BellBoard

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 3 January 1982 (22–2–16 in E♭)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

1 Valerie Willard

2 Peter Baker

3 Margery Wratten

4 Ivor Goulter

5 Alan Ewens

6 Martyn Hawkes

7 Michael Hartley

8 Karen Evans

9 Hugh Evans

10 Cyril Wratten (C)

11 John Ridley

12 Ian Panton

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 17 January 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Helen Taylor

2 Elizabeth Turner

3 Ann Herbert

4 Terry Jones

5 Caroline Nash (C)

6 Eric Taylor

1st as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Tuesday, 19 January 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Claire Walker

3 Rev John Homfrey

4 Helen Taylor

5 Malcolm Taylor

6 Terry Jones

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Bob Webb

By past and present Leckhampton ringers, rung prior to the Institution and Induction of Canon George Smith as Rector.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Tetbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen

Friday, 22 January 1982 in 3h 4 (16¾ in E)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Neil Marshman

3 Matthew P Connock

4 Alex F Byrne

5 Carole A Carey

6 Peter Bladon

7 Stephen J Bucknell

8 Gary P Exell (C)

First surprise 1 and 2. Youngest band to ring a peal of surprise major,average age 14 y 207 days. By resident members of the association.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 23 January 1982 in 2h 51 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Helen R Taylor

3 Rev John B T Homfrey

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Clare R Pipe-Wolferston

6 Stuart E Tomlinson

7 Terry T Jones

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

By past and present Leckhampton ringers to welcome Canon George R H Smith, instituted Rector on 19th January 1982.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Chepstow, Monmouthshire

St Mary

Saturday, 30 January 1982 in 3h 3 (16–1–24 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by A J Cox

1 Jacqueline S King

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 J Ann Dickerson

4 Jane E Sansum

5 Rebecca J Cox

6 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

7 Andrew J Mead

8 Anthony C F Perry

9 John C Manley

10 Peter Bridle

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 31 January 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Elisabeth Turner

3 Caroline Nash

4 Susan Downes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Bill Farmer

7 Eric Taylor

8 Helen Taylor (C)

1st inside - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 February 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Susan Downes

3 David Whitehouse

4 Claire Walker

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Bob Webb

1st Grandsire - 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Berkeley, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 February 1982 in 2h 55 (23–0–0 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by E Shepherd

1 Anne E Fincham

2 Rowena G Pierce

3 Alex F Byrne

4 Erica J Crabtree

5 Graham Jackson

6 Harold E Raxter

7 Francis M Byrne (C)

8 John H Taylor

9 Anthony J Crabtree

10 Ian P Unsworth

First on 10: 2 and 3

First in the method: 4

Rung as a Silver Wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs A G Pierce, parents of 2 and 4

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 February 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Susan Downes

2 Ann Herbert

3 Caroline Nash

4 Claire Walker

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Paul, Southville

Saturday, 20 February 1982 in 2h 52 (7–2–0 in A)

5040 Minor (3m)

3 extents Cambridge Surprise; 2 each Single Oxford Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Anthony D Brooks

2 John L Snawdon

3 Julian T Watson

4 Brian R Moore

5 Graham L Sparey

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

First attempt: 1. First on six: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3698.0215

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Alveston, Gloucestershire

St Helen

Saturday, 20 February 1982 in 2h 49 (15 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Fleur A Robotham

2 Catherine L M Hewitt

3 Ian P Hill

4 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

5 Gerald V Skelly

6 Ian J Carey (C)

First peal: 1.

16th birthday compliment to Fleur Robotham.

RW 1982 p236.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 February 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Margaret Crompton

2 Helen Taylor

3 Susan Downes (C)

4 Ann Herbert

5 Eric Taylor

6 Elizabeth Turner

1st Qtr - 1

1st as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity

Sunday, 21 February 1982 in 60m (23–3–14 in E♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Valerie Willard

2 Isabel Morris

3 Margery Wratten

4 Michael Hartley

5 Alan Ewens

6 Eric Taylor

7 Cyril Wratten

8 John Ridley (C)

9 Len Edwards

10 Ian Panton

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 27 February 1982 in 3h 17 (27–0–5 in D)

5015 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by T Hooley

1 Valerie Willard

2 Harold E Raxter

3 Anne E Fincham

4 Paul A Barton

5 Lawrence E Hitchins

6 Cyril A Wratten (C)

7 Philip F Pope

8 John H Taylor

9 Francis M Byrne

10 Christopher M Povey

11 John R Ridley

12 Ian P Unsworth

First on 12: 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 March 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Elisabeth Turner

3 Claire Walker

4 Susan Downes

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Caroline Nash

7 Eric Taylor

8 Helen Taylor (C)

50th Qtr - 3

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 7 March 1982 (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Louise Arnold

2 Yvonne Brawn

3 Hugh Evans

4 Isabel Morris

5 Paul Smith

6 Michael Hartley

7 Ian Panton

8 John Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 March 1982 in 3h (9–1–14 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A P Knights

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Helen R Taylor

3 David G Whitehouse

4 Neil C Fortin

5 Christine A Gummer

6 Stuart E Tomlinson

7 Jonathan L Daw

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

First Peal - 3.

First Plain Bob Major - 5 & 7.

For the Baptism of Mark Edward Whitehouse on 21st March, son of David and Pauline Whitehouse, Leckhampton Ringers.

50th Peal at Leckhampton - 2.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 March 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Amanda Vipond

2 Helen Taylor

3 Susan Downes

4 Eric Taylor

5 Stuart Tomlinson (C)

6 Ann Herbert

1st Qtr - 1

1st doubles as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 27 March 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Major

1 Sara Taylor

2 Anne Fincham

3 Jonathan Daw

4 Graham Robertson

5 Timothy Soanes

6 Alex Byrne

7 Francis Byrne

8 Philip Pope (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 4 April 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 Helen Taylor

3 Elisabeth Turner

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Susan Downes (C)

6 Eric Taylor

1st as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 April 1982 (17–0–13 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Paul Smith

2 Yvonne Brawn

3 Isabel Morris

4 Mike Seagrave

5 Michael Hartley

6 John Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Friday, 9 April 1982 (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Ian Panton

2 John Ridley

3 Ann Herbert

4 Michael Hartley

5 Chris Ridley

6 Diccon Pearce

7 Hilda C Ridley (C)

8 Peter Aylott

Rung half-muffled for Good Friday

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 April 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Ann Herbert

3 Claire Walker

4 Susan Downes

5 Malcolm Taylor

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Caroline Nash

Rung prior to 8am Service on Easter Day

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 April 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Helen Taylor

2 Claire Walker

3 Ann Herbert

4 Malcolm Taylor

5 Sheila Taylor

6 Caroline Nash

7 Terry Jones

8 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2,3,6

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Thursday, 15 April 1982 in 2h 52 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's Variation of Middletons

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Neil C Fortin

3 Claire L Walker

4 Caroline Nash

5 Helen R Taylor

6 John R Ridley

7 Jane Pitman

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

First of Surprise Major - 3 & 4.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 18 April 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Susan Downes

3 Claire Walker

4 Ann Herbert

5 Caroline Nash

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st Treble Bob - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 April 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Claire Walker

3 Caroline Nash

4 Susan Downes

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Elisabeth Turner

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 2 May 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Amanda Vipond

2 Helen Taylor

3 Elizabeth Turner

4 Ann Herbert

5 Susan Downes (C)

6 Eric Taylor

1st Minor - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Lydney, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 3 May 1982 in 3h 8 (13–2–7 in F)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by T Hooley

1 Christine A Gummer

2 Alex F Byrne

3 Heather M Brown

4 Anne E Fincham

5 Timothy P T Soanes

6 Francis M Byrne (C)

7 Ian P Unsworth

8 Philip F Pope

9 John H Taylor

10 Jonathan L Daw

First on 10: 1 and 10

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Thornbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 8 May 1982 in 3h 2 (18–2–19 in D♯)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 David Powell

2 Sarah A Carey

3 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

4 Ian P Hill

5 Gerald V Skelly

6 Brynley A Shackleton

7 Philip Stevens

8 Ian J Carey (C)

First peal in the method: 3, 5.

RW 1982 p534.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Broadclyst, Devon

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 8 May 1982 in 3h 11 (20–0–25 in E♭)

5152 Devon Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Jane E Sansom

2 Margaret Whiteley

3 Martin J Whiteley (C)

4 Elizabeth A Glasow

5 Rebecca J Cox

6 John C Mansley

7 Anthony J Cox

8 Peter Bridle

First in the method by all and for the Guild.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 15 May 1982 in 2h 54 (17–0–13 in E♭)

5024 Plain Bob Major

1 Michael P Hartley

2 Hugh Evans

3 Neil Fortin

4 Paul Smith

5 Jeremy Brunt

6 Robert Sanders

7 Diccon Pearce

8 John R Ridley (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire

St Michael

Saturday, 15 May 1982 in 43m (10–2–22 in A)

1260 Doubles (9m/v)

Stedman, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas’, Plain Bob, April Day, St Simon’s, St Martin’s

1 Neil Fortin

2 Susan Legge

3 Isabel Morris (C)

4 Michael Hartley

5 Patrick L J Matthews

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Thursday, 20 May 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Elisabeth Turner

2 Ann Herbert

3 Caroline Nash

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Terry Jones

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 David Whitehouse

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 23 May 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 Elizabeth Turner

3 Claire Walker

4 Helen Taylor

5 Terry Jones

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st Surprise - 2

250th as Conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Chewton Mendip, Somerset

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 29 May 1982 in 3h 15 (24–1–1 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N Pitstow

1 Anne E Fincham

2 Alex F Byrne

3 Timothy P T Soanes

4 Robert L Grover

5 Harold E Raxter

6 Philip F Pope

7 Ian P Unsworth

8 Francis M Byrne (C)

100th peal: 6

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 30 May 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1320 London Surprise Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 Caroline Nash

3 Helen Taylor

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Terry Jones

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2,4

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 6 June 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Pauline Whitehouse

3 Caroline Nash

4 Ann Herbert

5 Eric Taylor

6 Helen Taylor (C)

1st Qtr inside - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 6 June 1982 in 47m (17–0–13 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Amanda Thompson

2 Yvonne Brawn

3 Isabel Morris

4 Hugh Evans

5 Karen Evans

6 Michael Hartley

7 Hilda C Ridley (C)

8 Jack Tyler

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Thornbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 18 June 1982 in 3h 6 (18–2–19 in D♯)

5072 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Edward G Mould

2 Brynley A Shackleton (C)

3 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

4 Gerald V Skelly

5 Ian P Hill

6 Christopher M J Stanley

7 Henry Taysom

8 Keith W Scudamore

Circled the tower: 1.

Wedding compliment to Janice Raynor and Graham Jackson.

RW 1982 p595.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Dursley, Gloucestershire

St James the Great

Tuesday, 22 June 1982 in 2h 54 (19–2–9 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Christine A Gummer

2 Anne E Fincham

3 Alex F Byrne

4 E Norman Martin

5 Jonathan L Daw

6 John H Taylor

7 Ian P Unsworth

8 Francis M Byrne (C)

Rung to celebrate the birth of a son to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales on Monday 21 June, 1982.

By a Dursley Sunday Service band

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Great Somerford, Wiltshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 26 June 1982 in 2h 52 (8–0–5 in G)

5040 10m Doubles

10m: 4 extents each Antelope, St Remigius, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, Plain Bob, St Osmund, St Martin, St Simon, Rev, Canterbury Pleasure Bob, 6 extents Grandsire

1 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

2 Vicki M Bergdahl

3 Julie R Bergdahl

4 Christopher M J Stanley (C)

5 Ian P Hill

Most Doubles methods: 2,4,5

For the birth of Prince William

RW 1982 p614.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 27 June 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Ann Herbert

3 David Whitehouse

4 Bill Farmer

5 Helen Taylor

6 Mark Jones

7 Terry Jones

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Henbury, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 July 1982 in 3h 1 (20–1–24 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Henry Hubbard

1 William Naylor

2 Brian H Goodliffe

3 Pauline F Butcher

4 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

5 Paul R Graupner

6 Philip Stevens

7 Glenn A A Taylor (C)

8 Patrick J Harris

First peal: 3.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cromhall, Gloucestershire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 7 July 1982 in 3h 1 (12–2–7 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ian P Hill

2 Catherine L M Hewitt

3 Adrian Campbell

4 David M Phillips

5 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

6 Philip Stevens (C)

First peal inside: 3.

RW 1982 p638.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 July 1982 in 3h 4 (15–2–14 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

5 methods: 1 extent London, Beverley, Surfleet Surprise; 2 extents Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob)

1 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

2 Judith Bright

3 Ian P Hill

4 Sarah A Carey

5 Paul R Graupner

6 Ian J Carey (C)

Most methods: 3, 5.

RW 1982 p718

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 17 July 1982 in 2h 50 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Brook's with 6 singles

1 Helen R Taylor

2 Neil C Fortin

3 Stuart E Tomlinson

4 Terry T Jones

5 Hilda C Ridley

6 Jane Pitman

7 Eric J Taylor (C)

8 Ann U Herbert

First of Stedman - 2 & 3.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 18 July 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 David Whitehouse

2 Ann Herbert

3 Claire Walker

4 Caroline Nash

5 Terry Jones (C)

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Mark Jones

8 Elisabeth Turner

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Midsomer Norton, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 24 July 1982 in 3h 29 (21–1–15 in E♭)

5282 Spliced Surprise Maximus (10m)

530 Yorkshire and 528 each of Barford, Belvoir, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Londinium, Newgate, Pudsey and Superlative; 17 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by AJ Cox

1 Jane E Sansom

2 Esther M Byers

3 Margaret Whiteley

4 Rebecca J Cox

5 Brian Bladon

6 Martin J Whiteley

7 David Jenkins

8 John C Manley

9 Anthony J Cox (C)

10 James R Taylor

11 Maurice A New

12 Timothy F Collins

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 July 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Claire Walker

3 Caroline Nash

4 Terry Jones

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2,3,6

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 1 August 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Joanne Walker

3 Elisabeth Turner

4 Claire Walker

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Mark Jones

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Dyrham, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Wednesday, 4 August 1982 in 2h 59 (13 in F♯)

5040 Minor (6m)

6 methods: 1 extent Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, St Clements/Childwall Bob; 3 extents Plain Bob

1 Adrian Campbell

2 David M Phillips

3 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

4 Paul R Graupner

5 Andrew R Thompson

6 Philip Stevens (C)

For the christening of Prince William of Wales.

Also birthday compliment to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

RW 1982 p842

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Tortworth, Gloucestershire

St Leonard

Wednesday, 11 August 1982 (12–2–25 in G)

1260 Stepney Bob Minor

1 Bill Farmer

2 Helen Taylor

3 Martyn Hawkes

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Jane Pitman

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Stone, Gloucestershire

All Saints

Wednesday, 11 August 1982 (5½ in C♯)

1320 London Surprise Minor

1 Bill Farmer

2 Martyn Hawkes

3 Helen Taylor

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Jane Pitman

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 11 August 1982 (12½ in F♯)

1296 Norbury Treble Bob Minor

1 Stuart Tomlinson

2 Hilda Ridley

3 Bill Farmer

4 Jane Pitman

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Martyn Hawkes

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Cromhall, Gloucestershire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 11 August 1982 (12–2–7 in G)

1320 College Exercise Treble Bob Minor

1 Bill Farmer

2 Hilda Ridley

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Martyn Hawkes

5 Jane Pitman

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 14 August 1982 in 2h 47 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5088 Irchester Surprise Major

Composed by D Knox

1 Stuart E Tomlinson

2 Anne E Fincham

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Valerie W Willard

6 Jane Pitman

7 Philip F Pope

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

First in method for all.

200th Peal - 8.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Chepstow, Monmouthshire

St Mary

Saturday, 14 August 1982 in 3h 14 (16–1–24 in E♭)

5022 Grandsire Caters

Composed by K.W.Scudamore

1 Vicki M Bergdahl

2 Jacqueline S King

3 Ian P Hill

4 Julie R Bergdahl

5 Janet A McKernan

6 Keith W Scudamore (C)

7 James N Townshend

8 Andrew J Mead

9 Esther M Byers

10 Jane F Boyle

1st on 10 - 1&4. 1st Grandsire Caters - 3,5,7. 100th Peal - 9

Rung on the evening of the Chepstow Show.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 15 August 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1320 Minor (2m)

600 Kent, 720 Cambridge

1 Joanne Walker

2 Claire Walker

3 Helen Taylor

4 Ann Herbert

5 Stuart Tomlinson

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire

St Cyr

Friday, 20 August 1982 in 2h 36 (9–3–20 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each: Kent TB, Oxford TB, Cambridge S, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob

1 Ian D Bucknell

2 John H Taylor

3 Anne E Fincham

4 Alex F Byrne

5 Francis M Byrne

6 Ian P Unsworth (C)

Most methods: 1, 3, and 4

25th peal: 3

First minor as conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 22 August 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Amanda Vipond

2 Ann Herbert

3 Claire Walker

4 Joanne Walker

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Elisabeth Turner

1st on 8 - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Oxton, Merseyside

St Saviour

Monday, 30 August 1982 in 3h 16 (20–1–16 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by John H Fielden

1 Roderick R Horton

2 Sheila Taylor

3 Christopher Ridley

4 Elizabeth A Hibbert

5 Alan M Trebble

6 Malcolm P Taylor

7 John S T Willasey

8 John R Ridley (C)

9 Ian G Campbell

10 Peter J Sanderson

First of Surprise Royal - 3,7.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 5 September 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Margaret Crompton

2 Helen Taylor

3 Ann Herbert

4 Caroline Nash

5 Claire Walker

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Elisabeth Turner

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Upper Cam, Gloucestershire

St George

Saturday, 11 September 1982

1320 Reverse Cantebury Doubles

1 Zena F Wilton

2 Andrea M Clark

3 Alan Combs

4 Peter Watts

5 C Howard Naylor (C)

6 Mike Clark

Swindon Band

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 19 September 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Margaret Crompton

2 Pauline Whitehouse

3 Caroline Nash

4 Ann Herbert

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

1st Minor - 1

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Berkeley, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 September 1982 in 3h 2 (23–0–0 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by T Hooley

1 Francis M Byrne (C)

2 Christine A Gummer

3 Ralph E Bucknell

4 Valerie Willard

5 Alex F Byrne

6 Timothy P T Soanes

7 E Norman Martin

8 Ian P Unsworth

9 John H Taylor

10 Leslie E Martin

First on 10 'inside' and of Grandsire: 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 26 September 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Bill Farmer

3 Claire Walker

4 Susan Downes

5 Helen Taylor

6 Terry Jones

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 David Whitehouse

21st Birthday compliment to Sue Downes.

35th Wedding Anniversary compliment to Eric and Helen Taylor.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Sunday, 26 September 1982 (17–0–13 in E♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Neil Fortin

2 Isabel Morris

3 Maureen Panton

4 Michael Hartley

5 John Ridley (C)

6 Robert Sanders

7 Peter Aylott

8 Ian Panton

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Caldicot, Monmouthshire

St Mary

Thursday, 30 September 1982 in 3h 2 (12–3–10 in F)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Foster

1 Adrian Campbell

2 Linda Drew

3 G Nigel Williams

4 Sarah A Carey

5 Steven J Slocombe

6 Ian P Hill

7 Paul R Graupner

8 Ian J Carey (C)

Birthday compliment to Paul Graupner. First TB 1, First in method 2,5,6, 7 and 8

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 3 October 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Sheila Taylor

3 Valerie Willard

4 Helen Taylor

5 Malcolm Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Terry Jones

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Dumbleton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 9 October 1982 in 2h 52 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1440 Dumbleton; 720 Cambridge; 1440 Beverley; 1440 Surfleet.

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Helen R Taylor

3 Stuart E Tomlinson

4 Valerie W Willard

5 John R Ridley (C)

6 Eric J Taylor

50th Peal: 1.

Dumbleton - new method.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 10 October 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ann Herbert

2 David Whitehouse

3 Claire Walker

4 Stuart Tomlinson

5 Helen Taylor

6 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Painswick, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 30 October 1982 in 3h 24 (25–2–19 in D)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by A M Tyler (no. 9)

1 Albert M Tyler (C)

2 Alan Carveth

3 John Cornock

4 Anthony J Davidson

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 Brynley A Shackleton

7 John W Smith

8 Philip F Pope

9 John H Taylor

10 Don C Exell

11 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferston

12 Ian P Unsworth

First in the method: 9

Rung as a tribute to Miss Bertha Barnfield on her retirement after 60 years as church caretaker.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 30 October 1982 in 2h 52 (9–1–14 in A♭)

5184 Mauretania Surprise Major

Composed by H Poyner

1 Neil C Fortin

2 Hilda C Ridley

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Anne E Fincham

5 Valerie W Willard

6 Jane Pitman

7 Graham Jackson

8 Eric J Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 31 October 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Amanda Vipond

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Sheila Taylor

5 Susan Downes

6 Helen Taylor

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Malcolm Taylor

1st inside - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 November 1982 in 2h 55 (13–0–23 in F)

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by R J Dennis arr B H Taylor

1 Helen R Taylor

2 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan

3 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

4 Hilda C Ridley

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 Sheila Taylor

7 Eric J Taylor

8 John R Ridley

9 Malcolm P Taylor

10 Jacki A Taylor

Rung by the extended Taylor Family - father (7), mother (1), their four children (3,4,5,9) and their four spouses (2,8,9,10). The 50th peal in which the primary family (7,1,4,3,5,9) have rung together.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 November 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1280 London Surprise Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Stuart Tomlinson

3 Sheila Taylor

4 Helen Taylor

5 Valerie Willard

6 Malcolm Taylor

7 Bernard Taylor

8 Eric Taylor (C)

1st in method - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 November 1982 in 3h 2 (16–3–11 in E)

5152 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Trad. 27 course block reduced

1 Valerie Willard

2 Alex F Byrne (C)

3 L Gillian Blackman

4 Robert L Grover

5 Anne E Fincham

6 Philip F Pope

7 Ian P Unsworth

8 Francis M Byrne

First in the method: 2, 3 and 4

First on 8 and of surprise as conductor

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 November 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Helen Taylor

2 Pamela Crompton

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Susan Downes

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Ann Herbert

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 November 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Herbert

2 Claire Walker

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 David Whitehouse

5 Helen Taylor

6 Terry Jones

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Elisabeth Turner

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Woolstone, Gloucestershire

St Martin of Tours

Saturday, 27 November 1982 in 2h 42 (4–3–8 in D)

5040 Minor (4m)

2160 Woolstone; 1440 Cambridge; 720 Beverley; 720 Surfleet.

1 Ann U Herbert

2 Valerie W Willard

3 Helen R Taylor

4 Stuart E Tomlinson

5 Eric J Taylor

6 John R Ridley (C)

Woolstone - New method.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Tetbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen

Saturday, 27 November 1982 in 2h 59 (16¾ in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Elizabeth Turner

2 Neil Marshman

3 Matthew P Connock

4 Alex F Byrne

5 Carole A Carey

6 Peter Bladon

7 Stephen J Bucknell

8 Gary P Exell (C)

First peal 1 and 2. Youngest band to ring a peal on 8 bells,average age 14 y 151 days. Rung by resident members of the association

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 28 November 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1264 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Ann Herbert

2 Claire Walker

3 Valerie Willard

4 Caroline Nash

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Len Edwards

8 Eric Taylor (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 December 1982 in 3h (18–2–0 in F)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by E A Barnett

1 Christine A Gummer

2 Anne E Fincham

3 Helen R Taylor

4 L Gillian Blackman

5 Eric J Taylor

6 Michael W Fairey

7 Ian P Unsworth

8 Francis M Byrne (C)

First in the method: 2,4 and 7

150th peal together: 3 and 5

Rung as an engagement compliment to Christine Gummer and Stephen Williams

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 5 December 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Ann Herbert

2 Elisabeth Turner

3 Stuart Tomlinson

4 Helen Taylor

5 Eric Taylor (C)

6 Pauline Whitehouse

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Dyrham, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Thursday, 9 December 1982 in 2h 51 (13 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7 methods: Wells, London, Durham, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Steven Slocombe

2 Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade)

3 John A Sealy

4 David A Huxford

5 David A Bright

6 Donald B Carter (C)

Most methods: 3.

Most surprise methods: 2.

19th birthday compliment to Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade).

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 12 December 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Helen Taylor

2 Ann Herbert

3 Bill Farmer

4 Susan Downes

5 Caroline Nash

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Elisabeth Turner

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 25 December 1982 (9–1–14 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Claire Walker

2 Ann Herbert

3 Caroline Nash

4 Susan Downes

5 Helen Taylor

6 Stuart Tomlinson

7 Eric Taylor (C)

8 Joanne Walker

Rung prior to 8am Service

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Queen Charlton, Somerset

St Margaret

Wednesday, 29 December 1982 in 2h 43 (7–1–18 in A♭)

5040 21m Doubles

21m: 2 extents each St Augustine, St James, Shipway Place, Dragon Place,St Hilary, Blackburn Place Bob, Westminster Bob, Rev.Canterbury, Huntley Place Bob, St Remigius Bob, Winchendon Place, St Nicholas Bob, St Ouen, Fifield Bob, Bampton Place, Twineham Bob, Plain Bob, Eynesbury Bob, St Osmund Bob, St Martin's Bob, St Simon's Bob

1 John L Snawdon

2 Christopher M J Stanley (C)

3 Julie R Bergdahl

4 Donald B Carter

5 Keith W Scudamore

Most methods 1,2,3. Most Doubles 4

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