BellBoard

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 January 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 David Wright

2 Stuart Tomlinson

3 Malcolm Taylor

4 Susan Joy

5 Eric Taylor

6 Helen Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 7 January 1979 in 38m

1260 Doubles (11m)

St Nicholas’, St Simon’s, St Martin’s, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Stedman, Erin

1 Michael Hartley

2 Alan Wootton

3 Cyril Wratten (C)

4 Martyn Hawkes

5 Brian Chappell

6 Margery Wratten

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 January 1979 in 2h 49 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Philip H Dawson

2 Fiona McInnes

3 Valerie W Willard

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Stuart E Tomlinson

6 Eric J Taylor

7 Helen R Taylor

8 John R Ridley (C)

First Treble Bob - 1

250th Peal - 8

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Prestbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 28 January 1979 in 45m (12–1–22 in F♯)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Valerie Willard

2 Ann Herbert

3 John R Ridley

4 Susan M Joy

5 Hilda C Ridley

6 Cyril Wratten

7 Pat Hickey

8 Michael Hartley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 28 January 1979 in 45m (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Michael Hartley

3 Philip Dawson

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Len Edwards

6 Susan M Joy

7 Helen Taylor

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 February 1979 (22–2–16 in E♭)

1275 Grandsire Cinques

1 Alan Ewens

2 Margery Wratten

3 Trevor Newbury

4 Paul Smith

5 Ivor Goulter

6 Valerie Willard

7 Martyn Hawkes (C)

8 Michael Hartley

9 Mike Seagrave

10 John R Ridley

11 Cyril Wratten

12 James Attwood Jnr

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 4 February 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 David Wright

2 Susan Downes

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Ann Herbert

5 Eric Taylor

6 Helen Taylor (C)

1st inside - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 February 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Melissa Webb

2 Ann Herbert

3 Bernard Taylor

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Jacki Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Twerton on Avon, Somerset

St Michael

Saturday, 17 February 1979 in 2h 48 (13–1–7 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker

1 John W Smith

2 David L Parfrey

3 Sarah A McKechnie

4 Catherine M Gillman

5 Justin D Thomas

6 Ian J Carey (C)

7 Peter G Holden

8 Wilfred Ludlow

1st Triples 3

Engagement compliment to Judith Hicks and David Bright

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 17 February 1979 in 2h 45 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Hilda C Ridley

2 Valerie W Willard

3 Michael P Hartley

4 Eric J Taylor

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 Patrick G Hickey

7 John R Ridley (C)

8 Helen R Taylor

First Stedman - 6.

Circled the tower - 8.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 21 February 1979 in 45m (15½ in E)

1296 Kemerton Surprise Minor

1 Martyn Hawkes

2 Jane Pitman

3 Michael Hartley

4 Bernard Spiers

5 Richard Clements (C)

6 John Clements

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 February 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 Fiona McInnes

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Philip Dawson

5 Helen Taylor (C)

6 Eric Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

St Bartholomew

Friday, 2 March 1979 in 2h 46 (15½ in E)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 A Leslie Barry

2 Ralph Hazell

3 Patricia M Bailey

4 Valerie Willard

5 Harold E Raxter (C)

6 Trevor N J Bailey

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Walsall, West Midlands

St Matthew

Saturday, 3 March 1979 in 3h 20 (25–2–18 in D)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Anthony J Cox

2 Janet House

3 Elizabeth A Glasow

4 R Mark Wood

5 Andrew J Mead

6 Michael J Thomas

7 William A M Barter

8 Graham J N Colborne

9 Cecile Colborne

10 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan

11 John M Jelley

12 Robert C Kippin (C)

1st Maximus: 4. 1st Surprise Maximus: 5. 1st Yorkshire S Maximus: 6.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 4 March 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor

1 Philip Dawson

2 Ann Herbert

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Helen Taylor (C)

6 Eric Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 March 1979 (22–2–16 in E♭)

1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Karen Evans

2 Margery Wratten

3 Valerie Willard

4 Hugh Evans

5 Alan Ewens

6 Michael Hartley

7 Brian Chappell

8 Cyril Wratten (C)

9 Martyn Hawkes

10 John R Ridley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 March 1979 in 50m (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Victoria Phillips

2 John R Ridley

3 Hilda C Ridley

4 Valerie Willard

5 Pat Hickey

6 Frank Stephens

7 Michael Hartley (C)

8 Paul Smith

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Strensham, Worcestershire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 7 March 1979 in 40m (11–0–8 in G)

1296 Longdon Surprise Minor

1 Bernard Spiers

2 Martyn Hawkes

3 Shirley Drew

4 Michael Hartley

5 John Clements

6 Richard Clements (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 18 March 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Susan Downes

2 Susan Joy

3 Ann Herbert

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Bill Farmer

6 David Wright

7 Eric Taylor

8 Helen Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 March 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Philip Dawson

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Helen Taylor

6 Malcolm Taylor

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 31 March 1979 in 2h 55 (15½ in E)

5040 Jackie Delight Minor

1 Stuart E Tomlinson

2 Andrew M Cluer

3 Bernard H Taylor (C)

4 Gerald C Hemming

5 Christopher J Venn

6 Malcolm P Taylor

First Peal in the method.

21st birthday compliment to Jackie A Taylor.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Woolstone, Gloucestershire

St Martin of Tours

Saturday, 7 April 1979 in 2h 23 (4–3–8 in D)

5040 Minor (14m)

London, Wells, College Exercise Treble Bob, Norbury Treble Bob, Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob, Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet, Kent, Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements College Bob, Childwall, Plain Bob

1 Helen Taylor

2 Michael P Hartley

3 Malcolm Taylor

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Valerie Willard

6 John R Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 8 April 1979 in 3h 5 (15–2–14 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (5m)

(1) Taylor TB (2&3) Taylor Alliance, Little Bob (4&5) Taylor D (6&7) Taylor S

1 Eric J Taylor

2 Helen R Taylor

3 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 Malcolm P Taylor

Family Reunion

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 15 April 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Bob Webb

2 Ann Herbert

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Helen Taylor

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Malcolm Taylor

Rung prior to 8am service on Easter Day

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 15 April 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 David Wright

2 Ann Herbert

3 Philip Dawson

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Helen Taylor

7 Valerie Willard

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Engagement compliment to Malcolm Taylor and Sheila Pitman.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Gloucestershire

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Friday, 20 April 1979 in 3h 9 (21–0–1 in E♭)

5022 Quasimodo Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Paul A Williams

2 Elizabeth A Glasow

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Jennifer M Taylor

5 R Mark Wood

6 Patrick J Bird

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Peter Bridle

1st peal in the method. Circled the tower: 1. 800th peal: 7.

Birthday compliment to Elisabeth Bowden.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 22 April 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Clare Pritchard

2 Ann Herbert

3 David Wright

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Susan Joy

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 David Evans

1st on 8 - 1

Farewell compliment to David Evans, leaving for Cornwall.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity

Sunday, 22 April 1979 in 62m (23–3–14 in E♭)

1440 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Valerie Willard

2 Hilda C Ridley

3 Eric Taylor

4 Michael Hartley

5 Helen Taylor

6 Alan Wootton

7 Brian Chappell

8 Ian Panton

9 Martyn Hawkes

10 John R Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 28 April 1979 in 2h 55 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's variation of Middleton's

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Melissa K Webb

3 Philip H Dawson

4 Fiona M McInnes

5 Stuart E Tomlinson

6 Frances Mulvey

7 Helen R Taylor

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

First Surprise Major - 3.

First in method - 4.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 29 April 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 David Wright

2 Helen Taylor

3 Ann Herbert

4 Philip Dawson

5 Fiona McInnes (C)

6 Eric Taylor

1st as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 May 1979 in 2h 46 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5120 Norton Surprise Major

Composed by Traditional

1 Valerie W Willard

2 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferston

3 Clare R Pipe-Wolferston

4 Helen R Taylor

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 Eric J Taylor

7 Gerald C Hemming

8 Malcolm P Taylor

Completes Surprise Major Alphabet - 6.

To celebrate 10 years as Belfry Captain - 6.

Engagement compliment to Malcolm P Taylor and Sheila Pitman.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St John on the Wall

Friday, 18 May 1979 in 2h 39 (11 in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

Wells Surprise, London Surprise, Beverley Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's College Bob.

1 Hilary Cole

2 Linda Drew

3 Brynley A Shackleton

4 Edward G Mould

5 Philip Stevens

6 Keith W Scudamore (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3556.0526

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 20 May 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Stuart Tomlinson

3 Philip Dawson

4 John Ridley

5 Hilda Ridley

6 Helen Taylor

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Thursday, 24 May 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Andrew Jackson

2 Philip Dawson

3 Ann Herbert

4 Susan Joy

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 David Wright

For Ascension Day

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 27 May 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Stuart Tomlinson

2 Jill Branch

3 Ann Herbert

4 David Wright

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st inside - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity

Sunday, 27 May 1979 (23–3–14 in E♭)

1296 Plain Bob Maximus

1 Harold E Raxter

2 R Fry

3 P Clarkson

4 Jackie Fry

5 G Morgan

6 Steven Coleman (C)

7 John M Jenkins

8 MJ Mulvey

9 John AG Clements

10 Michael G Clements

11 John Harrold

12 Richard J Clements

First Maximus 2,3,4,8.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Painswick, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 28 May 1979 in 3h 14 (25–2–19 in D)

5059 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by R E Hardy

1 Valerie Willard

2 Heather Brown

3 William H Davis

4 David C Woodward

5 Geoffrey V R Morgan

6 Harold E Raxter (C)

7 Ralph E Bucknell

8 G John Collett

9 Patrick H Allen

10 Alan R Cornish

11 Clive Holloway

12 M John Swale

First of Cinques-2,7 and 12.Completes the Grandsire family(odd bells) -2 and 7

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 3 June 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Helen Taylor

2 Fiona McInnes

3 David Wright

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Len Edwards

6 Malcolm Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Anna Bayley

1st Stedman - 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 3 June 1979 in 55m (22–2–16 in E♭)

1320 Grandsire Cinques

1 Margery Wratten

2 Valerie Willard

3 Alan Wootton

4 Ivor Goulter

5 Karen Evans

6 Michael Hartley

7 Fred Nurden

8 Hugh Evans

9 Alan Ewens

10 Brian Chappell

11 Cyril Wratten (C)

12 Jack Tyler

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire

St Thomas a Becket

Sunday, 17 June 1979 in 2h 41 (12–1–14 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 M Jennifer Rogers

2 Henry Taysom

3 Brynley A Shackleton

4 Graham Jackson

5 Edward G Mould (C)

6 Keith W Scudamore

1st peal, 1. 50th together, 4 & 6. For Evensong. Compliment to the parish's newly licensed readers: Jacqueline L Glover; Christine Mould and Rosaline M Trueman, licenced by the Bishop of Bristol, the previous day.

Ringing World page reference: 3560.0615

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 17 June 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 David Wright

2 Ann Herbert

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Valerie Willard

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Malcolm Taylor

7 Helen Taylor

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Farewell compliment to Malcolm - leaving for Nottingham.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 1 July 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Eric Taylor (C)

2 Philip Dawson

3 David Wright

4 Ann Herbert

5 Melissa Webb

6 Bernard Taylor

7 Helen Taylor

8 Jacki Taylor

550th together - 1&7

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 1 July 1979 in 50m (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 George Simmons

2 Maureen Panton

3 Victoria Phillips

4 Michael Hartley (C)

5 Paul Smith

6 John R Ridley

7 Ian Panton

8 Hilda C Ridley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Prestbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 7 July 1979 in 2h 44 (12–1–22 in F♯)

5184 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 Michael J Mulvey

2 Frances E Mulvey

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Jane Pitman

5 Stephen A Coaker

6 Bernard H Taylor (C)

7 Eric J Taylor

8 Malcolm P Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 7 July 1979 in 3h 11 (22–2–16 in E♭)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Valerie Willard

2 Hilda C Ridley

3 Cyril Wratten (C)

4 Alan Ewens

5 Michael P Hartley

6 Ian Panton

7 Mike Seagrave

8 Peter Baker

9 Brian Chappell

10 Len Edwards

11 James Attwood Jnr

12 John R Ridley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Gloucestershire

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 7 July 1979 in 3h 29 (19–1–17 in E)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 Elisabeth A G Bowden

2 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

3 Janet House

4 Susan M Paton

5 Margaret Whiteley

6 R Mark Wood

7 Diana M Bridle

8 Robert C Kippin (C)

9 Patrick J Bird

10 Elizabeth A Glasow

11 Anthony J Cox

12 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan

100th peal: 12.

Centenary compliment to the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 8 July 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Doubles

1 Malcolm Taylor

2 Clare Pritchard

3 Ann Herbert

4 Helen Taylor

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 David Wright

1st in method - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Swindon, Wiltshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 14 July 1979 in 3h 14 (21–3–9 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Hilda C Ridley

2 Valerie Willard

3 Helen Taylor

4 Sheila Pitman

5 Eric Taylor

6 Michael Hartley

7 Cyril Wratten

8 John R Ridley (C)

9 Ian Panton

10 Malcolm Taylor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Lydney, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 July 1979 in 3h 2 (13–2–7 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H Tucker

1 Anne E Fincham

2 Michael J Mulvey

3 Ralph E Bucknell

4 Frances Mulvey

5 Harold E Raxter

6 A Keith P Poole

7 Philip F Pope

8 Graham Jackson

9 Ian P Unsworth

10 Francis M Byrne (C)

First royal: 1 and 9

50th peal: 7

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 15 July 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Philip Dawson

3 Michael Hartley

4 Helen Taylor

5 Fiona McInnes

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Valerie Willard

8 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2,6

600th qtr - 8

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe

Saturday, 21 July 1979 in 3h 45 (50–2–21 in B)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Robert J Dennis

1 Graham J N Colborne

2 Albert M Tyler

3 Elizabeth A Glasow

4 Susan M Paton

5 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

6 R Mark Wood

7 Anthony J Cox

8 Cecile Colborne

9 Patrick J Bird (C)

10 James R Taylor

11 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan

12 Peter Bridle

Circled the ring of 12: 8.

Wedding day compliment to Mark Wood and Anne Starkes.

Ringing World page reference: 3565.0721

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 29 July 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Bill Farmer

2 Ann Herbert

3 Philip Dawson

4 Clare Pritchard

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Alan Wootton

7 Eric Taylor

8 Helen Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 5 August 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Melissa Webb

2 Ann Herbert

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 David Wright

5 Fiona McInnes

6 Philip Dawson (C)

1st as conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 5 August 1979 in 46m (22–2–16 in E♭)

1280 Spliced Maximus (3m)

Plain Bob, Little Bob, Kent Treble Bob

1 Karen Evans

2 Margery Wratten

3 Michael Hartley

4 John R Ridley

5 Ivor Goulter

6 Mike Seagrave

7 Alan Wootton

8 Hugh Evans

9 Alan Ewens

10 Brian Chappell

11 Martyn Hawkes

12 Cyril Wratten (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 5 August 1979 in 51m (17–0–13 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 George Simmons

2 Paul Smith

3 Karen Evans

4 Hugh Evans

5 Hilda C Ridley

6 Cyril Wratten

7 John Ridley (C)

8 Michael Hartley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 12 August 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 Clare Pritchard

3 Alan Wootton

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Eric Taylor

6 Helen Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 19 August 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Philip Dawson

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Melissa Webb

5 Helen Taylor

6 David Wright

7 Eric Taylor

8 Stuart Tomlinson (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Monday, 20 August 1979 in 2h 52 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Tudor P Edwards

2 Eric J Hitchings

3 James W G Twiney

4 D Robert Pettifer

5 Robert L Piron

6 Howell J Williams

7 A Patrick Cannon

8 R Kingsley Mason (C)

1,550th Peal - 7.

950th Peal - 8.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Monday, 27 August 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Patricia Southwell

2 Beverley Hodgson

3 Jackie Heath

4 Gillian Blackmore

5 Sheila Pitman

6 Stephen Heath

7 Jane Pitman

8 Malcolm Taylor (C)

1st Superlative - 2,3,4,6.

Visiting band from Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 9 September 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Helen Taylor

3 Philip Dawson

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Len Edwards

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Bob Webb

Half muffled in memory of Lord Louis Mountbatten, murdered by the IRA.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 September 1979 in 3h 6 (18–2–0 in F)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by R P Worsley

1 Anne E Fincham

2 Valerie Willard

3 John Cornock

4 Heather M Brown

5 Philip F Pope

6 Ian P Unsworth

7 Christopher M Povey

8 Frederick Shallcross (C)

First of major and of treble bob: 1

First of Cambridge S Major 'inside': 6

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 16 September 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 David Wright

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Helen Taylor

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire

St Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 16 September 1979 in 2h 44 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5040 6m Minor

London S.,Beverley S.,Surfleet S.,Cambridge S.,Double Oxford Bob,St Clements College Bob, Plain Bob

1 Julie R Bergdahl

2 Henry Taysom

3 Paul J Bergdahl

4 Philip Stevens

5 Keith W Scudamore (C)

6 Graham J N Colborne

Most methods 1 & 3

1st peal on the 6

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 September 1979 in 2h 46 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 Valerie W Willard

2 Helen R Taylor

3 Hilda C Ridley

4 Patrick G Hickey

5 Eric J Taylor

6 Michael G Mulvey

7 Paul Smith

8 John R Ridley (C)

First in method for all.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 23 September 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Bob Webb

2 Ann Herbert

3 Fiona McInnes

4 David Wright

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Werburgh

Saturday, 29 September 1979 in 2h 42 (11¾)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alan Williams

2 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

3 Linda J De Havilland

4 Jane F Boyle

5 Dudley W Thompson

6 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan (C)

First peal: 1.

For the Centenary of St Werburgh's.

Ringing World page reference: 3574.0912

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 7 October 1979 in 55m (22–2–16 in E♭)

1346 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Alan Ewens

2 Margery Wratten

3 Valerie Willard

4 Ivor Goulter

5 Mike Seagrave

6 Alan Wootton

7 Fred Nurden

8 John R Ridley

9 Brian Chappell

10 Michael Hartley

11 Martyn Hawkes

12 Cyril Wratten (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Badgeworth, Gloucestershire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 October 1979 in 2h 52 (13 in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Pauline M Woodward

2 Hilda C Ridley

3 Ann U Herbert

4 William A Farmer

5 Harold E Raxter

6 John R Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Ruardean, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 14 October 1979 in 2h 52 (14–2–14 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by E Bankes-James

1 John Hitchings

2 Julie Millin

3 Jack A Long

4 Reginald Hitchings

5 Ernest W Penn

6 Ralph E Bucknell

7 Harold E Raxter (C)

8 Harold G Meek

First peal of Triples 1- and 4. For Harvest Thanksgiving.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 October 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Minor

1 Joanna Walker

2 Stuart Tomlinson

3 Ann Herbert

4 David Wright

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Philip Dawson

1st Qtr - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 14 October 1979 in 49m (22–2–16 in E♭)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Karen Evans

2 Alan Ewens

3 Hilda C Ridley

4 Hugh Evans

5 Fred Nurden

6 Michael Hartley

7 Brian Chappell

8 Peter Baker

9 John R Ridley (C)

10 Martyn Hawkes

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Wrington, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 20 October 1979 in 3h 12 (36–2–19 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by E C S Turner

1 Ralph E Bucknell

2 Michael J Stone

3 F Cecil Mogford

4 Ruth R Ball

5 Andrew H Ball

6 Harold E Raxter (C)

7 Leonard C Edwards

8 Michael J Mulvey

9 Patrick H Allen

10 Christopher Higgins

First peal on 10-5. First peal of Royal-4. 300th peal-3.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Mathern, Monmouthshire

St Tewdric

Saturday, 20 October 1979 in 2h 47 (8–2–3 in A♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Julie Millin

2 Elizabeth M York

3 Jack A Long

4 Ernest W Penn

5 Howell S Williams

6 Keith W Scudamore (C)

First T.B.-1 . First of Surprise-2. First Surprise inside-3. First Minor-4. Completes family-5 . A token of respect to the late Mrs E Scudamore of Llandeilo, Dyfed.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 October 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Claire Walker

2 Helen Taylor

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Ann Herbert

5 Eric Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson (C)

1st Qtr - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 28 October 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Caroline Nash

2 Ann Herbert

3 Melissa Webb

4 David Wright

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st Qtr - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Monday, 29 October 1979 in 3h 23 (19–1–17 in E)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Alan M Barber

1 Donald G Clift

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 John S Mason

4 Robert C Kippin (C)

5 Andrew Giles

6 Elizabeth A Glasow

7 Diana M Bridle

8 Vivienne M Rigby

9 Albert M Tyler

10 Cyril A Wratten

11 Tudor P Edwards

12 Ralph G Edwards

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 3 November 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Stephen Roderick

2 Susan Osborne

3 Susan Coleman

4 Arthur Lawrence

5 Hugh Evans

6 Karen Evans

7 Simon Alford

8 Steven Coleman (C)

1st Surprise Major - 4

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 November 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Susan Downes

2 Ann Herbert

3 Bob Webb

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 David Wright

Half muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 18 November 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 David Wright

2 Ann Herbert

3 Fiona McInnes

4 Valerie Willard

5 Helen Taylor

6 Pat Hickey

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Congratulations to Stuart Tomlinson, who today cycled to Buckingham Palace to receive his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Painswick, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 November 1979 in 3h 20 (25–2–19 in D)

5103 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by R F Deal

1 Ralph E Bucknell

2 Paul A Barton

3 M John Swale

4 Michael J Mulvey

5 Valerie Willard

6 Ian P Unsworth

7 Patrick H Allen

8 Harold E Raxter (C)

9 Lawrence E Hitchins

10 Leonard C Edwards

11 Geoffrey V R Morgan

12 Raymond T Thain

In memoriam Mrs Muriel O'Sullivan

First peal on twelve: 4, 6 and 12

First on twelve 'inside' 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Knowle, Bristol

Holy Nativity

Saturday, 24 November 1979 in 2h 44 (12–2–3 in G)

5152 Promethium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Reginald T McKenzie

2 Elizabeth A Glasow

3 Rebecca J Dick

4 Cecile Colborne

5 Peter J England

6 James R Taylor

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Half-muffled in memoriam Edward Feltham, donor of the tower and bells.

First peal in the method.

Promethium Surprise Major: b -38-14-12-38.14-14.38 14-12 78

Ringing World page reference: 3586.0048

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 November 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Susan Downes

3 Clare Pritchard

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Bill Farmer

6 David Wright

7 Alan Wootton

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

North Cerney, Gloucestershire

All Saints

Saturday, 1 December 1979 in 2h 32 (5–3–0 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by 7 extents

1 Geoffrey V R Morgan

2 Frances Mulvey

3 Ian D Bucknell

4 Paul A Barton

5 Ralph E Bucknell

6 Harold E Raxter (C)

First Peal 3. First minor on tower bells 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 1 December 1979 in 3h 32 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner & R C Kippin

1 Janet House

2 Elizabeth A G Bowden

3 Rebecca J Dick

4 David I Herring

5 Brian A Bladon

6 Anthony J Cox

7 Maurice A New

8 Robert C Kippin (C)

First Bristol Major -4

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 2 December 1979 (22–2–16 in E♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Margery Wratten

2 Ivor Goulter

3 Fred Nurden

4 Alan Wootton

5 Martyn Hawkes (C)

6 Paul Smith

7 Michael Hartley

8 Valerie Willard

9 Cyril Wratten

10 John R Ridley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 2 December 1979 (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Louise Arnold

2 Hilda C Ridley

3 Victoria Phillips

4 Michael Hartley

5 Paul Smith

6 John R Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 December 1979 in 2h 50 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Susan M Downes

2 Clare E Pritchard

3 Arthur R Lawrence

4 Ann U Herbert

5 Fiona M McInnes

6 Stuart E Tomlinson

7 Eric J Taylor (C)

8 David Wright

First Peal - 1.

First Peal on 8 - 2.

First in method - 5.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Berkeley, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 December 1979 in 3h 12 (21–1–3 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by T Hooley

1 Ralph E Bucknell

2 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferston

3 Ian P Unsworth

4 Anne E Fincham

5 Clare R Pipe-Wolferston

6 Harold E Raxter (C)

7 Timothy P T Soanes

8 John H Taylor

9 Francis M Byrne

10 Ronald H Cox

First on ten: 7

First in the method: 3, 4 and 7

Rung to welcome Simon James Taylor, born to Sara and John Taylor.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 23 December 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 David Wright

2 Ann Herbert

3 Melissa Webb

4 Fiona McInnes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Tuesday, 25 December 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Susan Downes

2 Ann Herbert

3 Lesley Tomlinson

4 David Wright

5 Malcolm Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Caroline Nash

Rung prior to the 8am service

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Blandford Forum, Dorset

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 29 December 1979 in 48m (19–3–5 in E♭)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples

1 Judith Downes

2 Judith Robertson

3 Joan Pike

4 Susan Pascall

5 Ron Pike

6 Ross G W Robertson

7 Patrick L J Matthews (C)

8 Michael Hartley

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 30 December 1979 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1259 Grandsire Triples

1 Claire Walker

2 David Wright

3 Susan Downes

4 Bernard Taylor

5 Fiona McInnes

6 Ann Herbert

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Jacki Taylor

1st on 8 - 1

1st in method - 3

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