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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 6 January 1963 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 David Oliver

2 Noel D Deam (C)

3 Leonard R Porter

4 Roy H Jones

5 Alec Gammon

Rung for Epiphany

1st QP (aged 14) - 1

1st QP (aged 12) - 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bray, Berkshire

St Michael

Saturday, 12 January 1963 in 3h 12 (24–3–27 in D)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 David G Rowlands

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Sydney M Bailey

4 Roger G Hazell

5 William Birmingham

6 Ernest F Willcox

7 David P Hilling (C)

8 David A Cornwall

300th tower bell peal (5).

Ringing World page reference: 2701.0066

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 January 1963 in 3h 17 (20–0–20 in D)

5040 Rickmansworth Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Howard Oglesby

2 Frederick R Scott

3 Michael Hatchett

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Roger Baldwin

6 Giles B Thompson

7 William Birmingham

8 J Keith Ward

9 Wilfrid G Wilson

10 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method.

Rung to open in this parish the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Ringing World page reference: 2702.0081

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 29 January 1963 in 2h 35 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5024 Gainsborough Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Peter J Heritage

2 Edgar J Smith

3 Christine C Macnair

4 Nicholas J Martin

5 Charles Coles

6 Christopher C Clarke

7 Dermot J Roaf

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7.

Rung to welcome Eleanor Jane, born to Caroline and Dermot Roaf on January 8th, 1963.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 3 February 1963 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Garth Porter

2 Roy H Jones (C)

3 F A Smith

4 Noel D Deam

5 Alec Gammon

For Evensong and as a birthday compliment to Mr & Mrs H F Jones and Miss Jane Bailey.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Banbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 9 February 1963 in 3h 13 (17–0–9 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J W Parker

1 Herbert H Alexander

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Frederick R Scott

4 Christopher C Clarke

5 D Kay Adkins

6 Edward R Venn

7 Christopher M P Johnson

8 J Keith Ward

9 EdgarJ Smith

10 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal of Royal in the method (4,6).

Ringing World page reference: 2705.0129

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 16 February 1963 in 2h 43 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Garth A C Porter

2 Leonard R Porter

3 Noel D Deam

4 Alec Gammon

5 Roy H Jones (C)

First peal attempt: 1, 2.

First peal rung from the new ringers’ gallery.

A birthday compliment to Noel D. Deam.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Friday, 22 February 1963 in 2h 44 (8–0–2 in B♭)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7m)

(1) Cambridge S, (2) Primrose S, (3) Ipswich S, (4) College Exercise TB, (5) Norbury TB, (6) Duke of Norfolk TB, (7) Ockley TB

1 Peter J Heritage

2 D Kay Adkins

3 Christopher C Clarke

4 Edward R Venn

5 Robin J Trebilcock

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal of Treble Bob on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Thursday, 28 February 1963 in 2h 40 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Christopher C Clarke

2 Peter J Heritage

3 Harry W Badger

4 Edgar J Smith

5 George B Collins

6 Edward R Venn

7 Cyril H Kinch

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method: 2, 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 2 March 1963 in 2h 40 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

In 7 methods: 1 Extent each; Double Court:Double Oxford: St Clement's:Oxford Treble Bob:Kent Treble Bob:Reverse Canterbury Pleasure:Plain Bob

1 Miss J Screeny

2 B J Edwards

3 R K Russ

4 B A Cracknell

5 C C Clarke

6 H Oglesby (C)

First Peal in method 2 & 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 March 1963 in 3h 25 (30–3–11 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by W H Barber

1 Geoffrey Harrison

2 Royston Blackler

3 Dennis Knox

4 Derek Francis

5 A James Glass

6 John A Simmons

7 Sydney M Bailey

8 David A Cornwall

9 David P Hilling (C)

10 John Hill

First peal on ten as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2710.0217

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 26 March 1963 (14 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Mike R Nimmo

2 T Gray

3 Kingsly P Wootton

4 D W Bimson

5 Barry E Eglesfield (C)

6 Nick Gray

First quarter: 1, 2, 6

First quarter as conductor: 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Harwell, Oxfordshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 6 April 1963 in 3h 14 (16–1–26 in E)

5088 Apsley Surprise Major

Composed by Richard F B Speed

1 Peter J Heritage

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Christopher C Clarke

4 William Birmingham

5 David P Hilling

6 Edward R Venn

7 Wilfrid G Wilson

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells, and for the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 2714.0282

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Thursday, 18 April 1963 in 2h 42 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Turramurra Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 Peter J Heritage

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Christopher C Clarke

4 Charles Coles

5 William Birmingham

6 Edward R Venn

7 Wilfred G Wilson

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells, and for the Guild.

Rung for the Easter Festival.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 May 1963 in 3h 7 (20–0–20 in D)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

Composed by C Middleton

1 Michael Hatchett

2 John Robinson

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Roger Baldwin (C)

5 Giles B Thompson

6 Alan R Pink

7 William Birmingham

8 David A Cornwall

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major (5).

First of Spliced on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2718.0354

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 4 May 1963 in 2h 42 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being ten callings, and Pitman’s and Morris’ 240s

1 Noel D Deam

2 Leonard Maund

3 Leonard R Porter

4 Roy H Jones (C)

5 Alec Gammon

First peal, first attempt: 2.

Rung as an engagement compliment to John Walker and Janet Edmeads; also as a farewell to Miss J. S. Wiles and Miss D. Barton, who leave for Canada.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Friday, 10 May 1963 in 2h 43 (7–2–0)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (10m)

Seven extents: (1) Norfolk, Ipswich, (2) Cambridge, Primrose, (3) Bourne, (4) Netherseale, (5) College Exercise, Norbury, (6) Duke of Norfolk, (7) Ockley.

1 Peter J Heritage

2 Edward R Venn

3 Christopher C Clarke

4 D Kay Adkins

5 Robin J Trebilcock

6 Alan R Pink (C)

100th peal: 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 19 May 1963 in 2h 54 (15–2–6 in F)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Ernest Morris

1 Harry Sear

2 Frederick Vickers

3 Albert E Daniells

4 Roger Cadamy

5 Donald J Meager

6 Joseph Marks

7 William A Yates

8 George W Holland (C)

Rung in gratitude for his 16 years as chairman of the North Bucks Branch, and as a farewell peal to the Rev A Campbell, who is leaving Bletchley for Amersham.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 23 May 1963 in 2h 53 (9–1–12 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's Transposition

1 Walter F Judge (C)

2 Edgar J Smith

3 J Howard R Freeborn

4 Charles Coles

5 Edward R Venn

6 Christopher M P Johnson

7 Cyril H Kinch

8 Alan R Pink

Rung to mark Ascension Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 1 June 1963 in 2h 47 (14–2–19 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Norman H Leslie

2 Dennis A Leslie

3 John E Camp

4 Christine Macnair

5 F John Nelson

6 Frederick Sharpe

7 Frederick C White

8 Brian R White

9 Francis A White

10 Edwin Drewitt

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Thursday, 6 June 1963 in 2h 32 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Johannesburg Surprise Major

Composed by H Dains

1 Cyril H Kinch

2 Edgar J Smith

3 John G Pusey

4 Peter J Heritage

5 Charles Coles

6 Edward R Venn

7 Christopher C Clarke

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 22 June 1963 in 2h 34 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

In 6 methods: 1 extent each;Double Court:Cambridge Surprise: Kent Treble Bob:Oxford Treble Bob:St Clement's:2 extents Plain Bob.

1 David G Rowlands

2 Frank C Price (C)

3 William Birmingham

4 Michael Hatchett

5 David P Hilling

6 Wilfrid G Wilson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 June 1963 in 2h 40 (13)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Richard Croot

2 Arthur Armstrong

3 David Taylor

4 Walter Mawby

5 Owen Warren

6 Maurice Cook (C)

First peal 1. First of Minor 3, 5. First on the bells since being augmented to six. Rung for the Patronal Festival

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 29 June 1963 in 3h 24 (25 in D)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

Comprising 1,920 Rutland, 1,600 Yorkshire and 1,600 Cambridge: with 64 changes of method.

1 J Robin J Dyke

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Jennifer Sceeny

4 William Birmingham

5 Edward R Venn

6 David P Hilling

7 George W Holland

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major 3, 5. Rung on the Feast of St. Peter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rickmansworth, The Vicarage Flat, Hertfordshire

Wednesday, 3 July 1963 in 1h 57 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Michael Hatchett

3–4 Frank C Price (C)

5–6 Giles B Thompson

Rung for the Feast of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr.

Ringing World page reference: 2727.0509

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burnham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 13 July 1963 in 3h 1 (12–3–13 in F♯)

5184 Single Oxford Bob Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 William Birmingham

2 Jennifer Sceeny

3 Gordon W Limmer

4 George Coussins

5 E Russell Gotham

6 Michael Hatchett

7 David P Hilling

8 Howard Oglesby (C)

First peal in the method (1,7).

First of Major in the method 'inside' (4).

First of Major in the method (5).

100th peal (6).

50th peal for the Guild by the ringer of the seventh.

First of Major in the method as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2727.0507

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 20 July 1963 in 3h 20 (24–1–25 in D)

5040 Minor (7m)

Comprising 720 changes each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Single Oxford, Double Bob, Fulbeck, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob.

1 David P Hilling

2 William Birmingham

3 Michael Hatchett

4 David A Cornwall

5 Wilfrid G Wilson

6 Alan R Pink (C)

Rung for the wedding of Joy Hannah Savage (elder daughter of the Bishop of Buckingham) and Malcolm Richard Parlett.

Ringing World page reference: 2729.0540

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tetsworth, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 27 July 1963 in 2h 45 (4–2–25 in D♭)

5040 Doubles

In three methods, being 14 extents of April Day, 21 of Grandsire and three of Plain Bob

1 Leonard Maund

2 Roy H Jones

3 F Marilyn Bird

4 Noel D Deam (C)

5 Alec Gammon

6 Gordon J Belcher

Rung for the Festival of St James

Ringing World page reference: 2730.0554

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Theale, Berkshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 29 July 1963 in 2h 40 (13 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two extents of Oxford T.B.. two of Kent T.B. and three of Plain Bob.

1 Barbara J Leigh

2 Susan E Smith

3 John Robinson

4 Brian B Hullah

5 Martin Major

6 Michael Hatchett (C)

First peal of Minor (1,2).

Ringing World page reference: 2732.0585

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aldermaston, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 29 July 1963 in 2h 54 (10–2–14 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Anthony H Smith

2 Anthony R Cope

3 Katharine M Guy

4 Andrew F Howard

5 Giles B Thompson (C)

6 Neville F Whittell

7 John Robinson

8 Alan M Barber

A Thames Valey cycling peal tour

First of Major - 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 30 July 1963 in 2h 36 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5152 Putney Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff (adapted)

1 Peter J Heritage

2 Edgar J Smith

3 Charles Coles

4 Sydney M Bailey

5 William Birmingham

6 Edward R Venn

7 David P Hilling

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method by the Guild and by all the band.

Rung to welcome Michael David, first son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. P. Johnson, born July 28th, 1963.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 30 July 1963 in 3h 25 (16–2–11 in E)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Barbara J Leigh

2 Giles B Thompson

3 Anthony H Smith

4 Susan E Smith

5 Alan M Barber

6 Michael Hatchett

7 Martin Major

8 John Robinson (C)

First peal of T.B. Major (1,3,4,7).

Ringing World page reference: 2732.0585

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Benson, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Tuesday, 30 July 1963 in 2h 52 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Andrew F Howard

2 Katharine M Guy

3 Alan M Barber (C)

4 Neville F Whittell

5 Anthony R Cope

6 Michael Hatchett

7 Bryan B Hullah

8 Giles B Thompson

A Thames Valley cycling peal tour

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Garsington, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 31 July 1963 in 2h 36 (9½ in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

D. Oxford Bob, S. Oxford Bob, St. Clement's Bob, Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B. and Plain Bob.

1 Katherine M Guy

2 Susan E Smith

3 Brian B Hullah

4 Alan M Barber

5 Martin Major (C)

6 Michael Hatchett

First peal of Minor: 1.

First in seven Minor methods: 2, 3.

First in seven Minor methods as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2732.0585

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 2 August 1963 in 2h 25 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

Four callings.

1 Leonard Maund

2 Noel D Deam

3 Gordon L Belcher

4 Roy H Jones

5 Alec Gammon (C)

First peal of Plain Bob: 1, 3.

First "inside": 3.

Rung for the birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Friday, 2 August 1963 in 2h 45 (9–3–3 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Anthony R Cope

2 Katharine M Guy

3 Andrew F Howard

4 Giles B Thompson (C)

5 Susan E Smith

6 Martin Major (C)

A Thames Valley cycling peal tour

Jointly conducted

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 10 August 1963 in 3h 16 (21–2–16 in E♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major

In three methods, 1,760 each of Cambridge and Yorkshire, and 1,600 Lincolnshire: with 84 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Robin H Rogers

2 Margaret A Wilson

3 William J Chester

4 David Burbidge

5 William A Yates

6 James Linnell

7 Charles E Truman

8 George W Holland (C)

First peal of three spliced for all except conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 13 August 1963 in 2h 34 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C H Martin

1 John G Pusey

2 Edgar J Smith

3 Alan R Pink

4 Robin J Trebilcock

5 Charles Coles

6 Peter J Heritage

7 Peter D Beedie

8 Edward R Venn (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lillingstone Lovell, Buckinghamshire

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 14 August 1963 (6–2–0 in B)

5040 Doubles (11m)

(1 to 3) Stedman, (4 to 6) Reverse St. Bartholomew, (7 to 12) Grandsire. (13 to 15) St. Martin’s. (16 to 18) St. Simon's. (19 to 21) Plain Bob. (22 to 24) Kennington, (25 to 27) April Day. (28 to 30) Reverse Canterbury, (31 to 33) Southrepps. (34 to 36) Clifford's Pleasure, (37 to 39) Reverse Canterbury, (40 to 42) Plain Bob.

1 Albert J Stanton

2 Margaret A Wilson

3 Charles E Truman

4 David Burbidge (C)

5 Robin H Rogers

First peal 1. First as conductor. First in 11 Doubles methods by all.

Rung as a wedding compliment to Gillian B. Smith and Christopher A Stopps.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hitcham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 31 August 1963 in 2h 28 (6–0–11 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Kent T.B.. St. Nicholas', Reverse Canterbury, Cambridge Surprise, St. Clement's, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.

1 Jennifer Sceeny

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Howard Oglesby

4 William Birmingham

5 David P Hilling

6 Wilfrid G Wilson

Non-conducted and silent.

The fastest peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2735.0636

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Thursday, 12 September 1963 in 2h 28 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Charles Coles

2 Alan R Pink

3 D Kay Adkins

4 Frederick W Soden

5 Christopher C Clarke

6 Brian W Hall

7 John B Coggins

8 Thomas J Lock (C)

First peal in the method: 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 21 September 1963 in 2h 29 (5–3–17 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St. Clement's and Plain Bob.

1 Geoffrey Riglar

2 Michael Hatchett

3 William Birmingham

4 Wilfrid G Wilson

5 David P Hilling

6 Howard Oglesby (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2737.0669

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Banbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 21 September 1963 in 3h 16 (17–0–9 in E)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Henry Johnson

1 Jack Bishop

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Alan R Pink

4 Herbert H Alexander

5 Mrs M O Gillet

6 Harry J Davies

7 Clifford T Wightman

8 Christopher C Clarke

9 Wilfrid G Wilson (C)

10 Harry Bishop

First peal of Caters (1,5,6,7,10).

A farewell to the Vicar, the Rev. R. P. R. Carpenter, who is going to Benson.

Ringing World page reference: 2737.0665

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 5 October 1963 in 3h 4 (15–2–6 in F)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 H George Hart

2 Elsie K Hart

3 James Linnell

4 George W Holland

5 William A Yates

6 Roger Cadamy

7 Charles E Truman (C)

8 Joseph Marks

First peal of Major as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 13 October 1963 in 3h 19 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1920 London; 960 Rutland; 640 Bristol, and 320 each of Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Pudsey, Lincolnshire. 119 com

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Mrs A Diserens

2 Mrs R F Diserens

3 Albert Diserens

4 Patricia Buss

5 John N Diserens

6 Frank W Lewis

7 Ronald F Diserens

8 Noel J Diserens (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major - 2

A welcome to Thomas Cyril Lewington

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Padbury, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 21 October 1963 in 2h 47 (10½)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 James Linnell

2 Charles E Truman

3 Raymond A Vickers

4 Frederick Vickers

5 George W Holland

6 William A Yates (C)

First peal of Surprise Minor 3. First on the bells since rehanging.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 October 1963 in 2h 48 (10–0–4 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (9m)

Three extents of Reverse St Bartholomew, four each of Stedman, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St Martin's and St Simon's, five of Reverse Canterbury, six of Grandsire and eight of Plain Bob.

1 Elizabeth T Birmingham

2 Jennifer Sceeny

3 William Birmingham

4 David P Hilling

5 Howard Oglesby (C)

25th peal as conductor.

RW 08/11/1963, Vol. LIX, No. 2742, p756.

Ringing World page reference: 2742.0756

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 2 November 1963 in 2h 41 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 All Saints Place Doubles

1 David Oliver

2 Roy H Jones

3 Leonard R Porter

4 Noel D Deam (C)

5 Paul Cattermole

First peal of Doubles: 1.

First in the method: 3.

Rung for All Saints Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 16 November 1963 in 2h 48 (12½ in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Oxford T.B.. Kent T.B., Reverse Canterbury, St. Nicholas', St. Clement's, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.

1 John F Bowler

2 David W Struckett

3 Geoffrey Riglar

4 Noel R Waite

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Howard Oglesby (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2745.0804

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 November 1963 in 3h 14 (18–3–27)

5040 Minor (4m)

Cambridge, Oxford, Kent, Single Oxford, St Clements, Double Bob & Plain Bob.

1 Gordon W Limmer

2 Wilfred G Wilson,

3 Howard Oglesby

4 William Birmingham

5 Michael Hatchett

6 David P Hilling (C)

Rung half muffled In Memoriam John F Kennedy.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 7 December 1963 in 2h 58 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 1-part

1 Monica M Blagrove

2 Edward S T Farr

3 William Birmingham

4 Michael Hatchett

5 Wilfrid G Wilson

6 David P Hilling

7 Frank T Blagrove

8 A James Glass

Rung non-conducted and silent.

100th peal (2).

Ringing World page reference: 2749.0867

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 7 December 1963 in 2h 35 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Doubles (5m/6v)

120 each of St. Nicholas', All Saints, Dedworth, Wychbold, 360 each of Kennington, April Day, Southrepps, Clifford's, 720 each of Plain Bob and Rev. Canterbury, and 1,680 of Grandsire. 30 changes of method.

1 David G Oliver

2 F Marilyn Bird

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Noel D Deam

5 Alec Gammon

First peal in 11 methods: 2.

Rung for the Patronal Festival; also as a compliment to Rt. Rev. Gordon Savage on becoming Bishop-designate of Southwell.

Ringing World page reference: 2749.0857

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 7 December 1963 in 3h (9–1–12 in G)

5056 Havant Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Cyril H Kinch

2 Jennifer Sceeney

3 Christopher C Clarke

4 Charles Coles

5 Peter J Heritage

6 Sidney M Bailey

7 Howard Oglesby

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method by all the band and for the Guild.

Rung for the Patronal Festival.

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