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Yorkshire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 1 January 1983 in 3h 5 (24–0–7)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Clive W Longden

2 Stuart J Heath

3 Patricia North

4 Leslie W G Morris

5 Neil R Aspland

6 Adrian M Moreton

7 Ian North

8 Robert Haley

9 Ralph G Edwards

10 Richard E Price (C)

Ringing world: 3746.0125

Ringing World page reference: 3746.0125

Yorkshire Association

Whitby, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 January 1983 in 3h (19–0–11)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by A C Banton

1 Alison Gray

2 Robert M Franks

3 Edwin P King

4 Denis Crowe

5 Wendy Anderson

6 Alan Grundy

7 Nigel A L Mellor (C)

8 Douglas Elwick

9 David Martin

10 Mark A Adamson

First Royal: 1, 5.

First P B Royal: 4.

First Royal as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 1 January 1983 in 2h 49 (11–1–14 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Cindy Maude

2 Alice J Robson

3 David I Smith

4 Kevin J Robson

5 Ian H Jorysz

6 Nina E Atkinson

7 John Robinson (C)

8 Robert J Atkinson

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 3 January 1983 in 2h 42 (7–3–16)

5056 Ipswich Surprise Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 Cindy Maude

2 Jeffrey P Ladd

3 Malcolm S Turner

4 Ian H Jorysz

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 David G Butler

7 Ronald R Warford

8 John Robinson (C)

First in method: 5 & 6.

700th peal: 8.

Get well compliment to Tony Cocks.

Yorkshire Association

Woodlesford, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 January 1983 in 2h 33 (8–2–0)

5040 Minor (8m)

London (1) Cambridge (2) 360 each Double Oxford, St Clement (3) Norwich (4), Oxford TB (5) Kent TB (6) Plain Bob (7)

Composed by Traditional

1 Gary Mann

2 Cindy Maude

3 Nigel A L Mellor

4 Timothy Wylie

5 David G Butler

6 John Robinson (C)

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 January 1983 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by W F Moreton

1 David S Parry

2 Margaret J Bottomley

3 David I Smith

4 Elizabeth S Riley

5 Alan Sheppard

6 Roger S Riley (C)

7 John Potts

8 Derek S Bottomley

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 10 January 1983 in 2h 33 (11–1–14)

5040 Minor (7m)

(1) London (2) Beverly (3) Kent TB (4) St Clements (5) Oxford TB (6) Cambridge (7) Plain Bob

1 C Barrie Dove (C)

2 Cindy Maude

3 Nina E Atkinson

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Robert J Atkinson

6 David G Butler

100th peal: 6.

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Sunday, 16 January 1983 in 2h 37 (7–3–16)

5024 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Anne De-Giorgio

2 Alison Gray

3 David G Butler

4 Cindy Maude

5 Roger G Green

6 Susan J Green

7 Nigel A L Mellor (C)

8 John Robinson

First Treble Bob: 1.

First in method: 2, 3, 4, 7.

Yorkshire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Saturday, 22 January 1983 in 2h 57 (18–2–1)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by I North

1 Christine Andrew

2 Leslie W G Morris

3 Richard Scott

4 Patricia North

5 Alan G C Smith

6 Robert Haley

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

Ringing world: 3748.0164

Yorkshire Association

Selby, North Yorkshire

Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain

Saturday, 22 January 1983 in 3h 18 (25–2–20 in D)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

1320 each Cambridge, Yorkshire; 1200 each Lincolnshire, Rutland; 125 com

Composed by Derek Ogden

1 Anne M Berrington

2 John Robinson

3 Margaret Warford

4 Susan J Green

5 Kathryn P Thomas

6 David G Butler

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Nicholas J Green

9 Ronald R Warford

10 Jeffrey P Ladd

First peal of Spliced Surprise Royal: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Yorkshire Association

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 January 1983 in 2h 55 (18–0–19 in F)

5000 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger G Green

1 Andrew R Aspland

2 Roger G Green (C)

3 Alison Gray

4 Cindy Maude

5 Nicholas J Green

6 Susan J Green

7 David G Butler

8 M Simon Lomas

9 John Robinson

10 Jeffrey P Ladd

First peal of Surprise Royal: 3

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, Burley, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Sunday, 30 January 1983 in 2h 34 (7–3–16 in B♭)

5088 Ospringe Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 Nigel A L Mellor

2 Anne M Berrington

3 Cindy Maude

4 Wendy Anderson

5 Alison Gray

6 Susan J Green

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Nicholas J Green

First peal in the method for all & the Association

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, Burley, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Sunday, 6 February 1983 in 2h 26 (7–3–16 in B♭)

5088 Falmouth Surprise Major

Composed by Henry W Wilde

1 Alison Gray

2 Susan J Green

3 Cindy Maude

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Roger G Green

6 John Robinson

7 Nicholas J Green (C)

8 Jeffrey P Ladd

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8

Yorkshire Association

Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

St Botolph

Sunday, 6 February 1983 (15–0–7 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Thomas R York

2 Lionel D Smith (C)

3 John G Hallett

4 William Buckle

5 Aubrey E Crosby

6 Roger Hall

To welcome the Revd Gavin Walker to the Parish.

Yorkshire Association

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 10 February 1983 (12–2–27 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Stephen Rich (C)

2 Jackie Smith

3 Jean Pollard

4 John G L Marples

5 Peter Smith

6 J Richard Senior

1st minor and 1st inside 4

Yorkshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 19 February 1983 in 3h 17 (23–2–3 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Stephen Rich

2 Cindy Maude

3 Norman Sherratt

4 Harold Dowler

5 Garry Mann

6 David G Butler

7 Timothy Wylie

8 Alan W Jackson

9 John Robinson

10 Timothy F Collins (C)

Yorkshire Association

Birstall, West Yorkshire

St Peter

Friday, 25 February 1983 in 3h 9 (22–1–3 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Kathryn P Thomas

2 Margaret Warford

3 Angela Burgess

4 Cindy Maude

5 Anthony S Cocks

6 David G Butler

7 John Robinson

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

First in method and completes the standard eight 4.

Yorkshire Association

Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 February 1983 in 2h 24 (7–2–7 in G♯)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Mark S Gilthorpe

2 Richard W Johns

3 John Barrow

4 Christopher H Wragg

5 Ross J Finbow

6 Wendy Anderson

7 Stephanie J Kenton

8 David Hird (C)

First Surprise Major 2 & 3.

On SUGCR Peal Day.

Ringing World ref. 3754. 0284

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 27 February 1983 in 41m (13–0–8 in F)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Margaret J Bottomley

2 Roger S Riley (C)

3 Elizabeth S Riley

4 David I Smith

5 John Potts

6 David C Everett

7 Alan Sheppard

8 Philip R Johnson

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 27 February 1983 (11–1–0 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 John G L Marples

2 Julia M Chantrey

3 Margery D Tawn (C)

4 Philip Wood

5 Norman Tawn

6 Roy Tandy

For morning service

Yorkshire Association

Ranmoor, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 1 March 1983 (16–1–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 R L Story

2 Judith A Warrilow

3 Richard Johns

4 R S Harrison

5 M A Adamson

6 Wendy Anderson (C)

For St David’s Day.

Yorkshire Association

Thorne, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 5 March 1983 in 2h 57 (14–1–14 in F♯)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by R. Baldwin

1 David Nichols

2 Patricia North

3 Helen E Nichols

4 Roy Clarke

5 Adrian M Moreton

6 Robert Haley

7 Ian North (C)

8 R Gordon Corby

First of London major 3,4,8

Yorkshire Association

Mirfield, West Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 5 March 1983 in 3h 22 (30–1–22)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Cindy Maude

2 Margaret Warford

3 David G Butler

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Timothy Wylie

6 Geoffrey R Gardner

7 Alan W Jackson

8 John Robinson

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 C Barrie Dove (C)

Yorkshire Association

Wells, Somerset

Cathedral Church of St Andrew

Saturday, 12 March 1983 in 3h 51 (56–1–14 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Margaret Warford

2 John Robinson

3 Timothy M Wylie

4 David Butler

5 David C Everett

6 Malcolm S Turner

7 Phillip R Johnson

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

9 Timothy F Collins

10 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Swinton, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Saturday, 12 March 1983 in 3h 9 (22–0–7)

5120 Pinnata Castra Surprise Major

Composed by (Arr I North)

1 Christine Andrew

2 Richard Scott

3 Patricia North

4 Pamela A Hudson

5 David S Lockwood

6 Robert Haley

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

200th peal together: 3, 6, 7.

Ringing world: 3754.0284

Yorkshire Association

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Minster church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 12 March 1983 in 3h 21 (28–0–14)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by S Jenner

1 Rosemary Money

2 Peter C Randall

3 John Cornock

4 George H Campling (C)

5 Richard J Parker

6 Lenard J Mitchell

7 Peter L Furniss

8 Neil D Lomas

9 Derek J Thomas

10 Christopher J Pickford

11 Richard S Starkie

12 Jeffrey Brannan

Ringing world: 3754.0284

Ringing World page reference: 3754.0284

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 13 March 1983 in 43m (7–3–16 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Emma Jones

2 Sara Knaggs

3 Helen R Post

4 John Potts

5 Alan Sheppard (C)

6 David I Smith

Yorkshire Association

Horringer, Suffolk

St Leonard

Saturday, 19 March 1983 in 2h 43 (9–0–3)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

1056 London 992 Bristol 960 each of Cambridge, Superlative and Pudsey 128 changes of method

Composed by Neil R Aspland

1 Cindy Maude

2 Alison Gray

3 M Simon Lomas

4 Wendy Anderson

5 Anthony S Cocks

6 Nigel A L Mellor

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Kathryn P Thomas

First 5 spliced: 2, 4.

50th peal: 5.

200th peal: 7

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 20 March 1983 in 42m (7–3–16 in A)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Helen R Post

2 Margaret J Bottomley

3 David I Smith

4 Alan Sheppard

5 John Potts

6 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Hyde, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 26 March 1983 in 2h 56 (18–0–11 in E)

5056 Rochester Surprise Major

Composed by Ian North

1 Robert Haley

2 Richard Scott

3 Patricia North

4 Leslie W G Morris

5 David S Lockwood

6 R Gordon Corby

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

To mark the engagement of Adrian M Moreton and L Gillian Blackman.

Yorkshire Association

Denholme, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Saturday, 26 March 1983 in 2h 35 (4)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C H Middleton

1 Arthur Rogers

2 Gary Mann

3 Susan M Nielson

4 Mary Dixon

5 Carol A Marchbank

6 David Smith

7 Trevor W Marchbank

8 Peter C Kirby (C)

First as conductor.8.

First on eight: 3.

In memoriam Robert E Moulds (former ringer, All Souls', Halifax) who passed away 18th February 1983.

Ringing world: 3756.0327

Ringing World page reference: 3756.0327

Yorkshire Association

Huntington, York, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 April 1983 in 2h 51 (5–0–17)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 Ashtead, Bristol, Camb, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincs, Lindum, London, Preston, Pud, Rut, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wemb, Whalley, Yorks; 160 changes of method; all the work

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Julie M Barrett

2 Nigel A L Mellor

3 Jeffrey P Ladd

4 C Mark G Ockelton

5 Esther M Byers

6 David R Smith

7 Ian G Campbell

8 Peter J Sanderson (C)

Most methods: 6.

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 4 April 1983 in 3h 39 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by F E Darby

1 Malcolm S Turner

2 Margaret Warford

3 Esther M Byers

4 David G Butler

5 Ian Coates

6 Timothy Wylie

7 John Robinson

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

9 Roger S Riley

10 Jeffrey Brannan

YACR Peal No: 10840

Yorkshire Association

New Mill, West Yorkshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 5 April 1983 in 2h 44 (11–2–21)

5040 Minor (5m)

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

Composed by Traditional

1 Cindy Maude

2 Ruth Jackson

3 Nigel A L Mellor

4 C Barrie Dove

5 John Robinson (C)

6 Malcolm S Turner

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 10 April 1983 (11–1–0 in F)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jonathan A Tawn

2 John G L Marples

3 Margery D Tawn

4 Beverley J Brown

5 Julia M Chantrey (C)

6 Roy Tandy

1st as conductor

Yorkshire Association

Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 20 April 1983 (12–1–6 in F♯)

1320 Minor (2m)

600 Cambridge Surprise Minor, 720 Plain Bob Minor

1 John G L Marples

2 John M Spencer

3 John Greatbach

4 J Richard Senior

5 Peter Radcliffe

6 Stephen Rich (C)

Yorkshire Association

Armley, West Yorkshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 23 April 1983 in 3h 5 (15–2–22)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Nigel A L Mellor

2 Kathryn P Thomas

3 Cindy Maude

4 Margaret Warford

5 Anthony S Cocks

6 David G Butler

7 Ronald R Warford

8 John Robinson (C)

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

St Martin le Grand, Coney Street

Sunday, 24 April 1983 in 3h 5 (10–1–23 in G♯)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Helen Fuller

2 Julie Barrett

3 Elizabeth S Riley

4 Sara Knaggs

5 David I Smith

6 David E Potter

7 John Potts

8 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Wednesday, 27 April 1983 in 2h 42 (10–3–11)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Beverley, Wells, Surfleet, Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge

Composed by Traditional

1 Margareta E Devine

2 Cindy Maude

3 David G Butler

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 C Barrie Dove (C)

6 John Robinson

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

St Martin le Grand, Coney Street

Monday, 2 May 1983 in 2h 46 (10–1–23 in G♯)

5056 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Margaret J Bottomley

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 David I Smith

4 Nina E Atkinson

5 Alan Sheppard

6 John Potts

7 Robert J Atkinson

8 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Anne

Monday, 2 May 1983 in 2h 50 (9–1–4 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 Kathryn P Thomas

2 Ruth Jackson

3 Margaret E Devine

4 David J Spaul

5 Brian T Johnston

6 Anthony S Cocks

7 C Barrie Dove (C)

8 John Robinson

First away from cover: 5. 1050th peal 7

Yorkshire Association

Middleham, North Yorkshire

St Mary and St Alkelda

Saturday, 14 May 1983 in 3h 6 (18–0–8 in E)

5152 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Margaret Warford

3 Cindy Maude

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Nicholas J Green

6 David G Butler

7 Timothy Wylie

8 John Robinson (C)

First peal in the method for all except 7

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 21 May 1983 (11–1–0 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jonathan A Tawn

2 Margery D Tawn

3 John G L Marples

4 Julia M Chantrey

5 Michael King (C)

6 Gordon Hampton

For confirmation service

Yorkshire Association

Blackburn, Lancashire

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 May 1983 in 3h 12 (25–1–14 in D)

5040 Albanian Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Cindy Maude

2 Anthony S Cocks

3 Alison Gray

4 Susan J Green

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 David G Butler

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Nicholas J Green

9 John Robinson

10 Jeffrey P Ladd

First peal in the method for all except 10

Yorkshire Association

Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 22 May 1983 in 42m (10–1–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Aston S Clark

2 Rachel K M Hickes

3 David I Smith

4 William T Stoker

5 Alan Sheppard

6 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 May 1983 in 2h 49 (12–3–8 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

7 extents

1 David G Butler

2 Kevin J Robson

3 Anne M Berrington

4 David I Smith

5 Nigel A L Mellor (C)

6 Nicholas J Green

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 30 May 1983 in 3h 30 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Gary Mann

3 Cindy Maude

4 Margaret Warford

5 Anthony S Cocks

6 Nigel A L Mellor

7 Nicholas J Green

8 David G Butler

9 John Robinson

10 C Barrie Dove (C)

Yorkshire Association

York, Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 June 1983 in 2h 37 (5–0–17 in C)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Nigel A L Mellor

2 Catherine M Bloor

3 Gary Mann

4 Cindy Maude

5 David G Butler

6 Philip R Brook

7 Nicholas J Green

8 John Robinson (C)

First peal of Surprise Major 'inside': 2

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter

Saturday, 4 June 1983 in 3h 54 (59–1–23 in B♭)

5016 Erin Cinques

Composed by J Pladdys

1 James Hedgcock

2 John Armstrong

3 David E Potter

4 John H Fielden

5 Ian G Campbell

6 Margaret Whiteley

7 John Pladdys (C)

8 David R Smith

9 Peter J Sanderson

10 Christopher J Pickford

11 Jeffrey Brannan

12 Martin J Whiteley

Yorkshire Association

Richmond, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 11 June 1983 in 2h 46 (11–0–0)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 John Robinson

2 Margaret Warford

3 Cindy Maude

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 David G Butler

6 Timothy Wylie

7 Roger S Riley

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

100th peal: 4.

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 13 June 1983 in 2h 39 (11–1–14 in G)

5056 Ipswich Surprise Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 Alan Sheppard

2 Nina E Atkinson

3 Cindy Maude

4 David G Butler

5 David I Smith

6 John Robinson

7 C Barrie Dove

8 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Handsworth, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 15 June 1983 in 2h 48 (12–0–2 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 John J L Gilbert

2 Kenneth W H Felstead

3 Andrew C Beevers

4 Susan G Ford

5 John Barrow

6 Richard W Johns

7 Wendy Anderson

8 Malcom S Turner (C)

First Peal 3.

In memoriam Ronald Birch, for 36 years a member of Sheffield Cathedral Company and previous of this Company.

Ringing World ref. 3767. 0562

Yorkshire Association

Sharow, North Yorkshire

St John Div

Saturday, 18 June 1983 in 2h 52 (12–0–5 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Rosalind Sant

2 Christine A Burnett

3 Wendy Thoms

4 Rosamund Moss

5 R Pauline Holland

6 Brian E Moorehouse

7 John S Leech

8 H David Holland (C)

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 19 June 1983 in 43m (7–3–16 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jennifer Clark

2 Derek S Bottomley

3 Margaret J Bottomley

4 Roger S Riley (C)

5 David I Smith

6 Philip G Clark

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Parish Church of St Peter

Saturday, 25 June 1983 in 60m (40–1–27 in C)

1320 Plain Bob Cinques

1 Margareta E Devine

2 Margaret Warford

3 Cindy Maude

4 David I Smith

5 Kathryn P Thomas

6 Mark S Everett

7 Anthony E Stamp

8 Nicholas J Green

9 Nigel A L Mellor

10 John Robinson

11 C Barrie Dove (C)

12 Brian T Johnston

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 25 June 1983 (11–1–0 in F)

1260 Doubles (3m/v)

480 Grandsire, 360 April Day, 420 Plain Bob

1 Jonathan A Tawn

2 Beverley J Brown

3 John G L Marples

4 Julia M Chantrey

5 Michael King (C)

6 Alan F Chantrey

Yorkshire Association

Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 June 1983 in 41m (12–3–8 in F♯)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Derek S Bottomley

2 Sara Knaggs

3 Tom Morton

4 Elizabeth S Riley

5 David I Smith

6 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 4 July 1983 in 2h 39 (7–3–16)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

4m: 1344 Rutland; 1248 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 91 changes of method, all the work

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 David G Butler

3 Gary Mann

4 Cindy Maude

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 Alison Gray

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 John Robinson

To congratulate Kathyrn Thomas on becoming a doctor.

Yorkshire Association

Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire

St Michael

Saturday, 9 July 1983 in 2h 53 (14–1–11)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Margaret Warford

3 Cindy Maude

4 Gary Mann

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 David G Butler

7 John Robinson (C)

8 Malcolm S Turner

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 18 July 1983 in 2h 46 (7–3–16)

5085 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Cindy Maude

2 Kathryn P Thomas

3 Anthony S Cocks

4 David G Butler

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 Margaret Warford

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 John Robinson

First in method: 3.

125th peal as conductor: 7.

Yorkshire Association

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

Minster Church of All Saints

Saturday, 23 July 1983 in 2h 56 (13–1–6 in F)

5056 Higher Walton Surprise Major

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Anthony S Cocks

3 Cindy Maude

4 Kathryn P Thomas

5 Gary Mann

6 David G Butler

7 Derek J Tysoe

8 John Robinson (C)

First in method by all for the Association. Wedding compliment to Peter Shaw and Esther Sharp (Vicar’s daughter).

Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 25 July 1983 in 2h 38 (11–1–14 in G)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

640 each Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London; 120 com; atw

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Nina E Atkinson

2 Robert J Atkinson

3 Cindy Maude

4 Susan J Green

5 David G Butler

6 John Robinson

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Nicholas J Green

100th peal: 3

Yorkshire Association

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Thursday, 28 July 1983 in 2h 53 (12–1–7 in G)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

640 each Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London; 120 com; atw

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Nigel A L Mellor

2 Roger G Green

3 Cindy Maude

4 Kathryn P Thomas

5 Philip R Brook

6 Nicholas J Green

7 Malcolm S Turner

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal of Spliced: 5

Yorkshire Association

Gravesend, Kent

St George

Saturday, 30 July 1983 in 3h 4 (18–1–6 in E)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

1056 London; 1024 Cambridge, Superlative; 992 Bristol; 960 Pudsey; 119 changes of method, all the work

Composed by N R Aspland

1 L Gillian Blackman

2 Patricia North

3 Adrian M Moreton

4 Neil R Aspland (C)

5 Ian North

6 Robert Haley

7 Clive W Longden

8 Richard E Price

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 1 August 1983 in 2h 33 (7–3–16)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher Forster

1 John Robinson

2 Nigel A L Mellor

3 Anthony S Cocks

4 David G Butler

5 Philip R Brook

6 Margaret Warford

7 Neil Donovan

8 Malcolm S Turner (C)

First in method: 5.

Yorkshire Association

Swillington, West Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 8 August 1983

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Derek S Bottomley

2 Sara Knaggs

3 Timothy E Cox

4 David I Smith

5 E Guy Cox

6 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Birstall, West Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 13 August 1983 in 3h 12 (22–1–7)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 A Christine Brightman

2 Margaret Warford

3 Philip R Brook

4 Anthony S Cocks

5 Ian H Jorysz

6 Nigel A L Mellor

7 David G Butler

8 Ronald R Warford (C)

First TB Major: 1.

Birthday compliment to John Robinson.

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 15 August 1983 in 2h 50 (7–3–16)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Margaret Warford

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 Kevin J Robson

4 Philip R Brook

5 Ian H Jorysz

6 Nigel A L Mellor

7 David G Butler

8 Neil Donovan (C)

First Yorkshire: 3.

Yorkshire Association

Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 August 1983 in 2h 44 (8–1–26 in B♭)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by R. J. Parker

1 Robert Haley

2 Patricia North

3 David Nichols

4 Helen E Nichols

5 Richard Scott

6 Roy Clarke

7 R Gordon Corby

8 Ian North (C)

First in the method 4,6

Completes standard eight to peals 4,6

50th peal 4.

Yorkshire Association

Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 27 August 1983 (12–2–9 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (5m)

1 Sue Sheridan

2 Beverley Brown

3 Kay Valentine

4 Mark Sheridan

5 Michael King (C)

6 Phil Tizzard

First Quarter 6

Most methods inside 2 and 4.

Wedding compliment to Malcolm Rouse and Sheila Hanby, daughter of the verger at this church.

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 29 August 1983 in 3h 30 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Leslie W G Morris

2 Patricia North

3 Pamela A Hudson

4 Christine Andrew

5 Richard Scott

6 Neil R Aspland

7 David S Lockwood

8 Ian North

9 Robert Haley

10 Richard E Price (C)

YACR Peal No 10,945

Yorkshire Association

Darfield, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 30 August 1983 (13–3–24 in E)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

678,768 cover

1 Jonathan A Tawn

2 Sue Sheridan

3 Michael King

4 Julia M Chantrey

5 Andrew Fawcett (C)

6 Mark Sheridan

7 John G L Marples

8 Paul Tizzard

Post-wedding compliment to Alek Jovic and Helen Guest, friends of 2, 6 and 8, married the previous day at Scawsby, Doncaster.

1st inside 2

Yorkshire Association

Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 3 September 1983 in 3h 13 (16–2–10)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 David C Everett

2 John Robinson

3 Elizabeth S Riley

4 Margaret Warford

5 Timothy Wylie

6 David G Butler

7 Harold Dowler

8 Nigel A L Mellor

9 Philip R Johnson

10 Malcolm S Turner

11 C Barrie Dove (C)

12 Roger S Riley

First surprise maximus: 8.

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 5 September 1983 in 2h 40 (7–3–16)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

8m: 640 Bristol, Pudsey. Rutland, Superlative. Yorkshire; 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London; 120 changes of method, all the work

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Philip R Brook

2 David G Butler

3 Christine F Coates

4 Margaret Warford

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 Susan J Green

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 John Robinson

First of spliced major: 3.

Yorkshire Association

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter

Saturday, 10 September 1983 in 3h 8 (25–2–21 in D)

5000 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by R G Green

1 David I Smith

2 Kathryn P Thomas

3 Susan J Green

4 Elizabeth S Riley

5 Anthony S Cocks

6 Ian H Jorysz

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Nigel A L Mellor

9 John Robinson

10 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Kirkburton, West Yorkshire

All Hallows

Thursday, 15 September 1983 (15–2–23 in F)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Mary S Dixon

2 Stephen Rich (C)

3 Bridget Dunn

4 Albert Bond

5 John G L Marples

6 Peter Radcliffe

7 Gary Mann

8 J Richard Senior

For the Induction of the new Vicar

1st Major 5

Yorkshire Association

Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Friday, 16 September 1983 in 47m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Helen R Post

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 David I Smith

4 Alan Sheppard

5 John Potts

6 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 19 September 1983 in 2h 29 (7–3–16)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 John Robinson

2 David G Butler

3 Susan J Green

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Malcolm S Turner

6 Philip R Brook

7 Roger G Green (C)

8 Roger S Riley

First in method: 6.

Yorkshire Association

Armitage Bridge, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Saturday, 24 September 1983 (9–2–20 in G)

1260 Minor (2m)

720 Kent Treble Bob Minor, 540 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alan W Jackson

2 Bridget Dunn

3 Derek Sharples

4 John G L Marples

5 John M Spencer (C)

6 William R Weston

Archdeaconry of Halifax Quarter Peal Day

Yorkshire Association

Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 25 September 1983 (10–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Norman Hudson

2 Lionel D Smith

3 Margaret Jobson

4 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

5 Les Franks

6 Margaret Stones

Rung for the 125th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church

Yorkshire Association

Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 25 September 1983 in 2h 42 (8–1–26 in B♭)

5072 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F. J. Jackson

1 Laura Heath

2 Frederick J Jackson (C)

3 Susan Hubbard

4 Mary Heath

5 Roy Clarke

6 Helen E Nichols

7 Matthew Hubbard

8 John Smith

First peal 3,4,7

Rung by St George’s Doncaster Sunday Service Band & members of the Doncaster & District Society as a farewell compliment to Matthew & Sue Hubbard.

Yorkshire Association

Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Matthias

Monday, 26 September 1983 in 2h 34 (7–3–16)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)

13m 448 Bristol; 384 Ashstead, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire 124 changes of method

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Alison Gray

2 Roger G Green (C)

3 Nigel A L Mellor

4 Margaret Warford

5 David G Butler

6 Roger S Riley

7 John Robinson

8 Malcolm S Turner

100th peal for the asscociation and most major methods: 5.

Yorkshire Association

Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 1 October 1983 in 2h 56 (20–1–0)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Nigel A L Mellor

3 Margaret Warford

4 C Barrie Dove

5 Ian H Jorysz

6 David G Butler

7 John Robinson (C)

8 Malcolm S Turner

For Michaelmas.

Yorkshire Association

Marsden, West Yorkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 8 October 1983 in 3h 3 (26–2–7 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Philip R Brook

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 Margaret Warford

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 David G Butler

6 Mike Pidd

7 M Simon Lomas

8 John Robinson (C)

9 Timothy Wylie

10 Roger S Riley

First on 10: 1, 6. Birthday compliment to Cindy Maude.

Yorkshire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 8 October 1983 in 3h 45 (42–2–25)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by P Border

1 John Cornock

2 Patricia North

3 Pamela A Hudson

4 Christine Andrew

5 D Robert Pettifor

6 Richard Scott

7 Ian North

8 Clive W Longden

9 Jeffrey P Ladd

10 Robert Haley

11 Peter G Bellamy-Knights

12 Richard E Price (C)

Ringing world: 3784.0930

Yorkshire Association

Bradfield, South Yorkshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 16 October 1983 (11–1–0 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Alan F Chantrey

2 John G L Marples

3 Julia M Chantrey

4 Gordon Hampton

5 Margery D Tawn (C)

6 Beverley J Brown

For Harvest Festival

Also a wedding anniversary compliment to Mr & Mrs D Arkley

Yorkshire Association

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist, Ranmoor

Saturday, 22 October 1983 in 2h 55 (16–1–5 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 Angela Beardow

4 Timothy Wylie

5 David I Smith

6 Mike Pidd

7 Gary Mann

8 John Robinson (C)

9 Alan W Jackson

10 Roger S Riley

Yorkshire Association

Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 22 October 1983 in 2h 45 (15–0–21 in F)

5088 Aldenham Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Gary Mann

3 Philip R Brook

4 Mike Pidd

5 David I Smith

6 Timothy Wylie

7 John Robinson

8 Malcolm S Turner (C)

Yorkshire Association

Handsworth, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 26 October 1983 (12–0–2 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Susan Hallam

2 Janet Bashforth

3 A C Beevers

4 B D Mack

5 Richard Johns

6 J J L Gilbert (C)

7 Wendy Anderson

8 C D Munday

For Confirmation.

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 October 1983 in 3h 43 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Ian G Campbell

2 David R Smith

3 Janet House

4 Rebecca J Cox

5 Neil Bennett

6 Anthony J Cox (C)

7 Brian Blaydon

8 David E Potter

9 Derek Thomas

10 Robert C Kippin

YACR Peal No: 10,992.

Yorkshire Association

Ranmoor, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 6 November 1983 in 3h 1 (16–1–5 in F)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Richard W Johns

2 Susan G Ford

3 Robin L Story

4 Ross J Finbow

5 David Williams

6 Mark E G Larner

7 Stuart R Armeson (C)

8 Christopher M Bennett

9 Malcom S Turner

10 Philip A Story

First Peal 10.

First Grandsire 3 & 6.

First Caters 5.

For the opening of Ranmoor Parish Centre by the Bishop of Sheffield.

Ringing World ref. 3788. 1017

Yorkshire Association

Pickering, North Yorkshire

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 8 November 1983

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Margaret J Bulleid

2 Christopher E Bulleid

3 Elizabeth Mason

4 J Howard Percy

5 E John Arthur (C)

6 G Watson

1st quarter 6 and 1st inside 3

Yorkshire Association

Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 10 November 1983 (14–1–22 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lynn E Beevers

2 J J L Gilbert

3 A C Beevers

4 Richard Johns

5 Wendy Anderson (C)

6 C D Munday

Half-muffled.

Yorkshire Association

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 November 1983 in 3h 6 (23–1–2)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Timothy Wylie

3 Margaret Warford

4 Nigel A L Mellor

5 Stephen Rich

6 Gary Mann

7 David G Butler

8 Alan W Jackson

9 John Robinson (C)

10 C Barrie Dove

Yorkshire Association

Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 20 November 1983 in 48m (13–0–8 in F)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Philip G Clark

2 Sara Knaggs

3 Helen R Post

4 Elizabeth S Riley

5 Alan Sheppard

6 David I Smith

7 John Potts

8 Roger S Riley (C)

Yorkshire Association

Royston, South Yorkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 November 1983 in 2h 51 (14–1–18 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

Standard Eight, 141 changes of method.

Composed by M. Sherwood

1 Michael Sheeran

2 Helen E Nichols

3 Patricia North

4 Richard Scott

5 David Sunderland

6 Roy Clarke

7 R Gordon Corby

8 Ian North (C)

First T. B 1

First eight spliced 2

First of spliced 5,6

By Friday night band.

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Parish Church of St Peter

Saturday, 3 December 1983 in 3h 36 (40–1–27 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Elizabeth S Riley

2 David I Smith

3 Mark S Everett

4 David J Spaul

5 Anthony E Stamp

6 John Robinson

7 Gary Mann

8 Alan W Jackson

9 Malcolm S Turner

10 C Barrie Dove (C)

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 3 December 1983 in 3h 24 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S. J. Ivin

1 David Nichols

2 Patricia North

3 Helen E Nichols

4 Robert Haley

5 David Lockwood

6 Roy Clarke

7 Ian North (C)

8 Richard E Price

Yorkshire Association

Pickering, North Yorkshire

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 5 December 1983

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Christopher E Bulleid

2 Elizabeth Mason

3 Margaret J Bulleid

4 J Howard Percy

5 E John Arthur (C)

6 G Watson

Rung as a welcome to the Bishop of Whitby attending his first engagement in the Pickering Deanery, the Deanery Confirmation Service

Yorkshire Association

Wragby, West Yorkshire

St Michael and Our Lady

Monday, 12 December 1983 in 2h 32 (10–3–11 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Oxford TB; 2 each Kent TB, Cambridge S, Plain B

1 John Potts

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 Ian H Jorysz

4 Timothy Wylie

5 David I Smith

6 John Robinson (C)

Yorkshire Association

Darfield, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 December 1983 (13–3–24 in E)

1260 Doubles (5m)

1 Sue Sheridan

2 Kay Valentine

3 Mark Sheridan

4 Michael Sheeran

5 Michael King (C)

6 Philip Fawcett

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

St Martin Le Grand

Tuesday, 27 December 1983 in 3h 16 (10–1–23 in G♯)

5600 Spliced Surprise Major (25m)

224 each Ashtead, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Hereford, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 174 com; atw

Composed by Norman Smith (arr. Jonathan S N Porter & Roger Baldwin)

1 Julie M Barrett

2 Christina R Cooper

3 C Mark G Ockelton

4 Nicholas J Green

5 Esther M Byers

6 Ian G Campbell

7 David R Smith

8 Peter J Sanderson (C)

Most methods of Surprise Major in an 'all the work' peal for all and for the Asoociation

Yorkshire Association

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Cathedral of St Peter

Tuesday, 27 December 1983 in 3h 23 (25–2–21)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Catherine M Bloor

2 Elizabeth S Riley

3 Stephen Rich

4 Ian H Jorysz

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 David G Butler

7 Gary Mann

8 John Robinson (C)

9 Timothy Wylie

10 C Barrie Dove

11 Malcolm S Turner

12 Roger S Riley

First on 12 and 50th peal: 1.

Yorkshire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 31 December 1983 in 3h 13 (24–0–7)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Pamela A Hudson

2 Christine Andrew

3 Patricia North

4 Leslie W G Morris

5 Richard Scott

6 Neil R Aspland

7 Ian North

8 Robert Haley

9 Ralph G Edwards

10 Richard E Price (C)

Ringing world: 3797.0102

Ringing World page reference: 3797.0102

Yorkshire Association

Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 31 December 1983 in 3h 16 (20–3–1 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Sara Knaggs

2 Ruth Jackson

3 Margaret Warford

4 Alan Sheppard

5 John M Spencer

6 David I Smith

7 Philip R Johnson

8 John Robinson (C)

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