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Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Friday, 2 January 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1280 Doubles (11m)

80 Grandsire, 120 each of Plain Bob, St Simon, St Martin, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Huntley, St Remigius, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury.

1 Alan M Smith

2 Clare J Robertson

3 Judith A Robertson

4 Simon R Robertson

5 Ross G W Robertson (C)

Most methods yet to a quarter peal,2. 300th together, 3,4.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wareham, Dorset

Lady St Mary

Saturday, 3 January 1987 in 2h 56 (17–1–20 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by David E House

1 Carolyn A H Orr

2 Graham J N Colborne (C)

3 Rosemary J Fleming

4 John W Bramley

5 Stella James

6 Richard M Thompson

7 Michael J Hobbs

8 Neil R Garrard

9 D John Hunt

10 Keith H Fleming

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 4 January 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1280 Stedman Slow Course Doubles

1 Ross G W Robertson

2 Kim P Matthews

3 Simon R Robertson (C)

4 Susan P E Legge

5 Patrick L J Matthews

1st in the method,2,3. Rung for Evensong.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

East Tytherley, Hampshire

St Peter

Saturday, 17 January 1987 in 2h 51 (14–1–5 in F♯)

5024 Versailles Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 April K Roberts

2 Ceri J Woodruffe

3 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

4 Revd Roger Keeley

5 Patricia D Taeuber

6 Martin JE Daniels

7 Andrew J Palk

8 John A Kerr

First S Major inside - 2. First in method by all.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Trowbridge, Wiltshire

St James

Sunday, 18 January 1987 (24–2–18 in D)

1263 Stedman Caters

1 Christine Purnell

2 Trisha Hitchins

3 Brian Coward

4 Peter Thorn

5 J Ferrah

6 R Clist

7 Roy Mlls (C)

8 John Harrold

9 P Gaisford

10 Frederick S Slatford

1st Stedman Caters - 5.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Lacock, Wiltshire

St Cyriac

Saturday, 31 January 1987 in 2h 40 (12–2–14 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

7 different extents

1 Brian Coward

2 Philip B Lucas

3 Ian Mozley

4 Philip Gaisford

5 Roger Lovelock

6 Robert Purnell (C)

First Surprise - 5. First Surprise on the bells. In memory of Wilf Ludlow and Rev Roger Keeley.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 1 February 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Stedman Doubles

1 Susan P E Legge

2 Judith A Robertson (C)

3 Kim P Matthews

4 Ross G W Robertson

5 Patrick L J Matthews

900th together, 2,4.

Rung in memory of Rev Roger Keeley, Master of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild, who died suddenly on 30th January. Roger rang in the conductor's first quarter peal at Deptford in 1958.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Charminster, Dorset

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 3 February 1987 in 3h 16 (14–3–8 in F)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by MA Coleman

1 Susan M Smith

2 Richard W Ellis

3 Alan N Frost

4 Deryk R Bugler

5 H Dennis W Bishop

6 John R Schmidt

7 Andrew G Smith

8 William E Turner

9 Timothy F Collins (C)

10 D John Knight

Half muffled in memory of Rev Roger Keeley, Master of the Guild.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Whiteparish, Wiltshire

Anchorsholme

Sunday, 8 February 1987 in 2h 29 (15)

5024 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Caroline Daniels

3–4 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

5–6 Martin JE Daniels

7–8 Stephen H Stanford

To the memory of Rev Roger Keeley, AKC, vicar of Whiteparish 1968-87.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Warminster, Wiltshire

St Denys

Monday, 9 February 1987 (23–1–19 in D)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire & Plain Bob

1 David Marsh

2 Mary Wynne

3 John Horton

4 David Pollard

5 John Harrold (C)

6 R J J Ward

1st in 2 methods - 1.3.4.6. In memory of Rev R Keeley, Master of the Salibury Guild of Ringers.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Salisbury, Wiltshire

St Edmund's Arts Centre

Friday, 13 February 1987 in 3h 23 (27 in D♭)

5090 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by BD Price

1 Richard Harvey

2 Neil O Skelton

3 Pauline C Champion

4 Andrew J Howes

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 Reginald T McKenzie

7 Roy Le Marechal (C)

8 Martin B Hough

1200th peal - 7. First peal on the bells for 81 years. A tribute to the life and work of Rev Roger Keeley.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wareham, Dorset

Lady St Mary

Saturday, 14 February 1987 in 3h 13 (17–1–20 in E)

5129 Grandsire Caters

Composed by D A Frith

1 Nancy E Bramley

2 June M Brown

3 Alison G Garrard

4 Susan P E Legge

5 Judith A Robertson

6 Ross G W Robertson

7 John W Bramley

8 Graham J N Colborne (C)

9 Keith H Fleming

10 Geoffrey W Ashdown

First Grandsire Caters - 3. First Caters - 4. Half muffled in memory of Rev Roger Keeley.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Salisbury, Wiltshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 14 February 1987 in 3h 5 (25–0–18 in D♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's transposition of Thurstan's 4 part

1 Neil O Skelton

2 Anthony G Tyers

3 Celia C Mussell

4 William E Thompsett

5 Richard C Harvey

6 Pauline C Champion (C)

7 Reginald T McKenzie

8 Andrew J Howes

Circled tower 4 times - 1. A tribute to the life and work of Rev Roger Keeley, Master of the Guild, by some of his friends at St Thomas's.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Sherfield English, Hampshire

St Leonard

Sunday, 15 February 1987 in 2h 45 (9–2–1 in A)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by SJ Ivin

1 Neil O Skelton

2 Martin JE Daniels

3 Ceri J Woodruffe

4 Rev Barry J Fry

5 Rev J Anthony Ellis

6 Richard W Yates

7 John A Kerr

8 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

In thanksgiving for the life, service and friendship of the Rev Roger Keeley (1935-1987)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Corscombe, Dorset

St Mary

Saturday, 28 February 1987 in 2h 41 (13–3–3 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jill E Crocker

2 Timothy M Andrews

3 Melvyn J Hiller

4 Bernard R Gildersleve

5 Ken Newman

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 1 March 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 St David Doubles

1 Alan M Smith

2 Kim P Matthews

3 Susan P E Legge (C)

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Patrick L J Matthews

1st in the variation by all. Rung for Evensong on St David's Day.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Marlborough, Wiltshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 1 March 1987 in 2h 48 (16–2–23 in E♭)

5040 Doubles (10m)

1 extent each Newborough, Little Ashton, Clifford's Pleasure, Seighford, April Day, Southrepps, Kennington, 11 each Grandsire, Plain Bob, 13 Reverse Canterbury

1 Kathleen Rebbeck (Committee Member)

2 Allan G Keen (Asst Ringing Master)

3 Suzanne M Elmer (Asst Ringing Master)

4 George A Newman (Past Chairman)

5 Donald E Lee (Ringing Master)

6 Christopher Barnes (Secretary)

By past and present officers of the Marlborough Branch in memory of Rev Roger Keeley, Master of the SDGR, curate at Marlborough (1963-8) and former Ringing Master of this Branch. RIP. 25th Doubles as conductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Downton, Wiltshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 7 March 1987 in 3h 7 (22–3–23 in D)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by SJ Ivin

1 Andrew J Howes

2 William E Thompsett

3 Anna M P Maggs

4 Pauline C Champion

5 Frank D Mack

6 Andrew D Barnsdale

7 John A Foster

8 Reginald T McKenzie (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Broadchalke, Wiltshire

All Saints

Saturday, 7 March 1987 in 3h 6 (15–0–11 in F)

5040 Hull Surprise Minor

2 x 2160, 1 x 720

1 Neil O Skelton

2 Marc Hart

3 Andrew J Palk

4 Reginald T Jones

5 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

6 Allan G Keen

50th Minor - 6. First in method by all. Conductor has now called peals in 100 different Minor methods.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Seend, Wiltshire

Holy Cross

Thursday, 12 March 1987 in 2h 42 (14–2–5 in F)

5040 Grandsire Minor

7 different extents.

1 Richard H Lovelock

2 Roger Lovelock

3 Tim Mozley

4 Ian Mozley

5 Brian Coward

6 Robert Purnell (C)

First in method by all the band, on the bells and for the Guild.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Saturday, 14 March 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Doubles

1 Judith A Robertson

2 Alison C Garrard (C)

3 H Mary Garrard

4 June M Brown

5 Susan P E Legge

1st in the method as conductor. By East Dorset Branch ladies.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Friday, 20 March 1987 in 37m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Carter Doubles

1 Clare J Robertson

2 Susan P E Legge

3 Simon R Robertson (C)

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Ross G W Robertson

First quarter in the principle by all.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Holt, Wiltshire

St Katharine

Saturday, 28 March 1987 in 2h 39 (9–0–6 in F)

5040 Minor (3m)

720 Kent TR, 2160 each Cambridge S and Plain Bob.

1 Philip Gaisford

2 Julian Ferrar

3 Philip B Lucas

4 Ian Mozley

5 Roger Lovelock

6 Robert Purnell (C)

Circled tower - 1.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 5 April 1987 in 36m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (11m)

60 of Stedman, 120 each of Reverse Canterbury, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St Remigius, Huntley, Eynesbury, St Osmund, St Martin, St Simon, Plain Bob.

1 Clare J Robertson

2 Judith A Robertson

3 Susan P E Legge

4 Simon R Robertson

5 Ross G W Robertson

Rung silent and non-conducted. 1st by all.

Rung for Evensong.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Bridport, Dorset

St Mary

Saturday, 2 May 1987 in 2h 48 (21–0–0 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J Holt's (5 part)

1 Janette HA Orr

2 Melvyn J Hiller

3 Ivan L Andrews

4 Ross GW Robertson

5 Graham W Elmes

6 Graham JN Colborne (C)

7 Keith H Fleming

8 Andrew P Nicholson

First peal - 1. 25th peal on the bells. On the 100th anniversary of the first 8 bell peal in Dorset, the latter utilizing Holt's Bob Singles and Holt's PLain Singles.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 3 May 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1264 Minimus (6m)

240 each of Reverse Canterbury, Canterbury, Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Plain Bob, 64 of Grandsire.

1 Alan M Smith

2 Clare J Robertson

3 Judith A Robertson

4 Ross G W Robertson (C)

Most Minimus to a quarter,2. Rung for Evensong.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Wednesday, 6 May 1987 in 40m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

540 Grandsire, 720 Plain Bob.

1 Clare J Robertson

2 Judy M Downes

3 Jean H Kennard

4 W George W Warren

5 Judith A Robertson (C)

1st in 2 methods,3. Rung by a band from towers in the Blandford & Milton Deanery for the annual Deanery service.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Britford, Wiltshire

St Peter

Thursday, 7 May 1987 in 2h 42 (8 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (4m)

720 London, 1440 each Beverley, Cambridge, Surfleet

1 Celia C Mussell

2 Pauline C Champion

3 Andrew J Howes

4 Neil O Skelton

5 Richard C Harvey

6 Reginald T McKenzie (C)

Compliment to Celia Mussell and Dorian Carlill on their forthcoming marriage ((9th May 1987)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Great Cheverell, Wiltshire

St Peter

Saturday, 16 May 1987 in 2h 45 (11½ in F♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

1 extent Kent TB, 2 Cambridge S, 4 Plain Bob

1 Philip B Lucas

2 Philip Gaisford

3 Roger Lovelock

4 Brian Coward

5 Ian Mozley

6 Robert Purnell (C)

Most minor methods - 2,3,5.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Saturday, 6 June 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Stedman Doubles

1 Janet S Wallace

2 Judith A Robertson (C)

3 Nancy E Bramley

4 H Mary Garrard

5 Susan P E Legge

1st of Stedman,1. Rung by East Dorset Branch ladies.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Cranborne, Dorset

St Mary and St Bartholomew

Saturday, 6 June 1987 in 3h 4 (17–0–21 in F)

5120 Spliced Major (2m)

Bristol S and Double Norwich CB Major

Composed by AJ Cox

1 Nancy E Bramley

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 John W Bramley

4 Graham JN Colborne

5 Michael J Hobbs

6 D John Hunt

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Thursday, 11 June 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 St Barnabas Doubles

1 Alan M Smith

2 Ross G W Robertson

3 Clare J Robertson

4 Judith A Robertson (C)

5 Susan P E Legge

1st in the variation,3. 1st in the variation as conductor.

An 18th Birthday compliment to Clare.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Melksham, Wiltshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 17 June 1987 in 2h 55 (18–0–7 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents.

1 Richard H Lovelock

2 Simon Milford

3 Ian Mozley

4 Roger Lovelock

5 Brian Coward

6 Robert Purnell (C)

Rung after meeting short for Triples. To mark the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev Frank Fisher.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Monday, 22 June 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Doubles

1 Hilary J Garrard

2 Nancy E Bramley

3 Janet S Wallace

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Susan P E Legge (C)

1st in the method,3. Rung by East Dorset Branch ladies.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Upwey, Dorset

St Laurence

Saturday, 27 June 1987 in 2h 45 (9½ in A)

5040 Doubles (4m)

8 extents St Simon, 12 Reverse Canterbury and Plain Bob, 10 Grandsire

1 Maurice F Tocock

2 Cecil H Smart

3 Jane D Johnston

4 Mark E Allford

5 Philip H Tocock (C)

6 Michael R Hancock

First peal - 4,6. Sponsored peal by local band during village festival week in aid of church repair fund.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Burbage, Wiltshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 July 1987 in 2h 56 (9–2–23 in G)

5040 Doubles (11m)

2 extents each All Saints, Newborough, Southrepps, Kennington, Little Aston, Seighford, Cliffords Pleasure, April Day, 6 Grandsire, 10 each Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob.

1 Marc Hart

2 Donald E Lee

3 George E Newman

4 Christopher W Stanley

5 Allan G Keen (C)

First peal on the bells, which have been a ring of 5 since at least 1607. By members of the Marlborough Branch.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 5 July 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Fifield Bob Doubles

1 Susan P E Legge

2 Kim P Matthews

3 Judith A Robertson (C)

4 Ross G W Robertson

5 Patrick L J Matthews

1st in the method by all. 110th quarter,3.

Rung for Evensong and as a compliment to Ian Gibson ordained Deacon in Ely Cathedral on 28th June.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Thursday, 9 July 1987 in 39m (6¾ in B♭)

1269 Doubles (2m)

600 grandsire, 669 Plain Bob.

1 Ross G W Robertson

2 Judith A Robertson

3 Simon R Robertson (C)

4 Frederick E Simmons

5 Clare J Robertson

1st in 2 methods,4. Circled tower to quarters,5. Circled tower 30 times,3.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wimborne St Giles, Dorset

St Giles

Tuesday, 21 July 1987 in 2h 53 (14–1–5 in F)

5024 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 John Harrold

2 Barrie Hendry

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 James W G Twiney

5 Ian P Hastilow

6 David J Buckley

7 Stephen J Nash

8 Donald B Carter (C)

First blows in method - 5. First in method as conductor, and 50th as cnductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Charminster, Dorset

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 22 July 1987 in 2h 58 (14–3–8 in F)

5002 Rutland Surprise Royal

Composed by J R Ketteringham

1 Ian P Hastilow

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Donald B Carter

4 Jennifer M Bunyan

5 Stephen J Nash

6 Martin Morris

7 Revd Dale Barton

8 John Harrold

9 James W G Twiney

10 David J Buckley (C)

First blows of Royal in the method - 4, 5, 7, 8.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Cattistock, Dorset

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 22 July 1987 in 2h 51 (13–3–13 in F)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

896 Rutland,768 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 488 Pudsey, Yorkshire, Superlative, 22 London, Uxbridge, Ashtead, 127 com,atw.

Composed by WT Perrins L p 45

1 John Harrold

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 David J Buckley

4 James W G Twiney

5 Stephen J Nash

6 William E Thompsett

7 Revd Dale Barton

8 Donald B Carter (C)

750th peal and 375th tower to a peal - 1. First 10 Spliced S Major - 5,7. 25th together - 4,8. Most Spliced S Major as conductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Warminster, Wiltshire

St Denys

Friday, 24 July 1987 in 3h 10 (23–1–19 in D)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by TB Worsley

1 Donald B Carter

2 Jennifer M Bunyan

3 William E Thompsett

4 Ian P Hastilow

5 John Harrold (C)

6 Stuart A Aitken

7 Stephen J Nash

8 David J Buckley

First Major in the method - 4

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Lyme Regis, Dorset

St Michael Archangel

Saturday, 25 July 1987 in 2h 53 (10–3–18 in G)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 Rutland, 896 Yorkshire, 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 576 Bristol, 448 Pudsey, Superlative, 224 London 108 com, atw

Composed by RJ Parker

1 Jennifer M Bunyan

2 David J Buckley

3 Martin Morris

4 Stuart A Aitken

5 Stephen J Nash

6 Jenny M A Astridge

7 George W Massey

8 Donald B Carter (C)

50th peal for the Guild: 8

First 8-Spliced: 4

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wimborne Minster, Dorset

St Cuthberga

Sunday, 26 July 1987 in 3h 32 (29–2–20 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 John W Bramley

2 Alison G Garrard

3 Nancy Bramley

4 John R Martin

5 Michael J Hobbs

6 John R Schmidt

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Keith H Fleming

9 Laurie Turner

10 Timothy F Collins (C)

First on 10 - 9. First in method - 3. Golden wedding compliment to George and Dorothea Peck, and Silver wedding compliment to Laurie and Margaret Turner.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Seend, Wiltshire

Holy Cross

Thursday, 30 July 1987 in 2h 57 (14–2–5 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Brian Coward

2 Miss Nicky Andrews

3 Simon Milford

4 Philip Gaisford

5 Roger Lovelock

6 Robert J Purnell (C)

First peal - 2. First Surprise - 3.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Salisbury, Wiltshire

St Martin

Saturday, 15 August 1987 in 2h 43 (13–2–4 in F♯)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 David J Purnell

2 Joy Freeman

3 George W Massey

4 Jenny M A Astridge

5 David L Parfrey

6 John Harrold

7 Robert Perry

8 Donald B Carter (C)

First in method 2,5,7.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Evershot, Dorset

St Osmond

Saturday, 15 August 1987 in 2h 36 (7–1–4 in A)

5040 Doubles (10m)

Stedman Slow Course, Union, New Bob, St Simon, St Martin, St Nicholas, Stedman, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 William E Turner

2 H Dennis W Bishop (C)

3 Margaret M Godley

4 Martin D Bishop

5 Timothy F Collins

6 Harold CR Vine

Especially to mark the conductor's 80th birthday on 12th August, 1987.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Cerne Abbas, Dorset

St Mary

Saturday, 15 August 1987 in 2h 54 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Doubles (3m)

14 extents each Grandsire, Plain Bob & Reverse Canterbury.

1 Peter Grantouskis

2 Susan M Colborne

3 David L Cull

4 Deryk R Bugler

5 Richard M Thompson (C)

6 Frank C Hamblin

First peal - 1,6. First peal on the bells. For the millenium of Cerne Abbas.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

North Stoneham, Hampshire

St Nicolas

Monday, 17 August 1987 in 2h 44 (10–1–16 in G)

5040 Pudsey Surprise Royal

Composed by JR Mayne

1 Colin M Turner

2 David J Purnell

3 Pauline C Champion

4 George W Massey

5 Jenny M A Astridge

6 Donald B Carter

7 John Harrold

8 David L Parfrey

9 Robert Perry

10 Reginald T McKenzie

First in method 5, 8, 9

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Mildenhall, Wiltshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 17 August 1987 in 2h 35 (7–0–26 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Norwich S, Double Oxford, London S, Cambridge S, St Clements, Kent TB, Plain Bob.

1 Allan G Keen

2 Mark Edwards

3 Katrina A Lenton

4 Marc Hart

5 Eric Sutton

6 Christopher W Stanley (C)

Circled tower - 1. Most Minor and 50th as conductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Bishopstoke, Hampshire

St Mary

Monday, 17 August 1987 in 2h 42 (11–1–1 in G)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by R Horton

1 Jenny M A Astridge

2 John Harrold

3 Dennis A Chapman

4 George W Massey

5 David L Parfrey

6 Colin M Turner

7 Robert Perry (C)

8 David J Purnell

First in method - 5. 200th peal on the bells

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Charminster, Dorset

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 18 August 1987 in 3h (14–3–8 in F)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by JH Fielden

1 David L Parfrey

2 Colin M Turner

3 Paul K Williamson

4 Michael J Barker

5 Pauline C Champion

6 Donald B Carter

7 Robert Perry

8 Barrie Hendry

9 David J Purnell

10 Reginald T McKenzie (C)

500th peal - 8.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Cattistock, Dorset

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 18 August 1987 in 2h 52 (13–3–13 in F)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Paul K Williamson

2 John Harrold

3 Colin M Turner

4 David L Parfrey

5 Michael J Barker

6 Dennis A Chapman

7 Robert Perry (C)

8 Barrie Hendry

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Fordingbridge, Hampshire

St Mary

Thursday, 20 August 1987 in 2h 51 (13–2–1 in F)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by M Maughan

1 Dennis A Chapman

2 John Harrold (C)

3 Michael J Barker

4 Paul K Williamson

5 Robert Perry

6 David L Parfrey

7 Andrew J Howes

8 Colin M Turner

First in method and has rung standard 8 - 3.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Ringwood, Hampshire

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 21 August 1987 in 3h 4 (17–2–18 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Composed by PGK Davies

1 Pauline C Champion

2 Joy Freeman

3 Jenny M A Astridge

4 Robert Perry

5 Reginald T McKenzie

6 David J Purnell

7 John Harrold

8 Donald B Carter (C)

First Spliced - 2

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Downton, Wiltshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 22 August 1987 in 3h 10 (22–3–23 in D)

5056 Ashtead Surprise Major

Composed by MA Coleman

1 Robert Perry

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 Michael J Barker

4 John A Kerr

5 Pauline C Champion

6 David L Parfrey

7 Reginald T McKenzie

8 John Foster (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Friday, 28 August 1987 in 41m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (11m)

1 H Mary Garrard

2 Clare J Robertson

3 Alison C Garrard

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Ross G W Robertson (C)

Rung half-muffled following the funeral of Miss Joan Viner.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Salisbury, Wiltshire

St Martin

Thursday, 3 September 1987 in 2h 45 (13–2–4 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J Holt (10 part)

1 Barbara Martin

2 John A Kerr (C)

3 Ceri J Woodruffe

4 Sophie EC Hunter

5 Clare Radford

6 Dennis Martin

7 Brian J Woodruffe

8 Andrew J Howes

First peal - 4,5. First peal as conductor. First Triples - 1,6. To celebrate the centenary of the first peal rung in Salisbury on 3rd September, 1887, also rung at St Martin's church.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Friday, 4 September 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

60 Stedman, 720 grandsire, 480 Plain Bob.

1 Nancy E Bramley

2 Hilary J Garrard

3 H Mary Garrard (C)

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Alison C Garrard

1st in 3 methods as conductor.

Rung, by East Dorset Branch ladies, as a compliment to Alison Garrard on her good 'O' level results, and to Cathy Hobbs on her 21st Birthday.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 6 September 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1290 Heathrow Slow Course Doubles

1 Alan M Smith

2 Susan P E Legge

3 Judith A Robertson

4 Ross G W Robertson

5 Simon R Robertson (C)

1st in the method by all. 300th quarter in the tower, 3.

Rung for Evensong.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Whiteparish, Wiltshire

Anchorsholme

Tuesday, 8 September 1987 in 2h 10

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1–2 Caroline Daniels

3–4 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

5–6 Martin JE Daniels

First Surprise on handbells - 1-2.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Friday, 18 September 1987 in 38m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

720 Grandsire, 540 Stedman.

1 H Mary Garrard

2 Alison C Garrard (C)

3 Clare J Robertson

4 Judith A Robertson

5 Hilary J Garrard

1st in 2 methods as conductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Saturday, 26 September 1987 in 36m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m)

120 each of Kennington, Dedworth, April Day, 240 Plain Bob, 660 Grandsire.

1 Ross G W Robertson

2 Timothy M Andrews

3 Ivan J Andrews

4 Bernard Gildersleve

5 Melvyn J Hiller (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Lyme Regis, Dorset

St Michael Archangel

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 5h 41 (10–3–18 in G)

10080 Lyme Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

2 Ceri J Dodd

3 Stephen H Stanford

4 Andrew J Palk

5 Christine R Hill

6 Allan G Keen

7 Martin J E Daniels

8 Peter W Hill

The longest peal in the method.

Umpires: Michael E C Mears, Melvyn Hillier and Caroline Daniels.

Rung during the Patronal Festival and dedicated to the memory of the Rev. Roger Keeley who initiated the organisation of this record peal. A sponsored peal for the augmentation to ten bells.

Ringing World page reference: 3994.0995

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Dorchester, Dorset

St Peter

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 2h 59 (20¾ in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by JJ Parker's 12 Part, 7th obs

1 Andrew G Smith

2 H Dennis W Bishop

3 Alec S Penfold

4 D John Knight

5 William E Turner

6 Edmund Shuttleworth

7 Timothy F Collins (C)

8 John R Schmidt

For the start of Mission Week in Dorchester,

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 4 October 1987 in 36m (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m)

240 each St Simon, St Martin, St Osmund, St Remigius, 300 St Nicholas.

1 Alan M Smith

2 Clare J Robertson

3 Judith A Robertson

4 Ross G W Robertson (C)

5 Susan P E Legge

Rung for Harvest Festival Evensong.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 4 October 1987 in 3h 14 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by JH Fielden

1 Rosemary Pickford

2 Rosemary J Fleming

3 Mary E Mears

4 Michael J Hobbs

5 James W G Twiney

6 D John Hunt

7 Keith H Fleming

8 Roy Le Marechal

9 Michael E C Mears

10 Christopher J Pickford (C)

Following annual Seafarer's Service. To celebrate the birth of Graham Andrew Graves, born 24th September 1987, a grandson for Rosemary and Keith Fleming.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Heytesbury, Wiltshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 10 October 1987 in 3h 8 (19–2–6 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

720 each London, Beverley, York, Wells, Ipswich, Durham, Cambridge.

1 Claire Darlington

2 Anna M P Maggs

3 John Harrold

4 Pauline C Champion

5 David G Massey

6 Reginald T McKenzie (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Upper Chute, Wiltshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 14 October 1987 in 2h 28 (6¼ in B)

5040 Minor (4m)

Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Plain Bob.

1 Marc Hart

2 Colin M Turner

3 Desmond L Jones

4 Helen J Piper

5 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

6 Allan G Keen

275th peal - 6. Rung in the 10th anniversary year of the first peal in the tower, with the same methods and conductor.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

West Wellow

Homelands

Friday, 16 October 1987 in 2h 7

5040 Bourne Surprise Minor

1–2 Caroline Daniels

3–4 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

5–6 Martin JE Daniels

First in method by all the band and for the Guild.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tangley, Hampshire

St Thomas

Wednesday, 21 October 1987 in 2h 20 (5–3–15 in D)

5040 Doubles (50m)

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Allan G Keen (C)

3 Helen J Piper

4 Marc Hart

5 Colin M Turner

On the 182nd anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Salisbury, Wiltshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 1 November 1987 (25–0–18 in D♭)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by R Bailey (no 4)

1 Daren M Edwards

2 Anthony G Tyers

3 Alan H Champion

4 Frank E Crosier

5 Brian E Jordan

6 John A Kerr

7 Pauline C Champion (C)

8 Richard C Harvey

First peal - 1,3,5. Engagement compliment to Anne Darlington and Mark Blick.

Ringing World page reference: 3998.1098

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Bradpole, Dorset

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 7 November 1987 in 2h 52 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by E Taylor

1 Kenneth A Furzey

2 Valerie J Stone

3 Ivan L Andrews

4 Roger V Smith

5 Timothy M Andrews

6 Melvyn J Hiller (C)

7 Bernard R Gildersleve

8 Arthur D Case

1st peal:1,4 1st Triples:7 1st Triples inside:5

To congratulate Arthur Case on his 55 years of ringing

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Marlborough, Wiltshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 November 1987 in 2h 47 (16–2–23 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Cynthia E Howell

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Katrina A Lenton

4 Colin M Turner

5 Gordon L Belcher

6 Peter Bridle

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Allan G Keen

First Stedman Triples - 1. First peal of Stedman on the bells and first Stedman in Marlborough since 25h January, 1908.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Aldbourne, Wiltshire

St Michael

Saturday, 21 November 1987 in 3h 4 (19 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Allan G Keen

2 Andrew J Howes

3 Brian Bladon

4 John Pladdys (C)

5 Colin M Turner

6 Peter Bridle

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Christopher Barnes

Circled tower - 1. First Stedman on the bells since 2nd February, 1924. Rung in the 200th anniversary year of the augmentation of Aldbourne bells from 6 to 8.

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset

All Saints

Tuesday, 22 December 1987 in 2h 26 (6¾ in B♭)

5040 Minimus and Doubles (25m)

Minimus: 3 extents Original, 2 each Reverse Stanton, Stanton, everse Erin, Erin. Doubles: 2 extents each Stedman, Grandsire, All Saints, 3 each Winchendon Place, St Remigius, Huntley, St Simon, St Osmund, Eynesbury. Minimus: 7extentseach St Nicholas, Reverse St Nicholas, Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Plain Bob, Reverse Court, Single Court, Double Court, Canterbury Place, 8 each Reverse Canterbury Place,, Double Canterbury Place.

1 Clare J Robertson

2 Ross G W Robertson

3 Judith A Robertson

4 Simon R Robertson (C)

5 Susan P E Legge

First peal - 1. First peal ever of Doubles and Minimus. Rung as a Silver Wedding compliment to Ross and Judith Robertson

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Mildenhall, Wiltshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 30 December 1987 in 2h 28 (7–0–26 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Norwich S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Beverley S, Surfleet S, Cambridge S, Plain Bob.

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Colin M Turner

3 Helen J Piper

4 Marc Hart

5 Desmoond L Jones

6 Allan G Keen (C)

On the 20th anniversary of the conductor's first peal as conductor (same tower and bell).

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