

12 Graham K Austin

To commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 25th anniversary of the re-consecration of the church after war-time bombing.

Lancashire Association

Mossley, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 29 October 1977 in 2h 59 (12–1–14)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Derek Sanderson

2 Gail L Wollacott

3 Frederick W Dunkerley

4 J Martin Thorley

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 David G Ogden

7 Andrew J Webster (C)

8 P Mark Ogden

Ringing world: 3475.1041

Ringing World page reference: 3475.1041

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 31 October 1977 in 2h 57 (18–2–1)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

9 methods: 1152 London, 960 Pudsey, 576 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. 384 Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Rutland, Superlative: 131 changes of method)

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 David G Ogden

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Maurice W Southworth

6 Malcolm J Murphy

7 Andrew J Webster

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First of 9-Spliced 3, 5, 6 and 7.

Ringing world: 3477.1089

Ringing World page reference: 3477.1089

Lancashire Association

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 5 November 1977 in 3h 39 (25–2–18 in D)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Chris Rogers

1 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

2 Derek Butterworth

3 John Cornock

4 Jack L Millhouse

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Andrew C D Mayes

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Alan M Trebble

9 Ian G Campbell

10 Alan F Schofield

11 Richard S Starkie

12 Christopher Whiting

Lancashire Association

East Crompton, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 13 November 1977 in 50m (9–3–15 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 George W Mitchell

2 Harold Armstead

3 Barbara J Stevenson

4 Alan P Ogden

5 David G Sanderson

6 Derek Sanderson (C)

Rung half muffled for remembrance day.

Lancashire Association

East Crompton, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 13 November 1977 in 50m (9–3–15)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 George W Mitchell

2 Harold Armstead

3 Barbara J Stevenson

4 Alan P Ogden

5 David G Sanderson

6 Derek Sanderson (C)

Rung Half Muffled for Remembrance Day.

Lancashire Association

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 10 December 1977 in 3h 15 (18–0–6 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Andrew J Webster (C)

2 Maurice W Southworth

3 Alan J Brown

4 Christopher Whiting

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 P Mark Ogden

8 David G Ogden

First of Double Norwich: 2, 4 & 6.

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 12 December 1977 in 3h 14 (18–2–1)

5184 Cardigan Surprise Major

Composed by S Fenwick

1 Malcolm J Murphy

2 J Martin Thorley

3 Maurice W Southworth

4 David G Ogden

5 Stephen R T Pocock

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Geoffrey Fothergill

First peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3482.0052

Ringing World page reference: 3482.0052

Lancashire Association

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Friday, 16 December 1977 in 3h 6 (18–3–11 in E)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 Rutland;896 Yorkshire; 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 576 Bristol; 448 Pudsey, Superlative; 224 London; 108 c.o.m.; atw

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 Graham Darke

2 John Cornock

3 Derek Butterworth

4 David G Ogden

5 Christopher R Whiting

6 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Stephen R T Pocock

Lancashire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Sunday, 18 December 1977 in 3h 15 (18–1–3)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

13m: Bristol, Cambridge Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Uxbridge and Yorkshire; 224 each of Ashtead, Cornwall and Superlative; 139 com and atw

Composed by N Smith

1 Brian J Owen

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Stephen Rich

4 Simon G Batey

5 John M Spencer

6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

7 Jeffrey Kershaw

8 Richard S Starkie

First of 13 spliced: 2,3,4,5

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 19 December 1977 in 2h 40 (11–2–17)

5024 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by R J Tibbetts

1 Michael H Tompsett

2 Maurice W Southworth

3 Marcus C W Sherwood

4 Malcolm J Murphy

5 Stephen R T Pocock

6 J Martin Thorley

7 David G Ogden

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

Ringing world: 3483.0077

Ringing World page reference: 3483.0077

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Tuesday, 20 December 1977 in 3h (18–2–1)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Andrew J Webster

2 Diana V Taylor

3 J Martin Thorley

4 Alan J Brown

5 Paul E Hartley

6 David G Ogden

7 Colin Davies (C)

8 Stephen R T Pocock

1st of Yorkshire 2.

Ringing world: 3482.0052

Ringing World page reference: 3482.0052

Lancashire Association

Pendlebury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Tuesday, 20 December 1977 in 2h 43 (13–2–0)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

6 methods: 1120 Rutland. 800 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire; 104 changes of method

Composed by (Arr S D Chandler)

1 John E Heaton

2 Paul E Hartley

3 Stephen R Pocock

4 David G Ogden

5 Richard S Starkie

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Colin Davies (C)

8 Andrew J Webster

Ringing world: 3482.0052

Lancashire Association

Swinton, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Friday, 23 December 1977 in 3h (22–0–7)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Jeffrey D Simcox

3 David G Ogden

4 Colin Davies (C)

5 Andrew J Webster

6 J Martin Thorley

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Christopher R Whiting

Ringing world: 3482.0052

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 24 December 1977 in 3h 47 (42–2–25)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by A C D Mayes

1 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

2 David G Ogden

3 Neil Bennett

4 Paul E Hartley

5 Jane Reynolds

6 Brian Owen

7 J Martin Thorley

8 Jeffrey Kershaw

9 Richard S Starkie

10 J Barry Pickup

11 Derek Thomas

12 Peter Border

1st on 12— 2.

1st Cambridge S. Maximus and completes family— 5.

Ringing world: 3483.0077

Lancashire Association

Oldham, Lancashire

St Mary

Monday, 26 December 1977 (10–3–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Stephen F Higham

2 David Lax

3 John Devine

4 Dennis R Allcock

5 Jack Hernon

6 Derek J Thomas (C)

First Quarter Peal - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3485.0131

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head

Monday, 26 December 1977 in 3h 21 (16–3–19 in F)

5024 Plain Bob Major

1 Hilda C Ridley

2 Elizabeth Cosnett

3 James Hedgcock

4 Christopher Ridley

5 Raymond Woods

6 Ernest W Runciman

7 John R Ridley (C)

8 Graham K Austin

First peal - 2. Rung on the light eight.

By members and friends of the St Nicholas Society.

Lancashire Association

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Tuesday, 27 December 1977 in 2h 56 (15–1–23)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Andrew J Webster (C)

2 David G Ogden

3 Vivien M Davies

4 Colin Davies

5 John E Heaton

6 Maurice W Southworth

7 J Martin Thorley

8 Malcolm J Murphy

First of Lincolnshire— 3.

First of Lincolnshire as conductor

Ringing world: 3483.0077

Ringing World page reference: 3483.0077

Lancashire Association

Flixton, Greater Manchester

St Michael

Thursday, 29 December 1977 in 2h 57 (13–3–1)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Ann Holmes

2 Jacqueline Holmes

3 Wendy Diamond

4 Nigel P Doyle

5 Janet M Eyers

6 Gillian Doyle

7 Michael Smethurst

8 Malcolm J Murphy (C)

Rung by members of the Sunday Service band, in memory of William H Riddle, who rang at this church from 1957 until his death in january 1977.

believed to be the first peal by a local band here this century.

Lancashire peal 8878

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