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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 214 matching performances. The top 200 are listed below. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Thursday, 1 January 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Nicholas Thomson 2 Jayne Barlow 3 Graeme A Littler 4 Malcolm Murphy 5 J Robert Jervis 6 John F Oultram 7 Michael Thomson 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First Surprise Major - 2; circled the tower - 1. A compliment to the Rector, Canon L J Foster, on being awarded the MBE A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, 1 January 1981 in 3h 6 (10–0–24 in G) 5000 Plain Major (2m) 4784 Plain Bob, 216 Little Bob. 10 changes of method Composed by J D Shanklin 1 Helen S Mitchell 2 John W Griffiths 3 Barbara J Luckham 4 Christopher W Thomas 5 Keith M Jones 6 John D Sherwood 7 James Bowmer 8 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 3 January 1981 in 3h 8 (26–0–21 in D) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by L W G Morris 1 Robert L Hall 2 Martin J Kirk 3 Simon Lomas 4 Joanna C B Dakin 5 Caroline M Greenwood 6 David G Butler 7 Frank Osbaldiston 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) 9 Neil D Lomas 10 Richard S Starkie First peal on ten bells : Robert Hall. Joanna Dakin, and Caroline Greenwood. 25th peal : Simon Lomas. Chester Diocesan Guild Tattenhall, Cheshire St Alban Saturday, 10 January 1981 in 2h 53 (12–0–17 in F♯) 5040 Plain Minor (3m) Two extents each Single Oxford, St Clements; three Plain Bob 1 Jonathan A Howell 2 Jacqueline Duffield 3 Andrew N Bowmer 4 Martyn N Tickner 5 George E Morrall 6 Christopher C Roberts (C) First inside: 3 To welcome the Rev Fell to the parish Ringing World page reference: 3642.0146Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 13 January 1981 in 2h 26 (11) 5184 Superlative Surprise Major Composed by C Forster 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis (C) Ringing World February 6th 1981 No. 3641 Vol. LXXVII page 126 Ringing World page reference: 3641.0126Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Saturday, 17 January 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Andrew F Eccles 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Michael Thomson 5 Edward C Gorton 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 17 January 1981 in 3h 8 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Reeves 1 Martin J Kirk 2 John R Scott 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 Andrew Gaskin 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Geoffrey A Edwards 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Colin Davies 9 C Paul Cheshire 10 Frederick S Sutton First of Oxford Royal: 2,4,8,9 and 10. 450th together: 2 and 3. Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Thursday, 22 January 1981 (11–0–7 in G) 1280 Jarrow Surprise Major 1 Christopher C Roberts 2 John F Oultram 3 Malcolm Murphy 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Michael Thomson 8 P Graham Walters (C) First in the method for all A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 22 January 1981 in 2h 22 (11) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 J David Atkinson (C) 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Andrew G Craddock First Cambridge Surprise in hand: 7-8 Ringing World February 13th 1981 No. 3642 Vol. LXXVII page 148 Ringing World page reference: 3642.0148Chester Diocesan Guild Stourbridge, West Midlands St Thomas Saturday, 24 January 1981 in 3h 17 (18–2–8 in E) 5076 Hagworthingham Alliance Royal Composed by JH Fielden 1 Frederick E Wilshaw 2 John H Fielden (C) 3 Timothy M Davis 4 Andrew N Stubbs 5 Frederick Ross 6 F John Keddie 7 Simon Humphrey 8 Clive R Calton 9 David J Midgley 10 Denis Mottershead First in method: 1, 2, 4, 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 24 January 1981 in 3h 12 (18–0–6 in E) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (3m) 1760 Cambridge & Yorkshire; 1600 Lincolnshire; 84 com, all the work 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 Andrew Gaskin 4 C Paul Cheshire 5 Alan J Brown 6 Frank R Morton 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Nicholas Thomson First spliced 3 & 4; circled the tower - 8. Chester Diocesan Guild Audlem, Cheshire St James the Great Saturday, 24 January 1981 in 2h 36 (8–3–19 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven extents 1 Geoffrey A Edwards 2 Hazel Dutton 3 John R Bradshaw 4 Joanne Dykes 5 Andrew J Bradshaw 6 John R Scott (C) First peal: 2,4 Circled the tower: 1 Conductors 450th peal for the Guild First by a resident Audlem band Ringing World February 20th 1981 No. 3643 Vol. LXXVII page 164 Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 8 Pear Tree Close Thursday, 29 January 1981 in 2h 23 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Andrew G Craddock 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Andrew C D Mayes 7–8 David W Friend Ringing World March 6th 1981 No. 3645 Vol. LXXVII page 210 Ringing World page reference: 3645.0210Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 30 January 1981 in 2h 41 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (11m) (11m: (1) Cambridge S ; (2) Oxford T.B ; (3) Double Oxford, Thelwall,
Andover; (4) Single Oxford, Wight; (5) St Clement's, Childwall; (6) Rev Canterbury; (7) Plain Bob) 1 Gordon K Green 2 John R Scott 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 John R Bradshaw 5 Andrew J Bradshaw 6 Geoffrey A Edwards Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 31 January 1981 in 2h 56 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1 Norah M Randles 2 Paul Maddock 3 J Denis Maddock (C) 4 Diana M Mounsey 5 John F Oultram 6 Martin N Tickner 7 Andy J Jobson 8 Geoffrey Parting First peal in the method; 2,7. 100th peal of Surprise; 6. A Golden wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs D H B Millward (Buckley). Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 3 February 1981 in 2h 42 (15) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by J D Atkinson 1–2 J David Atkinson (C) 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 Neil D Lomas 9–10 Andrew G Craddock Ringing World February 27th 1981 No. 3644 Vol. LXXVII page 191 Ringing World page reference: 3644.0191Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 7 February 1981 in 2h 38 (14–2–24 in G) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part 1 Gavin E Price 2 Ernest W Runciman 3 Robert Peers 4 John G Lifton 5 Lenard J Mitchell 6 Peter L Furniss 7 John S T Willasey (C) 8 John E Heaton First as conductor. to welcome John Willasey to the Wirral. Chester Diocesan Guild Nantwich, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 7 February 1981 in 3h 17 (14–2–18 in E) 5184 Spliced Surprise Major In 10 methods: 576 each Ashstead, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire, 384 each London, Rutland, Uxbridge Composed by Norman Smith 1 Derek J Barrett 2 Sue Barrett 3 Roland W Morant 4 Martin J Kirk 5 Eric Hotine 6 Ian W Taylor 7 Christopher L D Munday 8 Ivor R Nicholls (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 7 February 1981 in 2h 36 (11–2–16 in F♯) 5040 Minor (7m) Oxford T.B, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Kent T.B, Plain Bob, Cambridge S 1 Andrew Gaskin 2 Frank R Morton 3 Frederick S Sutton 4 Phillip J Boote 5 David G Ogden 6 Colin Davies (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Wistaston, Cheshire St Mary’s Belfry Tuesday, 10 February 1981 in 1h 47 (18) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World March 13th 1981 No. 3646 Vol. LXXVII page 234 Ringing World page reference: 3646.0234Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester Kingsway Tuesday, 10 February 1981 in 2h 17 (15) 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by B D Price 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Andrew G Craddock Ringing World March 6th 1981 No. 3645 Vol. LXXVII page 210 Ringing World page reference: 3645.0210Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 12 February 1981 (18–0–6 in E) 1344 Spliced Surprise Major (6m) Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Yorkshire, all the work 1 Robert J Fearnett 2 John F Oultram (C) 3 Ian W Taylor 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 Michael Thomson 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 P Graham Walters A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 14 February 1981 in 3h 8 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Christchurch Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Martin J Kirk 2 F John Keddie 3 Simon Lomas 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 Ivor R Nichols 6 Peter Broadbent 7 Neil D Lomas 8 William H Dowse 9 Richard S Starkie 10 David W Friend First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells, and for the Guild. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 15 February 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1279 Doubles (2m) 600 Plain Bob, 679 Grandsire 1 Mary E McCulloch 2 Andrew Hart 3 Linda M Capper 4 Andrew F Eccles 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 R Neil Houghton Golden Wedding compliment to Frank and Dora Witter Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Tuesday, 17 February 1981 in 2h 45 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) London, Wells, Ipswich, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge 1 Frederick S Sutton 2 Malcolm Clarke 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Christopher L D Munday 5 C Paul Cheshire 6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World March 13th 1981 No. 3646 Vol. LXXVII page 232 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire St Bartholomew Thursday, 19 February 1981 in 2h 50 (13½ in F♯) 5040 Minor (6m) (6 m, 1 extent each London, Cambridge S., College Exercise, Sandal, Oxford T.B.; 2 Plain Bob.) 1 Sidney Hough 2 Katharine Bramley 3 J Derek Smith 4 Denis Mottershead (C) 5 Roger Bugler 6 Neil D Lomas First peal: 2. In memoriam Sidney Sage, 54 years a Wilmslow ringer. Chester Diocesan Guild Leigh, Lancashire St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 19 February 1981 (16–0–10 in D) 1280 Rutland Surprise Major 1 Linda M Capper 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Ashley C P Pugh 4 Christopher A Bradshaw 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 J Robert Jervis 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First Rutland - 2; 21st birthday compliment to HRH the Prince Andrew Chester Diocesan Guild Buerton, Cheshire 4 Windmill Close Friday, 20 February 1981 in 1h 46 (12) 5040 Minor (2m) 2 extents Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, 5 Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World March 20th 1981 No. 3647 Vol. LXXVII page 260 Ringing World page reference: 3647.0260Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 22 February 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1260 Plain and Little Bob Royal 1 Jayne Barlow 2 Linda M Capper 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Edward Gould 5 Andrew F Eccles 6 Robert J Fearnett 7 John F Oultram 8 Malcolm Murphy 9 Ian W Taylor 10 Michael Thomson (C) 1st Royal 1 & 2, For Evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 25 February 1981 in 2h 37 (13–2–15 in F♯) 5040 Minor (5m) (2160 Cambridge S; one extent each Oxford, Kent TB, St Clement's, Plain Bob.) 1 John R Scott 2 Eric Hotine 3 Martyn N Tickner 4 Andrew J Jobson 5 Paul Maddock 6 Frank R Morton (C) Circled tower: 5. Rung for the engagement of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Also to welcome the Rev. R. Spencer (Vicar). Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 26 February 1981 in 2h 38 (15) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by J D Atkinson (No.3) 1–2 J David Atkinson (C) 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 Peter C Randall 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World March 27th 1981 No. 3648 Vol. LXXVII page 282 Ringing World page reference: 3648.0282Chester Diocesan Guild Sutton, Cheshire St James Saturday, 28 February 1981 in 2h 42 (11–3–15 in G) 5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (42m) (1) Dover, Fotheringay, Skipton, Balmoral, Chepstow D, Hull S.; (2) Ely, Bogedone, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Rostherne D.,Bourne S.; (3) Abbeyville, Canterbury, Crowland. Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh D.; (4) Marple, Taxal, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford, Willesden D.; (5) Braintree,
Humber, Charlwood. St. Albans, Neasden, Wragby D; (6) Morning Star, Ockley,
Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury T.B, Disley D.; (7) Oxford, Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston T.B, Wath D; 88 changes of method 1 Sidney Hough 2 Peter Dyson 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Neil D Lomas 5 David Butler 6 Simon Lomas First in 42m 5, Farewell compliment to the Rev D W Moir (Vicar) Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Saturday, 28 February 1981 in 3h 9 (20–2–4 in D) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by N Smith 1 Paul Maddock 2 Frederick E Wilshaw 3 Edward R Fairbrother 4 Timothy M Davis 5 F John Keddie 6 David W Friend 7 Clive Calton 8 Denis Mottershead (C) Ringing World April 17th 1981 Vol. LXXVII No. 3651 page 343 Ringing World page reference: 3651.0343Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 28 February 1981 in 2h 45 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5040 Stedman Triples Composed by Heywood's transposition of Thurstans' 4 part 1 Norah M Randles 2 Caroline R Hollis 3 Andy J Jobson 4 John F Oultram 5 John D Sherwood 6 John R Bibby 7 Geoffrey Fothergill (C) 8 Philip A Richardson First peal in the method; 2. Completed Stedman family from Doubles to Cinques; 3. An engagement compliment to HRH Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer (24th February 1981) Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, 28 February 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1320 Plain Bob Cinques 1 Jennifer M Christian 2 Simon Christian 3 Shiela Hignett 4 J David Adams 5 Arthur York 6 Derek V Moreton 7 Ken Hignett 8 William F Gibbons 9 John E Elsworth 10 Mervyn Harrison 11 Eric Hotine (C) 12 David Elsworth Rung to mark the Engagement of H.R.H Prince Charles, the Earl of Chester ,to Lady Diana Spencer. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 1 March 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor 1 Caroline Wright 2 Mary E McCulloch 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 Bernard J Ongley 5 Edward C Gorton 6 Michael Thomson (C) First in the method - 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 3 March 1981 in 2h 39 (11) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall 7–8 J David Atkinson (C) First London in hand: 1-2 Ringing World April 3rd 1981 No. 3649 Vol. LXXVII page 302 Ringing World page reference: 3649.0302Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 8 Pear Tree Close Thursday, 5 March 1981 in 2h 22 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 Andrew G Craddock 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Andrew C D Mayes 7–8 Stuart I Bamforth Ringing World April 3rd 1081 No. 3649 Vol. LXXVII page 302 Ringing World page reference: 3649.0302Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Thursday, 5 March 1981 (12–1–3 in F♯) 1282 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Linda M Capper 2 Alison Witton 3 Graeme A Littler 4 J Robert Jervis (C) 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 Andrew J Jobson 7 John F Oultram 8 Malcolm Murphy First Surprise major -2 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 7 March 1981 in 3h 12 (20–0–20 in E) 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by S J Ivin 1 Peter Dyson 2 W J Charles Seddon 3 Simon Lomas 4 Martin J Kirk 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Ivor R Nichols 7 William H Dowse 8 Neil D Lomas First in method - 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Saturday, 7 March 1981 in 2h 37 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Minor (2m) 3 extents Kent T.B.; 4 Plain Bob 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Frank R Morton 3 Stephen Warrilow 4 Alan J Brown 5 Phillip J Boote 6 Colin Davies (C) First Minor in 2 methods: 3. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 7 March 1981 in 3h 7 (18–0–6 in E) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by P S Muchlinski 1 Robert S C Mitchell 2 Sue Barrett 3 Barry V Jones 4 Derek J Barrett 5 F John Keddie 6 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Geoffrey R Gardner Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 8 March 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Nicholas Thomson (C) 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Nicolette Osborne 4 R Neil Houghton 5 David J Houghton 6 Andrew Hart First inside - 3. In memory of Sydney Sage of Wilmslow, former Stretton ringer. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 17 March 1981 in 2h 27 (15) 5184 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by A Knights 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Simon Lomas Ringing World April 24th 1981 No. 3652 Vol. LXXVII page 366 Ringing World page reference: 3652.0366Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 18 March 1981 in 1h 43 (14) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World April 17th 1981 No. 3651 Vol. LXXVII page 347 Ringing World page reference: 3651.0347Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 19 March 1981 (20–0–20 in E) 1280 Titanium Surprise Major 1 Robert J Fearnett 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Andrew J Jobson 5 John F Oultram 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 P Graham Walters 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First in the method for all A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Sutton, Cheshire St James Saturday, 21 March 1981 (11–3–15 in G) 1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (3m) 1 Judy Barker 2 Edward H Goater 3 David K Barrington 4 Michael G Barker 5 David J Kelly (C) 6 D Preston Chester Diocesan Guild Poynton, Cheshire St George Saturday, 21 March 1981 in 2h 51 (13–2–17 in F♯) 5040 Spliced Treble Bob Minor (49m) (1) Castleton, Bucknall, Leasowe, Beeston, Peveril, Melandra Delight; (2) Dover, Fotheringay, Skipton, Chepstow, Balmoral Delight, Hull Surprise; (3) Ely, Bogedone, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Rostherne Delight, Bourne Surprise; (4) Abbeyville, Canterbury, Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St Werburgh Delight; (5) Marple, Taxal, Newdigate, Old Oxford, College Bob IV, Willesden Delight; (6) Braintree, Humber, Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans, Wragby Delight; (7) Oxford, Ockley, Capel, Duke of Norfolk, Sandal, College Exercise, London Scholars' Pleasure, Norbury, Kingston TB, Donottar, Carisbrooke, Pontefract, Wath Delight. 90 changes of method 1 Sidney Hough 2 Simon Lomas 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Andrew C D Mayes 6 Peter Dyson First spliced minor: 5. First in 49 methods by all except conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge Saturday, 21 March 1981 (19–3–12 in E♭) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 John W Griffiths 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Jacqueline Duffield 4 George E Morrall (C) 5 J David Adams 6 Christopher C Roberts 7 David T Andrews 8 Martyn N Tickner Birthday compliment to ringers of 1,2 and 5 Ringing World page reference: 3651.0348Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 21 March 1981 in 3h 8 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Alan G Fryer 2 Julia Davies 3 Stephen Warrilow 4 Cynthia Warrilow 5 Alan J Brown 6 Robert J Fearnett 7 Edward Gould 8 Colin Davies (C) First major inside: 3. Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 22 March 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1296 Surprise Minor (2m) London and Cambridge 1 Kate Hewitt 2 Linda M Capper 3 Pauline Witton 4 Robert J Fearnett 5 Clive W Simpson 6 P Graham Walters (C) For the birth of Claire Louise Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Monday, 23 March 1981 (20–2–4 in D) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Edward C Gorton 2 Robert J Fearnett 3 John F Oultram 4 Graeme A Littler 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 J Robert Jervis (C) 7 Ian W Taylor 8 Nicholas Thomson For the birth of a daughter, Claire Louise, to Mike and Pam Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 24 March 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Doubles (3m) Plain Bob, St Simon's, St Martin's 1 Helen Walker 2 Jayne Barlow 3 Alison Witton 4 Linda M Capper 5 Robert J Fearnett (C) 6 Pauline Witton For the birth of Claire Louise Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 24 March 1981 in 2h 30 (11) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall 7–8 J David Atkinson (C) Ringing World April 17th 1981 No. 3651 Vol. LXXVII page 347 Ringing World page reference: 3651.0347Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 26 March 1981 in 2h 22 (13) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Middleton’s 1–2 Stuart I Bamforth 3–4 Peter C Randall 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 100th as conductor Ringing World April 24th 1981 No. 3652 Vol. LXXVII page 366 Ringing World page reference: 3652.0366Chester Diocesan Guild Wednesbury, West Midlands St Bartholomew Saturday, 28 March 1981 in 3h 4 (24–0–18 in E♭) 5040 Berkshire Surprise Royal Composed by CJ Sedgley 1 Sidney Hough 2 Ian Butters 3 Timothy M Davis 4 Roland H Cook 5 Anthony J Crabtree 6 Raymond J Ballard 7 Denis Mottershead (C) 8 F John Keddie 9 Clive R Calton 10 John H Fielden First peal of Royal in the method. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Saturday, 28 March 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Edward C Gorton 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Andrew F Eccles 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) For the birth of a daughter, Claire Louise, to Mike and Pam Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 28 March 1981 in 3h 5 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Simon Lomas 2 Peter Broadbent 3 J David Atkinson 4 Ivor R Nichols 5 Martin J Kirk 6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7 Ian W Taylor 8 Neil D Lomas 9 Richard S Starkie 10 David W Friend First peal in the method by Peter Broadbent and Ian Taylor. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 29 March 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1312 Minor (4m) 360 St Clement's; 144 Plain Bob; 88 Little Bob; 720 Kent TB 1 Mary E McCulloch 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Dawn H Jukes 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Michael Thomson 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) Most methods -4. For the birth of a daughter, Claire Loiuse, to Mike and Pam Thomson. Also for the Centenary of the Royal College of Midwives. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 29 March 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1259 Grandsire Caters 1 Norah M Randles 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 D Massey 4 John W Griffiths 5 James H E Bowmer 6 J David Adams 7 George E Morrall (C) 8 David T Andrews 9 Martyn N Tickner 10 Arthur Garrod For Royal College of Midwives Centenary Service Ringing World page reference: 3653.0388Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 1 April 1981 in 1h 51 (14) 5040 Minor (3m) 1 extent Single Oxford, 2 extents Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, 4 extents Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World May 1st 1981 No. 3653 Vol. LXXVII page 385 Ringing World page reference: 3653.0385Chester Diocesan Guild Capenhurst, Cheshire Holy Trinity Saturday, 4 April 1981 in 2h 31 (11–0–22 in G) 5040 Minor (7m) 720 each of Slartibartfast TB, Ford Prefect TB, Pan Glactic Gargle Blaster TB, Oxfrd TB, Kent TB, Cambridge Surprise and Plain Bob 1 John E Heaton (C) 2 Ernest W Runciman 3 Robert G Chadburn 4 Lenard J Mitchell 5 Peter L Furniss 6 John S T Willasey Most Methods:2 First in the methods, CC Nos 1799, 1803, 1805 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Wednesday, 8 April 1981 in 2h 43 (15) 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 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World May 22nd 1981 No. 3646 Vol. LXXVII page 451 Ringing World page reference: 3656.0451Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Friday, 10 April 1981 in 2h 50 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Nicola J Hollinshead 2 Jane D Johnston 3 G Mary Cox 4 Andy J Jobson 5 Helen M Capper 6 Philip A Richardson 7 John F Oultram (C) 8 John R Bibby First peal, first attempt; 1. First in the method 'inside'; 3. First in the method; 6. Rung by the Sunday service band. Chester Diocesan Guild Heswall, Wirral St Peter Saturday, 11 April 1981 in 2h 37 (8–0–9 in B♭) 5040 Stedman Triples Composed by Dexter's No. 2 1 Lenard J Mitchell 2 Alan D Flood 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 John D Sherwood 5 Peter L Furniss 6 John G Lifton 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 Edwina Gilmour First Stedman Triples: 3, 6, 7 and 8. For the Christening of Clare Elizabeth Foster Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 11 April 1981 in 3h 4 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by F Dench 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Alan G Foster 3 Alan J Brown 4 Sidney Hough 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Brian Merrill 8 Geoffrey R Gardner First Surprise: 7. 75th Birthday compliment to A J Brown and S Hough. Also Birthday compliment to Mary Lewis. Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Sunday, 12 April 1981 (12–0–20 in G) 1260 Doubles (6m/v) 1 Elizabeth Sephton 2 Linda M Capper 3 E Edward Sephton 4 Clive W Simpson 5 J Robert Jervis (C) 6 Belinda Bridson-Jones 1st quarter 1, most methods and variations 3 Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 14 April 1981 in 2h 33 (11) 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by M C W Sherwood 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall 7–8 J David Atkinson (C) First Bristol in hand: 1-2, 3-4, 7-8 Ringing World May 8th 1981 No. 3654 Vol. LXXVII page 407 Ringing World page reference: 3654.0407Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Greater Manchester St Thomas Saturday, 18 April 1981 in 3h (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Sally Lees 2 Sidney Hough 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Julia Davies 5 John M C Lysons 6 C Kenneth Lewis 7 Frank R Morton 8 Colin Davies (C) First peal: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Breadsall, Derbyshire All Saints Monday, 20 April 1981 in 2h 50 (13–3–21 in F♯) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arr MJ Platt 1 Christine L J Mills 2 R Brian Mills 3 Sidney Hough 4 Timothy M Davis 5 Paul Maddock 6 Denis Mottershead (C) 7 Geoffrey R Gardner 8 Clive R Calton 75th Birthday compliment to Sidney Hough. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge Saturday, 25 April 1981 (19–3–12 in E♭) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 Colin Mitchell 2 John W Griffiths 3 Irene James 4 Helen S Mitchell 5 D Massey 6 Martyn N Tickner 7 George E Morrall 8 Christopher C Roberts (C) First on eight: 1 Wedding compliment to Alison Hurlow (Rector's daughter) and John Hassell Ringing World page reference: 3656.0452Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Sunday, 26 April 1981 (13–3–22) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Michael Timmins 2 D Ian Chalmers 3 Edward J Gould 4 Raymond L Poole 5 Brian Merrill 6 Graeme A Littler (C) Rung during Quarter Peal Week. First quarter peal -1 First as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Monday, 27 April 1981 (13–3–22) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Barbara Lythgoe 2 Malcolm Murphy 3 Edward J Gould 4 Raymond L Poole 5 D Ian Chalmers 6 Graeme A Littler (C) Rung during Quarter Peal Week. First quarter peal -1 Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Monday, 27 April 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Mary E McCulloch 3 Nicholas Thomson (C) 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Andrew F Eccles 6 Robert J Fearnett Retirement and wedding compliment to Hector Taylor, landlord of the Chetwode Arms, Whitley Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Tuesday, 28 April 1981 (20–0–20 in E) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 George H Bailey 2 Rebecca Hunt 3 Deborah Hunt 4 Shirley Davies 5 Mervyn Harrison 6 Gordon Garnett 7 Paul Maddock 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First Major 2,3,5 Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Tuesday, 28 April 1981 (12–0–20 in G) 1260 Doubles (5m/v) 1 Francoise Mitchell 2 Alison Witton 3 Linda M Capper 4 E Edward Sephton 5 J Robert Jervis (C) 6 Charles H Smith 1st quarter 1, most m/v 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Thursday, 30 April 1981 in 2h 42 (15) 5200 Kent Treble Bob Royal 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes 9–10 Peter C Randall (C) Ringing World May 29th 1981 No. 3657 Vol. LXXVII page 474 Ringing World page reference: 3657.0474Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Thursday, 30 April 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 John Homer 2 Linda M Capper 3 Catherine M Rowlands 4 Mary E McCulloch 5 David J Houghton 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) First quarter at first attempt - 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Saturday, 2 May 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Doubles (5m) 240 each Stedman, Grandsire, St Simon's, St Martin's; 300 Plain Bob 1 Nicholas Thomson (C) 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Andrew F Eccles 5 Michael Thomson 6 Edward C Gorton For the birth of Matthew Robert, a son for Tom and Janet Madigan, and a grandson for the vicar, Reverend Robert Rowlands Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Saturday, 2 May 1981 in 2h 58 (13–2–12 in F) 5088 (4) Spliced Surprise Major 1344 each Lincolnshire. Yorkshire;1248 Cambridge; 1152 Rutland 98 changes of method all the work Composed by MCM Sherwood 1 James M Swallow 2 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 3 Sue Barrett 4 Barry V Jones 5 Derek J Barrett 6 Christopher H Jenkins 7 Frank Osbaldiston 8 Geoffrey R Gardner First of spliced 4 and 5 Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 3 May 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Lesley K Walters 2 Jayne Barlow 3 Alison Witton 4 Linda M Capper 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 P Graham Walters (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 3 May 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Linda M Capper 2 Kate Hewitt 3 Helen Walker 4 Alison Witton 5 Pauline Witton 6 Pam Thomson (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Sunday, 3 May 1981 (13–3–22) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Edward J Gould 2 Graeme A Littler 3 D Ian Chalmers 4 Raymond L Poole 5 Brian Merrill 6 Malcolm Murphy (C) Rung during Quarter Peal Week. First Surprise -3 Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Sunday, 3 May 1981 (10–1–12) 1260 Minor 2 methods - 720 Cambridge, 540 Plain Bob 1 Edward C Gorton 2 Mary E McCulloch 3 Lorna E Bedford 4 Clive W Simpson 5 Paul Maddock 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) For morning service on the front six. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 3 May 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Bridget Carroll 2 Caroline Wright 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Bernard J Ongley 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 Edward C Gorton First quarter -1 Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 4 May 1981 in 3h 28 (24–3–0 in D) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by P Border 1 Peter Dyson 2 Andrew G Craddock 3 Frank Osbaldiston 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 Peter Broadbent 6 J David Atkinson 7 Simon Lomas 8 Martin J Kirk 9 Clive R Calton 10 Ivor R Nichols 11 Andrew C D Mayes 12 Neil D Lomas East Cheshire Branch Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 5 May 1981 in 2h 55 (11) 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by M C W Sherwood 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson Ringing World May 29th 1981 No. 3657 Vol. LXXVII page 474 Ringing World page reference: 3657.0474Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Thursday, 7 May 1981 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1280 Isambard Surprise Major 1 Graeme A Littler 2 Ian W Taylor 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Andrew J Jobson 8 Michael Thomson (C) First in the method for all; completes Surprise Major alphabet -3. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Tuesday, 12 May 1981 in 2h 37 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (7m) (Cambridge S., Oxford, Kent T.B , Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St. Clement's, Plain Bob) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Ralph Elkington 3 Frank R Morton (C) 4 John R Scott 5 Andrew Gaskin 6 Frederick S Sutton 100th peal: 5. Ringing World page reference: 3658.0491Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral St Barnabas Friday, 15 May 1981 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 Gavin E Price 2 John Sherwood 3 James M Pemberton 4 Christopher R Sutton 5 Robert Peers 6 John G Lifton 7 Anthony P Foster (C) 8 Donald Peers Half-muffled in memoriam of Tom Peers, interred earlier this day. Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Cheshire St Werburgh Saturday, 16 May 1981 in 3h 21 (25–2–6 in E♭) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C H Hattersley 1 Cynthia Warrilow 2 Graeme A Littler 3 Robert J Fearnett 4 Simon Lomas 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Edward J Gould 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Malcolm Murphy First Yorkshire: 3,6 For Christening of Claire Louise Thomson Ringing World June 12th 1981 Vol. LXXVII No. 3659 page 512 Ringing World page reference: 3659.0512Chester Diocesan Guild Porthmadog, Gwynedd St John the Divine Saturday, 16 May 1981 in 2h 51 (11–2–0) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by Pritchard's 1 Hazel Dutton 2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3 Wendy Daw 4 Melonie R Daw 5 Andrew J Bradshaw 6 John R Bradshaw 7 Raymond H Daw 8 John R Scott (C) First on 8 - 1 Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 17 May 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1320 St Clement's College Bob Minor 1 Linda M Capper 2 Jayne Barlow 3 Alison Witton 4 Pauline Witton 5 P Graham Walters 6 Robert J Fearnett (C) For the christening of Claire Louise Thomson Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 23 May 1981 in 3h 3 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by Sir A P Heywood 1 Sidney Hough 2 Simon Lomas 3 Martin J Kirk 4 Peter Broadbent 5 W J Charles Seddon 6 Neil D Lomas 7 J David Atkinson 8 Frank R Morton (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 28 May 1981 in 1h 58 (11) 5040 Minor (3m) 2 extents each Oxford, Kent TB, 3 Plain Bob 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Martin J Kirk Ringing World July 3rd 1981 No. 3662 Vol. LXXVII page 581 Ringing World page reference: 3662.0581Chester Diocesan Guild Wistaston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 30 May 1981 in 2h 16 (5–3–24 in B) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor 2x2160 and 1x720 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 Malcolm Clarke 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Linda J Cheshire 5 Martin J Kirk 6 Phillip J Boote Circled the tower 19 times and conducted a a peal from each bell 14 times: 1 A retirement compliment to Messrs Stan Lindop (30 years) and Harold Woodward, Churchwardens. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 31 May 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Helen S Mitchell 2 Martyn N Tickner 3 George E Morrall 4 John W Griffiths 5 J David Adams 6 W F Gibbons 7 Ivor R Nichols (C) 8 Eric Hotine Chester Diocesan Guild Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 2 June 1981 in 2h 28 (11) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 1824 Cambridge, 1472 Superlative, 992 London, 768 Bristol
99 changes of method, all the work Composed by H G Cashmore 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson Ringing World June 26th 1981 No. 3651 Vol. LXXVII page 558 Ringing World page reference: 3661.0558Chester Diocesan Guild Flixton, Greater Manchester St Michael Thursday, 4 June 1981 (13–3–1 in F) 1280 Quicksilver Surprise Major 1 Malcolm Murphy 2 Graeme A Littler 3 J Robert Jervis 4 John F Oultram 5 Andrew J Jobson 6 Michael Thomson 7 Ian W Taylor 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First in the method for all A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Sunday, 7 June 1981 in 50m (25–2–6 in E♭) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Michael Timmins 2 Edward J Gould 3 D Ian Chalmers 4 Raymond L Poole 5 Joseph Thornley 6 Graeme A Littler 7 Brian Merrill 8 Malcolm Murphy (C) A sponsored quarter peal for the Church of England Children’s Society Chester Diocesan Guild Capenhurst, Cheshire Holy Trinity Thursday, 11 June 1981 in 2h 31 (11–0–22 in G) 5040 Minor (5m) (1440 Cambridge; 720 each Oxford, Kent T.B., St. Clement's; 1440 Plain Bob) 1 John G Lifton 2 John E Heaton (C) 3 Lenard J Mitchell 4 Ernest W Runciman 5 John S T Willasey 6 Peter L Furniss Circled tower: 3 Chester Diocesan Guild Manchester, Greater Manchester Town Hall Saturday, 13 June 1981 in 3h 57 (42–2–25) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by A S Hudson 1 David E Potter 2 John Cornock 3 David A Gibbons 4 George H Campling 5 Alan F Scholfield 6 Charles A S Webb 7 Lenard J Mitchell 8 Peter L Furniss 9 Derek J Thomas 10 Richard S Starkie 11 Jeffrey Brannan 12 Christopher J Pickford (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 14 June 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Nicolette Osborne 2 Andrew Hart 3 Nicholas Thomson (C) 4 Robert J Fearnett 5 David J Houghton 6 Michael Thomson Rung following the christening of Matthew Robert, son of Tom and Janet Madigan, grandson of the vicar. Chester Diocesan Guild Hale, Cheshire 105 Woburn Drive Tuesday, 16 June 1981 in 2h 15 (11) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Cynthia Warrilow 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Robert J Warrilow Ringing World July 17th 1981 No. 3664 Vol. LXXVII page 630 Ringing World page reference: 3664.0630Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 19 June 1981 in 2h 39 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (7m) (Cambridge S., Oxford TB , Kent TB , Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St Clement's, Plain Bob) 1 Phillip J Boote 2 John R Scott 3 Margaret E Gaskin 4 Frank R Morton (C) 5 John R Bradshaw 6 Andrew J Bradshaw Circled tower six times:-2. Conducted a peal from each bell six times: 4. Ringing World page reference: 3664.0628Chester Diocesan Guild Witton (Northwich), Cheshire St Helen Saturday, 20 June 1981 (14–0–0 in F) 1250 Witton Surprise Major 1 Ashley C P Pugh 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 Andrew J Jobson 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 P Graham Walters 8 Michael Thomson (C) Rung on these Taylor bells as a Wedding compliment to Ian Taylor (Middlewich) and Pauline Witton (Weaverham) A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Saturday, 20 June 1981 in 2h 38 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Michael J Strutt 3 W J Charles Seddon 4 Peter Robinson 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Colin Davies Circled tower: 1. First peal: 2. First Minor: 4. Retirement compliment to Canon M J B Henry (16 years Rector), 43 years in the Ministry. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 21 June 1981 in 2h 54 (20–0–20 in E) 5120 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Alison Witton 2 D Robert Pettifor (C) 3 Katie Jopp 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Michael Thomson 6 Andrew Jopp 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Nicholas Thomson First on 8 - 1 First Surprise inside - 3 Wedding compliment to Ian W Taylor (Middlewich) and Pauline Witton (Weaverham) Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Monday, 22 June 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Doubles (2m) 120 Grandsire, 1140 Plain Bob 1 Catherine M Rowlands 2 Nicholas Thomson (C) 3 Nicolette Osborne 4 Andrew Hart 5 David J Houghton 6 Edward C Gorton Circled the tower twice - 2. Farewell compliment to Nicolette Osborne, leaving for Ormskirk Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 23 June 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1320 Taylor Surprise Minor 1 Kate Hewitt 2 Jayne Barlow 3 Alison Witton 4 Linda M Capper 5 Pam Thomson 6 Robert J Fearnett (C) Wedding compliment to Ian W Taylor and Pauline Witton Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Wirral St Mary and St Helen Friday, 26 June 1981 (14–2–24 in G) 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 John G Lifton 2 Thomas E Howarth 3 Lindsey C Jones 4 Gavin E Price 5 Christopher R Sutton 6 Eric R Jones 7 Robert Peers (C) 8 Geoffrey C Sparling First Surprise as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Sunday, 28 June 1981 in 2h 54 (13–2–12 in F) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Middleton's 1 Helen B Williams 2 Ruth H Smith 3 Peter Broadbent 4 Robert B Smith (C) 5 Andrew G Craddock 6 Ronald F Andrew 7 Alan McFall 8 Alan F Schofield For Evensong. Also to welcome the Rev John Claydon, inducted June 24 Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 30 June 1981 in 2h 47 (15) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 William H Jackson 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Peter C Randall (C) 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World August 14th 1981 No. 3668 Vol. LXXVII page 713 Ringing World page reference: 3668.0713Chester Diocesan Guild Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire St Peter ad Vincula Thursday, 2 July 1981 (17–1–3 in E) 1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal 1 David Preston 2 John F Oultram 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Andrew J Jobson 5 P Graham Walters 6 Graeme A Littler 7 Robert J Fearnett 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) 9 Michael Thomson 10 Malcolm Murphy First Surprise Royal - 4,7; first Yorkshire Royal - 2,3,6,8 A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Astbury, Cheshire St Mary Thursday, 2 July 1981 in 2h 53 (12–0–20 in G♯) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Chester, Carlisle, Wells, Primrose, Hexham, Norfolk, York 1 Ivor R Nichols 2 Caroline M Greenwood 3 Simon Lomas 4 Richard S Starkie 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Neil D Lomas First Surprise Minor inside: 2 Ringing World August 14th 1981 No. 3668 Vol LXXVII page 711 Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 4 July 1981 in 3h 6 (20–0–20 in E) 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1 Pauline Taylor 2 Graeme A Littler 3 Ian W Taylor 4 Paul Maddock 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Andrew J Jobson 8 Malcolm Murphy For the marriage of Peter Cox and Jacki Roberts Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 4 July 1981 in 3h 8 (18–0–6 in E) 5088 Plain Bob Major Composed by Alan J Brown 1 Alan J Brown 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Stephen Warrilow 4 Alan G Foster 5 Cynthia Warrilow 6 Phillip J Boote 7 Frank R Morton 8 Colin Davies (C) Wedding anniversary compliment to Margaret and Andrew Gaskin. Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 8 Pear Tree Close Tuesday, 7 July 1981 in 2h 37 (15) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by J D Atkinson (No3) 1–2 Andrew G Craddock 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson (C) 7–8 Neil D Lomas 9–10 C Kenneth Lewis Birthday compliment to Sue Craddock Ringing World August 7th 1981 No. 3667 Vol. LXXVII page 694 Ringing World page reference: 3667.0694Chester Diocesan Guild Ashbourne, Derbyshire St Oswald Saturday, 11 July 1981 in 3h 7 (14) 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by M J Platt 1 Sidney Hough 2 Geoffrey R Gardner 3 F John Keddie 4 S Geoffrey Pick 5 Denis Mottershead (C) 6 David H Sansum 7 Clive Calton 8 Maurice F Edwards RW 1981.0714. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 12 July 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Catherine James 2 Caroline Wright 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Nicholas Thomson 6 Michael Thomson (C) First quarter - 1. A compliment to Canon Leslie Foster, retiring as Rural Dean of Great Budworth Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Thursday, 16 July 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1792 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) 224 each standard eight, all the work 1 Michael Thomson 2 John F Oultram 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Graeme A Littler 5 Andrew J Jobson 6 Malcolm Murphy 7 Nicholas Thomson 8 P Graham Walters (C) First 8 spliced - 4 & 5; first spliced Surprise Major as conductor. Farewell compliment to Graham and Lesley Walters, leaving for Canada. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Sutton, Cheshire St James Friday, 24 July 1981 in 2h 36 (11–3–15 in G) 5040 Minor (4m) Cambridge Surprise, Kent, Oxford T.B. Plain Bob 1 Michael B Davies 2 Alan J Brown 3 Frank Osbaldiston 4 David G Butler 5 Simon Lomas 6 Colin Davies (C) First peal 1; Rung to welcome the Rev Colin Eastwood MA Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 29 July 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Minor (3m) St Clement's, Plain Bob, Little Bob 1 Kate Hewitt 2 Linda M Capper 3 Helen Walker 4 Adrian J Bowen 5 Clive W Simpson 6 Peter Wilkinson (C) Rung for the Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Cheshire St Mary Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 13 (23–3–16 in E♭) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1 Pauline Campling 2 Derek J Barrett 3 James M Swallow 4 Christopher H Jenkins 5 Geoffrey R Gardner 6 Thomas Hooley 7 Andrew C D Mayes 8 George H Campling (C) Rung in honour of the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Chester Diocesan Guild Poynton, Cheshire St George Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 2h 55 (13–2–17 in F♯) 5040 Minor (3m) (1-3) Oxford TB; (4-5) Kent TB; (6-7) Plain Bob. 1 Sidney Hough 2 Elspeth J Friend 3 Rosemary S Spencer 4 J Wilfred Scarrott 5 Peter Dyson 6 David W Friend (C) First peal: 2. By Sunday Service band. For the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Chester Diocesan Guild Port Sunlight, Wirral Christ Church Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 5 (14–1–25 in F) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Paul A Irvine 2 Valerie M Beecroft 3 Heather Veysey 4 Lisa K Jones 5 Donald Peers 6 Eric R Jones 7 Robert Peers (C) 8 John D Sherwood First attempt: 3,4 and 6. For the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer Chester Diocesan Guild Manchester, Greater Manchester Town Hall Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 55 (42–2–25) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by J Brannan 1 David G Ogden 2 John Cornock 3 Andrew C D Mayes (C) 4 Richard J Parker 5 Lenard J Mitchell 6 Peter L Furniss 7 Derek J Thomas 8 Richard S Starkie 9 George H Campling 10 Jeffrey Brannan Rung to mark the wedding of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, who were married this day in St Paul's Cathedral. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Wednesday, 29 July 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Mary E McCulloch 2 Caroline Wright 3 Bernard J Ongley 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Michael Thomson 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) To celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 24 (24–3–0 in D) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by C J Sedgley 1 Helen S Mitchell 2 James H E Bowmer 3 Christopher C Roberts 4 Martyn N Tickner 5 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton 6 Roy Worrall 7 Ivor R Nichols (C) 8 J David Adams 9 Denis Maddock 10 Jonathan D Shanklin For the wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer. Ringing World page reference: 3669.0730Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 10 (18–0–6 in E) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Alan J Brown 2 Judith Warrilow 3 Cynthia Warrilow 4 Derek Sanderson 5 Alan G Foster 6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7 Colin Davies 8 F John Keddie For the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer Chester Diocesan Guild Burbage, Derbyshire Christ Church Saturday, 8 August 1981 in 2h 46 (9–0–2 in G) 5040 Minor (3m) 2 extents each of Kent T.B., Oxford T.B., 3 of Plain Bob 1 Peter Dyson 2 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 3 John A Vesey 4 Christopher Bedell 5 Andrew J Bedell 6 Geoffrey K Howell First peal 3 Ruby Wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs B E Frost (Disley) Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 8 August 1981 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) London, Norwich, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Ipswich, Cambridge 1 Colin Davies 2 Andrew Gaskin 3 Phillip J Boote 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Frederick S Sutton 6 Frank R Morton (C) Golden Wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs E J Boffey (Nantwich) Ringing World September 4th 1981 No. 3671 Vol LXXVII page 783 Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Greater Manchester St Werburgh Monday, 10 August 1981 (25–2–6 in E♭) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Michael Timmins 2 Alison Witton 3 Linda M Capper 4 Christopher A Bradshaw 5 Nicholas J Titterington 6 D Ian Chalmers 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Graeme A Littler (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Buckley, Flintshire St Matthew Thursday, 13 August 1981 (14–2–7 in F♯) 1250 Dorchester Surprise Major 1 Adrian J Bowen 2 J Robert Jervis 3 John F Oultram 4 Graeme A Littler 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Michael Thomson 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Nicholas Thomson (C) First in the method for all. Completes the Surprise Major alphabet - 8. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Bidston, Wirral St Oswald Thursday, 13 August 1981 in 2h 37 (5–1–24 in C) 5040 Minor (3m) Two extents each of Beverley and Cambridge Surprise and three extents of Plain Bob.
1 Charles 1 Charles B Pemberton 2 Susan H Pemberton 3 Christina D A Walker 4 John D Sherwood 5 Peter D Hughes 6 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) First peal: 2 First peal on 6: 3 First in more than one method: 5 Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 14 August 1981 in 2h 37 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (4m) (1 extent Kent T.B., 2 each Cambridge S, Oxford T B , Plain Bob)
1 Alan J Brown 2 Judith Warrilow 3 Andrew Gaskin 4 Colin Davies 5 Phillip J Boote 6 Frank R Morton (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Friday, 14 August 1981 in 2h 22 (11) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Martin J Kirk 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Barry Corbishley Ringing World September 11th 1981 No. 3662 Vol. LXXVII page 813 Ringing World page reference: 3672.0813Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 18 August 1981 in 2h 17 (11) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by C W Roberts 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 Peter C Randall (C) 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World September 11th 1981 No. 3672 Vol. LXXVII page 813 Ringing World page reference: 3672.0813Chester Diocesan Guild Buerton, Cheshire 4 Windmill Close Tuesday, 18 August 1981 in 1h 44 (10) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 600th as conductor for the Guild Ringing World September 18th 1981 No. 3673 Vol. LXXVII page 830 Ringing World page reference: 3673.0830Chester Diocesan Guild Pulverbatch, Shropshire St Edith Sunday, 23 August 1981 in 2h 23 (5–0–20 in C) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Derek Parry 2 Leonard Colley 3 Stuart A Aitken 4 Philip J Boote 5 John R Scott 6 Frank R Morton (C) First Minor : 3 1,000th Peal (c. 636) with 80 first pealers : 6 Ringing World page reference: 3673.0828Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Sunday, 23 August 1981 in 3h 5 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by C T Osenton 1 Ruth Blackwell 2 Caroline M Greenwood 3 Catherine J Bannister 4 Elizabeth A Niblett 5 William H Jackson 6 David J Sheppard (C) 7 Derek J Thomas 8 Douglas J Beaumont 9 David A Warwick 10 P Quentin Armitage First on ten and first of Grandsire: 3. First Grandsire caters: 2 & 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Monday, 24 August 1981 in 3h 2 (13–2–12 in F) 5152 Lyme Surprise Major Composed by A.J.Cox 1 David A Warwick 2 Elizabeth A Niblett 3 Caroline M Greenwood 4 Ruth Blackwell 5 Colin Davies 6 Douglas J Beaumont 7 P Quentin Armitage 8 David J Sheppard (C) 500th peal-1. First peal method by all except 1. Ringing World page reference: 3674.0848Chester Diocesan Guild Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester St Michael Tuesday, 25 August 1981 in 2h 59 (15–1–16 in F) 5085 Glasgow Surprise Major 4ths place bobs Composed by N J Diserens 1 Caroline M Greenwood 2 P Quentin Armitage 3 Ruth Blackwell 4 Elizabeth A Niblett 5 Colin Davies 6 David A Sheppard 7 David A Warwick (C) 8 Douglas J Beaumont Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 25 August 1981 (26–3–3 in E♭) 1260 Double Norwich Court Bob Major 1 John F Oultram 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Jacqueline Duffield 4 John W Griffiths 5 Timothy M W Stansfeld 6 David T Andrews 7 Martyn N Tickner 8 Christopher C Roberts (C) First in method: 2,3,5,6 and 8 Ringing World page reference: 3675.0874Chester Diocesan Guild Curry Rivel, Somerset St Andrew Saturday, 29 August 1981 in 3h 10 (18–0–21 in E) 5056 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by P G K Davies 1 R Brian Mills 2 Timothy M Davis 3 Eric Nixon 4 Richard J Bowden 5 Denis Mottershead (C) 6 James W G Twiney 7 David W Friend 8 Anthony J Crabtree Chester Diocesan Guild Evercreech, Somerset St Peter Monday, 31 August 1981 in 3h 21 (21–0–10 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by H Dains 1 Eric Nixon 2 Timothy M Davis 3 Christine L J Mills 4 Erica J Crabtree 5 Frank D Mack 6 Richard J Bowden 7 Anthony J Crabtree 8 Denis Mottershead (C) 9 James W G Twiney 10 David W Friend Chester Diocesan Guild Buckley, Flintshire St Matthew Tuesday, 1 September 1981 (14–2–7 in F♯) 1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Jacqueline Duffield 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 Norah M Randles 4 J David Adams 5 George E Morrall (C) 6 Christopher C Roberts 7 David T Andrews 8 Martyn N Tickner First in method: 2,4,5 and 7 Ringing World page reference: 3675.0874Chester Diocesan Guild Halewood, Merseyside St Nicholas Thursday, 3 September 1981 (10–1–16 in G) 1280 Arkley Surprise Major 1 Nigel P A Goulding 2 Graeme A Littler 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Michael Thomson 6 Andrew J Jobson 7 John F Oultram (C) 8 Ian W Taylor First in the method for all. Completes Surprise Major alphabet - 5. A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 3 September 1981 in 1h 57 (11) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven extents called differently 1–2 Judith Warrilow 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson First in hand: 1-2 Ringing World October 9th 1981 No. 3676 Vol. LXXVII page 890 Ringing World page reference: 3676.0890Chester Diocesan Guild Dodleston, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 5 September 1981 in 2h 41 (8–0–0 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Doubles 1 John D Sherwood 2 Timothy M W Stansfeld 3 Helen S Mitchell 4 Simon K Shanklin 5 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) 6 John W Griffiths Half-muffles in memoriam Mrs Merryl Shanklin Ringing World page reference: 3677.0908Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 6 September 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1284 Yorkshire Surprise Royal 1 Ashley C P Pugh 2 J Robert Jervis 3 John F Oultram 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Robert J Fearnett 6 Graeme A Littler 7 Andrew J Jobson 8 Malcolm Murphy 9 Michael Thomson (C) 10 Ian W Taylor For evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 10 September 1981 in 2h 14 (11) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Martin J Kirk 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes Ringing World October 9th 1981 No. 3676 Vol. LXXVII page 890 Ringing World page reference: 3676.0890Chester Diocesan Guild Worsley, Greater Manchester St Mark Friday, 11 September 1981 in 3h 8 (24–0–7) 5040 Spliced Surprise Royal 4m: 1280 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and 1200 London (no3), with 100 com and atw Composed by D W Beard 1 Christine Andrew 2 Lenard J Mitchell 3 David G Ogden 4 Richard J Parker 5 Peter C Randall (C) 6 Alan F Scholfield 7 Neil D Lomas 8 Peter L Furniss 9 George H Campling 10 Jeffrey Brannan Ringing world: 3676.0888 Ringing World page reference: 3676.0888Chester Diocesan Guild Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester St Margaret, Altrincham Saturday, 12 September 1981 in 2h 46 (9–1–21) 5040 Minor (4m) 1 extent Kent T.B., 2 extents each Oxford T.B., Cambridge S., Plain Bob 1 Stephen Warrilow 2 Julia Davies 3 Cynthia Warrilow 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 Derek Sanderson 6 Colin Davies (C) 150th peal: 5. Most methods: 1. Most methods inside: 2. In memoriam Dick Laverick and Harry Sanders. Chester Diocesan Guild Derby, Derbyshire Cathedral Church of All Saints Saturday, 12 September 1981 in 3h 18 (19–0–1 in D♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Roger Baldwin 1 Sidney Hough 2 Neil D Lomas 3 Susan Barrett 4 David W Friend (C) 5 Simon Lomas 6 Martin J Kirk 7 Derek J Barrett 8 Frank Osbaldiston 9 J David Atkinson 10 Geoffrey Gardner 50th peal : 7. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Tuesday, 15 September 1981 in 2h 12 (11) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Brian Harris First in method in hand: 7-8 Ringing World October 16th 1981 No. 3677 Vol. LXXVII page 910 Ringing World page reference: 3677.0910Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Tuesday, 15 September 1981 in 2h 31 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Minor (5m) 1 extent each Cambridge S., Kent T.B., Oxford T.B. Double Oxford; 3 Plain Bob 1 Ernest Pimlott 2 W J Charles Seddon 3 Carol A Davenport 4 Barry Corbishley 5 Frank R Morton 6 Martin J Kirk (C) First in more than one method: 3. In memoriam Harry Sanders (Rostherne), vice-chairman, East Cheshire Branch R I P Chester Diocesan Guild Buckley, Flintshire St Matthew Tuesday, 15 September 1981 (14–2–7 in F♯) 1280 Rutland Surprise Major 1 John W Griffiths 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 George E Morrall 4 Martyn N Tickner (C) 5 Jacqueline Duffield 6 Colin T Graham 7 James H E Bowmer 8 Timothy M W Stansfeld First in method: 2,3,5,6 and 8 Ringing World page reference: 3675.0874Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Greater Manchester St Paul Saturday, 19 September 1981 in 3h 5 (18–2–1 in E) 5088 Pudsey Surprise Major Composed by R J Parker 1 Simon Lomas 2 Caroline M Greenwood 3 Martin J Kirk 4 John H Heaton 5 Michael H Tompsett 6 Giles B Thompson 7 Christopher L D Munday 8 David J Sheppard (C) First in the method: 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 22 September 1981 in 2h 20 (11) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 William H Jackson 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis (C) Ringing World October 16th 1981 No. 3677 Vol. LXXVII page 910 Ringing World page reference: 3677.0910Chester Diocesan Guild Stretford, Cheshire 30 Ashfell Court Wednesday, 23 September 1981 in 2h 15 (14) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 David G Ogden 3–4 Giles B Thompson 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Andrew C D Mayes Ringing World October 16th 1981 No. 3677 Vol. LXXVII page 910 Ringing World page reference: 3677.0910Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Wednesday, 23 September 1981 in 2h 50 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Kathryn N Rhodes 2 Jane D Johnston 3 G Mary Cox 4 Philip A Richardson 5 Helen M Capper 6 Andy J Jobson 7 John F Oultram (C) 8 John R Bibby First peal, first attempt; 1. First peal on the bells after rehanging. A farewell compliment to Kathryn Rhodes and Helen Capper, local ringers, who are leaving for university. Rung by the Sunday service band. Chester Diocesan Guild Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester St Michael Saturday, 26 September 1981 in 3h 3 (15–1–16 in F) 5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C W Roberts 1 Sidney Hough 2 Derek J Barrett 3 James M Swallow 4 Sue Barrett 5 Peter Coxall 6 Barry V Jones 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Andrew C D Mayes (C) First peal of Yorkshire: James Swallow. 50th peal: Sue Barrett. Source: RW, 1981, page 930. Chester Diocesan Guild Farndon, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 26 September 1981 in 2h 47 (12–1–22 in F) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 1152 Rutland; 1344 each Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 1248 Cambridge. 98 com, atw Composed by M C W Sherwood 1 Philip A B Saddleton 2 Lynn M Fuller 3 John Kleeman 4 Timothy M W Stansfeld 5 Colin T Graham 6 John D Sherwood 7 Martyn N Tickner 8 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) First Surprise: 5 First Spliced: 4 For Harvest Festival Ringing World page reference: 3682.1016Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 26 September 1981 in 3h 4 (18–0–6 in E) 5022 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by S Humphrey arr R F B Speed 1 C Paul Cheshire 2 Alan J Brown 3 Frank R Morton 4 Cynthia Warrilow 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Andrew Gaskin 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Geoffrey A Edwards Circled tower: 3. 50th together: 2 & 7. Birthday compliment to Vivien Davies and Frank Morton. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 27 September 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Nicholas Thomson 2 Mary E McCulloch 3 Bridget Carroll 4 Bernard J Ongley 5 Michael Thomson (C) 6 Edward C Gorton First inside - 3; for evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Marbury, Cheshire St Michael Tuesday, 29 September 1981 in 2h 31 (7–2–22 in A♯) 5040 Minor (7m) Combermere D, Chester S, Norbury TB, Cambridge S, Kent TB, St Clement’s, Plain Bob 1 Lynn M Fuller 2 John D Sherwood 3 Philip A B Saddleton 4 Colin T Graham 5 John N Hughes-D Aeth 6 Jonathan D Shanklin (C) Most methods: 4 For Patronal Festival Also a birthday compliment to the conductor Ringing World November 20th 1981 No. 3682 Vol. LXXVII page 1016 Chester Diocesan Guild Great Budworth, Cheshire St Mary and All Saints Thursday, 1 October 1981 (20–2–4 in D) 1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major 1 Ashley C P Pugh 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 John F Oultram 4 Robert J Fearnett 5 Michael Thomson 6 J Robert Jervis (C) 7 Andrew J Jobson 8 Ian W Taylor First in the method 4,6,8 A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 1 October 1981 in 2h 15 (12) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by T B Worsley 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 Martin J Kirk 450th peal: 1-2 Ringing World October 30th 1981 No. 3679 Vol. LXXVII page 953 Ringing World page reference: 3679.0953Chester Diocesan Guild Warburton, Cheshire St Werburgh Saturday, 3 October 1981 in 3h 5 (25–2–6 in E♭) 5022 Cambridge Surprise Major Speed’s arr. Middleton’s 1 Phillip J Boote 2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3 Edward J Gould 4 Malcolm Murphy 5 Graeme A Littler 6 Martin J Kirk 7 Colin Davies (C) 8 Frank R Morton For Harvest Thanksgiving Ringing World October 30th 1981 Vol. LXXVII No. 3679 page 952 Ringing World page reference: 3679.0952Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 3 October 1981 in 3h 10 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5040 Royal Holloway College Bob Triples 1 Caroline J Moss 2 Helen S Mitchell 3 John W Griffiths 4 Joyce S Bode 5 Colin T Graham (C) 6 George E Morrall 7 John F Oultram 8 Robin H Parry First Triples: 5 For 10th anniversary of the Royal Holloway College Society First peal in the method Ringing World page reference: 3685.1080Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 4 October 1981 (9–0–23 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Alison Witton 2 Kate Hewitt 3 Helen Walker 4 Linda M Capper 5 Jayne Barlow 6 Clive W Simpson (C) First as conductor on tower bells. For Harvest Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 6 October 1981 in 2h 23 (11) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 Alan F Scholfield (C) 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis Ringing World November 13th 1981 No. 3681 Vol. LXXVII page 993 Ringing World page reference: 3681.0993Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Sunday, 11 October 1981 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Caroline Wright 2 Mary E McCulloch 3 Bernard J Ongley 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Michael Thomson 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) First in the method -4; For evensong, by a local band, for St Wilfrid's Day (12th October) Chester Diocesan Guild Burnage, Greater Manchester 267 Kingsway Tuesday, 13 October 1981 in 2h 22 (11) 5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by N Smith 1–2 J David Atkinson (C) 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 William H Jackson 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis 400th handbell peal: 1-2 Ringing World November 6th 1981 No. 3680 Vol. LXXVII page 974 Ringing World page reference: 3680.0974Chester Diocesan Guild Acton, Cheshire St Mary Tuesday, 13 October 1981 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Bourne, London, Norwich, York, Beverley, Ipswich, Cambridge 1 Frederick S Sutton 2 Malcolm Clarke 3 C Paul Cheshire 4 Phillip J Boote 5 Christopher L D Munday 6 Frank R Morton (C) In memoriam Frank Barnard Ringing World November 13th 1981 No. 3681 Vol LXXVII page 991 Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Thursday, 15 October 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Jen M Darling 2 Catherine M Rowlands 3 Mary E McCulloch 4 Edward C Gorton 5 Nicholas Thomson (C) 6 R Neil Houghton First quarter at first attempt - 1. For the official opening of the new Stretton C of E aided Primary School. Chester Diocesan Guild Manchester, Greater Manchester Town Hall Saturday, 17 October 1981 in 3h 12 (42–2–25) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) 736 Superlative, 704 each London and Rutland, 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Pudsey, 576 Bristol and 544 Yorkshire with 121 com and atw Composed by N J Diserens 1 Lenard J Mitchell 2 Alan F Scholfield 3 David A Warwick (C) 4 Peter L Furniss 5 George H Campling 6 Jeffrey Brannan 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Andrew C D Mayes Chester Diocesan Guild Holmes Chapel, Cheshire St Luke Saturday, 17 October 1981 in 2h 43 (11 in F♯) 5040 Minor 1 Extent each London S., Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Single Oxford, St Clement's C.B., Plain Bob 1 Eric Hotine 2 Andrew P Simcox 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 Frank R Morton 5 Mervyn J Harrison 6 Ian W Taylor First peal attempt - 2,3 Compliment to Leonard Copnall, 50 years a ringer at this tower Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Greater Manchester St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 17 October 1981 in 3h (18–0–6 in E) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by Henry Dains 1 Alan J Brown 2 Graham Darke 3 Valerie W Foster 4 Alan G Foster 5 Cynthia Warrilow 6 John R Scott 7 Martin J Kirk 8 Colin Davies (C) First peal inside: 3 First peal on 8: 3 Wedding compliment to Helen Foster and Martin Baxter Chester Diocesan Guild West Kirby, Wirral St Bridget Saturday, 24 October 1981 (12–0–23 in G) 1344 Plain Bob Triples 1 Anthony J Power 2 Eric R Jones 3 Alexander T Wall 4 M S M Hannon 5 Nick H Ellis 6 John G Lifton 7 John Hyden (C) 8 Greg P Buckridge First quarter: 3 & 5 For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Wirral St Hilary of Poitiers Saturday, 24 October 1981 (8–2–17 in G) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 David H Holyroyd 2 Angela Owens 3 Marjorie E Boote 4 William A Boote 5 Vivian T O Boase (C) 6 Geoffrey C Sparling First quarter: 2 For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day Chester Diocesan Guild Oxton, Wirral St Saviour Saturday, 24 October 1981 (20–1–16 in E) 1250 Surprise Major (2m) 1 Gillian S Caulfield 2 John S T Willasey 3 Gavin E Price 4 John D Sherwood 5 Robert Peers 6 Eric R Jones 7 Geoffrey C Sparling 8 Anthony P Foster For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day Chester Diocesan Guild Eastham, Wirral St Mary the Blessed Virgin Saturday, 24 October 1981 (12–0–25 in G) 1320 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Susan Hulse 2 Christopher R Sutton 3 Ralph Maudsley 4 Lisa K Jones (C) 5 John D Sherwood 6 John Garrigan First quarter: 1, 6 and as conductor For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day Chester Diocesan Guild Bidston, Wirral St Oswald Saturday, 24 October 1981 (5–1–24 in C) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Susan H Pemberton 2 E Kathryn Gilmour 3 Lyn Walker 4 Edwina Gilmour 5 James M Pemberton 6 Anthony P Foster (C) First on 6: 3 For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 25 October 1981 (24–3–0 in D) 1259 Grandsire Caters 1 Christopher R Sutton 2 Lisa K Jones 3 Eric R Jones 4 Robert Peers 5 Gavin E Price 6 John D Sherwood 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 John G Lifton 9 Anthony P Foster 10 Donald Peers For Wirral Branch Quarter Peal Day Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 31 October 1981 in 3h 14 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by R W Pipe 1 Derek J Barrett 2 Sue Barrett 3 Martin J Kirk (C) 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 W J Charles Seddon 6 Frank R Morton 7 Peter Broadbent 8 Ivor R Nicholls 9 Colin Davies 10 Andrew C D Mayes First of Royal as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Sunday, 1 November 1981 (8–3–18 in A) 1272 London Surprise Minor 1 Edward C Gorton 2 Dawn H Jukes 3 Robert J Fearnett 4 Neil M Thomas 5 David G Ogden 6 Nicholas Thomson (C) First London Minor - 2,5,6 Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Tuesday, 3 November 1981 in 2h 20 (11) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Brian Harris 3–4 Neil D Lomas 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis (C) First in method in hand: 1-2 Ringing World December 11th 1981 No. 3685 Vol. LXXVII page 1083 Ringing World page reference: 3685.1083Chester Diocesan Guild Sutton, Cheshire St James Saturday, 7 November 1981 in 2h 43 (11–3–15 in G) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Sidney Hough 2 Rosemary Spencer 3 Carol A Davenport 4 J Derek Smith 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Barry Corbishley Part of the first (unsuccesful) attempt to ring simultaneous peals of Cambridge on 6,8,10 and 12 by the East Cheshire Branch of the Chester Diocesan Guild. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 7 November 1981 in 2h 52 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Shirley Harris 2 Angela J Pearson 3 Alan J Brown 4 Roger Bugler 5 Colin Davies 6 Ronald F Andrew 7 Geoffrey Dyson 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) One of three peals of Cambridge rung simultaneously on the 10 (Christ Church), 8 (St. Peter's) and 6 (Sutton) by the East Cheshire Branch today. The fourth attempt at St Michael's was unsuccessful. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 7 November 1981 in 3h 5 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by R W Pipe 1 Alan G Foster 2 Cynthia Warrilow 3 Sue Barrett 4 Simon Lomas 5 W J Charles Seddon 6 Peter Broadbent 7 Christopher H Jenkins 8 Derek J Barrett 9 F John Keddie 10 Andrew C D Mayes (C) Rung as part of East Cheshire Branch Cambridge Minor to Maximus evening. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire 9 Hawthorn Lane Thursday, 12 November 1981 in 2h 12 (11) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by A Knights 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Andrew C D Mayes 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 Martin J Kirk Ringing World December 11th 1981 No. 3685 Vol. LXXVII page 1083 Ringing World page reference: 3685.1083Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Thursday, 12 November 1981 (12–1–3 in F♯) 1280 Belfast Surprise Major 1 John F Oultram 2 Michael Thomson 3 J Robert Jervis 4 Graeme A Littler 5 Andrew J Jobson 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Malcolm Murphy 8 Ian W Taylor (C) First in the method - 4,5 A Mid Cheshire Thursday Night Quarter Peal Band Quarter Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 14 November 1981 in 2h 47 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Composed by H W Wilde 1 Philip A Richardson 2 Norah M Randles 3 Sonia E Jukes 4 Caroline R Hollis 5 John R Bibby 6 John H Wilton 7 John F Oultram (C) 8 Andy J Jobson First of Treble Bob; 1. Circled the tower; 8. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first peal of 8 on the bells. The same peal was rung on 11.11.1911. Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Cheshire St Barnabas Saturday, 14 November 1981 in 3h (23–1–5 in E♭) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 John Buckley 2 Lisa K Jones 3 Gavin E Price 4 John D Sherwood 5 Robert Peers 6 John G Lifton 7 John S T Willasey 8 Lenard J Mitchell (C) Birthday compliment to HRH the Prince of Wales Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Tuesday, 17 November 1981 in 2h 22 (11) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 Brian Harris 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Neil D Lomas 7–8 C Kenneth Lewis (C) Ringing World December 11th 1981 No. 3685 Vol. LXXVII page 1083 Ringing World page reference: 3685.1083Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 28 November 1981 in 3h 2 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Pudsey Surprise Royal Composed by R F S Speed 1 Shirley Harris 2 Simon Lomas 3 Martin J Kirk 4 Sue Barrett 5 Peter Broadbent 6 William H Dowse 7 Andrew C D Mayes 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) 9 Richard S Starkie 10 Brian Harris First peal of Pudsey Surprise Royal by all except Richard Starkie and Brian Harris. In memoriam Ernest Pimlott who passed away 21st November 1981. Chester Diocesan Guild Flixton, Greater Manchester St Michael Thursday, 3 December 1981 (13–3–1 in F) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Alison Witton 2 Linda M Capper 3 Christopher A Bradshaw 4 Nicholas J Titterington 5 Malcolm Murphy 6 Graeme A Littler 7 Nicholas Thomson (C) 8 Michael Thomson First in the method - 2,3,4. Circled the tower 4 times - 5 Chester Diocesan Guild Manchester, Greater Manchester Town Hall Saturday, 5 December 1981 in 3h 49 (42–2–25 in B) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by J H Fielden 1 Andrew R Stone 2 Lenard J Mitchell 3 John Cornock 4 Peter Dyson 5 David W Friend (C) 6 Peter L Furniss 7 Derek J Thomas 8 Neil D Lomas 9 Richard S Starkie 10 David E Potter 11 Brian Harris 12 Jeffrey Brannan | |
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