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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 231 matching performances. The top 200 are listed below. Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Thursday, 1 January 1976 in 2h 53 (11–0–7 in G) 5152 Hensingham Surprise Major Composed by Simon Humphreys 1 Sidney Hough 2 Elizabeth A Hibbert 3 Eric Roughley 4 Richard B Dorrington 5 Eric Nixon 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 David J Midgley 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in the method 21st birthday compliment to Elizabeth Hibbert Ringing World page reference: 3381.0138Chester Diocesan Guild Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester St Margaret, Altrincham Saturday, 3 January 1976 in 3h 15 (25–2–24 in C) 5000 Plain Bob Royal Composed by C K Lewis 1 Robert J Warrilow 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 James R D Allison 5 Alan J Brown 6 Frank R Morton 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Colin Davies 9 Christopher J Jones 10 Frank Osbaldiston Retirement compliment to Rev. John Heywood (Vicar), after 40 years in the Ministry, 24 at Dunham Massey. Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 3 January 1976 in 2h 42 (8–0–0 in A) 5040 Plain Minor (3m) 3 extents of Plain Bob, 2 each Single Oxford and St Clements 1 Simon K Shanklin 2 John W Griffiths 3 Christopher C Roberts 4 Robert Nightingale 5 J David Adams 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) First peal: 1 Ringing World page reference: 3379.0092Chester Diocesan Guild Backford, Cheshire St Oswald Saturday, 3 January 1976 (10–0–12 in G) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Mary Cox 2 Caroline Cox 3 Keith M Jones 4 David Andrews 5 Jonathan D Shanklin 6 Christopher C Roberts (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 4 January 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 George H Bailey 2 Michael Bradley 3 Mrs Sylvia Bailey 4 David Preston 5 Shirley Garnett 6 Stephen Bailey 7 Ian W Taylor (C) 8 Mrs Betty Garnett First Triples Inside 2,3,4 In Memoriam of Albert and Florence Bailey who passed away October 30th and December 28th respectively, parents of the ringer of the 6 Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 30 Ridge Crescent Tuesday, 6 January 1976 in 2h 18 (14) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Giles B Thompson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Peter Broadbent 7–8 Ronald F Andrew Ringing World January 30th 1976 No. 3379 Vol. LXXII page 93 Ringing World page reference: 3379.0093Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Cheshire 35 Croft Avenue Tuesday, 6 January 1976 in 3h 18 (size 15) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus Composed by R Peers 1–2 Susan D Sparling 3–4 Ruth Blackwell 5–6 Eric J Gilbert 7–8 John P Horrocks 9–10 Robert Peers 11–12 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Thursday, 8 January 1976 in 2h 20 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World February 27th 1976 No. 3383 Vol. LXXII page 184 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0184Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 8 January 1976 (18–0–6 in E) 1344 Spliced Surprise Major (3m) Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire 1 Pam Thomson 2 Paul Maddock 3 Clive W Simpson 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Gerald L Bowen (C) 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 P Graham Walters 8 Michael Thomson First spliced for all. Wedding anniversary compliment to Mike and Pam Thomson. Also a birthday compliment to Mrs G Thomson. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Saturday, 10 January 1976 in 2h 44 (6 in B♭) 5760 Minor (5m) 1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, St Clements and 4 extents Plain Bob. 1 Michael Smethurst 2 Ian W Taylor 3 David G Ogden 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) Longest length for all Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 10 January 1976 in 2h 47 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Ann Owen 2 Heather Morrell 3 Herbert Sutton 4 Frederick S Sutton 5 Stanley Sutton 6 Frank R Morton (C) First peal: 1,2 In memoriam Edward (Jack) Holloway of Crewe Ringing World February 6th 1976 No. 3380 Vol LXXII page 115 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 11 January 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 E A Bailey 2 George H Bailey 3 David Preston 4 Michael Bradley 5 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 6 Stephen Bailey 7 Ian W Taylor (C) 8 Paul Maddock First Major 1,3,4,6 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 13 January 1976 in 2h 30 (14) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Peter Broadbent Ringing World February 27th 1976 No. 3383 Vol. LXXII page 184 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0184Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Tuesday, 13 January 1976 in 1h 40 (14) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 650th for the Guild: 5-6 Ringing World February 20th 1976 No. 3382 Vol. LXXII page 162 Ringing World page reference: 3382.0162Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 13 January 1976 in 2h 40 (17) 5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal Composed by Traditional 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse First of Lincolnshire Royal: 9-10 First of Lincolnshire Royal as conductor Ringing World February 6th 1976 No. 3480 Vol. LXXII page 117 Ringing World page reference: 3380.0117Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 20 January 1976 in 2h 28 (13) 5184 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Heywood's variation 1–2 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World February 13th 1976 No. 3481 Vol. LXXII page 139 Ringing World page reference: 3381.0139Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 23 January 1976 in 2h 55 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) 8 methods: 224 London, 448 Pudsey, Superlative, 576 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 896 Yorkshire, 1120 Rutland, 108 changes of method. Composed by R J Parker 1 Derek J Thomas 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Anne E Mayes 4 William H Dowse 5 John A Booth 6 Andrew C D Mayes 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Greater Manchester St George Saturday, 24 January 1976 in 3h 27 (29¼) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Johnson's Variation 1 James Swallow 2 Anne E Mayes 3 Sidney Hough 4 Christopher H Jenkins 5 Eric Roughley 6 A Ronald Ling (C) 7 John Bell 8 Andrew C D Mayes Retirement compliment to Mr. A. Rooke (organist) Ringing world: 3383.0181 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0181Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 24 January 1976 in 3h 10 (20–0–20 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 J Robert Jervis 2 Ian W Taylor 3 George H Bailey 4 Shirley Garnett 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Gordon G Garnett 7 Stephen Bailey 8 Christopher J Jones First of major - 4, 6 & 7 First inside - 6 21st birthday compliment to Shirley Garnett Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 27 January 1976 in 2h 23 (14) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Stuart I Bamforth Ringing World May 28th 1976 No. 3396 Vol. LXXII page 461 Ringing World page reference: 3396.0461Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 27 January 1976 in 3h 2 (17) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 William H Jackson 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse No conductor given Ringing World February 27th 1976 No. 3383 Vol. LXXII page 184 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0184Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Friday, 30 January 1976 in 3h 19 (26–0–21 in D) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood 1 Ivor R Nichols 2 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 3 Derek J Thomas 4 Roland W Morant 5 Roy Worrall 6 J David Atkinson 7 Neil D Lomas 8 William H Dowse 9 Richard S Starkie 10 Alan F Scholfield Compliments to Marcus and Margaret Sherwood on the birth of a daughter. Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Greater Manchester St Paul Saturday, 31 January 1976 in 3h 10 (18–2–1 in E) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C P Starbuck 1 Geoffrey Dyson 2 Anne E Mayes 3 Sidney Hough 4 Eric Roughley 5 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 6 Christopher H Jenkins 7 John Bell 8 Peter Dyson 50th as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Shotwick, Cheshire St Michael Saturday, 31 January 1976 (8–3–0 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Julian Richardson 2 John W Griffiths 3 Keith M Jones 4 David Andrews 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 Christopher C Roberts (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Saturday, 31 January 1976 in 3h (13–2–12 in F) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by J.J. Parker 1 Michael Foulds 2 Stuart I Bamforth 3 Robert M Smith 4 Arthur Hibbert 5 Ronald F Andrew 6 Gerald Moorhouse 7 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 8 Norman Bainbridge In memoriam Arthur E. Whiting Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 3 February 1976 in 2h 21 (15) 5600 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World February 27th 1976 No. 3383 Vol. LXXII page 184 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0184Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 3 February 1976 in 2h 22 (14) 5024 Plain Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Ronald F Andrew Ringing World February 27th 1976 No. 3383 Vol. LXXII page 184 Ringing World page reference: 3383.0184Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Thursday, 5 February 1976 in 2h 26 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Johnson’s variation of Middleton’s 1–2 William H Jackson (C) 3–4 Alan F Scholfield 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World March 5th 1976 No. 3384 Vol. LXXII page 206 Ringing World page reference: 3384.0206Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Thursday, 5 February 1976 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1280 Rutland Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Gerald L Bowen 3 Clive W Simpson 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Paul Maddock 6 P Graham Walters 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson (C) First Rutland as conductor. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 7 February 1976 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Alison Witton 2 Adrian J Bowen 3 Gerald L Bowen 4 Lesley K England 5 P Graham Walters (C) 6 Linda M Capper First inside - 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Stretford, Greater Manchester St Matthew Saturday, 7 February 1976 in 2h 56 (11–1–23) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Ian W Taylor 2 David G Ogden 3 Cynthia Warrilow 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Colin Davies 8 Graham A C John First in the method— 2. Ringing world: 3384.0204 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 8 February 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Carol Taylor 2 Michael Bradley 3 David Preston 4 Gordon Garnett 5 Stephen Bailey 6 George H Bailey (C) For Evensong First Quarter 1 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 10 February 1976 in 2h 28 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Neil D Lomas Ringing World March 5th 1976 No. 3384 Vol. LXXII page 206 Ringing World page reference: 3384.0206Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 10 February 1976 in 2h 20 (15) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J W Parker 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Gerald Moorhouse 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) Ringing World March 5th 1976 No. 3384 Vol. LXXII page 206 Ringing World page reference: 3384.0206Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Tuesday, 10 February 1976 in 2h 42 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Grandsire Doubles 30 extents, 10 callings and 6 240's 1 Judith A Pimlott 2 David Watkins 3 Carole Street 4 Peter Robinson 5 Ernest Pimlott (C) 6 George Barber First peal: 1 & 4. Wedding compliment to Christine Pimlott (of the local band), daughter of the conductor, and William Osbaldiston. Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 11 February 1976 in 1h 33 (12) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World March 5th 1976 No. 3384 Vol. LXXII page 206 Ringing World page reference: 3384.0206Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Saturday, 14 February 1976 in 2h 35 (8–3–18 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 I Mary Rowlands 2 Michael Thomson 3 Catherine M Rowlands 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) First peal at first attempt - 1; 25th together 2 & 4; birthday compliment to the treble ringer; also 45th wedding anniversary compliment to Frank and Dora Witter. Chester Diocesan Guild Rostherne, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 14 February 1976 in 2h 52 (19½ in E♭) 5040 Minor (4m) 1 extent each St. Clements,
Oxford T.B., Kent T.B.; 4 Pl. Bob) 1 Colin Davies 2 Ian W Taylor 3 Christopher L D Munday 4 Malcolm Murphy 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Geoffrey A Edwards Compliment to Harry Sanders' 30 years as ringer at this tower Chester Diocesan Guild Tarvin, Cheshire St Andrew Saturday, 21 February 1976 in 2h 40 (8–1–8 in G♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Kevin D Hamp 2 John W Griffiths 3 James H E Bowmer 4 Paul Asher 5 Richard R Nightingale 6 Christopher C Roberts (C) First peal: 1 First inside: 5 First as conductor Ringing World page reference: 3386.0246Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Saturday, 21 February 1976 in 2h 42 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Judith Warrilow (11) 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Alan J Brown 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 P Mark Ogden First attempt: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Hale, Cheshire 105 Woburn Drive Monday, 23 February 1976 in 2h 15 (14) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Cynthia Warrilow 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Mark Ogden First in hand: 5-6 Ringing World April 2nd 1976 No. 3388 Vol l LXXII page 290 Ringing World page reference: 3388.0290Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Tuesday, 24 February 1976 in 1h 37 5040 Minor (2m) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World March 26th 1976 No. 3487 Vol. LXXII page 271 Ringing World page reference: 3387.0271Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Thursday, 26 February 1976 (11–0–7 in G) 1250 Superlative Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Gerald L Bowen 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Paul Maddock 5 Clive W Simpson 6 P Graham Walters 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson (C) First Superlative as conductor A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 27 February 1976 in 2h 50 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (10m) 10 methods: 576 each Ashtead, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 448 Bristol, 384 each London, Rutland, Uxbridge, 128 changes of method. Composed by Norman Smith 1 Derek J Thomas 2 Andrew C D Mayes 3 Anne E Mayes 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 John A Booth 6 William H Dowse 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Retirement compliment to Frank Jones, verger and ringer at this church. Chester Diocesan Guild Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester St Michael Saturday, 28 February 1976 in 3h 17 (15–1–16 in F) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by R Baldwin 1 Anne E Mayes 2 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 3 Sidney Hough 4 Peter Dyson 5 Eric Roughley 6 Geoffrey R Gardner 7 John Bell 8 Christopher H Jenkins First in the method: 4, 5, 7 and 8. Silver wedding compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Alec Cairns. Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 2 March 1976 in 2h 20 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by E W Tipler 1–2 William H Jackson (C) 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis First as conductor in the method Ringing World March 26th 1976 No. 3387 Vol. LXXII page 271 Ringing World page reference: 3387.0271Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Thursday, 4 March 1976 (25–2–6 in E♭) 1250 Pudsey Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Clive W Simpson 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Paul Maddock 5 Gerald Bowen 6 P Graham Walters 7 Michael Thomson 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First Major as conductor A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Tuesday, 9 March 1976 in 2h 24 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (13m) (Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., St. Clement's, Childwall, Buxton, St. Nicholas, Heatherslade, Gower, Single Oxford, Wight, Nicholaston, Rev. Canterbury and Plain Bob) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Colin Davies 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 John R Scott 6 Frank R Morton (C) Most Minor methods:1 & 3. Ringing World page reference: 3389.0308Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 9 March 1976 in 3h 5184 Spliced Surprise Maximus (2m) 2 methods: 3456 Ealing, 1728 Cambridge, 72 changes of method Composed by AF Scholfield 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse First of Spliced Surprise Maximus: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9-10 400th peal: 5-6 Ringing World April 2nd 1976 No. 3388 Vol l LXXII page 290 Ringing World page reference: 3388.0290Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 13 March 1976 in 3h 5 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5088 St Clement's College Bob Major 1 Sidney Hough 2 P Graham Walters 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 Geoffrey Dyson 5 Gerald Bowen 6 Paul Maddock 7 Frank R Morton (C) 8 Geoffrey A Edwards Birthday compliments to P Maddock, Mrs B Maddock & Mrs Walters. Wedding compliment to Mr Glyn Maddock & Mrs Sandra Maddock nee Thomson. First in the method by all the band Chester Diocesan Guild Handley, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 13 March 1976 in 2h 45 (14–1–6 in F) 5040 Minor (5m) Single Oxford, Wight, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford T.B. and Plain Bob 1 David G Ogden 2 Colin Davies 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 P Mark Ogden 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Geoffrey A Edwards Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 16 March 1976 in 2h 40 5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal Composed by John R Mayne 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World April 9th 1976 No. 3389 Vol. LXXII page 311 Ringing World page reference: 3389.0311Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 11 Woodville Drive Thursday, 18 March 1976 in 2h 10 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Peter Broadbent Ringing World April 23rd 1976 No. 3391 Vol. LXXII page 353 Ringing World page reference: 3391.0353Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Saturday, 20 March 1976 in 3h 5 (13–2–12 in F) 5088 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by Charles W. Roberts 1 Brain S B Kear 2 Anne E Mayes 3 Sidney Hough 4 Eric Roughley 5 Christopher H Jenkins 6 John Bell 7 Peter Dyson 8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) First in the method 5,6,7 Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 20 March 1976 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Spliced Triples (3m) Grandsire, Oxford Bob, St Clement's 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Pam Thomson 3 J Robert Jervis (C) 4 Clive W Simpson 5 P Graham Walters 6 Michael Thomson 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Gerald L Bowen Wedding compliment to Glyn and Sandra Maddock Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 23 March 1976 in 2h 34 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Alan F Scholfield First of Surprise on an inside pair: 5-6 100th handbell peal together: 1-2 and 7-8 Ringing World May 21st 1976 No. 3395 Vol. LXXII page 439 Ringing World page reference: 3395.0439Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 24 March 1976 in 1h 37 (12) 5040 Minor (2m) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) In memoriam Field Marshal Lord Montgomery Ringing World April 16th 1976 No. 3390 Vol. LXXII page 332 Ringing World page reference: 3390.0332Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 26 March 1976 in 2h 50 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (11m) 11 methods: 576 Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 448 Bristol, 384 Ashtead, London, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Uxbridge, 124 changes of method. Composed by Norman Smith 1 Derek J Thomas 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Anne E Mayes 4 Andrew C D Mayes 5 John A Booth 6 William H Dowse 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 27 March 1976 in 3h 13 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Tarporley Surprise Royal Composed by C W Roberts 1 Peter Broadbent 2 R Brian Mills 3 Christine L J Mills 4 Eric Roughley 5 Roland H Cook 6 Eric Nixon 7 Richard B Dorrington 8 Ralph B Mitchell 9 David J Midgley 10 Denis Mottershead (C) First in the method: 5,6,7 Ringing World April 23rd 1976 No. 3391 Vol. LXXII page 351 Chester Diocesan Guild Wistaston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 29 March 1976 (5–3–24 in B) 1380 Minor (2m) Double Court & Plain Bob 1 Linda J Brown 2 Geoff A Edwards 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Philip J Boote 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Frank R Morton (C) 21st Birthday Compliment to Carole Sutton Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 30 March 1976 in 1h 52 (14) 5040 Minor (3m) 2 extents each Kent TB, Oxford TB and 3 Plain Bob 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas Ringing World April 23rd 1976 No. 3491 Vol. LXXII page 353 Ringing World page reference: 3391.0353Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Saturday, 3 April 1976 in 2h 35 (6 in B♭) 5040 Minor (22m) (1) Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby, Braintree Delight, (2) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford, Marple Delight, (3) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk, Morning Star T.B., (4) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston T.B., (5) Kent T.B., (6) Cambridge Surprise, (7) Oxford T.B. 1 Patricia A Jenkins 2 Sidney Hough 3 Neil D Lomas 4 Christopher H Jenkins 5 Denis Mottershead 6 Peter Dyson (C) First as conductor. Most methods: 1, 4 & 6. 70th birthday compliment to Sidney Hough. Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Tuesday, 6 April 1976 in 1h 42 (12) 5040 Minor (2m) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 475th together: 1-2 and 5-6 Engagement compliment to Carole Sutton and Stephen Newton (Nantwich) Ringing World April 30th 1976 No. 3392 Vol. LXXII page 376 Ringing World page reference: 3392.0376Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 6 April 1976 in 2h 42 (17) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Geoffrey Bridges First of Surprise Royal on handbells: 1-2 Ringing World April 30th 1976 No. 3492 Vol. LXXII page 376 Ringing World page reference: 3392.0376Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 11 Woodville Drive Thursday, 8 April 1976 in 2h 35 (14) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Herbert M Heaton Ringing World May 28th 1976 No. 3396 Vol. LXXII page 461 Ringing World page reference: 3396.0461Chester Diocesan Guild Astbury, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 10 April 1976 in 2h 28 (12–0–20 in G♯) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Durham, Wells, York, London, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge
1 Victor Stonier 2 Eric Hotine 3 Ivor R Nichols 4 Barry Corbishley 5 Roy Worrall 6 Andrew J Binsteadb (C) First as conductor Ringing World May 14th 1976 No. 3394 Vol. LXXII page 416 Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Sunday, 11 April 1976 in 2h 25 (13) 5120 Plain Bob Major Composed by R Baldwin 1–2 Alan F Scholfield 3–4 Clive W Simpson 5–6 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 7–8 J Robert Jervis First on an inside pair: 3-4 Ringing World May 21st 1976 No. 3395 Vol. LXXII page 439 Ringing World page reference: 3395.0439Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 11 April 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1260 Plain Bob Royal 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Michael Thomson 3 Simon R Cole 4 George H Bailey 5 Andrew Jopp 6 Paul Maddock 7 Stuart W Bracegirdle (C) 8 P Graham Walters 9 Gerald L Bowen 10 Nicholas Thomson For evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Saturday, 17 April 1976 in 6h 5 (15) 13664 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by R J Parker 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Robert B Smith (C) The longest peal of Surprise on handbells. Umpires: Andrew C D Mayes, C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World May 14th 1976 No. 3394 Vol. LXXII page 419 Ringing World page reference: 3394.0419Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Monday, 19 April 1976 in 2h 56 (11–0–7 in G) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by Henry Dains 1 Colin Davies (C) 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Michael Smethurst 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Geoffrey A Edwards 8 Malcolm Murphy First in the method: 3,4,6 First in the method as conductor 25th together: 7 and 8 Rung for Cheshire Peal Week Ringing World page reference: 3394.0420Chester Diocesan Guild Davenham, Cheshire St Wilfrid Monday, 19 April 1976 in 2h 48 (14 in F) 5040 Minor (7 Methods) Kent Treble Bob, St Clements, Childwall, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Plain Bob 1 Michael Smethurst 2 Ian W Taylor 3 J Robert Jervis 4 David Kirkcaldy 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) Most minor methods: 2, 4 Most methods as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral St Barnabas Monday, 19 April 1976 in 2h 59 (23–1–5 in E♭) 5024 Plain Bob Major 1 John Hyden 2 Ruth Blackwell 3 James F Smith 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Eric J Gilbert 6 John P Horrocks 7 Anthony P Foster 8 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Tuesday, 20 April 1976 in 2h 49 (11–2–17 in G) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Nicholas Thomson 2 Colin Davies 3 David Kirkcaldy 4 David G Ogden 5 Giles B Thompson 6 James R D Allison 7 Ian W Taylor 8 Malcolm Murphy (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Tuesday, 20 April 1976 in 3h 13 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by John R Ketteringham 1 A Patrick Cannon 2 Christine M Carter 3 Katherine J Maundrell 4 Rev Giles C Galley 5 Graham G Firman 6 Nigel Thomson 7 James Clatworthy 8 Anthony R Carter 9 R Kingsley Mason 10 Andrew W R Wilby (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Tuesday, 20 April 1976 in 2h 47 (11–1–6 in F♯) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by A Craven 1 David Kirkcaldy 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 David G Ogden 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Simon P Rogers 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 John R Ridley Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Wednesday, 21 April 1976 in 2h 59 (13–2–12 in F) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Johnson's Variation 1 Malcolm Murphy 2 David Kikaldy 3 David G Ogdens 4 Sidney Hough 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 Ian M Taylor 7 Colin Davies 8 Simon P Rogers (C) First in the method 8 Chester Diocesan Guild Hyde, Greater Manchester St George Wednesday, 21 April 1976 in 2h 48 (18–0–11 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by A Knights 1 Ian W Taylor 2 Colin Davies (C) 3 David Kirkcaldy 4 David G Ogden 5 James R D Allison 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Simon P Rogers 8 Malcolm Murphy Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Thursday, 22 April 1976 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Clive W Simpson 3 J Robert Jervis (C) 4 Paul Maddock 5 Gerald L Bowen 6 P Graham Walters 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson First Surprise as conductor. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 22 April 1976 in 3h 30 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by S Humphrey 1 David Kirkaldy 2 David G Ogden 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Malcolm Murphy 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Colin Davies 8 Simon P Rogers (C) 100th peal: 4. Ringing World page reference: 3394.0420Chester Diocesan Guild Capenhurst, Cheshire Holy Trinity Thursday, 22 April 1976 in 2h 27 (11–0–22 in G) 5040 Doubles (49m/v) (1 and 2) Stedman, (3) Longparish, (4) St. Helen, (5) Newborough, (6) Grandsire, (7) St. Simon and St. Osmund, (8) St. Albans, (9) Cassington, (10) Eynsham and St. Jude, (11) Elford and St. Ignatius, (12) St. Simon, (13) St. Martin, (14) St. Paul, (15) St. Peter, (16) St. Leonard and St. Laurence, (17) Austrey and Churchill, (18) St. Martin, (19) Plain Bob, (20) Kennington, (21) Old, (22) April Day and Litchurch, (23) Seighford and
Mayday, (24-27) Plain Bob, (28) St. Nicholas and St. Remigius, (29)
St. Giles, (30) St. Thomas, (31) Lapley and St. Mary, (32) Shareshill
and Heyford, (33) Winchendon Place, (34) St. Miles. (35) St. Luke, (36) St. John and St. Crispin, (37) Ryton and Chilton, (38) Reverse Canterbury, (39) Southrepps, (40) St. Columba, (41) Clifford's Pleasure and St. David's,
(42) Little Aston and Royson) 1 David G Ogden 2 David Kirkcaldy 3 Simon P Rogers (C) 4 Colin Davies 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Ian W Taylor First of Doubles: 1, 2, 5 and 6 Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Lancashire St Paul Friday, 23 April 1976 in 2h 54 (18–2–1) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by N Smith 1 David G Ogden 2 Colin Davies 3 James Kirkcaldy 4 Simon P Rogers 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Malcolm J Murphy 7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C) 8 Giles B Thompson First in the method 3. Circled tower 8 . Ringing world: 3394.0420 Ringing World page reference: 3394.0420Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Greater Manchester St Paul Friday, 23 April 1976 in 2h 54 (18–2–1 in E) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by N Smith 1 David G Ogden 2 Colin Davies 3 David Kirkcaldy 4 Simon P Rogers 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C) 8 Giles B Thompson First in method: 3 Circled tower: 8 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Friday, 23 April 1976 in 3h 16 (26–0–21 in D) 5007 Stedman Cinques Composed by Robert E J Dennis 1 Wilfred Williams (C) 2 Graham G Firman 3 Christine M Carter 4 Nigel Thomson 5 James Clatworthy 6 Alan F Scholfield 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Anthony R Carter 9 Jeffrey Brannan 10 Andrew W R Wilby 11 R Kingsley Mason 12 A Patrick Cannon Chester Diocesan Guild Farnworth, Greater Manchester St John Friday, 23 April 1976 in 2h 47 (12–1–8 in G) 5056 Quedgeley Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Janice M Evans 2 David G Ogden 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Ian W Taylor 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Giles B Thompson 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm Murphy First of Treble Bob and first on 8: 1 First in the method for all For St George's Day Chester Diocesan Guild Congleton, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 23 April 1976 in 2h 55 (13–1–2 in F) 5120 London Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Frank R Morton 2 Barry Corbishley 3 Clarissa JE Caroe 4 Roy Worrall 5 Andrew J Binstead 6 Ralph B Mitchell 7 Roland W Morant 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First of London Surprise Major: 5 Ringing World May 14th 1976 page No. 3394 Vol. LXXII 416 Chester Diocesan Guild Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester St Michael Saturday, 24 April 1976 in 3h 2 (15–1–16 in F) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by E W Tipler 1 Keith Daniels 2 Ian W Taylor 3 Colin Davies 4 C Paul Cheshire 5 David J Midgley 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 John R Scott 8 Frank R Morton (C) Source: RW, 1976, page 460. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 25 April 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1440 Plain Bob Minor 1 Peter Cox 2 Katie Taylor 3 David Preston 4 Ian W Taylor 5 Stephen Bailey 6 George H Bailey (C) For Evensong First Inside 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 27 April 1976 in 2h 30 (17) 5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (2m) 2 methods: 2520 each Cambridge and Lincolnshire; 34 changes of method; all the work Composed by J D Atkinson 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Alan F Scholfield First of Spliced Surprise Royal: 1-2 and 7-8 Ringing World May 21st 1976 No. 3395 Vol. LXXII page 439 Ringing World page reference: 3395.0439Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday, 28 April 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Diana Rigby 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 N Page 4 John W Griffiths 5 Ann Ketchell 6 Christopher C Roberts 7 David T Andrews 8 George E Morrall (C) First quarter peal: 1 First Major: 2 & 3 Ringing World page reference: 3396.0462Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 29 April 1976 in 2h 47 (15) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Wood 1–2 Gerald Moorhouse 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Stuart I Bamforth 9–10 Herbert M Heaton First of Royal in hand: 7-8 Ringing World May 28th 1975 No. 3396 Vol. LXXII page 461 Ringing World page reference: 3396.0461Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Tuesday, 4 May 1976 in 1h 43 (12) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 425th as conductor 400 for Chester Guild Birthday compliment to Paul Cheshire (Wistaston) Ringing World May 28th 1976 No. 3396 Vol. LXXII page 461 Ringing World page reference: 3396.0461Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 4 May 1976 in 2h 41 (17) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 J David Atkinson 9–10 Geoffrey Bridges (C) First of Cambridge Royal as conductor Ringing World June 4th 1976 No. 3397 Vol. LXXII page 482 Ringing World page reference: 3397.0482Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 6 May 1976 in 2h 15 (13) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes Ringing World June 4th 1976 No. 3397 Vol. LXXII page 482 Ringing World page reference: 3397.0482Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 10 May 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Betty Walsey 2 Julian Richardson 3 John W Griffiths 4 Keith M Jones 5 George Morrall 6 Christopher W Thomas 7 Christopher C Roberts (C) 8 David T Andrews Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 11 May 1976 in 2h 35 (17) 5040 Rutland Surprise Royal Composed by Alan F Scholfield 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Alan F Scholfield (C) First of Rutland Royal by all Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 30 Ridge Crescent Tuesday, 11 May 1976 in 1h 55 (14) 5040 Minor (3m) 2 extents each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, 3 Plain Bob 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas Ringing World June 25th 1976 No. 3400 Vol. LXXII page 542 Ringing World page reference: 3400.0542Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 15 May 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 William McDowell 2 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 3 George H Bailey 4 David Preston 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Stephen Bailey (C) For Mid Cheshire Quarter Peal Week First as Conductor 6 Chester Diocesan Guild Marbury, Cheshire St Michael Saturday, 15 May 1976 in 2h 36 (7–2–22 in A♯) 5040 Minor (4m) Single Oxford, St Clement’s, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Ian W Taylor 4 Paul Maddock 5 John R Scott 6 Geoffrey A Edwards To welcome the Rev J.S. Wright Ringing World June 25th 1976 No. 3400 Vol. LXXII page 539 Chester Diocesan Guild Lower Peover, Cheshire St Oswald Saturday, 15 May 1976 in 2h 34 (12–0–12 in G) 5040 Minor (4m) (1 extent each Kent T.B., Childwall, Single Oxford; 4 extents Plain Bob) 1 David Kirkaldy 2 Ian W Taylor 3 Frank R Morton 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) 75th peal together: 5,6. Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Sunday, 16 May 1976 (25–2–6 in E♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Edward J Gould 2 Graeme A Littler 3 Jacqueline Crossley 4 Raymond L Poole 5 Brian Merrill 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) First quarter at first attempt - 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 16 May 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 George H Bailey 2 Katie Taylor 3 Shirley Garnett 4 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 5 David Preston 6 Gordon Garnett 7 Stephen Bailey 8 Ian W Taylor (C) For Evensong For Mid Cheshire Branch Quarter Peal Week Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 16 May 1976 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 John C Breese 2 Stella E O'Brien 3 Bernard J Ongley 4 Clifford W Shaw 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 Michael Thomson (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 20 May 1976 in 2h 17 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Cynthia Warrilow 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World June 25th 1976 No. 3400 Vol. LXXII page 542 Ringing World page reference: 3400.0542Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 22 May 1976 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1344 Little Bob Major 1 Gerald L Bowen 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 P Graham Walters 4 Antonia Dearden 5 Paul Maddock 6 J Robert Jervis 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Simon R Cole (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Lower Peover, Cheshire St Oswald Saturday, 22 May 1976 (12–0–12 in G) 1440 Oswald Delight Minor 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Simon R Cole 3 Michael Thomson (C) 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 J Robert Jervis 6 Paul Maddock First in method for all Chester Diocesan Guild Little Budworth, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 22 May 1976 (6–2–1 in B♭) 1253 Stedman Doubles 1 Nicholas Thomson 2 Gerald L Bowen 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Simon R Cole 5 Michael Thomson Non conducted Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 23 May 1976 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Spliced Minor (2m) Childwall, St Clements College Bob 1 I Mary Rowlands 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Pam Thomson 4 Michael Thomson 5 J Robert Jervis 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) Compliment to Frank Witter on retiring from the post of Tower Captain Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 25 May 1976 in 2h 17 (15) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by J Reeves 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Stuart I Bamforth Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Tuesday, 25 May 1976 in 2h 25 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (7m) (Double Court, Cambridge S., Single Oxford, Oxford T.B., St. Clement's. Kent T.B., Plain Bob) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 John R Scott 4 Frederick S Sutton 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 25th peal together: 1 & 2. Ringing World page reference: 3400.0539Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 25 May 1976 in 2h 17 (13) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges (C) 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World June 25th 1976 No. 3400 Vol. LXXII page 542 Ringing World page reference: 3400.0542Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday, 26 May 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1267 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 Keith M Jones 2 Ann Ketchell 3 John W Griffiths 4 David Andrews 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 Robin Parry 7 J David Adams (C) 8 Christopher C Roberts Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 28 May 1976 in 2h 48 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) 224 London, 448 Pudsey, Superlative, 576 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 869 Yorkshire, 1120 Rutland, 108 changes of method, all the work. Composed by R J Parker 1 Jane Booth 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Anne E Mayes 4 John A Booth 5 Derek J Thomas 6 Andrew C D Mayes 7 Christopher L D Munday 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Saturday, 29 May 1976 in 2h 49 (11–2–17) 5056 Wye Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Cynthia M Warrilow 2 Ian W Taylor 3 David G Ogden 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Christopher L D Munday 6 Frank R Morton 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm J Murphy Circled tower— 2. 25th on the bells— 7. Circled tower twice— 8. First in the method for all except treble ringer. Ringing world: 3400.0539 Ringing World page reference: 3400.0539Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 29 May 1976 in 3h 24 (26–0–21 in D) 5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus Composed by Stephen J Ivin 1 Derek Butterworth 2 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 3 Anne E Mayes 4 Frederick E Wilshaw 5 Geoffrey Bridges 6 Roland W Morant 7 Frank R Morton 8 Derek J Thomas 9 Roy Worrall 10 Ralph B Mitchell 11 Ivor R Nichols 12 Andrew C D Mayes 50th peal : Derek Thomas. First peal of Surprise Maximus : Frank Morton and Ralph Mitchell. Chester Diocesan Guild Flixton, Greater Manchester St Michael Sunday, 30 May 1976 in 2h 46 (13–3–1) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by S Humphrey 1 Robert J Warrilow 2 Giles B Thompson 3 David G Ogden 4 Derek J Thomas 5 Malcolm J Murphy 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 J Martin Thorley 25th for the Guild: 3. 25th together: 2 & 5. Ringing world: 3400.0539 Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Monday, 31 May 1976 in 2h 43 (11–2–17) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Composed by 7 different extents 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Judith Warrilow 3 Alan J Brown 4 Ann Dickerson 5 Robert J Warrilow 6 Colin Davies (C) 100th peal— 1. First inside— 2. First of Minor— 4. Circled tower twice— 6. Birthday compliment to Judith Warrilow Ringing world: 3400.0539 Ringing World page reference: 3400.0539Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Wednesday, 2 June 1976 in 2h 16 (13) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Dawn Owen 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson First of Surprise in hand: 1-2 Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Hale, Cheshire 105 Woburn Drive Thursday, 3 June 1976 in 2h 40 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Cynthia Warrilow 3–4 Mark Ogden 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Robert J Warrilow First of Major in hand: 3-4 Ringing World July 2nd 1976 No. 3401 Vol. LXXII page 561 Ringing World page reference: 3401.0561Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Friday, 4 June 1976 in 3h 5 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Jane Dickerson 2 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 3 Cynthia Warrilow 4 Ann Dickerson 5 Alan J Brown 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Colin Davies First peal: 1. Circled tower: 7. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Monday, 7 June 1976 in 3h 5 (18) 5016 Little Bob Maximus Composed by J R Ketteringham (No 6 reduced) 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges (C) 3–4 Ann G Martin 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Christopher L D Munday 9–10 Edward W Martin 11–12 Neil D Lomas First of Little Bob Maximus by all Ringing World July 2nd 1976 No. 3401 Vol. LXXII page 561 Ringing World page reference: 3401.0561Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 8 June 1976 in 3h 2 (15) 5184 Spliced Surprise Maximus (2m) 2 methods: 3456 Ealing, 1728 Cambridge, 72 changes of method Composed by Alan F Scholfield 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Ann E Martin 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Robert B Smith 9–10 William H Jackson 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse First of Surprise Maximus: 3-4 Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 11 Woodville Drive Tuesday, 8 June 1976 in 2h 15 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Edward W Martin 7–8 Ronald F Andrew Ringing World July 2nd 1976 No. 3401 Vol. LXXII page 561 Ringing World page reference: 3401.0561Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Friday, 11 June 1976 in 2h 33 (8–3–18 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 I Mary Rowlands 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Janice M Evans 4 Colin Davies 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 Malcolm Murphy First inside - 3; a compliment to Frank Witter on his retirement as local tower captain. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 15 June 1976 in 3h 4 (17) 5184 Spliced Surprise Maximus (2m) 2 methods: 3456 Ealing, 1728 Cambridge, 72 changes of method Composed by Alan F Scholfield 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson 9–10 Neil D Lomas 11–12 Andrew C D Mayes First of Surprise Maximus in hand: 9-10 Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Tuesday, 15 June 1976 in 2h 18 (12) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Frank R Morton 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Robert J Warrilow 100th handbell peal: 1-2 Ringing World July 23rd 1976 No. 3404 Vol. LXXII page 622 Ringing World page reference: 3404.0622Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Wednesday, 16 June 1976 in 1h 47 (12) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor 7 extents 1–2 Andrew C D Mayes 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) First of Surprise Minor in hand: 3-4 and 5-6 Ringing World July 9th 1976 No. 3402 Vol. LXXII page 582 Ringing World page reference: 3402.0582Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 19 June 1976 in 2h 38 (8–0–0 in A) 5040 Plain Minor (6m) St Clements, Childwall, Plain Bob, Single Oxford, Wight and Rev Canterbury 1 Linda J Brown 2 Phillip J Boote 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Colin Davies 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) 500th peal: 5 Ringing World page reference: 3403.0600Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Lancashire St Paul Sunday, 20 June 1976 in 3h 7 (18–2–1) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Michael Smethurst 2 David G Ogden 3 Cynthia M Warrilow 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 Giles B Thompson 6 J Martin Thorley 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm J Murphy First of Lincolnshire as conductor. Ringing world: 3403.0600 Ringing World page reference: 3403.0600Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 22 June 1976 in 2h 39 (17) 5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Andrew C D Mayes 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Herbert M Heaton Ringing World August 13th 1976 No. 3407 Vol. LXXII page 677 Ringing World page reference: 3407.0677Chester Diocesan Guild Porthmadog, Gwynedd St John Div Saturday, 26 June 1976 (11–2–19 in G) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Malcolm Murphy 2 Pam Thomson 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Paul Maddock 5 Gerald L Bowen 6 Simon R Cole 7 Michael Thomson 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 29 June 1976 in 2h 42 (17) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by W E Critchley 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 William H Jackson Ringing World August 13th 1976 No. 3407 Vol. LXXII page 677 Ringing World page reference: 3407.0677Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Friday, 2 July 1976 in 2h 35 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Minor (3m) 2 extents each Cambridge S., Kent T.B.; 3 extents Plain Bob 1 Malcolm Murphy 2 Frank R Morton 3 Geoffrey A Edwards 4 C Paul Cheshire 5 David G Ogden 6 Colin Davies (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 3 July 1976 in 3h 23 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J E Burton 1 Alan J Brown 2 David G Ogden 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Cynthia Warrilow 5 James A Dickerson 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Robert J Warrilow 8 Colin Davies First peal: 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 3 July 1976 in 2h 58 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Ann Owen 2 Heather Murrell 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Phillip J Boote 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Geoffrey A Edwards For the Centenary of the Mothers’ Union Ringing World August 13th 1976 No. 3407 Vol LXXII page 676 Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 6 July 1976 in 2h 35 (15) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by John Reeves 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Stuart I Bamforth 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World August 13th 1976 No. 3407 Vol. LXXII page 677 Ringing World page reference: 3407.0677Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday, 7 July 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1264 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 John W Griffiths 2 Ann Ketchell 3 Jonathan Howell 4 Keith M Jones 5 David Andrews 6 J David Adams 7 Jonathan D Shanklin 8 Christopher C Roberts (C) Chester Diocesan Guild West Kirby, Wirral St Bridget Saturday, 10 July 1976 in 2h 56 (12–0–23 in G) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J. R. Pritchard 1 Jane Cubley 2 Ian M Robertson 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 Julia Neame 5 Alexander J Martin 6 John Lifton 7 Anthony P Foster 8 Kenneth C Edwards (C) First Peal 1. First Major as Conductor. Rung for the tercentenary of the re-endowment of Calday Grange Grammar School (1676-77) Chester Diocesan Guild Stretford, Greater Manchester St Matthew Saturday, 10 July 1976 in 3h 10 (11–1–23) 5152 Amsterdam Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 P Mark Ogden 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 David G Ogden 4 Malcolm Murphy 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Frank R Morton First in the method for all. Ringing world: 3405.0654 Chester Diocesan Guild Astbury, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 10 July 1976 in 2h 44 (12–0–20 in G♯) 5040 Minor (13m) 1. Kent; 2. Morning Star; 3. College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley and Duke of Norfolk; 4. Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure and Kingston; 5. Oxford; 6. Cambridge; 7. Plain Bob. 1 Eric Roughley 2 Sidney Hough 3 Louis Marsh 4 Frank Osbaldiston 5 Peter Dyson 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal: 3. Compliment to Sir R. J. Baker Wilbraham, Bt., patron of this living, also wedding compliment to Gaynor M. Schofield and Martin J. Rose. Chester Diocesan Guild Upton, Merseyside 31 Upland Road Sunday, 11 July 1976 in 2h 20 (size 16) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1–2 Paul N Mounsey (C) 3–4 John P Horrocks 5–6 David C Brown 7–8 Ruth Blackwell Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Sunday, 11 July 1976 in 2h 40 (11–2–17) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major 2 methods: 2624 Yorkshire. 2432 Cambridge; with 93 changes of method, all the work Composed by N Smith 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Robert J Warrilow 3 David G Ogden 4 Geoffrey Fothergill 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Malcolm J Murphy 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 J Martin Thorley First o f Spliced inside— 3 and 5. First Spliced as conductor. Ringing world: 3405.0654 Ringing World page reference: 3405.0654Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Tuesday, 13 July 1976 in 2h 35 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (9m) ((1) Kent T.B., (2) Double Oxford and Thelwall, (3) St. Clement's and Childwall, (5) Single Oxford and Wight, (6) Rev. Canterbury, (4 and 7) Plain Bob)
1 Julia Davies 2 Phillip J Boote 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 John R Scott 5 Colin Davies 6 Geoffrey A Edwards First of 9 Minor methods inside: 2. Circled tower three times as conductor. Ringing World page reference: 3407.0676Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Friday, 16 July 1976 in 2h 59 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Mary Cox 2 Sonia Jukes 3 Helen M Capper 4 Cynthia Warrilow 5 Caroline R Cox 6 Oswald Claybrook 7 Walter Allman (C) 8 John F Oultram First peal at first attempt; 1,2,3. First peal on the bells since rehanging. In memorium Fred Jackson. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Saturday, 17 July 1976 in 2h 58 (15) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by Peter Border 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 Alan F Scholfield 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 William H Jackson 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World September 10th 1976 No. 3411 Vol. LXXII page 757 Ringing World page reference: 3411.0757Chester Diocesan Guild Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester St Margaret, Altrincham Saturday, 17 July 1976 in 2h 56 (9–1–21) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 7 extents called differently 1 Sarah Morgan 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Alan J Brown 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Allen Twyman First peal: 1. Silver wedding compliment to the vicar (Rev. H. Taylor) and Mrs. Taylor. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Monday, 19 July 1976 in 3h 27 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Leslie G Brett 2 Edward A Heeves 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Frank Reynolds 5 Alan J Brown 6 Sidney Hough 7 Joseph Thornley 8 Allen Twyman Half-muffled in memoriam David Vincent, some-time tower master, cremated immediately prior to the peal. Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 20 July 1976 in 3h 5 (15) 5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3m) Three methods: 3360 Ealing, 1104 Cambridge, 576 Lincolnshire, 70 changes of method Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Neil D Lomas 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World September 3rd 1976 No. 3410 Vol. LXXII page 738 Ringing World page reference: 3410.0738Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 20 July 1976 in 2h 15 (14) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Stuart I Bamforth 7–8 J David Atkinson 300th peal: 7-8 Ringing World August 20th 1976 No. 3408 Vol. LXXII page 697 Ringing World page reference: 3408.0697Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Friday, 23 July 1976 in 3h 5 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by Albert M Tyler 1 Fred Dunkerley 2 Ivor R Nichols 3 Peter Broadbent 4 Roland W Morant 5 Derek J Thomas 6 Christopher L D Munday 7 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 8 Alan F Scholfield 9 Richard S Starkie 10 William H Dowse First of Grandsire Caters : 3,5,6 and 7. Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Saturday, 24 July 1976 in 3h 8 (25–2–6 in E♭) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by P G K Davies 1 Nora M Randles 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Robert J Warrilow 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 J David Adams 6 Michael Thomson 7 Jack L Millhouse (C) 8 Eric J Gilbert First in the method - 5. A birthday compliment to George Randles. Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 24 July 1976 (8–0–0 in A) 1440 Plain Bob Minor 1 Keith M Jones 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Simon Shanklin 4 John W Griffiths 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 24 July 1976 (8–0–0 in A) 1440 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Simon Shanklin 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 John W Griffiths 4 Keith M Jones 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire Sitch House Tuesday, 27 July 1976 in 2h 15 (14) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Cynthia Warrilow 3–4 Geoffrey Bridges 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Herbert M Heaton Birthday compliment to Julie Heaton Ringing World September 3rd 1976 No. 3410 Vol. LXXII page 739 Ringing World page reference: 3410.0739Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 27 July 1976 in 2h 39 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Christopher L D Munday 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Wedding anniversary compliment to Anne and Andrew Mayes Ringing World September 3rd 1976 No. 3420 Vol. LXXII page 738 Ringing World page reference: 3410.0738Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 30 July 1976 in 2h 45 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5152 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Anne E Mayes 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 4 Peter Broadbent 5 John A Booth 6 William H Dowse 7 Derek J Thomas 8 Christopher L D Munday In memoriam David Vincent. Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Tuesday, 3 August 1976 in 3h 13 (20–0–0 in E) 5120 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by Roderick W Pipe 1 Tudor P Edwards 2 Cyril Crossthwaite 3 Anthony H Smith 4 John G Gipson 5 Kenneth J Hesketh 6 Brian D Threlfall 7 John H Fielden (C) 8 Peter G Brown 9 R Kingsley Mason 10 Peter Border Ringing World September 10th 1976 No. 3411 Vol. LXXII page 757 Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 4 August 1976 in 2h 51 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5120 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by Peter Border 1 Ivor R Nichols 2 Geoffrey W Randall 3 Kenneth J Hesketh 4 Tudor P Edwards 5 John G Gipson 6 John H Fielden 7 R Kingsley Mason 8 Peter Border (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Friday, 6 August 1976 in 3h 22 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5056 London Surprise Major Composed by Roger Baldwin 1 Geoffrey W Randall 2 Ruth M Border 3 Tudor P Edwards 4 Philip J Rothera 5 John H Fielden 6 R Kingsley Mason 7 Peter Border (C) 8 Ralph G Edwards Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 7 August 1976 in 3h 8 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Major Composed by N Bennett 1 John R Bradshaw 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Wilfred Kerr 4 Neil W Parish 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Frederick S Sutton 8 Frank R Morton (C) First on eight: 1 Ringing World September 3rd 1976 No. 3410 Vol. LXXII page 736 Chester Diocesan Guild Thornton le Moors, Cheshire St Mary Monday, 16 August 1976 (11–1–9 in G) 1272 Minimus (3m) Plain, Reverse and Double Bob 1 I Mary Rowlands 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Michael Thomson 4 Nicholas Thomson (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 16 August 1976 (24–3–0 in D) 1280 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 Irene James 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Nora Randles 4 Ann Ketchell 5 George Morrall (C) 6 Keith M Jones 7 David T Andrews 8 Christopher C Roberts Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 20 August 1976 in 2h 49 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5152 London Surprise Major Composed by T B Worsley 1 John A Booth 2 Jane Booth 3 Eric Hotine 4 A Peter Whitehead 5 Roland W Morant 6 William H Dowse 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Waverton, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 21 August 1976 in 2h 45 (8–0–10 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Joan Bray 2 John W Griffiths 3 Robin H Parry 4 J David Adams 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) First peal: 1 First peal on the bells after rehanging Ringing World page reference: 3412.0776Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 21 August 1976 in 2h 30 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (5m) 1 extent each Kent T.B., St. Clement's, Single Oxford, Rev. Canterbury; 3 Plain Bob) 1 C Paul Cheshire 2 John R Bradshaw 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Andrew J Bradshaw 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) Most Minor methods inside: 2. 25th peal: 4 Ringing World page reference: 3412.0776Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Tuesday, 24 August 1976 in 2h 30 (15) 5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by Traditional 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 Stuart I Bamforth 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Christopher L D Munday (C) Ringing World September 17th 1976 No. 3412 Vol. LXXII page 777 Ringing World page reference: 3412.0777Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 24 August 1976 in 3h 3 (size 15) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by Peter Border 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 David C Brown (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 John P Horrocks 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse First of surprise maximus in hand, 7-8 100th on 12, 3-4 Chester Diocesan Guild Clunbury, Shropshire St Swithin Saturday, 28 August 1976 in 38m (10–0–23 in A) 1260 Minor (7m) 288 St Clement & Double Oxford; 36 Thelwall, Pinehurst, Childwall & Buxton; 540 Single Oxford. 1 David Kirkcaldy 2 Timothy Hine 3 John White 4 James Kirkcaldy 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Church Stretton, Shropshire St Laurence Saturday, 28 August 1976 in 2h 55 (11–0–5 in F) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Nathaniel J Pitstow 1 Christopher Ridley 2 John S White 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Timothy C Hine 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Colin Davies 8 David Kirkcaldy (C) First TB Major 1, 2 First in method 4 First S and Major as Conductor To mark the 70th Birthday of Sir John Betjeman Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 28 August 1976 in 2h 23 (18–0–6 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Helen Leith 2 Ann Dickerson 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Graham Darke 5 Cynthia Warrilow 6 Alan J Brown 7 Mark Ogden 8 Robert J Warrilow First peal: 1,4 Farewell compliment to Revd E C (Ted) Grey, assistant priest and Mrs Grey Chester Diocesan Guild Welshpool, Montgomeryshire St Mary Monday, 30 August 1976 in 2h 57 (12–0–12 in F♯) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Michael J Platt 1 John S White 2 David Kirkcaldy 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Neil Bennett (C) 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Colin Davies 8 Malcolm Murphy Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 31 August 1976 in 2h 19 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton (Johnson's Variation) 1–2 William H Jackson (C) 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 400th peal: 7-8 Ringing World September 24th 1976 No. 3413 Vol. LXXII page 880 Ringing World page reference: 3413.0800Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 31 August 1976 in 2h 18 (15) 5120 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C) Ringing World October 29th 1976 No. 3418 Vol. LXXII page 906 Ringing World page reference: 3418.0906Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Tuesday, 31 August 1976 in 2h 24 (6 in B♭) 5040 Minor (7m) Beverley S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St Clement’s, Plain Bob 1 Keith Daniels 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Andrew J Bradshaw 4 Ian W Taylor 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) 25th together: 3,5 Ringing World October 1st 1976 No. 3414 Vol LXXII page 820 Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Friday, 3 September 1976 in 3h 7 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Judith A Warrilow 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Norah M Randles 4 John F Oultram 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Colin Davis 8 Robert J Warrilow (C) First of Treble Bob and first on eight bells; 1. Circled the tower; 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Wistaston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 4 September 1976 in 2h 18 (5–3–24 in B) 5040 Minor (7m) Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, St Clements, St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury, Single Oxford, Plain Bob 1 Linda J Brown 2 Philip J Boote 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Ian W Taylor 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Geoffrey A Edwards Engagement compliment to Doreen Fairhead and Frank Morton Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Sunday, 12 September 1976 in 2h 40 (11–2–17) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Robert J Warrilow 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 J Martin Thornley 4 David G Ogden 5 Derek J Thomas 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm J Murphy Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 14 September 1976 in 2h 45 (17) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by Eric Critchley 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson (C) 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Christopher L D Munday First of Yorkshire in hand: 1-2 First of Yorkshire Royal in hand: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 First of Surprise Royal as conductor Ringing World October 8th 1976 No. 3415 Vol. LXXII page 841 Ringing World page reference: 3415.0841Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Wednesday, 15 September 1976 in 2h 40 (16) 5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m) 4 methods: 1280 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, 1200 Rutland, 69 changes of method; all the work Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Marcus Sherwood (C) The greatest number of methods rung to a peal of ‘all the work’ Surprise Royal on handbells Ringing World October 22nd 1976 No. 3427 Vol. LXXII page 887 Ringing World page reference: 3417.0887Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Wednesday, 15 September 1976 in 3h 1 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by F Dench 1 Peter Dyson 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Sidney Hough 4 William H Dowse 5 Ivor R Nichols 6 Peter Broadbent 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Half-muffled in memoriam Frank Jones, ringer at Norbury for 45 years and life member of C.D.G., interred this day. Chester Diocesan Guild Church Lawton, Cheshire All Saints Wednesday, 15 September 1976 in 2h 51 (8–1–2 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Triples Composed by B Annable 1 Heather Murrell 2 Andrew J Bradshaw 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 John R Scott 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Frank R Morton (C) 8 Phillip J Boote First of Plain Bob Triples: 1,2,3,5,8 25th on the bells: 7 Ringing World October 15th 1976 No. 3416 Vol. LXXII page 862 Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 18 September 1976 in 2h 58 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5024 Plain Bob Major Composed by J Barker 1 Katie M Taylor 2 George H Bailey 3 Frank R Morton 4 David Preston 5 Paul Maddock 6 John R Scott 7 Geoff A Edwards 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First attempt: 1. First peal: 4 Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Saturday, 18 September 1976 in 2h 44 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arthur Craven 1 J Martin Thorley 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 Maurice W Southworth 4 P Mark Ogden 5 David G Ogden 6 Christopher L D Munday 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Derek J Thomas Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 21 September 1976 in 2h 25 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 William H Jackson (C) 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis First of Surprise in hand: 1-2 Ringing World October 22nd 1976 No. 3327 Vol. LXXII page 887 Ringing World page reference: 3417.0887Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 21 September 1976 in 2h 22 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Alan F Scholfield (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World October 29th 1976 No. 3418 Vol. LXXII page 906 Ringing World page reference: 3418.0906Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 3 Sylvan Avenue Tuesday, 28 September 1976 in 1h 55 (14) 5040 Minor (7m) 1 extent each of Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury, Sandal, London Scholar’s Pleasure, Kingston, Oxford 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas First peal in 7 Minor methods in hand: 1-2 and 5-6 Ringing World October 29th 1976 No. 3418 Vol. LXXII page 906 Ringing World page reference: 3418.0906Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 2 October 1976 in 3h (14–2–24 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Triples Composed by J A Trollope 1 Susan Benbow 2 Julia E Neame 3 John G Lifton 4 Ruth Blackwell 5 Anthony P Foster 6 Edwin Jones 7 Kenneth C Edwards (C) 8 Gavin E Price First peal: 1 & 8 Half-muffled in memoriam Geoffrey Smith (local ringer) Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 2 October 1976 in 3h 13 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Johnson's Variation 1 Dawn Owen 2 Frederick S Sutton 3 Ian W Taylor 4 John R Scott 5 Colin Davies 6 Frederick M Mitchell 7 Geoffrey A Edwards 8 Frank R Morton (C) 350th peal together as a trio: 4, 7, 8. Ringing World page reference: 3418.0904Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Sunday, 3 October 1976 in 2h 38 (11–2–17) 5088 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1 David G Ogden 2 J Martin Thornley 3 Cynthia Warrilow 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 Ian W Taylor 6 Malcolm J Murphy 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Derek J Thomas Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 11 Woodville Drive Tuesday, 5 October 1976 in 2h 15 (15) 5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by W M Harrison 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World October 29th 1976 No. 3428 Vol. LXXII page 906 Ringing World page reference: 3418.0906Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 9 October 1976 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples 1 Pam Thomson 2 J Robert Jervis 3 Simon R Cole 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Andrew Jopp 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Michael Thomson (C) 8 Paul Maddock A wedding compliment to Walter Winstanley, sidesman, and Jane Bartholomew. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Tuesday, 12 October 1976 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (7m) (Surfleet S., Beverley S., Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Double Oxford, Single Oxford and St. Clement's) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Frederick S Sutton 3 John R Scott 4 Andrew J Bradshaw 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) 500th peal together: 5 & 6. Ringing World page reference: 3419.0926Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire Sitch House Tuesday, 12 October 1976 in 2h 18 (15) 5024 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by Arthur Craven 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World November 12th 1976 No. 3420 Vol. LXXII page 949 Ringing World page reference: 3420.0949Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Tuesday, 12 October 1976 (20–0–20 in E) 1440 Plain Bob Minor 1 William McDowell 2 Katie Taylor 3 Gordon Garnett 4 Stephen Bailey 5 David Preston (C) 6 George H Bailey For the forthcoming marriage of Shirley Garnett, a member of the Sunday Service Band Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 15 October 1976 in 2h 47 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5056 Ipswich Surprise Major Composed by S H Wood 1 Eric Hotine 2 Willam H Dowse 3 Roy Worrall 4 Frederick E Wilshaw 5 Ralph B Mitchell 6 Barry Corbishley 7 Roland W Morant 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) Circled the tower three times 6; 350th peal 7. Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 19 October 1976 in 2h 24 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World November 19th 1976 No. 3421 Vol. LXXII page 971 Ringing World page reference: 3421.0971Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Wirral Holy Cross Wednesday, 20 October 1976 in 2h 42 (3–3–27 in D) 5040 Plain Bob Triples Composed by J A Trollope 1 Alison Braithwaite 2 Peter D Hughes 3 John Hyden 4 Thomas E Howarth 5 Geoffrey C Sparling 6 Peter L Furniss 7 Alexander J Martin (C) 8 Albert E Mansley First attempt: 1, 2 and 8. Half muffled in memoriam Walter Bennett, former tower captain and churchwarden. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 22 October 1976 in 2h 52 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major Composed by S Jenner 1 Ivor R Nichols 2 Anne E Mayes 3 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 4 Peter Broadbent 5 Andrew C D Mayes 6 William H Dowse 7 Derek J Thomas 8 Derek Butterworth Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 29 October 1976 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor (7 different extents ) 1 Frank R Morton 2 Julia Davies 3 Vivian M Willmott 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) First peal inside: 2. Engagement compliment to Janet Rowlands and Tom Madigan. Ringing World page reference: 3422.0990Chester Diocesan Guild Daresbury, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 30 October 1976 in 2h 59 (16–1–5 in E) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by H Dains 1 Colin Davies (C) 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Helen M Capper 4 Caroline R Cox 5 Sonia E Jukes 6 John F Oultram 7 Robert J Warrilow 8 Malcolm Murphy First of Treble Bob: 3,5 First of Kent: 4 For the Festival of All Saints Ringing World November 26th 1976 Vol LXXII No. 3422 page 990 Ringing World page reference: 3422.0990Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire Sitch House Tuesday, 2 November 1976 in 2h 25 (14) 5024 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Herbert M Heaton 7–8 Neil D Lomas Ringing World December 17th 1976 No. 3425 Vol. LXXII page 1055 Ringing World page reference: 3425.1055 | |
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