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Chester Diocesan Guild

Hayfield, Derbyshire

St Matthew

Tuesday, 1 January 1974 in 2h 54 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Geoffrey Dyson

2 Elizabeth A Hibbert

3 Sidney Hough

4 Ronald F Andrew

5 Peter Dyson

6 Eric Roughley

7 David Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Tuesday, 1 January 1974 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1974 Original Major

Composed by C L D Munday

1 Michael Thomson

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Paul Maddock

4 James R D Allison

5 Pam Hough

6 Colin Davies

7 P Graham Walters

8 Christopher L D Munday (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 3 January 1974 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5152 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by H W Wilde

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

First in method: 7-8

First in method in hand by all

Ringing World February 8th 1974 No. 3375 Vol. LXX page 120

Ringing World page reference: 3276.0120

Chester Diocesan Guild

Thurstaston, Wirral

St Bartholomew

Friday, 4 January 1974 in 2h 32 (6–2–15 in B♭)

5040 Smithfield Doubles

1 Alexander J Martin

2 John Hyden

3 Clarissa J E Caroe

4 Roland W Morant

5 Frank R Morton (C)

First in method by all and for the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Saturday, 5 January 1974 in 2h 48 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 John A Booth

2 Jane Booth

3 Margaret P Booth

4 Fred Dunkerley

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Basil Jones

7 William H Dowse

8 Jeffrey Brannan

First attempt (age 13): 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire

St Luke

Saturday, 5 January 1974 in 2h 34 (11 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (3m)

3 extents Cambridge, 2 extents each Surfleet and Beverley

1 Colin Davies

2 Paul Maddock

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Michael Thomson

5 P Graham Walters

6 Christopher L D Munday (C)

First Surprise Minor - 2,4

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Saturday, 5 January 1974 in 2h 17 (6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Oxford Treble Bob, 2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Plain Bob

1 Christopher L D Munday

2 Paul Maddock

3 Michael C E Hodge

4 P Graham Walters

5 Colin Davies

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Saturday, 5 January 1974 (6 in B♭)

1440 Surprise Minor (2m)

Beverley, Surfleet

1 Michael C E Hodge

2 Paul Maddock

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 P Graham Walters

5 Colin Davies

6 Christopher L D Munday (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Thursday, 10 January 1974 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

First in method in hand: 3-4 and 5-6

First in method: 7-8

Ringing World February 22nd 1974 No. 3278 Vol l LXX page 161

Ringing World page reference: 3278.0161

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 11 January 1974 in 2h 40 (13–1–2 in F)

5184 Tring Surprise Major

Composed by H Poyner

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Roy Worrall

3 Roland W Morant

4 David J Midgley

5 Basil Jones

6 Eric Hotine

7 Frank R Morton

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

First in the method by all and for the Guild

Ringing World February 8th 1974 No. 3275 Vol. LXX page 116

Chester Diocesan Guild

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 12 January 1974 in 2h 53 (11–2–17 in G)

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C L D Munday

1 Giles B Thompson

2 Michael Thomson

3 Ian Smith

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Colin Davies

6 P Graham Walters

7 Marcus C W Sherwood

8 Christopher L D Munday (C)

100th for the Guild - 2; first major inside - 5; first in the method - 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Tuesday, 15 January 1974 in 2h 27 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (4m/10v)

(4 methods: Grandsire, Rev. St. Bartholomew, Rev. Canterbury and Plain Bob; 10 variations )

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 John R Scott (C)

3 Frank R Morton

4 Colin Davies

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Andrew J Bradshaw

First peal: 6.

300th for the Guild and 25th on the bells: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3277.0137

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 19 January 1974 in 3h 6 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C H Middleton

1 Caroline R Cox

2 Cynthia Warrilow

3 Norah M Randles

4 Susan E M Read

5 Robert J Warrilow

6 John F Oultram

7 John R Bibby

8 Walter Allman (C)

First peal; 1.

Rung in memorium John E. Bibby 60 years ringer and for last 30 years leader at Frodsham.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bredbury, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 19 January 1974 in 2h 52 (11–2–7 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by P I Chapman

1 Basil Jones

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Margaret Booth

4 Brian S B Kear

5 William H Dowse

6 Robert Pettifor

7 Jeffrey Brannan

8 John A Booth (C)

300th peal: 5.

To mark the 125th anniversary of the consecration of this church.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 January 1974 in 3h 5 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Alan J Brown

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Paul Maddock

4 David A Godfrey

5 P Graham Walters

6 Colin Davies

7 Geoffrey Edwards

8 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 26 January 1974 in 2h 55 (23–2–3 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 D Robert Pettifor

2 Peter Broadbent

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Margaret P Booth

5 Basil Jones (C)

6 John Booth

7 Frank Osbaldiston

8 Ronald F Andrew

9 William H Dowse

10 Jeffrey Brannan

Chester Diocesan Guild

Cornhill, City of London

St Michael, Cornhill

Saturday, 26 January 1974 in 3h 40 (42–0–6 in B)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by F T Blagrove

1 John Robinson

2 James Hedgcock

3 Martin J Kirk

4 Jack L Millhouse

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 C Barrie Dove

8 John Pladdys

9 Alan F Scholfield

10 Brian J Woodruffe

11 Brian Harris

12 Robert B Smith (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 1 February 1974 in 2h 35 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Zurich Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 David J Midgley

2 Roy Worrall

3 Basil Jones (C)

4 Clarissa J E Caroe

5 Ivor R Nichols

6 Roland W Morant

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Frank R Morton

First in the method by all and by the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tilston, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 February 1974 (9–1–12 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 James Bowmer

2 Jackie Kenyon

3 A Nightingale

4 Robert Nightingale

5 John G Hallett (C)

6 P Crisp

Rung during a Quarter Peal Day to celebrate the Enthronement of the Bishop of Chester

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 2 February 1974 in 3h (20–0–20 in E)

5152 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Frank R Morton

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 David J Midgley

4 Clarissa J E Caröe

5 Simon R Cole

6 Ivor R Nichols (C)

7 Roland W Morant

8 Roy Worrall

First of Rutland - 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

St Mary within the Walls

Saturday, 2 February 1974 in 2h 55 (13–3–8 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by P I Chapman

1 William F Gibbons

2 Thomas E Howarth

3 C Kenneth Lewis

4 Michael Thomson

5 Alexander J Martin

6 Robert Peers

7 Stuart W Bracegirdle

8 Basil Jones (C)

First in the method: 1,2 & 7.

For the enthronement of the Rt. Rev. Hubert Victor Whitsey as Bishop of Chester, which took place immediately prior to the peal.

Ringing World page reference: 3280.0200

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Tuesday, 5 February 1974 in 1h 44 (18 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 John R Scott

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World March 8th 1974 No. 3380 Vol. LXX page 204

Ringing World page reference: 3280.0204

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 10 February 1974 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John C Breese

2 Mary Allen

3 Stella E O'Brien

4 Edward J Gould

5 Michael Thomson

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First quarter - 2.

For the consecration of the Right Reverend H Victor Whitsey as Lord Bishop of Chester.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 17 February 1974 (20–0–20 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ian W Taylor

2 Christine Garnett

3 Gordon Garnett

4 Nigel Turner

5 Stephen Bailey

6 George H Bailey (C)

After Evensong

First Quarter 1

First inside 4

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 22 February 1974 in 2h 37 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Derby Surprise Major

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 Eric Hotine

2 Roy Worrall

3 Basil Jones

4 Clarissa J E Caroe

5 Roland W Morant

6 David J Midgley

7 Jeffrey Brannan

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

150th for the Guild: 5. First in the method by all except 3rd.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chelford, Cheshire

St John the Evangelist

Friday, 22 February 1974 in 2h 21 (8–2–3 in A)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each of Single Oxford, St. Clements, Oxford T.B., Kent T.B, Rev. Canterbury and 2 of Plain Bob

1 Ernest Pimlott

2 Colin Davies

3 Michael C E Hodge

4 John R Scott

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eccleston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 February 1974 in 3h 15 (26–3–3 in E♭)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Donald F Murfet

2 Peter S Bennett (C)

3 John G Gipson

4 Ralph G Edwards

5 Christopher J Eden

6 Kenneth J Hesketh

7 Philip J Rothera

8 Tudor P Edwards

Ringing World page reference: 3282.0242

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 26 February 1974 (20–0–20 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Ian Taylor

2 Christine Garnett

3 Nigel Turner

4 George H Bailey

5 Gordon Garnett

6 D Hunns

7 C Jones

8 C Munday (C)

First of Major 1, 2, 3, 5

Chester Diocesan Guild

Salford, Greater Manchester

Sacred Trinity

Saturday, 2 March 1974 in 2h 45 (11–2–17 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J E Burton

1 Graham A C John

2 Paul Maddock

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Malcolm Murphy

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Colin Davies

7 P Graham Walters

8 John R Scott (C)

Circled the tower - 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

9 Hawthorn Lane

Thursday, 7 March 1974 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Rev E Bankes James

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Gerald Moorhouse

7–8 Neil D Lomas

First in method in hand: 7-8

Ringing World April 5th 1974 No. 3284 Vol. LXX page 289

Ringing World page reference: 3284.0289

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 9 March 1974 in 3h 2 (13–2–15 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by W. Shipway

1 Frank R Morton

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Lynne E Owen

4 David A Godfrey

5 J Robert Jervis

6 P Graham Walters

7 John R Scott

8 Paul Maddock (C)

First as conductor. Birthday compliment to the conductor and his mother.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bromborough, Wirral

St Barnabas

Saturday, 16 March 1974 in 3h 14 (23–1–5 in E♭)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Ruth Blackwell

2 Anthony P Foster

3 John P Horrocks

4 Alexander J Martin

5 Peter L Furniss

6 S Phillip Coker

7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C)

8 Roger M Heyworth

Wedding compliment to Charles and Elizabeth Pocock

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 March 1974 in 3h 12 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Sidney Hough

2 Ian Powell

3 David G Butler

4 Geoffrey Dyson

5 Christopher H Jenkins

6 Peter Dyson

7 Eric Roughley

8 Geoffrey R Gardner (C)

First peal: 2 & 3

Chester Diocesan Guild

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 16 March 1974 in 2h 25 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 William F Gibbons

2 Barbara Pooley

3 Leonard Copnall

4 William Pooley

5 David J Midgley

6 Roy Worrall (C)

First attempt: 2,4

Ringing World April 26th 1974 No. 3287 Vol. LXX page 349

Chester Diocesan Guild

Rostherne, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 March 1974 in 2h 51 (19½ in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Nicholas Thomson

2 Colin Davies

3 Paul Maddock

4 Andrew W Giddings

5 P Graham Walters

6 Frank R Morton (C)

First inside and first local ringer to ring a

peal on the bells: 4.

To mark the end of Bucklow R.D.C.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 23 March 1974 in 2h 50 (14–2–8 in F)

5056 Prestbury Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Gerald Moorhouse

2 J David Atkinson

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5 Neil D Lomas

6 Basil Jones

7 Alan F Scholfield

8 Jeffrey Brannan

First peal in the method.

A compliment to the Vicar, Canon H. W. Rogers, on his appointmnet as Canon and Rural Dean.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marple, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 23 March 1974 in 2h 45 (13–2–12 in F)

5040 Camdridge Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1 Basil Jones

2 Peter Broadbent

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Arthur E Whiting

5 Frank Osbaldiston

6 Alan Schofield (C)

First of Cambridge Surprise Minor for 2,3,4. 100th peal on the bells. Rung by a local band

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hayfield, Derbyshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 30 March 1974 in 2h 35 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Eric Roughley

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Paul E Hartley

5 Stephen C Proctor

6 William H Dowse

7 Basil Jones (C)

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 30 March 1974 in 2h 50 (13–1–2 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Roland W Morant

2 David J Midgley

3 Eric Hotine

4 Harold C Lonyon

5 Ralph Mitchell

6 William F Gibbons

7 Ivor R Nichols

8 Roy Worrall (C)

Circled tower: 1

First in the method inside: 6

Ringing World April 26th 1974 No. 3287 Vol LXX page 349

Chester Diocesan Guild

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 30 March 1974 in 2h 43 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Oxford Treble Bob, 2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Michael C E Hodge

2 Malcolm Murphy

3 Lynne E Owen

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Colin Davies

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First Minor and most methods - 2, 3, 4; 25th peal - 5.

To welcome Ian Robert Fraser, a son for Jean and Clive Simpson of Cuddington. Also a birthday compliment to the ringer of the 4th.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 31 March 1974 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John C Breese

2 Stella E O'Brien

3 Colin Davies

4 Kim Massey

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 Michael Thomson (C)

First inside - 4. To welcome Ian Robert Fraser, a son for Jean and Clive Simpson of Cuddington

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 2 April 1974 (20–0–20 in E)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Diana Bailey

2 Christine Garnett

3 George H Bailey

4 Nigel Turner (C)

5 Stephen Bailey

6 Mrs Betty Garnett

First Quarter 1

First Quarter of Doubles 6

First as Conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Friday, 5 April 1974 in 2h 25 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (42m/v)

9m - St Simon's, St Martin's, St Nicholas, Winchendon, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob; also 28 variations and 5 spliced compositions.

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Colin Davies

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Phillip J Boote

Most Doubles m/v - 2 & 3; 500th tower bell peal - 5.

A compliment to Jean and Clive Simpson on the birth of a son, Ian Robert Fraser.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Witton (Northwich), Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 6 April 1974 in 2h 49 (14–0–0 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Eric Roughley

2 Sidney Hough

3 Simon R Cole

4 Gerald Bowen

5 Clive W Simpson

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Walter Allman

8 Michael Thomson (C)

First of major as conductor

To welcome Ian Robert Fraser, a son for Jean and Clive Simpson of Cuddington

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 6 April 1974 in 2h 45 (13–2–15 in F♯)

5024 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by R. J. Tibbetts

1 Clarissa J E Caroe

2 Frank R Morton

3 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

4 Roland W Morant

5 Eric Hotine

6 David Midgley

7 Roy Worrall

8 Ivor R Nichols

First in the method by all and for the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild

New Mills, Derbyshire

St George

Saturday, 6 April 1974 in 2h 43 (13–1–0 in G♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Margaret P Booth

2 John A Booth

3 M Jane Booth

4 Basil Jones (C)

5 Brian S B Kear

6 Peter Broadbent

7 William H Dowse

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Source: RW, 1974, page 369.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 14 April 1974 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John C Breese

2 Stella E O'Brien

3 Kim Massey

4 Clifford W Shaw

5 Michael Thomson

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

By local ringers for Easter Day

Chester Diocesan Guild

Shotwick, Cheshire

St Michael

Monday, 15 April 1974 in 2h 41 (8–3–0 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Robert J Fearnett

2 Pamela Hough

3 Lesley K England

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Gerald Bowan

6 P Graham Walters (C)

First peal: 1

First peal inside: 3

First peal as conductor

By members of Weaverham band to celebrate the birth of a son, Ian Robert Fraser, to Jean and Clive Simpson.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Barthomley, Cheshire

St Bertoline

Monday, 15 April 1974 in 2h 55 (13–1–14 in E)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by M J Platt

1 Philip G K Davies

2 Kenneth R Davenport

3 Paul Maddock

4 Ralph Mitchell

5 David J Midgley

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 Timothy Wylie

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

First of Surprise: 3

Ringing World May 10th 1974 No. 3289 Vol. LXX page 389

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Tuesday, 23 April 1974 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

3 extents St Clements, 4 extents Plain Bob

1 Stella E O'Brien

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 John R Scott

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Colin Davies

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First peal - 1; 375th peal -2; circled tower three times -e.

On St George's Day

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Tuesday, 23 April 1974 in 2h 19 (15 in C)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

First in the method in hand by all

Ringing World May 24th 1974 No. 3291 Vol. LXX page 436

Ringing World page reference: 3291.0436

Chester Diocesan Guild

Church Lawton, Cheshire

All Saints

Friday, 26 April 1974 in 2h 45 (8–1–2 in G)

5184 Queslett Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Roland W Morant

3 Ralph B Mitchell

4 David J Midgley

5 Roy Worrall

6 Clarissa JE Caroe

7 Frank R Morton

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

Circled tower: 2

First in the method by all and for the Guild

Ringing World May 24th 1974 No. 3291 Vol. LXX page 431

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 28 April 1974 (8–3–18 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Catherine M Rowlands

2 Stella E O'Brien

3 Pam Hough

4 Paul Maddock

5 Michael Thomson

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First quarter - 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 28 April 1974 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 John C Breese

2 Stella E O'Brien

3 Colin Davies

4 Pam Hough

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 Michael Thomson (C)

First Treble Bob - 2; birthday compliment to Mary Allen

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 2 May 1974 in 2h 10 (15 in C)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Rev E Bankes James

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

Ringing World June 7th 1974 No. 3393 Vol. LXX page 476

Ringing World page reference: 3293.0476

Chester Diocesan Guild

Lymm, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 2 May 1974 (14–0–14 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Michael Thomson

2 Paul Maddock

3 Kate Mather

4 Robert F Harris

5 Douglas W Kirkpatrick

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Weaverham, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 May 1974 (9–0–23 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Helen M Benbow

2 Lesley K England

3 Pam Hough

4 Clive W Simpson

5 P Graham Walters (C)

6 Linda M Capper

First quarter - 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 4 May 1974 (13–2–15 in F♯)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 Gordon Garnett

2 Pam Hough

3 Paul Maddock

4 David A Godfrey

5 Stuart W Bracegirdle

6 Simon R Cole

7 Nicholas Thomson

8 Michael Thomson (C)

By Branch officials. A Silver Wedding compliment to Reverend and Mrs G Howson

Chester Diocesan Guild

Inverness, Highland

Cathedral Church of St Andrew

Saturday, 4 May 1974 in 3h 13 (16–3–12 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 John Booth

2 Robert Pettifor

3 Margaret Booth

4 Peter Broadbent

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Basil Jones

7 Alan F Scholfield

8 William H Dowse

9 Robert B Smith

10 Jeffrey Brannan

First on the ten bells

Chester Diocesan Guild

Ightfield, Shropshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 4 May 1974 in 2h 38 (11–1–16 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements, Childwall, Reverse Canterbury, Single Oxford, Plain Bob

1 Lesley K England

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Colin Davies

4 P Graham Walters

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Sunday, 5 May 1974 (25–2–6 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Nicholas Thomson

2 Edward J Gould

3 Jacqueline Crossley

4 Raymond L Poole

5 Brian Merrill

6 Michael Thomson (C)

First quarter - 3 & 5; first minor - 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Tuesday, 7 May 1974 in 2h 43 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Sidney Hough

2 Graham A C John

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Michael C E Hodge

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Colin Davies

7 Michael Thomson

8 Roy Worrall

First in the method - 2,3,4,6.

Birthday compliment to Julia Davies.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 7 May 1974 (20–0–20 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Shirley Garnett

2 Nigel Turner

3 Ian Taylor

4 Christine Garnett

5 Gordon Garnett

6 Stephen Bailey

7 George H Bailey (C)

8 Mrs Betty Garnett

First Triples 2, 3

Rung for Mid Cheshire Quarter Peal Fortnight

Chester Diocesan Guild

Capenhurst, Cheshire

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 7 May 1974 in 2h 50 (11–0–22 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two extents each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob

1 Vivian T O Boase

2 Elizabeth R Mullett

3 Catherine A Roberts

4 Eric J Gilbert

5 Edwin Jones (C)

6 John Bagley

On the 50th Anniversary of the first peal on the bells, and in the same methods. The ringer of the tenor rang it for the first peal.

NOTE: The dedication above is exactly as printed in the Ringing World in 1974. However, this peal is on the 50th Anniversary of the First Peal by an all local band, which was actually the third peal to be rung on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Upton, Cheshire

101 Manor Drive

Wednesday, 8 May 1974 in 2h 20

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1–2 Ruth Blackwell

3–4 Geoffrey C Sparling

5–6 Susan D Sparling

7–8 Anthony P Foster (C)

First in hand: 7-8

First Surprise in hand by all

Ringing World June 14th 1974 No. 3294 Vol. LXX page 494

Ringing World page reference: 3294.0494

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Greater Manchester

St George

Wednesday, 15 May 1974 in 2h 50 (18–0–11 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Sidney Hough

2 Alec Cairns

3 Christopher H Jenkins

4 Christopher Billinge

5 Charles Bell

6 John Bell

7 Eric Roughley

8 Geoffrey R Gardner (C)

Compliment to Christopher Billinge, returning to Australia, and to Doris Hough returning from Australia.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 17 May 1974 in 2h 32 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Jersey Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 Roland W Morant

2 Roy Worrall

3 Ralph B Mitchell

4 Eric Hotine

5 Clarissa J E Caroe

6 David J Midgley

7 Ivor R Nichols (C)

8 Frank R Morton

Completes alphabet of Surprise Major peals: 7.

First in the method by all and for the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Deane, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 May 1974 in 2h 53 (12–1–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J E Grove's variation

1 Nicholas Thomson

2 Paul Maddock

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Colin Davies

6 P Graham Walters

7 Frank R Morton (C)

8 Phillip J Boote

375th together 4 & 7; 25th for the Guild -5; first on eight - 8.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stoke on Tern, Shropshire

St Peter

Friday, 24 May 1974 in 2h 21 (8 in B)

5040 Minor (11m)

1 Double Oxford and Thelwall; 2 Oxford TB; 3 Single Oxford; 4 Kent TB; 5 St Clements and Childwall; 6 Nicholoston, St Nicholas and Reverse Canterbury; 7 Plain Bob

1 John R Scott

2 Colin Davies

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 P Graham Walters

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 May 1974 in 3h 5 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Frank R Morton

2 Colin Davies

3 P Graham Walters

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Ian Smith

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Michael Thomson (C)

8 Christopher L D Munday

First Yorkshire - 3; first of Surprise - 4; 50th peal - 6; 25th together 2 & 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wistaston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 1 June 1974 in 2h 24 (5–3–24 in B)

5040 Doubles (23m/v)

All Saints, Reverse St Bartholomew, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, + 18 variations.

1 Nigel P Breeze

2 Frank R Morton (C)

3 Paul Maddock

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Colin Davies

6 Graham T Simpson

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tattenhall, Cheshire

St Alban

Saturday, 1 June 1974 in 2h 30 (12–0–17 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, St Clements & Childwall spliced, Single Oxford; 4 extents Plain Bob

1 J Robert Jervis

2 Frank R Morton (C)

3 Paul Maddock

4 Colin Davies

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 P Graham Walters

Ringing World page reference: 3296.0532

Chester Diocesan Guild

Upton by Birkenhead, Merseyside

St Mary

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (9–2–8 in G)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 J Robert Jervis

2 Nicholas Thomson (C)

3 Colin Davies

4 Paul Maddock

5 Michael Thomson

First on five - 1 & 5

Chester Diocesan Guild

Thurstaston, Merseyside

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (6–2–15 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m/v)

1 Paul Maddock

2 Michael Thomson

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Colin Davies

5 J Robert Jervis (C)

First Doubles as conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Shotwick, Cheshire

St Michael

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (8–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Minor (6m)

1 Pam Hough

2 J Robert Jervis

3 Paul Maddock

4 Michael Thomson

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 Colin Davies (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eastham, Merseyside

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (12–0–25 in G)

1272 Treble Bob Minor (2m)

Kent and Oxford

1 Colin Davies

2 Paul Maddock

3 Pam Thomson

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Michael Thomson

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Burton, Cheshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (7–0–7 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Michael Thomson

2 Pam Hough

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Colin Davies

6 Paul Maddock (C)

First as conductor.

Engagement compliment to Glynn Maddock and Margaret Farr.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bidston, Merseyside

St Oswald

Saturday, 8 June 1974 (5–1–24 in C)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Nicholas Thomson

2 Colin Davies

3 Paul Maddock

4 Pam Hough

5 J Robert Jervis

6 Michael Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 14 June 1974 in 2h 50 (13–1–2 in F)

5088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by J R Mayne

1 Colin Davies

2 Roy Worrall

3 Clarissa JE Caroe

4 Roland W Morant

5 David J Midgley

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 Frank R Morton

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

First of Glasgow: 1,3

First of Glasgow as conductor

Ringing World July 12th 1973 No. 3298 Vol LXX page 575

Chester Diocesan Guild

Little Budworth, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 15 June 1974 in 2h 25 (6–2–1 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (15m/v)

3 extents each Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, St Simon's, St Martin's, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury, Kennington, St Columba, Plain Bob; 2 extents each Stedman, April Day, Old, Southrepps; 1 extent & 1 240 Grandsire; also 1 extent Plain Bob & Old spliced.

1 J Robert Jervis

2 P Graham Walters

3 Paul Maddock

4 Colin Davies

5 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First peal on the bells since rehanging; first Doubles as conductor; first Doubles - 1; first on 5 - 1,3,4,5; 25th peal - 3.

A birthday compliment to Judith Fletcher of Hartford.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 15 June 1974 in 2h 47 (20–0–0 in E)

5080 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by G Ronald Edwards

1 David J Midgley

2 Clarissa JE Caroe

3 Colin Davies

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Ivor R Nichols (C)

6 Frank R Morton

7 Roy Worrall

8 Roland W Morant

9 Basil Jones

10 William H Dowse

First on ten: 3

Circled the tower twice: 6

Circled the tower: 8

Ringing World July 12 1974 No. 3298 Vol. LXX page 575

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Thursday, 20 June 1974 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 Clive W Simpson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Stuart W Bracegirdle

7–8 J David Atkinson

Ringing World August 16th 1974 No. 3303 Vol. LXX page 675

Ringing World page reference: 3303.0675

Chester Diocesan Guild

Witton (Northwich), Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 22 June 1974 in 2h 55 (14–0–0 in F)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 P Graham Walters

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Colin Davies

4 Clarissa JE Caroe

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Michael Thomson

7 David J Midgley

8 Frank R Morton

600th Peal: 8

Chester Diocesan Guild

Heswall, Wirral

St Peter

Sunday, 23 June 1974 in 2h 37

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Catherine A Roberts

2 Michael A Franklin

3 Mark S Hillier

4 Andrew J Kidd

5 Stephen P Coker

6 Peter L Furniss (C)

First peal: 2 & 3

First peal of Minor: 4

For Patronal Festival by members and friends of Liverpool University Society.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Tuesday, 25 June 1974 in 2h 16 (15 in C)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

Ringing World August 16th 1974 No. 3303 Vol. LXX page 675

Ringing World page reference: 3303.0675

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 28 June 1974 in 2h 47 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Wembley Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Patricia A Brannan

2 Jane Booth

3 Margaret P Booth

4 Basil Jones

5 John A Booth

6 Alan F Scholfield

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Waverton, Cheshire

St Peter

Sunday, 30 June 1974 (8–0–10 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 P Nell

2 Joan Bray

3 P M Prime

4 M A Speed

5 R J Elliott (C)

6 Robin H Parry

For the Waverton Flower Festival and the visit of the Bishop of Chester

Ringing World page reference: 3300.0620

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 5 July 1974 in 2h 40 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Anthony V Whittingham

2 Jane Booth

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Peter Broadbent

5 John A Booth

6 Sidney Hough

7 Basil Jones

8 William H Dowse (C)

First peal: 1.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Reddish, Greater Manchester

St Elisabeth

Saturday, 6 July 1974 in 2h 45 (11–3–25)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Oxford T.B., Plain Bob, 1 Kent T.B.

1 Laurence Jones

2 Sidney Hough

3 David G Butler

4 Christopher H Jenkins

5 Eric Roughley

6 Geoffrey R Gardner (C)

First of Minor: 1, 3

21st birthday compliment to Geoffrey Dyson

Ringing world: 3302.0654

Ringing World page reference: 3302.0654

Chester Diocesan Guild

Port Sunlight, Wirral

Christ Church

Saturday, 6 July 1974 in 3h (14–1–25 in F)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Gillian Lifton

2 Ruth Blackwell

3 Alexander J Martin

4 John P Horrocks

5 John E Ledsham

6 Geoffrey C Sparling

7 Ernest T Carvell

8 Anthony P Foster (C)

First of London; 1,2,4,5,7

Chester Diocesan Guild

Farndon, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 13 July 1974 in 2h 51 (12–1–22 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Rachel J Elliott

2 Caroline R Cox

3 Susan E M Read

4 Stephen N Whittleton

5 John W Griffiths (C)

6 Christopher C Roberts

7 Jonathan D Shanklin

8 John G Hallett

First peal: 4

First inside: 2

For the annual Rush Bearing in this parish

Ringing World page reference: 3302.0654

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 July 1974 in 2h 48 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5152 London Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Basil Jones

2 Jeffrey Brannan

3 Ivor R Nichols

4 Robert J Warrilow

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Frank R Morton

7 Colin Davies

8 J David Atkinson

100th of Surprise Major 6; 1st in the method 7

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 21 July 1974 (20–0–20 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Diana Bailey

2 George H Bailey

3 Mary Preston

4 Stephen Bailey

5 David J Kelly

6 Ian W Taylor (C)

For Evensong

First of Minor 1

First as Conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Friday, 26 July 1974 in 2h 8 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents

1–2 Vivienne Willmott

3–4 James R D Allison

5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

First peal: 1-2

First in hand: 3-4

Ringing World August 23rd 1974 No. 3404 Vol. LXX page 696

Ringing World page reference: 3304.0696

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Monday, 29 July 1974 in 2h 15 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents

1–2 Catherine M R Allison

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 James R D Allison

First peal: 1-2

Ringing World August 23rd 1974 No. 3304 Vol. LXX page 696

Ringing World page reference: 3304.0696

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 August 1974 in 3h 5 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 Colin Davies

2 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Sidney Hough

5 Peter Broadbent

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Michael Thomson

8 Geoffrey R Gardner

First in the method: 3 & 6.

To welcome Claire Lynda, daughter for David and Lynda Sutherland, of Weaverham.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 August 1974 in 2h 27 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Norwich Surprise Minor

2 different 2160s and 1 extent

1 Barbara Pooley

2 Ivor R Nichols

3 Roland W Morant

4 David J Midgley

5 Paul J Atkins

6 Roy Worrall (C)

First in method by all

Ringing World September 6th 1974 No. 3306 Vol. LXX page 732

Chester Diocesan Guild

Neston, Cheshire

St Mary and St Helen

Monday, 5 August 1974 in 3h 4 (14–2–24 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Ernest T Carvell

2 Gillian E Edwards

3 T Henry Norman

4 Anthony P Foster

5 Kenneth C Edwards

6 Vivian T O Boase

7 Alexander J Martin

8 John Leadsham (C)

First of Major: 2 & 3. First of Major as conductor.

Wedding compliment to Margaret Kelly and Michael P Ledsham

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Saturday, 10 August 1974 in 2h 15 (6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each Oxford Treble Bob, Single Oxford, St Clements, Kent Treble Bob; 3 extents Plain Bob.

1 Malcolm Murphy

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Frank R Morton (C)

4 John R Scott

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Colin Davies

Circled the tower - 3.

For the christening of Ian Robert Fraser Simpson, son of Jean and Clive.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Dodleston, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 10 August 1974 in 2h 40 (8–0–0 in A)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (4m)

2 extents each Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston; one of Oxford Treble Bob

1 Stephen N Whittleton

2 John W Griffiths (C)

3 J David Adams

4 Christopher C Roberts

5 Jonathan D Shanklin

6 John G Hallett

First in four methods: 1,4,5

Ringing World page reference: 3307.0751

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Tuesday, 13 August 1974 in 2h 27 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (14m)

St Simon's, St Osmund's, St Martin's, Eynesbury, St Nicholas, St Remigius, Winchendon, Huntley, Grandsire, Newborough, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Reverse canterbury and Plain Bob; also 64 variations and 6 spliced compositions

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Frank R Morton (C)

3 Geoffrey A Edwards

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Colin Davies

6 Phillip J Boote

First of 84 m/v - 1,4,5,6; Circled tower five times - 2;

Birthday compliment to Nick Thomson

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 16 August 1974 in 2h 41 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Alan J Brown

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Basil Jones

4 Margaret P Booth

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 William H Dowse

7 John A Booth

8 Jeffrey Brannan

1,000th peal: 3. (The ringers of treble and fifth rang in Basil Jones's first peal).

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 31 August 1974 in 2h 50 (20–0–20 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook's variation of Thurston's 4-Part

1 Christopher J Jones

2 Norah M Randles

3 C Kenneth Lewis

4 George H Bailey

5 Michael Thomson

6 Roland W Morant

7 Jack L Millhouse (C)

8 Nigel Turner

First attempt - 8

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wallasey, Wirral

St Nicholas

Sunday, 1 September 1974 in 2h 58 (16–2–20 in E)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each Alnwick, Chester, Carlisle, London, York, Beverley, Cambridge.

1 Peter M F Searles

2 Thomas E Howarth

3 Charles B Pemberton

4 Anthony P Foster

5 Alexander J Martin (C)

6 Geoffrey C Sparling

First of Treble Bob: 1

First in 7 Surprise methods: 2, 4 and 6.

For a drum-head service to inaugurate the centenary year of New Brighton R.U.F.C

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Wednesday, 4 September 1974 in 2h 36 (15 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 Robert B Smith (C)

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

First of Cambridge Royal on handbells: 3-4

Ringing World October 4th 1974 No. 3310 Vol. LXX page 818

Ringing World page reference: 3310.0818

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wistaston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 September 1974 in 2h 21 (5–3–24 in B)

5040 Minor (11m)

(1) Single Court; (2) Single Oxford; (3) St Clements, Childwall, Buxton; (4) St Nicholas, Heatherslade, Gower; (5) Kent TB; (6) Reverse Canterbury; (7) Plain Bob.

1 David J Midgley

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Peter A Slight

4 Paul Needham

5 Frank A Morton

6 Denis A Frith (C)

175th Peal on the bells

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Wednesday, 11 September 1974 in 2h 22 (15 in C)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A C D Mayes

1–2 Anne E Mayes

3–4 William H Jackson

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

Ringing World October 4th 1974 No. 3310 Vol. LXX page 818

Ringing World page reference: 3310.0818

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Thursday, 12 September 1974 in 2h 7 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents called differently

1–2 Elizabeth A Hibbert

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 James R D Allison

Ringing World October 25th 1974 No. 3313 Vol. LXX page 882

Ringing World page reference: 3313.0882

Chester Diocesan Guild

Weaverham, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 September 1974 in 2h 43 (9–0–23 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Robert J Fearnett

2 Pauline Witton

3 Lesley K England

4 Thomas Smith

5 Peter Wilkinson (C)

6 P Graham Walters

First peal: 2. Retirement compliment to the Rev. Canon E. Prior Egerton and Mrs Prior Egerton after 21 years in the parish. By the local Sunday Service band.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 14 September 1974 in 2h 18 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, 2 extents St Clements, 3 extents Plain Bob

1 Colin Davies

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 James R D Allison

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 John R Scott

6 Frank R Morton (C)

A farewell compliment to Nick Thomson, leaving for France

Chester Diocesan Guild

Handley, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 14 September 1974 in 2h 40 (14–1–6 in F)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (4m)

Two extents each Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury; one Ockley

1 Christopher C Roberts

2 Jonathan D Shanklin

3 Robert Nightingale

4 Stephen N Whittleton

5 J David Adams

6 John G Hallett (C)

First peal as conductor: 6

Ringing World page reference: 3310.0815

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 19 September 1974 in 2h 16 (15 in C)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 William H Jackson (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

100th handbell peal: 3-4

Ringing World October 18th 1974 No. 3312 Vol. LXX page 861

Ringing World page reference: 3312.0861

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 September 1974 in 3h 14 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 David A Godfrey

2 Judith M Fletcher

3 Lynne E Owen

4 Colin Davies

5 J Robert Jervis

6 Paul Maddock

7 Clive W Simpson

8 Stuart W Bracegirdle (C)

First as conductor.

21st birthday compliment to Lynne E. Owen.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 26 September 1974 in 2h 15 (15 in C)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 William H Jackson

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

Ringing World October 25th 1974 No. 3313 Vol. LXX page 882

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 27 September 1974 in 2h 43 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Roy Worrall

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Ivor R Nichols

4 Derek F Yates

5 Colin Davies

6 Brian S B Kear

7 Roland W Morant

8 William H Dowse (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marbury, Cheshire

St Michael

Saturday, 28 September 1974 in 2h 28 (7–2–22 in A♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clements, Reverse Canterbury, Kent Treble Bob, Plain Bob

1 Roland W Morant

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Paul Maddock

4 Colin Davies

5 John R Scott

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Retirement compliment to Canon A.H. Edwards, also birthday compliment to the conductor

Also for the Patronal Festival and Harvest

Ringing World October 18th 1974 No. 3312 Vol. LXX page 857

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 28 September 1974 in 2h 59 (18–0–11 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arr A C D Mayes

1 Hilary J Entwistle

2 Anne E Mayes

3 Laurence H Jones

4 Graham N Proctor

5 Christopher H Jenkins

6 Barry Corbishley

7 Peter Dyson

8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

First peal: 1. First inside and of Major: 3

Chester Diocesan Guild

Aldford, Cheshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 29 September 1974 in 2h 49 (12–3–20 in E)

5040 Minor (5m)

One extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, two extents each of Single Oxford and Plain Bob

1 David T Andrews

2 John W Griffiths

3 John G Hallett

4 Christopher C Roberts

5 Jonathan D Shanklin (C)

6 J David Adams

First peal: 1

First as conductor

21st birthday compliment to the conductor

Ringing World page reference: 3312.0857

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Thursday, 3 October 1974 in 2h 27 (15 in C)

5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C)

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

9–10 William H Jackson

Ringing World November 1st 1974 No. 3314 Vol. LXX page 903

Ringing World page reference: 3314.0903

Chester Diocesan Guild

Shotwick, Cheshire

St Michael

Saturday, 5 October 1974 in 2h 30 (8–3–0 in F♯)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent of Single Oxford, Double Oxford, Oxford Treble Bob, St. Clement's, Kent Treble Bob and 2 extents of Plain Bob

1 Clarissa J E Caroe

2 Ivor R Nichols

3 Roy Worrall

4 Colin Davies

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 11 October 1974 in 2h 47 (13–1–2 in F)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Neil W Parish

2 Ralph Mitchell

3 David J Midgley

4 Frank R Morton

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Roland W Morant

7 Ivor R Nichols

8 Roy Worrall (C)

150th together: 4,6

Ringing World November 22nd 1974 No. 3317 Vol. LXX page 964

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eastham, Cheshire

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 12 October 1974 in 2h 33 (12–0–25 in G)

5040 Minor (8m)

Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Kent Treble Bob, St Clement's, Plain Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Reverse Canterbury

1 Lesley England

2 Colin Davies

3 P Graham Walters

4 Paul Maddock

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

For Harvest Festival

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 17 October 1974 in 2h 55 (15 in C)

5016 Plain Bob Maximus

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 William H Jackson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

9–10 Andrew C D Mayes

11–12 Neil D Lomas

First of PB Maximus: 5-6

First on 12 handbells: 9-10

And both complete family Minor to Maximus

Ringing World November 15th 1974 No. 3316 Vol. LXX page 946

Ringing World page reference: 3316.0946

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marple, Greater Manchester

All Saints

Friday, 18 October 1974 in 2h 40 (13–2–12 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C. Middleton

1 John A Booth

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Basil Jones

5 Peter Broadbent (C)

6 Ronald F Andrew

7 Frank Osbaldiston

8 Alan F Scholfield

First of Surprise as conductor. On the eve of the wedding of Peter Broadbent and Kathryn Johnson

Chester Diocesan Guild

Lower Peover, Cheshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 19 October 1974 in 2h 32 (12–0–12 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

(Oxford T.B., St Clement's, Childwall, Single Oxford, Wight, Plain Bob)

1 Paul Maddock

2 Colin Davies

3 Malcolm Murphy

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 John R Scott

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tilston, Cheshire

St Mary

Thursday, 24 October 1974 in 2h 40 (9–1–12 in B♭)

5040 Plain Minor (2m)

Three extents of Single Oxford and four extents of Plain Bob

1 John W Griffiths (C)

2 Caroline R Cox

3 J David Adams

4 John Dobson

5 Christopher C Roberts

6 John G Hallett

First peal: 4

Ringing World page reference: 3317.0964

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 25 October 1974 in 2h 33 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Amanda Williamson

2 Jane Booth

3 Brian S B Kear

4 Margaret P Booth

5 John A Booth (C)

6 Barry Corbishley

7 Basil Jones

8 William H Dowse

First peal: 1.

Wedding compliment to Katherine Johnson (Norbury) and Peter Broadbent (Marple).

Chester Diocesan Guild

West Kirby, Wirral

St Bridget

Saturday, 26 October 1974 in 2h 52 (12–0–23 in G)

5376 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 John Hyden

2 Geoffrey C Sparling

3 Ruth Blackwell

4 Robert Peers

5 Stephen P H Coker

6 Eric J Gilbert

7 Anthony P Foster

8 Charles F Pocock (C)

Rung for the Guild Dinner Day

Chester Diocesan Guild

Knutsford, Cheshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 October 1974 in 2h 48 (11–2–16 in F♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

1 extent each Cambridge S., Kent T.B., 4 Plain Bob

1 Malcolm Murphy

2 Michael Thomson

3 Paul Maddock

4 C Kenneth Lewis

5 Colin Davies (C)

6 P Graham Walters

First as conductor.

On Guild Dinner Day. Birthday compliment to Lesley England.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Tuesday, 29 October 1974 in 2h 59 (15 in C)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

Composed by John Worth

1–2 William H Jackson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

11–12 Andrew C D Mayes

First of TB Maximus: 11-12

Ringing World December 6th 1974 No. 3329 Vol. LXX page 1008

Ringing World page reference: 3319.1008

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Saturday, 2 November 1974 in 2h 51 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Sidney Hough

2 Anne E Mayes

3 Eric Roughley

4 Geoffrey Bridges

5 Christopher H Jenkins

6 Geoffrey R Gardner

7 Denis Mottershead

8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

First of Surprise inside: 5.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marple, Greater Manchester

All Saints

Saturday, 2 November 1974 in 2h 39 (13–2–12 in F)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Jane Booth

3 Margaret Booth

4 Peter Broadbent

5 William H Dowse

6 Michael W Crowder

7 John A Booth

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

25th peal together 5 and 6

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eccleston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 November 1974 in 3h 27 (26–3–3 in E♭)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Norah M Randles

2 Alan J Brown

3 David Kirkaldy

4 Michael C E Hodge

5 Colin Davies

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7 Christopher L D Munday

8 Eric J Gilbert

Ringing World page reference: 3319.1004

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Thursday, 7 November 1974 in 2h 37 (18 in G)

5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 William H Jackson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

Ringing World December 6th 1974 No. 3319 Vol. LXX page 1008

Ringing World page reference: 3319.1008

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 8 November 1974 in 2h 34 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Basil Jones

2 Jane Booth

3 Colin Davies

4 Margaret P Booth

5 Geoffrey Bridges

6 Peter Broadbent

7 John A Booth

8 William H Dowse (C)

First in the method: 2 & 6. 50th for the Guild: 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Thursday, 14 November 1974 in 2h 54 (15 in C)

5016 Little Bob Maximus

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 William H Jackson

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

11–12 Andrew C D Mayes

Ringing World December 20/27th 1974 No. 3321/3322 Vol. LXX page 1047

Ringing World page reference: 3321.1047

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 15 November 1974 in 2h 47 (13–1–2 in F)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Neil W Parish

2 Ralph Mitchell

3 Clarissa JE Caroe

4 Ivor R Nichols

5 David J Midgley

6 Roland W Morant

7 Frank R Morton

8 Roy Worrall (C)

First of Lincolnshire: 2

Ringing World December 20/27th 1974 No. 3321/3322 Vol. LXX page 1044

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 16 November 1974 in 2h 42 (18–0–11 in E)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 John A Booth

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Jane Booth

4 Brenda Redfearn

5 Basil Jones (C)

6 David Redfearn

7 William H Dowse

8 Jeffrey Brannan

Chester Diocesan Guild

Ratby, Leicestershire

5 Mill Drive

Wednesday, 20 November 1974 in 2h 40 (15)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by William Pye

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Alfred Ballard

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 William H Jackson

First of Cambridge Royal on handbells: 9-10

Ringing World January 10th 1975 No. 3324 Vol. LXXI page 30

Ringing World page reference: 3324.0030

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 21 November 1974 in 2h 35 (15 in C)

5184 Little Bob Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 William H Jackson (C)

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

9–10 Andrew C D Mayes

Ringing World December 13th 1974 No. 3320 Vol. LXX page 1029

Ringing World page reference: 3320.1029

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 23 November 1974 in 2h 40 (11–1–6 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Catherine M Rowlands

2 Paul R Harris

3 Alan J Brown

4 Malcolm Murphy

5 Colin Davies

6 P Graham Walters (C)

First peal - 1; First inside and first of minor - 2; Retirement compliment to the Rev'd J W Roberts, incumbent of Grappenhall for 14 years, and Mrs Roberts.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 November 1974 in 2h 28 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Chester Surprise Minor

Seven different extents

1 Barbara Pooley

2 David J Midgley

3 Frank R Morton

4 Ivor R Nichols

5 William F Gibbons

6 Roy Worrall (C)

First in method by all and for the Guild

Ringing World December 20/27 1974 No. 3321/22 Vol. LXX page 1044

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 28 November 1974 in 2h 34 (15 in C)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Robert Peers

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 William H Jackson (C)

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

9–10 Andrew C D Mayes

Ringing World December 20/27th 1974 No. 3321/3322 Vol. LXX page 1047

Ringing World page reference: 3321.1047

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bidston, Wirral

St Oswald

Tuesday, 3 December 1974 in 2h 46 (5–1–24 in C)

5040 Doubles (21m/v)

2 extents each Walsingham, Winchendon Place, St. John, St. Miles, Mileham, St. Paul, St. Leonard, St. Martin, Shropham, St. Albans, Eynsham, St. Simon's, Costessey, Rev. Canterbury Pleasure, Clifford's Pleasure, Southrepps, Besthorpe, Kennington, April Day, Plain Bob, Grandsire.

1 J Owen Roberts (15)

2 Charles B Pemberton (C)

3 Julie A Elder (14)

4 W J Charles Seddon (18)

5 Peter M F Searles

6 S Glenn O'Brian (17)

First in 21 m/v— 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 .

All resident ringers except 5.

Compliment to the Vicar (Cyril Singleton), elevated Honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Audlem, Cheshire

St James the Great

Wednesday, 4 December 1974 in 2h 42 (8–3–19 in A)

5040 Doubles (4m/20v)

4 methods: Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, 12 variations, 8 spliced compositions

1 Andrew J Knowles

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Roland W Morant

4 Andrew J Bradshaw

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 John R Bradshaw

First attempt: 1

First away from Tenor: 4

Birthday compliment to Geoff Edwards

Ringing World January 3rd 1975 No. 3323 Vol. LXXI page 7

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

11 Hall Road

Thursday, 5 December 1974 in 2h 57 (15)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

Composed by J David Atkinson

1–2 Alan F Scholfield

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 William H Jackson (C)

7–8 J David Atkinson

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

11–12 Andrew C D Mayes

50th as conductor and 200th peal

Ringing World January 3rd 1975 No. 3323 Vol. LXXI page 9

Ringing World page reference: 3323.0009

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 6 December 1974 in 2h 35 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R J Parker

1 William H Dowse

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Jane Booth

4 Peter Broadbent

5 Margaret P Booth

6 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

7 Basil Jones

8 John A Booth

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 12 December 1974 in 2h 35 (17)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by A F Scholfield

1–2 Geoffrey Bridges

3–4 Alan F Scholfield (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

First of Kent TB Royal: 1-2

Ringing World January 17th 1975 No. 3325 Vol. LXXI page 49

Ringing World page reference: 3325.0049

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 12 December 1974 in 3h 11 (18–0–6 in E)

5184 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Heywood's variation of Middleton's

1 Robert J Warrilow

2 Sidney Hough

3 Peter Broadbent

4 Alan J Brown

5 Colin Davies

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7 Basil Jones

8 John A Booth

On the 10th anniversary of the dedication of this ring.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Neston, Cheshire

St Mary and St Helen

Saturday, 14 December 1974 in 2h 41 (14–2–24 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Geoffrey C Sparling

2 Julia E Neame

3 Ruth Blackwell

4 Peter L Furniss

5 John P Horrocks

6 Kenneth C Edwards

7 Alexander J Martin

8 Anthony P Foster (C)

First of Surprise, 2

First of Surprie Major, 6

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 19 December 1974 in 2h 39 (15)

5080 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Arthur Knights

1–2 Geoffrey Bridges

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

9–10 Andrew C D Mayes

First of Oxford Royal: 1-2

Ringing World January 31st 1975 No. 3327 Vol. LXXI page 95

Ringing World page reference: 3327.0095

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tarvin, Cheshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 21 December 1974 in 2h 35 (8–1–8 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 Richard R Nightingale

2 James H E Bowmer (12)

3 Alan A Nightingale (13)

4 Christopher C Roberts

5 John W Griffiths (C)

6 John G Hallett

First peal: 2 and 3

First on the bells since being rehung

Ringing World page reference: 3326.0067

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 December 1974 in 3h 3 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by H Dains' 3 part (CCC 11)

1 Alan J Brown

2 Peter Broadbent

3 Malcolm Murphy

4 P Graham Walters

5 Peter Wilkinson

6 Giles B Thompson (C)

7 Colin Davies

8 Ian Smith

First New Cambridge: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8.

Compliments to 6 on his Diploma and 7 on being made Dr., (both in maths)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Astbury, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 24 December 1974 in 2h 32 (12–0–20 in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Killamarsh TB, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Plain Bob

1 David J Midgley

2 Clarissa JE Caroe

3 Neil W Parish

4 Roy Worrall (C)

5 Frank R Morton

6 Ivor R Nichols

First of 7 Minor methods: 3

Ringing World January 24th 1975 No. 3326 Vol. LXXI page 67

Chester Diocesan Guild

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 December 1974 in 2h 28 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (3m)

1 extent Double Oxford, 2 extents St Clements, 4 extents Plain Bob.

1 William H Watkin

2 Frank R Morton

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Paul Maddock

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Colin Davies (C)

400th together 2 & 5; 75th for the Guild - 4

Chester Diocesan Guild

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 December 1974 in 2h 17 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Doubles (16m)

Stedman, Boxford, St Simon, St Osmund, St Martin, Eynesbury, St Nicholas, St Remigius, Winchendon, Huntley, Grandsire, Newborough, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Colin Davies

3 Paul Maddock

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 William H Watkin

Circled the tower - 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester

St Michael

Thursday, 26 December 1974 in 2h 59 (15–1–16 in F)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Sidney Hough

2 M Jane Booth

3 Elizabeth A Hibbert

4 Eric Nixon

5 John A Booth

6 Philip G K Davies

7 Timothy Wylie (C)

8 Denis Mottershead

Date wrongly published as 27th December in RW. Corrected to 26th in Felstead on advice of Elizabeth Hibbert.

Source: RW 1975, page 92.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Friday, 27 December 1974 in 2h 33 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent each Cambridge, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, 4 extents Plain Bob

1 Paul Maddock

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Geoffrey A Edwards

4 Colin Davies

5 Frank R Morton

6 P Graham Walters (C)

25th together 1 & 4.

The third peal of 3 in a day.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tattenhall, Cheshire

St Alban

Friday, 27 December 1974 in 2h 37 (12–0–17 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Double Oxford, Thelwall, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clements, Childwall, Kent Treble Bob, Plain Bob

1 Paul Maddock

2 Colin Davies

3 Geoffrey A Edwards

4 Frank R Morton

5 Nicholas Thomson (C)

6 P Graham Walters

25th together - 2 & 6; most methods as conductor.

The first of three peals in a day.

Ringing World page reference: 3326.0067

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Friday, 27 December 1974 in 2h 54 (15)

5136 Oxford Treble Bob Maximus

Composed by Robert B Smith

1–2 William H Jackson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 Robert B Smith (C)

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 Gerald Moorhouse

11–12 J David Atkinson

First of Oxford TB Maximus: 1-2

Ringing World January 24th 1975 No. 3326 Vol. LXXI page 70

Ringing World page reference: 3326.0070

Chester Diocesan Guild

Handley, Cheshire

All Saints

Friday, 27 December 1974 in 2h 35 (14–1–6 in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

St Nicholas, Heatherslade, Single Oxford, Wight, St Clements, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Nicholas Thomson

2 Paul Maddock

3 P Graham Walters

4 Colin Davies

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

Chester Diocesan Guild

Malpas, Cheshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 28 December 1974 in 2h 59 (15–3–6 in E)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Michael J Platt

1 Eric Roughley

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Sidney Hough

4 Timothy Wylie

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Philip G K Davies

7 David J Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3328.0115

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

All Saints, Hoole

Saturday, 28 December 1974 in 2h 30 (7½ in B)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (11m)

7 Extents: (1) Sandal, London Scholars Pleasure, Kingston; (2) Capel; (3) Morning Star; (4) Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury; (5) Ockley; (6) Oxford; (7) Kent.

1 Rachel Collins

2 John W Griffiths

3 J David Adams

4 Christopher C Roberts

5 Jonathan Shanklin

6 John G Hallett (C)

Most methods 1, 4, 5, 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3326.0067

Chester Diocesan Guild

Aldford, Cheshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 28 December 1974 in 2h 38 (12–3–20 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clements, Kent Treble Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Colin Davies

2 P Graham Walters

3 Nicholas Thomson

4 Paul Maddock

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Birthday compliment to Graham Walters

Chester Diocesan Guild

West Kirby, wirral

St Bridget

Sunday, 29 December 1974 (12–0–23 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sylvia Shaw

2 S C Stewart

3 Margaret K S Allin

4 Lyn Stewart

5 Eric R Jones

6 S J Flockton (C)

7 Gregory P Buckridge

First quarter: 2,4 & 7

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