BellBoard

Yorkshire Association

Arksey, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 6 January 1979 in 2h 45 (9–3–20 in F♯)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by M. J. Platt

1 Wilfrid F Moreton

2 Helen E Glover

3 Malcolm S Turner

4 Andrew Fisher

5 Roy Clarke

6 Ian Coates

7 Stuart R Armeson (C)

8 Neil Donovan

First Yorkshire 2, 5

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 28 January 1979 in 47m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Angela Vaughan

2 A Colin Banton

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 Thomas M Cox

7 W J Peter Wishart

8 Lionel D Smith (C)

First Quarter of Major for 1.

First Quarter of Major inside for 5.

First Quarter of Major as Conductor.

Rung for the Patronal Festival and the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the bells (January 1899)

Yorkshire Association

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Monday, 29 January 1979 in 2h 30 (6–0–3 in C)

5120 Watford Surprise Major

1 Ronald Dove

2 C Barrie Dove (C)

3 Elizabeth S Riley

4 Alan W Jackson

5 John S Leech

6 Robert J Atkinson

7 John Robinson

8 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Sheffield, Dore, South Yorkshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 24 February 1979 in 5h 15 (11–0–24 in G)

10080 London Surprise Major

Composed by Composed by B L Burrows

1 Len Goodall (C)

2 Stephen Yates

3 Ross Finbow

4 Lester J Yeo

5 Ronald J Johnston

6 Margaret Whiteley

7 Martin J Whiteley

8 Richard E Price

RW 1979.0246.

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 24 February 1979 in 3h 3 (18–1–3)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 David Pygott

2 Sally A Atkins

3 Patricia North

4 David Atkins

5 Lawrence Pygott

6 Robert Pygott

7 Ian North (C)

8 Clive W Longden

Yorkshire Association

Whorlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

Holy Cross

Sunday, 25 February 1979 in 46m (7–2–10 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Susan P Hogg

2 Lionel D Smith (C)

3 Aubrey E Crosby

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 William F Hogg

First Quarter for 1 and 6.

Rung for Evensong.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 28 February 1979 in 44m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elizabeth A Smith

2 Hannah F M Ross

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Lionel D Smith

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 Kevin Fox (C)

Rung for the service on Ash Wednesday.

Yorkshire Association

Ossett, West Yorkshire

Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 3 March 1979 in 3h 8 (27–1–25 in D)

5031 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 James Hedgcock

2 Jennifer A Town

3 Paul Jopp

4 David Kingman

5 Thomas M Cox

6 Jack Roach

7 David A Town

8 Peter F Town

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 John Pladdys (C)

Yorkshire Association

Marsden, West Yorkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 3 March 1979 in 3h 7 (26–2–7 in D)

5005 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 James Hedgcock

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Jennifer A Town

4 David Kingman

5 Paul Jopp

6 Ian Coates

7 Peter F Town

8 David A Town

9 Neil Donovan

10 Malcolm S Turner

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 4 March 1979 in 41m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1272 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Christopher A C Ross

2 Margaret Jobson

3 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

4 Helen Rowlands

5 Lionel D Smith

6 A Colin Banton

First Quarter in the method for 2.

First Quarter of Treble Bob for 1.

Rung for Evensong.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 10 March 1979 in 3h 12 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5040 St Edmundsbury Bob Triples

Composed by Anon

1 Malcolm S Turner

2 Neil Donovan

3 Andrew Fisher

4 Ian Coates

5 David Nichols

6 Gordon K Chaddock

7 Stuart Armeson (C)

8 G David Munday

Birthday compliments to tenor ringer

Yorkshire Association

Whitby, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 March 1979 in 3h 9 (19–0–11 in E)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by A Colin Banton

1 Elaine M Banton

2 Kathryn L Halliwell

3 Carole A Halls

4 A Colin Banton (C)

5 W J Peter Wishart

6 Keith I Davis

7 Lionel D Smith

8 Douglas Elwick

9 Nigel R Self

10 M John Halliwell

Yorkshire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 24 March 1979 in 3h 54 (42–2–25 in B)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by P Border

1 Stephen A Waters

2 Elizabeth A Hibbert

3 Ruth Blackwell

4 Edward J Futcher (C)

5 Neil Donovan

6 Barry J Fry

7 Ian Coates

8 Raymond D Helliwell

9 David Kingman

10 Derek J Thomas

11 David Nichols

12 Malcolm S Turner

First of Camb. S12 - 9

Ringing World page reference: 3549.0371

Yorkshire Association

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 24 March 1979 in 3h 27 (25–2–18 in D)

5088 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Robert B Smith

1 Ruth H Smith

2 Jennifer A Town

3 A P John Limbach

4 Maris C Stephenson

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 Peter Church

7 Peter F Town

8 David A Town

9 Roderick R Horton

10 John Pladdys

11 Ian G Campbell

12 Robert B Smith (C)

First of Bristol Surprise Maximus - 3,7,8,10.

First of Bristol Surprise Maximus on tower bells - 2.

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 24 March 1979 in 2h 52 (18–1–3)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major

4m: 1344 each Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 1248 Cambridge; 1152 Rutland; 98 com and atw

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Gwen Rogers

2 Catherine M Ladd

3 Ruth Jackson

4 Ian H Jorysz

5 Philip Rogers

6 Alan W Jackson

7 John Robinson

8 Alan J Ladd (C)

First spliced: 3,4

First spliced as conductor

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 25 March 1979 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Margaret Jobson

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 Helen Rowlands

4 C Lesley Hall

5 W J Peter Wishart

6 Lionel D Smith

7 Godfrey S Hall (C)

8 John G Hallett

First Quarter in the method for 2 and 6.

First Quarter of surprise as Conductor.

Rung for Evensong on Mothering Sunday.

Yorkshire Association

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid

Saturday, 7 April 1979 in 3h 24 (23–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Donna M Brodie

2 Aubrey D Mills

3 W J Peter Wishart

4 Thomas M Cox

5 A Colin Banton

6 Jennifer A Town

7 Lionel D Smith

8 John A Kerr

9 Peter F Town

10 David A Town (C)

First peal of Surprise Royal for 1,2,7 and 8

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 8 April 1979 (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Norman Hudson

2 Margaret Jobson (C)

3 Lionel D Smith

4 David Everett

5 Elizabeth A Smith

6 David Jobson

First Quarter as Conductor.

Rung for Evensong on Palm Sunday.

Also a compliment to Norman and Pat Hudson on the birth of their son Steven.

Yorkshire Association

Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 13 April 1979 in 3h 10 (10–1–5 in F)

5040 Minor (17m)

Extent 1: Double Oxford, Pinehurst, Thelwall, Kemerton, Corse, St Clements, Buxton, Childwall, Badgeworth, Hempsted. Extent 2: Oxford Treble Bob. Extent 3: Single Oxford, Plain Bob. Extent 4: Beverley, Cambridge, Surfleet. Extent 5: Plain Bob. Extent 6: Kent Treble Bob. Extent 7: Plain Bob.

1 David Hildred

2 Doreen E Sanderson

3 Andrew R Stone

4 David R Smith

5 David E Potter

6 Peter J Sanderson (C)

Most methods: 1 and 2. Rung half muffled for Good Friday.

Yorkshire Association

Darfield, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Friday, 13 April 1979 (13–3–24 in E)

1700 Doubles (14m)

1 Elizabeth Wiley

2 Michael King

3 Kay Jobling

4 Deborah Blagden

5 D Noel Marsden (C)

6 Mark Sheridan

Rung half muffled.

First 14 methods as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 14 April 1979 in 3h 33 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5026 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by J. R. Ketteringham

1 Sally A Atkins

2 Patricia North

3 David Nichols

4 Ian North

5 Edward W Colley

6 Clive W Longden

7 Richard E Price (C)

8 Stuart J Heath

Yorkshire Association

Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 15 April 1979 (12–2–9 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Stephanie Evans

2 Michael King (C)

3 Deborah Blagden

4 Kay Jobling

5 D Noel Marsden

6 Mark Sheridan

200th quarter by Darfield Ringers.

Yorkshire Association

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 16 April 1979 in 3h 6 (17–0–9 in E)

5184 Branodunum Surprise Major

Composed by I North

1 Patricia North

2 Sally A Atkins

3 Iris M E Lemare

4 Edward W Coley

5 Stuart Heath

6 Clive W Longden

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

First peal in the method.

Branodunum S Major : -38-14-.56-38.14-14.58-12-38

le 8ths 4263857 4ths place bobs.

RW 355/392.

Yorkshire Association

Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Friday, 27 April 1979 in 3h 1 (12–1–13 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T. B. Worsley

1 Julie C Ashton

2 Harold Taylor

3 Catherine F Inder

4 Helen E Glover

5 Ronald Giddens

6 Roger B Ashton

7 D Noel Marsden

8 Roy Clarke (C)

First major inside 3, 5

First as conductor

10th peal 4.

Birthday compliment to Susan Ashton

By members of the Doncaster & District Society

Yorkshire Association

Woodchurch, Wirral

Holy Cross

Sunday, 6 May 1979 in 2h 17 (3–3–27 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J Pladdys

1 John Pladdys (C)

2 John S Hyden

3 Patricia Longden

4 Jennifer A Town

5 Clive Longden

6 David A Town

7 Peter F Town

8 Graham K Austin

First Stedman: 5

Yorkshire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Monday, 7 May 1979 in 3h 7 (24–0–7)

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Wendy B Smith

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Jennifer A Town

4 Clive M Smith

5 D Robert Pettifor

6 C Kenneth Lewis

7 David Ogden

8 David A Town

9 Peter F Town

10 Malcolm S Turner

First Stedman— 1.

Ringing world: 3555.498

Ringing World page reference: 3555.0498

Yorkshire Association

Pickering, North Yorkshire

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 7 May 1979 (13–2–2 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 W J Peter Wishart

2 A Colin Banton (C)

3 Helen Rowlands

4 Elaine M Banton

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 Norman Pictor

7 Godfrey S Hall

8 Lionel D Smith

First Quarter in the method for 6.

Yorkshire Association

Norton juxta Malton, North Yorkshire

St Peter

Monday, 7 May 1979 (14–2–20 in F♯)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Norman Pictor

2 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

3 Godfrey S Hall

4 Helen Rowlands

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 Lionel D Smith

7 W J Peter Wishart

8 A Colin Banton

First of Surprise Major as Conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 7 May 1979 in 2h 57 (18–0–6 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arr John Pladdys (No 14)

1 D Robert Pettifor

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Lucy Smith

4 Clive M Smith

5 Jennifer A Town

6 David A Town

7 Malcolm S Turner

8 Peter F Town

Yorkshire Association

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Monday, 14 May 1979 in 2h 22 (6–0–3 in C)

5056 Kinver Surprise Major

1 Nina E Howard

2 Alan W Jackson

3 Elizabeth S Riley

4 John S Leech

5 Robert J Atkinson

6 John Robinson

7 C Barrie Dove (C)

8 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire

St Mary

Saturday, 19 May 1979 in 2h 52 (13–1–11 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Marie Donovan

2 Ross Finbow

3 Andrew Fisher

4 Ian Coates

5 Neil Donovan

6 David Nichols

7 Simon Fisher

8 Malcolm S Turner

Silent and non-conducted. By a local band (except 2).

Yorkshire Association

Inveraray, Argyll and Bute

All Saints

Saturday, 26 May 1979 in 3h 29 (41–2–8 in C)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Carter

1 Marie Donovan

2 David Hunton

3 Neil Donovan

4 Andrew Kett

5 Andrew Fisher

6 Stuart Armeson (C)

7 Simon Fisher

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 Gordon K Chaddock

10 David Nichols

Yorkshire Association

Marske by the Sea, North Yorkshire

St Mark

Monday, 28 May 1979 in 2h 28 (6–3–21 in B♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 W J Peter Wishart

2 Peter Sotheran

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Sue C Sotheran

5 Robert D Crighton

6 Philip Park (C)

First peal in the method for 2 and 4

Yorkshire Association

Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester

St Michael

Saturday, 9 June 1979 in 2h 50 (15–1–16 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

Comprising 576 Rutland, Superlative, London, Ashstead, Pudsey, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, 448 Bristol. 136 changes of method.

Composed by N Smith

1 Clive W Longden

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Patricia North

4 Francis Fielden

5 David Atkins

6 David C Lester

7 Ian North

8 Richard E Price (C)

550th for the Association.

Source: RW 1979, page 599.

Yorkshire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head

Sunday, 10 June 1979 in 3h 45 (41–3–15 in C)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Pladdys

1 James Hedgcock

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Jennifer A Town

4 David A Town

5 Peter F Town

6 John A Howard

7 Peter L R Hayward

8 John C Eisel

9 Anthony R Carter

10 C Michael Orme

11 Malcolm S Turner

12 Robert B Smith

Yorkshire Association

Middleham, North Yorkshire

St Mary and St Alkelda

Saturday, 16 June 1979 in 2h 55 (18–0–8 in E)

5088 Cornwall Surprise Major

1 Judith Dale

2 Susan Adams

3 Catherine M Ladd

4 John S Leech

5 Alex Marsh

6 Christopher J Frye

7 Gary J Audley

8 Jeffrey Ladd (C)

Yorkshire Association

Gosforth, Tyne and Wear

All Saints

Saturday, 16 June 1979 in 3h 12 (22–0–23 in E♭)

5005 Stedman Caters

Composed by J E Groves

1 Gwen Rogers

2 Ruth H Smith

3 Robert B Smith

4 James Hedgcock

5 Peter F Town

6 Aubrey Mills

7 John Limbach

8 Malcolm S Turner

9 John Pladdys (C)

10 Philip Rogers

Yorkshire Association

Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 30 June 1979 in 2h 36 (8–1–26 in B♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge S, Plain Bob, 1 extent each Kent T. B, Oxford T. B, St. Clements

1 Margaret E Fennell

2 Catherine F Inder

3 Judith Fawcett

4 Esther M Byers

5 Linda Banks

6 Helen E Glover (C)

First all ladies peal by all.

First of more than one method 2, 4, most methods 3

First as conductor 6

10th all ladies peal for the Association

First peal of more than one method by an all ladies team for the Association

16th birthday compliment to Catherine Inder

21st birthday compliment to Helen Glover

Birthday compliment to George Lee

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 30 June 1979 in 2h 46 (11–1–14 in G)

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G J Audley

1 Helen J Chaplin

2 Judith L Dale

3 Kathryn P Thomas

4 F Sarah Northall

5 Ruth Jackson

6 Ian H Jorysz

7 Catherine M Ladd

8 Gary J Audley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 10 July 1979 in 47m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 St Simon's Bob Triples

1 Sara Akehurst

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 W J Peter Wishart

4 Margaret Jobson

5 Helen Rowlands

6 Christopher A C Ross

7 Lionel D Smith (C)

8 David Jobson

First Quarter in the method for all except 2 and 7.

Rung for the Farewell Service of the Revd. David Dermott.

Yorkshire Association

Duffield, Derbyshire

St Alkmund

Saturday, 14 July 1979 in 3h (17–2–11 in E)

5040 Rutland Surprise Royal

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Clive W Longden

2 Neil J Sheard

3 Iris M E Lemare

4 Frances Fielden

5 Sally A Atkins

6 Patricia North

7 Pamela A Lockwood

8 David S Lockwood

9 Ian North

10 Richard E Price (C)

650th peal: 3.

RW 1979.0720.

Yorkshire Association

Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire

Emmanuel

Sunday, 15 July 1979 in 48m (23–0–21 in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Elizabeth A Smith

2 J Elizabeth Halliwell

3 Kathryn L Halliwell

4 Sally P Wright

5 Margaret Rand

6 Lionel D Smith

7 M John Halliwell (C)

8 Norman Pictor

Rung for Evensong.

Also an 80th Birthday compliment to C Robinson.

Yorkshire Association

Thirsk, North Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 20 July 1979 (14–0–3 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Hazel Bing

2 A Mills

3 A Craig

4 C Ross

5 Richard D Bing

6 Jennie Town

7 David Town

8 Norman Munden

First of Grandsire Triples - 3.

Yorkshire Association

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 21 July 1979 in 3h 26 (23–3–13 in D)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by John Pladdys

1 C Anita Gibson

2 Margaret Whiteley

3 Jennifer A Town

4 John Pladdys (C)

5 David R Smith

6 Andrew R Stone

7 Peter J Sanderson

8 David E Potter

9 Martin J Whiteley

10 David A Town

11 Jeffrey Brannan

12 Derek J Thomas

Yorkshire Association

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 July 1979 in 2h 53 (12–1–7 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B. Annable

1 Roy Clarke

2 Esther M Byers

3 Helen E Glover

4 Neil R Aspland

5 Sally A Atkins

6 Philip J Charlesworth

7 David Atkins (C)

8 Martin Hemingway

First Major 2

First Plain Bob Major 8

21st birthday compliment to Martin Hemingway

Yorkshire Association

Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 4 August 1979 in 2h 44 (12–1–13 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holts Original

1 Sally A Atkins

2 David Atkins (C)

3 Judith Fawcett

4 Ronald Giddens

5 Helen E Glover

6 Martin Hemingway

7 Roy Clarke

8 Roger B Ashton

First Grandsire 3,4

First Grandsire inside 6

100th peal 2

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 5 August 1979 in 42m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Anthony P Gee

2 Hannah F M Ross

3 Elaine M Banton

4 Lionel D Smith (C)

5 Christopher A C Ross

6 Michael McDonald

First Quarter away from cover for 1.

Yorkshire Association

Darfield, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 12 August 1979 (13–3–24 in E)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 D Noel Marsden (C)

2 Deborah Blagden

3 Brian Marshall

4 David Lowe

5 David Sunderland

6 Mark Sheridan

Circled tower as Conductor 1

First inside 3.

For Evensong.

Yorkshire Association

Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 18 August 1979 (9–1–15 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rosemary Yeomans

2 Christopher A Moxon

3 Keith Muxworthy

4 Michael Sheeran

5 Philip Charlesworth (C)

6 Trevor C Ledger

Rung prior to the wedding of John Bashforth and Maxine Smith.

1st Quarter: 6

Yorkshire Association

Denholme, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Monday, 27 August 1979 in 2h 35 (4–1–2)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A. Knights

1 Wilfrid F Moreton

2 Gail Cater

3 Helen E Glover

4 Robert Cater

5 Rev Peter Schofield

6 Alan Clifton

7 Adrian M Moreton (C)

8 Roy Clarke

First as conductor 7

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 27 August 1979 in 3h 21 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Pladdys

1 Ruth H Smith

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Maris C Stephenson

4 James Hedgcock

5 Jennifer A Town

6 David A Town

7 Peter F Town

8 Roderick R Horton

9 Robert B Smith

10 Ian G Campbell

Yorkshire Association

Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire

St Matthew

Friday, 31 August 1979 in 2h 33 (7–2–23 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Double Oxford, Thelwall, Cambridge S, Kent TB, Childwall, St Clement's, Plain

1 Robert J Atkinson

2 Nina Howard

3 John S Leech

4 C Mark G Ockleton

5 Christopher H Enzor (C)

6 William A M Barter

Yorkshire Association

Hartlepool, Durham

St Oswald

Saturday, 1 September 1979 in 2h 55 (21–2–12 in E♭)

5031 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Pladdys

1 Christine B Sanderson

2 David E Potter

3 Jennifer A Town

4 John Pladdys (C)

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 Thomas M Cox

7 John Limbach

8 Andrew R Stone

9 David A Town

10 Peter F Town

700th peal: 4.

Yorkshire Association

Hartlepool, Durham

St Aidan

Saturday, 1 September 1979 in 2h 38 (14–0–7 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arranged by J Pladdys (No.1)

1 Andrew R Stone

2 Jennifer A Town

3 Peter J Sanderson

4 John Limbach

5 John Pladdys (C)

6 David A Town

7 Peter F Town

8 David E Potter

200th peal of Stedman as Conductor: 5.

Yorkshire Association

Hartlepool, Durham

All Saints, Stranton

Saturday, 1 September 1979 in 2h 28 (12–3–4 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arranged by J Pladdys (No.3)

1 David A Town

2 Peter J Sanderson

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 John Limbach

5 Jennifer A Town

6 Peter F Town

7 David E Potter

8 Andrew R Stone

250th peal of Stedman: 3. Circled tower and first person to do so: 3.

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 September 1979 (7–3–16 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 David I Smith

2 Roger S Riley (C)

3 John Welbourne

4 Elizabeth S Riley

5 David S Parry

6 Derek S Bottomley

Yorkshire Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Saturday, 8 September 1979 in 2h 53 (15–2–2 in F)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Sally A Atkins

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Neil R Aspland

4 Patricia North

5 David C Lester

6 J Neville Parkin

7 Ian North

8 Richard E Price (C)

RW 3572.0869.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 11 September 1979 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 E John Hughes

2 Elaine M Banton

3 C Lesley Hall

4 Margaret Jobson

5 A Colin Banton

6 Graham Blackburn

7 W J Peter Wishart

8 Lionel D Smith (C)

First of Treble Bob for 1. First in the method for 4 and 6.

First of Treble Bob Major as conductor.

Rung for the Institution of the Revd. Tony Lovewell to St Peter's Church, part of the team ministry of Thornaby.

Yorkshire Association

Royston, South Yorkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 22 September 1979 in 2h 57 (14–1–18 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker’s 12 part

1 Hilary Court

2 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

3 Rev Peter Schofield

4 Helen E Glover

5 Rev Nicholas Webb

6 Roy Clarke

7 R Gordon Corby

8 Allen Hitchen

First peal 1, 8

First peal on the eight bells.

Rung to thank the people of Royston for their support for the augmentation.

Also as a compliment to the vicar the Rev. John Cowperthwaite, to mark his 25th anniversary as a priest.

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Minster Church of St John and St Martin

Saturday, 22 September 1979 in 3h 58 (41–1–20 in C)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by John R Mayne

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Brian Blaydon

5 Roger Baldwin

6 James R Taylor

7 Frank T Blagrove

8 Derek E Sibson

9 Robert C Kippin

10 John R Mayne (C)

Yorkshire Association

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 23 September 1979 in 3h 12 (20–1–16)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Paul J Flavell

1 Sally A Atkins

2 Edwin P King

3 Paul J Flavell (C)

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Douglas Elwick

6 Alan Grundy

7 Bob M Franks

8 Mark A Adamson

9 David Atkins

10 David Hird

First Peal on the new ten.

First on ten bells: 4.

First Royal: 2.

Yorkshire Association

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

St Mary and All Saints

Sunday, 30 September 1979 in 3h 13 (25–1–5 in D)

5005 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 Valerie J Howard

2 James Hedgcock

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 Jennifer A Town

5 John Limbach

6 David Kingman

7 John A Howard

8 Peter F Town

9 Michael D Fiander

10 David A Town

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 7 October 1979 in 41m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

120 Cliffords Pleasure, 240 Southrepps, 240 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, 240 Kennington, 120 April Day, 300 Plain Bob.

1 David Jobson

2 Helen Rowlands

3 Lionel D Smith (C)

4 A Colin Banton

5 Margaret Jobson

6 Norman Hudson

Most Doubles methods/variations for 5.

Rung for Evensong.

Also for the birth, on 24th September 1979, of Frances Helen, daughter of Elizabeth and Lionel Smith.

Yorkshire Association

Stockton on Tees, Durham

Parish Church

Sunday, 7 October 1979 in 42m (21–0–11 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 David Smith

2 Lionel D Smith

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Alan Woodall

5 Elaine M Banton

6 A Colin Banton (C)

First Quarter for 1.

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 20 October 1979 in 2h 55 (18–1–3)

5088 Hebden Valley Surprise Major

Composed by I North

1 Andrew R Naylor

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Patricia North

4 David Atkins

5 David S Lockwood

6 Clive W Longden

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3579.1018

Ringing World page reference: 3579.1018

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Saturday, 27 October 1979 in 2h 46 (10–3–11 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Cambridge S, Kent & Oxford T. B, Single Oxford Bob, Double Oxford, St Clements & Plain Bob.

1 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

2 Linda Banks

3 Ralf N Moreton

4 Helen E Glover

5 Edward C Steele

6 Roy Clarke

First in seven methods 2, 5

Yorkshire Association

Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 27 October 1979 in 3h 17 (20–3–1 in E♭)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Helen Chaplin

2 Catherine M Ladd

3 John S Leech

4 Chris J Frye

5 Philip Orme

6 Gary J Audley

7 Jeffrey Ladd (C)

8 Ronald R Warford

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Monday, 29 October 1979 in 45m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1280 Grandsire Triples

1 M John Halliwell

2 Kathryn L Halliwell

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Helen Rowlands

5 Lionel D Smith (C)

6 J Elizabeth Halliwell

7 Graham Blackburn

8 Margaret Stones

First Quarter on 8 for tenor.

250th Quarter for 5.

Rung for the Institution of the Rev Norman Jacobson as Team Vicar of St Pauls, Thornaby.

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 11 November 1979 in 46m (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Karen M Bass

2 Alan Woodall

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Lionel D Smith (C)

5 Graham Blackburn

6 David Jobson

Rung half-muffled after the Morning Service on Remembrance Sunday.

Also in memoriam Ted Hudson of Ripon.

Yorkshire Association

Denholme, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 14 November 1979 in 2h 4 (4–1–2)

5040 Minor (4m)

(1) Oxford TB, (2, 3) Kent & Oxford TB (4) Kent TB (5) Cambridge S (6, 7) Plain Bob

1 Gary J Audley

2 Kathryn P Thomas

3 Christopher J Frye

4 Jeffrey P Ladd

5 Phillip M Orme

6 C Mark G Ockleton (C)

Yorkshire Association

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid

Saturday, 17 November 1979 in 3h 11 (23–0–24 in E♭)

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Pladdys

1 James Hedgcock

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 David A Town

4 John Limbach

5 Paul Jopp

6 Michael D Fiander

7 Jennifer A Town

8 Peter F Town

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 John A Howard

Yorkshire Association

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 November 1979 in 2h 47 (12–1–7 in G)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Michael S Bruce

1 Raymond East

2 Kathryn Thomas

3 Catherine M Ladd

4 John S Leech

5 Alex Marsh

6 Christopher J Frye

7 C Mark G Ockleton

8 Jeffrey Ladd (C)

First in method: 2

Yorkshire Association

Barnburgh, South Yorkshire

St Peter

Sunday, 18 November 1979 in 41m (9–0–7 in G)

1260 Singles

4m. 720 Prima, 480 Double Bob, 30 Reverse Bob, 30 Plain Bob

1 Helen E Glover

2 D Noel Marsden (C)

3 Brian Marshall

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 25 November 1979 (7–3–16 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 David I Smith

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 John Welbourne

4 David S Parry

5 Roger S Riley (C)

6 Kenneth Walker

Yorkshire Association

Bolsterstone, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 December 1979 in 3h 5 (12–3–24 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Pritchards

1 Michael Sheeran

2 Deborah Blagden

3 Helen E Glover

4 Kay L Jobling

5 David Sunderland

6 Roy Clarke

7 Philip S Wood

8 D Noel Marsden (C)

First of Major 1,2,4,5

Yorkshire Association

Wonston, Hampshire

Friday, 7 December 1979 in 2h 25 (8)

5040 Minor (7 Methods)

One extent each of Single Oxford, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, Kent TB, St. Clement's, Cambridge S, Plain Bob)

1 Michael H Sinden

2 Gail Cater

3 Robert Cater

4 Simon P D Burnett

5 Dennis A Chapman

6 R Nicholas Lawrence (C)

The Annual Hampshire Exiles' Peal, by former resident members.

In memoriam Ted Hudson.

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 8 December 1979 in 2h 50 (11–1–0 in F)

5040 Doubles (8m/v)

360 each: Rev St. Bartholomew, Grandsire 720 each: Clifford s Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, Rev Canterbury Pleasure, Kennington, April Day, Plain Bob

1 Julia Chantrey

2 Philip Wood

3 Kay Jobling

4 Deborah Blagden

5 D Noel Marsden (C)

6 David Sunderland

First peal-1. Circled tower - 2. First Doubles inside - 3. Most m/v - 4

First doubles as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 15 December 1979 in 3h 37 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Kathryn P Thomas

2 Ian H Jorysz

3 Claire Y Barlow

4 Christopher J Frye

5 Christopher H Enzor

6 Gary J Audley

7 Jeffrey P Ladd (C)

8 C Mark G Ockleton

Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 December 1979 in 2h 52 (5–0–17 in C)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker

1 Margaret J Sanderson

2 Doreen E Sanderson

3 David Hildred

4 Christine B Sanderson

5 Ronald J Sanderson

6 Andrew R Stone

7 Peter J Sanderson (C)

8 Philip R Brook

First peal on 8: 1 and 8. First Triples: 3 and 4. First peal on the bells by local band since augmentation.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 22 December 1979 in 3h 17 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5024 Ictis Insula Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 David Atkins

2 Neil R Aspland

3 Patricia North

4 Ian North (C)

5 Clive W Longden

6 Neil J Sheard

7 Stuart J Heath

8 Richard E Price

Circled tower-7 First peal in the method

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Thursday, 27 December 1979 in 2h 42 (10–3–11 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 Vincent J Bidmead

2 Helen E Glover

3 Valerie Phillips

4 Roy Clarke

5 D Noel Marsden

6 Roger B Ashton (C)

First peal 1

Yorkshire Association

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 December 1979 in 3h 24 (34–3–0 in D♭)

5000 Spliced Surprise Royal (5m)

1000 each Yorkshire, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Rutland, London No 3. 105 changes of method. All the work.

Composed by David W Beard

1 Michael R McLean

2 Sarah J Horton

3 Maris C Stephenson

4 Andrew Fisher

5 David W Beard

6 Ian Coates

7 David Nichols

8 Roderick R Horton

9 Neil Donovan

10 Stuart Armeson (C)

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