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Ely Diocesan Association
Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 1 January 1983 in 39m (10–2–15 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Sharon Kirby
2 Margaret Patemen
3 Lisa Isley
4 Len Harvey
5 Chris J Garner (C)
6 David K Garner
Source: RW 11/02/1983 - pg 128 #3746
Ely Diocesan Association
Soham, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Monday, 3 January 1983 (21)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 David Gilbert
2 Josephine R Palmer
3 Pat Brown
4 Rosemary J Palmer
5 Donald F Murfet
6 Chris L Bell
7 Roger J Palmer (C)
8 Mervyn G Brown
1st of Cambridge Surprise Major - 1 & 2
Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Saturday, 22 January 1983 in 2h 39 (10–2–22 in G)
5040 Minor (4m)
1 extent Oxford Treble Bob; 2 extents each Kent Treble Bob, St Clement's College Bob, Plain Bob.
1 Richard Green
2 Andrew J Mitchell
3 Alison J Mitchell
4 A David Lilley
5 Jonathan D Shanklin (C)
6 Graham Bloom
First peal: 2, the Association's youngest ever peal ringer, aged 11y 6m.
Most methods: 3.
Ringing World page reference: 3748.0162Ely Diocesan Association
Brampton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 22 January 1983 in 2h 45 (13–2–26 in F)
5040 Minor
(3m:2 extents each Cambridge S., Kent T.B.; 3 Plain Bob)
1 William A R Chamberlain
2 A Elizabeth Stevens
3 Edmund J Whiting
4 John F Oldfield
5 Kevin J Skillings
6 Eric T Lane (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Walpole St Peter, Norfolk
St Peter
Saturday, 29 January 1983 (12–1–10 in G)
1260 Doubles (2m)
1 Mary R Emmerson
2 Sarah R Reedman
3 Robert Coates
4 Jane M Meyer
5 Paul R Meyer (C)
6 Paul R Barker
First Quarter Peal - 6
50th Quarter Peal - 2
Ely Diocesan Association
Fordham, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 12 February 1983 (15–0–10)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Michael J Palmer
2 Rosemary J Palmer
3 Mervyn G Brown
4 Chris L Bell
5 Roger J Palmer (C)
6 Gillian M Palmer
1st quarter - Treble
Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Saturday, 19 February 1983 in 2h 45 (10–2–22 in G)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by H Law James
1 Wendy Piercy
2 Catherine F Griffiths
3 A Elizabeth Stevens
4 Eric T Lane
5 Kevin J Skillings
6 Susan J Riley
7 Paul S Seaman (C)
8 W John Riley
First in method - 5
Ringing World page reference: 3752.0242Ely Diocesan Association
Soham, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Friday, 25 February 1983 (21)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Chris Palmer
2 Peter G Goodwin
3 Rosemary J Palmer
4 Roger J Palmer
5 Chris L Bell (C)
6 Ed Doty
Rung half-muffled on the eve of the funeral of Bob Pettit, churchwarden of Soham.
1st quarter - 6.
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Saturday, 5 March 1983 in 2h 44 (10–0–7 in G)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen J Ivin
1 Joanne L Carr
2 Anthony G Parry (C)
3 Colin A Johnson
4 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
5 Ian W Davies
6 John S Warboys
7 David C Brown
8 Graham Bloom
First in the method: 5.
First in the method as conductor.
Birthday compliment to Colin A Johnson.
Ringing World page reference: 3753.0262Ely Diocesan Association
Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 March 1983 in 2h 52 (13–1–11 in F)
5184 Pudsey Surprise Major
Composed by S Ivin
1 Catherina E Griffiths
2 Susan J Riley
3 Wendy Piercy
4 A Elizabeth Stevens
5 Kevin J Skillings
6 Eric T Lane
7 W John Riley
8 Barry R M Johnson (C)
1st in M - 2, 3, 5 & 7.
Ringing World page reference: 3754.0281Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 12 March 1983 in 3h 7 (17–0–25 in E)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by A C D Mayes
1 Pat Brown
2 Barry C Bass
3 Donald F Murfet
4 Mervyn G Brown
5 Alan M Barber (C)
6 George E Bonham
7 David R Saunderson
8 William R Haynes
Ely Diocesan Association
Newmarket, Suffolk
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 19 March 1983 in 3h 8 (21–0–14 in E)
5040 Minor (7 Methods)
Being one extent each of Netherseale,Ipswich,Cambridge,Norwich S,Oxford TB,Single Oxford & Plain Bob.
1 Donald F Murfet
2 Barry C Bass
3 Rosemary J Palmer
4 Chris L Bell
5 Roger J Palmer (C)
6 Mervyn G Brown
Ely Diocesan Association
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 9 April 1983 in 3h 18 (29–2–13 in D♭)
5022 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Middleton, arr. R Speed
1 W A R (Joe) Chamberlain
2 Catherina E Griffiths
3 A Elizabeth Stevens
4 Phillip S George
5 Anthony A Smith
6 Eric T Lane
7 Timothy W Griffiths
8 Philip Mehew (C)
A get-well compliment to Bryan Simms.
Ringing World page reference: 3758.0365Ely Diocesan Association
Burwell, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Saturday, 9 April 1983 in 2h 53 (13–0–7 in F♯)
5024 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Sir A P Heywood
1 Mark J Hawes
2 Pat Brown
3 Barry C Bass
4 David Gilbert
5 Chris L Bell
6 Alan T Winter
7 Kevin J Skillings (C)
8 W John Riley
Rung half-muffled in memoriam Arthur G Mason, donor of the three trebles.
First of Major - 1.
Ely Diocesan Association
King's Lynn, Norfolk
St Margaret
Sunday, 10 April 1983 in 3h 22 (29–2–27 in C)
5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
Composed by David C Brown
1 Norman V Harding
2 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
3 Anthony G Parry
4 John S Warboys
5 Stephen P Haynes
6 R Ian West
7 Paul S Seaman
8 Graham Bloom
9 David C Brown (C)
10 Mark Regan
First in the method: 3, 5.
Ringing World page reference: 3767.0562Ely Diocesan Association
Burwell, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Sunday, 10 April 1983 (13–0–7)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Janet M Langham
2 David Gilbert
3 Ian J D Whitear
4 Mark J Hawes
5 Chris L Bell (C)
6 Ruth Gilbert
19th birthday compliment to ringer of 4
Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 12 April 1983 (17–0–25)
1440 Plain and Little Bob Major
1 Barry C Bass
2 Josephine R Palmer
3 Donald F Murfet
4 Pat Brown
5 Rosemary J Palmer
6 Chris L Bell
7 Roger J Palmer (C)
8 Mervyn G Brown
Ely Diocesan Association
Fordham, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 16 April 1983 (15–0–10)
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Pat Brown
2 Lisa M Bell
3 Mervyn G Brown
4 Rosemary J Palmer
5 Chris L Bell (C)
6 Roger J Palmer
First of Surprise inside - 2.
Ruby Wedding Anniversary compliment to Mr & Mrs C A Bailey.
Ely Diocesan Association
Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 17 April 1983 in 2h 47 (13 in F♯)
5090 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Brian D Price
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Elizabeth M Wayper
3 Alan T Dixon
4 Mary Bone
5 Anthony G Parry
6 Ian W Davies
7 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)
8 Graham Bloom
First of Surprise: 2.
Ringing World page reference: 3761.0427Ely Diocesan Association
Fordham, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Sunday, 24 April 1983 (15–0–10)
1440 Surprise Minor
720 Cambridge & Ipswich and 720 Netherseale
1 Josephine R Palmer
2 Pat Brown
3 Rosemary J Palmer
4 Roger J Palmer (C)
5 Chris L Bell
6 Mervyn G Brown
Ruby Wedding Anniversary compliment to Woody & Cath Musk. Woody was a ringer at Fordham many years ago.
Ely Diocesan Association
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew the Great
Saturday, 30 April 1983 in 2h 52 (10–3–1 in G)
5152 Half-Lead Spliced Double Surprise Major (23m)
224 each Premier, Ancient Druids, Blue Boar, Double Dublin, Free Press, Granta, Sir Isaac Newton, Gemini, Ashtead, Stanton, Jolly Millers, Maypole, Rhadegund, Zebra, Lancashire, Superlative, Live and Let Live, Old Spring, Spade and Beckett, Hat and Feathers, Elm Tree, Dewdrop, Jug and Firkin; 321 changes of method. 161 at the half-lead and 160 at the lead-end. All the work.
Composed by P A B Saddleton
1 Patrick L H Brooke (C)
2 John S Warboys
3 Alison L Brooke
4 David A Agg
5 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
6 Philip A B Saddleton
7 Paul S Seaman
8 David C Brown
First peal of 23 half-lead spliced.
Presumed to be the most number of changes of a method to a peal of S Major.
The following methods are rung for the first time:
Ancient Druids S Major: 345-36.45-5-36-4-45.36-456.7 LE2
Blue Boar S Major: 3-3.4-2.5.36.4.7-5.6-6.7 LE2
Dewdrop S Major: -3-4.56.2.5.36.4.7.34.5-6-7 LE2
Elm Tree S Major: 34-3.4-5-36-4-5.6-56.7 LE2
Free Press S Major: -36-6.5.2.5.36.4.7.4.3-36-8 LE8
Granta S Major: 34-3.6-56-36-34-3.6-56.7 LE2
Hat and Feathers S Major: -36-4-2.5.36.4.7-5-36-7 LE2
Jolly Millers S Major: 345-3.4-5-36-4-5.6-456.7 LE2
Jug and Firkin S Major: 36.56.3.4.56-5.36.4-34.5.6.34.56.7 LE2
Live and Let Live S Major: -36.5.4-2-36-7-5.4.36-7 LE2
Maypole S Major: 3.56.3.6-56-36-34-3.6.34.6.7 LE2
Old Spring S Major: -3.56.4.5-2.36.7-4.5.34.6-7 LE2
Rhadegund S Major: 3-3.4.5-2.36.7-4.5.6-6.7 LE2
Sir Isaac Newton S Major: 5.36-6.5-5.36.4-4.3-36.4.7 LE2
Spade and Beckett S Major: 34-36.4-56-36-34-5.36-56.7 LE2
Zebra S Major: 5.36.5.6-56-36-34-3.4.36.4.7 LE2
Ringing World page reference: 3761.0426Ely Diocesan Association
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew the Great
Sunday, 1 May 1983 in 2h 46 (10–3–1 in G)
5152 Half-Lead Spliced Double Surprise Major (23m)
224 each Premier, Ancient Druids, Blue Boar, Double Dublin, Free Press, Granta, Sir Isaac Newton, Gemini, Ashtead, Stanton, Jolly Millers, Maypole, Rhadegund, Zebra, Lancashire, Superlative, Live and Let Live, Old Spring, Spade and Beckett, Hat and Feathers, Elm Tree, Dewdrop, Jug and Firkin; 321 changes of method. 161 at the half-lead and 160 at the lead-end. All the work.
Composed by P A B Saddleton
1 Alison L Brooke
2 David A Agg
3 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
4 Paul S Seaman
5 Philip A B Saddleton
6 John S Warboys
7 Patrick L H Brooke (C)
8 David C Brown
50th for the Association: 3.
50th together: 3, 6.
Ringing World page reference: 3761.0426Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Tuesday, 3 May 1983 in 2h 40 (10–2–22 in G)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by JO Lancashire
1 John S Warboys
2 David C Brown
3 John G Gipson
4 Walter Hunt
5 Catherine E Preston
6 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)
7 W John Riley
8 Susan J Riley
Birthday compliment to Catherine Preston.
First in method - 7
Ely Diocesan Association
Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Sunday, 8 May 1983 (8–3–19 in G)
1320 Spliced Surprise Minor
Cambridge and King Edward
1 Joanna M Hindley
2 D J Stubbings
3 S P Lury
4 P K Baker
5 A G Parry (C)
6 R J Webber
1st Spliced: 3, 4
For Evening Service
Ely Diocesan Association
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Holy Trinity
Monday, 9 May 1983 in 2h 34 (10–1–13 in F♯)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Ian Holland
1 John G Gipson
2 David A Agg
3 Stuart A Brant
4 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
5 Graham Bloom
6 Christopher Ricketts
7 Paul S Seaman
8 David C Brown (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Saturday, 14 May 1983 in 2h 37 (10–0–7 in G)
5152 Alloa Surprise Major
Composed by Simon Humphrey
1 Philip A Law
2 Colin A Johnson
3 Martin R Kitson (C)
4 Richard J Webber
5 Graham Bloom
6 Ian W Davies
7 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
8 Anthony G Parry
200th peal: 7.
First blows in the method by all.
First in the method on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 3765.0508Ely Diocesan Association
Mildenhall, Suffolk
St Mary
Saturday, 21 May 1983 in 3h 3 (16–3–23 in E♭)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
1 Harold J F Muncey
2 Colin A Johnson
3 Joanne L Carr
4 Martin R Kitson (C)
5 Peter J G Long
6 Chris L Bell
7 Geoffrey Pearson
8 Ian W Davies
9 John N Hughes D'Aeth
10 Jonathan D Shanklin
First on 10 inside - 5. First Royal - 2,3,5,8. First Royal as conductor.
25th for Association - 3. 300th peal - 10.
Ely Diocesan Association
Downham Market, Norfolk
St Edmund
Saturday, 28 May 1983 in 2h 57 (10–3–6 in G)
5040 Doubles (11m)
2 Exts Grandsire, 4 Exts Plain Bob, St Simons, St Martins, St Osmunds, Eynesbury, Reverse Canterbury, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius and Huntley
1 Sarah R Reedman
2 Peter J Waterfield
3 Philip G Waterfield
4 Jane M Meyer
5 Paul R Meyer (C)
6 Paul R Barker
First Peal - 6 (after just 10 months ringing)
Most methods since the restoration of the bells.
For Downham Market Festival Week
Ely Diocesan Association
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew the Great
Friday, 3 June 1983 in 2h 55 (10–3–1 in G)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major
20m: 256 each Aylesbury, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Catesby, Champion of the Thames, Doncaster, Jersey, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Nice, Pudsey, Silchester,
Superlative, Uttoxeter, Watford Gap, West Bridgford, Yorkshire: 159 changes of method, all the work for all eight bells
Composed by Philip A B Saddleton
1 Paul S Seaman
2 David A Agg
3 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
4 Alison L Brooke
5 Philip A B Saddleton
6 Patrick L H Brooke (C)
7 John S Warboys
8 David C Brown
The first peal of all the work Variable Hunt Spliced Surprise Major
Ringing World page reference: 3767.0559Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Tuesday, 21 June 1983 (10–0–7 in G)
1320 Plain Bob Minor
1 C A Johnson
2 Marina Warner
3 Anthony G Parry (C)
4 Roger A Mason
5 Martin R Kitson
6 Peter J G Long
For the birthday of Prince William.
Ringing World page reference: 3771.0650Ely Diocesan Association
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew the Great
Wednesday, 22 June 1983 in 2h 53 (10–3–1 in G)
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, Yorkshire
Composed by N Smith
1 Richard J Webber
2 Paul S Seaman
3 Mark D Chilcott
4 Adrian C Malton
5 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
6 Anthony G Parry
7 Simon A Rudd
8 John S Warboys (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Friday, 1 July 1983 in 2h 46 (10–0–7 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Marina Warner
3 Anthony G Parry (C)
4 Roger A Mason
5 Peter J G Long
6 Ian W Davies
First peal: (2).
First inside: (4).
25th for the Association: (6).
Ringing World page reference: 3770.0625Ely Diocesan Association
March, Cambridgeshire
St Wendreda
Sunday, 3 July 1983 (15–2–18 in E)
1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor
1 Connie Barter
2 Susan Marsden
3 M Goakes
4 J Oldfield
5 W Barter (C)
6 D Murfet
For Evening Prayer
Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Sunday, 3 July 1983 (17–0–25 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Margaret H Bullock
2 Barry C Bass
3 Michael Dawson
4 Simon H Smith
5 Ian G Stracey
6 George W Perry (C)
Run to celebrate the Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Frederick Talbot
Ely Diocesan Association
Barton, Cambridgeshire
St Peter
Sunday, 3 July 1983 (10 in A♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 T N Coulson
2 P N Coulson
3 D J Stubbings
4 Marina Warner
5 A G Parry (C)
For Patronal Festival Service.
Ringing World page reference: 3771.0650Ely Diocesan Association
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Paul
Wednesday, 6 July 1983 (20–3–14 in D)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Janette Nicholas
2 D Glover
3 L Harvey
4 D Feek
5 D K Garner (C)
6 W Storey
By local ringers for Rose Fair.
Ely Diocesan Association
Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Friday, 8 July 1983 in 50m (10–2–15 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Sharon Kirby
2 Lisa Isley
3 George Sharpe
4 David K Garner
5 Chris J Garner (C)
6 Len Harvey
For the captain George Sharpe and his wife's Golden Wedding
Source: RW 12/08/83 - pg671 #3772
**- I suspect there is a misprint for this event because the length has been recorded as 1240 in RW but my own personal notes suggest it was a 1260
Ely Diocesan Association
Studham, Bedfordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Wednesday, 13 July 1983 in 2h 31 (10–0–22 in A♭)
5064 Minimus (5m)
12 extents each St.Nicholas', Double Bob, 52 Plain Bob, 67 Single court, 68 Reverse Canterbury
1 Susan E Marsden (C)
2 Anice M Gilchrist
3 Peter G J Long
4 Owen A Davis
First peal on the bells.
First Minimus - 2 and 3.
Most Minimus methods as conductor and for the Association.
Longest length of Minimus - 1, 4, and for the Association.
Ely Diocesan Association
Carlton, Bedfordshire
St Mary
Thursday, 14 July 1983 in 2h 35 (9–2–7 in A♭)
5088 Minimus (8m)
72 extents Rev. Canterbury; 5 Rev. St Nicholas; 5 St Nicholas; 50 Single Court; 30 Plain Bob; 20 Rev. Bob; 5 Canterbury; 15 Double Bob.
1 Nicholas J Perry
2 Anice M Gilchrist (C)
3 Owen A Davis
4 Peter J G Long
1st attempt - 1. Most methods - 4. Most Minimus methods - 2 & 3. Longest length of Minimus in St Albans Diocese and for the Association. Retirement compliment to Austen M Orchard, MA, Headmaster, All Saints' School, Clifton.
Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 19 July 1983 (17–0–25 in E)
1280 Bristol Surprise Major
1 Ian G Stracey
2 Alison J Mitchell
3 Donald F Murfet
4 Connie Barter
5 William A M Barter
6 Clair Y Barlow
7 Barry C Bass
8 Alan T Winter (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Saturday, 23 July 1983 in 2h 42 (10–2–22 in G)
5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by MR Kitson
1 Simon K Sheldon
2 Martin R Kitson (C)
3 Colin A Johnson
4 Peter J G Long
5 Richard J Webber
6 Philip A Law
7 Ian W Davies
8 Anthony G Parry
First in method - 4, 5 & 6
50th peal - 6
100th for the Association - 8
Ely Diocesan Association
Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 6 August 1983 in 3h 35 (10–2–4 in G)
5040 Ely Delight Minor
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Joanne L Carr
3 Richard J Webber
4 Ian W Davies
5 Graham Bloom
6 Anthony G Parry (C)
Circled tower: 3.
First in the method for all.
To celebrate the Centenary of the founding of the Ely Diocesan Association on Monday, 6 August 1883, at St Mary-the-Great, Cambridge. (The Association was reorganised on Tuesday, 12 January 1897).
Ringing World page reference: 3778.0794Ely Diocesan Association
Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Sunday, 7 August 1983 (8–3–19 in G)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (12m)
1 Joanna M Hindley
2 C A Johnson
3 P J G Long
4 S P Lury
5 I W Davies
6 A G Parry (C)
Most Methods: 2, 3, 4, 5 and as Conductor
Ely Diocesan Association
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 7 August 1983 (12–0–12 in G♯)
1260 Spliced Minor
1 K M Stracey
2 A G Parry (C)
3 Joanna M Hindley
4 S P Lury
5 I W Davies
6 G Bloom
Most methods: 3
Ely Diocesan Association
Sawston, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 9 August 1983 (13 in G)
1250 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 S Abercrombie
2 Joanna M Hindley
3 D Carter
4 D lilley
5 S Lury
6 C Turner
7 R Lee
8 P S Seaman (C)
First on the method: 3
First S Major: 3, 5.
Ely Diocesan Association
Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 23 August 1983 (8–3–19 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Gary Barnard
2 Nicola S Scott
3 Peter J G Long
4 Marina Warner
5 Brian Horrell
6 A E Ling (C)
Birthday compliment to Gary Barnard.
Ringing World page reference: 3777.0778Ely Diocesan Association
Exning, Suffolk
St Martin
Saturday, 3 September 1983 (14–0–5)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Janet M Langham
2 Lisa M Bell
3 Carolyn M Haworth
4 Chris L Bell
5 Ian J D Whitear (C)
6 Mark J Hawes
25th together - 1 & 5. To welcome the Rev Cedric Catton, inducted Vicar of the Parish 2nd Sept 1983.
Ely Diocesan Association
Caxton, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 3 September 1983 (7–2–11 in G♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Miranda L Beard
2 Mavis L Driver
3 M B Davies
4 Marina Warner (C)
5 Peter J G Long
6 Sarah E Beard
First Doubles (3), and first as (C).
Ringing World page reference: 3782.0888Ely Diocesan Association
Burwell, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Tuesday, 13 September 1983 (13–0–7)
1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Donald F Murfet
2 Josephine R Palmer
3 Anice M Gilchrist
4 Barry C Bass
5 Connie A Barter
6 Chris L Bell
7 William A M Barter (C)
8 Roger J Palmer
1st of Yorkshire - 2
Ely Diocesan Association
Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Wednesday, 14 September 1983 (8–3–19 in G)
1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor
1 Roger A Mason
2 C A Johnson
3 Marina Warner
4 Peter J G Long
5 P K Baker
6 Anthony G Parry (C)
First Kent (3).
Ringing World page reference: 3782.0888Ely Diocesan Association
Harston, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Friday, 16 September 1983 (9–1–24 in B♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Sarah E Beard
2 Marina Warner
3 Gary Barnard
4 C Turner
5 Peter J G Long (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
March, Cambridgeshire
St Wendreda
Sunday, 18 September 1983 (15–2–18 in E)
1260 Doubles (5m)
St. Osmund, St. Martins, St. Clements, Plain Bob, Grandsire
1 A Palmer
2 M Goakes
3 Connie Barter
4 W Barter
5 T Bevis (C)
6 June Bevis
In memory of Joseph Doncaster, also Horace Brown
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Monday, 19 September 1983 (10–0–7 in G)
1264 Plain Bob Major
1 Roger A Mason
2 Marina Warner
3 Carol I Kitson
4 Anthony W Goodhead
5 Colin A Johnson
6 D Webber
7 Dudley Sheldon
8 Martin R Kitson (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Stapleford, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 24 September 1983 (7–0–3 in A)
1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor
1 Gary Barnard
2 Marina Warner
3 Michael B Davies
4 Peter J G Long
5 I F Coleby
6 Anthony G Parry (C)
Birthday compliment to Marina Warner.
First Kent (5).
Ringing World page reference: 3783.0908Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Sunday, 25 September 1983 in 2h 46 (10–0–7 in G)
5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Simon Humphrey
1 Michael B Davies
2 Colin A Johnson
3 Anthony G Parry (C)
4 Peter J G Long
5 Susan E Marsden
6 Graham Bloom
7 Donald F Murfet
8 Kevin J Skillings
First of Surprise Major: 4.
Completes Standard 8 and 25th peal: 8.
Birthday compliment to Graham Bloom and Marina Warner.
For Harvest Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 3782.0884Ely Diocesan Association
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew the Great
Thursday, 29 September 1983 in 2h 46 (10–3–1 in G)
5008 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Kevin J Skillings
1 Susan E Marsden
2 A Elizabeth Stevens
3 Wendy Piercy
4 Marjorie B Winter
5 Eric T Lane
6 John F Oldfield
7 Kevin J Skillings (C)
8 Graham Bloom
First peal in the composition.
Ringing World page reference: 3782.0884Ely Diocesan Association
Mildenhall, Suffolk
St Mary
Friday, 30 September 1983 in 55m (16–3–23 in E)
1440 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
1 Connie A Barter
2 William A M Barter
3 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey
4 Donald F Murfet
5 Chris L Bell
6 Barry C Bass (C)
7 Lesley H M Boyle
8 Roger J Palmer
9 Barry R M Johnson
10 Graham Bloom
1st Yorkshire Royal - 5. 1st Royal as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 3786.0975Ely Diocesan Association
Caxton, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Wednesday, 5 October 1983 (7–2–11 in G♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Miranda L Beard
2 P S Hayden
3 Gary Barnard
4 Marina Warner
5 Peter J G Long
6 Sarah E Beard
Birthday compliment to Ivan Coleby.
No (C) given in RW.
Ringing World page reference: 3786.0974Ely Diocesan Association
Keyston, Huntingdonshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 8 October 1983 in 3h (17 in E)
5040 Doubles (5m/v)
2 extents Stedman; 10 each Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Southrepps
1 Susan E Marsden
2 Peter S Abbott
3 Christopher J Pickford
4 Anthony G Parry (C)
5 Christopher J Higgins
Wedding anniversary compliment to Pete and Bev Abbott.
Also as a thanksgiving for the life of Nikolaus Pevsner, and as a 250th. birthday compliment to the tenor (cast in 1733 by Thomas Russell of Wootton, near Bedford).
The previous peal on the bells was 5040 Doubles in 6 methods on Saturday, 11 Feb. 1888, in 3 hours.
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Saturday, 15 October 1983 in 3h 1 (10–0–7 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by J Clatworthy
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Marina Warner
3 Michael B Davies
4 Simon K Sheldon
5 Peter J G Long
6 Donald F Murfett
7 Anthony G Parry (C)
8 Roger A Mason
First on 8: (2).
First "two in a day". (3, 5) and as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 3787.0995Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Monday, 17 October 1983 (10–0–7 in G)
126 Plain Bob Major
1 C A Johnson
2 Patricia McCullagh
3 Marina Warner
4 Carol I Kitson
5 Anthony W Goodhead
6 Roger A Mason
7 Peter J G Long
8 Martin R Kitson (C)
Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Tuesday, 18 October 1983 in 2h 51 (10–2–22 in G)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by PHD Jones
1 Catherine E Preston
2 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)
3 Andrew J Mitchell
4 Mary E Pickstone
5 Alison J Mitchell
6 Jonathan D Shanklin
7 A David Lilley
8 Richard Green
First of triples - 3, 4 & 8
First in method - 3 & 5
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Monday, 24 October 1983 (10–0–7 in G)
1344 Plain Bob Major
1 D Webber
2 Patricia McCullagh
3 Carol I Kitson
4 Marina Warner
5 Martin R Kitson (C)
6 S K Sheldon
7 Peter J G Long
8 I W Davies
Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Saturday, 29 October 1983 in 2h 50 (10–2–22 in G)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 David Gilbert
2 Charlotte A Gould
3 Judith M Russell
4 Andrew J Mitchell
5 Philip K Baker
6 Susan E Tyrrell
7 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
8 Richard J Webber (C)
First on eight and of surprise - 4 and as conductor
First in method - 3
Ely Diocesan Association
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 29 October 1983 in 2h 40 (10–1–13 in F♯)
5008 Plain Bob Major
Composed by D Pearce
1 Jean Sanderson
2 Susan E Marsden
3 Marina Warner
4 John G Gipson
5 David A Gardner
6 Donald F Murfett
7 Paul S Seaman (C)
8 William R Haynes
First Major 3.
Ringing World page reference: 3789.1039Ely Diocesan Association
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 29 October 1983 (12–0–12)
1280 Plain Bob Major
1 Mavis Driver
2 Barry C Bass
3 Mervyn G Brown
4 John F Oldfield
5 Anthony G Parry
6 Chris L Bell
7 C Ricketts
8 Kevin J Skillings (C)
Wedding compliment to Alan Waugh and Christine Rees
Ely Diocesan Association
Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 1 November 1983 (8–3–19 in G)
1300 All Saints Place Doubles
1 C N Turner
2 Joanna M Hindley
3 R J Lee
4 D J Stubbings
5 A G Parry (C)
6 Cathy J Lee
All Saints Doubles rung for Evening Service on All Saints’ Day at All Saints’ Church
Ely Diocesan Association
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Holy Trinity
Friday, 4 November 1983 in 2h 40 (10–1–13 in F♯)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Edgar Bennet
1 Charlotte M Smith
2 Donald F Murfet
3 Walter Hunt
4 Anthony H Smith (C)
5 John G Gipson
6 Graham Bloom
7 Kenneth J Hesketh
8 Paul S Seaman
Ely Diocesan Association
Soham, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 5 November 1983 (21)
1260 Plain Bob Royal
1 David Gilbert
2 Donald F Murfet (C)
3 Josephine R Palmer
4 Rosemary J Palmer
5 Pat Brown
6 Ian G Stracey
7 Mansfield Ginn
8 Chris L Bell
9 Barry C Bass
10 Mervyn G Brown
First on 10 - 1. First Royal as conductor. First of Royal - 3 & 6.
For Ely District Quarter Peal Day.
Ely Diocesan Association
Isleham, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 5 November 1983 (18–2–1)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Jean Doty
2 Lisa M Bell
3 Peter G Goodwin
4 Jonathan P Hardy
5 Chris L Bell (C)
6 Ian G Stracey
First of Minor - 1.
For Ely District Quarter Peal Day.
Ely Diocesan Association
Histon, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 5 November 1983 (9–1–27)
1264 Plain Bob Major
1 Lisa M Bell
2 Mavis Driver
3 Michael B Davis
4 Donald F Murfet
5 Anice M Gilchrist
6 Ian G Stracey
7 Chris L Bell
8 Mansfield Ginn (C)
First of Major - 1.
For Ely District Quarter Peal Day.
Ely Diocesan Association
Fordham, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 5 November 1983 (15–0–10)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Jason D Wood
2 Gordon W Benson
3 Rosemary J Palmer
4 John Causer
5 Chris L Bell (C)
6 Mansfield Ginn
First of Minor - 1. First of Minor inside - 2.
For Ely District Quarter Peal Day.
Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 November 1983 (17–0–25 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Rhonda J Oldfield
2 Josephine R Palmer
3 Anice M Gilchrist
4 John F Oldfield
5 Mansfield Ginn
6 Mervyn G Brown
7 Barry C Bass (C)
8 Mark J Hawes
Rung for Ely District Quarter Peal day
Ely Diocesan Association
Wootton, Bedfordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Monday, 14 November 1983 in 2h 44 (14–3–26 in F)
5040 Original Minor
Composed by 7 different extents
1 Peter C Maddocks
2 Susan E Marsden
3 Mark E R Gill
4 Owen A Davis
5 L Martin Daniels
6 Revd Kevin M Price (C)
100th peal in 1983 - 6. 1st peal in the principle by all the band except the conductor. To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of "Church Bells of Bedfordshire".
Ely Diocesan Association
Harrold, Bedfordshire
St Peter and All Saints
Monday, 14 November 1983 in 2h 29 (13–0–6 in F♯)
5040 Minor (6m)
1 extent each Coronation Exercise, Kent TB, Grandsire, Single Cumbria Imperial, Rev Canterbury Pleasure, Single Aldermaston Imperial, 2 Plain Bob
1 L Martin Daniels
2 Susan E Marsden
3 Mark E R Gill
4 Peter J G Long
5 Rev Kevin M Price (C)
6 Owen A Davis
Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 22 November 1983 (17–0–25 in E)
1344 Rutland Surprise Major
1 Simon H Smith
2 Donald F Murfet
3 Anice M Gilchrist
4 Barry C Bass (C)
5 Connie Barter
6 Ian G Stracey
7 Graham Bloom
8 Mervyn G Brown
First of Rutland: 6.
Ringing World page reference: 3793.0014Ely Diocesan Association
Fordham, Cambridgeshire
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Thursday, 24 November 1983 (15–0–10)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Chris Palmer
2 Josephine R Palmer
3 Rosemary J Palmer
4 Peter G Goodwin
5 Barry C Bass (C)
6 Chris L Bell
First of Minor - 1.
Rung after meeting short for general practice.
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Saturday, 26 November 1983 in 2h 41 (10–0–7 in G)
5088 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)
2208 Cambridge; 1536 Yorkshire; 1344 Superlative; 132 changes of method.
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow and Unknown
1 Graham Bloom
2 Walter Hunt
3 Joanne L Carr
4 Mary Bone
5 Frederick J P Bone
6 Matthew J Clark
7 Ian W Davies
8 Anthony G Parry (C)
First of Spliced: 3.
First of Spliced Major: 7 and as conductor.
Most Spliced: 4.
25th together: 7, 8.
Ringing World page reference: 3793.0010Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 26 November 1983 in 47m (17–0–25 in E)
1260 Stedman Triples
1 Alan M Barber
2 Mervyn G Brown
3 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey
4 Chris L Bell
5 Barry C Bass
6 Graham Bloom
7 William Haynes (C)
8 Simon H Smith
Ely Diocesan Association
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Wednesday, 30 November 1983 (11–0–7 in F♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Gary Barnard
2 Marina Warner
3 Peter J G Long
4 A E Ling
5 Anthony G Parry (C)
For Evening Service on St. Andrew's Day at St. Andrew's Church. (St. Andrew's Bob Doubles was attempted but would not go).
Ringing World page reference: 3795.0056Ely Diocesan Association
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 3 December 1983 (12–0–12 in G♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Marina Warner
2 Jill I Pratt
3 Brian Pratt
4 Helen A Pratt
5 Anthony G Parry (C)
6 F F Suess
First quarter (6).
Ringing World page reference: 3795.0059Ely Diocesan Association
Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 3 December 1983 (10–2–4 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 D Webber
2 Peter J G Long
3 Marina Warner
4 B S Purvis
5 Anthony G Parry (C)
6 Laurice J Suess
First quarter (6).
Ringing World page reference: 3795.0058Ely Diocesan Association
Ely, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Sunday, 11 December 1983 (17–0–25 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Sally-Ann Halls
2 Stephen A Halls
3 Julia Smith
4 Simon H Smith
5 Barry C Bass (C)
6 J Bernard Stokes
Rung for confirmation service
Ely Diocesan Association
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Holy Trinity
Friday, 16 December 1983 in 2h 44 (10–1–13 in F♯)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)
448 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Bristol, Cassiobury, London, Lindum, Rutland, Cambridge, Pudsey, Lincolnshire; 224 each Cornwall, Ashtead, Superlative; 139 changes of method, all the work.
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Lesley H M Boyle
2 Christine C L Seaman
3 Alison L Brooke
4 Paul S Seaman (C)
5 Barry R M Johnson
6 William R Haynes
7 Graham Bloom
8 Patrick L H Brooke
Most Spliced Surprise Major: 2, 5, 6, 7 and as conductor.
100th peal for the association and circled the tower: 4.
Wedding compliment to Gillian Leonard and Trevor Hann.
Also Wedding anniversary compliment to James and Jenny Croft.
Ringing World page reference: 3796.0075Ely Diocesan Association
Ickleton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 17 December 1983 in 3h 7 (18–2–21 in F)
5056 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1344 Lincolnshire; 1280 each Cambridge, Yorkshire; 1152 Rutland; 74 changes of method, all the work.
Composed by John S Warboys
1 A David Lilley
2 Colin A Johnson
3 Susan E Marsden
4 Donald F Murfet
5 Mary Bone
6 Anthony G Parry (C)
7 Frederick J P Bone
8 Graham Bloom
First Spliced Surprise: 3.
Most Spliced: 5.
Most Spliced Major as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 3795.0051Ely Diocesan Association
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and St Michael
Tuesday, 20 December 1983 in 2h 47 (10–2–22 in G)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (2m)
2160 Oxford, 2880 Kent.
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Matthew J Clark
3 Richard Green
4 Christine H Green
5 Graham Bloom
6 Walter Hunt (C)
First of Minor: 4.
First of Treble Bob inside: 3.
Ely Diocesan Association
Willingham, Cambridgeshire
St Mary and All Saints
Saturday, 24 December 1983 in 2h 33 (11–3–10 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (4 Methods)
Being two extents each of Bourne,Netherseale,Norwich S & one of Cambridge S.
1 John F Oldfield
2 Donald F Murfet
3 Anice M Gilchrist
4 Chris L Bell
5 Geoffrey A Lucas
6 Mansfield Ginn (C)
100th peal - 4.
Ely Diocesan Association
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
St Vigor
Saturday, 24 December 1983 in 2h 49 (10–0–7 in G)
5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Christopher P Starbuck
1 Colin A Johnson
2 Michael B Davies
3 Philip A Law
4 Peter J G Long
5 Nicholas d'A Laffoley
6 Susan E Marsden
7 Graham Bloom
8 Anthony G Parry (C)
First of Yorkshire: 4.
Thanksgiving for the safe arrival of Holly Jennifer Davies, Daughter of Pam and Ian Davies.
Ringing World page reference: 3797.0098Ely Diocesan Association
Upwell, Norfolk
St Peter
Saturday, 31 December 1983 in 2h 45 (14–1–10 in F)
5040 Doubles (7m)
6 Extents each of Grandsire, St. Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, St. Simon's, St. Martin's and Plain Bob
1 H Terry Greenacre
2 Sarah R Reedman
3 Jane M Meyer
4 Chris J Garner
5 Paul R Meyer (C)
6 Simon S Meyer
First peal - 1.
First inside - 2, 4.
First behind - 6.
Half muffled for the passing of the Old Year.
Fastest peal on the bells.