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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 202 matching performances. The top 200 are listed below. Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 3 January 1977 (9–3–6 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Barbara Handley 2 Carol Moore 3 Helen S Mitchell 4 Simon K Shanklin 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) First on inside bell: 2 Ringing World page reference: 3433.0124Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Monday, 3 January 1977 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Gerald L Bowen 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Robert J Fearnett 5 P Graham Walters 6 Peter Wilkinson 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson (C) First Surprise Major - 4 A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 4 January 1977 in 2h 16 (15) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arthur Craven 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Geoffrey Bridges 5–6 William H Jackson (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World January 28th 1977 No. 3431 Vol. LXXIII page 77 Ringing World page reference: 3431.0077Chester Diocesan Guild Oxton, Merseyside St Saviour Saturday, 8 January 1977 in 3h 3 (20–1–16 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by John P Horrocks 1 Ernest T Carvell 2 Denise Allister 3 William Harrison 4 Thomas E Howarth 5 Ruth Blackwell 6 Christopher J Eden 7 Geoffrey C Sparling 8 Alexander J Martin 9 John P Horrocks (C) 10 Anthony P Foster First Royal; 2,3,6 First of Royal on tower bells, 5 First peal on the augmented ring For the release of the Tyler family Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 11 January 1977 in 2h 45 (17) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Alan F Scholfield (C) First of London Royal: 3-4,5-6 First of London Royal in hand: 1-2 , 7-8, 9-20 and by the Guild Ringing World February 11th 1977 No. 3433 Vol. LXXIII page 120 Ringing World page reference: 3433.0120Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 11 January 1977 in 1h 47 (15) 5040 Minor (3m) 3 methods: 3 extents each Kent TB, Oxford TB, 1 Plain Bob 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges Ringing World February 11th 1977 No. 3433 Vol. LXXIII page 120 Ringing World page reference: 3433.0120Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Road Thursday, 13 January 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by Arthur Knights 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Stuart I Bamforth 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 William H Jackson Ringing World February 11th 1977 No. 3433 Vol. LXXIII page 120 Ringing World page reference: 3433.0120Chester Diocesan Guild Lower Peover, Cheshire St Oswald Saturday, 15 January 1977 in 2h 41 (12–0–12 in G) 5040 Minor (7m) (1 extent each Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Plain Bob, Double Bob, St Clement's, Single Oxford) 1 Frank R Morton 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Philip J Boote 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Colin Davies (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 16 January 1977 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Elizabeth Blackshaw 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Pam Thomson 4 I Mary Rowlands 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 Michael Thomson First quarter - 1; first inside - 4. Rung after the christening of Lorna Alice, daughter of Simon and Janet Cole. Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire 125 Mobberley Road Tuesday, 18 January 1977 in 2h 38 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Christopher L D Munday 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse 100th on handbells: 7-8 Ringing World March 11th 1977 No. 3437 Vol. LXXIII page 209 Ringing World page reference: 3437.0209Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Saturday, 22 January 1977 in 2h 44 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 4 methods: 1440 Yorkshire, 1280 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 1120 Rutland; 69 changes of method, all the work. Composed by P G K Davies 1 Malcolm Murphy 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Andrew J Webster 4 P Mark Ogden 5 David G Ogden 6 Frank R Morton 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 J Martin Thorley First of spliced: 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 23 January 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Peter Cox 2 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 3 David Preston 4 Gordon Garnett 5 Stephen Bailey 6 George H Bailey (C) For the birth of a Grandson to Mr and Mrs Garnett Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 25 January 1977 in 2h 32 (15) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Christopher L D Munday 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse First of Yorkshire Surprise Royal as conductor on handbells Ringing World February 25th 1977 No. 3435 Vol. LXXIII page 166 Ringing World page reference: 3435.0166Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 26 January 1977 in 1h 45 (18) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World February 25th 1977 No. 3435 Vol. LXXIII page 166 Ringing World page reference: 3435.0166Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 28 January 1977 in 2h 50 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) 8 methods: 768 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Rutland, Yorkshire, 576 Cambridge, Superlative, 448 Bristol, 384 London; 139 changes of method. Composed by M C W Sherwood 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Andrew C D Mayes 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Stephen R T Pocock 6 William H Dowse 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Hyde, Greater Manchester St George Saturday, 29 January 1977 in 3h (18–0–11 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 2 Louis A Marsh 3 James Swallow 4 Christopher Billinge 5 Sidney Hough 6 Clive R Calton 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 John Bell First of Major: 2. A compliment to Chris Billinge on his return from Australia. Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 29 January 1977 in 3h 10 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Dawn H Jukes 2 Walter Allman 3 Sonia E Jukes 4 Helen M Capper 5 Clive W Simpson 6 Douglas Lowe 7 Denis Maddock 8 John F Oultram (C) First peal as conductor 100th peal; 5. First peal at first attempt; 1. Rung to welcome the birth of a daughter Amy Clare to John and Janet Oultram. A sister for Kirstie Helen. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 1 February 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5024 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Peter Broadbent Ringing World February 25th 1977 No. 3435 Vol. LXXIII page 166 Ringing World page reference: 3435.0166Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 3 February 1977 in 2h 31 (15) 5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by Andrew C D Mayes 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 William H Jackson (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 J David Atkinson Ringing World February 25th 1977 No. 3435 Vol. LXXIII page 166 Ringing World page reference: 3435.0166Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Friday, 4 February 1977 in 2h 39 (6 in B♭) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Dominic St John Haughton 2 Andrew C Regan 3 Roy Worrall 4 Martin J Kirk 5 William F Gibbons 6 Ivor R Nicholls (C) First peal: 1 and 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 8 February 1977 in 2h 24 (17) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Neil D Lomas Ringing World March 11th 1977 No. 3447 Vol. LXXIII page 209 Ringing World page reference: 3437.0209Chester Diocesan Guild Middleton, Greater Manchester St Leonard Saturday, 12 February 1977 (11–2–8 in F♯) 1344 Plain Bob Major 1 Margaret O'Dwyer 2 L Kathleen Miller 3 Jacqueline Duffield 4 Helen S Mitchell 5 A J Smethurst 6 L Miller 7 David T Andrews 8 Christopher C Roberts (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 16 February 1977 in 2h 24 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Surprise Minor (5m) (1 extent each Norwich. Ipswich, Surfleet, Beverley; 3 Cambridge)
1 Phillip J Boote 2 John R Scott 3 Frederick S Sutton 4 C Paul Cheshire 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) First peal of Surprise Minor: 1, 3 & 4. Ringing World page reference: 3438.0227Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 17 February 1977 in 2h 19 (15) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World March 11th 1977 No. 3447 Vol. LXXIII page 209 Ringing World page reference: 3437.0209Chester Diocesan Guild Congleton, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 18 February 1977 in 2h 48 (13–1–2 in F) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Roy Worrall 2 Elizabeth J Perry 3 Frances M Perry 4 Andrew C Regan 5 Martin J Kirk 6 Roland W Morant 7 Ivor R Nichols (C) 8 Eric Hotine First on eight: 4 100th on eight: 5 Ringing World March 18th 1977 No. 3438 Vol. LXXIII page 227 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 19 February 1977 in 2h 50 (20–0–20 in E) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by Biddleston's comp 1 Diana Bailey 2 Christopher L D Munday 3 Geoffrey A Edwards 4 David Preston 5 Frank Beech 6 Frank R Morton (C) 7 George H Bailey 8 Gordon Garnett First peal - 1 In memoriam Leslie Roberts of Corby for many years a faithful ringer and chorister at St Egelwin Scalford Leics Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 19 February 1977 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Michael Thomson 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 J Robert Jervis 4 P Graham Walters 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) First Surprise - 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 19 February 1977 in 3h 7 (20–0–0 in E) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by C H Kippin 1 C Paul Cheshire 2 Richard C Stevens (C) 3 Frank R Morton 4 Eric Hotine 5 Christopher Adams 6 Lorna E Bedford 7 Christopher C Wilcox 8 William F Gibbons 9 John R Scott 10 Geoffrey A Edwards First on ten: 1 25th on the bells: 3 50th peal: 8 300th tower bell peal: 9 Ringing World March 18th 1977 No. 3438 Vol. LXXIII page 227 Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral St Barnabas Sunday, 20 February 1977 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 Angela Cato 2 Ian Stringer 3 Christina D A Walker 4 James M Pemberton 5 David M Pemberton 6 Donald Peers 7 Robert Peers (C) 8 K A Roberts 16th birthday compliment to Angela Cato Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 22 February 1977 in 2h 4 (15) 5040 Minor (10m) 10 methods in 7 extents: (1) Duke of Norfolk and College Exercise Treble Bob, (2) Norbury and College Exercise Treble Bob, (3) Old Oxford Delight, (4) College Bob IV Delight, (5) Willesden Delight, (6) Oxford and Kingston Treble Bob, (7) Sandal and London Scholars Pleasure Treble Bob 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas Ringing World April 1st 1977 No. 3440 Vol. LXXIII page 275 Ringing World page reference: 3440.0275Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire 125 Mobberley Road Tuesday, 22 February 1977 in 3h (15) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by Peter Border 1–2 Frederick Shallcross 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Christopher L D Munday 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse First of Surprise Maximus on handbells: 1-2 Ringing World March 25th 1977 No. 3439 Vol. LXXIII page 250 Ringing World page reference: 3439.0250Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 24 February 1977 in 2h 35 (15) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World April 15th 1977 No. 3442 Vol. LXXIII page 317 Ringing World page reference: 3442.0317Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 25 February 1977 in 2h 42 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (10m) 10 methods: 576 Ashtead, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 448 Bristol, 384 London, Rutland, Uxbridge; 128 changes of method. Composed by Norman Smith 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Derek J Thomas 4 Andrew C D Mayes 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Stephen R T Pocock 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 103rd birthday compliment to Sarah Alice Taylor (20th Feb.). Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Greater Manchester St George Saturday, 26 February 1977 in 3h 26 (29¼ in D) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by Arr A C D Mayes 1 Louis A Marsh 2 Sidney Hough 3 William A Theobald 4 James Swallow 5 Eric Roughley 6 A Ronald Ling 7 Geoffrey Dyson 8 John Bell 9 Peter Dyson 10 Andrew C D Mayes (C) First on ten: 1 & 7. First on the bells since re-hanging. Ringing World page reference: 3439.0247Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 1 March 1977 in 2h 22 (13) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) Ringing World March 25th 1977 No. 3439 Vol. LXXIII page 250 Ringing World page reference: 3439.0250Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Saturday, 5 March 1977 in 2h 21 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Minor (7m) 1 extent each Double Oxford, Oxford T.B., St. Clements, Cambridge S., Single Oxford, Pl. Bob, Kent T.B.; each called differently. 1 C Paul Cheshire 2 Ernest Pimlott 3 Frank R Morton 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Colin Davies (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 8 March 1977 in 3h 3 (17) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by G B Thompson 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 Alan F Scholfield (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Christopher L D Munday 9–10 Andrew C D Mayes 11–12 Gerald Moorhouse 100th of Surprise in hand: 5-6 Ringing World April 15th 1977 No. 3442 Vol. LXXIII page 317 Ringing World page reference: 3442.0317Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 12 March 1977 in 3h 5 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5031 Stedman Caters Composed by J Pladdys 1 Ruth H Parker 2 Ann M St John Smith 3 Ivor R Nichols 4 Peter Broadbent 5 Robert B Smith (C) 6 Martin J Kirk 7 Richard S Starkie 8 David Kingman 9 William H Dowse 10 Frank Osbaldiston Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire Sitch House Tuesday, 15 March 1977 in 2h 17 (15) 5184 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by C Severn 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 Stuart I Bamforth 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 1000th for the Guild: 5-6 and the first person to do so Ringing World April 8th 1977 No. 3441 Vol. LXXIII page 299 Ringing World page reference: 3441.0299Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 15 March 1977 in 3h 2 (17) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by P Border 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 (C) 11–12 Frederick Shallcross 300th peal: 7-8 Ringing World April 15th 1977 No. 3442 Vol. LXXIII page 318 Ringing World page reference: 3442.0318Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 17 March 1977 in 2h 40 (15) 5120 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World April 15th 1977 No. 3432 Vol. LXXIII page 318 Ringing World page reference: 3442.0318Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Friday, 18 March 1977 in 2h 21 (6 in B♭) 5040 Surprise Minor (6m) 1 extent each Bourne, Surfleet, Beverley, Norwich, Ipswich; 2 Cambridge 1 Phillip J Boote 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Frederick S Sutton 4 John R Scott 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) 50th together: 1,5 Ringing World April 8th 1977 No. 3441 Vol. LXXIII page 296 Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 19 March 1977 in 3h 10 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Redcliffe Surprise Royal Composed by C J Sedgley 1 Fred Ross 2 R Brian Mills 3 Christine L J Mills 4 Raymond J Ballard 5 Denis A Frith 6 John H Fielden 7 Ralph B Mitchell 8 David G Massey 9 David J Midgley 10 Denis Mottershead (C) Ringing World April 15th 1977 No. 3442 Vol. LXXIII page 316 Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 25 March 1977 in 2h 43 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (11m) 11 methods: 576 Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 448 Bristol, 384 Ashtead, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, London, Rutland, Uxbridge; 124 changes of method. Composed by Norman Smith 1 Alan F Scholfield 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Neil Bennett (C) 4 Andrew C D Mayes 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Derek Butterworth 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Saturday, 26 March 1977 (20–2–4 in D) 1260 St Clement's College Bob Triples 1 John Scott 2 Pam Thomson 3 Michael Thomson 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Clive W Simpson 6 J Robert Jervis (C) 7 P Graham Walters 8 Andrew Jopp 18th Birthday compliment to Catherine Rowlands. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 29 March 1977 in 2h 41 (15) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by Keith J Walpole 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 Geoffrey Bridges 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World April 29th 1977 No. 3444 Vol. LXXIII page 358 Ringing World page reference: 3444.0358Chester Diocesan Guild Tilston, Cheshire St Mary Thursday, 31 March 1977 (9–1–12 in B♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Kevin Hamp 2 Jackie Duffield 3 James Bowmer 4 David Andrews 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Keith M Jones (C) First as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 9 April 1977 (8–0–0 in A) 1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 David Andrews 4 Keith M Jones 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 Christopher C Roberts Chester Diocesan Guild Tattenhall, Cheshire St Alban Monday, 11 April 1977 in 2h 37 (12–0–17 in F♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Philip J Boote 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Colin Davies (C) 4 P Mark Ogden 5 David G Ogden 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 250th peal: 3 Ringing World page reference: 3445.0385Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 11 April 1977 (9–3–6 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Helen S Mitchell 2 Carol Moore 3 Simon Shanklin 4 Keith M Jones 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire St Mary Monday, 11 April 1977 in 3h 31 (34–3–12 in D♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by A C D Mayes 1 Sidney Hough 2 Peter Dyson 3 William H Dowse 4 Michael W Crowder 5 Alan F Schofield 6 A John Atkinson 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Ian G Campbell 9 Derek J Thomas 10 Andrew C D Mayes (C) First of Surprise Royal - 7. Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Lancashire St Paul Tuesday, 12 April 1977 in 2h 55 (18–2–1) 5056 Kirkham Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Cynthia M Warrilow 2 Derek J Thomas 3 David G Ogden 4 Maurice W Southworth 5 J Martin Thorley 6 Andrew J Webster 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm J Murphy 50th together 2 and 8. 50th peal 6. First peal in the method Ringing world: 3445.0385 Ringing World page reference: 3445.0385Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire Sitch House Tuesday, 12 April 1977 in 2h 16 (15) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Gerald Moorhouse 7–8 Peter Broadbent Ringing World May 13th 1977 No. 3446 Vol. LXXIII page 407 Ringing World page reference: 3446.0407Chester Diocesan Guild Stretford, Greater Manchester St Matthew Tuesday, 12 April 1977 in 2h 53 (11–1–23) 5088 Gainsborough Surprise Major Composed by A Craven 1 J Martin Thornley 2 Derek J Thomas 3 P Mark Ogden 4 Andrew J Webster 5 Stephen R T Pocock 6 Maurice W Southworth 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 David G Ogden 25th together: 3 and 8. Circled tower: 8. First in the method for all except treble. Ringing world: 3445.0385 Chester Diocesan Guild Salford, Greater Manchester Sacred Trinity Wednesday, 13 April 1977 in 2h 35 (11–2–17) 5056 Islay Surprise Major Composed by A Knights 1 Colin Davies 2 P Mark Ogden 3 Andrew J Webster 4 David G Ogden 5 Stephen R T Pocock 6 Derek J Thomas 7 Malcolm J Murphy 8 J Martin Thorley (C) First in the method by all except conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Middleton, Greater Manchester St Leonard Wednesday, 13 April 1977 in 2h 40 (11–2–8) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Charles H Hattersley 1 Vivien M Willmott 2 J Martin Thornley 3 P Mark Ogden 4 David G Ogden 5 Maurice W Southworth 6 Andrew J Webster 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Derek J Thomas Engagement compliment to the ringers of 1 and 7. Ringing world: 3445.0386 Ringing World page reference: 3445.0386Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Friday, 15 April 1977 in 3h 6 (13–2–12 in F) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 1344 Rutland, 1248 Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire; 90 changes of method; all the work. Composed by P G K Davies 1 Fred Dunkerley 2 Alan F Schofield 3 Ivor R Nichols 4 P Mark Ogden 5 Christopher H Jenkins 6 Peter Broadbent 7 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 8 Jeffrey Brannan First peal of Spliced Surprise Major: 5 Ringing World page reference: 3446.0404Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Friday, 15 April 1977 in 2h 58 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 David G Ogden 2 Maurice W Southworth 3 Vivien M Wilmott 4 Cynthia Warrilow 5 P Mark Ogden 6 Derek J Thomas 7 Andrew J Webster (C) 8 Colin Davies 25th together: 1 & 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire St Peter Friday, 15 April 1977 in 2h 51 (18–3–11 in E) 5056 Ullesthorpe Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1 Stephen R Pocock 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 David G Ogden 4 Maurice W Southworth 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Andrew J Webster 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Derek J Thomas First in the method for all. Ringing World page reference: 3445.0386Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 19 April 1977 in 2h 18 (15) 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by B D Price 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World May 13th 1977 No. 3446 Vol. LXXIII page 407 Ringing World page reference: 3446.0407Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 21 April 1977 (9–3–6 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Andrew Bowmer 2 Kathryn P Thomas 3 James Bowmer 4 Keith M Jones 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Christopher W Thomas (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Thursday, 21 April 1977 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Clive W Simpson 3 J Robert Jervis (C) 4 Robert J Fearnett 5 P Graham Walters 6 Paul Maddock 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson First Yorkshire - 4. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Saturday, 23 April 1977 in 2h 48 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C H Hattersley 1 C Kenneth Lewis 2 David G Ogden 3 Vivien M Wilmott 4 Brian S B Kear 5 Maurice W Southworth 6 Andrew J Webster 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Colin Davies (C) First in the method: 3. 25th of Yorkshire Major: 8. For St. George's Day. Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 23 April 1977 in 2h 47 (14–2–24 in G) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part 1 Edwin Jones 2 Jane Cubley 3 Peter D Hughes 4 John G Lifton 5 Anthony P Foster 6 Kenneth C Edwards 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 Gavin E Price First inside: 2. First Grandsire: 3,4 & 6. First Grandsire as conductor. For St George's Day Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 23 April 1977 in 3h 20 (26–0–21 in D) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus Composed by John Reeves 1 Mary Perry 2 Ann Simmons 3 Frances M Perry 4 Elizabeth J Perry 5 Anthony J Crabtree 6 Michael Redfern 7 J Howard Percy 8 Jeremy R Housden 9 Martin J Kirk 10 Roy Worrall 11 David Kingman 12 Ivor R Nichols (C) First of Maximus : Mary Perry, Ann Simmons, Frances Perry, Elizabeth Perry, and Michael Redfern. First of Kent : Ann Simmons, Anthony Crabtree, Howard Percy, and Jeremy Housden. First of Kent Maximus : David Kingman. For St George's Day. Also a birthday compliment to Anthony Kingman. Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral St Andrew Saturday, 23 April 1977 in 2h 55 (8–1–13 in A♭) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 David B Clarke 2 Valerie M Beecroft 3 Christina D A Walker 4 Ian M Robertson 5 Graham Carter 6 Paul A Irvine 7 Robert Peers 8 F Leslie Coventry (C) First peal: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 First peal since the bells were tuned and rehung by John Taylor & Co. in July 1976. Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 26 April 1977 in 2h 41 (15) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 Geoffrey Bridges 5–6 Christopher L D Munday 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World June 10th 1977 No. 3450 Vol. LXXIII page 494 Ringing World page reference: 3450.0494Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 29 April 1977 in 2h 28 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) (1 extent each Netherseale, Bourne, Norwich, Surfleet, Beverley, Ipswich, Cambridge) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Frederick S Sutton 4 John R Scott 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) First peal of seven Surprise Minor methods by all except 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 30 April 1977 in 3h 1 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 Eric Hotine 2 Mary E Perry 3 Sheila Hignett 4 Frances M Perry 5 Ken Hignett 6 William F Gibbons 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First peal: 3, 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Church Lawton, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 30 April 1977 in 3h (8–1–2 in G) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by Bruerton's 12 part 1 Norman Sherratt 2 Raymond J Ballard 3 Antony Fryer 4 Harold Dowler 5 Frank R Morton (Cj 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Walter Sherratt 8 Robert Arrowsmith Compliment to Bob Arrowsmith, 55 years a local ringer Ringing World June 3rd 1977 No. 3449 Vol. LXXIII page 471 Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 7 May 1977 in 3h (12–1–3 in F♯) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by J J Parker's one part 1 Mary Cox 2 C Frederick Jukes (C) 3 Caroline R Cox 4 Sonia E Jukes 5 Helen M Capper 6 John F Oultram 7 Gerald L Bowen 8 Frederick E Jukes First peal in the method at first attempt; 1,3,5,6. Rung to celebrate the Confirmation of five local ringers by the Bishop of Chester at this church on Thursday May 5 1977. Also a 74th birthday compliment to Francis. Bibby Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Wednesday, 11 May 1977 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Penny Trevitt 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Colin Davies 4 I Mary Rowlands 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) 100th birthday compliment to Mrs Elsie Fairclough, wife of the late Harry Fairclough, former Tower Captain. Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral St Barnabas Sunday, 15 May 1977 (23–1–5 in E♭) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 Angela Cato 2 Christina D A Walker 3 James M Pemberton 4 Donald Peers 5 Kenneth C E Edwards 6 A Raymond M Watkin 7 Robert Peers (C) 8 Eric J Gilbert Rung to congratulate Rev. W. Stanley Walker, Rector of this parish for 11 years, on his appointment as Rural Dean of Wallasey and Rector of the Parish o f St. Hilary Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 17 May 1977 in 2h 45 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by A C D Mayes 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World July 29th 1977 No. 3457 Vol. LXXIII page 657 Ringing World page reference: 3457.0657Chester Diocesan Guild Wrenbury, Cheshire St Margaret Saturday, 21 May 1977 in 2h 48 (11–3–4 in F♯) 5040 Minor (8m) Double Oxford, Thelwall, Oxford TB, St Clements, Childwall, Kent TB, Single Oxford and Plain Bob 1 Linda J Brown 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 John R Bradshaw 4 Phillip J Boote 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) First eight minor: 1,3 Silver Jubilee Peal Ringing World July 1st 1977 No. 3453 Vol. LXXIII page 551 Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 24 May 1977 in 2h 15 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Alan F Scholfield (C) 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Martin J Kirk Ringing World July 29th 1977 No. 3457 Vol. LXXIII page 657 Ringing World page reference: 3457.0657Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 27 May 1977 in 2h 54 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5376 Superlative Surprise Major 120 CRU's Composed by M J Platt 1 Andrew C D Mayes 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 William H Dowse 4 Alan F Scholfield 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Stephen R T Pocock 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Circled the tower: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 28 May 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 2 George H Bailey 3 Katie Taylor 4 Andrew Jopp 5 Stephen Bailey 6 David Preston (C) First as Conductor First in the Method 3,5,6 Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 29 May 1977 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Adrian J Bowen 2 P Graham Walters 3 Lesley K England 4 Pauline Witton 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Linda M Capper Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Lancashire St Paul Sunday, 29 May 1977 in 2h 58 (18–2–1) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major 6methods: 1120 Rutland, 800 each Cambridge,
Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire; 104 changes of method Composed by S D Chandler 1 Malcolm J Murphy 2 Cynthia M Warrilow 3 Maurice W Southworth 4 Andrew J Webster 5 P Mark Ogden 6 David G Ogden 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 J Martin Thorley First of 6-Spliced 2, 5, 6. First of 6-Spliced as conductor. For Whit Sunday; also birthday compliment to Judith Warrilow and Mark Ogden. Ringing world: 3452.0531 Ringing World page reference: 3452.0531Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Tuesday, 31 May 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 M Hambley 2 Pauline Witton 3 Linda M Capper 4 Stephen Bailey 5 J Robert Jervis (C) 6 George H Bailey First attempt -1 Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Thursday, 2 June 1977 (13–3–22) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Michael Thomson (C) 2 Graeme A Littler 3 Jacqueline Crossley 4 Raymond L Poole 5 Brian Merrill 6 Edward J Gould Rung during Quarter Peal Week Chester Diocesan Guild Little Budworth, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 3 June 1977 (6–2–1 in B♭) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Raymond Worrall 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Katie Taylor 4 J Robert Jervis (C) 5 Nicholas Thomson 18th birthday compliment to Katie Taylor Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 4 June 1977 (12–0–20 in G) 1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Pam Thomson 2 Katherine A Carter 3 Nicholas Thomson (C) 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Michael Thomson 6 Andrew Jopp First in the method - 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 4 June 1977 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Pam Thomson 3 Lesley K England 4 I Mary Rowlands 5 J Robert Jervis 6 P Graham Walters 7 Michael Thomson 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First major - 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Thornton le Moors, Cheshire St Mary Sunday, 5 June 1977 (11–1–9 in G) 1272 Minimus (9m) 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 J Robert Jervis 3 Nicholas Thomson (C) 4 Michael Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 5 June 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 Diana Bailey 2 George H Bailey 3 Katie Taylor 4 David Preston 5 Gordon Garnett 6 Stephen Bailey 7 Ian W Taylor (C) 8 Peter Cox First of Triples 8 Chester Diocesan Guild Lymm, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 5 June 1977 (14–0–14 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Susan Marshall 2 Pam Thomson 3 Michael Thomson (C) 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Douglas W Kirkpatrick 6 Robert F Harris Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 5 June 1977 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Kate Taylor 2 John C Breese 3 Clifford W Shaw 4 Bernard J Ongley 5 Michael Thomson (C) 6 Nicholas Thomson First attempt - 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Alsager, Cheshire Christ Church Sunday, 5 June 1977 (10–2–20 in G♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Dennis Perry 2 Christopher J Lovatt 3 Dennis B Ongley 4 Derek V Moreton 5 George Astbury 6 Arthur J Yorke (C) In celebration of the Silver Jubilee of H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II 1952 - 1977 Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 6 June 1977 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 P Graham Walters 2 Linda M Capper 3 Pauline Witton 4 Alison Witton 5 Robert J Fearnett (C) 6 Lesley K England Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Monday, 6 June 1977 in 2h 50 (11–0–7 in G) 5152 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 David T Andrews 2 Eric Roughley 3 Christopher C Roberts 4 Hilary Bugler 5 Clive Calton 6 Ralph B Mitchell 7 David J Midgley 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First on tower bells: 4 First of Surprise: 3 Rung to mark the Silver Jubilee of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Ringing World page reference: 3454.0576Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Greater Manchester St Mary Monday, 6 June 1977 in 3h 12 (23–3–16 in E♭) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by Arr A C D Mayes 1 Sidney Hough 2 Louis A Marsh 3 Geoffrey Dyson 4 Laurence H Jones 5 David G Butler 6 Frank Osbaldiston 7 Peter Dyson 8 Andrew C D Mayes 9 Neil D Lomas 10 Christopher H Jenkins (C) First on ten: 5. 25th peal: 10. For the Silver Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Monday, 6 June 1977 in 2h 51 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by B D Price 1 J Robert Jervis 2 Paul Maddock 3 John F Oultram 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Michael Thomson 6 Andrew Jopp 7 P Graham Walters 8 Ian W Taylor (C) 50th peal: 7. For the Queens Silver Jubilee Chester Diocesan Guild Marbury, Cheshire St Michael Monday, 6 June 1977 in 2h 38 (7–2–22 in A♯) 5040 Doubles (8m/26v) St Simon, St Martin, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, 26 var 1 Helen C Daniels 2 Phillip J Boote 3 Keith Daniels 4 Frank R Morton (C) 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 William H Watkin First peal: 1 For the Silver Jubilee Ringing World 8th July 1977 No. 3454 Vol. LXXIII page 576 Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Monday, 6 June 1977 in 3h 8 (20–0–0 in E) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by Albert M Tyler 1 Harold Dowler 2 Elizabeth J Perry 3 Mary E Perry 4 Wilfred Kerr 5 Roland W Morant 6 Derek V Moreton 7 Ivor R Nichols (C) 8 Roy Worrall 9 Eric Hotine 10 William F Gibbons Circled the tower: 10 For the Silver Jubilee 1952 to 1977 Her Majesty The Queen Ringing World July 8th 1977 No. 3454 Vol. LXXIII page 576 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire St Bartholomew Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 46 (13½ in F♯) 5040 Minor (13m) (1) Wilmslow Delight; (2) Morning Star Treble Bob; (3) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley and Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob; (4) Oxford Treble Bob; (5) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' and Kingston Treble Bob; (6) Cambridge Surprise; (7) Plain Bob. 1 Brian Schofield 2 Helen Crossley 3 Hilary Bugler 4 Roger Bugler 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First Peal: 4. First peal in 13 methods: 2, 3. Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Wirral St Nicholas Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 50 (16–2–20 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Charles F Pocock 2 W J Charles Seddon 3 Gavin E Price 4 Eric J Gilbert 5 Peter M F Searles 6 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) First peal inside: 3 Final peal on the bells before augmentation to 8. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Tuesday, 7 June 1977 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Penny Trevitt 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Malcolm Murphy 4 I Mary Rowlands 5 Michael Smethurst 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 3h 14 (26–0–21 in D) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by Frederick H Dexter 1 Joseph Smith 2 Susan Regan 3 Harold C Lonyon 4 Dominic S StJ Haughton 5 Andrew C Regan 6 J David Atkinson 7 Ivor R Nichols (C) 8 Barry Corbishley 9 Martin J Kirk 10 Roy Worrall First peal : Susan Regan. Rung on the day of the Silver Jubilee of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 3h 1 (18–0–6 in E) 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Judith Warrilow 3 Vivien M Wilmott 4 Robert J Warrilow 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Colin Davies 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Allen Twyman Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M Queen Elizabeth II Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Doubles (10m/28v) St Simon, St Martin, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Grandsire, Newborough, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury and Plain Bob, 28 variations, 4 spliced 1 Ann Owen 2 Frank R Morton (C) 3 Geoffrey A Edwards 4 Eric Hotine 5 Frederick S Sutton 6 Stanley Sutton Silver Jubilee Peal Ringing World July 8th 1977 No. 3454 Vol LXXIII page 568 Chester Diocesan Guild Audlem, Cheshire St James the Great Thursday, 9 June 1977 in 2h 34 (8–3–19 in A) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Keith W Eaton 2 John R Bradshaw 3 Andrew J Bradshaw 4 John R Scott 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) 50th peal: 1 A Jubilee Peal Ringing World July 8th 1977 No. 3454 Vol. LXXIII page 579 Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 11 June 1977 in 2h 49 (14–2–24 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Triples Composed by J A Trollope 1 Jane Sumner 2 Jane Cubley 3 Peter D Hughes 4 John Hyden 5 Robert Peers 6 Edwin Jones 7 Kenneth C Edwards (C) 8 Gavin E Price First peal: 1 Rung for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 14 June 1977 in 2h 17 (15) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C J Sedgley 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Alan F Scholfield 5–6 William H Jackson (C) 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World July 22nd 1977 No. 3456 Vol. LXXIII page 641 Ringing World page reference: 3456.0641Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 18 June 1977 in 2h 52 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5152 Plain Bob Major 1 C Paul Cheshire 2 Keith W Eaton 3 Geoffrey A Edwards 4 Andrew Gaskin 5 Keith Daniels 6 Philip J Boote 7 John R Scott 8 Frank R Morton (C) 50th together 2&8. 51st Wedding Anniversary compliment to the parents of 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire 4 Granville Road Tuesday, 21 June 1977 in 2h 12 (15) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Roger Baldwin 1–2 Andrew C D Mayes 3–4 William H Jackson (C) 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 150th handbell peal: 5-6 Ringing World July 22nd 1977 No. 3456 Vol. LXXIII page 641 Ringing World page reference: 3456.0641Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 25 June 1977 in 2h 58 (20–0–20 in E) 5152 Plain Bob Major 1 Gordon Garnett 2 Frank R Morton (C) 3 David Preston 4 Christine M Garnett 5 Andrew Jopp 6 George H Bailey 7 Stephen Bailey 8 Geoffrey A Edwards Circled the tower - 6 21st birthday compliment to Christine Garnett. Also silver wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs Garnett Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 27 June 1977 in 3h 26 (24–3–0 in D) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by A C D Mayes 1 Lenard J Mitchell 2 Ruth Blackwell 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Patricia Longden 5 Thomas E Howarth 6 Peter L Furniss 7 Stephen A Coaker 8 Eric J Gilbert 9 Geoffrey C Sparling 10 Alexander J Martin 11 Richard S Starkie 12 Jeffrey Brannan (C) First peal on 12: 1. First peal of Maximus on tower bells: 2. First peal inside on twelve bells: 5. Ringing World page reference: 3464.0798Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 30 June 1977 (18–0–6 in E) 1280 Bristol Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Nora M Randles 4 John F Oultram 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Clive W Simpson 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Hexham, Northumberland Abbey Church of St Andrew Saturday, 2 July 1977 (21–1–16 in E) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Pam Thomson 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Andrew Jopp 6 J Robert Jervis (C) 7 Simon R Cole 8 Michael Thomson A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour Chester Diocesan Guild Carlisle, Cumbria St Elisabeth, Harraby Saturday, 2 July 1977 (13–3–7 in F) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Simon R Cole 5 Clive W Simpson 6 Andrew Jopp 7 Michael Thomson 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour Chester Diocesan Guild Allendale, Northumberland St Cuthbert Sunday, 3 July 1977 (10–0–9 in G) 1312 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Pam Thomson 2 J Robert Jervis 3 Michael Thomson 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Clive W Simpson 6 Andrew Jopp 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Simon R Cole (C) A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 11 July 1977 in 3h 12 (24–3–0 in D) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Shirley Burton 1 Rosemary Finlayson 2 Thomas E Howarth 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 Eric J Gilbert 5 Christopher J Eden 6 Ernest T Carvell 7 John Hyden 8 Alexander J Martin 9 Geoffrey C Sparling 10 John P Horrocks (C) First on 10; 1,7 First of Surprise Royal; 5,6 Completes the Cambridge family from Minor to Maximus on tower bells and in hand; 10 Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire 125 Mobberley Road Tuesday, 12 July 1977 in 2h 41 (17) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 J David Atkinson Non-conducted 300th peal and first of London Royal in hand: 1-2 50th together: 1-2 and 5-6 First non-conducted peal in hand for all except 1-2 Ringing World August 12th 1977 No. 3459 Vol. LXXIII page 702 Ringing World page reference: 3459.0702Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 16 July 1977 in 3h 13 (18–0–6 in E) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 1344 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 1248 Cambridge; 1152 Rutland; 98 changes of method; all the work Composed by M C W Sherwood 1 Louis A Marsh 2 Robert J Warrilow 3 Clive R Calton 4 Eric Roughley 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 John Bell 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) First of Surprise Major: 1. First of Spliced: 3 & 6 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 17 July 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Katie Taylor 2 David Preston 3 Christine Garnett 4 Gordon Garnett 5 Stephen R Pocock 6 Stephen Bailey 7 George H Bailey (C) 8 Ian W Taylor For Evensong First in the Method 1,2,3,4,6 Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 17 July 1977 (24–3–0 in D) 1360 Kent Treble Bob Royal 1 Edward J Gould 2 Michael Thomson 3 Robert J Fearnett 4 George H Bailey 5 J Robert Jervis 6 Stephen R Pocock 7 P Graham Walters 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) 9 Christopher C Roberts 10 Ian W Taylor For evensong. Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Merseyside Holy Cross Monday, 18 July 1977 in 2h 33 (3–3–27 in D) 5022 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by J M Jelley 1 Peter D Hughes 2 Peter L Furniss 3 Patricia Longdon 4 John Hyden 5 Eric J Gilbert 6 Geoffrey C Sparling 7 Alexander J Martin 8 John P Horrocks (C) 25th peal: 4. First of Treble Bob: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 37 Park Road Wednesday, 20 July 1977 in 2h 21 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Frank R Morton Ringing World September 9th 1977 No. 3463 Vol. LXXIII page 778 Ringing World page reference: 3463.0778Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Saturday, 23 July 1977 (20–2–4 in D) 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 J Robert Jervis 2 John F Oultram 3 Michael Thomson 4 David Preston 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 P Graham Walters 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First Cambridge major - 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 26 July 1977 in 2h 17 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Johnson’s variation of Middleton’s 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson (C) 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Alan F Scholfield Ringing World September 2nd 1977 No. 3462 Vol. LXXIII page 757 Ringing World page reference: 3462.0757Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 29 July 1977 in 2h 51 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major Composed by S Jenner 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 4 Ivor R Nichols 5 Alan F Scholfield 6 C Kenneth Lewis 7 Stephen R T Pocock 8 Andrew C D Mayes Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 31 July 1977 (24–3–0 in D) 1440 Cambridge Surprise Royal 1 Pam Thomson 2 Michael Thomson (C) 3 Norah M Randles 4 J W Griffiths 5 C L D Munday 6 J David Adams 7 Geoff C Sparling 8 Malcolm Murphy 9 E J Gilbert 10 Ian W Taylor For Evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Thursday, 4 August 1977 (11–0–7 in G) 1312 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Yorkshire 1 Pam Thomson 2 Nora M Randles 3 J Robert Jervis 4 John F Oultram 5 Clive W Simpson 6 P Graham Walters 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 Michael Thomson (C) First Spliced as conductor. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Merseyside Holy Cross Saturday, 6 August 1977 in 2h 25 (3–3–27 in D) 5040 Treble Bob Minor (3 Methods) 3 extents Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob
1 extent Oxford Treble Bob 1 Robin A Lester 2 James E Howarth 3 Ernest T Carvell 4 John P Horrocks 5 Alexander J Martin (C) 6 John Hyden First peal, 1 First inside, 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 6 August 1977 in 2h 44 (12–0–20 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Linda M Capper 2 Katherine A Carter 3 Ian W Taylor 4 Clive W Simpson 5 J Robert Jervis (C) 6 Nicholas Thomson First peal attempt - 1 & 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Handley, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 13 August 1977 in 2h 38 (14–1–6 in F) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) One extent each Sandiacre, Northumberland, Newcastle, Alnwick, Carlisle, Munden, Chester 1 Paul J Atkins 2 Harold Dowler 3 Eric Hotine 4 Charles A S Webb 5 Michael Wilshaw 6 Roy Worrall (C) For the birth of a daughter (Rachel) to Mr and Mrs Raymond Ballard (Kidsgrove) Ringing World page reference: 3464.0798Chester Diocesan Guild Bradford Peverell, Dorset The Assumption Tuesday, 16 August 1977 in 37m (7–1–27) 1260 Stedman Doubles 1 David Preston 2 Anne Donaldson 3 Timothy Hine 4 David Andrews 5 James Kirkcaldy (C) First of Stedman Doubles for all except 5. On Welsh Colleges summer tour. Chester Diocesan Guild Hope, Flintshire St Cynfarch Thursday, 18 August 1977 (9–3–24 in G) 1440 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Kathryn P Thomas 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Keith M Jones 4 Phillippa Thomson 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Hope, Flintshire St Cynfarch Thursday, 18 August 1977 (9–3–24 in G) 1440 Minor (2m) 720 Cambridge Suprise, 720 Plain Bob 1 Helen S Mitchell 2 Kathryn P Thomas 3 Phillippa Thomson 4 Keith M Jones 5 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) 6 Christopher W Thomas Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 19 August 1977 in 2h 31 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (7m) (Cambridge S., Double Oxford, Oxford T.B., St.Clement's, Kent T.B., Single Oxford, Plain Bob.)
1 C Paul Cheshire 2 Keith W Eaton 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 Andrew J Bradshaw 5 Phillip J Boote 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 50th peal on the bells: 3. Circled the tower to peals: 5. Ringing World page reference: 3464.0798Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge Tuesday, 23 August 1977 (19–3–12 in E♭) 1264 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Jackie Duffield 2 Nora Randles 3 John W Griffiths 4 Keith M Jones 5 J David Adams 6 George Morrall 7 Christopher C Roberts 8 Gary Audley (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Merseyside Holy Cross Monday, 29 August 1977 in 2h 20 (3–3–27 in D) 5040 Doubles (4 M/V) 1 Aileen Agnew 2 Albert E Mansley 3 John Hyden 4 John P Horrocks 5 Alexander J Martin (C) 6 Alison Braithwaite First peal, 1 First inside, 2 Circled tower 3 Chester Diocesan Guild Middleton, Greater Manchester St Leonard Monday, 29 August 1977 in 2h 59 (11–2–8 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 John W Griffiths 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Jacqueline Duffield 4 James H E Bowmer 5 Keith M Jones 6 David T Andrews 7 George E Morrall (C) 8 Christopher C Roberts First peal: 3 First of Major: 2 First of Major inside: 5 Birthday compliment to Philippa Thomson Ringing World page reference: 3466.0846Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire 125 Mobberley Road Tuesday, 30 August 1977 in 2h 17 (11) 5120 London Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Christopher L D Munday 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C) First of London Major in hand: 1-2, 3-4, 7-8 To welcome Elizabeth Helen Mayes Ringing World September 23rd 1977 No. 3465 Vol. LXXIII page 822 Ringing World page reference: 3465.0822Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Merseyside Holy Cross Saturday, 3 September 1977 (3–3–27 in D) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by James W Washbrook 1 Alexander J Martin 2 John Hyden 3 Thomas E Howarth 4 Peter L Furniss 5 Eric J Gilbert 6 Ruth Blackwell 7 Anthony P Foster 8 John P Horrocks (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 6 September 1977 in 2h 25 (15) 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 William H Jackson (C) 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Donald Trumpler First of Cambridge Major: 7-8 Ringing World October 7th 1977 No. 3467 Vol. LXXIII page 870 Ringing World page reference: 3467.0870Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Wednesday, 7 September 1977 in 2h 19 (15) 5152 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Geoffrey Bridges 5–6 Christopher L D Munday (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World October 7th 1977 No. 3467 Vol. LXXIII page 870 Ringing World page reference: 3467.0870Chester Diocesan Guild Upton by Birkenhead, Merseyside St Mary Sunday, 11 September 1977 in 2h 39 (9–2–8 in G) 5040 Doubles (7m/v) (Being 15 extents of Grandsire; 7 extents of Plain Bob; 4 extents each of April Day, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Leonard's, Eynsham) 1 M Wendy H Jones 2 Alexander J Martin 3 Thomas E Howarth (C) 4 Stephen R Brown 5 John Hyden First peal: 4 For the official opening of the church extension by the Bishop of Chester; Also for the appointment of Rev L Roy Barker (Vicar) as an Honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 11 September 1977 (24–3–0 in D) 1320 Plain Bob Maximus 1 Kathryn P Thomas 2 Betty Walsey 3 Colin T Graham 4 Helen S Mitchell 5 Jackie Duffield 6 Julian Richardson 7 J David Adams (C) 8 James H E Bowmer 9 Christopher W Thomas 10 Keith M Jones 11 John W Griffiths 12 Christopher C Roberts First on 12: 1,3,4,6,7,8,9 & 10 For Evensong Ringing World page reference: 3467.0872Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 13 September 1977 in 2h 50 (15) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Martin J Kirk 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Peter Dyson Ringing World October 28th 1977 No. 3470 Vol. LXXIII page 934 Ringing World page reference: 3470.0934Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 13 September 1977 in 2h 35 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 William H Jackson (C) 7–8 Frederick Shallcross 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse First Cambridge Royal in hand: 7-8 First Cambridge Royal as conductor 200th handbell peal together: 3-4 and 9-10 Ringing World October 7th 1977 No. 3467 Vol. LXXIII page 870 Ringing World page reference: 3467.0870Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Thursday, 15 September 1977 (25–2–6 in E♭) 1280 London Surprise Major 1 John F Oultram 2 Pam Thomson 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 P Graham Walters (C) First London Major - 2,3,7,8. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Little Budworth, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 16 September 1977 (6–2–1 in B♭) 1260 Doubles (4m) 1 Edward E Sephton 2 Douglas A Stewart 3 Katie Taylor 4 Ian W Taylor 5 J Robert Jervis (C) Engagement Compliment to Katie Taylor and Andy Jopp Chester Diocesan Guild Waverton, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 17 September 1977 (8–0–10 in G) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Joan Bray 2 Colin T Graham 3 John W Griffiths 4 Christopher C Roberts 5 George E Morrall (C) 6 Robin H Parry First Doubles: 2 For the 900th anniversary of the church Ringing World page reference: 3469.0918Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 17 September 1977 in 3h 37 (26–0–21 in D) 5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus 1 Frank Osbaldiston 2 R Brian Mills 3 Linda Lazzerini 4 Ian Butters 5 David J Midgley 6 Richard B Dorrington 7 Christine L J Mills 8 David Lazzerini 9 Ralph B Mitchell 10 Denis Mottershead (C) 11 Trevor H Kirkman 12 Roger I Kendrick Rung to mark the retirement of the Dean of Chester, The Very Reverend George W.O. Addleshaw. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 18 September 1977 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 David J Houghton 2 John C Breese 3 Catherine M Rowlands 4 I Mary Rowlands 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 Edward C Gorton First quarter at first attempt - 1 & 6; first Doubles - 4. For St Matthew's Day Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Friday, 23 September 1977 in 2h 47 (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; all the work. Composed by R J Parker 1 Fred Dunkerley 2 Jeffrey Brannan (C) 3 Neil D Lomas 4 Andrew C D Mayes 5 Ivor R Nichols 6 Stephen R T Pocock 7 Alan F Scholfield 8 Richard S Starkie Chester Diocesan Guild Bredbury, Greater Manchester St Mark Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 2h 55 (11–2–7 in G) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arr A C D Mayes 1 Eric Roughley 2 Robert J Warrilow 3 C Kenneth Lewis 4 Sidney Hough 5 John Bell 6 Geoffrey R Gardner 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) For Jubilee Flower Festival Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 27 September 1977 in 2h 40 (15 in C) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by R Baldwin 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 William H Jackson 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse In appreciation of George Addleshaw’s service to the church Ringing World November 25th 1977 No. 3474 Vol. LXXIII page 1021 Ringing World page reference: 3474.1021Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 27 September 1977 (26–3–3 in E♭) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 David T Andrews 2 Kathryn P Thomas 3 Helen S Mitchell 4 Keith M Jones 5 Christopher C Roberts 6 Christopher W Thomas 7 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) 8 William Ince Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday, 28 September 1977 in 3h 30 (24–3–0 in D) 5016 Plain Bob Maximus 1 John W Griffiths 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Colin T Graham 4 Norah M Randles 5 Jacqueline Duffield 6 Keith M Jones 7 J David Adams (C) 8 Julian P Richardson 9 Christopher C Roberts 10 George E Morrall 11 David T Andrews 12 John G Hallett Rung to mark the retirement of George W O Addleshaw as Dean of Chester Cathedral and in appreciation of his service to the Church over many years. First peal: 3. First peal on 12 bells: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11. First peal as conductor. By present and former Cathedral service ringers. Ringing World page reference: 3474.1021Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Friday, 30 September 1977 (9–3–6 in A♭) 1280 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 John W Griffiths 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 J P Richardson 4 Kathyrn B Thomas 5 Christopher W Thomas 6 James H E Bowmer 7 Christopher C Roberts (C) 8 Jonathan D Shanklin For Harvest Festival Ringing World page reference: 3474.1023Chester Diocesan Guild Tilston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 1 October 1977 (9–1–12 in B♭) 1440 Treble Bob Minor 6 Methods 1 Frank Osbaldiston 2 David G Butler 3 Louis A Marsh 4 Sidney Hough 5 Peter Dyson 6 Denis Mottershead (C) No details of methods rung known Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 2 October 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 Peter J Cox 2 Katie Taylor 3 Ian W Taylor 4 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 5 Gordon Garnett 6 Stephen Bailey 7 George H Bailey 8 David Preston (C) First of Major 1 First Major as Conductor For the Harvest Festival Evensong For the Retirement of The Dean of Chester The Very Reverend George W O Addleshaw Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Monday, 3 October 1977 (8–0–0 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 G Case 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) 4 Simon K Shanklin 5 David T Andrews 6 J T Tilston First for many years for tower captain, J T Tilston (now 74) Ringing World page reference: 3474.1023Chester Diocesan Guild Tilston, Cheshire St Mary Wednesday, 5 October 1977 (9–1–12 in B♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Rachel Richardson 2 John W Griffiths 3 Simon Shanklin 4 Julian P Richardson 5 J David Adams (C) 6 Jonathan D Shanklin First Quarter: 1 Chester Diocesan Guild Little Budworth, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 7 October 1977 (6–2–1 in B♭) 1320 Doubles (2m) Plain Bob, St Simon's 1 E Edward Sephton 2 Linda M Capper 3 Alison Witton 4 Pauline Witton 5 J Robert Jervis (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Tarvin, Cheshire St Andrew Saturday, 8 October 1977 in 2h 35 (8–1–8 in G♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Andrew N Bowmer 2 Jane M Bowmer 3 Colin G Haworth 4 Richard R Nightingale 5 Jonathan D Shanklin 6 James H E Bowmer (C) First peal: 1,2 and 3 First as conductor Rung in appreciation of the Very Rev George W O Addleshaw on his retirement as Dean of Chester Ringing World page reference: 3474.1023Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 11 October 1977 in 2h 35 (15) 5152 Plain Bob Major Composed by J A Trollope 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Peter Dyson Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 11 October 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C P Starbuck 1–2 Geoffrey Bridges 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 37 Park Road Wednesday, 12 October 1977 in 1h 41 (12) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Lockington, Leicestershire The Vicarage Saturday, 15 October 1977 in 2h 19 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1–2 Alan F Scholfield 3–4 Robert B Smith (C) 5–6 Marcus C W Sherwood 7–8 Brian J Woodruffe Four peals of Surprise Major on handbells in one day No. 1 Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Lockington, Leicestershire The Vicarage Saturday, 15 October 1977 in 2h 19 (15) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by Simon Humphrey 1–2 Robert B Smith 3–4 Brian J Woodruffe 5–6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C) 7–8 Alan F Scholfield Four peals of Surprise Major on handbells in one day No. 2 Ringing World 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Lockington, Leicestershire The Vicarage Saturday, 15 October 1977 in 2h 15 (15) 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 Marcus C W Sherwood 5–6 Robert B Smith 7–8 Brian J Woodruffe Four peals of Surprise Major on handbells in one day No. 3 Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Lockington, Leicestershire The Vicarage Saturday, 15 October 1977 in 2h 18 (15) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Simon Humphrey 1–2 Robert B Smith 3–4 Marcus C W Sherwood 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Brian J Woodruffe (C) Four peals of Surprise Major on handbells in one day No. 4 Ringing World November 11th 1977 No. 3472 Vol. LXXIII page 979 Ringing World page reference: 3472.0979Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 18 October 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5088 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by J H Sutherland 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World December 9th 1977 No. 3476 Vol. LXXIII page 1069 Ringing World page reference: 3476.1069Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Friday, 21 October 1977 in 2h 31 (6 in B♭) 5040 Minor (7m) Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford, Oxford TB, St Clement’s, Kent TB, Single Oxford and Plain Bob 1 Linda J Brown 2 Phillip J Boote 3 John R Bradshaw 4 C Paul Cheshire 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) For Patronal Festival Ringing World November 18th 1977 No. 3473 Vol LXXIII page 1000 Chester Diocesan Guild Witton (Northwich), Cheshire St Helen Saturday, 22 October 1977 in 2h 59 (14–0–0 in F) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1 P Graham Walters 2 Adrian Bowen 3 Sonia E Jukes 4 Denis Maddock 5 Clive W Simpson 6 Eric J Gilbert 7 Geoffrey Parting 8 Walter Allman (C) First peal: 2 First of Surprise: 3 18th Birthday Compliment to Gillian Bowen and Lesley England of Weaverham Wedding day Compliment to Douglas A Stewart ( Witton) and Gertrude M Foord Chester Diocesan Guild Kidsgrove, Staffordshire St Thomas Saturday, 22 October 1977 (11–0–4 in G) 1280 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 David T Andrews 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Kathryn P Thomas 4 Arthur Garrod 5 James H E Bowmer 6 Robin H Parry 7 George E Morrall 8 Christopher C Roberts (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Betley, Staffordshire St Margaret Saturday, 22 October 1977 (10–0–22 in G♯) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Christopher C Roberts 2 Jane M Bowmer 3 Helen S Mitchell 4 Jacqueline Duffield 5 George E Morrall (C) 6 K Hamp Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire 125 Mobberley Road Tuesday, 25 October 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5040 Little Bob Major Composed by M C W Sherwood 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Christopher L D Munday (C) Ringing World November 25th 1977 No. 3474 Vol. LXXIII page 1021 Ringing World page reference: 3474.1021Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Tuesday, 25 October 1977 in 2h 44 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Ipswich Surprise Minor 1 Phillip J Boote 2 John R Scott 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Frederick S Sutton 6 Frank R Morton (C) 125th together: 5,6 450th as conductor for the Guild First of Ipswich by all except 6 First of Ipswich Minor: 6 Ringing World November 18th 1977 No. 3473 Vol LXXIII page 1000 Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Thursday, 27 October 1977 (20–0–0 in E) 1440 Cambridge Surprise Royal 1 J Robert Jervis 2 John F Oultram 3 Pam Thomson 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Michael Thomson (C) 6 Jonathan D Shanklin 7 P Graham Walters 8 Nicholas Thomson 9 Eric Hotine 10 Ian W Taylor First Cambridge Royal - 2,3,4,6,7,8; Wedding Compliment to Colin and Vivienne Davies, and Doug and Trudy Stewart, both couples married on Saturday 22nd October. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 29 October 1977 in 3h 4 (18–0–6 in E) 5184 Plain Bob Major Composed by A C D Mayes 1 Peter Dyson 2 Christopher H Jenkins 3 Patricia A Jenkins 4 Sidney Hough 5 Peter Broadbent 6 John Bell 7 Andrew C D Mayes 8 Clive R Calton (C) First inside: 3. First as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 37 Park Road Wednesday, 2 November 1977 in 2h 16 (12) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Frank R Morton Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 5 November 1977 in 3h (20–0–0 in E) 5008 Plain Bob Major Composed by G Lewis 1 Keith W Eaton 2 Keith Daniels 3 Phillip J Boote 4 John R Bradshaw 5 Frederick S Sutton 6 C Paul Cheshire 7 Geoffrey A Edwards 8 Frank R Morton (C) First of Major inside: 4 Ringing World November 25th 1977 No. 3474 Vol LXXIII page 1019 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 8 November 1977 in 2h 41 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by R W Pipe 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 William H Jackson 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World December 9th 1977 No. 3476 Vol. LXXIII page 1069 Ringing World page reference: 3476.1069Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 8 November 1977 in 2h 20 (15) 5280 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by J Reeves 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Christopher L D Munday 7–8 Geoffrey Bridges (C) 25th together: 3-4 and 7-8 Ringing World December 2nd 1977 No. 3475 Vol. LXXIII page 1043 Ringing World page reference: 3475.1043Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire St James Saturday, 12 November 1977 in 2h 45 (11–0–23 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Andrew C D Mayes 2 Carol A Davenport 3 David G Butler 4 Sidney Hough 5 Peter Dyson 6 Alan F Scholfield (C) First peal: 2. 50th peal: 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 15 November 1977 in 1h 51 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor Seven extents 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Alan F Scholfield A 74th birthday compliment to Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World December 9th 1977 No. 3476 Vol. LXXIII page 1069 Ringing World page reference: 3476.1069Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 16 November 1977 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) 100th handbell peal: 3-4 375th together as a trio Ringing World December 9th 1977 No. 3476 Vol. LXXIII page 1069 Ringing World page reference: 3476.1069Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 18 November 1977 in 2h 29 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Doubles (10m/32v) (120 each Stedman, St. Simon's, St. Martin's, St. Nicholas, Winchendon, Grandsire, Rev St. Bartholomew, All Saints, Plain Bob, Rev. Canterbury; 28 variations and 4 Spliced compositions) 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Frederick S Sutton 5 John R Scott 400th peal together: 1 & 5 Ringing World page reference: 3476.1065Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Tuesday, 22 November 1977 in 2h 10 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Christopher L D Munday 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World January 27th 1978 No. 3483 Vol. LXXIV page 87 Ringing World page reference: 3483.0087Chester Diocesan Guild Prenton, Merseyside 9 Bryanston Road Friday, 25 November 1977 in 2h 51 (15) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by R Peers 1–2 Susan D Sparling 3–4 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 5–6 Eric J Gilbert 7–8 Robert Peers 9–10 Thomas R Butler A thanksgiving for the return to full health of Thomas R Butler Ringing World January 6th 1978 No. 3480 Vol. LXXIV page 13 Ringing World page reference: 3480.0013Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Friday, 25 November 1977 in 3h 4 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood 1 William H Dowse 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Ivor R Nichols 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Christopher Whiting 7 Stephen R T Pocock 8 Richard S Starkie 9 Alan F Scholfield 10 Jeffrey Brannan (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Prenton, Merseyside 9 Bryanston Road Friday, 2 December 1977 in 2h 52 (15) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by G C Sparling 1–2 Norah M Randles 3–4 Clive W Simpson 5–6 Robert Peers 7–8 Eric J Gilbert 9–10 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) First on ten handbells: 3-4 Ringing World January 6th 1978 No. 3480 Vol. LXXIV page 13 Ringing World page reference: 3480.0013Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 3 December 1977 in 3h 16 (26–0–21 in D) 5016 Plain Bob Maximus Composed by C Charge 1 Martin J Kirk 2 Clive R Calton 3 Harold C Lonyon 4 Susan Regan 5 Andrew C Regan 6 Dominic S StJ Haughton 7 Roy Worrall 8 Geoffrey Dyson 9 Christopher H Jenkins 10 Peter Dyson 11 William H Dowse 12 Ivor R Nichols (C) First of Maximus : Clive Calton, Susan Regan, Andrew Regan, Dominic Haughton, and Geoffrey Dyson. 300th for the Guild : Roy Worrall. Rung to mark the bi-centenary of the hanging of the bells in 1777. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 6 December 1977 in 2h (11) 5040 Minor (7m) Norwich Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement’s Bob, Plain Bob 1–2 Christopher L D Munday 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) Ringing World January 6th 1978 No. 3480 Vol. LXXIV page 13 Ringing World page reference: 3480.0013Chester Diocesan Guild Tilston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 10 December 1977 in 2h 43 (9–1–12 in B♭) 5040 Treble Dodging Minor (26m) (1) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight, (2) Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight, (3) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob, (4) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight, (5) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure and Kingston Treble Bob, (6) Cambridge Surprise, (7) Oxford Treble Bob 1 Sidney Hough 2 David G Butler 3 Louis A Marsh 4 Frank Osbaldiston 5 Peter Dyson 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First in 26 methods: 2, 3 and 5. Ringing World page reference: 3481.0031Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Thursday, 15 December 1977 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1280 Ashtead Surprise Major 1 Paul Maddock 2 J Robert Jervis 3 John F Oultram 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Eric Hotine 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Ian W Taylor 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First in the method for all. Engagement compliment to Nick Thomson and Cath Rowlands. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 18 December 1977 (24–3–0 in D) 1296 Little Bob Royal 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 Paul Maddock 4 Peter Wilkinson 5 J Robert Jervis 6 Andrew Jopp 7 Clive W Simpson 8 P Graham Walters 9 Ian W Taylor 10 Michael Thomson (C) For evensong. Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Wirral Holy Cross Monday, 19 December 1977 in 2h 46 (3–3–27 in D) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by J J Parker's Twelve part 1 Christopher A D'Souza 2 John Hyden 3 Alison Braithwaite 4 Mark Regan (C) 5 Peter D Hughes 6 W J Charles Seddon 7 Ruth Blackwell 8 Graham Mutch First attempt: 1 and 8. First inside: 3 First Grandsire Triples: 6, 7 and as conductor. Average age of band 17 1/2. Chester Diocesan Guild Offerton, Cheshire 46 Brookside Avenue Tuesday, 20 December 1977 in 2h 24 (15) 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by B D Price 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 Neil D Lomas Ringing World February 3rd 1978 No. 3484 Vol. LXXIV page 104 Ringing World page reference: 3484.0104Chester Diocesan Guild Hazel Grove, Cheshire 91 Cavendish Road Tuesday, 20 December 1977 in 1h 40 (14) 5040 Minor (3m) 3 methods: 2 extents Kent TB, 2 Oxford TB, 3 Plain Bob 1–2 Herbert M Heaton 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Geoffrey Bridges Ringing World January 27th 1978 No. 3483 Vol. LXXIV page 87 Ringing World page reference: 3483.0087Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 22 December 1977 (20–0–20 in E) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Diana Bailey 2 Christine Garnett 3 Katie Taylor 4 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey 5 Gordon Garnett 6 David Preston 7 Stephen Bailey 8 Ian W Taylor (C) For the United Carol Service Chester Diocesan Guild Church Minshull, Cheshire St Bartholomew Saturday, 24 December 1977 in 2h 27 (10 in G) 5040 Doubles (6m/15v) 240 each Grandsire, Newborough, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury; 12 var, 3 spliced 1 Keith W Eaton 2 C Paul Cheshire 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Frank R Morton (C) 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 75th together: 3,5 For Christmas Ringing World January 27th 1978 No. 3483 Vol. LXXIV page 75 Chester Diocesan Guild Witton (Northwich), Cheshire St Helen Monday, 26 December 1977 in 2h 58 (14–0–0 in F) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by M J Platt 1 Philip G K Davies 2 Sidney Hough 3 David Butler 4 Paul Maddock 5 Eric Nixon 6 Ralph B Mitchell 7 David J Midgley 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First of Surprise : 3 250th together 2,8 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 11 Hall Road Tuesday, 27 December 1977 in 2h 33 (15) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 300th handbell peal: 3-4 Ringing World January 27th 1978 No. 3483 Vol. LXXIV page 87 Ringing World page reference: 3483.0087 | |
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