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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

All Saints

Monday, 1 January 1979 in 3h 20 (18–3–27 in E♭)

5040 Newgate Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Bernard F L Groves (C)

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Susan E Smith

4 Colin C Monson

5 Graham G Firman

6 Jeremy R Pratt

7 David I Herring

8 Robert H Newton

9 Robert J Crocker

10 Maurice A New

11 Geoffrey K Dodd

12 Frank W Rivett

First in the method: 2

First of Maximus: 7

Ringing World page reference: 3538.0140

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 4 January 1979 in 2h 36 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

In 7 methods:St Clements, Double Oxford,Oxford TB, Kent TB, Norwich S, Cambridge S, Pl Bob.

1 Myles R Hawkins

2 Jean Kelly

3 E George Swift

4 Amanda M Lees

5 Robin A Emley

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 13 January 1979 in 2h 53 (13½)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each Cambridge, Oxford, Kent, St. Clements; 3 Plain Bob.

1 P David Taylor

2 Alan C Cozens

3 Susan H Pearson

4 Derek Stainsby

5 Timothy A Wooding

6 Denis G Pearson (C)

Get well peal for Harry Wooding.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire

St Hippolytus

Saturday, 13 January 1979 in 2h 45 (12–3–6 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor

11m (1) Berwick, Hexham (2) London, Wells (3) York, Durham (4) Cambridge, Primrose (5) Norwich (6) Surfleet (7) Beverley

1 Jill E Reeves

2 Margaret B Wenban

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Roy T Harris

5 Paul R Wotton

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lemsford, Hertfordshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 13 January 1979 in 2h 15 (3–2–4 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor

8 methods: (1) London & Wells (2) York (3) Durham (4) Beverley (5) Surfleet (6) Norwich (7) Cambridge

1 Jill E Reeves

2 Margaret B Wenban

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Paul R Wotton

5 Roy T Harris

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 January 1979 in 2h 42 (7–3–13 in A)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Corinne M Rule

2 Anne K Osborne

3 Robert Crocker

4 C D Matthews

5 Roy T Harris

6 E John Wells

7 Doug J Beaumont

8 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

1st Surprise major inside 4. A compliment to Martin and Philippa Loveless on the birth of a son, also birthday compliments to 1. and 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 21 January 1979 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Carole S Harvey

2 Philippa M S Scarrot

3 Andrew MacLellan

4 Ian T Barber

5 Derek J Webb

6 John W Hagley

7 Melvyn J Freeman

8 Geoffrey M Harvey (C)

For Confirmation

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aldermaston, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 February 1979 in 2h 43 (10–2–14 in G)

5184 Double Coslany Court Bob Major

Composed by J M Holland

1 Bernard F L Groves (C)

2 David M Goss

3 Colin C Monson

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Howard W Egglestone

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 John P Loveless

First in the method by all.

Ringing World page reference: 3540.0182

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Sunday, 4 February 1979 (7–3–13 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alison L Jackson

2 Corinne M Rule

3 Ann K Osborne

4 H E Mitchell

5 J St J Beaumont

6 Roy T Harris (C)

7 D J Beaumont (cover)

To welcome Rev. Derek Spears

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 9 February 1979 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Phyllis Nye

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Philip ?

5 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bucklebury, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 11 February 1979 (12–3–22 in G)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Marcus Allum

2 H Lilywhite

3 P Brooks

4 Gillian E Brown

5 Joan Marshall

6 Reginald Allum

7 Cyril Lewington (C)

8 A Davis

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 15 February 1979 (20)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Pamela M Humphreys

2 Philippa M S Scarrot

3 Andrew MacLellan

4 Mary S Willis

5 Derek J Webb

6 A Norman Willis

7 Geoffrey M Harvey (C)

8 David C Willis

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Sunday, 4 March 1979 in 3h 20 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by R B Smith

1 Frank W Lewis

2 Colin C Monson

3 David M Goss

4 Peter H Gardner

5 Stephen Ivin

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 Mark Regan

8 Christopher J Pickford

9 John P Loveless

10 Robert J Crocker

11 Geoffrey K Dodd

12 Frank W Rivett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Sunday, 11 March 1979 (11–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Doubles

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Brenda Richardson

2 Christopher W Ottaway

3 Nigel R Woodruff

4 Richard W Luzar

5 L Roy Woodruff (C)

6 James A Richardson

First Quarter 1,6

For Chiltern Branch Quarter Peal weekend

Ringing World page reference: 3547.0324

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 March 1979 in 2h 49 (8–3–21 in G♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Joanna M Ainsworth

4 David A Cornwall

5 Elva R Ainsworth

6 David Burbidge

7 Robert H Newton

8 Christopher Parkinson

First of Yorkshire: 3 and 5.

To welcome Ian Philip Parkinson.

Ringing World page reference: 3546.0309

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 17 March 1979 in 2h 47 (13–3–27 in E)

5088 Dublin Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Anthony G Pullan

2 Colin C Monson

3 Roy T Harris

4 David M Goss

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Frank W Lewis

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

First in the method by all

For St Patrick's Day

Ringing World page reference: 3546.0309

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 March 1979 in 3h 11 (17¾)

5040 Minor (7m)

D. Court, Cambridge, Oxford, Kent, D. Oxford. St. Clements, Plain

1 Susan H Pearson

2 Timothy A Wooding

3 Alan C Cozens

4 Julian C Parker

5 P David Taylor

6 Denis G Pearson (C)

To welcome Rev. R. Harrow.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 March 1979 (14–1–13 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Philippa Harrison

2 Alan C Jones

3 Cynthia Spaull

4 Anne Stainsby

5 Derek Stainsby

6 Brian Baldwin

7 Martin Petchey (C)

8 Malcolm Storey

First Triples 1 & 8

By ringers from Milton Keynes as a 25th wedding anniversary compliment to John and Joan Beard

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 25 March 1979 in 3h 14 (23–0–20 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Katharine J Firman

2 Graham G Firman

3 Joseph St J Beaumont

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 John N Diserens

6 Peter H Gardner

7 Colin C Monson

8 Frank W Lewis

9 David P Hilling (C)

10 John P Loveless

11 Noel J Diserens

12 Frank W Rivett

Wedding compliment to Michael Church and Lucy Freemantle

Ringing World page reference: 3548.0349

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Friday, 13 April 1979 (7–3–13 in A)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Joseph St J Beaumont

2 Corinne M Rule

3 Ann K Osborne

4 C D Matthews

5 H E Mitchell

6 Rebecca Dick

7 Roy T Harris (C)

8 Doug J Beaumont

Half muffled for good friday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 16 April 1979 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 E W C Whitaker

2 Philippa M S Scarrott

3 Andrew MacLellan

4 Anne C Yates

5 Peter E J Saddleton

6 Philip A B Saddleton (C)

For Easter.

1: 1st on 6 bells

6: 1st as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 21 April 1979 in 2h 57 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by E A Barnett

1 Richard W Luzar

2 Sarah B White

3 Bernard H Taylor

4 Frederick B Jackson

5 Michael R Spencer

6 Susan E Smith

7 Frank T Blagrove

8 Robert J Crocker (C)

On the Queen's Birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 April 1979 in 3h 23 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 William Butler (C)

2 Jean A Darmon

3 Robert H Newton

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Elva R Ainsworth

6 Derek Francis

7 Sydney M Bailey

8 Stanley E Darmon

9 Roger W Powell

10 Anthony K Fortin

11 Christopher Parkinson

12 Robert J Crocker

First on twelve: 5. First of Stedman and of Cinques: 10.

For the centenary of the East Berks and South Bucks Branch.

Ringing World page reference: 3554.0476

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aldbourne, Wiltshire

St Michael

Thursday, 26 April 1979 in 3h 5 (19 in E♭)

5120 Gloucester Surprise Major

1 Colin C Monson

2 Alan G Keen

3 Robert J Crocker

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Brian Bladon

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Maurice A New

8 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

First in the method by all

Ringing World page reference: 3552.0435

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Monday, 7 May 1979 (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Elizabeth A Collins

2 Philippa M S Scarrott

3 Reginald J H Heynes

4 Anne C Yates (C)

5 Andrew MacLellan

6 Martin P Yates

First Quarter rung on the bells since rehanging.

First Quarter : 1

First Inside : 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kensworth, Bedfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 12 May 1979 in 2h 15 (3–3–16 in E♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge S, Plain B; 1 each Norwich S, Kent TB, Oxford TB.

1 Jill E Reeves

2 Frederick B Jackson

3 E George Swift

4 Roy T Harris

5 Richard W Luzar

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Monday, 21 May 1979 (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Elizabeth A Collins

2 Philippa M S Scarrott

3 Peter E J Saddleton

4 Anne C Yates (C)

5 Andrew MacLellan

6 Martin P Yates

Rung half-muffled in memory of Reginald J H Heynes.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Thursday, 31 May 1979 in 2h 32 (11–0–2 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

In 10 methods: London, Wells, York, Durham, Cambridge, Primrose, Westminster, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet

1 E George Swift

2 Richard W Luzar

3 Fredrick B Jackson

4 Michael R Spencer

5 Roy T Harris

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 31 May 1979 in 2h 32 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

In 10 methods: London, Wells, York, Durham,Cambridge, Primrose, Westminster, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet.

1 E George Swift

2 Richard W Luzar

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Michael R Spencer

5 Roy T Harris

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire

St Faith

Saturday, 9 June 1979 in 2h 55 (12 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Roberts

1 Mark D Rogers

2 Frederick P Mead

3 David J Taylor

4 Brian M Baldwin

5 Derek Stainsby

6 Martin Petchey

7 Barry R Eglesfield

8 William Butler (C)

First on 8 - 1. First on 8 and inside - 4. For 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Bucks Branch.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 June 1979 in 3h 27 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by R H Newton

1 Elva R Ainsworth

2 Catherine M Robbins

3 George Whiteside

4 Sydney M Bailey

5 Patricia M Newton

6 Christopher Parkinson

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 J Alan Ainsworth

First of Surprise Major: 2. 200th peal peal on the bells.

Wedding compliment to Bridget Kimberley (vicar's daughter) and Richard Croft. Also for the Christening of Ian Philip Parkinson.

Ringing World page reference: 3558.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 10 June 1979 (15–2–6 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Toby Baker

2 Brian Baldwin

3 Malcolm Story

4 Alan C Jones

5 Terry Page

6 Frederick Mead

7 Martin Petchey (C)

8 Oliver Baker

For the 75th anniversary of North Bucks Branch, ODG & for the birth of Kathy Batchelor

First on 8: 1 & 8

First away from cover: 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Martin

Thursday, 14 June 1979 (8–0–4 in B♭)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Philippa Harrison

2 I C Symington

3 Brian Baldwin

4 Alan C Jones

5 Derek Stainsby

6 Martin Petchey (C)

For Corpus Christi and for the 75th anniversary of North Bucks Branch, ODG

First in method as C

First TB: 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 15 June 1979 (14–0–7 in F)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Zoe Story

2 Dianne Rogers

3 Richard Haseldine (C)

4 Mark Rogers

5 Martin Petchey

6 Hugh Butler

First on the bells for 43 years

Most methods: 2 & 4

Half-muffled in memoriam Rev R Groves-Brookes (Rector 1951-1979)

Also for the 75th anniversary of the North Bucks Branch, ODG

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 June 1979 in 3h 33 (29–3–14)

5088 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)

1296 each Cambridge, Superlative; 1248 each Bristol, Londinium; 99 com, atw

Composed by Richard G Crosland

1 S Clarke Walters

2 Katharine J Firman

3 Colin C Monson

4 Graham N Scott

5 David F Moore

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 Graham G Firman

8 George H Campling

9 Nigel Thomson

10 Ronald F Diserens

11 Frank W Rivett

12 John P Loveless

First of Spliced Maximus on tower bells as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 3560.0616

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 June 1979 in 2h 43 (10–1–11 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 6-part

1 Jenny Jeskins

2 Jack O Berry

3 John Money

4 Ronald Hancock

5 Richard Loyd

6 Robert Blond (C)

7 Colin C Monson

8 Robert Absolom

First peal: 5

First Grandsire Triples: 7

Sponsored in aid of Cholsey Bell Restoration Fund (raised £108)

Ringing World page reference: 3561.0641

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 30 June 1979 in 2h 30 (9–1–1 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

London and Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 E George Swift

2 Audrey M Alldrick

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Richard W Luzar

5 Andrew F Alldrick

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 30 June 1979 in 2h 30 (9)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

London and Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 E George Swift

2 Audrey M Alldrick

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Richard W Luzar

5 Andrew F Alldrick

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 8 July 1979 (7 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Margaret Harrison

2 Alan C Jones

3 Brian Baldwin

4 Philippa Harrison

5 Martin Petchey (C)

6 Malcolm Story

A 30th birthday compliment to Martin Petchey

First Q/P: 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 14 July 1979 in 2h 53 (9–0–15 in A♭)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stan Jenner

1 Robert J Crocker

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Henry Lawrenson

4 Colin C Monson

5 David M Goss

6 Geoffrey K Dodd

7 Howard W Egglestone

8 John P Loveless (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3564.0702

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Simpson, Buckinghamshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Sunday, 22 July 1979 (7–1–7 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Malcolm Story

2 Zoe Story

3 B Douglas Hird

4 Brian Baldwin

5 Alan C Jones

6 Martin Petchey (C)

First inside: 2

To welcome Rev William Whiffen as rector

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 16 August 1979 in 2h 47 (12–1–8 in G)

5088 Berkeley Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Henry Lawrenson

2 David M Goss

3 Colin C Monson

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Howard W Egglestone

6 Maurice A New

7 Brian Bladon

8 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

First in the method by all

Ringing World page reference: 3568.0780

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 19 August 1979 in 3h 33 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Rebecca J Dick

2 Jennifer M Taylor

3 John P Loveless

4 Anthony J Cox

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 Mark W J Regan

7 James L Towler

8 Howard W Egglestone (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Monday, 20 August 1979 in 2h 38 (8–0–21 in A)

5088 Titanium Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Howard W Egglestone

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Maurice A New

5 Brian Bladon

6 John P Loveless

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Mark W J Regan

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 20 August 1979 in 2h 53 (16–2–11 in E)

5056 Dorchester Surprise Major

Composed by John L Morris

1 John P Loveless

2 Brian Bladon

3 Maurice A New

4 Howard W Egglestone

5 Cyril A Wratten (C)

6 James R Taylor

7 Mark W J Regan

8 James L Towler

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 21 August 1979 in 2h 50 (12–1–8 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1312 Bristol; 1280 each London, Cambridge and Superlative; 112 com; atw

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Jennifer M Taylor

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 James R Taylor

4 Mark W J Regan

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Anthony J Cox

7 James L Towler

8 John P Loveless (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 21 August 1979 in 3h 10 (15–1–21 in E♭)

5088 Thamesford Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Mark W J Regan

2 Brian Bladon

3 James L Towler

4 Maurice A New

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 James R Taylor

7 Timothy G Pett

8 Howard W Egglestone (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kidlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 22 August 1979 in 3h 29 (23)

5152 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Anthony J Cox (C)

2 Brian Bladon

3 Douglas J Beaumont

4 James L Towler

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 Maurice A New

7 James R Taylor

8 John P Loveless

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 22 August 1979 in 3h 33 (29)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 James R Taylor

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Howard W Egglestone

5 Brian Bladon

6 John P Loveless

7 Cyril A Wratten

8 Anthony J Cox

9 Douglas J Beaumont

10 Maurice A New

11 Mark W J Regan

12 James L Towler (C)

100th on twelve and 150th as conductor.

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wantage, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 23 August 1979 in 3h 10 (21–2–15 in D)

5120 London Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 Maurice A New

2 John P Loveless

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Brian Bladon

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 Mark W J Regan

7 Howard W Egglestone

8 James L Towler (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 August 1979 in 2h 54 (13–0–23 in F)

5040 Nideggen Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Brian Bladon

2 Rebecca J Dick

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Jennifer M Taylor

5 Howard W Egglestone

6 Cyril A Wratten

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Maurice A New

9 John P Loveless

10 James R Taylor

First peal in the method.

Nideggen Surprise Royal: 30x56.14x56x30x34x50x16x70x16x70 2nds (f)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Friday, 24 August 1979 in 2h 40 (8–1–17 in G♯)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 James L Towler

2 Mark W J Regan

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Cyril A Wratten (C)

6 Brian Bladon

7 Anthony J Cox

8 John P Loveless

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bampton, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 24 August 1979 in 3h 11 (23–0–4 in D)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Howard W Egglestone

2 Cyril A Wratten

3 Brian Bladon

4 John P Loveless (C)

5 James R Taylor

6 Maurice A New

7 James L Towler

8 Mark W J Regan

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Saturday, 25 August 1979 in 3h 11 (21–2–1 in D)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Cyril A Wratten

2 Brian Bladon

3 Howard W Egglestone

4 Anthony J Cox

5 Bernard F L Groves (C)

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Maurice A New

8 Mark W J Regan

9 James L Towler

10 Stanley Jenner

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hillesden, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 August 1979 in 2h 40 (9)

5040 Surprise Minor (3m)

3 extents Cambridge, 2 each London, Wells

1 Geoffrey J Tyler

2 Clifford W J East

3 Julie A Haseldine

4 George E Green

5 Andrew Haseldine (C)

6 Colin Meakes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Highclere, Hampshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 25 August 1979 in 2h 48 (11–0–27 in G)

5088 Cornwall Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Jennifer M Taylor

3 Anthony J Cox

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Howard W Egglestone

6 Timothy G Pett

7 James R Taylor

8 Stanley Jenner (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0870

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Monday, 3 September 1979 in 2h 36 (12–0–0 in A♭)

5040 Doubles

Grandsire and Plain Bob

1 Philippa M S Scarrott

2 Andrew MacLellan

3 Anne C Yates

4 David C Willis

5 Stanley G Scott (C)

6 Martin P Yates

First peal rung on the bells since rehanging.

First Peal : 1,2,6

First Peal of Doubles : 3,4

First Peal of Doubles as Conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 8 September 1979 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1250 Grandsire Doubles

1 Philip A B Saddleton (C)

2 E W C Whitaker

3 Anne C Yates

4 Charles A Eele

5 Peter E J Saddleton

6 Robert Packer

A Wedding Day Compliment to Andrew MacLellan and Philippa Scarrott.

1: 1st Grandsire Doubles

2: 1st inside

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 September 1979 in 3h 8 (20–2–13 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H HUbard

1 Maureen A Sparling

2 Timothy J Charles

3 Tina A Ruff

4 Ronald A Thorne

5 Christopher Holmes

6 John E Lewis

7 Clive Sparling

8 Graham J Clifton (C)

First peal 3. First major as conductor

For the birth of Samuel James Clifton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 September 1979 in 2h 42 (9–1–20 in G)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Alan Hutchinson

2 Laura Higginson

3 John G Pusey (C)

4 Michael G Clements

5 John Harrold

6 William H Davis

7 Ian D Thompson

8 Richard J Clements

Half-muffled in memoriam Miss Vera Robinson, daughter of Canon FE Robinson, Vicar of Drayton 1878-1909 and first Master of the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 13 September 1979 in 2h 56 (10–1–11 in G)

5280 Wollaton Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Henry Lawrenson

2 David M Goss

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Colin C Monson

6 Brian Bladon

7 Maurice A New

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

First in method: 2, 6

Ringing World page reference: 3572.0869

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Harefield, Greater London

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 27 September 1979 in 2h 33 (7–0–12 in A)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (22m)

(1) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, York, Durham (2) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull (3) Rossendale, Stamford (4) Alnwick, Newvastle (5) Chester, Munden (6) London, Wells (7) Westminster, Allendale

1 E George Swift

2 Michael R Spencer

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 P Quentin Armitage

5 Bernard H Taylor

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Rung half-muffled in memoriam Alfred Edward Cokeley

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 7 October 1979 in 40m (6)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Carolyn Grain

2 Alec Gammon (C)

3 David C Woodward

4 Vivien Nye

5 Richard H Day

6 Anthony Hughes

A farewell to Vivien Nye on her going to Keele University.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Sunday, 14 October 1979 (11–3–0 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Sheila Guy

2 Christopher W Ottaway

3 Christine I Ottaway (C)

4 L Roy Woodruff

5 Nigel R Woodruff

6 James A Richardson

Farewell Compliment to Reverend M and Mrs Osbourne

Ringing World page reference: 3576.0959

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lambourn, Berkshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 18 October 1979 in 3h 3 (20–2–0 in D)

5056 Old Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Arr W T Perrins

1 Frank W Rivett

2 Colin C Monson

3 Henry Lawrenson

4 John P Loveless

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Maurice A New

7 Brian Bladon

8 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

250th peal: 2

First peal in the method (rung to plain courses in Sheffield in early 1700)

Ringing World page reference: 3577.0977

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 October 1979 in 3h 30 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Joyce A Parsons

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Douglas J Beaumont

4 Jean A Darmon

5 Elva R Ainsworth

6 Joseph St J Beaumont

7 David Burbidge

8 George Whiteside

9 David R Cox

10 Christopher Parkinson

11 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

12 Robert H Newton

First on twelve: 8. First of Maximus: 5 and 7. First of Yorkshire Maximus: 4 and 10.

Ringing World page reference: 3579.1017

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 20 October 1979 in 3h 3 (27)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Davies' transpoistion

1 James E Linnell

2 Henry G Keeley

3 Charles E Truman

4 Raymond A Vickers

5 Stanley M Ruddlesden

6 Rev Roger Keeley (C)

7 William Yates

8 George E Green

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cardington, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 23 October 1979 in 3h 4 (19–1–1 in E)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Elva R Ainsworth

4 Christopher Parkinson

5 P Quentin Armitage

6 Peter F Windley

7 Robert J Crocker

8 Robert H Newton (C)

1st in M - 3 & 5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary le More

Saturday, 27 October 1979 in 2h 55 (21–1–7 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arr John Pladdys (no.14)

1 John Pladdys (C)

2 Henry Lawrenson

3 Frederick B Jackson

4 Jack O Berry

5 Colin C Monson

6 Robert J Crocker

7 Noel J Diserens

8 Geoffrey K Dodd

Ringing World page reference: 3578.0997

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Berkhamsted, Great, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 27 October 1979 in 2h 55 (15–2–22 in E)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Chris Forster

1 Elva R Ainsworth

2 Joanna Ainsworth

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Anthony G Pullan

5 J Alan Ainsworth

6 Stephen J Crawley

7 Christopher Parkinson (C)

8 David Burbidge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary le More

Sunday, 28 October 1979 (21–1–7 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Celia H Morley

2 Brian P Diserens

3 Anthony P Diserens

4 Robert M Ashman

5 Jack O Berry

6 Noel J Diserens (C)

7 Andrew D Cope

8 Colin C Monson

For the Christening of Robert Andrew Cope

Ringing World page reference: 3580.1035

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 11 November 1979 (15–2–6 in F)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Charlene Waller

2 Cynthia Spaull

3 Janet New

4 Elizabeth Glasgow

5 Mrs G Waller

6 Robert Clarke

7 Brian Baldwin

8 Martin Petchey (C)

First PB Major: 4

For Remembrance Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Saturday, 24 November 1979 in 2h 49 (9–3–3 in G♯)

5088 Glasgow Surprise Major

4th place bobs

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Brian Bladon

2 Helen M Diserens

3 Ronald F Diserens

4 Noel J Diserens

5 Frank W Rivett

6 Colin C Monson

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3582.1087

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Friday, 7 December 1979 in 2h 42 (7–3–13 in A)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by B D Price

1 E John Wells

2 Corinne M Rule

3 Roy T Harris

4 Mrs A D Smith

5 Jane White

6 Lynne G S White

7 Anthony C Perry

8 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

First in method 2.4.5.7 200th peal 8. 100th together 3.8. Birthday compliment to 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chesham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 December 1979 in 2h 55 (17–0–5 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Carlisle, York, Westminster, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Audrey M Alldrick

2 Richard W Luzar

3 Michael R Spencer

4 Fredrick B Jackson

5 Andrew F Alldrick

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 31 December 1979 (10–1–11 in G)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 John Money

2 Brian Large

3 Colin C Monson

4 Richard Loyd

5 Len Cox

6 Ronald Hancock

7 Robert Blond (C)

8 Robert M Ashman

First in the method: 4

Ringing World page reference: 3588.0096

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