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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 19 February 1938 in 3h 20 (21 in E)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Annie Brown

2 Albert M Tyler

3 Ellen Wilkins

4 Jack Spiller

5 Richard Clark

6 Alfred Pearce

7 Cecil F Mogford

8 Gilbert Pearce

9 John A Burford (C)

10 Albert L Gale

First peal of Stedman Caters: 2. Arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to Mrs R J Wilkins and Mr A Tyler.

Ringing World page reference: 1407.0154

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 April 1938 in 3h 12 (23)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by H Johnson

1 Albert W Humphris

2 William Townsend

3 John W Jones

4 John Austin

5 George H Walters

6 William Dyer

7 Charles W Martin

8 Thomas Boreham

9 John F Ballinger (C)

10 Reuben Hemming

First peal of Stedman Caters: 7, 8.

First peal of Caters by the Cheltenham Branch of the association.

[Cheltenham Branch given as subheading to association in RW]

Ringing World page reference: 1415.0286

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire

St Saviour

Saturday, 7 May 1938 in 2h 55 (10–0–6 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Thirty six-scores and six 240’s.

1 Claude Gifford (C)

2 Horace Benson

3 Mrs V J Smith

4 Douglas Luton

5 Donald Marsh

6 Alfred Wills

First peal ‘inside’ - 2

First peal - 3 & 6

First peal of Doubles on the bells.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Friday, 26 August 1938 in 2h 48 (8–1–24 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by A P Heywood

1 John Thomas

2 William Townsend

3 Amy R Thomas

4 Charles W Martin

5 John Austin

6 John F Ballinger

7 Joseph D Johnson (C)

8 Thomas Boreham

Rung to welcome the new Vicar of Leckhampton, Canon H J Hensman.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Friday, 9 September 1938 in 2h 57 (8–1–24 in A♭)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 C Ernest Smith

2 Keith Hart

3 George Popnell

4 Frederick Page

5 William T Beeson

6 Nelson Elliott

7 Jack M Cripps

8 Frederick W Rogers (C)

First Peal of Surprise on the bells.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 10 September 1938 in 3h 6 (10–3–17 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

A peal of Spliced London, Bristol, Cambridge, & Superlative Surprise Major.

Composed by E.C.S. Turner.

1 Frederick S Bayley

2 Kenneth Snelling

3 Jack M Cripps

4 Nelson Elliott

5 William T Beeson

6 C Ernest Smith

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Oliver Sippetts

First peal of Spliced Surprise on the bells. This peal contains 2944 London, 640 Bristol and 736 each of Cambridge and Superlative with 112 changes of method.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Hartpury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 2 October 1938 in 2h 45 (14–1–6 in E♭)

5040 Doubles

A peal of Grandsire & St Dunstan's Doubles.

1 Ronald Wright

2 Melville Jordan

3 Leslie Barry (C)

4 Ernest Matthews

5 Thomas Worrall

6 Charles Hodges

Rung for harvest festival.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire

St Saviour

Wednesday, 2 November 1938 in 2h 49 (10–0–6 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

3m: 2160 each Oxford and Kent TB, 720 Plain Bob

1 Horace Benson

2 Leslie Francombe

3 Douglas Luton

4 Albert Rodman

5 Claude Gifford

6 Donald Marsh (C)

First peal in 3 methods - 3, 4 & 5

Rung with the bells half-muffled in memory of Mr. George E. Newman.

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