BellBoard

Chester Diocesan Guild

Neston, Cheshire

St Mary and St Helen

Monday, 2 January 1978 in 2h 54 (14–2–24 in G)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 Sidney Hough

2 Eric Roughley

3 John Hyden

4 Hilary Bugler

5 Eric Nixon

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 David J Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester

91 Cavendish Road

Tuesday, 3 January 1978 in 2h 23 (15)

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 Geoffrey Bridges (C)

Ringing World February 3rd 1978 No. 3484 Vol. LXXIV page 102

Ringing World page reference: 3484.0102

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Tuesday, 3 January 1978 in 2h (14)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (8m)

7 extents, 8 methods: (1) Morning Star, (2) Duke of Norfolk, (3) College Exercise and Norbury, (4) Oxford, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure and Kingston, (5) Oxford and Sandal, (6) Oxford and London Scholars’ Pleasure, (7) Oxford and Kingston; 27 changes of method

1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C)

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Neil D Lomas

Ringing World February 3rd 1978 No. 3484 Vol. LXXIV page 102

Ringing World page reference: 3484.0102

Chester Diocesan Guild

Runcorn, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 7 January 1978 in 2h 49 (15–3–15 in E)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Mary E Perry

2 Roland W Morant

3 Walter Allman

4 Roy Worrall

5 John R Bibby

6 Denis Maddock

7 Eric Hotine

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

Ringing World February 3rd 1978 Vol LXXIV No. 3484 page 101

Ringing World page reference: 3484.0101

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Tuesday, 10 January 1978 in 2h 13 (15)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by W J Couperthwaite

1–2 Andrew C D Mayes

3–4 Geoffrey Bridges

5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

Ringing World March 3rd 1978 No. 3488 Vol. LXXIV page 190

Ringing World page reference: 3488.0190

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stockport, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 14 January 1978 in 3h 23 (29¼ in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A C D Mayes

1 Sidney Hough

2 Christine Andrew

3 D Robert Pettifor

4 Peter Dyson

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Christopher H Jenkins

7 John Bell

8 Alan F Scholfield

9 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

10 Jeffrey Brannan

100th peal: 5. By five College Youths and five Cumberlands.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Great Budworth, Cheshire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 14 January 1978 in 3h 24 (20–2–4 in D)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by M J Platt

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Eric Roughley

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Michael Thomson

5 Geoffrey Gardner

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 Denis Mottershead (C)

8 David J Midgley

Ringing World February 24th 1978 Vol. LXXIV No. 3487 page 166

Ringing World page reference: 3487.0166

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hazel Grove, Cheshire

91 Cavendish Road

Tuesday, 17 January 1978 in 2h 24 (15)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by James Wilde

1–2 Geoffrey Bridges

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

7–8 J David Atkinson

Ringing World March 3rd 1978 No. 3488 Vol. LXXIV page 190

Ringing World page reference: 3488.0190

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Friday, 20 January 1978 in 2h 24 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

(3 extents Cambridge S.; 4 Plain Bob)

1 John R Scott

2 Phillip J Boote

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 John R Bradshaw

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

700th tower bell peal: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3486.0144

Chester Diocesan Guild

Witton (Northwich), Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 21 January 1978 in 2h 54 (14–0–0 in F)

5152 Zurich Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Michael Thomson

2 Adrian Bowen

3 Vivien M Davies

4 P Mark Ogden

5 Gerald Bowen

6 Clive W Simpson

7 David G Ogden

8 Colin Davies (C)

First in method by all except 7,8

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 January 1978 in 3h 10 (18–0–6 in E)

5152 Zurich Surprise Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Dominic S St J Haughton

2 Norah M Randles

3 Adrian Bowen

4 Eric J Gilbert

5 Martin J Kirk

6 Denis Maddock

7 Walter Allman

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

First in the method by all except 3 and 8. Conducted alphabet of Surprise Major methods: 8.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 22 January 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Peter Cox

2 Alison Witton

3 E Sylvia Bailey

4 Linda M Capper

5 George H Bailey

6 Gordon Garnett

7 Stephen Bailey

8 David Preston (C)

In memoriam Elsie Garnett, churchwarden's widow

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Thursday, 26 January 1978 (25–2–6 in E♭)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Pam Thomson

2 Raymond L Poole

3 Jacqueline Crossley

4 Graeme A Littler

5 Edward J Gould

6 Brian Merrill

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Michael Thomson (C)

First Major -4

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bidston, Wirral

St Oswald

Saturday, 28 January 1978 in 2h 48 (5–1–24 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Gillian A Ledger

2 S Glenn O'Brian

3 Charles B Pemberton

4 John R Pemberton

5 W J Charles Seddon

6 John Hyden (C)

First attempt: 1 and 4.

First inside: — 2.

First as conductor.

To welcome Rev. R. K. S . Bracegirdle (vicar) and his family.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eccleston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 31 January 1978 (26–3–3 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Jacqueline Duffield

2 Kathryn P Thomas

3 Alison C Burdett

4 Helen S Mitchell

5 David T Andrews

6 George E Morrall (C)

7 Christopher C Roberts

8 W Ince

Birthday compliment to Jacqueline Duffield

Ringing World page reference: 3487.0171

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

9 Hawthorn Lane

Thursday, 2 February 1978 in 2h 25 (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 Clive Calton

First of Major in hand: 7-8

Ringing World March 24th 1978 No. 3491 Vol. LXXIV page 252

Ringing World page reference: 3491.0252

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 4 February 1978 (13–2–15 in F♯)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 George H Bailey

2 D Robert Pettifor

3 John F Oultram

4 Clive W Simpson

5 J Robert Jervis

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Ian W Taylor (C)

8 John Cornock

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Tuesday, 7 February 1978 in 2h 23 (17)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 Christopher L D Munday

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

Ringing World March 17th 1978 No. 3490 Vol. LXXIV page 230

Ringing World page reference: 3490.0230

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 8 February 1978 in 1h 46 (12)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 John R Scott

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World March 3rd 1978 No. 3488 Vol. LXXIV page 190

Ringing World page reference: 3488.0190

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prenton, Merseyside

9 Bryanston Road

Friday, 10 February 1978 in 3h (15)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by G C Sparling

1–2 Susan D Sparling

3–4 Patricia Longden

5–6 Geoffrey C Sparling (C)

7–8 Eric J Gilbert

9–10 John Hyden

First in hand and first of Plain Bob Royal: 9-10

Ringing World April 21st 1978 No. 3495 Vol. LXXIV page 336

Ringing World page reference: 3495.0336

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tarporley, Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 11 February 1978 in 2h 57 (11–0–7 in G)

5024 Dodleston Surprise Major

Composed by G R Freebrey

1 John Hyden

2 Geoffrey R Gardner

3 Clive Calton

4 Frank Osbaldiston

5 Michael Thomson

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 David J Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

First peal in the method

Ringing World page reference: 3495.0328

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 11 February 1978 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1978 Spliced Triples and Major (2m)

Grandsire Triples, Plain Bob Major

1 Dawn H Jukes

2 John F Oultram

3 Lesley K England

4 Sonia E Jukes

5 Ashley C P Pugh

6 P Graham Walters

7 Nicholas Thomson

8 Robert J Fearnett (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Tuesday, 14 February 1978 in 2h 23 (15)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Herbert M Heaton

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Martin J Kirk

First of T B in hand: 7-8

Ringing World March 24th 1978 No. 3491 Vol. LXXIV page 252

Ringing World page reference: 3491.0252

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 February 1978 in 3h 15 (18–0–6 in E)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A C D Mayes

1 Sidney Hough

2 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

3 Anne E Mayes

4 Christopher H Jenkins

5 Clive R Calton

6 Geoffrey R Gardner

7 F John Keddie

8 Neil D Lomas

First of Bristol: 5.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 19 February 1978 (8–3–18 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Penny Trevitt

2 Catherine M Rowlands

3 Elizabeth Blackshaw

4 I Mary Rowlands

5 David J Houghton

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First inside - 3 & 5

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 19 February 1978 (12–1–3 in F♯)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Linda M Capper

2 Adrian J Bowen

3 Dawn H Jukes

4 John F Oultram

5 Sonia E Jukes

6 Robert J Fearnett

7 Gerald L Bowen

8 P Graham Walters

18th birthday compliment to Nigel Oddie

Chester Diocesan Guild

New Mills, Derbyshire

St George

Saturday, 25 February 1978 in 2h 55 (13–1–0 in G♯)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Clive R Calton

3 Peter Dyson

4 Sidney Hough

5 Geoffrey R Gardner

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 David J Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

Rung to mark the bi-centenary of Boddington's Brewery.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Kingswinford, West Midlands

St Mary

Saturday, 25 February 1978 in 2h 32 (10–1–17 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Adrian J Bowen

2 C Frederick Jukes

3 Helen M Capper

4 Dawn H Jukes

5 R Arthur Peakman

6 Sonia E Jukes (C)

7 John F Oultram

8 Robert J Fearnett

First as conductor.

First in method inside - 4.

18th Birthday compliment to Robert Fearnett.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 25 February 1978 in 3h 6 (20–0–0 in E)

5000 Plain Bob Royal

CCC No. 33 (Anon)

1 William F Gibbons

2 J Geoffrey Burton

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Andrew C Regan

5 Simon Christian

6 Raymond H Daw

7 Roy Worrall

8 Leonard Colley

9 Ernest F Willcox

10 Ivor R Nichols (C)

First of Royal: 3,8

Ringing World page reference: 3490.0228

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Tuesday, 28 February 1978 in 2h 38 (15)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A F Scholfield

1–2 Geoffrey Bridges

3–4 J David Atkinson

5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

7–8 William H Jackson

9–10 Christopher L D Munday

Ringing World April 14th 1978 No. 3494 Vol. LXXIV page 310

Ringing World page reference: 3494.0310

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eccleston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 28 February 1978 (26–3–3 in E♭)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Jacqueline Duffield

2 Helen S Mitchell

3 Kathryn P Thomas

4 Sonia E Jukes

5 George E Morrall (C)

6 John F Oultram

7 David T Andrews

8 Christopher C Roberts

Ringing World page reference: 3492.0271

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Wednesday, 1 March 1978 in 2h 21 (15)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Gerald Moorhouse

7–8 Clive Calton

First of Kent in hand: 7-8

Ringing World March 24th 1978 No. 3491 Vol. LXXIV page 252

Ringing World page reference: 3491.0252

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 4 March 1978 in 2h 55 (13–2–15 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Eric J Gilbert

2 Norah M Randles

3 Denis Maddock

4 John F Oultram

5 Roy Worrall

6 Eric Hotine

7 Roland W Morant

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Farndon, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 4 March 1978 in 2h 45 (12–1–22 in F)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 George E Morrall

2 Helen S Mitchell

3 E Malcolm Jones

4 Kathryn P Thomas

5 Julian P Richardson

6 James H E Bowmer

7 J David Adams (C)

8 Christopher C Roberts

First peal: 4. First inside on 8: 3

First of Kent Major: 2,5,and 6

For Patronal Festival

Ringing World page reference: 3493.0288

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 March 1978 in 2h 45 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Beverley Surprise Minor

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Phillip J Boote

3 Geoffrey A Edwards

4 John R Scott

5 Frederick S Sutton

6 Frank R Morton (C)

100th together: 1,6

First inside in the method: 2

First in the method: 4,5

Ringing World April 7th 1978 No. 3493 Vol. LXXIV page 288

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 11 March 1978 in 3h 28 (20–0–0 in E)

5184 Grandsire Caters

1 Donald Pearson

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Andrew Regan

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 C Paul Cheshire

7 William F Gibbons

8 Frank Beech

9 John R Scott

10 Phillip J Boote

First of Caters inside: 6

First on ten: 10

In memoriam Herbert Edge (former local ringer)

Ringing World April 7th 1978 No. 3493 Vol. LXXIV page 288

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Tuesday, 14 March 1978 in 2h 38 (15)

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 Geoffrey Bridges

9–10 Alan F Scholfield (C)

Ringing World April 14th 1978 No. 3494 Vol. LXXIV page 310

Ringing World page reference: 3494.0310

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 15 March 1978 in 1h 44 (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)

Ringing World April 28th 1978 No. 3496 Vol. LXXIV page 355

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0355

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 16 March 1978 in 2h 28 (15)

5184 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by C Severn

1–2 William H Jackson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Gerald Moorhouse

7–8 Clive R Calton

First in method: 7-8

Ringing World April 28th 1978 No. 3496 Vol. LXXIV page 355

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0355

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 16 March 1978 (18–0–6 in E)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (7m)

Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire

1 Pam Thomson

2 John F Oultram

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Malcolm Murphy

5 Clive W Simpson

6 P Graham Walters

7 Nicholas Thomson

8 Michael Thomson (C)

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 17 March 1978 in 2h 39 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Alan J Brown

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 P Mark Ogden

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Vivien M Davies

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Colin Davies (C)

First of Surprise Major 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

St Paul

Saturday, 18 March 1978 in 3h 31 (28–2–9 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Lynne P Buttifant

2 Ian Butters

3 John H Fielden

4 Raymond J Ballard

5 David G Massey

6 David W Friend (C)

7 Malcolm Quimby

8 Ralph B Mitchell

9 Geoffrey R Gardner

10 Denis Mottershead

Personal record

Chester Diocesan Guild

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

4 Granville Road

Tuesday, 21 March 1978 in 2h 28 (16)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1–2 Andrew C D Mayes

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 Neil D Lomas

7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C)

Ringing World April 21st 1978 No. 3495 Vol. LXXIV page 336

Ringing World page reference: 3495.0336

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 24 March 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Gordon Garnett

2 Katie Taylor

3 George H Bailey

4 Andrew Jopp

5 Stephen Bailey

6 Ian W Taylor (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 27 March 1978 in 3h 29 (24–3–0 in D)

5075 Stedman Cinques

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Tudor P Edwards

2 Wilfred Williams (C)

3 Katharine J Firman

4 Graham G Firman

5 Kenneth J Hesketh

6 John S Croft

7 D Robert Pettifor

8 John S Mason

9 Jeffrey J Brannan

10 James L Towler

11 R Kingsley Mason

12 Stephen Ivin

800th peal: 10.

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0352

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 29 March 1978 in 1h 47 (12)

5040 Minor (3m)

Single Oxford, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 John R Scott

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World April 28th 1978 No. 3496 Vol. LXXIV page 355

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0355

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Wednesday, 29 March 1978 in 2h 18 (15)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1–2 Geoffrey Bridges

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 Christopher L D Munday

7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C)

First of Superlative in hand: 1-2 and 5-6

Ringing World April 21st 1978 No. 3495 Vol. LXXIV page 336

Ringing World page reference: 3495.0336

Chester Diocesan Guild

Woodchurch, Merseyside

Holy Cross

Thursday, 30 March 1978 in 2h 37 (3–3–27 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John Reeves

1 Alison Braithwaite

2 Patricia Longdon

3 Olive L Rogers

4 Peter D Hughes

5 Ruth Blackwell

6 Harold W Rogers

7 John P Horrocks

8 John Hyden (C)

First of major, 1

First of major inside, 4

First on 8 as conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

West Pines, Dale Brow

Thursday, 30 March 1978 in 2h 28 (15)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 William H Jackson (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Gerald Moorhouse

First of Yorkshire in hand: 1-2

Ringing World April 28th 1978 No. 3496 Vol. LXXIV page 355

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0355

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 2 April 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Katie Jopp

2 Andrew Jopp

3 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey

4 Gordon Garnett

5 David Preston

6 Stephen Bailey

7 Ian W Taylor (C)

8 Peter Cox

For the Mid Cheshire Branch Quarter Peal Week

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

9 Hawthorn Lane

Tuesday, 4 April 1978 in 2h 28 (15)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 William H Jackson (C)

3–4 Christopher L D Munday

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Neil D Lomas

Ringing World April 28th 1978 No. 3496 Vol. LXXIV page 355

Ringing World page reference: 3496.0355

Chester Diocesan Guild

Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester

St Margaret, Altrincham

Saturday, 8 April 1978 in 2h 45 (9–1–21)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents called differently

1 Stephen Warrilow

2 Judith Warrilow

3 Cynthia Warrilow

4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5 Vivien M Davies

6 Colin Davies

First of Minor: 1.

By local band as a 30th wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. C K Lewis.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Thursday, 13 April 1978 (13–2–15 in F♯)

1250 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Pam Thomson

2 John F Oultram

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Malcolm Murphy

6 P Graham Walters

7 Michael Thomson

8 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First Bristol - 3 & 6

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marple, Greater Manchester

All Saints

Saturday, 15 April 1978 in 2h 52 (13–2–12 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 2160, 4 different extents

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Patricia A Jenkins

3 Christopher H Jenkins

4 Sidney Hough

5 Peter Dyson

6 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

In memoriam Gerald Moorhouse

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 April 1978 in 3h 16 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Alan J Brown

2 Cynthia Warrilow

3 Judith Warrilow

4 P Mark Ogden

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Vivien M Davies

7 Colin Davies

8 Malcolm Murphy

First in the method: 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 20 April 1978 in 2h 26 (15)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Clive R Calton

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 J David Atkinson (C)

7–8 Martin J Kirk

In memoriam Gerald Moorhouse (died April 14th)

Ringing World May 19th 1978 No. 3499 Vol. LXXIV page 423

Ringing World page reference: 3499.0423

Chester Diocesan Guild

Great Budworth, Cheshire

St Mary and All Saints

Thursday, 20 April 1978 (20–2–4 in D)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Pam Thomson

2 Katie Taylor

3 J Robert Jervis

4 John Oultram

5 Clive W Simpson

6 P Graham Walters

7 Michael Thomson

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

First of Surprise Major 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Friday, 21 April 1978 in 3h 20 (24–3–0 in D)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

Composed by J Reeves

1 John W Griffithhs

2 Helen S Mitchell

3 Kathryn P Thomas

4 Jacqueline Duffield

5 Colin T Graham

6 Julian P Richardson

7 J David Adams (C)

8 James H E Bowmer

9 George E Morrall

10 Geoffrey Parting

11 John G Hallett

12 Christopher C Roberts

First on 12: 3 and 8.

First Kent Maximus 2,4,5,6,7,9,10 and 12.

To welcome the V Rev Wood Ingram Cleasby, installed as Dean this day.

Ringing World page reference: 3499.0420

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Tuesday, 25 April 1978 in 2h 38 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Surfleet Surprise Minor

1 Frederick S Sutton

2 John R Bradshaw

3 Phillip J Boote

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 C Paul Cheshire

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Circled the tower: 1.

500th peal as conductor.

First in the method by all.

Ringing World page reference: 3500.0440

Chester Diocesan Guild

Taxal, Derbyshire

Sitch House

Tuesday, 25 April 1978 in 2h 30 (15)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Herbert M Heaton

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7–8 Vivien M Davies

Ringing World May 26th 1978 No. 3500 Vol. LXXIV page 443

Ringing World page reference: 3500.0443

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hazel Grove, Cheshire

91 Cavendish Road

Tuesday, 25 April 1978 in 2h 50 (15)

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 (C)

In memoriam Gerald Moorhouse

First of Surprise and of Royal as conductor

Ringing World May 19th 1978 No. 3499 Vol. LXXIV page 423

Ringing World page reference: 3499.0423

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 28 April 1978 in 2h 49 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

8m: 960 Rutland, 896 Yorkshire, 704 Bristol, Lincolnshire, 672 Cambridge, 448 Pudsey, Superlative, 224 London; with 110 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by R J Parker

1 Jane Booth

2 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

3 Neil D Lomas

4 Ivor R Nichols

5 William H Dowse

6 Stephen R T Pocock

7 Andrew C D Mayes

8 Richard S Starkie

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Friday, 28 April 1978 in 2h 29 (6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Beverley S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St Clement’s, Plain Bob

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Andrew J Bradshaw

3 Phillip J Boote

4 John R Bradshaw

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

75th as a trio: 1,3,6

Ringing World May 26th 1978 No. 3500 Vol LXXIV page 440

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 29 April 1978 in 2h 58 (13–2–15 in F♯)

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 G R Gardiner

2 E Hotine

3 S Holdroyd

4 Sidney Hough

5 John Hyden

6 F John Keddie

7 F Osbaldiston

8 D Mottershead (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Great Budworth, Cheshire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 29 April 1978 (20–2–4 in D)

1260 Spliced Oxford Bob and Grandsire Triples

1 Katie Taylor

2 Pam Thomson

3 Michael Thomson

4 P Graham Walters

5 Andrew Jopp

6 J Robert Jervis (C)

7 Ian W Taylor

8 John Scott

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 30 April 1978 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Edward C Gorton

2 Bernard J Ongley

3 John C Breese

4 Clifford W Shaw

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 Michael Thomson (C)

First away from cover -1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Monday, 1 May 1978 (13–3–22)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Jacqueline Crossley

2 Graeme A Littler

3 Raymond L Poole

4 Christopher T Billinge

5 Brian Merrill

6 Michael Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 2 May 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 A Higginson

2 George H Bailey

3 Katie Taylor

4 David Preston

5 Ian W Taylor (C)

First attempt 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Knutsford, Cheshire

125 Mobberley Road

Tuesday, 2 May 1978 in 2h 28 (11)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1–2 J David Atkinson (C)

3–4 Christopher L D Munday

5–6 Neil D Lomas

7–8 William H Jackson

First Yorkshire on inside pair: 5-6

First of Surprise Major as conductor

Ringing World May 26th 1978 No. 3500 Vol. LXXIV page 443

Ringing World page reference: 3500.0443

Chester Diocesan Guild

Lymm, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 4 May 1978 (29–3–8 in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Edward J Gould

2 Jacqueline Crossley

3 Pam Thomson

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Douglas W Kirkpatrick

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Brian Merrill

8 Michael Thomson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Little Budworth, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 5 May 1978 (6–2–1 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 Raymond Worrall

2 Katie Taylor

3 Linda M Capper

4 Clive W Simpson

5 J Robert Jervis (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tilston, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 May 1978 (9–1–12 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Linda M Capper

2 Ashley C P Pugh

3 Katie Taylor

4 Mary Kelly

5 David Preston

6 David J Kelly (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3502.0486

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tattenhall, Cheshire

St Alban

Saturday, 6 May 1978 (12–0–17 in F♯)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Linda M Capper

2 Ashley C P Pugh

3 Katie Taylor

4 Mary Kelly

5 David Preston

6 David J Kelly (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3502.0486

Chester Diocesan Guild

Knutsford, Cheshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 6 May 1978 in 2h 52 (11–2–16 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (26m)

26 m.: (1) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh, Abbeyville Delight; (2) Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby, Braintree Delight; (3) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford, Marple Delight; (4) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk, Morning Star; (5) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston; (6) Oxford; (7) Cambridge S

1 Frank Osbaldiston

2 Sidney Hough

3 Louis Marsh

4 Christopher H Jenkins

5 Denis Mottershead

6 Peter Dyson (C)

For Knutsford Royal May Day celebrations.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 7 May 1978 (8–3–18 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alison Bowen

2 Elizabeth Blackshaw

3 Catherine M Rowlands

4 Nicholas Thomson (C)

5 David J Houghton

6 I Mary Rowlands

First Quarter - 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 7 May 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Gordon Garnett

2 Mrs E Sylvia Bailey

3 Katie Taylor

4 George H Bailey

5 Stephen Bailey

6 David Preston (C)

First in the method 2

50th Quarter 6

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Tuesday, 9 May 1978 in 2h 26 (11)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 William H Jackson

5–6 Neil D Lomas

7–8 Christopher L D Munday (C)

Ringing World June 16th 1978 No. 3503 Vol. LXXIV page 502

Ringing World page reference: 3503.0502

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Friday, 12 May 1978 in 3h 2 (23–2–3 in E♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Barry Corbishley

2 Angela J Pearson

3 John Cornock

4 Neil D Lomas

5 Christopher Whiting

6 William H Dowse

7 Stephen R T Pocock

8 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First peal : Angela Pearson.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 14 May 1978 (8–3–18 in A)

1300 Plain Bob Doubles

1 R Neil Houghton

2 Catherine M Rowlands

3 Elizabeth Blackshaw

4 I Mary Rowlands

5 David J Houghton

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First quarter - 1. For Whit Sunday

Chester Diocesan Guild

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

4 Granville Road

Tuesday, 16 May 1978 in 2h 29 (17)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 J David Atkinson

5–6 William H Jackson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

First Rutland as conductor on handbells

Ringing World June 16th 1978 No. 3503 Vol. LXXIV page 502

Ringing World page reference: 3503.0502

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 18 May 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1344 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

672 Bristol, 384 London, 160 Cambridge, 128 Superlative

1 Pam Thomson

2 J Robert Jervis

3 Malcolm Murphy

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 P Graham Walters

8 Michael Thomson (C)

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Little Budworth, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 May 1978 in 2h 24 (6–2–1 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (10m/28v)

120 each of St Simon, St Martin, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Grandsire, Newborough, All Saints, Reverse St Bartholomew, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob; 28 var; 4-spliced comp

1 Phillip J Boote

2 J Robert Jervis

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World June 16th 1978 Vol. LXXIV No. 3503 page 500

Ringing World page reference: 3503.0500

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 May 1978 in 3h 11 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C H Kippin

1 Jane Dickerson

2 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

3 Alan J Brown

4 Vivien M Davies

5 Colin Davies

6 Ian W Taylor

7 P Mark Ogden

8 David G Ogden

Sponsored peal for 'St. Mary's' Year. 50th together: 5 and 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

9 Hawthorn Lane

Tuesday, 23 May 1978 in 2h 17 (13)

5120 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 William H Jackson

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

Ringing World June 16th 1978 No. 3503 Vol. LXXIV page 502

Ringing World page reference: 3503.0502

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wallasey, Wirral

St Nicholas

Monday, 29 May 1978 in 3h 2 (16–2–20 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Geoffrey C Sparling

1 Vivian T O Boase

2 Christina D A Walker

3 Martin D Ulyatt

4 Alexander J Martin

5 James F Smith

6 Anthony P Foster

7 Eric J Gilbert

8 Geoffrey C Sparling (C)

First peal: 3

First peal on augmented ring.

Retirement compliment to vicar (Rev. J. R. Ellison); also in memoriam Lord Selwyn Lloyd (former Wirral M.P.).

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Greater Manchester

St George

Monday, 29 May 1978 in 2h 54 (18–0–11 in E)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

2624 Yorkshire, 2432 Cambridge; 94 changes of method, all the work

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Christopher Ridley

2 Vivien M Davies

3 John S White

4 P Mark Ogden

5 Frank R Morton

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

7 David G Ogden

8 Colin Davies (C)

First Spliced Surprise: 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Derby, Derbyshire

St Luke

Saturday, 3 June 1978 in 3h 15 (30–3–2 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Major

1 Philip J Boote

2 C Paul Cheshire

3 Graham Nayler

4 Keith W Eaton

5 Frederick S Sutton

6 Michael Redfern

7 Geoffrey A Edward

8 Frank R Morton (C)

1st Plain Bob: 3.

Also compliment to Rev R Peterken, 25 years in the Ministry.

Rung for the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

9 Hawthorn Lane

Tuesday, 6 June 1978 in 2h 14 (15)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Andrew C D Mayes

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7–8 J David Atkinson

In memoriam Mrs Molly Moorhouse

First in method: 1-2

350th peal: 7-8

Ringing World July 28th 1978 No. 3509 Vol. LXXIV page 634

Ringing World page reference: 3509.0634

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tilston, Cheshire

St Mary

Thursday, 8 June 1978 (9–1–12 in B♭)

1272 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Christopher C Roberts

2 Barbara Handley

3 Jacqueline Duffield

4 Stephen Williams

5 David T Andrews

6 George E Morrall (C)

First in method 2,3,4,5.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Saturday, 10 June 1978 (25–2–6 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Edward J Gould

2 Graeme A Littler

3 D Ian Chalmers

4 Christopher Billinge

5 Brian Merrill

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First quarter - 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tilston, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 10 June 1978 (9–1–12 in B♭)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Pam Thomson

2 Alison Witton

3 P G Walters

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Michael Thomson

6 J Robert Jervis (C)

First Surprise: 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 10 June 1978 in 3h 12 (26–0–21 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J R Ketteringham

1 Mary Perry

2 Denis Maddock

3 Roy Worrall

4 Malcolm Murphy

5 Raymond H Daw

6 Roland W Morant

7 Eric Hotine

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

9 Eric J Gilbert

10 William H Dowse

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

11 Hall Road

Tuesday, 13 June 1978 in 2h 20 (13)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

2752 Cambridge, 2404 Yorkshire; 74 changes of method, all the work

Composed by Norman Smith

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 William H Jackson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C)

Ringing World July 21st 1978 No. 3508 Vol. LXXIV page 610

Ringing World page reference: 3508.0610

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Friday, 23 June 1978 in 2h 31 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (5m)

(1 extent each Norwich, Surfleet, Beverley; 2 each Ipswich, Cambridge)

1 John R Bradshaw

2 Phillip J Boote

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 Frederick S Sutton

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

First peal of 5 Surprise Minor inside: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3508.0608

Chester Diocesan Guild

Prestbury, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 24 June 1978 in 2h 56 (14–2–8 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by arr from C K Lewis

1 Sidney Hough

2 Brian Schofield

3 Louis A Marsh

4 Ernest Pimlott

5 Peter Dyson

6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

7 Geoffrey R Gardner

8 Denis Mottershead

Diamond wedding compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schofield (parents of Brian).

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 1 July 1978 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Edward C Gorton

2 Dawn H Jukes

3 Adrian J Bowen

4 Robert J Fearnett

5 Sonia E Jukes (C)

6 Gerald L Bowen

For Dominion Day

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 4 July 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Peter Cox

2 Diana Bailey

3 George H Bailey

4 Katie Taylor

5 Gordon Garnett

6 David Preston

7 Andrew Jopp

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

First inside 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Thursday, 6 July 1978 in 1h 45 (11)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1–2 J David Atkinson

3–4 Neil D Lomas

5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C)

First of Cambridge Minor in hand, completing Minor to Maximus: 1-2

Ringing World August 18th 1978 No. 3512 Vol. LXXIV page 695

Ringing World page reference: 3512.0695

Chester Diocesan Guild

Walton le Dale, Lancashire

St Leonard

Saturday, 8 July 1978 (15–2–11 in F)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Malcolm Murphy

2 J Robert Jervis (C)

3 Pam Thomson

4 Denis Maddock

5 Clive W Simpson

6 Andrew Jopp

7 Michael Thomson

8 Nicholas Thomson

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Higher Walton, Lancashire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 July 1978 (16–1–11 in E)

1250 Zebedee Surprise Major

1 Katie Taylor

2 Pam Thomson

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Ian W Taylor

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 Andrew Jopp

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Michael Thomson (C)

First in the method for all.

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour

Chester Diocesan Guild

Heswall, Wirral

St Peter

Saturday, 8 July 1978 in 2h 40

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents each of Cambridge Surprise, St. Clements College Bob, Plain Bob and 1 extent of Kent Treble Bob

1 P Ian Pentin

2 Clive A Devall

3 Alexander J Martin

4 Edwina Gilmour

5 John G Lifton

6 Anthony P Foster (C)

First peal: 1 & 4

Last peal on the bells prior to recasting and augmentation to 8. Also to mark 25 years of Canon Lee as Rector.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire

St Mary, Brownedge

Saturday, 8 July 1978 (14–3–24 in F♯)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 J Robert Jervis

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Michael Thomson

4 Andrew Jopp

5 Denis Maddock

6 Clive W Simpson

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour

Chester Diocesan Guild

Adlington, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 8 July 1978 (13–1–4 in F)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Pam Thomson

2 J Robert Jervis (C)

3 Katie Taylor

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Denis Maddock

6 Andrew Jopp

7 Nicholas Thomson

8 Ian W Taylor

First Rutland - 3 & 6

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter - on tour

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 13 July 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1312 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire.

1 Pam Thomson

2 John F Oultram

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 Michael Thomson (C)

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 15 July 1978 in 2h 48 (13–0–0)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(1)Chester, (2)London, (3)York,(4) Beverley,(5) Bourne, (6)Cambridge, (7)Norwich

1 Alison Witton

2 John F Oultram

3 J Robert Jervis

4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5 P Graham Walters

6 Malcolm Murphy

First Peal (1), First of Minor (2)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Pulford, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 July 1978 (9–3–6 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Jacqueline Duffield

2 Barbara Handley

3 Helen S Mitchell

4 Kathryn P Thomas

5 Stephen Williams

6 David T Andrews

7 George E Morrall (C)

8 Christopher C Roberts

Ringing World page reference: 3511.0675

Chester Diocesan Guild

Meole Brace, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 15 July 1978 in 2h 47 (7–1–7 in B♭)

5152 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 John Hyden

2 Richard B Dorrington

3 Sidney Hough

4 Frank Osbaldiston

5 Nicholas Thomson

6 John Keddie

7 Geoffrey R Gardner

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 15 July 1978 in 3h 5 (20–0–0 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Frank Beech

2 Diana Bailey

3 Margaret E Gaskin

4 Keith Daniels

5 Phillip J Boote

6 Frederick S Sutton

7 Frank R Morton (C)

8 Geoffrey A Edwards

First inside: 2

Ringing World August 11th 1978 No. 3511 Vol. LXXIV page 672

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eccleston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 18 July 1978 (26–3–3 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Christopher C Roberts

2 James Bowmer

3 Kathryn P Thomas

4 John W Griffiths (C)

5 Keith M Jones

6 George Morrall

7 David T Andrews

8 William Ince

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 18 July 1978 in 3h 14 (18–0–6 in E)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by F Dench

1 Jane Dickerson

2 Alan J Brown

3 Ann Dickerson

4 Sidney Hough

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Vivien M Davies

7 Colin Davies

8 Peter Dyson

First of Surprise: 3. 25th peal: 6.

Diamond wedding compliment to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Elkins.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Waverton, Cheshire

St Peter

Monday, 24 July 1978 (8–0–10 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 James H E Bowmer

2 Colin T Graham (C)

3 Rachel Richardson

4 A N Bowmer

5 Kathryn P Thomas

6 Robin H Parry

First inside: 3

First as conductor

First in more than one method by all except 1

Ringing World page reference: 3514.0736

Chester Diocesan Guild

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Friday, 28 July 1978 in 2h 43 (13–1–2 in F)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1824 Bristol, 1440 Cambridge, 1056 Superlative, 768 London

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 John H Wilton

2 Eric Hotine

3 Ian W Taylor

4 Roland W Morant

5 Clive W Simpson

6 Denis Maddock

7 Roy Worrall

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

Circled tower: 2

Ringing World September 1st 1978 No. 3514 Vol. LXXIV page 732

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Thursday, 3 August 1978 in 2h 30 (9–2–0 in A)

5040 Minor (2m)

3 extents Kent Treble Bob; 4 extents Plain Bob

1 Michael Thomson

2 Catherine M Rowlands

3 Colin Davies

4 I Mary Rowlands

5 Malcolm Murphy

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

Circled the tower - 1; first inside - 4; 150th together 3 & 5; 100th peal - 6. Wedding compliment to Tom Madigan and Janet Rowlands, married the previous Saturday.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Offerton, Cheshire

46 Brookside Avenue

Thursday, 3 August 1978 in 2h 17 (15)

5056 Aldenham Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1–2 William H Jackson

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Alan F Scholfield (C)

First in method (in hand) by all

Ringing World September 15th 1978 No. 3516 Vol. LXXIV page 778

Ringing World page reference: 3516.0778

Chester Diocesan Guild

Cuddington,, Cheshire

Thursday, 3 August 1978

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Ian W Taylor

3–4 Clive W Simpson

5–6 J Robert Jervis (C)

First in hand 1-2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Little Budworth, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 5 August 1978 (6–2–1 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (10m/v)

1 Katie Taylor

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Robert J Fearnett

4 Andrew Jopp

5 J Robert Jervis (C)

Wedding compliment to Helen Fearnett and Michael Stokes

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 8 August 1978 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Andrew J Bradshaw

3 Phillip J Boote

4 C Paul Cheshire

5 Frederick S Sutton

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Circled the tower: 1

Ringing World September 8th 1978 No. 3525 Vol LXXIV page 752

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Greater Manchester

St Thomas

Friday, 11 August 1978 in 2h 57 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 William H Dowse

2 David G Ogden

3 Ivor R Nichols

4 Peter Broadbent

5 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

6 C Kenneth Lewis

7 Andrew C D Mayes

8 Stephen R T Pocock

In memoriam F. John Nelson.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 12 August 1978 in 3h 3 (20–0–20 in E)

5152 Plain Bob Major

1 George H Bailey

2 Diana Bailey

3 Mrs E S Bailey

4 Frank R Morton (C)

5 David Preston

6 Stephen Bailey

7 Geoffrey Edwards

8 Ian W Taylor

Circled tower - 4

21st birthday compliment to Diana Bailey

Chester Diocesan Guild

Witton (Northwich), Cheshire

St Helen

Tuesday, 15 August 1978 in 2h 52 (14–0–0 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Michael G Clements

2 Elizabeth A Clements

3 Adrian Bowen

4 Ian W Taylor

5 John A G Clements

6 Phillip M Orme

7 Richard J Clements

8 John M Jenkins (C)

25th together: 7,8

100th Peal: 8

First of Major and of Surprise as Conductor

Wedding compliment to Graham Walters and Lesley England (Weaverham)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 September 1978 in 3h 3 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

2 James M Swallow

3 Judith Warrilow

4 John M C Lysons

5 Stuart Holroyd

6 Sidney Hough

7 Clive R Calton

8 Christopher H Jenkins

Wedding compliment to Malcolm J. Lysons and Margaret Hemmings.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hartford, Cheshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 3 September 1978 (12–0–20 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Caroline Smith

2 Edward E Sephton

3 Katie Taylor

4 Charles H Smith

5 J Robert Jervis (C)

6 Ian W Taylor

First Minor 4

Wedding Anniversary Compliment to Ted and Dorothy Sephton

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

11 Hall Road

Tuesday, 5 September 1978 in 2h 45 (15)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A F Scholfield

1–2 Alice D Parker

3–4 Alan F Scholfield (C)

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Christopher L D Munday

9–10 William H Jackson

First of Surprise Royal in hand: 1-2

Ringing World October 13th 1978 No. 3520 Vol. LXXIV page 871

Ringing World page reference: 3520.0871

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 10 September 1978 in 2h 36 (20–0–20 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arr by J Pladdys (No 9)

1 Ian W Taylor

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 D Robert Pettifor

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Michael Thomson

6 David Preston

7 Paul Jopp

8 George H Bailey

First Stedman - 4 & 5

Wedding compliment to Andrew Jopp and Katie Taylor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Knutsford, Cheshire

125 Mobberley Road

Tuesday, 12 September 1978 in 2h 33 (15)

5080 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

Composed by A Knights (No. 275)

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 Christopher L D Munday

7–8 Alan F Scholfield

9–10 J David Atkinson

Ringing World October 13th 1978 No. 3520 Vol. LXXIV page 871

Ringing World page reference: 3520.0871

Chester Diocesan Guild

Great Budworth, Cheshire

St Mary and All Saints

Thursday, 14 September 1978 (20–2–4 in D)

1280 London Surprise Major

1 Catherine M Rowlands

2 Pam Thomson

3 Michael Thomson

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Malcolm Murphy

8 P Graham Walters (C)

A wedding compliment to Katie Taylor and Andrew Jopp.

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 17 September 1978 (8–3–18 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob and Old Bob

1 Andrew Hart

2 Catherine M Rowlands

3 Elizabeth Blackshaw

4 Michael Thomson

5 Nicholas Thomson (C)

6 I Mary Rowlands

For Patronal Festival service.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 17 September 1978 in 3h 25 (18–0–6 in E)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Charles Severn

1 Ann Dickerson

2 C Kenneth Lewis

3 Jane Dickerson

4 Vivien M Davies

5 Michael Carter

6 Alan J Brown

7 Graham Darke

8 P Mark Ogden

For the St Mary's Year Festival Weekend: 'A Festival of Music with Flowers'

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tarporley, Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 23 September 1978 in 2h 57 (11–0–7 in G)

5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A R Carter

1 David Preston

2 Kenneth W Brice

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 John C Manley

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Richard C Stevens

7 Ian W Taylor

8 Frank R Morton (C)

First in the method: 2,3

Ringing World page reference: 3521.0892

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 September 1978 in 3h 3 (18–0–6 in E)

5090 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by B D Price

1 Michael Smethurst

2 Vivien Davies

3 Graham Darke

4 Ian W Taylor

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Alan J Brown

7 Nicholas Thomson

8 Colin Davies

21st birthday compliment to Viv Davies.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Greater Manchester

52 Wellington Road

Tuesday, 26 September 1978 in 2h 17 (15)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 William H Jackson (C)

7–8 J David Atkinson

Ringing World October 27th 1978 No. 3522 Vol. LXXIV page 915

Ringing World page reference: 3522.0915

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 30 September 1978 in 3h 8 (20–0–0 in E)

5057 Grandsire Caters

Composed by E C Shepherd

1 Angela Pearson

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 Ernest Pimlott

4 George H Bailey

5 C Paul Cheshire

6 John R Scott

7 Frank R Morton (C)

8 William F Gibbons

9 Frederick S Sutton

10 Phillip J Boote

First on ten: 1

Rung Grandsire from Doubles to Cinques: 3

Ringing World October 27th 1978 No. 3522 Vol. LXXIV page 913

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wilmslow, Cheshire

11 Hall Road

Tuesday, 3 October 1978 in 2h 27 (15)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 William H Jackson

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Christopher L D Munday (C)

First in the method: 3-4

Ringing World October 27th 1978 No. 3522 Vol. LXXIV page 915

Ringing World page reference: 3522.0915

Chester Diocesan Guild

Alsager, Cheshire

Christ Church

Monday, 9 October 1978 (10–2–20 in G♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Jonathan R Boffey

2 Christopher J Lovatt

3 Dennis B Ongley

4 Ian J Clay

5 Derek V Moreton

6 John E Boffey

7 Arthur J Yorke (C)

8 George Astbury

In memoriam of Dennis Perry, fellow ringer and friend for 15 years.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 11 October 1978 in 2h 3 (12)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 Andrew J Bradshaw

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

First in hand: 3-4

Ringing World November 3rd 1978 No. 3523 Vol. LXXIV page 939

Ringing World page reference: 3523.0939

Chester Diocesan Guild

Ashover, Derbyshire

All Saints

Saturday, 14 October 1978 in 3h 2 (18–0–10 in E)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 Sidney Hough

3 Doreen Bradley

4 Nicholas Thomson

5 Peter Broadbent

6 Martyn G Read

7 Clive R Calton

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

A wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs P Maddock

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 21 October 1978 in 2h 41 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

(Seven different extents)

1 Geoffrey A Edwards

2 Keith Daniels

3 Richard P Brown

4 Frank R Morton (C)

5 Phillip J Boote

6 C Paul Cheshire

100th together— 1 and 5.

Circled the tower six times and conducted a peal from each bell four times: 4.

Circled the tower twice: 5.

Circled the tower: 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3524.0962

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 21 October 1978 in 3h 23 (26–0–21 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

2 Frank Osbaldiston

3 Harold C Lonyon

4 William H Jackson

5 Ivor R Nichols

6 Roy Worrall

7 Martin J Kirk

8 J David Atkinson

9 William H Dowse

10 Andrew C D Mayes

11 Alan F Scholfield

12 Neil D Lomas

First in the method on tower bells and completes the Cambridge "family" on tower bells : David Atkinson.

Rung as part of the 700th anniversary celebrations of St Michael's church.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Lymm, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 October 1978 (29–3–8 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Kevin B Walton

2 Wendy Diamond

3 Edward J Gould

4 Douglas W Kirkpatrick

5 Brian Merrill

6 Nicholas Thomson (C)

Engagement compliment to Kevin Walton and Wendy Diamond.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 26 October 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1280 Wembley Surprise Major

1 Pam Thomson

2 Clive W Simpson

3 Michael Thomson

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Malcolm Murphy

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Ian W Taylor

8 P Graham Walters (C)

First in the method for all

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wistaston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 28 October 1978 in 2h 21 (5–3–24 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Beverley S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Single Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob

1 Phillip J Boote

2 Linda J Brown

3 Ian W Taylor

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 C Paul Cheshire

First of seven minor: 2

Circled the tower 3 times: 1, 6

Chester Diocesan Guild

Lymm, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 November 1978 in 3h 16 (29–3–8 in D)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Alan J Brown

2 Nicholas Thomson

3 Edward J Gould

4 Colin Davies

5 Douglas W Kirkpatrick

6 Brian Merrill

7 John Moore

8 Michael Thomson (C)

First peal - 6; first on eight - 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 November 1978 in 3h 8 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Norah M Randles

2 John H Wilton

3 Denis Maddock

4 Clive W Simpson

5 Walter Allman

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Eric J Gilbert

8 Ivor R Nichols (C)

First of Surprise: 2. First of Bristol: 4

Chester Diocesan Guild

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

4 Granville Road

Thursday, 9 November 1978 in 2h 18 (13)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1–2 Andrew C D Mayes

3–4 J David Atkinson

5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7–8 Neil D Lomas

Ringing World December 22/29th 1978 No. 3530/1 Vol. LXXIV page 1105

Ringing World page reference: 3530.1105

Chester Diocesan Guild

Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

St Bartholomew

Friday, 10 November 1978 in 2h 35 (9–1–3 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent TB, 3 Plain Bob

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Pjillip J Boots

3 E Ann Williams

4 Leonard Colley

5 Frank R Mortton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

Chester Diocesan Guild

Handley, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 11 November 1978 in 2h 47 (14–1–6 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (9m)

(1)York & Durham (2)London & Wells (3)Norwich (4)Surfleet (5)Beverley (6)Ipswich (7)Cambridge

1 Phillip J Boote

2 C Paul Cheshire

3 Andrew J Bradshaw

4 Frederick S Sutton

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3528.1050

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 12 November 1978 (24–3–0 in D)

1320 Plain Bob Maximus

1 Ruth Blackwell

2 Geoffrey C Sparling

3 Patricia Longden

4 Edwina Gilmour

5 Robert Peers

6 J Smith

7 William Harrison

8 Kenneth C Edwards

9 Alexander J Martin

10 M C Regan

11 John Lifton

12 Anthony P Foster (C)

First Maximus: 4, 7, 8 and 11

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 15 November 1978 in 1h 47 (12)

5040 Minor (3m)

Single Oxford, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 John R Scott

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World December 15th 1978 No. 3529 Vol. LXXIV page 1075

Ringing World page reference: 3529.1075

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Friday, 17 November 1978 in 2h 22 (6 in B♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by Rev E Bankes James

1 Keith Daniels

2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3 David Preston

4 Phillip J Boote

5 C Paul Cheshire

6 Frank R Morton (C)

First of Minor: 3

Ringing World December 15th 1978 No. 3539 Vol. LXXIV page 1072

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 21 November 1978 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each London, Wells, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Ipswich, Cambridge

1 John R Scott

2 Phillip J Boote

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 Geoffrey A Edwards

5 Frederick S Sutton

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Circled the tower: 1

First 7 Surprise inside: 2

200th for the Guild: 5

Ringing World December 22/29th 1978 No. 3530/1 Vol. LXXIV page 1097

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

33 Sandringham Road

Thursday, 23 November 1978 in 2h 40 (15)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A F Scholfield

1–2 Neil D Lomas

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 J David Atkinson

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes

9–10 Alan F Scholfield (C)

Ringing World January 12th 1979 No. 3533 Vol. LXXV page 36

Ringing World page reference: 3533.0036

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Thursday, 23 November 1978 (11–1–6 in F♯)

1280 Watford Surprise Major

1 Clive W Simpson

2 John F Oultram

3 J Robert Jervis

4 Malcolm Murphy

5 Ian W Taylor

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 Michael Thomson

8 P Graham Walters (C)

First in method for all. get well compliment to Mary Rowlands and Elton John; a birthday compliment to Mike Thomson.

A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter

Chester Diocesan Guild

Waverton, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 25 November 1978 in 2h 46 (8–0–10 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise and Oxford TB, 2 Kent TB and 3 Plain Bob

1 Frank R Morton (C)

2 Linda J Brown

3 C Paul Cheshire

4 Keith Daniels

5 Phillip J Boote

6 Frederick S Sutton

850th peal, conducted 500 for the Guild and circled the tower: 1

100th together: 3,5

Ringing World page reference: 3530.1097

Chester Diocesan Guild

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Bell Foundry Tower

Saturday, 25 November 1978 in 2h 34 (6–2–13 in B)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by J M Hadley Hunter

1 Clive M Smith

2 Peter L R Hayward

3 Ruth H Smith

4 Michael W Crowder

5 Robert B Smith (C)

6 Ian M Holland

7 William H Dowse

8 Ivor R Nicholls

9 Richard S Starkie

10 Martin J Kirk

100th peal in 1978: 3

Circled the tower: 10

Chester Diocesan Guild

Willaston, Cheshire

4 Coppice Road

Wednesday, 29 November 1978 in 1h 51 (18)

5040 Minor (3m)

Single Oxford, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob

1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards

3–4 John R Scott

5–6 Frank R Morton (C)

Ringing World January 5th 1979 No. 3532 Vol. LXXV page 13

Ringing World page reference: 3532.0013

Chester Diocesan Guild

Tushingham, Cheshire

St Chad

Friday, 1 December 1978 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

(Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Childwall, Plain Bob)

1 Frank R Morton (C)

2 C Paul Cheshire

3 John R Scott

4 Phillip J Boote

5 Leonard Colley

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

100th together as a trio: 1, 2, 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3532.0010

Chester Diocesan Guild

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

St Chad

Saturday, 2 December 1978 in 3h 37 (39–2–7 in C)

5016 Plain Bob Maximus

Composed by Arranged by Neil Bennett

1 Neil Bennett (C)

2 Stephanie O Fellows

3 Margaret A Swain

4 M Irene Knowles

5 Christopher Adams

6 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

7 David C H Simpson

8 Leonard Colley

9 Frank R Morton

10 Geoffrey A Edwards

11 Ernest F Willcox

12 Norman R Mattingley

First Maximus: 2 & 7. First Maximus inside: 3. First on 12: 5, 8 and 10. 600th together: 9 and 10.

Ringing World page reference: 3533.0033

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chelford, Cheshire

St John the Evangelist

Friday, 8 December 1978 in 2h 21 (8–2–3 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each St Clements, Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B.; 3 Plain Bob

1 Ernest Pimlott

2 C Paul Cheshire

3 Phillip J Boote

4 David Preston

5 Leonard Colley

6 Frank R Morton (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Marple, Greater Manchester

All Saints

Saturday, 9 December 1978 in 3h 3 (13–2–12 in F)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C.K. Lewis

1 Barry Jones

2 Simon Lomas

3 Sidney Hough

4 Stuart Holroyd

5 Barry Corbishley

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7 Peter Broadbent

8 Christopher H Jenkins

First peal 1. First in the method 2 and 4. 200th peal 7. In memoriam John P. Fidler

Chester Diocesan Guild

Altrincham, Cheshire

52 Wellington Road

Thursday, 14 December 1978 in 2h 23 (15)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by E A Barnett

1–2 J David Atkinson (C)

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 Alan F Scholfield

7–8 Andrew C D Mayes

Ringing World January 19th 1979 No. 3534 Vol. LXXV page 58

Ringing World page reference: 3534.0058

Chester Diocesan Guild

Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

St Bartholomew

Friday, 15 December 1978 in 2h 36 (9–1–3 in B♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents Cambridge Surprise, 1 each Oxford TB, Kent TB, 3 Plain Bob.

1 Ernest F Willcox

2 Leonard Colley

3 E Ann Williams

4 C Paul Cheshire

5 Neil Bennett

6 Jill M Liddle (C)

First as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3534.0055

Chester Diocesan Guild

Duffield, Derbyshire

St Alkmund

Saturday, 16 December 1978 in 3h 7 (17–2–11 in E)

5040 Redcliffe Surprise Royal

Composed by H Johnson

1 Clive Calton

2 R Brian Mills

3 Geoffrey R Gardner

4 Christine L J Mills

5 Ian Butters

6 David W Friend

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 F John Keddle

9 David J Midgley

10 Denis Mottershead (C)

RW 1979.0055.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 December 1978 in 3h 6 (18–0–6 in E)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Jane Dickerson

2 Simon Lomas

3 Colin Davies

4 Cynthia Warrilow

5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

6 Alan J Brown

7 Sidney Hough

8 Neil D Lomas

First in the method: 2. Circled the tower: 3.

‘In memoriam' John P. Fidler

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 20 December 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1265 Plain Bob Major

1 Robert J Fearnett

2 Cath Rowlands

3 Katie Jopp

4 Andrew Jopp

5 Gordon Garnett

6 David Preston

7 J Robert Jervis

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

For the Civic Nine Lessons and Carols

Chester Diocesan Guild

Witton (Northwich), Cheshire

St Helen

Saturday, 23 December 1978 in 2h 43 (14–0–0 in F)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Katie Jopp

2 David Preston

3 Michael Thomson

4 J Robert Jervis

5 Andrew Jopp

6 Nicholas Thomson

7 P Graham Walters

8 Ian W Taylor (C)

First Surprise: 2

Sponsored peal for Mid- Cheshire Branch Bell Restoration Fund

Chester Diocesan Guild

New Mills, Derbyshire

St George

Tuesday, 26 December 1978 in 2h 58 (13–1–0 in G♯)

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Carol Davenport

2 Ronald F Andrew

3 Adrian Bowen

4 James Bowmer

5 Sidney Hough

6 David Butler

7 Denis Mottershead (C)

8 David J Midgley

First of Surprise: Carol Davenport and James Bowmer.

In memoriam John P. Fidler.

Source: RW, 1978, page 77.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 26 December 1978 in 3h 8 (10–0–24)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Michael Thomson

2 David Preston

3 Bernard J Ongley

4 Robert J Fearnett

5 Paul Maddock

6 Malcolm Murphy

7 Ian W Taylor

8 Nicholas Thomson (C)

First Cambridge - 2; first Surprise - 4; first major as conductor.

First peal on eight on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Middlewich, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 28 December 1978 (20–0–20 in E)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Gordon Garnett

2 J Robert Jervis

3 Ian W Taylor

4 Mary Kelly

5 David Preston

6 Robert J Fearnett

7 George H Bailey

8 David J Kelly (C)

First in the Method 7

Ringing World page reference: 3535.0085

Chester Diocesan Guild

Dodleston, Cheshire

St Mary

Thursday, 28 December 1978 (8–0–0 in A)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 John W Griffiths

2 Helen S Mitchell

3 Kathryn P Thomas

4 Keith M Jones

5 Christopher W Thomas

6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3535.0084

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 31 December 1978 (8–3–18 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob and Grandsire

1 Catherine M Rowlands

2 Nicholas Thomson (C)

3 Elizabeth Blackshaw

4 Robert J Fearnett

5 David J Houghton

6 Edward C Gorton

Sponsored quarter, for 1,3 and 5, in aid of the Bell Restoration Fund.

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