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Yorkshire Association

Wetherby, West Yorkshire

St James

Saturday, 22 January 1977 in 2h 40 (11–3–27 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Susan M Dove

2 Elizabeth Balls

3 Jonathan Holland (aged 13)

4 Gerald Parsons

5 H David Holland

6 Brian E Moorhouse

7 C Barrie Dove (C)

8 Roger Riley

Yorkshire Association

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 6 February 1977 in 48m (20–1–16 in E♭)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

Rung with 7,6,8 cover

1 Allan Parker

2 Nigel A L Mellor

3 Edwin P King

4 Ann Humphreys

5 Hugh N Lawrance (C)

6 Timothy J Aldridge

7 Geoffrey A Bracewell

8 Peter O Aldridge

First inside: 2, Rung for Mattins on Accession Sunday

Yorkshire Association

Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 12 February 1977 in 2h 42 (12–3–8 in F♯)

5040 Minor

Primrose Surprise, Single Oxford, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, St Clements Bob, Plain Bob

1 Christopher Ling

2 C Barrie Dove

3 Jonathan Holland

4 Brian E Moorhouse

5 Alexander E Marsh

6 H David Holland (C)

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Sunday, 13 February 1977 in 44m (18–0–14 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Sue C Sotheran

2 Jack Roach

3 Peter Sotheran

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Thomas M Cox

6 Lionel D Smith

7 W J Peter Wishart (C)

8 Graham Blackburn

First Quarter for tenor.

Rung with the best wishes of the band for Rev. Sugu Chandy prior to Evensong, his last service before leaving the parish.

Yorkshire Association

Collingham, West Yorkshire

St Oswald

Monday, 14 February 1977 in 2h 27 (7–2–0 in B♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Jonathan Holland

2 Elizabeth Balls

3 Stephen J Gullick

4 David Hurton

5 H David Holland

6 Malcolm S Turner

7 C Barrie Dove (C)

8 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Monday, 21 February 1977 in 2h 28 (6–0–3 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Anne F Hobbs

2 Jonathan Holland

3 Ronald H Dove

4 Elizabeth Balls

5 H David Holland

6 C Barrie Dove (C)

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 5 March 1977 in 2h 56 (18–1–3)

5120 Lugovalium Surprise Major

Composed by I North

1 Frances Threlfall

2 Patricia North

3 Ruth Tysoe

4 Derek J Tysoe

5 J Henry Fielden

6 Clive W Longden

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

First peal in the method

Yorkshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Saturday, 26 March 1977 in 3h 18 (28–3–6 in D)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S Ivin

1 Patricia North

2 Frances Threlfall

3 Ruth Tysoe

4 Neil J Sheard

5 Derek J Tysoe

6 Clive Longden

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

Yorkshire Association

Hutton Cranswick, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 2 April 1977 in 3h 7 (19–2–6 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of: Surfleet Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Beverley Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, St Clements Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob.

1 Andrew R Stone

2 Glenn A A Taylor

3 Peter J Sanderson

4 Raymond East

5 Peter Wilkinson

6 David E Potter (C)

Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs R C Stone, parents of Andrew

Yorkshire Association

Stockton on Tees, Durham

Parish Church

Sunday, 10 April 1977 in 50m (21–0–11 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Michael A Hodgson

2 Graham Craggs

3 Elaine M Banton

4 Marian Foster

5 Janette Harbron

6 Elizabeth A Smith

7 Alan Woodall

8 Lionel D Smith

9 Les Franks

10 A Colin Banton (C)

First on 10 away from cover for 1.

First Quarter inside for 5.

First Quarter of Royal for 1,2,5,6,7 and 8.

Rung for Easter Sunday

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Thursday, 21 April 1977 in 47m (18–0–14 in E)

1270 Stedman Triples

1 Alan Woodall

2 J Lynne Crighton

3 Laura Yates

4 Peter Sotheran

5 Peter Wishart

6 Robert D Crighton

7 Thomas M Cox (C)

8 Graham Blackburn

To Celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen

Yorkshire Association

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 30 April 1977 in 2h 57

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

2176 Cambridge, 1472 Yorkshire, 1408 Lincolnshire. 134 com.

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 David Banks

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Peter J Sanderson

4 Peter Schofield

5 Raymond East

6 George E Hancock

7 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

8 David E Potter

First of Spliced: 2, 3, 5 and 6. Rung on the middle 8.

Yorkshire Association

Marske by the Sea, North Yorkshire

St Mark

Sunday, 1 May 1977 in 41m (6–3–21 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Kathryn L Halliwell

2 Peter Sotheran

3 Sara Akehurst

4 Sue C Sotheran

5 Elizabeth A Smith

6 Lionel D Smith

7 W J Peter Wishart (C)

8 Ian Stoker

Rung for Evensong.

Yorkshire Association

Guiseley, West Yorkshire

St Oswald King and Martyr

Saturday, 14 May 1977 in 2h 56 (16–3–7 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 A Jane Gill

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Felicity Ashford

4 Peter J Sanderson

5 David R Smith

6 Geoffrey Paul

7 Peter Wilkinson

8 Raymond East (C)

First peal attempt: 1. 100th peal: 7. First peal as Conductor: 8. 21st birthday compliment to David R Smith. Rung for Silver Jubilee Year.

Yorkshire Association

Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 May 1977 in 2h 30 (8–1–26 in B♭)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by SJ Ivin

1 David S Lockwood

2 Patricia North

3 Ruth Tysoe

4 Iris ME Lemare

5 Frances Fielden

6 Clive Longden

7 Ian North (C)

8 Derek J Tysoe

Ringing World page reference: 3453.0553

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 25 May 1977 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Margaret Jobson

2 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

3 Alan Pickles

4 David Jobson

5 Lionel D Smith

First Quarter for 4.

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 1 June 1977 in 2h 40 (11–1–0 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Neil Donovan

2 Gordon K Chaddock

3 David Nichols

4 Philip Wood

5 Malcolm S Turner

6 David Hunton (C)

1st minor - 4

Silver Jubilee Year Peal.

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Thursday, 2 June 1977 in 44m (18–0–14 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Lionel D Smith

2 Sue C Sotheran

3 Laura Yates

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Alan Woodall

6 W J Peter Wishart

7 Thomas M Cox

8 Jack Roach (C)

First Quarter in the method for 2 and 5.

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Skelton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 June 1977 in 47m (23–0–16 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 C Robinson

2 Margaret Rand

3 Angela Wright

4 M John Halliwell (C)

5 Sue C Sotheran

6 W J Peter Wishart

7 Lionel D Smith

8 Peter Sotheran

First Quarter in the method for 3.

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Saturday, 4 June 1977 in 2h 49

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphreys

1 Margaret Boam

2 Michael G Barker

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 Andrew R Stone

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 Raymond East

7 Peter Wilkinson

8 David E Potter (C)

First Lincolnshire: 2, 4 and 6.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 5 June 1977 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1320 Grandsire Doubles

1 Raymond Smalls

2 Lionel D Smith (C)

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Alan Pickles

6 Michael McDonald

First Quarter for 1 and 6.

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Peter

Sunday, 5 June 1977 in 3h 17 (22–1–3 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Andrew R Stone

2 Christine B Sanderson

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 Peter J Sanderson

5 Peter Wilkinson

6 Margaret Boam

7 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

8 David E Potter

First Bristol: 2 and 4.

Yorkshire Association

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid

Monday, 6 June 1977 in 3h 17 (23–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles J Sedgley

1 Andrew R Stone

2 David E Potter

3 Christine B Sanderson

4 Maurice Calvert

5 Alexander E Marsh

6 Margaret Boam

7 Peter J Sanderson

8 Norman Chaddock (C)

9 Raymond East

10 Peter F Town

First of Yorkshire Surprise Royal: 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9.

Yorkshire Association

Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 6 June 1977 in 3h 35 (31–1–11 in C)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Phillipa M Thomson

2 John Robinson

3 Stephen T Yates

4 Peter H Gardener

5 Malcolm Quimby

6 Trevor H Kirkman

7 C Barrie Dove (C)

8 Peter L R Hayward

9 Philip Rogers

10 Roger S Riley

Personal record

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

St Stephen, Acomb

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 47 (10–3–26 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each of: Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, St Clements Bob, Cambridge Surprise. 3 extents of Plain Bob.

1 Peter J Sanderson

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 Peter Wilkinson

5 David E Potter

6 Margaret Boam (C)

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 David Jobson

2 Margaret Jobson

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Alan Pickles

5 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

6 Norman Hudson

First Quarter for 6.

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 29 (5–0–17 in C)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent each of: Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Cambridge Surprise. 4 extents of Plain Bob

1 David Hildred

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Doreen E Sanderson

4 Ronald J Sanderson

5 Christine B Sanderson

6 Peter J Sanderson (C)

First peal by present local band.

Yorkshire Association

Skelton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 8 June 1977 in 49m (23–0–16 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Kathryn L Halliwell

2 C Robinson

3 Peter Sotheran

4 Sue C Sotheran

5 Elizabeth A Smith

6 Alan Gibson

7 M John Halliwell (C)

8 Lionel D Smith

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Middleham, North Yorkshire

St Mary and St Alkelda

Wednesday, 8 June 1977 in 3h 5 (18–0–8 in E)

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Peter J Sanderson

1 David Hildred

2 A Jane Gill

3 Peter J Sanderson (C)

4 W J Peter Wishart

5 Andrew R Stone

6 Margaret Boam

7 Raymond East

8 Malcolm S Turner

First peal of Major: 1. First peal inside:2. First of Major as Conductor: 3.

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Thursday, 9 June 1977 in 44m (18–0–14 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Graham Blackburn

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 A Colin Banton (C)

5 Thomas M Cox

6 Lionel D Smith

7 W J Peter Wishart

8 Roger Cooper

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Masham, North Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 13 June 1977 in 48m (13–1–21 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 A Whitehead

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Lionel D Smith

5 A Colin Banton (C)

6 L T Burnett

First Quarter for 1 and 6.

Rung for the Silver Jubilee of H M The Queen.

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Saturday, 25 June 1977 in 2h 44 (10–3–11 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Margaret Nuttall

2 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

3 Helen E Glover

4 Edward C Steele

5 Roy Clarke

6 R Gordon Corby

First peal 1, 4

For the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Second

Yorkshire Association

Swindon, Wiltshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 25 June 1977 in 3h 6 (21–3–9 in D)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Frank E Darby

1 Stephen N Whittleton

2 John Robinson

3 Peter G Giles

4 Peter H Gardner

5 Colin C Monson

6 Barry J Fry

7 Frank W Lewis

8 Richard H Youdale

9 Roger S Riley

10 C Barrie Dove (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3457.0657

Yorkshire Association

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 26 June 1977 in 3h 8 (23–0–20 in D)

5042 Pudsey Surprise Maximus

Composed by C B Dove

1 Ian G Judd

2 John Robinson

3 Stephen Yates

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Peter L R Hayward

6 Colin C Monson

7 Frank W Rivett

8 Peter H Gardner

9 Frank W Lewis

10 Richard H Youdale

11 Roger S Riley

12 C Barrie Dove (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3457.0657

Yorkshire Association

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 2 July 1977 in 3h 15 (25–2–18 in D)

5081 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 J Elizabeth Halliwell

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Douglas Elwick

4 M John Halliwell

5 Sidney R Elwick

6 Robert M Franks

7 W J Peter Wishart

8 John G Hallett

9 Alan Woodall

10 Nigel R Self

11 A Colin Banton (C)

12 Stephen A Taylor

First Peal: 12

First in the method for all.

YACR Peal No: 9351

Yorkshire Association

Hunsingore, North Yorkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 2 July 1977 in 2h 53 (10–3–21 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of: Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford Bob, St Clements Bob, Single Oxford Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Sally A Atkins

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Peter J Sanderson

4 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

5 David E Potter

6 C Barrie Dove

Believed to be the first peal on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Burley, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 4 July 1977 in 2h 36 (7–3–16 in B♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Julia Metcalfe

2 Frederick B Jackson

3 Christopher P Turner

4 John S Leech

5 Susan L Apter

6 Audrey Warwick

7 Andrew Alldrick (C)

8 John Robinson

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

Jalou York formerly Arts Centre

Wednesday, 13 July 1977 in 2h 54 (9–0–4 in G♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each of: Oxford Treble Bob, St Clements Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob. 3 extents of Plain Bob.

1 Julie M Barrett

2 Doreen E Sanderson

3 Christine B Sanderson

4 Andrew R Stone

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 David E Potter (C)

Rung for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee visit to York.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Thursday, 14 July 1977 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Michael McDonald

2 Alan Pickles

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Margaret Jobson

5 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

6 David Jobson

First Quarter away from cover for 1.

Rung for the Jubilee Visit to Thornaby of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

Yorkshire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 July 1977 in 3h 41 (25–1–14 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Andrew R Stone

2 Peter J Sanderson

3 Glenn A A Taylor

4 Margaret Boam

5 Philip S Woods

6 Jeffrey Kershaw

7 Raymond East

8 Peter Wilkinson

9 David E Potter

10 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

Yorkshire Association

Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

St Botolph

Tuesday, 26 July 1977 in 47m (15–0–7 in F)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Donna M Brodie

2 Alan Woodall

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Aubrey Mills

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Thomas M Cox

7 A Colin Banton (C)

8 David A Town

First Quarter for 1.

Yorkshire Association

Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Cathedral Church of St Mary

Saturday, 6 August 1977 in 3h 32 (41–1–15 in B)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Valerie J Howard

2 James Hedgcock

3 Tony Skilton

4 John Pladdys (C)

5 David A Town

6 John A Howard

7 Peter L R Hayward

8 Trevor H Kirkman

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 Graham K Austin

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter

Sunday, 7 August 1977

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Sally Walton

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Christine B Sanderson

4 Andrew R Stone

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 David E Potter

7 B Sutton (C)

8 P O Aldridge

For Evensong

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 20 August 1977 in 2h 50 (11–1–14 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Frederick B Jackson

2 Judith Fawcett

3 Neil Aspland

4 Sally Atkins

5 Christopher Ling

6 John S Leech

7 David Atkins

8 Ronald R Warford (C)

Yorkshire Association

Guisborough, North Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 6 September 1977 in 42m (8–2–12 in A)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Mark Foster

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Les Franks

5 Lionel D Smith

6 A Colin Banton (C)

Yorkshire Association

Oldham, Greater Manchester

St Mary

Saturday, 10 September 1977 in 3h 16 (35–0–4 in D♭)

5000 Spliced Maximus (2m)

Plain Bob and Little Bob

Composed by Arranged by Jeffrey Brannan

1 Raymond East

2 Martin J Whiteley

3 Andrew R Stone

4 Peter Wilkinson

5 Margaret Boam

6 Christine B Sanderson

7 Glenn A A Taylor

8 Peter J Sanderson

9 Stephen R Munday

10 David E Potter

11 Derek J Thomas

12 Jeffrey Brannan (C)

First of Maximus: 6. First of Maximus inside: 3

Yorkshire Association

Whitby, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 2h 59 (19–0–11 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by A Colin Banton

1 Elaine M Banton

2 J Elizabeth Halliwell

3 Robert M Franks

4 Lionel D Smith

5 M John Halliwell

6 A Colin Banton

7 Allan Woodall

8 Sidney R Elwick

9 Nigel R Self

10 Douglas Elwick (C)

First peal of Royal for 4. First peal as conductor.

Golden wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs Harry Short of Hartlepool (formerly of Whitby)

Yorkshire Association

Stockton on Tees, Durham

Parish Church

Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 3h 17 (21–0–11 in E♭)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J E Cawser

1 James Hedgcock

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Jennifer A Town

4 John A Howard

5 Peter F Town

6 David A Town

7 Martyn J Marriott

8 John Pladdys

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 Robert B Smith (C)

Yorkshire Association

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

St Giles

Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 3h 2 (18–0–19 in F)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Ruth H Parker

2 Robert B Smith

3 James Hedgcock

4 Malcolm S Turner

5 Jennifer A Town

6 John Pladdys (C)

7 John A Howard

8 David A Town

9 Peter F Town

10 Martyn J Marriott

Yorkshire Association

Norton juxta Malton, North Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 24 September 1977 in 3h 2 (14–2–20 in F♯)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by J Morgan

1 A Jane Gill

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Christine B Sanderson

4 Raymond East

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 Glenn A A Taylor

7 David E Potter

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 25 September 1977 in 47m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Raymond Smalls

2 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

3 Michael McDonald

4 Margaret Jobson

5 Lionel D Smith

6 David Jobson

First Quarter inside for 3.

Rung for Harvest Festival.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 9 October 1977 in 49m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Michael McDonald

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

5 A Colin Banton

6 Lionel D Smith

7 Alan Woodall

8 David Jobson

First Quarter on 8 at first attempt for 1 and 8

Yorkshire Association

Duffield, Derbyshire

St Alkmund

Saturday, 22 October 1977 in 3h (17–2–11 in E)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Arranged by W E Crichley

1 Ian North

2 Ruth Tysoe

3 Iris M E Lemare

4 Patricia North

5 Derek J Tysoe

6 Pamela A Lockwood

7 J Neville Parkin

8 Ross Finbow

9 Clive Longden

10 Richard E Price (C)

RW 1977.1021.

Yorkshire Association

Stockton on Tees, Durham

Parish Church

Sunday, 30 October 1977 in 47m (21–0–11 in E♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Graham Craggs

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 W J Peter Wishart

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Thomas M Cox

7 Jack Roach

8 A Colin Banton (C)

First Quarter in the method for 2, 3 and 5.

Yorkshire Association

Mirfield, West Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 5 November 1977 in 3h 25 (30–1–22 in D)

5031 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Ruth H Parker

2 James Hedgcock

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 John A Howard

5 Peter F Town

6 David Kingman

7 David A Town

8 Robert B Smith

9 Martin J Whiteley

10 Malcolm S Turner

First peal of Stedman Caters on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter

Saturday, 5 November 1977 in 3h 25 (25–2–21 in D)

5074 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Ruth H Parker

2 James Hedgcock

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 Jennifer A Town

5 Peter F Town

6 David A Town

7 David Kingman

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 John A Howard

10 Robert B Smith

11 Martin J Whiteley

12 David Nicholls

Yorkshire Association

Ormesby, North Yorkshire

St Cuthbert

Sunday, 13 November 1977 in 2h 56 (18–0–14 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker

1 Graham A Blackburn

2 Jack Roach

3 W J Peter Wishart

4 A P John Limbach

5 Thomas M Cox

6 Lionel D Smith

7 A Colin Banton (C)

8 Roger Cooper

First peal for 1 & 8.

Rung on Remembrance Sunday

Yorkshire Association

Whitby, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 19 November 1977 in 53m (19–0–11 in E)

1440 Plain Bob Royal

1 Elaine M Banton

2 J Elizabeth Halliwell

3 Alan Woodall

4 A Colin Banton (C)

5 W J Peter Wishart

6 Sidney R Elwick

7 Robert Franks

8 Lionel D Smith

9 M John Halliwell

10 Douglas Elwick

Rung to celebrate the birth of a son to Captain Mark Phillips and HRH The Princess Anne.

Yorkshire Association

Wetherby, West Yorkshire

St James

Saturday, 19 November 1977 in 2h 36 (11–3–27 in F♯)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

1 H David Holland

2 Lynn Chaddock

3 Neil Donovan

4 Michael Peers

5 John S Leech

6 Alex Marsh

7 Graham Chadwick

8 Malcolm S Turner (C)

Yorkshire Association

Harrogate, Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 3 December 1977 in 2h 24 (6–0–3 in C)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

896 Rutland; 704 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative; 448 Bristol. 87 com, atw.

Composed by PGK Davies

1 Elizabeth S Riley

2 C Barrie Dove

3 Roger S Riley

4 Alan W Jackson

5 R Nicholas Lawrence

6 John P Colliss

7 Alison K Surry

8 Roy LeMarechal (C)

Yorkshire Association

Meanwood, Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 4 December 1977 in 2h 55 (16–3–5 in E)

5040 Stedman Doubles

1 John P Colliss (C)

2 Alison K Surry

3 R Nicholas Lawrence

4 Robert J Atkinson

5 Roy LeMarechal

1st of Stedman Doubles - 4

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 11 December 1977 in 43m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 Elizabeth A Smith

2 Alan Woodall

3 David Jobson

4 Lionel D Smith

First Quarter of Plain Bob for 3.

Rung for the Evening Service.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 17 December 1977 in 3h 27 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Pamela A Lockwood

2 Iris A Lockwood

3 Patricia North

4 David C Lester

5 Stuart J Heath

6 Ian North

7 Clive W Longden

8 Richard E Price (C)

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Friday, 23 December 1977 in 2h 58 (10–3–11 in G)

5040 Minor (12m)

Extent 1: Beverley Surprise and Surfleet Surprise. Extent 2: Norwich Surprise. Extent 3: Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements, Childwall. Extent 4: Oxford Bob and Plain Bob. Extent 5: Oxford Treble Bob. Extent 6: Kent Treble Bob. Extent 7: Cambridge Surprise.

1 Christine B Sanderson

2 Andrew R Stone

3 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

4 Peter J Sanderson

5 Robert Cater

6 David E Potter

Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 27 December 1977 in 2h 43 (5–0–17 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Ronald J Sanderson

2 Christine B Sanderson

3 David Hildred

4 Doreen E Sanderson

5 Andrew R Stone

6 Peter J Sanderson

7 David E Potter

8 Christopher J Groome (C)

First peal inside: 3. First peal since augmentation. Rung for the Golden Jubilee of the Huntington Guild of Ringers.

Yorkshire Association

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 28 December 1977 in 3h 25 (34–3–0 in D♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

1440 each London No 3, Yorkshire and Cambridge and 720 Clifton with 108 changes of method.

Composed by C Forster

1 Ian Coates

2 Neil Donovan

3 Sarah J Driver

4 Maris C Stephenson

5 Roderick R Horton

6 Alan M Trebble

7 David Nichols

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 Stuart Armeson (C)

10 Ian G Campbell

First of Spliced Surprise Royal - 3,7,8.

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter

Saturday, 31 December 1977 in 3h 15

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by H Hubbard

1 A Jane Gill

2 Elaine L V Tickner

3 Raymond East

4 David R Smith

5 Andrew R Stone

6 Peter J Sanderson

7 David E Potter (C)

8 Peter O Aldridge

First peal attempt: 8. Rung on the middle 8.

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