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Leicester Diocesan Guild
Glenfield, Leicestershire
22 Groby Road
Tuesday, 5 January 1971 in 3h 2 (15 in C)
5184 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)
3312 Ealing, 1008 Yorkshire, 432 Cambridge and York with 78 com.
Composed by J M Jelley
1–2 Rupert A Clarke
3–4 Robert B Smith
5–6 John M Jelley (C)
7–8 Alfred Ballard
9–10 David F Moore
11–12 John W Bramley
First of Spliced Surprise Maximus in hand - 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and for the Guild.
Ringing World page reference: 3120.0140Leicester Diocesan Guild
Sapcote, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 9 January 1971 in 2h 48 (9–1–26 in A♭)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pitstow
1 Alison Butterfield
2 Eileen J Goodall
3 Alfred Ballard
4 Brian L Burrows
5 Burley P Morris
6 Michael Vernon
7 Timothy J Wykes
8 Michael E Brown (C)
First in the method - 6. First peal - 7.
Ringing World page reference: 3119.0119Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 9 January 1971 in 2h 40 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by H J Tucker
1 Michael Foulds
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Robert B Smith (C)
4 W Arthur Riddington
5 Stuart I Bamforth
6 Brian S B Kear
7 Elizabeth A Hibbert
8 Robert M Kilby
9 Peter Broadbent
10 Ronald F Andrew
Engagement compliment to Anne, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Riddington, to Terence Winston.
Ringing World page reference: 3120.0138Leicester Diocesan Guild
Shepshed, Leicestershire
St Botolph
Saturday, 16 January 1971 in 3h (15–0–0 in F)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pistow
1 Robert M Kilby
2 Brian G Warwick
3 David Vincent
4 Martin Green
5 Martin J Kirk
6 W Arthur Riddington
7 Edward R Whitehead
8 Robert B Smith (C)
First of Superlative: 5
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Wigston Magna, Leicestershire
All Saints
Sunday, 17 January 1971 (16–0–11 in E)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 John E Harrold
2 Nancy Haines
3 F Roe
4 J L Hough (C)
5 T Edward Harrold
6 T Gye
7 R J Carter
8 H F Knight
First inside - 6. For Confirmation Service.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 23 January 1971 in 2h 55 (18–0–7 in E)
5040 Minor
Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements, Childwall, Cambridge S and Plain Bob
1 Robert M Kilby
2 Janice L Flight
3 Mark G Wood
4 Martin J Kirk
5 John E Harrold
6 Christopher J Pickford (C)
A birthday compliment to Mrs M J Kirk
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 30 January 1971 in 2h 51 (13–3–10 in E♭)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pistow
1 Martin J Kirk
2 Robert M Kilby
3 John E Harrold
4 Alfred Ballard
5 John Bramley
6 Brian L Burrows (C)
7 W Arthur Riddington
8 William J Root
50th peal: 1
First in the method: 2
25th peal: 3
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 17 February 1971 in 2h 20 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by F H Dexter No 1
1 Andrew W R Wilby
2 Peter L R Hayward
3 Harold Marcon
4 G Ronald Edwards
5 Martin J Kirk
6 Anthony E Clayton
7 Robert B Smith (C)
8 Alec R Jones
First of Stedman Triples: 2 and 6.
50th for the Guild: 8.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 27 February 1971 in 5h 19 (6–2–13 in B)
10440 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
Composed by Robert B Smith
1 David F Moore
2 Bernard F L Groves
3 Geoffrey R Parker
4 John M Jelley
5 Neil Bennett
6 Andrew W R Wilby
7 Timothy G Pett
8 Basil Jones
9 Brian J Woodruffe
10 Robert B Smith (C)
Umpires: Giles B Thompson, Peter L R Hayward.
RW 1971.0335
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Anstey, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 6 March 1971 in 2h 44 (10–2–4 in G)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Arthur Knights
1 Timothy J Wykes
2 Beryl E Cawser
3 Alfred Ballard
4 J Edward Cawser (C)
5 Martin J Kirk
6 David F Moore
7 Roland H Cook
8 Robert B Smith
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Bottesford, Leicestershire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 13 March 1971 in 3h 14 (22–1–8 in D)
5152 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by John Reeves
1 Martin Green
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Robert M Kilby
4 W Arthur Riddington
5 Burley P Morris
6 Revd’d R D St John Smith
7 Peter J Staniforth
8 A James Poynor (C)
First in the method: 2 and 3.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Monday, 15 March 1971 in 2h 17 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Martin J Kirk
2 John E Harrold
3 W Arthur Riddington
4 Christopher J Pickford
5 Peter L R Hayward
6 Anthony E Clayton
7 Roland H Cook (C)
8 William J Root
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 29 March 1971 in 3h 22 (25–0–20 in D)
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by John Worth
1 Anthony E Clayton
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Peter J Staniforth
4 Basil Jones
5 Robert B Smith (C)
6 John W Bramley
7 Burley P Morris
8 Denis R Carlisle
9 W Arthur Riddington
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Murray A Coleman
12 William J Root
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Eaton, Leicestershire
St Denys
Friday, 23 April 1971 in 2h 25 (7–1–19 in A)
5040 Surprise Minor (2m)
Norwich & Cambridge
1 Frederick W Pinchbeck
2 P Mary Cheesewright
3 Peter A Slight
4 Brian Buttery
5 Owen Homewood
6 Roland H Cook (C)
Rung for St George's Day.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Anstey, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 24 April 1971 in 2h 36 (10–2–4 in G)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by F H Dexter No 1
1 Arthur E Rowley
2 Hazel J Nichols
3 Alec R Jones
4 E Guy Slater
5 Clive J Mobbs
6 Martin J Kirk
7 Peter J Staniforth (C)
8 Herrick B Bowley
First of Stedman: 2,4 and 5.
Rung to mark the 50th anniversary of the first peal rung by Redvers Elkington - ringing master of this church and the teacher of the conductor.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 26 April 1971 in 3h 19 (25–0–20 in D)
5011 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Shirley Burton No 13
1 Herrick B Bowley (C)
2 Ann Lawson
3 Peter J Staniforth
4 Martin J Kirk
5 Martin Green
6 Murray A Coleman
7 David G Massey
8 Burley P Morris
9 W Arthur Riddington
10 Robert B Smith
11 William J Root
12 E Alan Jacques
First of Stedman Cinques: 4.
Wedding compliment to Norman Summerhayes and Joan Beresford.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
St Mary de Castro
Saturday, 1 May 1971 in 2h 52 (15–3–3 in E)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Martin P Brown
2 Carol I V Brown
3 Brian G Warwick
4 Brian L Burrows (C)
5 W Arthur Riddington
6 Burley P Morris
7 Martin J Kirk
8 John E Harrold
First of treble bob: 1
First of Cambridge: 2.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Syston, Leicestershire
St Peter and St Paul
Sunday, 2 May 1971 (15–0–26 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Isabel E Tomlinson
2 Elaine Smith
3 Neil A Westman
4 J Anne Rickaby
5 Jonathan K A Howard
6 John Rickaby
7 B Stedman Payne (C)
8 Harry M Payne
First triples - 1 & 3. First Plain Bob Triples - 2,4,5,6.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Derby, Leicester, Midland Counties and Southwell Guilds from the old Midland Counties Association.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire
St Botolph and St John the Baptist
Wednesday, 5 May 1971 in 2h 33 (9–1–15 in F)
5040 Minor (7m)
Cambridge S, Kent TB, St Clements CB, Childwall, Buxton, Single Oxford, Plain Bob
1 Frederick W Pinchbeck
2 John R Ward
3 Robert Preston
4 Brian Buttery
5 Owen Homewood
6 Denis A Frith (C)
For the Four Guilds Festival
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Bottesford, Leicestershire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 8 May 1971 in 3h 12 (22–1–8 in D)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by B D Price's 12-Part
1 Susan Rex
2 John R Ward
3 Owen Homewood
4 Brian Buttery
5 Peter A Slight
6 Roland H Cook
7 Denis A Frith (C)
8 Alan French
For the Four Guilds Festival.
First of Triples: 1, 2, 3, 8
First in Method: 4
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Hose, Leicestershire
St Michael
Wednesday, 12 May 1971 in 2h 26 (8–2–19 in A)
5040 Doubles (17m)
3 Extents Each: Stedman, Grandsire, Dragon, St Hilary, Blackburn, Westminster II, Shipways, Reverse Canterbury. 2 Extents Each: Huntley, St Remigius, Winchendon, St Nicholas, Eynesbury, St Osmund, St Martin's, St Simon's, Plain Bob.
1 John Ward
2 Anne Cooke
3 Denis A Frith
4 Brian Buttery
5 Owen Homewood (C)
For the Four Guilds Festival
First Peal - 2
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 22 May 1971 in 6h 21 (6–2–13 in B)
13440 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by Frank T Blagrove
1 Giles B Thompson
2 Sheila M Anthony
3 James E Andrews
4 Alan J Frost
5 David F Moore
6 Roger I Kendrick
7 Timothy G Pett (C)
8 Andrew W R Wilby
Longest length: 2, 3, 6.
The longest length of Rutland yet rung.
Umpires Peter L R Hayward and Susan M O'Neill.
RW 1971.0511.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 24 May 1971 in 3h 23 (25–0–20 in D)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Maximus
Composed by R B Smith
1 Doreen Hunting
2 Leonard R Porter
3 Martin J Kirk
4 Robert B Smith (C)
5 David G Massey
6 Jack P Kesterton
7 Roy Stephenson
8 George W Smith
9 Burley P Morris
10 W Arthur Riddington
11 Murray A Coleman
12 William J Root
First of Kent TB Maximus: 1,3,6,7,9,12.
First on 12: 2 and 8.
Completes Kent TB from minor to maximus: 10.
First of Kent T B Maximus on tower bells for the Guild
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 29 May 1971 in 2h 41 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by R B Smith
1 Robert B Smith (C)
2 Alfred Ballard
3 Richard M Wilson
4 Martin J Kirk
5 Philip R Staples
6 David J Smith
7 Anthony E Clayton
8 David G Farrar
9 Leonard R Porter
10 Christopher J Pickford
First of Kent T B Royal: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
St John Divine
Tuesday, 22 June 1971 in 2h 59 (21–1–20)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by H J Tucker
1 W Arthur Riddington
2 Robert M Kilby
3 Ann Lawson
4 Clarissa J Caroe
5 Ernest W Rawson
6 John E Harrold
7 Christopher J Pickford (C)
8 Martin J Kirk
9 Peter J Staniforth
10 Andrew W R Wilby
First on 10: 4
First of Plain Bob Royal: 6
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 26 June 1971 in 2h 32 (7–3–20 in A)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Kathleen Learmont
2 Carol I V Brown
3 Martin J Kirk
4 David F Moore
5 Christopher J Pickford (C)
6 John E Harrold
First of Treble Bob: 1
First of Surprise Minor: 2,3,5 and 6.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Quorn, Leicestershire
St Bartholomew
Saturday, 3 July 1971 in 2h 44 (11–1–17 in G)
5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by W Barton
1 Robert M Kilby
2 Timothy J Wykes
3 Alfred Ballard
4 W Ernest Rawson
5 Martin J Kirk
6 John E Harrold
7 Robert B Smith (C)
8 W Arthur Riddington
First of Lincolnshire: 1,2,5 and 6.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 29 July 1971 in 3h 25 (25–0–20 in D)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Herrick B Bowley (C)
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Peter L R Hayward
4 John E Harrold
5 Martin Green
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 Roy Stephenson
8 John W Bramley
9 W Arthur Riddington
10 Robert B Smith
11 William J Root
12 Anthony E Clayton
350th peal at St Martin's.
25th together 3 and 12.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
South Wigston, Leicestershire
St Thomas the Apostle
Saturday, 31 July 1971 in 2h 53 (14–1–19 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by Henry Hubbard
1 Linda Watts
2 Paul M Atkins
3 Brian G Warwick (C)
4 Mrs B G Warwick
5 Kathleen Learmont
6 Carol I V Brown
7 Keith Mildred
8 Clive C Atkins
First Peal: 1, 2. First on 8: 8. First Plain Bob Triples: 6. First Plain Bob Triples inside: 7.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Monday, 9 August 1971 in 2h 17 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Pudsey Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 G Ronald Edwards
2 Martin J Kirk
3 John E Harrold
4 Anthony E Clayton
5 Trevor E Kirkman
6 Martin Green
7 Peter L R Hayward
8 Robert B Smith (C)
First of Pudsey: 2,3,4,5 and 7.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Glenfield, Leicestershire
22 Groby Road
Thursday, 19 August 1971 in 2h 4 (15 in C)
5024 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Sir A P Heywood
1–2 Jill Staniforth
3–4 Peter J Staniforth
5–6 Robert B Smith (C)
7–8 Martin J Kirk
250th for the Guild: 5-6.
Wedding anniversary compliment to Terry and Martin Kirk
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Shoreditch, Greater London
St Leonard
Saturday, 21 August 1971 in 3h 22 (25–1–11 in E♭)
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by R W Pipe
1 Martin J Kirk
2 Beryl R Simpson
3 Alan D Flood
4 Monica M Jelley
5 John E Harrold
6 W Ernest Rawson
7 Basil Jones
8 Michael J Church
9 Roland H Cook
10 David F Moore
11 Robert B Smith
12 John M Jelley (C)
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 23 August 1971 in 3h 27 (25–0–20 in D)
5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by John Worth
1 Martin Green
2 Peter J Staniforth (C)
3 Martin J Kirk
4 John E Harrold
5 W Ernest Rawson
6 Murray A Coleman
7 Burley P Morris
8 John W Bramley
9 W Arthur Riddington
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 William J Root
12 Robert B Smith
First of Lincolnshire Maximus: 3,4,6,7,8 and 9.
A wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs Andrew Wilby.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Croft, Leicestershire
St Michael and All Angels
Tuesday, 24 August 1971 in 1h 59 (6–2–6 in B)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
1 Martin J Kirk
2 Peter L R Hayward
3 Carol I V Brown
4 Anthony E Clayton
5 John E Harrold (C)
6 Frederick Watson
On the conductor's 18th birthday.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Copt Oak, Leicestershire
St Peter
Friday, 27 August 1971 in 2h 26 (9–3–4 in A)
5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (8m)
Cambridge, Norfolk, Primrose, Ipswich, Beverley, Surfleet, Hexham & Berwick.
1 Gary J Audley
2 Andrew S Hayden
3 A James Poynor
4 Brian L Burrows (C)
5 Robin A Gilliver
6 G Barry Brown
First Peal - 1.
First of Spliced - 2.
Ringing World page reference: 3153.0846Leicester Diocesan Guild
Whetstone, Leicestershire
St Peter
Tuesday, 7 September 1971 in 2h 19 (8–0–23 in A)
5040 Doubles (2m)
3600 Grandsire 1440 Plain Bob
1 Jayne L Atkins
2 Paul M Atkins
3 Keith H Mildred
4 Carol I V Brown
5 John E Harrold (C)
6 Frederick E Watson
Wedding anniversary compliments to Mr. and Mrs. H Needham. Mr. and Mrs. J Whitmore and Mr. and Mrs. G Jesson
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Monday, 13 September 1971 in 2h 20 (6–2–13 in B)
5024 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Martin Green
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Peter L R Hayward
4 W Ernest Rawson
5 Anthony E Clayton
6 Trevor H Kirkman
7 Robert B Smith (C)
8 G Ronald Edwards
First of Rutland: 2,3,and 5.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Glenfield, Leicestershire
22 Groby Road
Wednesday, 22 September 1971 in 2h 16 (15 in C)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by C K Lewis
1–2 Andrew W R Wilby
3–4 Robert B Smith
5–6 Peter J Staniforth (C)
7–8 Martin J Kirk
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 27 September 1971 in 3h 17 (25–0–20 in D)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by C K Lewis
1 W Arthur Riddington
2 Martin Green
3 W Ernest Rawson
4 Martin J Kirk
5 R Brian Mills
6 William L Exton
7 Burley P Morris
8 Herrick B Bowley
9 Roger I Kendrick
10 Robert B Smith (C)
Completes Yorkshire Major to Maximus: 4
400th for the Guild: 8
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
St John Divine
Saturday, 2 October 1971 in 3h 5 (21–1–20)
5007 Stedman Caters
Composed by Andrew S Hudson
1 Robert B Smith (C)
2 Martin Major
3 William L Exton
4 John E Harrold
5 Andrew W R Wilby
6 Harry Stacey
7 M Jack Pryor
8 Richard S Starkie
9 G Stedman Morris
10 Martin J Kirk
50th for the Guild: 4
Rung on Guild Dinner day.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Glenfield, Leicestershire
22 Groby Road
Wednesday, 6 October 1971 in 2h 15 (15 in C)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by C K Lewis
1–2 Martin Green
3–4 Robert B Smith
5–6 Peter J Staniforth (C)
7–8 Martin J Kirk
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Sapcote, Leicestershire
All Saints
Thursday, 7 October 1971 in 2h 51 (9–1–26 in A♭)
5152 Pudsey Surprise Major
Composed by B L Burrows
1 Martin J Kirk
2 Joyce Butterfield
3 Michael E Brown
4 Alison Butterfield
5 Neil W Harvey
6 Burley P Morris
7 Brian L Burrows (C)
8 Timothy J Wykes
First of Pudsey: 2,4,5 and 6.
Circled the tower: 3 and 8.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Oaks in Charnwood, Leicestershire
St James Greater
Thursday, 21 October 1971 in 2h 55 (10–1–12 in A♭)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by John Carter
1 Audrey M Warwick
2 Paul M Atkins
3 Joseph W Cotton
4 Kathleen Learmont
5 Mrs B G Warwick
6 Brian G Warwick (C)
7 Alan Cattell
8 B Stedman Payne
First Peal: 1. First Major 2, 4.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Kettering, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 23 October 1971 in 3h 15 (21–1–2 in E♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by William Pye
1 Ronald F Andrew
2 Martin J Kirk
3 W Ernest Rawson
4 Brian L Burrows
5 John E Harrold
6 Burley P Morris
7 Timothy J Wykes
8 Robert B Smith
9 Peter J Staniforth (C)
10 John M Jelley
First of Cambridge Royal: 1 and 2.
First on 10: 7.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
South Wigston, Leicestershire
St Thomas the Apostle
Saturday, 30 October 1971 in 2h 40 (14–1–19 in F)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker 12part
1 Martin P Brown
2 Kathleen Learmont
3 Paul M Atkins
4 Carol I V Brown
5 Roland H Cook
6 Mrs B G Warwick
7 Brian G Warwick (C)
8 Clive C Atkins
First of Grandsire: 2, 3, 8. 900th Peal: 7. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the tower and bells, 27th October 1901
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 1 November 1971 in 3h 17 (25–0–20 in D)
5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by R W Pipe
1 Christopher Hims
2 Martin J Kirk
3 William L Exton
4 Martin Green
5 Robert B Smith (C)
6 Murray A Coleman
7 Denis R Carlisle
8 Burley P Morris
9 Roger I Kendrick
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
Completes peals of Cambridge Minor to Maximus: 2.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Glenfield, Leicestershire
22 Groby Road
Wednesday, 3 November 1971 in 2h 14 (15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by H J Howlett
1–2 Martin Green
3–4 Robert B Smith (C)
5–6 Peter J Staniforth
7–8 Martin J Kirk
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 4 November 1971 in 3h 29 (25–0–20 in D)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Herrick B Bowley (C)
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Lillian Bowley
4 Christopher Hims
5 Andrew J Slade
6 Martin Green
7 Jack P Kesterton
8 Burley P Morris
9 John W Bramley
10 Robert B Smith
11 William J Root
12 Anthony R Mann
First of Stedman Cinques: 4.
Rung half muffled in memory of Canon Francis Pratt (former Canon Treasurer) and Francis Stafford (churchwarden) both of Leicester Cathedral.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Monday, 15 November 1971 in 2h 21 (6–2–13 in B)
5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major
Composed by John Reeves
1 Martin Green
2 W Ernest Rawson
3 Robert B Smith (C)
4 Stephen B Bell
5 Anthony E Clayton
6 Peter L R Hayward
7 Martin J Kirk
8 G Ronald Edwards
First of Oxford T B Major:1,4,5,and 6.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 19 November 1971 in 2h 24 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Minor
2 extents each of Kent TB, cambridge S, St Clements and 1 extent of Plain Bob.
1 William A Thow
2 G Ronald Edwards
3 William D Lanyon
4 Martin J Kirk
5 Ronald D Hughes
6 Clive J Mobbs (C)
First peal: 3.
First in more than one method as conductor.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
King's Norton, Leicestershire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 20 November 1971 in 3h (18–3–12 in E♭)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 John E Harrold
2 Christopher J Pickford
3 Christopher Hims
4 Martin J Kirk
5 T Edward Harrold
6 William J Root
7 Robert B Smith
8 A James Poynor (C)
Only the 12th peal on the bells since 1776.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Swithland, Leicestershire
St Leonard
Sunday, 21 November 1971 (11–0–7 in G)
1440 Kent Treble Bob Minor
1 Julian Morley
2 Neil A Westman
3 J Anne Rickaby
4 Gillian Hare
5 Thelma E Staples
6 Clive J Mobbs (C)
First of treble bob - 2,3,4.
Birthday compliment to Neil Westman.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire
46 Elms Road
Monday, 22 November 1971 in 2h 38 (15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by R B Smith
1–2 Martin Green
3–4 Andrew W R Wilby
5–6 John M Jelley
7–8 Robert B Smith (C)
9–10 Martin J Kirk
First on 10 handbells: 1-2 and 9-10.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 27 November 1971 in 2h 35 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Arranged by K J Walpole
1 David C Brown
2 Christine M Carter
3 Christopher Hims
4 Lucy P A Hopkins
5 Jane Reynolds
6 George E Bonham
7 Keith J Walpole (C)
8 Anthony R Carter
9 Roger I Kendrick
10 D Paul Smith
First of Yorkshire Royal: 3.
Ringing World page reference: 3166.1124Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 29 November 1971 in 3h 27 (25–0–20 in D)
5042 Southwark Surprise Maximus
Composed by R B Smith
1 Christopher Hims
2 Martin J Kirk
3 Martin Green
4 Peter J Staniforth
5 Andrew W R Wilby
6 John M Jelley
7 Burley P Morris
8 Robert B Smith (C)
9 William J Root
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Brian Harris
12 E Alan Jacques
First in the method by all and for the Guild.
In memory of Ernest F Payne from Syston.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 4 December 1971 in 2h 54 (18–0–7 in E)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Philip J Bradley
2 Heather A Mann
3 Julie A Audley
4 Gary J Audley
5 Alan Cattell
6 Anthony R Mann (C)
First peal - 1 & 3.
First on tower bells - 2.
First inside - 4.
Last peal on the bells before being augmented to eight.
Ringing World page reference: 3168.0031Leicester Diocesan Guild
Hathern, Leicestershire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 11 December 1971 in 2h 47 (9–2–12 in G)
5184 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by S J Ivin
1 Alfred Ballard
2 Andrew W R Wilby
3 John E Harrold
4 Martin J Kirk
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 Roland H Cook
7 Alec R Jones
8 Robert B Smith (C)
First of Bristol: 7.
500th of Major: 8
In memory of Ted Jenkins.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
South Wigston, Leicestershire
St Thomas the Apostle
Tuesday, 21 December 1971 in 2h 50 (14–1–19 in F)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains
1 Audrey M Warwick
2 Mrs B G Warwick
3 Kathleen Learmont
4 Paul M Atkins
5 Ronald D Hughes
6 Brian G Warwick (C)
7 B Stedman Payne
8 Robert B Smith
First TB Major 1, 3, 4
Leicester Diocesan Guild
Croft, Leicestershire
St Michael and All Angels
Thursday, 23 December 1971 in 2h 15 (6–2–6 in B)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven different extents.
1 Frederick Watson
2 Jonathan Evans
3 Martin J Kirk
4 Gary J Audley
5 Christopher J Pickford (C)
6 John E Harrold
50th for the Guild: 3.
Leicester Diocesan Guild
South Wigston, Leicestershire
St Thomas the Apostle
Monday, 27 December 1971 in 2h 53 (14–1–19 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by Henry Hubbard
1 Paul M Atkins
2 Audrey M Warwick
3 Gary J Audley
4 Kathleen Learmont
5 Mrs B G Warwick
6 Alec R Jones
7 Brian G Warwick (C)
8 Clive C Atkins
First Triples: 2, 3. For the feast of St John the Evangelist