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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 1035 matching performances. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 28 May 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1264 Plain Bob Major Composed by Traditional 1 Philip M Hills 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Maureen A Poole 4 Andrew M Hills 5 Brian P U Lawrence 6 Cathryn M Hills 7 William J Stungo 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) Circled the tower twice to quarter peals: 6 Kent County Association Penshurst, Kent St John the Baptist Monday, 29 May 2017 in 50m (17–2–11 in E♭) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Janice Byrne 2 Emma Tamkin 3 Stella Wooldridge 4 Nick Byrne 5 Eric Roughley (C) 6 Catherine Heathcote 7 Anthony Leeves 8 Cory Fernmoor A Farewell Quarter with Best Wishes to Cory, Ben & Daniel, who are moving to Suffolk. Kent County Association Hoo St Werburgh, Kent St Werburgh Monday, 29 May 2017 in 46m (15–3–6 in E♭) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Margaret Funnell 2 Roger Pocock 3 Amy Wallace 4 Jacqueline Barlow 5 Barry Roberts 6 Darren Moore 7 Neil Jones (C) 8 Thomas Barlow Kent County Association High Halstow, Kent St Margaret Monday, 29 May 2017 (9–2–17 in A♭) 1260 Minor (2m) 720 Kent TB, 540 Plain Bob 1 Neil Jones 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Roger Pocock 4 Barry Roberts 5 Amy Wallace 6 Darren Moore (C) Rung on Oak Apple Day as a 70th Birthday compliment to Alan Driver, Tower Captain at High Halstow. 100th together: 1 & 2. Kent County Association Cowden, Kent St Mary Magdalene Monday, 29 May 2017 in 43m (7–2–15 in A) 1260 Doubles (2m) 600 Grandsire, 660 Plain Bob 1 Helen Goldstraw 2 Robin Rouse 3 Caroline Levy-Cooper (C) 4 Steve Newlands 5 Oliver Engleback 6 Andy Wickenden Rung as a birthday compliment for Oliver Engleback. First in two methods: 5 Kent County Association Cliffe at Hoo, Kent St Helen Monday, 29 May 2017 in 44m (13–2–10 in E♭) 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Margaret Funnell 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Amy Wallace 4 Roger Pocock 5 Thomas Barlow 6 Barry Roberts 7 Darren Moore 8 Neil Jones (C) Kent County Association Folkestone, Kent SS Mary and Eanswythe Tuesday, 30 May 2017 in 51m (25–1–5 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Triples Plain Bob Triples 1 Lucy Whitehead 2 Sue Atkinson 3 Diana R Wraight 4 Richard Wilsher 5 Timothy S Wraight 6 Mike Godfrey 7 David M Robinson (C) 8 Mike Tolhurst In memory of Charles Edward Munday, Private 37419 11th(Service) Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment).Died Sunday 27 May 1917. Bell Ringer at St MAry & St Eanswyth prior to military service. In memory of Alfred Vane ( Great Uncle of Diana Wraight) who was killed in the Gotha bomb raid on Tontine Street 25 May 1917. Mike Tolhurst 1st quarter on 8 Kent County Association Crayford, Kent St Paulinus Tuesday, 30 May 2017 in 42m (11–2–15 in F♯) 1260 I Don't Mind Doubles 1 Brenda Barton 2 Debra Say 3 Thomas Wilding 4 Andrew Sinclair 5 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 6 Neville Wilding For every tower that has a ringer who says 'I don't Mind' when asked what to ring. ☺ First in variation for all. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 30 May 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1260 Grandsire Triples Composed by R William Willans 1 Keith A Osborne 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Barry A Roberts 4 Brian P U Lawrence 5 Maureen A Poole (C) 6 Brian G Butcher 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile 8 Christopher J Cooper First touch of Grandsire Triples as conductor. Kent County Association Merton, Greater London St John Div Wednesday, 31 May 2017 in 3h 38 (11–3–27 in G) 6480 Spliced Delight Minor (35m) 480 Southwark; 360 each Burnaby, Glastonbury; 240 each Abbeyville, Canterbury, Elston, Fountains, Humber, Kirkstall, Old Oxford, Taxal, Tewkesbury, Tintern, Waltham, Willesden; 120 each Bedford, Braintree, Burslem, Charlwood, Clarence, College Bob IV, Combermere, Crowland, Evesham, London Victory, Marple, Melrose, Merton, Neasden, Newdigate, Sherborne, St Albans, St Werburgh, Vale Royal, Wragby. ATW, 52 c.o.m., no 65’s at backstroke. Composed by P G C Ellis (No 1003) 1 Gwen Rogers 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Shirley E McGill 4 John B Keeler 5 Peter G C Ellis (C) 6 Philip Rogers Kent County Association Kemsing, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 31 May 2017 in 41m (4–1–5 in D) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Jenny Williamson 2 Dee Clift 3 Michael Williamson 4 Fraser Clift (C) 5 Tony Cresswell 6 Ralph Harding Rung in memory of Herbert George Skinner, the eighth of twenty Kemsing men to die in World War 1, who died on this day 100 years ago. Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Friday, 2 June 2017 in 52m (34–3–4 in C♯) 1344 Stedman Triples Composed by David House 1 Jane E Huxley 2 Susan R Hills 3 Flavia Faedo 4 Cathryn M Hills 5 Christopher J Robinson 6 Phillip M Hills 7 Andrew J Corby (C) 8 Andrew M Hills Rung to celebrate the anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty the Queen. The bells were "fired" before the start of the quarter. Rung also to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the marriage of Canon David Naumann, Chaplain to the Cathedral Company of Change Ringers and Mrs Hazel Naumann Kent County Association Smarden, Kent St Michael Saturday, 3 June 2017 in 47m (18–1–21 in E) 1260 Single Oxford Bob Minor 1 Stephen J Davis 2 Philip M Hills 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Andrew M Hills 5 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 6 William J Stungo Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 3 June 2017 in 38m (6–0–21 in B) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Andrew M Hills 3 Philip M Hills 4 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 5 William J Stungo 6 Sandy L Jeffries Kent County Association Bethersden, Kent St Margaret Saturday, 3 June 2017 in 46m (15½ cwt in F) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Philip M Hills 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Stephen J Davis 4 William J Stungo 5 Andrew M Hills 6 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) Rung to mark what would have been the 118th birthday of Agnes McLellan Davis, late grandmother of the ringer of the 3rd. Kent County Association Thanington, Kent St Nicholas Sunday, 4 June 2017 (4–2–25 in B) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Flavia Faedo 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 John E Haimes 4 Jane Huxley 5 Philip Hills 6 Tony Martin (C) For Pentecost. Also remembering all those affected by the terror attacks in London last night. Kent County Association Marden, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 40m (14–1–0 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Tom Barlow 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Christopher J Bassett 4 Roy A Barclay 5 James R S Sawle (C) 6 Daniel W Brady Rung for evensong on Pentecost Kent County Association Folkestone, Kent SS Mary and Eanswythe Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 46m (25–1–5 in E) 1280 Kent Treble Bob Major 1 Brian P U Lawrence 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Karen Lebon 4 Michael Godfrey 5 Maureen A Poole 6 Barry A Roberts 7 J Roderick N Lebon 8 Christopher J Cooper (C) Immediately prior to Whitsunday Solemn Choral Evensong, being the return 'leg' of the joint Hythe Boys & Men and Folkestone Parish Church Choirs. Also commemorating the anniversary of the discovery and subsequent reinterment below the Chancel here of the Reliquary of St Eanswythe, which was discovered by Canon Matthew Woodward (Vicar of Folkestone) on 17th June 1885. First QP of Major on the bells for 11 years and first of Treble-dodging Major for nearly 17. Kent County Association Cowden, Kent St Mary Magdalene Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 43m (7–2–15 in A) 1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles 1 Jane Wroe 2 Robin Rouse 3 Caroline Levy-Cooper 4 Steve Newlands 5 Louise Nightingale (C) 6 Carl Nightingale First in method, 4 Rung for Pentecost. Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent St Stephen, Hackington Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 49m (10–1–26 in A♭) 1344 Hunslet Bob Triples Composed by Jack R Pease (Op. 318) 1 Brenda M Davies 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Jane E Huxley 4 Rebecca L Denne 5 MRFS 6 Adrian Hackford 7 Thomas A Winter (C) 8 Adam Redgwell First in method for all the band. Rung with best wishes for a speedy recovery to Jim Phillips, local ringer and friend of the band Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 43m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Tim Attride 2 Douglas Neve 3 Terri Horton 4 Allan Chandler 5 David Sheekey 6 Emma Tapsell 7 Michael Little (C) 8 Stuart Willmott Rung on the occasion of the last service of the Reverend Don Witts, retiring after 16 years as Vicar of Birchington. The thoughts and sympathies of the band are with all those affected by the dreadful events in London last night Kent County Association Aylesford, Kent SS Peter and Paul Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 47m (13–2–7 in F) 1260 Grandsire Triples Composed by J Sholicar 1 Tina D Bastow 2 Alison M Gerrish 3 Graham D Heath 4 Shona Clark 5 Timothy Munt 6 Malwyn A Williams 7 Darren W Elphick (C) 8 Paul G Bastow For Pentecost Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 4 June 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Keith A Osborne 2 William J Stungo 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Owen C R Webster 5 Andrew M Hills 6 Philip M Hills 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Sandy L Jeffries Rung following Choral Evensong on Whitsunday. Kent County Association Wormshill, Kent St Giles Monday, 5 June 2017 (3cwt) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Alison Gerrish 2 Graham Heath 3 Pat Phipps 4 Julian Lees 5 Darren Elphick (C) 6 Richard Young Kent County Association Chislehurst, Greater London Annunciation the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 5 June 2017 in 3h 18 (19–1–17 in E) 5152 Spliced Surprise Major 19 Methods: 448 Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 changes of method; all the work. Composed by N Smith 1 Phillip R J Barnes 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Alexander J Britton 4 Philip Rogers 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Stephen J Davis 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 Claire F Roulstone Rung with best wishes to Helena Rueff for her 21st birthday on Tuesday 6th June. Ringing World page reference: 5539.0626Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 6 June 2017 in 3h 14 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by I R Fielding 1 J Alan Ainsworth 2 Maurice F Edwards 3 Phillip R J Barnes 4 David E Rothera 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Peter J Joyce 7 Stephen J Davis 8 John B Keeler (C) 9 Philip H Larter 10 Michael A Birkbeck 2500th peal - 8. 100th together 7,8 Rung in memory of Keith Stewart, husband of Anne (formerly Lewis) on the day of his funeral.Rest in Peace. Ringing World page reference: 5539.0626Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 6 June 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1264 St Clement's College Bob Major Composed by Donald F Morrison (No.2316) 1 Barry A Roberts 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Maureen A Poole 4 John E Haimes 5 Leonard A Huckstep 6 Christopher J Cooper 7 Keith A Osborne 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) First quarter peal in the method: 4 Kent County Association Wateringbury, Kent St John the Baptist Wednesday, 7 June 2017 in 2h 36 (7–1–19) 5040 Minor (6m) One extent each of Norwich S, Kent TB, Cambridge S, Beverley S, St Clements CB and two extents of Plain Bob Minor 1 Ronald F Diserens 2 Jacqueline M Barlow 3 Thomas M Barlow 4 Marisa A Hayes 5 Nicholas Wilkins (C) 6 Alexander J Britton A belated welcome to Rev Nicholas Williams Thinking of all those who have recently suffered as a result of terrorist acts. Ringing World page reference: 5541.0674Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary Wednesday, 7 June 2017 (6–0–21 in B) 1320 Carpet Cleaner Surprise Minor 1 Owen C R Webster 2 Mary F Marshall 3 Stephen J Davis 4 Karen A Edwards 5 Michael C Marshall 6 Martin W Marshall (C) For clean carpets everywhere. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 8 June 2017 in 40m (6–1–24 in C) 1273 Grandsire Triples Composed by A J Cox 1 Malwyn Williams 2 Douglas Davis 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Elizabeth Barnes 5 Timothy Munt 6 Thomas Barlow 7 Phillip Barnes (C) 8 Mark Elvers Rung prior to the Requiem Mass for Stella Lock, a faithful member of the Church. Kent County Association Bredgar, Kent St John the Baptist Friday, 9 June 2017 in 45m (9–2–6) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Rob Still 2 Catherine Cheeseman 3 Tim Ford (C) 4 Richard Bushell 5 Christopher M Trafford 6 Tim Broad Rung on the 350th anniversary of the Battle of the Medway Kent County Association Staplehurst, Kent All Saints Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 48m (19–2–7 in E♭) 1259 Grandsire Caters 1 John E Haimes 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Louise Pink 4 Liz Shearman 5 MRFS 6 Catherine Lewis 7 Helen Webb 8 Alan Pink (C) 9 Neil Jones 10 Nick Wheeler 1st Caters inside: 5. For SBABC. Kent County Association Rainham, Kent St Margaret Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 3h (18–0–20 in E♭) 5024 Medway Surprise Major Composed by S Jenner 1 Karen Lebon 2 Diana R Wraight 3 Jackie Roberts 4 Douglas G Davis 5 Peter J Joyce 6 Andrew M Hills 7 Phillip R J Barnes (C) 8 Ian G Mills Rung to mark the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Medway (aka The Raid on the Medway) during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. First in the method by all except 2 & 7. Ringing World page reference: 5539.0626Kent County Association Milton Regis, Kent Holy Trinity Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 46m (10–3–13 in G) 1260 Doubles (4m) Southrepps, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob and Grandsire. 1 Jay Ford 2 Valerie Reckless 3 Tim Ford 4 Stephen Trafford 5 Chris M Trafford (C) 6 Chris J Trafford Rung for the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Medway and for the Queens official birthday next weekend. Kent County Association Marden, Kent St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 45m (14–1–0 in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Helen Webb 2 Louise Pink 3 Liz Shearman 4 Jacqueline Barlow 5 MRFS 6 Catherine Lewis 7 Neil Jones (C) 8 Nick Wheeler For SBABC. Kent County Association Linton, Kent St Nicholas Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 46m (15 in F) 1287 Grandsire Triples 1 Louise Pink 2 Liz Shearman 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Helen Webb 5 MRFS 6 Catherine Lewis 7 Neil Jones (C) 8 Nick Wheeler For SBABC Kent County Association Leeds, Kent St Nicholas Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 47m (17½ in E) 1360 Kent Treble Bob Royal View composition 1 Ian Wiltshire 2 Benjamin D Kipling 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Michael J Wigney 5 Barry A Roberts 6 Alan Turner 7 Hugo L Tracey 8 Philip M Hills 9 Andrew M Hills 10 Christopher J Cooper (C) 96th birthday compliment to HRH Philip Duke of Edinburgh. First recorded performance of Treble Bob Royal in the Kent variation here since a peal in 1984. The Kent variation of Treble Bob was first invented and rung here by the Leeds Youths (first peal May 1784). Kent County Association Broomfield, Kent St Margaret Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 41m (3–3–2 in C) 1296 London Surprise Minor 1 Philip M Hills 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Benjamin D Kipling 4 Michael J Wigney 5 Christopher J Cooper 6 Andrew M Hills (C) Rung to mark the opening of the tower appeal. Kent County Association Bobbing, Kent St Bartholomew Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 47m (8–2–21 in A♭) 1320 Kennington and Plain Bob Doubles 1 Jay Ford 2 Liz Symkiss 3 Stephen Trafford 4 Chris M Trafford (C) 5 Tim Ford 6 Chris J Trafford Rung to mark the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Medway and for the Queens official birthday next weekend. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Saturday, 10 June 2017 in 41m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Julie McDonnell Doubles 1 Alison Everett 2 Tim Attride 3 David Sheekey 4 Douglas Neve 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Rung to celebrate the 50th birthday of Julie McDonnell. First in method - Treble Kent County Association Tunstall, Kent St John the Baptist Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 43m (10–1–8 in G) 1260 Doubles (3m/1v) 540 Grandsire, 360 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob, 120 Northrepps,240 Plain Bob 1 Christine Tatler-McCluggage 2 Emma Cundiff 3 Roger Pocock 4 Richard Bushell 5 Neil Jones (C) 6 Rachel Cox 1st Q at 1st attempt: 1. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 40m (6–1–24 in C) 1280 Pudsey Surprise Major 1 Janice Byrne 2 Caroline Stockmann 3 Mike Birkbeck 4 Maureen Poole 5 Pam Thomas 6 Thomas Barlow 7 Rupert Cheeseman 8 Neil Jones (C) For Trinity Sunday and as an 18th Birthday compliment to Rebecca Stuttard (16th June) and a 50th Birthday compliment to Julie McDonnell (13th June). Kent County Association Hothfield, Kent St Margaret Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 44m (8–1–23 in A) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Barry A Roberts 2 Christopher J Cooper (C) 3 Cleo M Hart 4 Martin E Luffman 5 Roderic K Bickerton Immediately preceding the Flower Festival Evensong, being the culmination of the Annual Hothfield Church Flower Festival held this weekend. Kent County Association Grain, Kent St James Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 36m (4–1–12 in E♭) 1344 Bristol Surprise Minimus 1 Matthew Jerome 2 Amy Wallace 3 Barry Roberts 4 Neil Jones (C) To mark the 350th Anniversary of the Battle of Medway, during which damage to the door of this church was caused by Dutch sailors who attempted to break in with a view to looting the church. The repair to the door was made by the same sailors who were caught and punished by their own officers for the attempted break in. The wood used to make the repair is thought to come from a Dutch man-o-war. Also a 50th Birthday compliment to Kevin Smart and a birthday compliment to the ringer of the 3rd. Kent County Association Chevening, Kent St Botolph Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 2h 46 (10–1–13 in G) 5024 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by Arthur Knights 1 Tiffany P Lynch 2 David R Finch 3 Ronald F Diserens 4 Jacqueline M Barlow 5 Stephen J Davis 6 Ian G Mills 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Stephen R T Pocock Rung to celebrate the Patronal Festival and other anniversaries. Ringing World page reference: 5540.0649Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 50m (15–0--8 in F♯) 1296 Grandsire Caters 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Thomas J E Brett 3 Jane E Huxley 4 Liz Shearman 5 Brenda M Davies 6 Andrew J Corby (C) 7 John E Haimes 8 Simon Lockwood 9 Philip Bedford 10 Susan R Hills Rung for Evensong on Trinity Sunday Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 11 June 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Dilwyn Doubles Camelion with an Antelope single 1 Michael Little (C) 2 Tim Attride 3 Emma Tapsell 4 David Sheekey 5 Douglas Neve 6 Stuart Willmott Rung with the bands best birthday wishes to Terri Horton Kent County Association Streatham, Greater London St Leonard Monday, 12 June 2017 in 2h 53 (12–3–6 in G) 5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m) 448 Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 changes of method; all the work. Composed by N Smith 1 Maurice F Edwards 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Elizabeth A Barnes 4 Phillip R J Barnes 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Stephen J Davis 7 John B Keeler 8 Philip Rogers (C) Kent County Association Otham, Kent St Nicholas Monday, 12 June 2017 in 44m (7–1–11 in A) 1320 Doubles (3m) x4 Plain Bob, x4 Rev Canterbury, x3 Grandsire 1 Paul Bastow 2 Alison M Gerrish 3 Tina Bastow 4 Malwyn A Williams 5 Darren Elphick (C) 6 Shona Clark 3rd birthday compliment to Lilly Gerrish GrandDaughter of the 2nd Kent County Association Kemsley, Kent The Trafford Campanile Monday, 12 June 2017 in 44m (39lb 0oz in E) 1260 Plain Bob and Grandsire Doubles 1 Richard Bushell 2 Tim Ford 3 Sven Wraight 4–5 Chris M Trafford (C) 6 Chris J Trafford Rung for the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Medway. Kent County Association Crayford, Kent St Paulinus Monday, 12 June 2017 in 42m (11–2–15 in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Brian Ashmore 2 Debra Say 3 Sue Cameron 4 David Holdridge 5 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 6 Andrew Sinclair Rung half muffled in celebration of the life of John Chapman-Scrivens, friend of Debra, whose funeral is tomorrow. Kent County Association Crayford, Kent St Paulinus Tuesday, 13 June 2017 (11–2–15 in F♯) 168 Julie McDonnell New Bob Triples 1 Thomas Wilding 2 John Gander 3 Sue Cameron 4 Debra Say 5 Peter Joyce 6 Andrew Sinclair 7 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 8 Neville Wilding With 50th birthday compliments to Julie McDonnell. A short touch rung after a quarter attempt came to grief just after half way. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 13 June 2017 in 37m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Fiftieth Birthday Doubles Camelion with a Chicken extreme 1 Terri Horton 2 Tim Attride 3 David Sheekey 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Rung with the very best 50th Birthday wishes from all the Birchington band to Julie McDonnell. The band would like to name this method 'Fiftieth Birthday' Kent County Association High Halden, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 14 June 2017 in 47m (13–1–0 in F♯) 1320 Bourne Surprise Minor 1 Stephen J Davis 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Sue Childs 4 Karen A Edwards 5 Michael C Marshall 6 Martin W Marshall (C) With sympathy for the victims of the North Kensington tower block fire. First in method - 3 Kent County Association Dover, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 14 June 2017 in 45m 1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor 1 Cleo Hart 2 Clare Bellis 3 Elizabeth M Shearman 4 Brian Lawrence 5 Philip Bedford 6 William N Evans (C) 6: 150th quarter peal, and first as conductor of Oxford TB Minor 100th quarter together for 2 and 6 Kent County Association St Laurence in Thanet, Kent St Laurence Thursday, 15 June 2017 in 41m (14–1–19 in E) 1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles 1 Belinda Moyna 2 Joseph C Russell 3 Dennis Brandrick 4 Debra Stickels 5 Mike Little (C) 6 Freda Parker Rang as part of BBC Music Day. 1st in method 2 and 4 Kent County Association Sittingbourne, Kent The Papermill Charlotte Street Thursday, 15 June 2017 in 3m (15 in C) 120 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Rachel Cox 3–4 Stuart M Cox (C) 5–6 Emma Cundiff For BBC music day Kent County Association Sidcup, Kent St John the Evangelist Thursday, 15 June 2017 (8–3–24 in A) Call Changes Sixty on Thirds 1 Ros Farmer 2 Janis Roddy 3 Deborah Runting 4 Svetlana Sokolova 5 Alexander M Fishburn (C) 6 David Roddy For BBC Music Day. Kent County Association Rochester, Kent Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, 15 June 2017 in 135m (30–0–14 in D) Methods and Call Changes 1 Kevin Mitchell 2 Pete Cornell 3 Annette Jacobs 4 Barry Roberts 5 Anita Perryman 6 Nikki Radford 7 Kay Anderson 8 Daz Purnell 9 Malcolm Bassant 10 Miles Leitao 11 Stuart Edwards 12 Caroline Ford 13 Ellen Jones 14 Nick Wheeler 15 Steve Fitton 16 Neil Jones 17 Ray Cowley General ringing for BBC World Music Day including Cloister Doubles, Call Changes on 6, 8 and 10, Plain Hunting on 7, Grandsire Triples and Stedman Triples. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 15 June 2017 in 39m (6–1–24 in C) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Malwyn A Williams 2 Alison M Gerrish 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Shona Clark 5 Barry W Evans 6 Terence V Barnard 7 Darren W Elphick (C) 8 Thomas M Barlow For Corpus Christi Kent County Association Crayford, Kent St Paulinus Thursday, 15 June 2017 in 43m (11–2–15 in F♯) 1300 Doubles (4m) (4m: 360 St Simon's, 240 St Martin's, 480 Plain Bob and 220 Grandsire) 1 Neville Wilding 2 Brenda Barton 3 Debra Say 4 Andrew Sinclair 5 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 6 Shelagh Norman Rung before the 8pm service to celebrate 50 years since the ordination of Fr Joe Hogarth. Kent County Association Tunstall, Kent St John the Baptist Saturday, 17 June 2017 in 2h 51 (10–1–8 in G) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by Stanley Jenner (Arr.) 1 Marisa A Hayes 2 Jacqueline M Barlow 3 Ronald F Diserens 4 Thomas M Barlow 5 Maureen A Poole 6 David R Finch (C) 7 Ian H Oram 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile Kent County Association Queenborough, Kent Holy Trinity Saturday, 17 June 2017 in 43m (5–3–22) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Rachel Cox 2 Stuart M Cox 3 Val Reckless 4 Richard Bushell 5 Roger Pocock 6 Emma Cundiff (C) To commemoration the 350th anniversary of the liberation of the town of Queenborough from Dutch occupation and for the 50th anniversary of the official handing back of the town to the United Kingdom Kent County Association Otford, Kent St Bartholomew Saturday, 17 June 2017 in 42m (10–1–7 in A♭) 1260 Doubles (3m) 300 Grandsire, 480 St Simon's Bob, 480 Plain Bob 1 Astrid Fairclough 2 Jennifer Thomas 3 Bobbie Fairclough 4 Fraser Clift (C) 5 Nicholas Wilkins 6 John Harrison For the St. Bartholomew's Church Fair, and the Queen's Official Birthday. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 18 June 2017 (6–1–24 in C) 1263 Stedman Triples 1 Rupert Cheeseman 2 Cathryn Hills 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Darren Elphick 5 Cathy Cheeseman 6 Philip Hills 7 Neil Jones (C) 8 Mike Birkbeck Remembering the victims and the families of those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in London earlier this week. Kent County Association Hythe, Kent St Leonard Sunday, 18 June 2017 in 44m 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Ivan Hart 2 Nigel P Spencer 3 Cleo M Hart 4 Edward Neate 5 Richard Wilsher 6 Maureen A Poole (C) Rung for Evensong - Civic Sunday First in method - 4 Kent County Association Eynsford, Kent St Martin Sunday, 18 June 2017 in 2h 51 (9–2–13 in F♯) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C. Middleton 1 Peter J Joyce 2 Caroline A Stockmann 3 Ronald F Diserens 4 David P Hilling (C) 5 Philip R Jarvis 6 Daniel R Jarvis 7 Ian G Mills 8 Alan Regin Commemorating Private Alfred Gates of Eynsford, bell ringer. Rung exactly 100 years after his death on 18 June 1917 aged 38. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) "D" Coy. 8th Bn. Service No.G/7533. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. During the peal grandchildren and great grandchildren of Alfred Gates were at a reception in St Martin's organised by the local history society. Following the peal they met the ringers and a granddaughter of Alfred Bates read a poem written to his memory by his widow. Ringing World page reference: 5541.0676Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 18 June 2017 in 38m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Julie McDonnell Bob Doubles 1 Douglas Neve 2 Tim Attride 3 Terri Horton 4 David Sheekey 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott In loving memory of Helena Jospehine Attride "Jo" mother of Tim Attride. Also remembering all those affected by the tragedy at the Grenfell Tower. First QP in method - 3. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 18 June 2017 in 48m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1260 Doubles (2m) Being 720 of Grandsire & 540 of Plain Bob. 1 William J Stungo 2 Keith A Osborne 3 Martin E Luffman 4 Brian P U Lawrence 5 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 6 Michael Truman Rung prior to evening service. Also rung in celebration of the life of Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma; passed to her rest on 13th June 2017 aged 93 years. Kent County Association Farnborough, Kent St Giles the Abbot Tuesday, 20 June 2017 in 2h 20 (2–2–26 in E) 5040 Minor (7m) One extent each, Bourne S, Norwich S, Kent TB, Cambridge S, St Clements CB, Double Oxford & Plain Bob. 1 Jennifer M Thomas 2 Janice A Byrne 3 Catherine M Lewis 4 Jacqueline M Barlow 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 Nicholas Wilkins (C) Most methods - 2. Rung to celebrate the 35th birthday (tomorrow) of Prince William. Ringing World page reference: 5541.0675Kent County Association Smarden, Kent St Michael Wednesday, 21 June 2017 in 47m (18–1–21 in E) 1260 Multi-Doubles 120 Winchendon Place, 120 Reverse Canterbury, 240 Plain Bob, 240 St Simons, 240 St Martins and 300 Grandsire Doubles (6m). 1 Richard H Bourne 2 Peter Sims 3 Natasha Robinson 4 Malcolm Hitchcock 5 Timothy Munt (C) 6 Alan Hipkiss Rung in memory of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire in London. £3.00 Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Wednesday, 21 June 2017 in 3h 24 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5000 Spliced Surprise Royal 4 Methods: 1280 Superlative No 2; 1240 Bristol, Cambridge, London No3; 101 changes of method; all the work. Composed by R C Kippin 1 Elizabeth A Barnes 2 Phillip R J Barnes 3 Caroline C House 4 David E House 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 John B Keeler (C) 7 Ian G Campbell 8 Graham M Bradshaw 9 Philip Rogers 10 Claire F Roulstone Kent County Association Dover, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 21 June 2017 in 45m (15–2–9 in E♭) 1288 Quadruple Double Extreme Bob Triples Composed by Daniel W Brady 1 Terence V Barnard 2 Jacqueline M Barlow 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 J Susan Bassett 5 Owen C R Webster 6 Philip Bedford 7 Andrew J Corby (C) 8 Thomas M Barlow Believed to be the first in method. The band would like to call it Quadruple Double Extreme Bob Triples. PN 7.1.7.3.7.145.7 (127) Kent County Association Chilham, Kent St Mary Wednesday, 21 June 2017 240 Chilham Treble Place Doubles 3.5.3.145.3.5.3.1.3.5 le 125 bob 145 Composed by Philip Bedford 1 Christopher M Godfrey 2 Clare Bellis 3 William N Evans 4 Philip Bedford (C) 5 Mark Harding 6 Paul Curtis This method, devised by the conductor over 50 years ago, was rediscovered in the attic in 2014, and has since been regularly rung at the eponymous tower. It is finally eligible for naming as a method under the reformed CC Decisions. Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary Thursday, 22 June 2017 in 43m (6–0–21 in B) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Richard H Bourne 2 Karen Lebon 3 Pamela A Manager 4 J Roderick N Lebon 5 David C Manger 6 Timothy Munt (C) Rung to celebrate the life of Herbert Cecil Bassett, who died on 25th May 2017 aged 91. £3.00 Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Thursday, 22 June 2017 in 45m (15 cwt in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Brenda M Davies 3 Flavia Faedo 4 Jane E Huxley 5 John E Haimes 6 Leonard A Huckstep 7 Andrew J Corby (C) 8 Christopher J Robinson Rung in memory of the Conductor's Father, Philip Corby, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 22 June 2017 in 25m (21–2–22 in E♭) 672 Grandsire Triples 1 Maureen A Poole 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Brian G Butcher 4 Owen C R Webster 5 Keith A Osborne 6 Christopher J Cooper 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Brian P U Lawrence Rung prior to the licensing of Reverend Richard Bellamy as priest of this church and the Chaplain of Ashford School. Kent County Association Romsey, Hampshire Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda Saturday, 24 June 2017 in 3h 20 (22–1–23 in D♭) 5088 Wedding Delight Major Composed by D F Morrison No 7607 1 Maurice F Edwards 2 J Alan Ainsworth 3 Anne L Rueff 4 Kenneth R Davenport 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Philip Rogers 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 David W Grimwood To celebrate the forthcoming wedding of Katie Osman and Sam James at Highcliffe Castle on Saturday 1st July. Ringing World page reference: 5543.0723Kent County Association Goodnestone, Kent Holy Cross Saturday, 24 June 2017 in 42m (11–2–12 in A♭) 1260 Doubles (3m) 540 Grandsire, 360 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure place and 360 Plain Bob. 1 Philip M Hills 2 John E Haimes 3 Cathryn M Hills (C) 4 Flavia Faedo 5 Andrew C Brett 6 Paul H Curtis Wedding compliment to Piers and Charlotte Plumptre. Kent County Association Cheriton, Kent St Martin Saturday, 24 June 2017 in 2h 41 (6–2–8 in A♭) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by Joseph J Parker (12-part) 1 David R Finch 2 Christopher J Cooper 3 Maureen A Poole 4 Ronald F Diserens 5 Alastair D Macfadyen 6 William J Stungo 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Sandy L Jeffries Rung in honour of the Sapphire Jubilee Year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to celebrate the 80th birthday anniversary of David H Gower, one-time ringer at this tower. David rang his first peal here in 1960 (https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1177423). Also to mark 20 years since the first peal on eight for the ringer of the 2nd (5088 Belfast Surprise Major), which was rung in this tower (https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1177425). First peal on the bells since tuning and rehanging by John Taylor & Co Bellfounders in 2011. First peal on eight bells: 8 Ringing World page reference: 5542.0697Kent County Association Leeds, Kent St Nicholas Sunday, 25 June 2017 (17½ in E) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Chris Saunders (C) 2 Peter Sims 3 Sheila Phyall 4 Debbie Saunders 5 Malcolm Hitchcock 6 Timothy Munt First Quarter of Minor - 4 ;Rung in memory of the passing of 'Alan Phipps'15/05/2016 . Kent County Association Hythe, Kent St Leonard Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 47m 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Ellen Comber 2 Maureen A Poole 3 Cleo M Hart 4 Nigel P Spencer 5 Edward Neate 6 Brian G Butcher (C) For Evensong To celebrate the 50th birthday of Ellen Comber's mother and the 10th birthday of Cleo Hart's granddaughter. Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 49m (34–3–4 in C♯) 1290 Stedman Caters Composed by A M Hills 1 Susan R Hills 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Jane E Huxley 4 Christopher J Robinson 5 Andrew J Corby 6 Thomas J E Brett 7 Andrew M Hills (C) 8 Philip M Hills 9 William J Stungo 10 Mark Chittenden-Pile Rung for Evensong and as a 90th birthday compliment to Leslie Andrews. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 37m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Leslie Andrews Doubles Camelion with an Old Hudibras single 1 Allan Chandler 2 Tim Attride 3 Douglas Neve 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Rung as a Birthday compliment to Leslie Andrews for his 90th on 28/6/17. The band would like to name this variation Leslie Andrews. Kent County Association Aylesford, Kent SS Peter and Paul Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 46m (13–2–7 in F) 1260 St Simon's Bob Triples 1 Tina D Bastow 2 Neil W Jones (C) 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Shona Clark 5 Pat Phipps 6 Darren W Elphick 7 Terence V Barnard 8 Paul G Bastow Rung for the Songs of Praise service. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1259 Grandsire Caters Composed by M Chittenden-Pile 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Andrew M Hills 3 Philip M Hills 4 Elizabeth M Shearman 5 William J Stungo 6 Owen C R Webster 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Keith A Osborne 9 Stephen J Davis 10 Brian P U Lawrence Rung prior to evening service and to welcome Reverend Richard Bellamy as Priest of this church. Kent County Association Ash by Wrotham, Kent SS Peter and Paul Sunday, 25 June 2017 in 47m (8–3–11 in G♯) 1300 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Brian Ashmore 2 Debra Say 3 Brenda Barton 4 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 5 Andrew Sinclair 6 John Bonney Rung during a weekend of activities to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the casting of the third, fourth and fifth bells in a field adjacent to the church. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 27 June 2017 in 3h 17 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by D F Morrison (No 3093) 1 Beryl R Norris 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Diana R Wraight 4 Elizabeth A Barnes 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Michael J Uphill 7 Ian G Campbell 8 Phillip R J Barnes (C) 9 David W Grimwood 10 Michael A Birkbeck 100th peal on this bell: 2. 950th peal: 9. Ringing World page reference: 5542.0697Kent County Association Waltham, Kent St Bartholomew Saturday, 1 July 2017 in 42m (8–2–2 in A) 1290 Grandsire Doubles 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Paul Curtis 3 Philip M Hills 4 Alan L Andrews 5 Andrew M Hills (C) 6 Brian Law Ring as a 90the Birthday compliment to Leslie Andrews by family and friends. Kent County Association St Peter in Thanet, Kent Saturday, 1 July 2017 in 44m 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Allan Chandler 2 Douglas Neve 3 Sue Cook 4 Dennis Brandrick 5 David Sheekey 6 Felicity Lewis 7 Mike Little (C) 8 Sarat White Rung to celebrate the Petertide Flower Festival and Summer Fete on 1st July. Remembering the dearly departed Reg Foreman, Adrian Nicholls and Paddy Earp. Kent County Association Sheldwich, Kent St James Saturday, 1 July 2017 in 2h 51 (7–0–26 in B♭) 5024 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by Arthur Knights 1 David R Finch 2 Maureen A Poole 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Ronald F Diserens 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 William J Stungo 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Nicholas Wilkins 1400th peal: 4 Ringing World page reference: 5543.0723Kent County Association Mersham, Kent St John the Baptist Saturday, 1 July 2017 in 45m (12–3–18 in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Triples Composed by Joseph J Parker 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Brenda M Davies 3 Stephen J Davis 4 Andrew J Corby 5 Andrew M Hills 6 Philip M Hills 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 William J Stungo Rung open in thanksgiving for the life of The Right Honourable The Countess Mountbatten of Burma of this parish. Passed to her rest on 13th June aged 93 years. Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Saturday, 1 July 2017 in 50m (34–3–4 in C♯) 1287 Stedman Caters Composed by John Hyden 1 Jane E Huxley 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Philip Bedford 4 Flavia Faedo 5 Paul A Barton 6 Andrew J Corby (C) 7 Christopher J Robinson 8 Philip O Elderton 9 Philip M Hills 10 Andrew M Hills Rung for the petertide ordination of deacons. Kent County Association Brabourne, Kent St Mary the Blessed Virgin Saturday, 1 July 2017 (11–2–15 in G) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Andrew M Hills 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Philip M Hills 4 Stephen J Davis 5 William J Stungo 6 Thomas J E Brett 7 Andrew J Corby (C) 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile Rung on Canada Day 2017, celebrating Canada's 150th anniversary. The third bell at Brabourne was given in memory of the Canadian Army who fought in WW1 and is inscribed "Canada". Kent County Association Tunstall, Kent St John the Baptist Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 43m (10–1–8 in G) 1260 Doubles (3m) 360 Grandsire, 360 Reverse Canterbury, 540 Plain Bob 1 Christine Tatler - McCluggage 2 Roger Pocock 3 Richard J Bushell 4 Nigel Baker 5 Emma Cundiff (C) 6 Val Reckless Dedicated to the memory of Lin Hand-Andrews Kent County Association Marden, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 43m (14–1–0 in F♯) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Adam Wright 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Debbie Brady 4 Tom Barlow 5 James R S Sawle (C) 6 Daniel W Brady Rung for evensong. First of Treble Bob: 1 Kent County Association Hythe, Kent St Leonard Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 49m (19–3–3 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 Ivan Hart 2 Cleo M Hart 3 Edward Neate 4 Richard Wilsher 5 Maureen A Poole 6 Nigel P Spencer 7 Brian G Butcher (C) 8 Roland Jackson Rung for Evensong First in method - 3 Kent County Association Higham, Kent St John the Evangelist Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 42m (6–0–0 in B) 1299 Grandsire Doubles 1 Louise Pink 2 Julia Lysaght 3 Matthew Jerome 4 David Matthews (C) 5 Clifford Nicholls 6 Ivo Wengraf To celebrate the birth of Sophie Alice Aldous grand daughter of Ken and Julie Aldous Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 38m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Thurstaston Doubles Camelion with a Shipway plain 1 Allan Chandler 2 Tim Attride 3 Douglas Neve 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 2 July 2017 in 43m (7–2–2 in B♭) 1260 Single Oxford Bob Minor 1 Brian P U Lawrence 2 Owen C R Webster 3 William J Stungo 4 Stephen J Davis 5 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 6 Keith A Osborne Rung prior to evening service. Kent County Association Monkton, Kent St Mary Magdalene Monday, 3 July 2017 in 40m (7–0–9) 1272 Minimus (6m) (240 Plain Bob, 240 Double Court, 264 Single Court, 144 Double Canterbury, 144 St Nicholas, 240 Reverse Canterbury) 1 Adam Moore 2 Barnaby Larter 3 Clare Larter (C) 4 Philip Larter First quarter of minimus: 1 & 2. Kent County Association Chislehurst, Greater London Annunciation the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, 3 July 2017 in 3h 18 (19–1–17 in E) 5152 Spliced Surprise Major 23 Methods: 224 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Bristol, Whalley, Watford, London, Tavistock, Glasgow, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey; 160 com, atw Composed by N Smith 1 David Kirkcaldy 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Graham M Bradshaw 4 David W Grimwood 5 Alan Regin 6 Stephen J Davis 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 Ian G Campbell First of 23 Spliced atw - 2,4,6 Ringing World page reference: 5543.0723Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 4 July 2017 in 3h 14 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5040 Swindon Surprise Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Anne L Rueff 2 Maurice F Edwards 3 Diana R Wraight 4 J Alan Ainsworth 5 David E Rothera 6 John B Keeler (C) 7 Ian G Campbell 8 Stephen J Davis 9 Michael A Birkbeck 10 David W Grimwood Kent County Association Harrietsham, Kent St John the Baptist Tuesday, 4 July 2017 in 45m (12–2–12 in G) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Graham Cuthbert 2 Alison M Gerrish 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Shona Clark 5 Terence V Barnard 6 Malwyn A Williams 7 Darren W Elphick (C) 8 Thomas M Barlow To celebrate today the 90th birthday of John H Betts, a former tower captain at this tower. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 4 July 2017 in 42m (7–2–2 in B♭) 1260 Doubles (2m) Being 720 of Stedman Slow Course & 540 of Grandsire. 1 Brian P U Lawrence 2 Christopher J Cooper 3 Maureen A Poole 4 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 5 Keith A Osborne 6 Sandy L Jeffries Kent County Association Merstham, Surrey St Katharine Wednesday, 5 July 2017 in 2h 57 (13½ in F) 5152 Spliced Surprise Major 23 Methods: 224 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Bristol, Whalley, Watford, London, Tavistock, Glasgow, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey; 160 com, atw Composed by N Smith 1 Elizabeth A Barnes 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Shirley E McGill 4 Alexander J Britton 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Phillip R J Barnes 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 Alan Regin First of 23 Spliced atw - 5 A 31st Wedding anniversary compliment to Liz and Phil and their 200th peal together. Ringing World page reference: 5544.0746Kent County Association West Malling, Kent St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 6 July 2017 in 43m (10–1–9 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 Pat Phipps 2 Nick Crutchfield 3 Terrence V Barnard 4 Barry W Evans 5 John P Adams 6 Richard Young 7 Darren Elphick (C) 8 Julian R Lees Rung in memory of Alan Phipps 1948-2016 on what would have been his birthday and on the day of the interment of his ashes. This was his home tower and the band were all people who rang with him regularly locally or nationwide. Our thanks to John for coming down from London for the occasion. Kent County Association Otham, Kent St Nicholas Thursday, 6 July 2017 (7–1–11 in A) 1260 Mixed Doubles Grandsire Rev Canterbury, Plain Bob 1 Elizabeth J Piercey 2 Trewin Laws 3 Alison M Gerrish 4 Tina Bastow 5 Malwyn A Williams (C) 6 Paul Bastow Rang as a 16th birthday compliment to Emily Bastow(26/06),Jessica Bastow (02/07)Nieces of the 4th ringer, also to Steven Bastow bother to ringer 6th..also to Tony Levick Uncle of the third ringer Kent County Association Headcorn, Kent SS Peter and Paul Thursday, 6 July 2017 in 45m (21–0–5 in D) 1260 Multi-Doubles 120 Winchendon Place and Reverse Canterbury, 240 St Simons, St Martins and Grandsire and 300 Plain Bob Doubles. £3.00 1 Roland King 2 Richard H Bourne 3 Christopher R Saunders 4 Malcolm Hitchcock 5 Timothy Munt (C) 6 Andrew Saunders Kent County Association Fairwarp, East Sussex Christ Church Thursday, 6 July 2017 in 3h (15–2–0 in F♯) 5088 Worcestershire Surprise Major Composed by Donald F Morrison (No. 760) 1 Terence V Barnard 2 Anne E Franklin 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Thomas M Barlow 5 Ronald F Diserens 6 David R Finch 7 P Jonathan Franklin (C) 8 Stephen R T Pocock Kent County Association Leeds, Kent Friday, 7 July 2017 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Andrew Saunders 2 Debbie Saunders 3 Malcolm Hitchcock 4 Timothy Munt 5 Chris Saunders (C) Kent County Association Marden, Kent St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 8 July 2017 (14–1–0 in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Margaret Funnell 2 Neil Jones (C) 3 Julie McDonnell 4 Jacqueline Barlow 5 MRFS 6 John E Haimes 7 Roger Pocock 8 Nick Wheeler For SBABC Kent County Association Kemsing, Kent St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 8 July 2017 (4–1–5 in D) 40 Minutes Of Plain Bob Minimus 1 Dee Clift 2 Bobbie Fairclough 3 Lesley Barclay 4 Fraser Clift (C) Rung in memory of Harold Avery, the ninth of twenty Kemsing men to die in World War 1, who died on this day 100 years ago. Rung on the back four, with numerous calls, after meeting short for a Doubles quarter. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 9 July 2017 in 42m (6–1–24 in C) 1296 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by Daniel W Brady 1 Terry Barnard 2 Daniel Brady 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Janice Byrne 5 Pam Thomas 6 Thomas Barlow 7 Darren Elphick 8 Neil Jones (C) With best wishes to Ann and Norman Rust. Kent County Association Leeds, Kent Sunday, 9 July 2017 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Andrew Saunders 2 Debbie Saunders 3 Malcolm Hitchcock 4 Timothy Munt 5 Chris Saunders (C) Kent County Association Hythe, Kent St Leonard Sunday, 9 July 2017 in 47m (19–3–3 in E♭) 1259 Grandsire Caters Composed by Traditional 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Maureen A Poole 3 Andrew M Hills 4 Nigel P Spencer 5 Brian G Butcher 6 Philip M Hills 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Christopher J Cooper 9 Keith A Osborne 10 Brian P U Lawrence Rung prior to Choral Evensong. Kent County Association Crayford, Kent St Paulinus Sunday, 9 July 2017 in 44m (11–2–15 in F♯) 1260 Julie McDonnell New Bob Triples 1 Thomas Wilding 2 Andrew Sinclair 3 Sue Cameron 4 Debra Say 5 Helen Webb 6 John Gander 7 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 8 Neville Wilding With belated 50th birthday wishes to Julie McDonnell (13/6/17). 1st in method; 2 & 4 Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 9 July 2017 in 37m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Pietermaritzburg Doubles Camelion with a Wainfleet plain 1 Allan Chandler 2 Tim Attride 3 David Sheekey 4 Douglas Neve 5 Michael Little (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Kent County Association Northfleet, Kent St Botolph Monday, 10 July 2017 (14cwt) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Alison Gerrish 2 Shona Clark 3 Pat Phipps 4 Graham Heath 5 Doug Davis 6 Richard Young 7 Julian Lees 8 Darren Elphick (C) Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Monday, 10 July 2017 in 3h 23 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5040 Bristol Surprise Royal Composed by R J Angrave 1 Diana R Wraight 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Anne M Anthony 4 Stephen J F Mitchell 5 Peter J Joyce 6 Michael J Uphill 7 Ian G Campbell 8 David W Grimwood 9 John B Keeler (C) 10 Philip Rogers 200th of Royal - 6 Ringing World page reference: 5544.0746Kent County Association Farnborough, Kent St Giles the Abbot Tuesday, 11 July 2017 in 2h 22 (2–2–26 in E) 5040 Minor (7m) One extent each of Norwich S, Beverley S, Surfleet S, Cambridge S, Kent T B, St. Clements and Plain Bob. 1 Catherine M Lewis 2 Caroline A Stockmann 3 E Lesley Barclay 4 Jacqueline M Barlow 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 Nicholas Wilkins (C) Most methods - 2. 300th peal - 6. Ringing World page reference: 5552.0942Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 11 July 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1260 Oxford Bob Triples 1 Maureen A Poole 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Barry A Roberts 4 Brian P U Lawrence 5 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 6 Christopher J Cooper 7 Keith A Osborne 8 Sandy L Jeffries Kent County Association Boughton under Blean, Kent SS Peter and Paul Wednesday, 12 July 2017 in 2h 44 (11–0–6 in F♯) 5024 Glasgow Surprise Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 Anne L Rueff 2 Phillip R J Barnes 3 Elizabeth A Barnes 4 David Kirkcaldy 5 Alexander J Britton 6 Stephen J Davis 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 David W Grimwood A 30th birthday compliment to Katie Graham (nėe Lewis). Ringing World page reference: 5544.0746Kent County Association Hever, Kent St Peter Friday, 14 July 2017 (9–0–25 in A♭) 1320 Doubles (2m) 840 Grandsire, 480 Plain Bob 1 Rita Cox 2 Jane Rosam 3 Richard Barclay (C) 4 Stephanie Rueff 5 Anne Rueff 6 Alison Wilson Rung to celebrate the birth of a son, on Sunday 9th July, to Chris Joynes and Katy Hinks. Kent County Association Aylesford, Kent SS Peter and Paul Friday, 14 July 2017 in 46m (13–2–7 in F) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Amy Wallace 2 Shona Clark 3 Christopher M Trafford 4 Pat Phipps 5 Terry Barnard 6 Julian Lees 7 Darren Elphick 8 Neil Jones (C) Kent County Association Throwley, Kent St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 46m (12–1–8 in F♯) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Barry Roberts 2 Amy Wallace 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Anita Perryman 5 Cathryn Hills 6 Philip Hills 7 Andrew Hills 8 Neil Jones (C) Kent County Association Sheldwich, Kent St James Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 49m (7–0–26 in B♭) 1344 Rutland Surprise Major 1 Philip Hills 2 Amy Wallace 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Anita Perryman 5 Roger Pocock 6 Cathryn Hills 7 Neil Jones 8 Andrew Hills (C) Kent County Association Selling, Kent St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 41m (5–3–26 in C) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Amy Wallace 2 Cathryn Hills 3 Andrew Hills 4 Jacqueline Barlow 5 Barry Roberts 6 Roger Pocock 7 Philip Hills 8 Neil Jones (C) Kent County Association Cowden, Kent St Mary Magdalene Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 41m (7–2–15 in A) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Clive Lumsden 2 Robin Rouse 3 Caroline Levy-Cooper (C) 4 Andy Wickenden 5 Steve Newlands 6 Frank Shepherd Rung to mark the life of John Ball, hedge priest, early radical of free thinking English tradition, executed at St. Albans on 15th July 1381. "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?" Also rung to say farewell and best wishes to Cowden band member, Lena Naske, as she returns home to Hamburg. Kent County Association Cobham, Kent St Mary Magdalene Saturday, 15 July 2017 (13–3–13 in E) 1300 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Florence Hamp 2 Peter Hartley 3 Byron Aldous 4 Mike Hyde 5 Stuart Edwards (C) 6 Christian Antrobus Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Jean Pickering. We think this is the first quarter by an all Cobham band for over 50 years. Kent County Association Boughton under Blean, Kent SS Peter and Paul Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 43m (11–0–6 in F♯) 1250 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 352 Yorkshire, 322 Cambridge, 288 Lincolnshire, 288 Rutland 1 Roger Pocock 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Cathryn Hills 4 Anita Perryman 5 Barry Roberts 6 Philip Hills 7 Andrew Hills 8 Neil Jones (C) Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 15 July 2017 in 43m (7–2–2 in B♭) 1260 Doubles (3m) Being 360 each of Grandsire & Reverse Canterbury & 540 of Plain Bob. 1 Dorothy Wiseman 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 4 Maureen A Poole 5 Graham F Coker 6 Sandy L Jeffries Rung prior to the Church Summer Fete. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 16 July 2017 in 38m (6–1–24 in C) 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Shona Clark 2 Caroline Stockmann 3 Darren Elphick 4 Maureen Poole 5 Terry Barnard 6 Tom Barlow 7 Rupert Cheeseman 8 Neil Jones (C) Rung prior to the service of Benediction and remembering Jeanette Ardley, R.I.P. 18th July, 2016. Kent County Association High Halstow, Kent St Margaret Sunday, 16 July 2017 in 43m (9–2–17 in A♭) 1272 Westminster Surprise Minor 1 Margaret Funnell 2 Roger Pocock 3 Shona Clark 4 Amy Wallace 5 Darren Elphick 6 Neil Jones (C) A birthday compliment to Stella Driver. Kent County Association Dartford, Kent Holy Trinity Sunday, 16 July 2017 in 47m (18–2–1 in E♭) 1260 Grandsire Triples Composed by J J Parker (amended) 1 Keith P A Tolputt 2 Jacqueline M Barlow 3 E Lesley Barclay 4 Diane J Reynolds 5 Mark D Backhouse 6 Ian G Mills 7 Alexander J Britton (C) 8 Deryck W Jones Rung to mark the Centenary this weekend of the dedication by the then Bishop of Rochester on Sunday 15th July 1917 of the newly recast and rehung bells and the first ringing on them. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 16 July 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 St Kenelm Doubles Twineham with an Antelope single 1 Michael Little (C) 2 Tim Attride 3 David Sheekey 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Douglas Neve 6 Stuart Willmott Dedicated to Jane Johnson, ringer at St Laurence in Thanet, who died recently. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 16 July 2017 in 48m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1259 Grandsire Caters Composed by Traditional 1 Cathryn M Hills 2 Stephen J Davis 3 Susan R Hills 4 Elizabeth M Shearman 5 Barry A Roberts 6 Flavia Faedo 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Andrew M Hills 9 Philip M Hills 10 Brian P U Lawrence Rung prior to Evening Service. First quarter peal of Grandsire Caters inside: 3 Kent County Association East Farleigh, Kent The Parish Church Tuesday, 18 July 2017 in 2h 48 (7–3–0 in A) 5056 Wembley Surprise Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 David Kirkcaldy 2 Diana R Wraight 3 Stephen J Davis 4 David E Rothera 5 Michael A Birkbeck 6 Michael J Uphill 7 John B Keeler (C) 8 David W Grimwood Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 18 July 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Fourteenforty Doubles Bampton with a Thurlby single 1 Terri Horton 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 Emma Tapsell 4 David Sheekey 5 Douglas Neve 6 Stuart Willmott Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 18 July 2017 in 50m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1280 Plain Bob Major Arranged by Mark Chittenden-Pile 1 Marilyn J Barden 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Maureen A Poole 4 Brian P U Lawrence 5 Barry A Roberts 6 Malcolm Barden 7 Keith A Osborne 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) Kent County Association Smarden, Kent St Michael Wednesday, 19 July 2017 in 47m 1260 Mult-Doubles 240 Reverse Canterbury, 480 Grandsire and 540 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Natasha Robinson 2 Richard H Bourne 3 Malcolm Hitchcock 4 Bob Barnes 5 Timothy Munt (C) 6 Alan Hipkiss 75th birthday compliment for Sunday 23rd July to the ringer of the tenor. £3.00 Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Wednesday, 19 July 2017 in 3h 22 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5100 Stedman Caters Composed by D E House 1 Paul N Mounsey 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Caroline C House 4 Gwen Rogers 5 Michael J Uphill 6 David E House (C) 7 David J Dearnley 8 John B Keeler 9 Philip Rogers 10 Ian G Campbell Rung to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Edward Eagle Rogers, 8th Border Regiment, grandfather of Phil, killed by shellfire at Swan Chateau, Ypres, on 13 July 1917 and buried at Belgian Battle Corner Cemetery. Ringing World page reference: 5545.0771Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary Wednesday, 19 July 2017 (6–0–21 in B) 1320 York Surprise Minor 1 Stephen J Davis 2 Mary F Marshall 3 Sue Childs 4 Owen C R Webster 5 Michael C Marshall 6 Martin W Marshall (C) First in method - 3 Dedicated to the victims of the flash flooding in Coverack, Cornwall. Kent County Association Dover, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 19 July 2017 in 45m (15–2–9 in E♭) 1260 Western Heights Bob Triples Composed by Daniel W Brady 1 Stephen J Davis 2 Jacqueline M Barlow 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Maureen A Poole 5 Owen C R Webster 6 Terence V Barnard 7 Andrew J Corby (C) 8 Thomas M Barlow Believed to be the first in the method. The band would like to name it Western Heights Bob Triples. PN 347.1.7.123.7.3.7 (125). 1300th quarter for the ringer of 1. Kent County Association Tunstall, Kent St John the Baptist Thursday, 20 July 2017 in 45m (10–1–8 in G) 1344 Plain Bob Major 1 Roger Pocock 2 Anita Perryman 3 Tim Ford 4 Graham Cuthbert 5 Richard Bushell 6 Brian Laurence 7 Kevin Mitchell 8 Barry Roberts (C) Kent County Association Rodmersham, Kent St Nicholas Thursday, 20 July 2017 in 44m (9–2–0 in A♭) 1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor 1 Graham Cuthbert 2 Roger Pocock 3 Anita Perryman 4 Richard Bushell 5 Tim Ford 6 Barry Roberts (C) Kent County Association Bredgar, Kent St John the Baptist Thursday, 20 July 2017 in 43m (9–2–6 in G) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Barry Roberts 2 Roger Pocock 3 Anita Perryman 4 Graham Cuthbert 5 Tim Ford* (C) 6 Richard Bushell First of minor as conductor. Kent County Association Horton Kirby, Kent St Mary Friday, 21 July 2017 in 2h 58 (6–1–2 in B♭) 5184 Zelah Surprise Major Composed by Harry Poyner 1 E Lesley Barclay 2 Ronald F Diserens 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Maureen A Poole 5 Ian H Oram 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 David R Finch (C) 8 P Jonathan Franklin To welcome the new incumbent Ringing World page reference: 5545.0770Kent County Association St Peter-in-Thanet, Kent Saturday, 22 July 2017 in 41m 1260 Mixed Doubles Steadman Doubles,Grandsire Doubles, Rev Canterbury Pleasure Bob Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles and April Day 1 Sue Cook 2 Sarat White 3 Simon Friend 4 Douglas Neve 5 Mike Little (C) 6 Len Huckstep Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding of Mary and Tony Bridges. Also to celebrate the birth of Orla Rene Sturrock on 3rd March 2017, and the birth of Henry Leonard Cook on 19th July 2017. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Saturday, 22 July 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Illustrious Doubles Twineham with a Thurlby single 1 Simon Friend 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 Terri Horton 4 David Sheekey 5 Michael Little 6 Stuart Willmott Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding of Mary and Tony Bridges. Kent County Association Staplehurst, Kent All Saints Sunday, 23 July 2017 in 72m (19–2–7 in E♭) 2017 Julie McDonnell New Bob Triples Composed by Daniel W Brady 1 Tim Munt 2 Julie D McDonnell 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Caroline Stockmann 5 Daniel W Brady (C) 6 Adam A Brady 7 Stephen J Davis 8 Thomas M Barlow "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 23 July 2017 in 41m (6–1–24 in C) 1250 Ashtead Surprise Major 1 Mike Birkbeck 2 Caroline Stockmann 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Jack Velvick 5 Thomas Barlow 6 Adam Brady 7 Daniel Brady 8 Neil Jones (C) A compliment to Ralph Baldock on his retirement. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 23 July 2017 in 35m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 St Frederick Doubles Fifield with a Thurlby single 1 Terri Horton 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 David Sheekey 4 Douglas Neve 5 Michael Little 6 Stuart Willmott Rung to celebrate the birth of Henry Leonard, son to Sarah and Dan Cook and grandson to Sue Cook. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 23 July 2017 in 45m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1280 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by Traditional 1 Philip M Hills 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Owen C R Webster 5 Brian P U Lawrence 6 Thomas J E Brett 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Andrew M Hills Rung prior to Evening Service. Kent County Association Sturry, Kent St Nicholas Monday, 24 July 2017 in 42m (9 cwt) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Tina Bouldin 2 Barnaby R Larter 3 Clare J Larter 4 Josephine D Horton 5 Andrew J Corby 6 Philip H Larter (C) 1st quarter of surprise: 2 Wedding anniversary compliment to Clare and Philip. Kent County Association Rainham, Kent St Margaret Monday, 24 July 2017 in 50m (18–0–20 in E♭) 1344 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Thomas A Winter (Op. 3) 1 Ali Ducker 2 Diana R Wraight 3 Sven A Wraight 4 Timothy S Wraight 5 Chris M Trafford 6 Kath E White 7 Darren W Elphick 8 Douglas G Davis (C) 1st TB on 8: 1. Rung to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Tim & Diana Wraight today. Kent County Association Broomfield, Kent St Margaret Monday, 24 July 2017 in 40m (3–3–2 in C) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 2 Christopher J Cooper 3 Malcolm J Hitchcock 4 David W Threlfall 5 Brian P U Lawrence 6 Brian G Butcher Marking the completion of the outstanding issues following augmentation to six. Rung as a farewell compliment to Rev Fr. Paul Christian SSC (Rector of Lydden & Temple Ewell 1991-2017) whose last service and retirement party was held at Temple Ewell yesterday. Paul's calling to the priesthood was discerned in the mid 1980s whilst a Server at Ashford Parish Church. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 25 July 2017 (21–2–22 in E♭) 1280 Spliced Treble Bob Major (2m) Ilkeston Variation; comprising 1120 of Kent & 160 of Oxford; 10 changes of method. 1 Keith A Osborne 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Maureen A Poole 4 Barry A Roberts 5 Brian P U Lawrence 6 Brian G Butcher 7 Christopher J Cooper 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) Rung to welcome D Paul Smith back to the United Kingdom. Kent County Association Thanington, Kent St Nicholas Wednesday, 26 July 2017 (4–2–25 in B) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Andrew Heatlie 2 Flavia Faedo 3 Paul Curtis 4 Jane Huxley 5 Tony Martin (C) 6 David Swain Rung immediately after the funeral of Monica Page, long time member of this church, who died on 9th July aged 94. Kent County Association Smarden, Kent St Michael Wednesday, 26 July 2017 1260 Multi-Doubles 240 Reverse Canterbury, 480 Plain Bob and 540 Grandsire Doubles 1 Alan Hipkiss 2 Sheila Phyall 3 Bob Barnes 4 Malcolm Hitchcock 5 Timothy Munt (C) £3.00 Kent County Association Sheldwich, Kent St James Friday, 28 July 2017 in 41m (7–0–26) 1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles 1 Adam D Moore 2 Clare J Larter 3 Barnaby R Larter 4 Ali Ducker 5 Philip H Larter (C) 6 Simon P Moore 1st quarter peal: 6 Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Saturday, 29 July 2017 in 50m (32–0–20 in C♯) 1250 Grandsire Caters Composed by Adam A Brady 1 Graham D Heath 2 Linda J Etherington 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Dickon R Love 5 Adam A Brady (C) 6 Jack A Velvick 7 David W Grimwood 8 Darren W Elphick 9 Michael A Birkbeck 10 Richard W Young Rung in anticipation of Mike's 50th Birthday dinner this evening. Kent County Association Rochester, Kent Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 30 July 2017 in 52m (30–0–14 in D) 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 Shona Clark 2 Jamie Austin 3 Pete Cornell 4 Catherine Lewis 5 Darren Elphick 6 Christopher M Trafford 7 Barry Roberts 8 Neil Jones (C) 9 Nick Wheeler Rung on the back 9 prior to Evensong after meeting short for Caters. 900th Q as C. Believed to be the first Q on the back 9. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 30 July 2017 in 40m (6–1–24 in C) 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Shona Clark 2 Maureen Poole 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Tiffany Lynch 5 Terry Barnard 6 Darren Elphick 7 Thomas Barlow 8 Neil Jones (C) A 50th Birthday Compliment to Mike Birkbeck. 450th Q: 4. Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent St Stephen, Hackington Sunday, 30 July 2017 in 41m (10–1–26 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Enid Dixon 2 Elizabeth Shearman 3 Jane E Huxley (C) 4 Brenda Davies 5 Flavia Faedo Rung on the front 5 bells by an all female band to celebrate the Priesting of the Reverend Stacey Rand on Saturday 1 July 2017. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 30 July 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Little Linford Doubles New Bob with Thurlby single 1 Michael Little (C) 2 Tim Attride 3 David Sheekey 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Douglas Neve 6 Stuart Willmott Rung to thank Julie McDonnell and all her helpers for organising a successful and very enjoyable "Strike Back Express" yesterday. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 30 July 2017 in 50m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1260 Plain Bob Royal 1 Keith A Osborne 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Barry A Roberts 4 Owen C R Webster 5 Michael Godfrey 6 Brian P U Lawrence 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Christopher J Cooper 9 Philip M Hills 10 Andrew M Hills Rung prior to Evening Service. Kent County Association Tunstall, Kent St John the Baptist Tuesday, 1 August 2017 in 43m (10–1–8 in G) 1260 Doubles (3m) 240 Grandsire, 480 Reverse Canterbury, 540 Plain Bob 1 Christine Tatler - McCluggage 2 Stuart M Cox 3 Val Reckless 4 Richard J Bushell 5 Emma Cundiff (C) 6 Rachel S Cox Rung to commemorate the centenary of the death of Private Walter Slarks of the Royal West Kent Regiment Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 1 August 2017 in 3h 15 (32–0–20 in C♯) 5040 Woodspring Surprise Royal Composed by Arranged by J Cornock 1 Ronald F Diserens 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Diana R Wraight 4 Elizabeth A Barnes 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 John B Keeler (C) 7 Peter J Joyce 8 Stephen J Davis 9 Phillip R J Barnes 10 David W Grimwood A 50th birthday compliment to Mike Birkbeck Ringing World page reference: 5548.0843Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Tuesday, 1 August 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Little Wyrley Doubles Huntspilll with a Thurlby single 1 Terri Horton 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 David Sheekey 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Michael Little 6 Stuart Willmott Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 1 August 2017 in 48m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1259 Grandsire Caters Composed by Traditional 1 Keith A Osborne 2 Christopher J Cooper 3 Marilyn J Barden 4 Elizabeth M Shearman 5 Maureen A Poole 6 Barry A Roberts 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 8 Damien S Smith 9 Malcolm Barden 10 Brian G Butcher Rung to welcome Nathalie Bienfait back to the United Kingdom. First quarter peal of Grandsire Caters inside (possibly!): 3 Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary Wednesday, 2 August 2017 (6–0–21 in B) 1320 Water Surprise Minor 1 Mary F Marshall 2 Karen A Edwards 3 Owen C R Webster 4 Stephen J Davis 5 Michael C Marshall 6 Martin W Marshall (C) Remembering Mark W. Marshall (1932-1980) Kent County Association Cowden, Kent St Mary Magdalene Wednesday, 2 August 2017 in 38m (7–2–15 in A) 1260 Doubles (3m) 60 St Simons, 600 Reverse Canterbury, 600 Plain Bob 1 Steve Newlands 2 Robin Rouse 3 Caroline Levy-Cooper 4 Louise Nightingale (C) 5 Andy Wickenden 6 Carl Nightingale Rung as a birthday compliment on the 60th Birthday of Trish Wood, mother of 4 5 - first including St Simons Kent County Association Selling, Kent St Mary the Virgin Thursday, 3 August 2017 in 41m (5–3–26 in C) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Mark Chittenden-Pile 2 Ian Oram (C) 3 Maureen Poole 4 Jacqueline Barlow 5 Ronald Diserens 6 Thomas Barlow 7 David Finch 8 Stephen Pocock Kent County Association Otham, Kent St Nicholas Thursday, 3 August 2017 in 42m (7–1–11 in A) 1320 Doubles (5m) St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Grandsire & Rev Canterbury. 1 Jason Williams 2 Alison M Gerrish 3 Tina D Bastow 4 Malwyn A Williams 5 Darren W Elphick (C) 6 Paul G Bastow Birthday compliment to Tina Bastow (4/8). Kent County Association Westgate on Sea, Kent St Saviour Friday, 4 August 2017 (9–3–16 in A♭) 1320 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Debra Stickels 2 Belinda Moyna 3 Dorothe Steidinger 4 Clare Bellis 5 William N Evans (C) 6 Stuart Willmott Rung half muffled in memory of Jane Johnson Kent County Association Benenden, Kent St George Friday, 4 August 2017 in 45m 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Sue Glossop 2 Graham D Heath 3 Corinne Orde 4 Karen Lebon 5 J Roderick N Lebon (C) 6 Gavin Hogben First treble hunt: 1 First inside: 3 First as cover: tenor Kent County Association Sheldwich, Kent St James Saturday, 5 August 2017 in 43m (6) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Susan Smart 2 Annette Garner 3 Simon Wolfe 4 Jim Attwood 5 Barry Roberts (C) 6 Michael Smart Rung in memory of Pat Allchin, a loyal member of the local band. First Quarter: 6. Kent County Association Selling, Kent St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 5 August 2017 in 42m (5–3–26 in C) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Susan Smart 2 Jim Attwood 3 Simon Wolfe 4 John Garner 5 Barry Roberts (C) 6 Michael Smart Rung in memory of Pat Allchin, Tower Captain and Tower Correspondent of Selling Ringers. Kent County Association Pluckley, Kent St Nicholas Saturday, 5 August 2017 in 44m (12–3–25 in E) 1260 Single Oxford Bob Minor 1 Debbie Saunders 2 Shona Clark 3 Christopher R Saunders 4 Timothy Munt 5 Richard W Young 6 Darren W Elphick (C) Kent County Association Little Chart, Kent St Mary Saturday, 5 August 2017 in 40m (6–0–21 in B) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Debbie Saunders 2 Shona Clark 3 Richard W Young 4 Timothy Munt 5 Christopher R Saunders 6 Darren W Elphick (C) 1st TB: 1. 650th Q: 2. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent Waterloo Tower, Quex Park Saturday, 5 August 2017 in 42m (6½ in C) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Susan R Hills 2 John E Haimes 3 Cathryn M Hills 4 Philip M Hills 5 Michael J Little 6 Andrew M Hills (C) 21st birthday compliment to Amy Little. Kent County Association St Laurence in Thanet, Kent St Laurence Sunday, 6 August 2017 in 44m (14–1–19 in E) 1380 Doubles (2m) 720 Reverse Canterbury, 660 Plain Bob 1 Debra L Stickels 2 Belinda Moyna 3 Rebecca L Denne 4 Freda E Parker 5 Thomas A Winter (C) 6 John Paramor Rung open by a local band in celebration of the lives of Jane Johnson and John Webb. Jane was a member of the local band, John was the brother of the ringer of the 4. Most Methods - 2 Kent County Association Speldhurst, Kent St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 6 August 2017 in 47m (13¼ in F♯) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Penny Gerrard 2 Tessa Worthington 3 Mike Worthington 4 Emma Tamkin 5 Stella Wooldridge 6 Anthony Leeves 7 Eric Roughley (C) 8 Crispin Saunders For Evensong. Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 6 August 2017 in 38m (6–1–24 in C) 1250 Purbeck Surprise Major 1 Terence V Barnard 2 Caroline A Stockmann 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Shona Clark 5 Rupert J Cheeseman 6 Thomas M Barlow 7 Michael A Birkbeck (C) 8 Tiffany Lynch Rung on the Feast of the Transfiguration, in support of SBABC Kent County Association Canterbury, Kent St Stephen, Hackington Sunday, 6 August 2017 in 40m (10–1–26 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 MRFS 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Thomas Barlow 4 John E Haimes 5 Paul Davis 6 Alex Britton (C) For Evensong Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Sunday, 6 August 2017 in 36m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 Brathay Doubles St Vedast with a Thurlby single 1 Allan Chandler 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 David Sheekey 4 Emma Tapsell 5 Michael Little 6 Stuart Willmott Rung to celebrate the 21st birthday of Amy Little. 50th QP as conductor - 2 Kent County Association Redhill, Surrey St John the Evangelist Monday, 7 August 2017 in 3h 3 (13–0–7 in F) 5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m) 224 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Bristol, Whalley, Watford, London, Tavistock, Glasgow, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey; 160 com, atw Composed by N Smith 1 Ronald F Diserens 2 Anne L Rueff 3 Phillip R J Barnes 4 Ian G Campbell 5 David Kirkcaldy 6 Stephen J Davis 7 John B Keeler 8 Philip Rogers (C) Kent County Association Chilham, Kent St Mary Monday, 7 August 2017 in 48m (17–2–0 in E) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Terry V Barnard 2 Clare Bellis (C) 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Philip Bedford 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 William N Evans 7 Andrew J Corby 8 Philip H Larter A birthday treat for the conductor. First of major as conductor. First in method, 2 and 6. Kent County Association St Laurence in Thanet, Kent St Laurence Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in 53m (14–1–19 in E) 1260 Grandsire Caters Composed by Adam Beer (1) 1 Leonard A Huckstep 2 Elizabeth M Shearman 3 Diana R Wraight 4 Rebecca L Denne 5 Michael Godfrey 6 Sven A Wraight 7 Timothy S Wraight 8 Douglas G Davis 9 Thomas A Winter (C) 10 John Paramor Rung immediately following the funeral of Jane Johnson, member of the KCACR and ringer at this tower. All of the ringers in this quarter either rung with or knew Jane. First Caters - 4 First Caters as Conductor - 9 Kent County Association Gravesend, Kent St George Tuesday, 8 August 2017 (18–1–6 in E) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Louise Booth 2 Alexander J Britton 3 Catherine M Lewis 4 Colin Friend 5 Peter Joyce 6 David P Hilling 7 Rupert Cheeseman (C) 8 Terence V Barnard Rung to mark the 100th anniversary today of the death of Lance Corporal Walter James Crowhurst, aged 29, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Bn. Killed in action. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. We are very pleased that Miss Grace Crowhurst, a relative, was able to listen to the ringing. We will remember them. Kent County Association Farnborough, Kent St Giles Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in 37m (2–2–26 in E) 1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor 1 Janice Byrne 2 Caroline A Stockmann 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 John S Barnes 5 Thomas M Barlow 6 Stephen J Davis (C) Kent County Association Bobbing, Kent St Bartholomew Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in 41m (8–2–21 in A♭) 1260 Stedman Doubles 1 Philip Larter (C) 2 Barnaby Larter 3 Stephen Trafford 4 Ali Ducker 5 Chris M Trafford 6 Adam Moore First in method 4. Kent County Association Ashford, Kent St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in 47m (21–2–22 in E♭) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Maureen A Poole 2 Brian P U Lawrence 3 Barry A Roberts 4 Edward C Neate 5 Ian Wiltshire 6 Christopher J Cooper 7 Keith A Osborne (C) 8 Mark Chittenden-Pile Rung after having met short for Grandsire Caters (owing to heavy traffic preventing one of the band making it to the tower). Our thanks to Sandy Jeffries for volunteering to stand down. First quarter peal of Major: 4 Kent County Association Selling, Kent St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 9 August 2017 in 41m (5–3–26 in C) 1280 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by A J Cox 1 Susan R Hills 2 Cathryn M Hills 3 Clare J Larter 4 Andrew M Hills (C) 5 Barry A Roberts 6 Philip H Larter 7 Mark Chittenden-Pile 8 Stephen J Davis Ring to celebrate the life of Pat Allchin tower correspondent. First in method: 5. Kent County Association Frinsted, Kent St Dunstan Thursday, 10 August 2017 in 42m (6–1–1 in A) 1260 Doubles Grandsire, Rev Canterbury Plain Bob 1 Paul Bastow 2 Tina Bastow 3 Alison M Gerrish 4 Shona Clark 5 Richard Young (C) 6 Malwyn A Williams A get well compliment to Lily Levick mother of Alison Kent County Association Hothfield, Kent St Margaret Friday, 11 August 2017 in 45m (8–1–23 in A) 1309 Grandsire Doubles 1 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C) 2 Christopher J Cooper 3 Elizabeth M Shearman 4 Martin E Luffman 5 Brian P U Lawrence 6 Sandy L Jeffries Rung to mark the 20th anniversary of a local restoration of these bells after many years of silence. Kent County Association Birchington, Kent All Saints Friday, 11 August 2017 in 40m (8–2–17 in A) 1260 3m Doubles 1 Sarat White 2 Tim Attride (C) 3 Sue Cook 4 Douglas Neve 5 Thomas A Winter 6 Stuart Willmott Kent County Association Tonbridge, Kent SS Peter and Paul Sunday, 13 August 2017 in 41m (10–1–27) 1260 Doubles (2m) 660 Plain Bob, 600 St Simon's 1 Steve Newlands 2 Pam Thomas 3 Stephen Coaker 4 Jacqui Fletcher (C) 5 Adam Brady 6 Alexander Runting First QP as conductor : 4 Kent County Association Maidstone, Kent St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 13 August 2017 (6–1–24 in C) 1250 Spliced Surprise Major (standard 8) 1 Graham Heath 2 Phillip Barnes 3 Jacqueline Barlow 4 Rupert Cheeseman 5 Pam Thomas 6 Stephen Coaker (C) 7 Thomas Barlow 8 Elizabeth Barnes Ruby Wedding Anniversary compliment to Sue and Chris Bassett | |
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