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Yorkshire Association

Adwick le Street, South Yorkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 2 March 1963 in 2h 45 (10–0–24 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Florence Chester

2 Harold Bell

3 Alan Jewitt

4 Russell Stephenson

5 Roger A Smith

6 Frederick J Jackson (C)

First peal 1,2 & 5.

Rung as a farewell to the Rev. J. M. Jones Rector, who is leaving the parish.

Yorkshire Association

Epworth, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 25 May 1963 in 3h 1 (17)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G Williams

1 Leslie M Woodhead

2 Alan Sheppard

3 James Thorley

4 Melvyn A Rose

5 John F Underwood

6 John Potts

7 Kenneth B Sissons

8 J Martin Thorley

First peal of Major: 3, 5

A birthday compliment to Mrs. J. Martin Thorley.

RW 1963 p402

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 15 June 1963 in 2h 57 (18–1–3)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Geoffrey F Bryant

2 Linda Gott

3 Frances Fairbank

4 J Henry Fielden

5 J Neville Parkin

6 John N D Chaddock

7 Gordon R Corby

8 Wilfred F Moreton (C)

First peal of Surprise: 2

Yorkshire Association

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 June 1963 in 2h 48 (20–1–16 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 Stephen Wright

2 William Fay

3 Edward Hudson

4 John A Brown

5 Bert Sutton (C)

6 Fred Hodgson

7 Thomas M Cox

8 Edwin P King

First peal - 1.

Rung as a compliment to Mr and Mrs B Sutton on their Silver Wedding, also for the birth of their first grandchild, a boy, to their daughter Madeleine and David Bradford, in Aden 29th January 1963.

Yorkshire Association

Wentworth, South Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 July 1963 in 2h 47 (10–0–12 in G)

5040 Doubles (9m)

480 each St. Martins, reverse St. Bartholomew, Winchendon Place, Clifford’s pleasure, April Day & Candlesby Slow course, 720 each Reverse Canterbury pleasure & Plain Bob

1 M Alec Beaumont

2 Andrew King

3 Michael King

4 David E Archer

5 Michael R Meadows (C)

6 Alec Beaumont

First peal 4. 25th peal on the bells.

Rung by the local Sunday Service band to mark the centenary year of the casting of the bells by J. Warner & sons in 1963.

Also to mark their 70th year in the present church & their 25th year since rehanging by Taylor’s of Loughborough in 1938.

Yorkshire Association

Handsworth, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 13 July 1963 in 2h 42 (12–0–2 in F♯)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Ian M Holland

1 Geoffrey N Goodall

2 Eileen J Osborne

3 Malcolm P Phipps

4 Richard A Shekelton

5 John E Chapman

6 Ian M Holland

7 Leonard Goodall (C)

8 John E Turley

1st surprise - 5

Yorkshire Association

Whitby, Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 29 July 1963 in 3h 12 (19–0–11 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Patrick I Chapman

1 Norman Errington

2 John E Anderson

3 Michael Maughan

4 W Norman Park

5 Michael Armstrong

6 Alan R Patterson

7 Robin G Turner

8 Bryan Pattison (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2732.0586

Yorkshire Association

Wykeham, North Yorkshire

St Helen and All Saints

Friday, 16 August 1963 in 2h 42 (9–1–6 in A)

5040 Doubles (8m)

480 each Kennington, Southrepps Pleasure, April Day, Clifford’s Pleasure, reverse St Bartholomew & Grandsire, 720 Reverse Canterbury pleasure, 1440 plain Bob

1 Stephen Wright

2 William Fay

3 Andrew King

4 Edwin P King

5 Michael King (C)

First of Doubles 1, first inside to 8 methods 4, first as conductor 5

First peal on the bells (in a detached tower) since 1913

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 17 August 1963 in 2h 59 (18–1–3)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Jeanne E Bottomley

2 B Gillian Schofield

3 Peter A Kirkby

4 Roger J Lumley

5 S Barry Schofield

6 A Barry Sullivan

7 Roderick W Pipe (C)

8 Vernon Bottomley

First peal in the method: 3

Yorkshire Association

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Minster church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 August 1963 in 3h 34 (28–0–14)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Donald H Niblett

4 Peter Scholfield

5 S Barry Schofield

6 J Henry Fielden

7 J Neville Parkin

8 W Eric Critchley

9 J Martin Thorley

10 James A D Woolford

11 Richard E Price

12 Michael P Moreton

First peal of Stedman Cinques: 2, 5.

First peal of Stedman Cinques on the bells since their restoration.

Ringing world: 2734.0618

Ringing World page reference: 2734.0618

Yorkshire Association

Carlton in Cleveland, Yorkshire

St Botolph

Thursday, 22 August 1963 in 3h 6 (15–0–7 in F)

5152 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 S Barry Schofield

2 J Martin Thorley

3 Iris Lemare

4 Wilfrid F Moreton

5 Peter Scholfield

6 Michael P Moreton

7 Richard E Price (C)

8 James A D Woolford

Ringing World page reference: 2734.0619

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 24 August 1963 in 3h 9 (18–1–3)

5040 Heptonstall Little Surprise Major

1 J Martin Thorley

2 Peter Scholfield

3 S Barry Schofield

4 James A D Woolford

5 Richard E Price

6 W Eric Critchley

7 Wilfred F Moreton (C)

8 Michael P Moreton

100th peal for the Association: 5

First peal in the method

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 21 September 1963 in 2h 58 (18–1–3)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Paul Birkett

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Arlene Flather

4 Arthur Rogers

5 John Pilkington

6 David Smith

7 Vivian Nutton (C)

8 J Henry Fielden

First peal of Superlative: 3,4,5,6

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 19 October 1963 in 2h 51 (17–0–4 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Jeffrey J Fox

2 C Barrie Dove

3 Gael Brown

4 John E Chapman

5 Peter Fenney

6 John Weaver

7 Clive M Longdon

8 Derek P Jones (C)

1st peal of major - 7

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Saturday, 26 October 1963 in 2h 55 (18–0–14 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstan (Heywood's)

1 Iris Lemare

2 Fred Hodgson

3 Margaret Wilkinson

4 Rohilla Cooke

5 Jack Roach

6 Tom Cooke

7 Tom Cox

8 Elsdon Metcalfe

Yorkshire Association

Wentworth, South Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 9 November 1963 in 3h (10–0–12 in G)

5040 Doubles (15m)

120 Old Bob, 240 each Candlesby slow course, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Eynsham, St Simons, St Martins, 480 Reverse St Bartholomew, 360 Grandsire, 240 each Southrepps & Clifford’s Pleasure, 480 Reverse Canterbury pleasure, 360 Kennington, 600 April Day & 720 Plain Bob

1 David E Archer

2 Edwin P King

3 Andrew King

4 M Alec Beaumont

5 Michael King (C)

6 Alec Beaumont

First in 15 methods by all.

Rung half muffled as a tribute to the fallen.

Yorkshire Association

Epworth, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 9 November 1963 in 3h 14 (17–0–16 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 James Thorley

2 J Martin Thorley (C)

3 Roger D Bailey

4 Melvyn A Rose

5 Derek J Jones

6 Keith R Davey

7 John F Underwood

8 Alan G Payne

First peal of major inside: 5

In remembrance of the Fallen.

RW 1963 p787

Yorkshire Association

Collingham, West Yorkshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 14 December 1963 in 2h 19 (7–2–0 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

In three methods, viz.: (1 and 2) Southrepps, (3 and 4) Kent, (5, 6 and 7) Plain Bob

1 Anthony O Sheard

2 Dinah M Blow

3 Peter Fenney

4 Ronald H Dove

5 John Weaver

6 C Barrie Dove (C)

25th Peal for the Association: 5

Ringing World page reference: 2752.0049

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 21 December 1963 in 3h 21 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5056 Eastcote Surprise Major

Composed by W. Eric Critchley

1 John N D Chaddock

2 Howard Scott

3 Jeanne E Bottomley

4 Donald H Niblett

5 Gordon Benfield

6 W Eric Critchley (C)

7 Vernon Bottomley

8 Richard E Price

First peal in the method by all & by the Association.

Yorkshire Association

Wentworth, South Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 28 December 1963 in 2h 47 (10–0–12 in G)

5040 Doubles (21m)

240 each Stedman, St Nicholas, St Giles, St Miles, St Johns, Winchendon Place, Eynsham, St Simons, St Paul’s, St Leonard’s, st Martins, Southrepps pleasure, Clifford’s pleasure, Reverse Canterbury pleasure, Candlesby slow course, Old Bob, Kennington, April Day, plain Bob, Reverse St Bartholomew & Grandsire.

1 David E Archer

2 Andrew King

3 M Alec Beaumont

4 Michael King

5 Michael R Meadows (C)

6 Alec Beaumont

First in 21 methods for all.

Rung to mark the end of the centenary of the bells cast in 1863.

Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to the conductor (Dec 29th) and the ringers of 2 & 4 (Jan 1st 1964)

Yorkshire Association

Belton in Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 December 1963 in 2h 47 (11–0–13 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being an extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, St. Clement's, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 John Potts

2 J Martin Thorley (C)

3 Melvyn A Rose

4 Alan Sheppard

5 Kenneth B Sissons

6 John F Underwood

The tenor ringer has now 'completed the circle'.

An eighth birthday compliment to Carol M Sheppard.

RW 1964 p51

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