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Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 1 January 1984 in 43m (10–1–10 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Marie Eaton

2 Stephen Rabong

3 Sarah England

4 Jim Watts

5 Christopher Plummer

6 Stephen Young (C)

For Lessons and Carol service. Also to welcome in the New Year.

A "Waveney Wanderers" Quarter Peal.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Saturday, 7 January 1984 in 3h 24 (34–3–6 in D♭)

5015 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by T Hooley

1 Diana M Pipe

2 Stephen D Pettman (C)

3 P Mark Ogden

4 Simon L Girt

5 Michael G Whitby

6 Gerry A Bacon

7 Bevan W Willgress

8 Maurice J Rose

9 John L Girt

10 Simon A Rudd

11 George W Pipe

12 David E Culham

In Memoriam Henry Tooke, Wymondham

First on 12 bells 8

First of Grandsire Cinques 3, 4, 5 and 6

Suffolk Guild

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund (the Norman Tower)

Saturday, 14 January 1984 in 3h 18 (27–2–5 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by F H Dexter

1 J Martin Thorley

2 Patricia M Bailey

3 John R Smith

4 Norman P J Cossey

5 Peter W Archer

6 John W Blythe

7 Peter Mayle

8 Trevor D Hughes

9 Alan P Mayle

10 Trevor N J Bailey (C)

For the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of St Edmunsbury and Ipswich.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 15 January 1984 in 55m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1299 Stedman Caters

1 Diana Pipe

2 David Sparling

3 Janice Baldry

4 James Smith

5 P Mark Ogden

6 Michael Baldry

7 Gerry Bacon (C)

8 Simon Rudd

9 George Pipe

10 Michael Whitby

For Evensong

Completes the family 4

First in principle as conductor 7

Suffolk Guild

Huntingfield, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 21 January 1984 in 41m (6–3–21 in B♭)

1260 St Osmund's Doubles

1 Christopher Plummer

2 Sarah England

3 Stephen Rabong

4 Mark Walland

5 Stephen Young (C)

A "Waveney Wanderers" Quarter Peal.

Suffolk Guild

Badingham, Suffolk

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 21 January 1984 in 38m (9 in G)

1260 Seven Doubles

1 Christopher Plummer

2 Sarah England

3 Stephen Rabong

4 Mark Walland

5 Stephen Young (C)

A "Waveney Wanderers" Quarter Peal.

Suffolk Guild

Stonham Aspal, Suffolk

St Mary and St Lambert

Saturday, 28 January 1984 in 2h 58 (23–0–18 in E♭)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John N Longridge

1 James A Smith

2 David L Sparling

3 Janice R Baldry

4 P Mark Ogden

5 Michael A Baldry

6 Stephen A Cheek

7 Neil V Avis

8 Stephen J Bedford

9 Simon A Rudd (C)

10 Michael G Whitby

First of caters 1.

First on ten 6.

First of Grandsire as conductor.

Wedding compliment to Alison Whitby and Olive Sparling; also wedding anniversary compliment to 3, and 5.

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 4 February 1984 in 2h 44 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clement's, Buxton, Childwell, Plain Bob.

1 Christopher R Plummer

2 Sarah England

3 J Barry Pickup

4 Stephen W Rabong

5 Mark E Walland

6 Stephen E G Young (C)

First attempt: 2. First Minor: 1. First as conductor. Most Minor methods: 4, 6.

For the 70th anniversary of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Ringing World page reference: 3802.0217

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 12 February 1984 in 53m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Diana Pipe

2 David Sparling

3 Gerry Bacon (C)

4 Janice Baldry

5 James Smith

6 John Girt

7 Michael Baldry

8 Michael Whitby

9 Simon Rudd

10 George Pipe

For Evensong

In memory of Mrs E Rhodes who dies 7th February 1984 and W J P Bacon who died 22nd February 1983

Suffolk Guild

South Lopham, Norfolk

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 February 1984 (20–2–1 in E)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Linda Cull

2 Mervin Pritchard

3 Sarah England

4 Stephen Rabong

5 Mark Walland

6 Stephen Young (C)

Suffolk Guild

Wingfield, Suffolk

St Andrew

Saturday, 10 March 1984 in 41m (13)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Minor

1 Marie R Eaton

2 Mark E Walland

3 Sarah England

4 Christopher R Plummer

5 Stephen W Rabong

6 Stephen E G Young (C)

First in method: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3810.0392

Suffolk Guild

Stutton, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 10 March 1984 in 2h 48 (11–2–17 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Hereward, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Childwall, Double Bob, Fulbeck, St Clements

1 Gerry A Bacon

2 Michael A Baldry

3 P Mark Ogden

4 Neil V Avis

5 Michael G Whitby (C)

6 Simon A Rudd

10th wedding anniversary compliment to Gerry & Vlasta Bacon

Suffolk Guild

Stradbroke, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 10 March 1984 in 52m (20–1–10 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Christopher McLean

2 Marie Eaton

3 Mervin Pritchard

4 Linda Cull

5 Sarah England

6 Mark Walland

7 Christopher Plummer

8 David McLean (C)

9 Stephen Rabong

10 Stephen Young

Suffolk Guild

Ringsfield, Suffolk

All Saints

Sunday, 11 March 1984 in 29m (2–3–2 in D)

1260 Plain Hunt Singles

1 Stephen Young (C)

2 Stephen Rabong

3 Mark Walland

First Quarter Peal on three - 2.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 11 March 1984 in 60m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1294 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 George Pipe

2 Diana Pipe

3 Janice Baldry

4 P Mark Ogden

5 Michael Whitby

6 Gerry Bacon

7 James Smith

8 David Sparling

9 John Girt

10 Michael Baldry

11 Simon Rudd

12 Stephen Pettman (C)

By weekly Sunday Service and practice night band

First in method 6

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 11 March 1984 in 45m (10–1–10 in G)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Marie R Eaton

2 Stephen E G Young

3 Tim C Barber

4 Jim R Watts

5 Stephen W Rabong (C)

6 Sarah England

First inside: 3

First as conductor.

For service. Half-muffled in memory of Mr Muttitt, churchwarden for 46 years.

Ringing World page reference: 3810.0392

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 17 March 1984 in 3h 17 (20–0–27)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John Longridge

1 Josephine M Beever

2 Marie Carson

3 Mary Allum

4 Robin D N Allum

5 Peter W Archer

6 John L Girt

7 Maurice J Rose (C)

8 J Martin Thorley

Rung for the 40th Wedding Anniversary of Mr & Mrs Maurice Clapham.

St Patricks Day.

Tower Record.

Suffolk Guild

Alburgh, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 24 March 1984 in 2h 45 (9–3–12 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Frederick C Gunton

2 Mary Allum

3 Peter J Cook

4 Frank C J Arnold

5 Robin D Allum

6 Stephen W Rabong

7 J Martin Thorley (C)

8 Mark E Walland

In memoriam George R Finch of Marlesford, a founder member of the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 3808.0346

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 8 April 1984 in 64m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1341 Grandsire Cinques

1 Simon Rudd

2 Christine Jennings

3 Diana Pipe

4 George Pipe

5 Janice Baldry

6 Gerry Bacon (C)

7 James Smith

8 John Girt

9 P Mark Ogden

10 David Sparling

11 Michael Whitby

12 Michael Baldry

For Evensong

First on twelve bells 2

First Cinques as conductor 6

Suffolk Guild

Grundisburgh, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 April 1984 in 2h 45 (8–0–23 in G)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 Rutland, 896 Yorkshire, 672 each Cambridge, and Lincolnshire, 576 Bristol, 448 each Pudsey, and Superlative, 224 London. 108 changes of method.

Composed by R J Parker

1 Brian E Whiting

2 Simon A Rudd (C)

3 James A Smith

4 Amanda M Whiting

5 Stephen A Cheek

6 Stephen J Bedford

7 Adrian Knights

8 Michael G Whitby

First of Spliced 4, and 5. 200th peal 8. To celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II; also birthday compliment to Lucy Cheek.

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Monday, 23 April 1984 (10–1–10 in G)

1260 April Day Doubles

1 Stephen E G Young (C)

2 Christopher R Plummer

3 Stephen W Rabong

4 Des P J Harrold

5 Sarah England

6 Paul Cockrill

Circled tower: 1,5. First in variation by all except 1.

Ringing World page reference: 3815.0500

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Tuesday, 24 April 1984 in 2h 49 (14–2–23 in F)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by W John Couperthwaite

1 Helen E Leeson

2 Simon L Girt

3 Gerry A Bacon

4 John L Girt

5 Paul A J Bray

6 Michael G Whitby

7 Simon A Rudd

8 James A Smith (C)

First Treble Bob Major : 1

25th peal : 2

30th Wedding anniversary compliment to John and Barbara Jennings of Woodbridge.

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 29 April 1984 in 43m (10–1–10 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alex Bagley

2 Mersin Pritchard

3 Linda Cull

4 Stephen Rabong (C)

5 Stephen Young

6 Sarah England

First Quarter Peal - 1.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Saturday, 5 May 1984 in 3h 25 (34–3–6 in D♭)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 David L Sparling

2 Stephen D Pettman (C)

3 Diana M Pipe

4 Janice R Baldry

5 Michael G Whitby

6 James A Smith

7 Gerry A Bacon

8 John L Girt

9 Michael A Baldry

10 Neil V Avis

11 George W Pipe

12 Simon A Rudd

First on 12 bells 6

First Surprise Maximus 7

Suffolk Guild

Offton, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 6 May 1984 in 41m (8–1–18 in A)

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Simon Rudd (C)

2 Christine Jennings

3 James Smith

4 Amanda Whiting

5 Gerry Bacon

6 John Girt

7 Stephen Cheek

8 Brian Whiting

For Evensong

First in method 2

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 13 May 1984 in 55m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1440 Prittlewell Surprise Royal

1 Michael Whitby

2 Gerry Bacon (C)

3 Janice Baldry

4 Diana Pipe

5 P Mark Ogden

6 John Girt

7 Michael Baldry

8 David Sparling

9 Simon Rudd

10 George Pipe

For Evensong

First in method for all. Birthday compliment to Mrs D M Bacon

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 13 May 1984 in 45m (10–1–10 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Alex Bagley

2 Stephen Young (C)

3 Stephen Rabong

4 George Lines

5 Jim Watts

6 Sarah England

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 13 May 1984 in 45m (10–1–10 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alex Bagley

2 David Hughes

3 Sarah England

4 Trevor Hughes

5 Stephen Young (C)

6 Stephen Rabong

25th together 5-6.

Suffolk Guild

Southwold, Suffolk

St Edmund King and Martyr

Tuesday, 15 May 1984 in 45m (12 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Christopher R Plummer

2 Donald C Price

3 Helen Y Price

4 Stephen W Rabong

5 Sarah England (C)

6 Stephen E G Young

7 Michael J Parker

8 John Mortimer

First Triples as conductor.

To welcome the new incumbent, the Rev P Bustin, and his family.

Ringing World page reference: 3822.0651

Suffolk Guild

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund (the Norman Tower)

Saturday, 2 June 1984 in 3h 24 (27–2–5 in C♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Peter Border

1 Adrian Knights

2 Michael G Whitby

3 James A Smith

4 Vernon B Bedford

5 Paul A J Bray

6 Stephen J Bedford

7 Neil V Avis

8 David L Sparling

9 Simon A Rudd (C)

10 George W Pipe

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 3 June 1984 in 3h 23 (34–3–6 in D♭)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 James A Smith

2 Michael G Whitby

3 George W Pipe (C)

4 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

5 P Mark Ogden

6 David L Sparling

7 Stephen J Bedford

8 John L Girt

9 David E Culham

10 Bernard W Fairhead

11 Simon A Rudd

12 Stephen D Pettman

First in the method 5.

Suffolk Guild

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 9 June 1984 in 2h 53 (11–2–20 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Henry Hubbard (10 part)

1 Stephen J Bedford

2 Michael A Baldry

3 Peter S Bedford

4 Roger P Peters

5 Trevor D Hughes

6 John L Girt

7 Vernon B Bedford (C)

8 Richard T L Rapior

250th peal 4.

First of Tripes 8.

For the 37th Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts. Also for the 70th anniversary of the forming of the Diocese.

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 10 June 1984 (20–0–27)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jonathan D Mann

2 Edwin A Cracknell

3 Catherine Hall

4 Marie Carson

5 Maurice J Rose

6 Josephine Beever (C)

50th Anniversary of his 1st peal 2.

Rung for the WhitSunday Confirmtion Service.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 10 June 1984 in 50m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Alison Whitby

2 James Smith

3 P Mark Ogden

4 Amanda Whiting

5 John Girt

6 Brian Whiting

7 Gerry Bacon

8 Simon Rudd (C)

9 David Sparling

10 Michael Whitby

For Evensong

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Tuesday, 12 June 1984 in 2h 55 (14–2–23 in F)

5090 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Brian D Price

1 James A Smith

2 John Bonney

3 Kevin S Hohl

4 Amanda M Whiting

5 Brian E Whiting

6 Stephen A Cheek

7 Simon A Rudd (C)

8 Michael G Whitby

First peal : 2

Suffolk Guild

Tunstall, Suffolk

St Michael

Saturday, 23 June 1984 in 2h 40 (7–2–22 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (7m)

6 extents each: Grandsire, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob

1 Paul V Stannard

2 Sally E V Crouch

3 Philip J Harrold

4 Christopher R Nunn

5 Peter W Archer (C)

6 A Harry Archer

For the "Forward in Faith" celebrations at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, this day.

Also birthday compliment to Felix J Potter and David Noy.

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Wednesday, 27 June 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1260 Doubles

360 St Simons, 360 Plain Bob, 540 Grandsire

1 Maurice J Rose (C)

2 Edwin A Cracknell

3 Marie Carson

4 Thomas Lockwood

5 Catherine Hall

6 Edward Edwards

70th Anniversary of the Diocese. Also to welcome Craig John Lockwood born on 19th June 1984, great grandson to Ted Edwards and Miriam Ruth Lillistone born in Sheffield on 15th June a granddaughter for Fred Lillistone.

Tower record

Suffolk Guild

Halesworth, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 1 July 1984 in 49m (18–0–25 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Sarah England

2 Christopher R Plummer

3 Stephen W Rabong

4 George Lines

5 R Jim Watts

6 Trevor J Thimbleby

7 Mark E Walland

8 Stephen E G Young (C)

To welcome George Edward Watts (b 23 June) and Emma Jane Thimbleby (b 7 June), both proud fathers being in the band.

Ringing World page reference: 3828.0774

Suffolk Guild

Benhall, Suffolk

St Mary

Friday, 6 July 1984 in 2h 30 (8–1–7 in A♭)

5040 Antelope Doubles

1 Peter S Bedford

2 Ralph E Wright

3 David Noy

4 Roger P Peters (C)

5 E John Powter

6 Richard T L Rapior

25th together 4, & 5.

First in the method by all and for the guild.

70th anniversary celebration peal for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and for the confirmation of Gretchen and Heather Wright, daughters of Ralph Wright.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 8 July 1984 in 42m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Simon Girt

2 John Girt

3 Gerry Bacon

4 Kevin Hohl

5 Michael Baldry

6 Ralph Earey

7 P Mark Ogden (C)

8 John Jennings

For Evensong

First in principle 6

First in principle as conductor 7

Suffolk Guild

Worlingworth, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 14 July 1984 in 2h 55 (12–0–9 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 J Martin Thorley (C)

2 Frederick C Gunton

3 Mary Allum

4 David Noy

5 Stephen W Rabong

6 Robin D Allum

7 Frank C J Arnold

8 Trevor D Hughes

First Major: 4. 100th together: 1, 3, 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3823.0668

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 15 July 1984 (20–0–27)

1320 Doubles

1 extent Stedman, 2 extents each of St Simons, St Martins and 4 extents of Plain Bob

1 Valerie J Woodward

2 Paul V Stannard

3 Cathy Hall

4 Winston S Girling

5 Josephine Beever (C)

6 Edward Edwards

For Stowmarket Carnival Week Interdenominational Service.

1st Doubles as conductor

Tower record

Suffolk Guild

Ringsfield, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 21 July 1984 in 2h 6 (2–3–2 in D)

5064 Plain Bob Minimus

211 extents

1 Christine P Pickup

2 J Barry Pickup (C)

3 Patricia M Bailey

4 Trevor N J Bailey

First peal on the bells and first of Minimus for all. Longest length of Minimus for the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 3825.0709

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 22 July 1984 (20–0–27)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Shirley Girt

2 Simon L Girt

3 Catherine Hall

4 Edwin A Cracknell

5 Marie Carson

6 Josephine Beever

7 Maurice J Rose (C)

8 John L Girt

Rung for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust 10th Anniversary Evensong

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 28 July 1984 in 3h 16 (20–0–7)

5026 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by J R Ketteringham

1 Sally A Mason

2 Ruth M Border

3 Marie Carson

4 Jennifer Thorne

5 John F Thorne

6 Maurice J Rose

7 R Kingsley Mason

8 Peter Border (C)

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Fressingfield, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 28 July 1984 in 2h 51 (17½)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Frederick C Gunton

2 Mary Allum

3 John L Girt

4 Frank C J Arnold

5 Stephen W Rabong

6 Robin D Allum

7 Mark E Walland

8 J Martin Thorley (C)

A Golden Wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs L Edward Etheridge of Fressingfield.

Ringing World page reference: 3826.0730

Suffolk Guild

Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 31 July 1984 in 3h 20 (22–0–12 in D)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Sally A Mason

2 Anne E Kelly

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 D Robert Pettifor

5 Geoffrey W Randall

6 Peter Border

7 John H Fielden (C)

8 R Kingsley Mason

Suffolk Guild

Long Melford, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 31 July 1984 in 3h 5 (15–0–18 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 768 Rutland; 704 London; 640 each Pudsey, Superlative; 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire. 119 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by P G K Davies

1 John G Gipson

2 Ruth M Border

3 Kenneth J Hesketh

4 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

5 John F Thorne

6 Giles C Galley

7 Geoffrey W Randall

8 Peter Border

Suffolk Guild

Grundisburgh, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 1 August 1984 in 2h 57 (8)

5080 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Peter Border

1 D Robert Pettifor

2 Sally A Mason

3 Ruth M Border

4 R Kingsley Mason

5 Giles C Galley

6 W Nigel G Herriott

7 John G Gipson

8 John H Fielden

9 Peter Border (C)

10 Geoffrey W Randall

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 12 August 1984 (20–0–27)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Josephine Beever

2 Winifred Ivings

3 Paul V Stannard

4 Valerie J Woodward (C)

5 Edwin A Cracknell

6 Winston S Girling

7 Maurice J Rose

8 Henry Ivings

For Evensong.

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 12 August 1984 in 52m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Simon Girt

2 Diana Pipe

3 James Smith

4 Ralph Earey

5 Janice Baldry

6 John Girt

7 Michael Baldry

8 Gerry Bacon (C)

9 Michael Whitby

10 George Pipe

For Evensong: also a birthday compliment to Vlasta Bacon

First in method 3 and 4

First in method as conductor 8

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Saturday, 18 August 1984 (20–0–27)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Mark Walland

2 Josephine Beever

3 Marie Carson

4 Paul Stannard

5 Catherine A Hall

6 Andrew D Fisk

7 Adrian J Blumfield

8 Maurice Rose (C)

In Memory of David Maddock once Bishop of Dunwich.

1st Cambridge Major 2,3,5,6 & 7. 1st Cambridge Major as Conductor.

Tower record

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 11 September 1984 (10–1–10 in G)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Sarah England

2 Ruth Bedford

3 Janice R Baldrey

4 Christopher R Plummer

5 Stephen E G Young

6 Stephen W Rabong (C)

First Surprise: 4

First Surprise Minor as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3841.1051

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Friday, 21 September 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1260 Doubles

Stedman, Grandsire, St Martins, St Simons, Plain Bob.

1 Winston S Girling

2 Janet Stevenson

3 Marie Carson (C)

4 Maurice J Rose (C)

5 Catherine A Hall

6 Edward Edwards

To Welcome Prince Henry Charles Albert David

Jointly conducted

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 23 September 1984 in 47m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Gerry Bacon (C)

2 Simon Girt

3 Kevin Hohl

4 P Mark Ogden

5 John Girt

6 Ralph Earey

7 Robert Scase

8 Amanda Whiting

For Evensong

First in method 6

Suffolk Guild

Sudbury, Suffolk

St Gregory

Sunday, 30 September 1984 in 3h 1 (14–2–6 in E)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Peter Mayle

2 Rodney H French

3 Adrian Knights

4 Jack H Brett

5 Adrian C Malton

6 Paul A J Bray

7 Michael G Whitby

8 Alan P Mayle (C)

300th together - 1 & 8

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 7 October 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Jonathan D Mann

2 Maurice J Rose

3 Marie Carson

4 Edwin A Cracknell

5 Catherine A Hall

6 Josephine Beever (C)

7 Adrian J Blumfield

8 Winston S Girling

For Harvest Family Morning Service

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 9 October 1984 in 33m (10–1–10 in G)

1272 Double Canterbury Place Minimus

1 Sarah England

2 Christopher R Plummer

3 Stephen W Rabong

4 Stephen E G Young (C)

First Minimus: 1,2,3. First in method for all.

By "Waveney Wanderers" after meeting short for Minor.

Ringing World page reference: 3846.0039

Suffolk Guild

Holbrook, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 13 October 1984 in 2h 31 (8 in A)

5040 Doubles (7m)

2 extents grandsire, 8 each St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Canterbury Pleasure, 5 each St Simon's, St Martin's, 6 Plain Bob

1 Sally E V Crouch

2 Adrian J Blumfield

3 David M Bloomfield

4 Christopher R Nunn

5 Peter W Archer (C)

6 A Harry Archer

First doubles: 3.

300th peal for the guild: 5.

Birthday compliment to Stephen Archer, 1 year (Ipswich, Teresa Nash 17 years, Mr Robert Nunn 82 years (Barrow, Suffolk).

Suffolk Guild

Great Barton, Suffolk

Holy Innocents

Saturday, 3 November 1984 in 2h 40 (8–3–3 cwt)

5040 Doubles (11m/20v)

1 extent of: April Day, St Leonard, Eynesham, St John Baptist, St Ninian, Clifford's Pleasure, Lapley, Obediah, Horsley, Kennington, St Paul, St Alban, St John Evangelist, St Ambrose, Southrepps, St Miles, St Giles, Ezneih, Church Gresley, Eynesbury Bob. 2 extents of: Grandsire, St Martin's Bob, St Simon's Bob, St Osmund Bob, Canterbury Place, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas Bob, Huntley Place, St Remigius Bob. 3 extents of: Plain Bob.

1 Kay D Nunn

2 Peter W Archer

3 Christopher R Nunn

4 Nicholas C Wade

5 Adrian J Blumfield (C)

6 Harry A Archer

250th Peal- 6

Most (m/v)s- 1 & 4

Rung to celebrate the retirement of Edgar Wade, father of the fourth ringer.

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 11 November 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Jonathan D Mann

2 Janet Stevenson

3 Catherine A Hall

4 Edwin A Cracknell

5 Josephine Beever

6 Rorie Dempster

7 Hugh Dempster

8 Winton S Girling (C)

For Remembrance Sunday

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Sunday, 11 November 1984 in 57m (34–3–6 in D♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Christine Jennings

2 Diana Pipe

3 Kevin Hohl

4 Brian Whiting

5 Amanda Whiting

6 Gerry Bacon

7 John Girt

8 George Pipe

9 Michael Whitby (C)

10 Ralph Earey

Half-muffled for Remembrance Day: also a tribute to the life of Tom Cotton, a chorister for over 70 years

Suffolk Guild

Heveningham, Suffolk

St Margaret

Saturday, 24 November 1984 (9 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (8m)

Spliced Stedman/Grandsire, St Nicholas,St Martins , St Simons, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury Plain Bob.

1 Fred Gunton

2 Mary Allum

3 Stephen Rabong

4 J Martin Thorley (C)

5 Mark Walland

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 25 November 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Jonathan D Mann

2 Marie Carson

3 Valerie J Woodward

4 Paul V Stannard

5 Edwin A Cracknell

6 Maurice J Rose (C)

7 Josephine Beever

8 Mark E Walland

For Evensong, 40th Wedding Anniversary to Arthur and Margaret Scarse, ringers at this tower.

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Bedfield, Suffolk

St Nicholas

Saturday, 1 December 1984 in 2h 24 (9¼ in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Double Court, Oxford, Kent, Cambridge, Double Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob

1 Fred Gunton

2 Peter Mayle

3 Mark Walland

4 Stephen Rabong

5 Alan P Mayle (C)

6 J Martin Thorley

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 4 December 1984 in 46m (10–1–10 in G)

1440 London Surprise Minor

1 Stephen Rabong

2 Janice Baldrey

3 Sarah England

4 Christopher Plummer

5 Michael Baldrey

6 Stephen Young (C)

First London 2,3,4,6.

Circled the tower - 1.

Suffolk Guild

Theberton, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 8 December 1984 in 2h 24 (6–2–9 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (9m)

2 Extents Grandsire; 5 each Huntley, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Canterbury Pleasure, Eynesbury, St Martin's, St Simon's, Plain Bob

1 Trevor N J Bailey

2 Sally E V Crouch

3 Adrian J Blumfield

4 Peter W Archer (C)

5 Patricia M Bailey

6 A Harry Archer

Circled tower to peals: 1.

Most doubles methods: 2.

Birthday compliment to Trevor N J Bailey; also wedding anniversary compliment to M and Mrs R G Archer, Tuddenham.

Suffolk Guild

Laxfield, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 15 December 1984 in 42m (15–1–9 in E)

1272 Woodbine/ Plain Bob Minor

1 Mary Allum

2 Robin Allum

3 Stephen Rabong

4 Mark Walland

5 Fred Gunton

6 Martin Thorley (C)

Suffolk Guild

Tunstall, Suffolk

St Michael

Saturday, 22 December 1984 in 2h 30 (7–2–22 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (19m/v)

2 Grandsire, 2 Lapley, 2 St Giles, 3 St Nicholas, 2 St John, 2 St Miles, 2 Winchendon Place, 2 Clifford's place, 2 Canterbury Pleasure Place, 2 Southrepps, 2 Eynsham, 2 St Alban, 2 St Simon, 2 St Leonard, 2 St Paul, 2 St Martin, 2 April Day, 2 Kennington, 2 Plain Bob

1 Sally E V Crouch

2 Josephine M Beever

3 Adrian J Blumfield (C)

4 Christopher R Nunn

5 Andrew D Fisk

6 A Harry Archer

Compliment to Canon John Rutherford of Walsham-le-Willows on 50 years of service to the church; also Golden Wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs P Clough of Saxmundham.

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Sunday, 23 December 1984 (19–3–15 in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rorie Dempster

2 Maurice J Rose (C)

3 Marie Carson

4 Edwin A Cracknell

5 Catherine A Hall

6 Josephine Beever

7 Hugh Dempster

8 Jonathan D Mann

For Christmas Tide

Tower Record

Suffolk Guild

Long Melford, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 29 December 1984 in 3h 1 (15–0–18 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Stephen R Knight

2 Tim J Peverett

3 Peter Mayle

4 Christopher S Leach

5 John R Peverett

6 Andrew D Barnsdale

7 Adrian C Malton (C)

8 Alan P Mayle

50th peal together: 2,8

250th peal for the Guild: 3

Ringing World January 25th 1985 No. 3848 page 85

Ringing World page reference: 3848.0085

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