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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bredon's Norton, Worcestershire

Chapel of Ease

Friday, 1 January 1971 in 2h 54 (6½ in C♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (17m)

(1) Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet S (2) Single Court, Double Court (3) London, Lytham, College, Wavertree B (4) Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements, Childwall B (5) Single Oxford, Hereward B (6) Oxford TB (7) Plain B

1 Helen R Taylor

2 Malcolm P Taylor

3 Clare R Taylor

4 Hilda C Taylor

5 Eric J Taylor

6 Bernard H Taylor (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3118.0098

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Malmesbury, Wiltshire

St Paul's Tower

Saturday, 2 January 1971 in 2h 52 (11–0–8 in F)

5152 St Aldhelm Surprise Major

Composed by T G Pett

1 Peter R Butler

2 Anita D O'Brien

3 Shirley M Drew

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Peter Bridle

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Geoffrey R Drew

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

First peal in the method. (For composition see RW Jan 30th 1970, page84,)

ST.ALDHELM SURPRISE MAJOR

34-38.16-56-16-12-58-12-78

Ringing World page reference: 3119.0118

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

Netherside, The Close, Cribbs Causeway

Wednesday, 6 January 1971 in 1h 58 (11 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 David Huddleston

3–4 Gwen I Bloomfield

5–6 Frank G Bloomfield (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3119.0121

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Friday, 8 January 1971 in 2h 38 (8–0–15 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Anthony R Peake

2 Ann Toomer

3 P Donald Naylor

4 Brian Bladon

5 Maurice A New

6 Lewis F Cobb

7 Peter J Heritage (C)

8 Anita D O'Brien

First of Triples - 2. First in the method - 5. 150th peal - 5. Circled the tower - 6. First in the method as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3119.0118

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Thursday, 11 February 1971 (8–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Terry Stephens

3 Tony Newman

4 Bob Webb

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

7 Clare Taylor

8 Bert Newman

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Abbots Leigh, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Friday, 12 March 1971 (11½ in F♯)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Helen Kirkpatrick

2 Anthony M Bulteel

3 Paul G Treby

4 R William Willians

5 Ivor Newell

6 Brian H Goodliffe (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 March 1971 (8–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

480 Plain Bob, 780 Grandsire

1 Susan Hart

2 Helen Taylor

3 Clare Taylor

4 Eric Taylor

5 Malcolm Taylor (C)

6 Bernard Taylor

1st Qtr - 1

1st as Conductor

Last Quarter Peal on the old bells

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Hinton on the Green, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 March 1971 in 3h (10–1–8 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12-part)

1 Helen R Taylor

2 Hilda C Taylor

3 Malcolm P Taylor

4 Clare R Taylor

5 Ian M Taylor

6 Eric J Taylor

7 Bernard H Taylor (C)

8 Geoffrey C Taylor

Rung to mark the 75th Birthday (3 March) of Arthur Ernest Taylor, father of 5,6,8 and grandfather of 2,3,4,7.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

19 Ferndown Close, Kingsweston

Tuesday, 23 March 1971 in 1h 55 (11 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Gwen I Bloomfield

3–4 David Huddleston

5–6 Frank G Bloomfield (C)

First handbell peal on an inside pair: 3-4.

Ringing World page reference: 3129.0340

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Hasfield, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 May 1971 in 2h 55 (13 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each Primrose, Norfolk, Ipswich, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Clare R Taylor

2 Malcolm P Taylor

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Hilda C Taylor

5 Bernard H Taylor

6 Eric J Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 21 August 1971 in 3h 15 (22)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Brian Bladon

4 Cyril A Wratten

5 Anthony J Cox

6 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

7 Paul A Williams

8 Stephen Fenwick

9 Cecil W Pipe

10 Howard W Egglestone

11 D John Hunt (C)

12 James L Towler

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3152.0831

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Kemerton, Worcestershire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 25 August 1971 in 3h 5 (12 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (28m)

(1) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk S (2) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham S (3) Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley TB (4) London, Double Oxford, Lytham, Thelwall B (5) Single Oxford, Single Court, Double, Reverse B (6) Kent, Oxford TB (7) Hereward, Plain B

1 Helen R Taylor

2 Clare R Taylor

3 Malcolm P Taylor

4 Hilda C Taylor

5 Eric J Taylor

6 Bernard H Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

43 Princes Road

Thursday, 16 September 1971 in 2h 25 (12)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Hilda C Taylor

3–4 Bernard H Taylor (C)

5–6 Eric J Taylor

First peal on handbells for all.

First peal on the family set of handbells

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 2 October 1971 in 3h 30 (19–1–17 in E)

5050 Stedman Cinques

Composed by John Chilcott (C.C.C. 27.)

1 Robert C Kippin (C)

2 Heather A Kippin

3 Albert M Tyler

4 Gillian M Hunt

5 Anthony J Cox

6 Richard J Bowden

7 A Ryan Price

8 C Alan Friskney

9 Philip M J Gray

10 James R Taylor

11 D John Hunt

12 F Cecil Mogford

First of Stedman Cinques: 5, 7. First on 12: 8.

First on the restored and augmented ring. Arranged and rung for the opening of the Gift Week in aid of the tower restoration.

Ringing World page reference: 3157.0938

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Filton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 30 October 1971 in 2h 24 (6–0–22 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rachael M Morse

2 Wendy A Miller

3 Helen L Blout

4 Mary N Haslum (C)

5 David C Haslum

6 J Hilary Dash

First peal: 1, 2, 3. First of Doubles: 5. First as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3160.0998

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Upper Cam, Gloucestershire

St George

Saturday, 6 November 1971 in 2h 49 (13¼)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sara E Cornock

2 Patricia Buckland

3 Allan J Tubb

4 M Neil Amphlett

5 Hugh N Evans (C)

6 John H Taylor

For Association peal week

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Corse, Gloucestershire

St Margaret

Saturday, 6 November 1971 in 2h 55 (12–0–14 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (18m)

(1) Neasden, St Albans, Wragby, Charlwood D (2) Old Oxford, College Bob IV, Willesden, Newdigate D (3) Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley TB (4) Bernard S (5) Taylor S (6) Cambridge, beverley, Surfleet S (7) kent TB

1 Hilda C Taylor

2 Malcolm P Taylor

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Clare R Taylor

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 Eric J Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 27 November 1971 in 2h 50 (12–0–6 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Dexter's No 2 variation of Thurston's

1 Peter Clarkson

2 Rev Peter Newing

3 Angela Newing

4 Susan M Paton

5 David J King

6 John E Harrold (C)

7 Hugh N Evans

8 Ralph F Davis

First of Stedman Triples 1 & 7.

First of Stedman 2 & 4.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire

St Cyr

Tuesday, 30 November 1971 in 2h 39 (9–3–20)

5040 Doubles (7 Methods)

6 extents each of Reverse Canterbury, St. Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Plain Bob, St. Simon's, St. Martin's and Grandsire.

1 Graham G C Minors

2 E Mary Bliss

3 Henry Taysom

4 Keith W Scudamore

5 William F Scudamore (C)

6 Ian Sykes

First Peal - 6.

First peal on the newly-restored peal of bells which were the subject of a Consistory Court Hearing in the Diocese of Gloucester, November 1969.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

Priory Church of St James with St Peter

Saturday, 11 December 1971 in 3h 15 (28¼ in D)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by J Henry Fielden

1 Wilfrid Williams

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Susan Rothera

4 Kenneth J Hesketh

5 Peter C Randall

6 John H Fielden (C)

7 Peter S Bennett

8 James L Towler

9 Philip J Rothera

10 D John Hunt

750th peal: 10.

In memoriam Edward Jenkins.

Ringing World page reference: 3168.0030

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