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Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 3 January 1987 in 3h 38 (42–2–25 in B)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 John E Heaton

2 Christine Mills

3 Peter D Hughes

4 Timothy G Haslam

5 David W Alecock

6 Colin Woods (C)

7 John S Hopwood

8 John S T Willasey

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Lenard J Mitchell

11 George H Campling

12 John Hyden

First Stedman Cinques: 4, 5 and as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3955.0152

Lancashire Association

Adlington, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 10 January 1987 in 3h 3 (13–1–4 in F)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

(1088 London; 1024 Cambridge; 992 Pudsey, Superlative; 928 Bristol: 100 com, atw)

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Lenard J Mitchell

2 John P Partington

3 John S Hopwood

4 George H Campling (C)

5 Timothy G Haslam

6 Michael H Tompsett

7 Colin Woods

8 Trevor W Marchbank

Ringing World page reference: 3955.0152

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Sunday, 8 February 1987 in 3h 37 (42–2–25)

5004 Stedman Cinques

Composed by R A G Inglis

1 Lenard J Mitchell

2 Christine Andrew

3 Anne C Orme

4 John Cornock

5 David W Friend

6 Neil D Lomas

7 Trevor W Marchbank

8 Alan F Scholfield

9 George H Campling (C)

10 Richard S Starkie

11 C Michael Orme

12 Peter C Randall

Ringing World page reference: 3958.0220

Lancashire Association

Walton on the Hill, Merseyside

St Mary

Saturday, 14 February 1987 in 2h 47 (9–1–25 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Pamela Johnson

2 Julie A Addison

3 Christine Mills

4 Lenard J Mitchell

5 Robert Peers

6 John S Hopwood

7 Paul D A Mills (C)

8 Richard R Moore

First attempt: 1.

100th together: 4 & 6.

A birthday and farewell compliment to Rod Middleton, curate and friend of the ringers at St Mary's for the last 4 1/2 years.

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Saturday, 21 February 1987 in 2h 52 (13–2–19)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Geoffrey Fothergill

2 Peter Dixon

3 Rev William G Wilson

4 John P Partington

5 Paul Boucher

6 Derek Sanderson

7 Malcolm J Murphy

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

In memory of Mrs Mary Alice Tonge, member of the

Lancashire Association 1919 to 1987

Ringing world: 3960.0267

Lancashire Association

Clitheroe, Lancashire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 21 February 1987 in 3h 4 (18–0–18 in E)

5024 Dublin Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Walter E Wilkinson

2 Trevor W Marchbank

3 Alan F Scholfield

4 Colin Woods

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Richard I Allton

7 Lenard J Mitchell

8 George H Campling (C)

400th tower for a peal: 8. First peal in the method for all the band and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 3959.0244

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

Cathedral Church of Christ

Sunday, 22 February 1987 in 75m (82–0–11 in A♭)

1346 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

1 Derek Butterworth (C)

2 Clarke Walters

3 Lynne M Walters

4 Jonathon F Tait

5 Raymond D Helliwell

6 R Philip Graves

7 T Wyke

8 Timothy A Swift

9 Richard I Allton

10 C Frederick C Pearson

11 Anthony Laughton

12 Andrew B Mills

David J Marshall

Lancashire Association

Inverness, Highland

Cathedral Church of St Andrew

Saturday, 28 February 1987 in 3h 7 (16–3–12 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Jane Holland

2 Clare Brotherton

3 Peter J Williamson

4 Andrew Holland

5 William A Brotherton

6 Robert J Hancock

7 L Martin Daniels

8 Rev Kevin M Price (C)

First inside - 2

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 March 1987 in 2h 59 (25–1–14 in D)

5039 Grandsire Caters

1 Sheila D Bloomfield

2 Frank N G Anderton

3 Donna Jones

4 Fred Longworth

5 Jean Barnes

6 Geoffrey J Howarth

7 John T Parsons (C)

8 Raymond J Clayton

9 John Hartley

10 Gary Wignall

First on 10 : Donna Jones. Rung to celebrate Diamond Jubilee of the Diocese of Blackburn

Lancashire Association

Southport, Merseyside

Emmanuel

Wednesday, 18 March 1987 in 2h 32 (12–1–16 in A♭)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N.J.Pitstow

1 Melanie A Bickerton

2 Ernest W Runciman

3 Graham Jenkins

4 Richard R Moore

5 Robert Peers

6 Martin Snape

7 Richard I Allton (C)

8 Lenard J Mitchell

First in method: 1,3,4,7. Birthday compliment to Melanie Bickerton

Ringing World page reference: 3963.0336

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 18 March 1987 in 3h 10 (18–0–8)

5120 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 John Hartley

2 Cyril Crossthwaite

3 Richard J Parker (C)

4 Victor J C Wood

5 J Colin Ashworth

6 Geoffrey Fothergill

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Alan M Trebble

Rung to welcome Canon David Towers as rector of this parish

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 21 March 1987 in 2h 43 (11–2–17)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Malcolm J Murphy

2 Angela R Nix

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 Helen J Nix

5 Peter H Dixon

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Mark E R Gill (C)

First Lincolnshire 4, 8.

First Surprise as conductor.

275th for Association and circled tower 8 times: 1

Ruby Wedding compliment to Lillian and Roland Gibbons.

Ringing world: 3963.0336

Ringing World page reference: 3963.0336

Lancashire Association

Sefton, Merseyside

St Helen

Monday, 30 March 1987 in 2h 54 (11–2–11 in F)

5152 Higher Walton Surprise Major

Composed by R E Hardy

1 Sandra Mitchell

2 Mary Snape

3 Bryan J McCahey

4 Timothy G Haslam

5 Robert Peers

6 Richard R Moore

7 Eric R Jones

8 Lenard J Mitchell (C)

75th together: 1 & 8.

First in the method by all

A 30th wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs J Hedderick; also birthday compliments to Anna Urbanowicz and Finnola Healey

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Saturday, 4 April 1987 in 2h 48 (13–2–19)

5088 Ypres Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Simon D Ogier

2 John Cornock

3 Derek Sanderson

4 Paul McNutt

5 Malcolm J Murphy

6 Peter J Joyce

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First peal: 1.

Ringing world: 3966.0405

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 22 April 1987 in 3h 8 (18–0–8)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

19m: 448 Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland, 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire, 153 com, atw.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Walter E Wilkinson

2 George H Campling (C)

3 Peter C Randall

4 Richard S Starkie

5 Alan M Trebble

6 Richard J Parker

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Lancashire Association

Sefton, Merseyside

St Helen

Saturday, 25 April 1987 in 45m (11–2–11 in F)

1440 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 John S Hopwood

2 Julie A Addison

3 Graham Jenkins

4 Richard R Moore

5 Peter D Hughes (C)

6 Lenard J Mitchell

First Kent TB Minor: 2,4. A tribute to Bryan McCahey for standing down at short notice.

Lancashire Association

Walton le Dale, Lancashire

St Leonard

Saturday, 2 May 1987 in 2h 57 (15–2–11 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Crossthwaite

1 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

2 Victor J C Wood

3 Olive Tester

4 Margaret Crossthwaite

5 Alan McNutt

6 Victor H Criddle

7 Alan Gardner

8 Clive G Bryant

To welcome Robert Victor, first-born son of Victor and Mary Criddle (born 14 April).

Ringing World page reference: 3971.0517

Lancashire Association

Sefton, Merseyside

St Helen

Saturday, 2 May 1987 in 2h 48 (11–2–11 in F)

5058 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by C.Adams

1 Bryan J McCahey

2 Julie A Addison

3 John S Hopwood

4 John E Heaton

5 Graham Jenkins

6 Richard I Allton (C)

7 Lenard J Mitchell

8 Colin Woods

First in method: 1,2,5,6. In memory of Edith Smith grandmother of the treble ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 3969.0474

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 3 May 1987 in 2h 50 (11–1–14 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

(8m: 896 Rutland, 704 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, 640 Cambridge, 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative, 448 Bristol; 87 changes of method, all the work)

Composed by P.G.K.Davies

1 Graham Jenkins

2 Richard S Starkie

3 Lenard J Mitchell

4 Richard I Allton

5 Cyril Crossthwaite

6 John E Heaton

7 Paul D A Mills

8 Colin Woods (C)

First 8-Spliced: 4

Ringing World page reference: 3969.0474

Lancashire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Wednesday, 6 May 1987 in 3h 8 (18–1–3)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Richard J Parker

2 J Colin Ashworth

3 Pauline Campling

4 John P Partington

5 Nicholas Helliwell

6 Paul Male

7 Alan F Scholfield

8 George H Campling (C)

First Peal:5

Lancashire Association

Penwortham, Lancashire

St Mary

Saturday, 9 May 1987 in 2h 52 (8–2–6 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by R Bailey

1 Adele I Bird

2 Anne E Bailey

3 Karen J Hart

4 Jessica A Abraham

5 Phillip J Bird

6 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

7 Jeffery J Bailey

8 Eric Jackson

First peal: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8.

Farewell compliment to Jeff, Anne, Paul and Catherine Bailey, moving to Devon after 13 years in Penwortham, 10 years as tower captain.

Ringing World page reference: 3971.0517

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 13 May 1987 in 2h 54 (18–0–8)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 John P Partington

2 Ann M St John Smith

3 Cyril Crossthwaite

4 J Colin Ashworth

5 Victor J C Wood

6 John Hartley

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Richard J Parker (C)

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Wednesday, 20 May 1987 in 3h (18–2–1)

5056 Ipswich Surprise Major

Composed by I M Holland

1 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

2 Anne E Pettifor

3 John P Partington

4 Victoria Woods

5 Cyril Crossthwaite

6 Alan McNutt

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Malcolm J Murphy

Ringing world: 3974.0583

Ringing World page reference: 3974.0583

Lancashire Association

Middleton, Greater Manchester

St Leonard

Friday, 29 May 1987 in 2h 49 (11–2–8)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywoods variation

1 Joseph Thornley

2 John P Partington

3 Dennis R Allcock

4 Derek Sanderson

5 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

6 John E Ashcroft

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

Retirement compliment to Rev. Canon John Whitaker, Rector of Middleton

Ringing world: 3794.0583

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Saturday, 6 June 1987 in 2h 21 (4–1–14)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Elaine L Helliwell

2 Walter Briggs

3 Linda M Helliwell

4 Ian Benson

5 Anthony J Helliwell (C)

6 John Holland

Compliment to Ian & Susan Benson on the birth of their son - Andrew Ian

First Peal - 6

Lancashire Association

Culcheth (Newchurch), Cheshire

Saturday, 20 June 1987 in 2h 46 (12–0–14 in F♯)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Adams

1 Joseph Thornley

2 D Robert Pettifor

3 Olive D Tester

4 Trevor R Fox

5 Alan McNutt

6 John Ashcroft

7 John E Heaton (C)

8 Colin Woods

In Memory of Sydney G Osborne, former ringer at this church, on the occasion of his memorial service. Mrs Carol Gallagher, of Newton-le-Willows, who was unable to ring, would also like to be associated with this peal.

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Saturday, 4 July 1987 in 2h 44 (13–2–19)

5056 Biddenden Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Joseph Thornley

2 John P Partington

3 John E Heaton

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Rev William G Wilson

6 Paul Boucher

7 Simon J Poole

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

500th peal for the Association: 2

Belated 25th Wedding anniversary compliment to Albert and Norah Cooper (Albert being a life-member of the

Association, and both former ringers from this parish).

Ringing world: 3979.0687

Lancashire Association

Sefton, Merseyside

St Helen

Saturday, 11 July 1987 in 2h 54 (11–2–11 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 Lenard J Mitchell (C)

2 David W Alecock

3 Bryan J McCahey

4 Sandra Mitchell

5 Robert Peers

6 John S Hopwood

7 John E Heaton

8 Ernest W Runciman

First Grandsire as conductor

Circled the tower: 8

100th peal for the Association: 6

The peal band would like to dedicate this performance to the memory of Mr Ernest L Humphriss.

Lancashire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Wednesday, 15 July 1987 in 3h 13 (18–1–3)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

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 and Yorkshire with 160 com and atw

Composed by N Smith

1 J Colin Ashworth

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 Richard J Parker

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Peter C Randall

6 George H Campling (C)

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Lancashire Association

Redhill, Surrey

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 18 July 1987 in 2h 59 (13–0–7 in F)

5120 Armitage-Is-The-Name Bob Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 John A Hickman

2 Ian K J A Bushell

3 Jane Holland

4 William C Cox

5 Andrew J Holland

6 Anthony D Walker

7 L Martin Daniels

8 Rev Kevin M Price (C)

First blows in the method by all. First Major in the method.

Ringing World page reference: 3985.0811

Lancashire Association

Halsall, Lancashire

St Cuthbert

Saturday, 18 July 1987 in 2h 42 (10–3–19 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by Roger Bailey

1 Joanne E Jones

2 Joanne Purcell

3 Jennifer A Hoare

4 Bryan J McCahey

5 Christopher W Hoare

6 Colin Woods (C)

First peal: 1 & 2. Completes the Cambridge family as conductor. By members of the Ormskirk Sunday service band as a wedding compliment to Alison J Foster and Philip Webb, married at St Mary, Sunbury-on-Thames, 11th July 1987.

Ringing World page reference: 3981.0731

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 25 July 1987 in 3h 2 (18–2–1)

5088 Saturday Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 Joseph Thornley

2 John P Partington

3 Ian McNutt

4 Stephen R T Pocock

5 Paul McNutt

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

50th peal together: 4, 5

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3984.0790

Ringing World page reference: 3984.0790

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Monday, 27 July 1987 in 2h 44 (11–2–17)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major

4m: 1504 Cambridge; 1280 Bristol; 1216 London; 1024 Superlative; 101 changes of method, all the work

1 Joseph Thornley

2 David A Warwick (C)

3 Paul McNutt

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Simon J Poole

Ringing world: 3984.0790

Ringing World page reference: 3984.0790

Lancashire Association

Eccles, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 27 July 1987 in 2h 58 (19–3–13)

5088 Monday Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 Simon J Poole

2 Paul McNutt

3 John P Partington

4 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 David A Warwick

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3984.0790

Lancashire Association

New Mills, Derbyshire

St George

Tuesday, 28 July 1987 in 2h 46 (13–1–0 in G♯)

5120 Tuesday Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Dennis R Allcock

2 Paul McNutt

3 John P Partington

4 David A Warwick

5 Simon J Poole

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Peter G Bellamy Knights

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Rung during Lancashire peal week.

Source: RW, 1987, page 790.

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Tuesday, 28 July 1987 in 2h 52 (13–2–19)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

5m: 1120 London; 1088 Superlative; 1024 each Bristol, Cambridge, Pudsey; 107 changes of method, all the work

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

4 Paul McNutt

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 David A Warwick (C)

7 Simon J Poole

8 Stephen R T Pocock

Circled the tower: 2.

Ringing world: 3984.0790

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 29 July 1987 in 2h 57 (18–0–8)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major

8m: 768 Superlative, 704 London, Rutland, 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 576 Bristol, Pudsey, 544 Yorkshire, 120 com, atw.

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Paul McNutt

2 John P Partington

3 Geoffrey Fothergill

4 David A Warwick (C)

5 Cyril Crossthwaite

6 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Simon J Poole

Lancashire Association

Middleton, Greater Manchester

St Leonard

Thursday, 30 July 1987 in 2h 49 (11–2–8)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 Geoffrey Fothergill

2 A Deborah M Thorley

3 J Martin Thorley

4 John P Partington

5 David A Warwick (C)

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Paul McNutt

8 Simon J Poole

First Rutland: 2.

Wedding anniversary compliment to Anne and Peter

Bellamy-Knights.

Ringing world: 3984.0790

Ringing World page reference: 3984.0790

Lancashire Association

Balderstone, Greater Manchester

St Mary

Saturday, 8 August 1987 in 2h 59 (12–3–20)

5056 Balderstone Surprise Major

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Helen Rigby

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Brian J Owen

4 John P Partington

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Michael Rigby

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

100th together: 4, 5.

Farewell compliment to the Curate, Rev. Kevin McGarahan, and the Vicar, Rev John Byrne.

First Surprise on the bells for 56 years

First peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3983.0771

Ringing World page reference: 3983.0771

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Tuesday, 11 August 1987 in 2h 50 (13–2–19)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Dennis R Allcock

2 John P Partington

3 Anne E Pettifor

4 Geoffrey Fothergill

5 Rev William G Wilson

6 Edward Yates

7 Simon J Poole

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

First in method: 6

175th peal together: 2 ,4.

Ringing world: 3983.0771

Lancashire Association

Sefton, Merseyside

St Helen

Saturday, 22 August 1987 in 2h 48 (11–2–11 in F)

5024 Zed Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Lenard J Mitchell

2 John S Hopwood

3 Colin Woods (C)

4 Peter D Hughes

5 Bryan J McCahey

6 John E Heaton

7 David W Alecock

8 John S T Willasey

First in method by all.

Ringing World page reference: 3987.0851

Lancashire Association

Bolton, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Sunday, 23 August 1987 in 3h 17 (19–2–10 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by John H Fielden

1 Sandra Mitchell

2 Mary Snape

3 Jennifer A Hoare

4 Bryan J McCahey

5 David W Alecock

6 Christopher W Hoare

7 John E Heaton

8 Peter D Hughes

9 Colin Woods

10 Lenard J Mitchell (C)

First Royal: 3 & 4. Fist Cambridge Royal: 6. Completes Cambridge family as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3987.0851

Lancashire Association

Tarleton, Lancashire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 24 August 1987 in 2h 52 (13–1–14 in F♯)

5024 East Bergholt Surprise Major

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Peter D Hughes (C)

2 John E Heaton

3 Mary Snape

4 Bryan J McCahey

5 David W Alecock

6 John S Hopwood

7 Lenard J Mitchell

8 Colin Woods

First in method by all. For the 25th anniversary of the induction of W Riley as Vicar.

Ringing World page reference: 3987.0851

Lancashire Association

Standish, Greater Manchester

St Wilfrid

Tuesday, 25 August 1987 in 2h 46 (12–0–23 in G)

5024 Tyseley Surprise Major

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Bryan J McCahey

2 Colin Woods

3 Mary Snape

4 David W Alecock

5 Christopher W Hoare

6 John S Hopwood

7 John E Heaton (C)

8 Lenard J Mitchell

Completes Surprise Major alphabet: 2. First in method by all.

Ringing World page reference: 3987.0851

Lancashire Association

Westhoughton, Greater Manchester

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 13 September 1987 in 2h 50 (14–1–2 in F♯)

5056 Westhoughton Surprise Major

Composed by Ernest W Tipler

1 Christine Andrew

2 John P Partington

3 Derek Sanderson

4 Cathy J Inston

5 Michael H Tompsett

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 Colin Woods

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

80th Birthday compliment to Albert Greenhalgh, tower captain at Westhoughton and faithful servant of this church for more than 60 years.

Ringing World page reference: 3990.0915

Lancashire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 September 1987 in 3h 36 (25–1–14 in D)

5002 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Jeffrey Brannan

2 Colin Woods

3 Richard J Parker

4 George H Campling (C)

5 Peter D Hughes

6 Lenard J Mitchell

7 Alan F Scholfield

8 Trevor W Marchbank

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Ian G Campbell

Ringing World page reference: 3989.0894

Lancashire Association

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Sunday, 11 October 1987 in 2h 51 (15–1–23)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Richard S Starkie

2 Gail L Randall

3 John P Partington

4 J Colin Ashworth

5 Nicholas J Clarke

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Michael H Tompsett

8 George H Campling (C)

With congratulations and best wishes of the band to Jane Hill (former ringer at this tower) and Michael Lynch, who were married in this church on the previous day.

Ringing world: 3993.0976

Ringing World page reference: 3993.0976

Lancashire Association

Newton le Willows, Merseyside

St Peter

Sunday, 11 October 1987 in 3h 8 (24–2–5 in E♭)

5184 Ullesthorpe Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Forster

1 Alan McNutt

2 Jennifer A Hoare

3 Carole L Gallagher

4 Bryan J McCahey

5 Trevor R Fox

6 John E Heaton

7 Christopher W Hoare

8 Colin Woods (C)

First in method by all except 1 and 6. Compliment to N Meredith, retiring after 17 years as vicar.

Ringing World page reference: 3994.0998

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

Tuesday, 13 October 1987 in 2h 54 (13–2–19)

5056 Zebedee Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Joseph Thornley

2 Geoffrey Fothergill

3 Derek Sanderson

4 John P Partington

5 Paul Boucher

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 Simon J Poole (C)

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

First in method by all

Ringing world: 3993.0976

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 17 October 1987 in 2h 42 (11–2–17)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Stephen R T Pocock

2 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

3 Ian McNutt

4 Paul McNutt

5 Ernest W Runciman

6 Alan McNutt

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Dennis R Allcock

Ringing world: 3994.0998

Ringing World page reference: 3994.0998

Lancashire Association

Alton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 17 October 1987 in 3h 5 (22–2–2 in E♭)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by JW Washbrook

1 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

2 Ian McNutt

3 Paul McNutt

4 Peter Bellamy-Knights

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Peter J Townsend

8 Simon J Poole

First London Major 7, 8

Completed Standard 8 to peals: 7

Lancashire Association

Heywood, Greater Manchester

St Luke

Sunday, 18 October 1987 in 3h 10 (21–3–9 in E♭)

5056 Orkney Surprise Major

Composed by Charles H Hattersley

1 Olive D Tester

2 Gail L Idle

3 Cathy J Inston

4 John P Partington

5 Dennis R Allcock

6 Colin Woods (C)

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Jeffrey Brannan

On St Luke's Day, for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the present church building (18th October 1862).

Ringing World page reference: 3994.0998

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 21 October 1987 in 3h 2 (18–0–8)

5085 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 John P Partington

2 Richard J Parker

3 Diana J Handley

4 Alison J Brittliff

5 Geoffrey Fothergill

6 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 David A Warwick (C)

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 24 October 1987 in 2h 47 (11–2–17)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton

1 Derek Sanderson

2 Stephen R T Pocock

3 Simon Ogier

4 Dennis R Allcock

5 Peter J Townsend

6 Simon J Poole

7 D Robert Pettifor

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C)

First inside: 3.

Circled the tower seven times: 2.

Ringing world: 3994.0998

Ringing World page reference: 3994.0998

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 28 October 1987 in 3h 5 (18–0–8)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton (arr. Henry Johnson)

1 John P Partington

2 Michael H Tompsett

3 Paul Male

4 Alan F Scholfield (C)

5 Nicholas J Helliwell

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Richard J Parker

8 George H Campling

Lancashire Association

Rainford, Merseyside

All Saints

Saturday, 31 October 1987 in 3h 8 (13–2–7 in F♯)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arthur P Heywood

1 Joanne Purcell

2 Robin A Merryweather

3 Ruth L McDonald

4 Joanne E Jones

5 John Henry

6 David Burgess

7 Bryan J McCahey

8 Colin Woods (C)

First peal: 3. Retirement compliment to Harold Bishop.

Ringing World page reference: 3995.1019

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

St Francis Xavier

Sunday, 1 November 1987 in 48m (16–1–6 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Lenard J Mitchell

2 Sandra Mitchell

3 Ernest W Runciman

4 Christopher M Randles

5 Jonathan H Fox

6 Andrew J Cowie

7 Richard I Allton (C)

8 Graham Jenkins

First Major: 4. Birthday compliment to Len and Barrie Mitchell

Lancashire Association

Accrington, Lancashire

St James

Sunday, 8 November 1987 in 2h 19 (4–1–14 in G)

5040 Bob Doubles (3m)

5 x St. Simons 5 x St. Martins 32 x Plain Bob

1 Walter Briggs

2 Janette Holland

3 Linda M Helliwell

4 Ian Benson

5 Anthony J Helliwell (C)

6 John Holland

For the birth of a daughter to Janette & John Holland - Rebecca Jane

Note - incorrectly printed as Walter Wilkinson on treble in RW.

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Sunday, 15 November 1987 in 3h 50 (42–2–25)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

608 Glasgow; 576 Bristol, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 544 London, Pudsey; 512 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 128 com, atw

Composed by G A C John

1 Christine Andrew

2 Trevor W Marchbank

3 David W Friend

4 Neil D Lomas

5 Alan F Scholfield

6 Richard S Starkie

7 George H Campling (C)

8 Jeffrey Brannan

100th peal together: 7,8

Ringing World page reference: 3997.1064

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Wednesday, 25 November 1987 in 3h (18–0–8)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Victor J C Wood

2 Diana J Handley

3 John P Partington

4 Richard J Parker

5 Cyril Crossthwaite

6 Alison J Brittliff

7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

Lancashire Association

Alloa, Clackmannanshire

St John the Evangelist

Friday, 27 November 1987 in 2h 42 (13–0–20 in F♯)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 James Brotherton

2 Helen M Brotherton

3 Clare Brotherton

4 Colin A Johnson

5 Susan E Marsden

6 William A Brotherton

7 L Martin Daniels

8 Rev Kevin M Price (C)

First Major - 1

First on eight inside - 2

Lancashire Association

Inveraray, Argyll and Bute

All Saints

Saturday, 28 November 1987 in 3h 53 (41–2–8 in C)

5040 Little Bob Royal

Composed by S H Wood

1 David W Camm

2 Colin A Johnson

3 Susan E Marsden

4 Philip Walker

5 L Martin Daniels

6 Robert J Marchbank

7 F Gordon Faulks

8 Rev Kevin M Price (C)

9 Richard I Alton

10 Tony Laughton

First in the method - 2,9

To mark the 10th anniversary as Bishop of Argyll and the Isles of the Rt Rev G K B Henderson, also President of the Friends of Inveraray Bells

Lancashire Association

Saddleworth, Greater Manchester

St Chad

Tuesday, 1 December 1987 in 3h 10 (10–1–6)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Brannan

1 Patricia A Brannan

2 Stephen A Brannan

3 Christine Andrew

4 Peter J Malloch

5 Norman R Bradbury

6 Simon J Poole

7 George H Campling

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First peal (age 10): 2

First on 8: 5.

25th anniversary of first peal: 8.

Ringing world: 4001/4002.0012

Ringing World page reference: 4001.0012

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

St Mary, Walton on the Hill

Wednesday, 2 December 1987 in 43m (9–1–25 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Finola Healey

2 Pamela Johnson

3 Julie A Addison

4 John S Hopwood

5 Richard I Allton

6 Simon P Chambers

7 Andrew J Cowie (C)

8 Graham Jenkins

First quarter on 8 bells: 1. First on 8 as conductor: 7. First triples: 6. First Plain Bob Triples: 2,5.

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 5 December 1987 in 2h 39 (11–2–17)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Edward J Yates

2 Simon Ogier

3 Paul McNutt

4 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

5 Ian McNutt

6 Simon J Poole

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First Yorkshire: 2

Ringing world: 4002.0012

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 19 December 1987 in 2h 38 (11–2–17)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Philip A J Newsham

2 Anne E Pettifor

3 D Robert Pettifor

4 Michael Rigby

5 John Cornock

6 Dennis R Allcock

7 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

8 Geoffrey Fothergill (C)

First attempt: 1

Ringing world: 4004.0085

Ringing World page reference: 4004.0085

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Saturday, 26 December 1987 in 3h 5 (18–0–8)

5248 Spliced Surprise Major

12m: 544 Superlative, 480 Ashtead, Rutland, Uxbridge, 448 Cambridge, Pudsey, Yorkshire, 416 Glasgow, Lincolnshire, London, 352 Bristol, 320 Belfast, 142 com, atw.

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Richard S Starkie

2 Elizabeth A Orme

3 Gareth Davies

4 Lesley H M Boyle

5 Jeffrey Brannan

6 George H Campling (C)

7 Philip M Orme

8 John P Loveless

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