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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Honiley, Warwickshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 1 January 1992 in 2h 23 (6–2–4 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (15m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (3) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (4) Norwich; (5) York, Durham; (6) Beverley, Surfleet; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich.

1 Terry J C Streeter

2 Ian R Fielding

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 Mary C Symes

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hatton, Warwickshire

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 1 January 1992 in 2h 55 (13–2–18 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

(1) London; (2) York; (3) Durham, Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham; (4) Norwich; (5) Ipswich; (6) Cambridge, Ipswich; (7) Cambridge.

1 Ian R Fielding

2 Richard L Thumwood

3 Mary C Symes

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Morden (Morden East), Dorset

St Mary

Sunday, 5 January 1992 in 2h 37 (8–1–2 in G)

5040 Doubles (30m)

Two extents each St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon; one extent each St Simon's, Slapton, Rugby, Merton, St Nicholas, Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe, New, Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead, Westminster, Broughton, Chesham, Ockham, Grandsire, Plain.

1 D John Knight

2 Mary C Symes

3 Colin M Turner

4 Ian R Fielding

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hinton Admiral, Hampshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 5 January 1992 in 2h 45 (9–0–9 in A)

5040 Doubles (33m)

Two extents each Shipways, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley; one extent each Antelope, Slapton, Rugby, Merton, Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, Broughton, Chesham, Ockham, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, Plain.

1 D John Knight

2 Ian R Fielding

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 9 January 1992 in 2h 58 (8½ in B♭)

5760 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)

(41 m (6 x 720,1 x 1440): (1) Bacup, Norwich, Warkworth (T G Pett); (2) Allendale, Bamborough, Coldstream, Lincoln, Westminster (R E Hardy); (3) Kelso, London, Wells (T G Pett); (4, 5) Alnwick, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Cunecastre, Morpeth, Munden, Newcastle, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Whitley, Wooler (A Relfe); (6) Annable's London, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Wearmouth; (7) Berwick, Beverley, Durham, Hexham, Surfleet, York; (8) Bourne, Cambridge, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk, Primrose)

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Colin M Turner

4 Anthony R Peake

5 Timothy G Pett (C)

6 Peter G C Ellis

The shortest length in which these 41 methods have been rung so far. Extents 1 and 3 rung for the first time.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire

St Mary

Friday, 10 January 1992 in 2h 40 (9–0–2 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (41m)

Two extents St Martin's; one extent each Twineham, Bampton, Fifield, St Ouen, Boveney, Bedfont, Eton, Reverse, Canterbury, Antelope, St Simon's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Slapton, Rugby, Merton, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, Broughton, Chesham, Ockham, Shipways, Reverse Canterbury, Plain.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cranford, Greater London

St Dunstan

Saturday, 11 January 1992 in 2h 20 (7–0–0 in B)

5040 Minor (4m)

(1) Kent TB; (2-5) Cambridge S; (6) St Clement's College B; (7) Plain B.

1 D John Knight

2 Andrew L Utting

3 Ian R Fielding

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

A compliment to Harry Ramsden, who was visited in Heathrow Terminal 1 immediately after the peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 January 1992 in 2h 49 (19–0–6 in E)

5152 Minsmere Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Tibbetts

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Roger Baldwin

3 John C Davidge

4 Peter F Windley

5 Hugh Neill

6 Clive Buswell

7 Lawrence Haines

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Crondall, Hampshire

All Saints

Sunday, 12 January 1992 in 2h 59 (18)

5040 Surprise Minor (20m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Chester, Munden; (3) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (4) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning, (5) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich.

1 D John Knight

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Ian R Fielding

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

200th peal: 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Calverton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Thursday, 16 January 1992 in 2h 42 (11)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

720 each Horton, Beverley, Canterbury, Belfast, Cambridge, Wells, London.

1 Justin M Baker

2 Shirley A Waterhouse

3 L Ruth Stokes

4 Ronald J Snack

5 Alan J Marchbank

6 Barry R Eglesfield (C)

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Queen's Accession to the throne. Date and Guild from ODG Annual Report.

Ringing World page reference: 4222.0308

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 18 January 1992 in 2h 25 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Doubles (14m/v)

360 each Stedman, All Saints, St Columb, Southrepps, Clifford's Pleasure, Rev. Canterbury, Fortune, Northrepps, Rev. St Bartholomew, Old, Kennington, April Day, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Alec Gammon

2 Roy H Jones

3 Charlotte Everett

4 Alex F Byrne

5 Clive Holloway (C)

6 David C Woodward

85th in tower: 1.

Compliment to Tony Price for his first year as incumbent; also to Alec Gammon's 60 years' membership of the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 January 1992 in 2h 58 (13–1–18 in F)

5152 Krypton Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Mary C Symes

2 Richard J Tibbetts

3 Brian Bladon

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 J Alan Ainsworth

6 Robert J Crocker

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

900th peal - 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Saturday, 18 January 1992 in 2h 53 (15–0–7 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Richard C Stevens (C)

2 Loraine Jarrett

3 William A Yates

4 Paul Jarrett

5 Revd John Nixon

6 Clive Sparling

7 Graham J Clifton

8 William H Haynes

First peal 2 & 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 19 January 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Hugh Deam

2 Serge Zvegintzov

3 Alec Gammon

4 Richard H Day

5 Roy H Jones

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 19 January 1992 in 41m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Hugh Deam

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Nigel Pugh

4 Roy H Jones

5 Stephen Davies (C)

6 Justin Booth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 23 January 1992 (7–2–15 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Ian Green

2 Edward Fawcett

3 Jill Joyce

4 Martin Petchey

5 David Joyce (C)

6 Gordon Abbott

For the 25th anniversary of the New City of Milton Keynes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 January 1992 in 3h 6 (19½ [16–0–10])

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Pearl J Gibson

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 W Stewart Gibson

4 Julie B Branson

5 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

6 Stephen R Smith I

7 John A Harrison

8 Jon P Tutcher

First Surprise inside: 4. By a Sunday Service band on All Saints' Tower Dinner Day

Ringing World page reference: 4222.0308

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 January 1992 in 3h 24 (24–1–16 in D)

5024 Yorktown Surprise Major

Composed by B H Taylor

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Mary C Symes

3 Colin M Turner

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 Richard J Tibbetts

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Frank W Rivett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Widford, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 25 January 1992 in 2h 31 (7–0–25 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (25m)

(1) Carlisle, Cunecastre, Northumberland, Whitley, Wooler; (2) London, Wells; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (5) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (6) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (7) Norwich.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Ian R Fielding

3 Frank W Rivett

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 January 1992 (9–0–18 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jo Nevill

2 Sheila Ware

3 Phil Haslam

4 Sheila Watts

5 Godfrey L Foat (C)

6 Monty W Gilbert

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the New City of Milton Keynes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Owslebury, Hampshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 26 January 1992 in 2h 37 (8–2–12 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

(1) Cambridge; (2) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (3) Beverley, Surfleet; (4) Norwich; (5) Cambridge, Ipswich; (6) York; (7) Bourne.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin R Hares

3 Colin M Turner

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Ian R Fielding

6 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 2 February 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Justin Booth

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones

4 Richard H Day

5 Ben Abbott (C)

1st QP as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hoar Cross, Staffordshire

Holy Angels

Sunday, 2 February 1992 in 3h 32 (28–1–17 in D♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (31m)

(1) Whitley, Northumberland, Carlisle, Cunecastre, Wooler; (2) Chester, Munden, Alnwick, Newcastle; (3) Lightfoot, Rossendale, Wearmouth, Stamford, Netherseale, Annable's London; (4) London, Wells; (5) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (6) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (7) Westminster, Allendale.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Ian R Fielding

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Coln St Denys, Gloucestershire

St James the Great

Wednesday, 5 February 1992 in 2h 36 (6 in C)

5040 Doubles (34m)

Two extents each Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon; one extent each Reverse, Canterbury, Shipways, Broughton, Chesham, Ockham, Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Slapton, Rugby, Merton, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, Plain.

1 Brian Bladon

2 Richard L Thumwood

3 Alex F Byrne

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 6 February 1992 (7–2–15 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Christine Abbott

2 Fred Mynard

3 Jenny Brookman

4 Edward Fawcett

5 Martin Petchey (C)

6 Brian Newman

For the 40th anniversary of the accesion of Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stroud, Gloucestershire

St Laurence

Saturday, 8 February 1992 in 3h 15 (20–1–20 in E♭)

5040 Winchester Surprise Royal

Composed by H Poyner

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Colin M Turner

3 Mary C Symes

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Roger Baldwin

6 Andrew A Ward

7 Peter Tombs

8 William Butler

9 Stephen A Rossiter

10 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 9 February 1992 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Marilyn Ray

2 Gillian P Watson

3 Michael Lowndes

4 P David Taylor

5 Roy Keeves

6 Monty W Gilbert

7 Godfrey L Foat (C)

8 Gerald R Stratton

1: First on Eight

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Catherington, Hampshire

All Saints

Sunday, 9 February 1992 in 2h 36 (8–2–20 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (21m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Carlisle, Chester, Munden; (3) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (4) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (5) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge.

1 Andrew M Farmer

2 Colin R Hares

3 Mary C Symes

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Monday, 10 February 1992 in 42m (7–3–22 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

780 Grandsire & 480 Plain Bob

1 Brian J Curtis (C)

2 Michael J Austin

3 Simon J Powell

4 Richard J Chancellor

5 Sally A Franklin

6 David R Franklin

Rung half muffled in memory of Violet Quick and Edith Maisey

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ashton, Northamptonshire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 14 February 1992 in 2h 27 (7–0–17 in C)

5040 Doubles (40m)

2 extents each Shipway P, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P; 1 extent each Twineham B, Bampton P, Fifield B, St Ouen P, Boveney SC, Bedfont SC, Eton SC, Reverse B, Canterbury P, Antelope P, Westminster II B, Blackburn P, St Hilary B, Dragon P, Broughton SC, Chesham SC, Ockham SC, New B, Huntspill B, St Vedast B, Blaisdon B, Oakley SC, Itchingfield SC, Chipstead SC, St Nicholas B, Winchendon P, St Remigius B, Huntley P, Thornborough SC, Longford SC, Hascombe SC, St Simon's B, St Martin's B, St Osmund B, Eynesbury B, Slapton SC, Rugby SC, Merton SC

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

With best wishes to all "happy couples" on St Valentine's Day.

Ringing World page reference: 4221.0283

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Privett, Hampshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 15 February 1992 in 2h 42 (12–0–15 in F)

5088 Privett Surprise Major

Composed by M J Young

1 Louise M Buck

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 Paul I Butler

4 Trevor J E Woodward

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Andrew M Farmer

7 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

8 Jeremy W Spiller

First blows in method for all. First peal on 8: Treble

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 15 February 1992 in 45m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alison R Varney

2 Robert G Withey

3 Lindsey C Cutler

4 Michael J Austin

5 Sally A Franklin

6 Graham J Clifton (C)

7 Brian J Curtis

8 Philip G Brown

First Grandsire Triples inside - 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 February 1992 in 3h 29 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by C M S Botting

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Hugh Neil

3 David F Moore

4 Cathy M Martin

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Lawrence J Haines

7 Clive Buswell

8 Peter F Windley

9 Charles M S Botting

10 John R Martin

11 Richard C Stevens

12 George Whiteside

First on 12 and of Stedman: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4221.0283

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wickham, Hampshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 22 February 1992 in 2h 38 (8–2–14 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (17m)

(1) London; (2) Lightfoot; (3) Carlisle; (4) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham; (5) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (6) Westminster, Allendale; (7) Norwich.

1 D John Knight

2 Colin R Hares

3 Mary C Symes

4 William Butler

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 February 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Stedman, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Hugh Deam

2 Roy H Jones

3 Alec Gammon

4 Paul Bayes

5 Michael J Durrant (C)

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Botolph without Aldgate

Sunday, 23 February 1992 in 3h 31 (25–0–7 in D)

5152 Majestic Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Simon J Davies

2 Alan Regin

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Mary C Symes

5 Timothy J Peverett

6 Ian R Fielding (C)

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 27 February 1992 in 2h 39 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (37m)

(37m in the following three 1440s and one 720: (1,2) Annable's London, Chester, Lightfoot, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Rossendale; (3,4) Appleby, Beighton, Broomfield, Fyfield, Hatfield, Luton, Pattiswick, Redcar, Rhyl, Ripley, Terling, Thorne; (5,6) Bakewell, Bangor, Chester-le-Street, Grantham, Minehead, Orsett, Purleigh, Quendon, Retford, Sleaford, Spalding, Upshire; (7) Berwick, Beverley, Durham, Hexham, Surfleet; 70 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell)

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Peter G C Ellis

3 Colin M Turner

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Anthony R Peake (C)

6 Brian Bladon

550th peal together: 5, 6

100th peal for the Guild : 5

Most Minor methods "all the work" by all and for the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 27 February 1992 (24)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 David McKenzie

2 Claire Edwards

3 E Ruth Groves

4 Russell V Edwards

5 Barry W M Cowper

6 Christopher J Potter

7 John C Davidge

8 Clive Buswell (C)

First quarter on bells since augmentatition. First on 8 in the tower. First on 8, 4 & 6. Rung in the Guild sponsored 1/4 and peal week.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 29 February 1992 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Peter Taylor

2 Gillian P Watson

3 B Douglas Hird

4 Godfrey L Foat

5 Roy Keeves

6 Monty W Gilbert

7 M W Lowndes (C)

8 Gerald Stratton

To the memory of H C (Bert) Beard, long time member of the church and a former tower captain.

Sponsored for the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes Village, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 February 1992 (9–0–0 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jeanette Ross

2 T K Smith

3 Gillian P Watson

4 Peter Tribble

5 Godfrey L Foat (C)

6 P Mathison

Sponsored for the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund

2: First "inside"

6: First Quarter Peal

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kempston, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 February 1992 in 3h (17–2–4 in E)

5040 Grantley Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 Brian Bladon

2 Colin M Turner

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Roger Baldwin

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 Bernard H Taylor

8 Peter G C Ellis

9 Frank W Rivett

10 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 4226.0407

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Benington, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 February 1992 in 2h 37 (12 in F♯)

5088 Zaporozhye Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 Peter Bridle

3 Christine M Carter

4 Brian Bladon

5 Frank W Rivett

6 Anthony R Carter

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Barkham, Berkshire

St James

Saturday, 29 February 1992 (3–2–13 in C)

1272 Minimus

14 methods.

1 Andrew Hodgson

2 Hugh Collins

3 Michael Dane

4 R Mark Shearn (C)

Rung for O.D.G. Sponsored Quarter Peal day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 29 February 1992 (11–2–24 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 R Mark Shearn (C)

2 Tanya J Sabin

3 Janet A Hodgson

4 Judith M Atkinson

5 Andrew Hodgson

6 Chris Cole

Rung for O.D.G. Sponsored Quarter Peal Day, conductor's birthday, and the birth of Bruno, at Lugrin, France.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Matching, Essex

St Mary

Sunday, 1 March 1992 in 2h 25 (7–3–5 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (23m)

(1) Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Netherseale; (2) Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne, King Edward, Primrose, Norfolk, Hull, Queen Mary; (3) Carlisle, Chester, Munden; (4) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (5) Westminster, Allendale; (6) Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne, Primrose, Norfolk, Hull; (7) Norwich.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Ian R Fielding

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hatfield Heath, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 1 March 1992 in 2h 1 (4–1–21 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (17m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Beverley, Surfleet, Durham; (3) Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham; (4) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (5) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge; (6) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (7) Norwich.

1 Ian R Fielding

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Mary C Symes

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

West Hendred, Oxfordshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 7 March 1992 in 2h 28 (8 in B♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

(1) Bacup S; (2,3) Berwick S; (4) Buxton B; (5) Beverley S; (6,7) Bourne S.

1 Colin R Hares

2 Helen J Piper

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Ian R Fielding

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ross on Wye, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 March 1992 in 3h 23 (20–1–4 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Cathy M Martin

3 PeterTombs

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Andrew M Farmer

6 Robert H Newton

7 John R Martin (C)

8 Peter Bridle

1,700th peal: 8.

Ringing World page reference: 4224.0354

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Greater London

All Hallows

Sunday, 8 March 1992 in 2h 53 (18–2–23 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Nicholas G Robinson

2 Colin M Turner

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Alan Regin

5 Mary C Symes

6 John E Ewer

7 Richard L Thumwood

8 Terry J C Streeter

9 Ian R Fielding (C)

10 Stephen A Wheeler

A 90th birthday compliment to Mrs D Pacey of Redbourn; also to congratulate the English Rugby Team on their grand-slam victory, here at Twickenham the previous day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Paulerspury, Northamptonshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 9 March 1992 in 2h 57 (14–3–22 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (18m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Carlisle; (3) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (4) Berwick, Hexham; (5) York, Durham; (6) Beverley, Surfleet; (7) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull.

1 Andrew L Utting

2 Mary C Symes

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Passenham, Northamptonshire

St Guthlac

Monday, 9 March 1992 in 2h 59 (18 in E)

5040 Doubles (20m)

3 extents each Winchendon P, Huntspill B; 2 extents each St Simon's B, St Martin's B, St Osmund B, Eynesbury B, St Nicholas B, St Remigius B, Huntley P, New B, St Vedast B, Blaisdon B, Westminster II B, Blackburn P, St Hilary B, Dragon P, Shipway P, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P, Plain B, Grandsire

1 Robert J Crocker

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Andrew W Gordon

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

100th peal of Doubles: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 4224.0354

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whitfield, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 11 March 1992 in 2h 16 (7–0–26 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (39m)

240 each Grandsire, Plain; two extents St Martin's; one extent each Reverse, Canterbury, Antelope, Twineham, Bampton, Fifield, St Ouen, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, Broughton, Chesham, Ockham, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe, Merton, Rugby, Slapton, Eynesbury, St Osmund, St Simon's, Reverse Canterbury, Shipways.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

All Saints, Milton Keynes Village

Friday, 13 March 1992 in 2h 38 (9)

5040 Doubles (5m)

2 extents Stedman; 10 each St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Alan Faiers

2 William A Yates

3 Justin M Baker

4 Ronald J Snack (C)

5 Monty W Gilbert

6 Jonathan P Humbert

First Doubles: 2, 6. During the Service of Dedication of the Ecumenical Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes, attended by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 4225.0381

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

All Saints, Loughton

Friday, 13 March 1992 in 2h 50 (11–2–14 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 extents each Cambridge, Kent; 3 Plain Bob

1 Stephen J Crane

2 Carole L Huxter

3 Derek Stainsby

4 Godfrey L Foat

5 Robert W Winstanley

6 Ronald J Snack (C)

First peal: 1. First Minor and most methods: 2. To celebrate the visit of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II to Milton Keynes earlier this day for the Dedication of the Ecumenical Church of Christ the Cornerstone.

Ringing World page reference: 4225.0381

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Carbis Bay, Cornwall

St Anta and All Saints

Saturday, 14 March 1992 in 2h 49 (9–2–5 in G♯)

5040 Xanthi Surprise Royal

Composed by Anon

1 John R Martin

2 Colin M Turner

3 Mary C Symes

4 William Butler

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

9 Donald B Carter

10 Peter G C Ellis

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newton Abbot, Devon

St Leonard's Tower

Sunday, 15 March 1992 in 2h 48 (7–3–10 in A♭)

5022 Quasimodo Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Mary C Symes

2 Peter G C Ellis

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 William Butler

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 17 March 1992 (15–0–2 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 John Hollis

2 Catherine Gibson

3 Robert Gibson

4 Jackie Baker

5 Robert Mogg

6 Bernard Poole

7 Eric Silvey (C)

8 Peter Herd

In memory of Louis Joseph Young over sixty years a member of this Tower

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Wednesday, 18 March 1992 in 2h 42 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (42m)

(42m in the following 2160 and two 1440s: (1) Aldrin, Apollo, Archway, Armstrong, Ashill, Banham, Bloomsbury, Carbrooke, Collins, Dersingham, Euston, Foxley, Grimston, Highbury, Kenwood, Redding, St Pancras, Tranquillity; (2) Appleby, Beighton, Bromfield, Fyfield, Hatfield, Luton, Pattiswick, Redcar, Rhyl, Ripley, Terling, Thorne; (3) Bakewell, Bangor, Chester-le-Street, Grantham, Minehead, Orsett, Purleigh, Quendon, Retford, Sleaford, Spalding, Upshire; 55 changes of method, all the work of each method for every bell)

Composed by Anthony R Peake (arr)

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Colin M Turner

5 Anthony R Peake (C)

6 Peter G C Ellis

Most Minor methods all the work by all, and for the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 March 1992 in 3h 32 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by C M S Botting

1 Charles M S Botting (C)

2 David F Moore

3 Ann Davies

4 Stephen S Russ

5 Patricia M Newton

6 Clifford Davies

7 Christopher Parkinson

8 George Whiteside

9 Stephen W Barton

10 John R Martin

11 Robert H Newton

12 Peter J Bruce

First on twelve as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 4226.0408

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chichester, West Sussex

Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity

Saturday, 21 March 1992 in 3h 16 (18–1–12 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Colin R Hares

2 Helen J Piper

3 Mary C Symes

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Colin M Turner

7 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

8 Bernard F L Groves

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Nicolas

Monday, 23 March 1992 in 2h 27 (7–1–18 in B♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 Christine E Dennison

3 Michael J C Cannon

4 Norman T G Bailey

5 Jon D Chamberlain

6 Michael M Poole

Circled the tower to peals: 1.

First Surprise Minor inside: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 4226.0408

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wavendon, Buckinghamshire

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 25 March 1992 in 2h 41 (8¾)

5040 Minor (2m)

2 extents Cambridge Surprise; 5 Plain Bob.

1 Alan J Marchbank

2 Stephen J Crane

3 Carole L Huxter

4 Monty W Gilbert

5 Trevor N J Bailey

6 Ronald J Snack (C)

First inside 2. For the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0432

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 26 March 1992 in 2h 31 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J.W. Washbrook

1 Claire F Edwards

2 Robert H Newton

3 M Ann Bethell

4 Roger A M Price

5 Hugh Neill

6 John C Davidge

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Kenneth Lees

First Peal in the method:4

Silver Wedding Compliment to Roger & Margaret Price

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary le More

Friday, 27 March 1992 in 2h 47 (21–1–7 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Taylor's 6-part

1 Keith D Anderson

2 David A J Endacott

3 Ann Haworth

4 Jack O Berry

5 Roy A Thorpe

6 James P Blond (C)

7 Stanley G Day

8 John H Napper

For Lady Day

50th peal on the bells

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0432

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Solihull, West Midlands

St Alphege

Saturday, 28 March 1992 in 3h 24 (21–1–11 in E♭)

5042 Delaware Surprise Maximus

B-3T-14-5T-36-147T-18-129T-10-16-7T-58-ET

Composed by P Border

1 William Butler

2 Ruth M Border

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Mary C Symes

5 Diana M Bridle

6 Colin M Turner

7 Peter Border

8 Geoffrey K Dodd

9 Ian R Fielding

10 Peter G C Ellis

11 Donald B Carter

12 Peter Bridle

First peal in the method.

3, 11: 75th together.

7, 11: 25th together.

7: Completes Surprise Maximus alphabet.

Ringing World page reference: 4228.0457

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 March 1992 (15–0–2 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Anne Cooke

2 Don Young

3 Catherine Gibson

4 Doreen Young

5 Robert Mogg

6 Robert Gibson

7 Eric Silvey

8 Peter Herd

A Golden Wedding tribute to Richard and Betty Dean of Sydney Australia formerly of Great Marlow

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands

St Mary and St Margaret

Saturday, 28 March 1992 in 2h 34 (10–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (32m)

(1) Whitley, Northumberland, Carlisle, Wooler; (2) Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Sandiacre, Annable's London; (3) Chester, Munden, Alnwick, Newcastle; (4) Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Netherseale, Rossendale, Stamford, Annable's London; (5) London, Wells; (6) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (7) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Donald B Carter

3 Ian R Fielding

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 29 March 1992 in 46m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ann F Saddleton

2 Simon D Smith

3 Virginia C Coulson

4 Derek R Smith

5 Peter E J Saddleton (C)

6 Robert J Packer

For the Engagement of Helen Naylor and Richard Saddleton; and for the 12th Wedding Anniversary of Lydia & Andrew Bax.

2: 1st Quarter Peal at 1st Attempt

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Exton, Rutland

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 30 March 1992 in 2h 55 (12–2–10 in G)

5040 Kelso Surprise Minor

Seven different extents

1 John M Goldthorpe

2 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

3 Christopher E J Kilgour

4 Richard A Pearce

5 Andrew P Warboys

6 Andrew M Farmer

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0433

Oxford Diocesan Guild

West Deeping, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 31 March 1992 in 2h 39 (9–3–11 in G♯)

5040 Warkworth Surprise Minor

Seven inter-woven extents

1 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

2 Christopher E J Kilgour

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 John M Goldthorpe

5 Richard A Pearce

6 Andrew P Warboys

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0433

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 31 March 1992 in 2h 23 (6–0–22 in B)

5040 Surprise Minor (20m)

1) Lightfoot, Rossendale, Wearmouth, Stamford, Annable's London, Netherseale; 2) Westminster, Allendale; 3) Lincoln, Coldstream; 4) Bacup; 5) Wells, London; 6) Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham, York, Durham; 7) Norwich

1 Andrew P Warboys

2 Christopher E J Kilgour

3 Richard A Pearce

4 John M Goldthorpe

5 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

6 Andrew M Farmer

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0433

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Twywell, Northamptonshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 1 April 1992 in 2h 25 (6–3–23 in B)

5040 Surprise Minor (21m)

(1,2) Carlisle, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Wooler, Whitley, Alnwick, Newcastle, Chester, Munden, Canterbury, Morpeth; (3) Cunecastre; (4) Bamborough; (5) Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose, Bourne; (6) Kelso; (7) Warkworth

1 Christopher E J Kilgour

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Richard A Pearce

4 Andrew P Warboys

5 John M Goldthorpe

6 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4227.0433

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 1 April 1992 in 2h 40 (9–3–15 in G)

5040 Doubles (14m/v)

3 extents each:- Grandsire, RCP, Southrepps, Cliffords Plea, Plain Bob, Kennington, April Day, St Simons, St Alban's, Eynsham, St Martins, St Paul, St Leonard & Winchendon Place

1 Louise M Brown

2 Anthony C Cole

3 Sally A Franklin

4 Roger Barnes

5 Brian J Curtis (C)

6 Edward D Patching

Sponsored in aid of St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Edgeworth, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Wednesday, 1 April 1992 in 2h 16 (4–3–26 in C)

5040 Doubles (21m)

(1,2) Reverse; (3,4) Grandsire; (5,6) Shipways; (7,8) Westminster, (9) Westminster, Blackburn; (10) Blackburn; then 2 extents each St Hilary, Dragon, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, St Martin's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Reverse Canterbury, Plain.

1 Brian Bladon

2 Richard L Thumwood

3 Allan G Keen

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingsteignton, Devon

St Michael

Saturday, 4 April 1992 in 2h 47 (16–3–11 in F)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by P Border

1 Brian Bladon

2 Mary C Symes

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Donald B Carter

5 Ian Roulstone

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 Frank W Rivett

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Ruined Church of the Holy Trinity

Saturday, 4 April 1992 in 2h 46 (15–2–21 in F)

5088 Radon Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Ian Roulstone (C)

2 Colin M Turner

3 Mary C Symes

4 Frank W Rivett

5 Donald B Carter

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Brian Bladon

8 Peter G C Ellis

250th together: 2,5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Minster Church of St John and St Martin

Saturday, 4 April 1992 in 3h 28 (41–1–20 in C)

5040 East Riding Surprise Royal

Composed by J Alan Ainsworth

1 John E Anderson

2 Diana J Handley

3 Susan L Patterson

4 Claire F Edwards

5 Peter F Windley

6 Christopher Parkinson

7 Hugh Neill

8 Simon J L Linford

9 John H Fielden

10 J Alan Ainsworth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Courteenhall, Northamptonshire

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 9 April 1992 in 2h 48 (12–0–26 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (49m)

(1) Maltby; (2) Chevasse; (3) Callender; (4) Montgomeryshire; (5) Cardiganshire; (6) Denbighshire; (7) Glamorgan; (8) Twineham, Bampton; (9) Fifield, St Ouen; (10) Boveney, Bedfont; (11) Eton; (12) Reverse; (13) Canterbury; (14) Antelope; (15) Grandsire; (16) Shipways; (17) Reverse Canterbury; (18) Plain; (19) Westminster; (20) Blackburn; (21) St Hilary; (22) Dragon; (23) Broughton, Chesham; (24) Ockham; (25) New; (26) Huntspill; (27) St Vedast; (28) Blaisdon; (29) Oakley, Itchingfield; (30) Chipstead; (31) St Nicholas; (32) Winchendon; (33) St Remigius; (34) Huntley; (35) Thornborough, Longford; (36) Hascombe; (37) St Simon's, St Martin's; (38) St Osmund; (39) Eynesbury; (40) Slapton; (41) Rugby; (42) Merton.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thame, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 April 1992 in 2h 52 (11–1–11 in F)

5088 Xenia Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Ian R Fielding

4 William Butler

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Robert J Crocker

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Stanmore, Greater London

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 11 April 1992 in 2h 50 (12–0–12 in G♯)

5088 Verrecchia Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Charles F Pocock

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 Colin M Turner

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 Roger Baldwin

6 Ian R Fielding

7 Brian Bladon

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Congresbury, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 11 April 1992 in 3h 19 (34–0–4 in C♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Hugh Neill (C)

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 John C Davidge

4 Maurice F Edwards

5 Peter F Windley

6 Claire F Edwards

7 Lawrence J Haines

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

First in method: 2, completes Standard 8 S Major to peals.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bryanston, Dorset

St Martin, Bryanston School

Friday, 17 April 1992 in 3h (16–3–27 in E♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

(1) Bacup, Bamborough; (2) London, Wells; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Westminster, Allendale; (5) Beverley, Surfleet; (6) York, Durham; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 William Butler

4 Donald B Carter

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

The ringers of 3 and 6 have now rung a peal on all the dates of the year (having lost peals on this date in the previous three years).

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Nicolas

Saturday, 18 April 1992 in 2h 25 (7–1–18 in B♭)

5040 Beverley Surprise Minor

1 Andrew L Utting

2 Brian J Read

3 Norman T G Bailey

4 Jon D Chamberlain

5 Michael J C Cannon

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

First in method: 5.

Rung for, and immediately prior to, the wedding of Michael M Poole, tower captain of St Nicolas', and Carole D Whitting, also an Abingdon ringer, by members of the local band.

Ringing World page reference: 4229.0480

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 19 April 1992 in 43m (12–0–9 in G)

1300 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Simon M Graves

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 C Richard Elder

4 Derek R Smith

5 Philip A B Saddleton (C)

6 Ann F Saddleton

For Easter Praise.

Also a welcome to Edward James Elder first born of number three ringer born on Tuesday 7th April.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 19 April 1992 in 45m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1300 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Philip A B Saddleton (C)

2 Simon D Smith

3 Peter E J Saddleton

4 Derek R Smith

5 Richard S J Saddleton

6 Robert J Packer

For Easter Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 19 April 1992 in 48m (12–3–7 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Justin Booth

2 Roy Goodwin (C)

3 Roy H Jones

4 Nigel Pugh

5 Hugh Deam

6 Barry Greenaway

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 19 April 1992 in 2h 56 (19–0–6 in E)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Alan Barber

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Jenny Instone

3 Ronald K Russ

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Lawrence Haines

6 Peter F Windley

7 Claire F Edwards

8 Hugh Neill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid

Monday, 20 April 1992 in 3h 16 (23–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Derbyshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Anon

1 Ian Roulstone

2 Mary C Symes

3 Colin M Turner

4 Katrina A Lenton

5 Bernard F L Groves (C)

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 John R Martin

9 Marc Hart

10 Frank W Rivett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kersey, Suffolk

St Mary

Tuesday, 21 April 1992 in 2h 49 (14–2–2 in F)

5152 Spitfire Delight Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Peter Bridle

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 Diana M Bridle

4 Colin M Turner

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 John R Martin (C)

8 Marc Hart

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Tuesday, 21 April 1992 in 2h 54 (14–2–23 in F)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Peter G C Ellis

1 Terry J C Streeter

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Katrina A Lenton

4 Peter Bridle

5 Colin M Turner

6 Marc Hart

7 Donald B Carter

8 Peter G C Ellis (C)

500th together: 4,5.

Ringing World page reference: 4230.0502

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Offton, Suffolk

St Mary

Wednesday, 22 April 1992 in 2h 34 (8–1–18 in A)

5152 Wappingthorn Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Marc Hart

2 Colin M Turner

3 Katrina A Lenton

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Diana M Bridle

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 Winston S Girling

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hadleigh, Suffolk

St Mary

Wednesday, 22 April 1992 in 3h 17 (22–1–17 in D)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Donald B Carter

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 Colin M Turner

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Marc Hart

7 John R Martin (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ufford, Suffolk

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 23 April 1992 in 2h 54 (13–1–8 in F♯)

5056 Queenzieburn Surprise Major

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Robert H Newton

2 Peter Bridle

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Colin M Turner

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Henley, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 23 April 1992 in 2h 41 (8–0–3 in A♭)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Peter G C Ellis

2 Colin M Turner

3 John R Martin

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Donald B Carter

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Peter Bridle

8 Robert H Newton (C)

100th together: 3,5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Holland, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 24 April 1992 in 2h 58 (15–0–10 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 Rutland; 896 Yorkshire; 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 576 Bristol; 448 Superlative, Pudsey; 224 London; 108 com, atw.

Composed by R J Parker

1 Stephen A Wheeler

2 Peter Bridle

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Colin M Turner

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 John R Martin

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ardleigh, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 24 April 1992 in 2h 56 (13–1–2 in F♯)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by J N Longridge

1 Stephen A Wheeler

2 Colin M Turner

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Patricia M Newton (C)

7 Robert H Newton

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kensington, Greater London

St Mary Abbots

Saturday, 25 April 1992 in 3h 34 (31–0–4 in C♯)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by T G Pett

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Mary C Symes

4 William Butler

5 Brian Bladon

6 Colin M Turner

7 Ian R Fielding

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

9 Peter G C Ellis

10 Frank W Rivett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wheatley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 26 April 1992 in 43m (9–3–10 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Hugh Deam

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Stephen Davies (C)

4 Paul Bayes

5 Nigel Pugh

6 Roy H Jones

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 26 April 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Justin Booth

2 Elizabeth Wein

3 Alec Gammon

4 Paul Bayes

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 26 April 1992 in 2h 31 (12–1–8 in G)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by I R Fielding

1 Colin M Turner

2 Stephen A Wheeler

3 Mary C Symes

4 Eileen Stevenson

5 Brian Bladon

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Ian R Fielding (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lechlade, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 29 April 1992 in 2h 44 (13–0–17 in E)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, Carlisle, York, Beverley, Westminster, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Brian Bladon

3 Allan G Keen

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Checkendon, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 2 May 1992 in 2h 41 (10–1–21 in G)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Maurice Hodgson

1 Lloyd S Cartwright

2 Amy H Wood

3 Ian S G Blagrove

4 Trevor J E Woodward

5 Robert H Newton

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Stephen A Wheeler

8 Jeremy W Spiller (C)

First in method: 2, 4 and as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 3 May 1992 in 2h 40 (13–0–14 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (21m)

Two extents each Reverse, Grandsire, Shipways, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Reverse Canterbury, Plain.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Allan G Keen

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 Peter G C Ellis (C)

5 Colin M Turner

First peal on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 3 May 1992 (11–2–24 in G)

1320 Plain Bob Minor

1 Betty Tomlinson

2 Janet A Hodgson

3 Judith M Atkinson

4 R Mark Shearn (C)

5 Andrew Hodgson

6 Laurie Hall

Rung for evening service and to welcome Rev. David Rowe and family to the parishes of Barkham and Arborfield.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Seend, Wiltshire

Holy Cross

Monday, 4 May 1992 in 2h 45 (14–2–5 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, Beverley, Ipswich, York, Westminster, Durham, Cambridge.

1 Donald B Carter

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 Colin M Turner

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Brian Bladon

6 Peter G C Ellis (C)

The conductor's 1000th peal. Rung in 833 different towers, taking 9 years and 243 days.

Circled the tower in 6 peals: 1.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lois Weedon, Northamptonshire

St Mary the Virgin and St Peter

Wednesday, 6 May 1992 in 2h 26 (6–2–21 in A)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (12m)

(1) Beverley, Surfleet, Durham; (2) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (3) Durham, Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham; (4) Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge; (5) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (6) Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich. Seven different compositions; no changes of method at the end of any extent.

1 Eileen Stevenson

2 Mary C Symes

3 Colin M Turner

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Rung on the birthday of Rev. John Phillips, Rector of this parish.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Collingbourne Kingston, Wiltshire

St Mary

Thursday, 7 May 1992 in 3h (19–0–11 in E)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, York, Durham, Ipswich, Norwich, Surfleet, Cambridge.

1 Peter G C Ellis

2 Colin R Hares

3 Helen J Piper

4 Michael J Winterbourne

5 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

6 Colin M Turner

60th birthday peal for the conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 11 May 1992 in 2h 42 (7–3–15 in G)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

In 8 methods: 960 Rutland, 896 Yorkshire, 704 each Bristol, Lincolnshire, 672 Cambridge, 448 each Pudsey, Superlative, 224 London; 105 changes in method, all the work.

Composed by Richard J. Parker

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Claire F Edwards

5 Stuart P B Talbott

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Hugh Neill

8 John C Davidge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burbage, Wiltshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 13 May 1992 in 2h 44 (9–2–23 in G)

5040 Doubles (21m)

1 Richard L Thumwood

2 Geoffrey K Dodd

3 Allan G Keen

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Blisworth, Northamptonshire

St John the Baptist

Friday, 15 May 1992 in 2h 53 (12–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles (39m)

(1) Braywood; (2) Welford; (3-5) Longworth; (6) Plain; (6) Sutton-upon-Trent; (8) Fundenhall; (9) Haddiscoe; (10) Harpley; (11) Ossington; (12) Forncett; (13) Ellingham; (14) Bedingham; (15) Screveton; (16) Knapton; (17) Lyng; (18) Intwood; (19) Strelley; (20) Shipways; (21) Antelope; (22-24) Grandsire; (25) Reverse Canterbury; (26) Reverse, Canterbury; (27) Westminster, Blackburn; (28) St Hilary, Dragon; (29) New, Huntspill; (30) St Vedast, Blaisdon; (31) St Nicholas; (32) Winchendon; (33) St Remigius; (34) Huntley; (35) St Simon's; (36) St Martins's; (37) St Osmund; (38) Eynesbury; (39-42) Plain.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Linford, Buckinghamshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 16 May 1992 in 3h (16¼)

5040 Doubles (2m)

2640 Plain Bob; 2400 Grandsire.

1 Ronald J Snack

2 Carole Huxter

3 Stephen Crane

4 Barry R Eglesfield

5 Alan Marchbank (C)

6 Ros Tyrell

First peal 6. First Doubles 2, 3. First peal on the bells since rehanging by the Whitechapel Bellfoundry in March 1992. A repeat of the first peal on the bells rung after rehanging by Alfred Bowell in August 1908. To welcome Alexandra Jane Marchbank, born 5th May 1992.

Ringing World page reference: 4233.0576

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 16 May 1992 in 2h 42 (12–0–7 in A♭)

5088 Godmanchester Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 Brian Bladon

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Peter Bridle

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 17 May 1992 in 44m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Simon M Graves

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Ann F Saddleton

4 Derek R Smith

5 Peter E J Saddleton (C)

6 James A Smith

For Confirmation Service.

Treble ringer confirmed.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 17 May 1992 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (10m/v)

1 Nigel Pugh

2 Roy Goodwin

3 W George Adams

4 Stephen Davies

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Headington, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 17 May 1992 in 47m (7–3–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Sherry Lewis

2 Gwyneth Adams

3 Roy H Jones

4 Serge Zvegintzov

5 W George Adams (C)

6 Michael J Durrant

7 Hugh Deam

8 Justin Booth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Launceston, Cornwall

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 23 May 1992 in 2h 56 (15–3–26 in F)

5120 Norwich Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Peter G C Ellis

2 Margaret A Reeves

3 Colin M Turner

4 Timothy E Barnaby

5 Jenny M A Astridge

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Fergus M S Stracey

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cardynham, Cornwall

St Mewbred

Saturday, 23 May 1992 in 2h 50 (14–3–16 in F♯)

5088 Xois Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Robert D S Brown

2 Peter G C Ellis

3 Edward Barnaby

4 Jenny M A Astridge

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Timothy E Barnaby

7 Colin M Turner

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Dennis, Cornwall

St Denys

Sunday, 24 May 1992 in 2h 29 (9–1–27 in G)

5024 Alloa Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Wendy M Harvey

2 Colin M Turner

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Fergus M S Stracey

5 Timothy E Barnaby

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Jenny M A Astridge

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Tuesday, 26 May 1992 in 2h 36 (9–2–17 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, Beverley, York, Surfleet, Durham, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Allan G Keen

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 Desmond L Jones

4 Clive Holloway

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Wednesday, 27 May 1992 in 2h 38 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (41m)

(41m: (1) 3600 Allendale, Alnwick, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Wearmouth, Wells, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler, York (PAB Saddleton); (2) 720 Warkworth; (3) 720 Annable's London)

Composed by P A B Saddleton

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Colin M Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Anthony R Peake

5 Timothy G Pett (C)

6 Peter G C Ellis

The first time these 41 methods have been rung in a normal length peal on tower bells.

Ringing World page reference: 4234.0600

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Thursday, 28 May 1992 in 2h 25 (7 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Bacup, Bamborough; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Westminster, Allendale; (5) Beverley,Surfleet; (6) York, Durham; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich

1 Robert J Crocker

2 Brian Bladon

3 John E Ewer

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Arranged and rung for Ascension Day; also to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ordination of the Rector of Woughton, Nigel Pond; and the licensing of Mike Houston as Team Vicar, the service to be held in this church this evening.

Ringing World page reference: 4236.0643

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Granborough, Buckinghamshire

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 28 May 1992 in 2h 39 (8 in A)

5040 Doubles (21m)

One extent Blackburn; three extents Westminster; two extents each Reverse, Grandsire, Plain, Reverse Canterbury, Shipways, St Hilary, Dragon, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury.

1 Brian Bladon

2 Terry J C Streeter

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Arranged and rung for Ascension Day.

First peal on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 28 May 1992 in 2h 52 (19–0–6 in E)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 Ronald K Russ

4 Clive Buswell

5 Lawrence J Haines

6 Peter F Windley

7 Claire F Edwards

8 Hugh Neill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 30 May 1992 in 2h 51 (16–3–11 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Roger Barnes

2 Edward W Houghton

3 Sally A Franklin

4 Anne-Marie Hopkins

5 Brian J Curtis

6 Cyril A Wratten

7 Alastair J Hopkins (C)

8 John D Keates

First Major - 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ottershaw, Surrey

Christ Church

Saturday, 30 May 1992 in 2h 50 (16–1–14 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (21m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Carlisle; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (5) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (6) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (7) Norwich.

1 Colin R Hares

2 Colin M Turner

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Christopher Bostock

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Bernard F L Groves

150th peal: 1.

100th peal in 1992: 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Malvern Link, Worcestershire

St Matthias

Saturday, 30 May 1992 in 2h 50 (16–2–3 in F♯)

5152 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by R.W.Pipe

1 Hugh Neill (C)

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Maurice F Edwards

4 David P Bagley

5 Peter F Windley

6 Lawrence J Haynes

7 Claire F Edwards

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Ringing World page reference: 4235.0621

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire

St James

Saturday, 30 May 1992 in 2h 56 (16–0–10 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, Beverley, York, Durham, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Terry J C Streeter

2 Colin R Hares

3 Keith D Waples

4 William Butler

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

1000th peal ringing only one bell: 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Send, Surrey

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 31 May 1992 in 2h 42 (10–3–5 in A♭)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (24m)

(1) Donottar, Pontefract, Alderbourne D; (2) London, Wells S; (3) Carlisle, Chester, Munden S; (4) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull S; (5) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning S; (6) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York S; (7) Norwich S.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Allan G Keen

3 Frank W Rivett

4 Kevin J Lovell

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 31 May 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Alec Gammon

2 Roy H Jones

3 Elizabeth Wein

4 Barry Hall (C)

5 Ben Abbott (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 5 June 1992 in 2h 54 (14–0–14 in F)

5040 Doubles (58m)

(1) Knapton, Lyng; (2) Intwood, Strelley; (3) Forncett, Ellingham; (4) Bedingham, Screveton; (5) Fundenhall, Haddiscoe; (6) Harpley, Ossington; (7) Braywood, Longworth; (8) Longworth, Sutton-upon-Trent; (9) Twineham; (10) Bampton; (11) Fifield; (12) St Ouen; (13) Boveney, Bedfont; (14) Eton; (15) Reverse; (16) Canterbury; (17) Grandsire; (18) Antelope; (19) Shipways; (20) Reverse Canterbury; (21) Plain; (22) Merton; (23) Rugby, Slapton; (24) Eynesbury; (25) St Osmund; (26) St Martin's; (27) St Simon's; (28) Thornborough, Longford, Hascombe; (29) Huntley; (30) St Remigius; (31) Winchendon; (32) St Nicholas; (33) Oakley, Itchingfield, Chipstead; (34) Blaisdon; (35) St Vedast; (36) Huntspill; (37) New; (38) Broughton, Chesham, Ockham; (39) Dragon; (40) St Hilary; (41) Blackburn; (42) Westminster.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Colin M Turner

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whatley, Somerset

St George

Saturday, 6 June 1992 in 2h 43 (11–3–25 in G)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (39m)

(1-2) Carlisle, Chester, Munden, Alnwick, Canterbury, Newcastle, Morpeth, Sandiacre, Wooler, Northumberland, Whitley, Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull, Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (3) London, Wells, Cunecastre; (4) Lincoln, Coldstream; (5) Norwich, Netherseale, Annable's London, Westminster, Allendale, Sandiacre; (6) Lightfoot, Rossendale, Wearmouth, Stamford, Netherseale, Annable's London; (7) Bacup, Bamborough.

1 Mary C Symes

2 Donald B Carter

3 Frank W Rivett

4 Ian R Fielding

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mells, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 6 June 1992 in 3h 9 (26–2–23 in C♯)

5152 Iridium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Mary C Symes

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 Colin M Turner

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Ian R Fielding

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 Frank W Rivett

8 Donald B Carter (C)

750th peal: 8.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Southampton, Hampshire

St Mary

Sunday, 7 June 1992 in 3h 5 (21–2–8 in E♭)

5040 Queniborough Surprise Royal

Composed by H Poyner

1 Jenny M A Astridge

2 Colin M Turner

3 Mary C Symes

4 Timothy G Pett (C)

5 Adrian P Beck

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Donald B Carter

8 Ian R Fielding

9 Peter G C Ellis

10 Frank W Rivett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 7 June 1992 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jeanette Ross

2 Gillian P Watson (C)

3 Godfrey L Foat

4 Peter Tribble

5 Michael Lowndes

6 Gerald Stratton

For Whitsunday

First as Conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 7 June 1992 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire, Antelope

1 Nigel Pugh

2 W George Adams

3 Roy Goodwin

4 Stephen Davies

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset

St Candida and Holy Cross

Saturday, 13 June 1992 in 2h 58 (16–3–26 in D)

5150 Fluorine Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Brian Bladon

3 Ian R Fielding

4 Mary C Symes

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Colin M Turner

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Michael E C Mears

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradpole, Dorset

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 June 1992 in 2h 50 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5152 Jovium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Ian R Fielding

2 Brian Bladon

3 Mary C Symes

4 Colin M Turner

5 Michael E C Mears

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 14 June 1992 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Michelle Storey

2 Zoe A Storey

3 Peter Tribble

4 Simon J O Head

5 John V Lonsbrough (C)

6 Derek Stainsby

For Evening Praise Service

1st Quarter Treble

1st Quarter Inside 4th

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Slough, Berkshire

St Mary, Upton cum Chalvey

Sunday, 14 June 1992 (17–2–4 in E)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

1 Nicholas Brown

2 Louise Cole

3 Trevor Woodward

4 Stephen Wheeler (C)

5 Eileen Stephenson

6 Jeffery Birt

7 Nigel Birt

8 Lloyd Cartwright

Ruby wedding compliment to Audrey and Jeff Birt this day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iwerne Courtney, Dorset

St Mary

Sunday, 14 June 1992 in 2h 52 (13–0–10 in G)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (21m)

(1) Pontefract, Donottar D; (2) Chester, Munden S; (3) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning S, Pontefract, Donottar, Alderbourne D; (4) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York S; (5) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull S; (6) Norwich S; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich S.

1 D John Knight

2 Mary C Symes

3 Robert J Crocker

4 Colin M Turner

5 Ian R Fielding

6 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Siddington, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Wednesday, 17 June 1992 in 2h 18 (7¼ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (21m)

(1) London, Wells, Cunecastre; (2) Northumberland, Sandiacre, Carlisle; (3) Newcastle, Chester, Munden; (4) Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Netherseale; (5) Berwick, Hexham, Primrose; (6) Beverley, Surfleet, Primrose; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne. Three methods per extent.

1 Richard L Thumwood

2 Mary C Symes

3 Brian Bladon

4 Marc Hart

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Upper Clatford, Hampshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 June 1992 in 2h 41 (9–0–16 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (16m)

(1) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (2) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (3) Carlisle, Chester, Munden; (4) Cambridge; (5) Norwich; (6) Beverley; (7) Cambridge.

1 D John Knight

2 Richard L Thumwood

3 Helen J Piper

4 Colin R Hares

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Geoffrey K Dodd

3/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swanmore, Hampshire

St Barnabas

Saturday, 20 June 1992 in 2h 23 (6–3–20 in B)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

(!) London; (2) Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning; (3) Durham; (4) Ipswich, (5) Beverley, Surfleet; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge.

1 Robert J Crocker

2 Helen J Piper

3 Colin R Hares

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

1/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Longparish, Hampshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 20 June 1992 in 2h 27 (7–2–1 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (13m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Chester, Munden; (3) Westminster, Allendale; (4) York, Durham; (5) Ipswich, Cambridge; (6) Norwich, (7) Beverley, Surfleet.

1 D John Knight

2 Colin R Hares

3 Helen J Piper

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

6 Peter G C Ellis

2/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 June 1992 in 3h 28 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by C H Rogers

1 Patricia M Newton

2 David F Moore

3 Ann Davies

4 Rebecca S Bruce

5 Kenneth J Darvill

6 Clifford Davies

7 David R Cox

8 George Whiteside

9 Charles M S Botting (C)

10 John R Martin

11 Robert H Newton

12 Peter J Bruce

First on 12 and of Stedman: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4238.0700

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 June 1992 in 2h 50 (19–0–6 in E)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

640 each of Bristol, Rutland, Yorkshire, Superlative, Pudsey and Cambridge, 608 London,576 Lincs: all the work

Composed by N J Diserens

1 Terry J C Streeter

2 M Ann Bethel

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Claire F Edwards

5 J Alan Ainsworth

6 Peter F Windley

7 Michael Maughan (C)

8 Hugh Neill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 21 June 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Tim Abbott

2 Alec Gammon

3 Ben Abbott (C)

4 Elizabeth Wein

5 Roy H Jones

6 Hugh Deam

1st QP - 1

Ringing World page reference: 5860.0817

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

SS Peter and Paul

Sunday, 21 June 1992 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Loretta P Ramsey

2 Marilyn Ray

3 Roy Keeves

4 Nick Gray

5 Alan C Cozens (C)

6 Gerald R Stratton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 21 June 1992 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Gwyneth Adams

2 Roy Goodwin

3 W George Adams

4 Nigel Pugh

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 23 June 1992 in 40m (12–0–9 in G)

1296 Annable's London Surprise Minor

1 Derek R Smith

2 Michael J Pickup

3 Anne C Yates

4 Nick J Deadman

5 John Rance

6 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

Birthday compliment to Anne Yates.

First in method for all.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 27 June 1992 in 2h 28 (8–0–2 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Bacup, Bamborough; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Westminster, Allendale; (5) Beverley, Surfleet; (6) York, Durham; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich

1 Nicholas G Robinson

2 Brian Bladon

3 Mary C Symes

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Colin M Turner

For the Patronal Festival.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 28 June 1992 in 62m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1800 Plain Bob Minor

1 Richard S J Saddleton

2 Simon D Smith

3 Virginia C Coulson

4 Derek R Smith

5 Vikki E M Bulbeck

6 Kevin J Lovell (C)

For Patronal Festival Evensong sung by Cloister Singers.

2, 3: Longest length

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 28 June 1992 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Tim Abbott

2 Roy H Jones

3 Ben Abbott (C)

4 Elizabeth Wein

5 John Simms

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew the Great

Sunday, 28 June 1992 in 2h 55 (10–3–1 in G)

5056 Stand Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 Mary C Symes

3 Marc Hart

4 John E Ewer

5 Terry J C Streeter

6 Andrew M Farmer

7 Colin M Turner

8 Peter G C Ellis (C)

500th peal: 5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Tuesday, 30 June 1992 in 2h 41 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (79m)

(79m in 7 extents: (1) Morning Star T.B., Braintree, Charlwood, Clarence, College Bob IV, Elston, Humber, Marple, Neasden, Newdigate, Old Oxford, St Albans, Taxal, Willesden and Wragby Delight (A G Driver); (2) Berwyn, Mendip and Waterford T.B.; Barham, Beeston, Berkeley, Edinburgh, Kentish, Leasowe, Melandra, Oswald, Pembroke and Peveril Delight (A G Driver); (3) Kent, Killamarsh, Quantock, Snowdon and Trinity Sunday T.B.; Carisbrooke, Donottar, Pontefract and Wath Delight (H Chant/C K Lewis); (4) Capel, College Exercise, Duke of Norfolk, Kingston, London Scholars' Pleasure, Norbury, Ockley and Sandal T.B.; Bedford, Disley and Merton Delight (C KLewis); (5) NelsonT.B.; Balmoral, Bogedone, Chepstow, Ely, Fotheringay, Knutsford, Rostherne, Skipton and Wilmslow Delight; Bourne and Hull S. (A G Driver); (6) Evesham, Fountains, Melrose, Sherborne, Tewkesbury and Tintern Delight; Sandiacre and Wooler S. (J R Leary); (7) Burslem, Kirkstall, London Victory and Waltham Delight; Berwick, Beverley, Cambridge, Hexham, Primrose, Surfleet and York S. (J R Leary))

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Colin M Turner

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Anthony R Peake

5 Brian Bladon

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

The greatest number of treble bob hunt methods yet rung in 7 extents without using single change methods, methods with 5-6 places other than at the half-lead, or methods with irregular lead-ends, and including a plain lead of each method.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 1 July 1992 in 2h 48 (11–3–4 in F♯)

5040 Delight Minor (7m)

One extent each Beeston, Bogedone, Fountains, St Albans, Oswald, Pontefract, Burslem.

1 Brian Bladon

2 Geoffrey K Dodd

3 Allan G Keen

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 July 1992 in 2h 56 (19–0–6 in E)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

1120 London, 1088 Superlative, 1024 Cambridge, Pudsey and 768 Bristol; 103 changes of method; all the work.

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Richard J Tibbetts (C)

2 M Ann Bethel

3 Clive Buswell

4 J Alan Ainsworth

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Lawrence J Haines

7 Peter F Windley

8 Hugh Neill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Sunday, 12 July 1992 in 2h 33 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Netherseale Surprise Minor

1 Christine E Dennison

2 M Eluned Hallas

3 Jonathan D Chamberlain

4 Andrew L Utting

5 Michael J C Cannon

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

First in the method for all.

Birthday compliment to the ringer of 5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Tew, Oxfordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 12 July 1992 in 3h 2 (22–0–10 in D)

5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by R O Hall

1 Barry J Davis

2 Christopher Holmes

3 Charlotte A Holmes

4 E Susan Burchell

5 Ian Smith

6 Graham J Clifton

7 Robin O Hall (C)

8 Robert A Reeves

Circled tower 8. First in method 2, 3, 4 & 6.

First in method as conductor.

For the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 July 1992 in 2h 58 (14)

5040 Surprise Minor (13m)

(1) London, Wells; (2) Chester, Munden; (3) Westminster, Allendale; (4) Beverley, Surfleet; (5) York, Durham; (6) Cambridge, Ipswich; (7) Norwich.

1 Robert J Crocker

2 John E Ewer

3 Andrew P Warboys

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

For the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Oxford Diocese.

Ringing World page reference: 4243.0821

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Piddington, Northamptonshire

St John the Baptist

Friday, 17 July 1992 in 2h 42 (10–2–23 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (24m)

1) London, Wells; 2) Norfolk, Hull, Primrose, Queen Mary; 3) Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale, Stamford; 4) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, King Edward; 5) Carlisle, Chester, Munden; 6) Bourne, Netherseale; 7) Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham, York, Durham

1 Andrew P Warboys

2 Andrew M Farmer

3 Mary C Symes

4 John E Ewer

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 4243.0821

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cropredy, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 17 July 1992 in 47m (16–1–16 in F)

1260 Doubles (4m)

240 each:- St Simons & St Martins, 480 Plain Bob & 300 Grandsire

1 Keith Abbott

2 Jill M Roberts

3 Rosemary K Hemmings

4 Sally A Franklin

5 Robert A Reeves (C)

6 Michael J Austin

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 18 July 1992 in 2h 49 (14)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Dermot J Roaf

2 Michael J C Cannon

3 Catherine M A Grant

4 Peter J Triplow

5 Bernard Masterman

6 N David Lane

7 Edgar T Skipsey

8 Andrew J Corby (C)

To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Diocese of Oxford.

Ringing World page reference: 4249.0965

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 July 1992 in 3h 45 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5450 Stedman Cinques

Composed by C M S Botting

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 David F Moore

3 Rebecca S Bruce

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Peter J Bruce

6 Michael J Best

7 John S White

8 David R Cox

9 Hugh Neil

10 Richard C Stevens

11 Robert H Newton

12 L Roy Woodruff

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Oxford.

Ringing World page reference: 4249.0965

Oxford Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Michael, Cornhill

Saturday, 18 July 1992 in 3h 27 (32–1–6 in D♭)

5040 Watford Springs Surprise Maximus

Composed by Frank Blagrove

1 Nicholas G Robinson

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 Mary C Symes

4 Marc Hart

5 Colin M Turner

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Simon J Gray

8 Peter G C Ellis

9 Michael P A Wilby

10 Frank W Rivett

11 Ian R Fielding

12 Ian G Campbell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenington, Oxfordshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 20 July 1992 in 41m (9½ in A♭)

1260 Doubles (11m/p)

60 Stedman, 120 each:- Rev St Bart., RCP., St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Huntley, Eynesbury, St Martin, St Simons, Plain Bob & Grandsire

1 Michael J Austin

2 Brian J Curtis

3 Sally A Franklin

4 Alan J Griffin

5 Graham J Clifton (C)

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Flore, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 22 July 1992 in 2h 54 (12–2–27 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (21m)

(1) Kelso; (2) Chester, Munden, Alnwick, Newcastle; (3) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (4) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, Durham, York; (5) Westminster, Allendale; (6) Carlisle; (7) Norwich.

1 Keith D Waples

2 Mary C Symes

3 Andrew M Farmer

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 23 July 1992 in 2h 43 (7–3–15 in G)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Stanley E. Darmon

1 Andrew J Barton

2 Joyce J Barton

3 Stuart J Barton

4 M Ann Bethell

5 Alan Regin

6 Stephen W Barton

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 John C Davidge

A Silver wedding compliment to Steve & Joyce Barton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wardington, Oxfordshire

St Mary Magdalene

Friday, 24 July 1992 in 43m (16–3–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sally A Franklin

2 Rosemary K Hemmings

3 Michael J Austin

4 Keith Abbott

5 Brian J Curtis

6 Graham J Clifton (C)

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thornbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 July 1992 in 3h 20 (18–2–19 in D♯)

5152 Nonesuch Surprise Major

Composed by I R Fielding

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 Colin M Turner

4 Terry J C Streeter

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 Ian R Fielding (C)

8 Marc Hart

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 25 July 1992 in 2h 41 (7–3–22 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sally A Franklin

2 Michael J Austin

3 Jenny Haviland

4 Lindsey C Cutler

5 Robin O Hall

6 Brian J Curtis (C)

For the Patronal Festival & the 450th Anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

First peal - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

All Saints, Boyne Hill

Saturday, 25 July 1992 in 3h 4 (15–0–13 in E)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Mary C Symes

2 Paul I Butler

3 Marcia L Dieppe

4 J Stanley Mason

5 Colin F Fowles

6 Michael J Best

7 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

8 Lloyd S Cartwright

First Kent on tower bells: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 25 July 1992 (19–0–24 in E♭)

5220 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Katie Grant

2 N David Lane

3 Fiona K Brocklehurst

4 Brian J Read

5 Clive Sparling

6 Susan E M Read

7 Norman T G Bailey

8 Jon D Chamberlain (C)

9 Michael J C Cannon

10 Timothy G Pett

First Royal: 3.

First in method: 2.

To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Diocese of Oxford.

Ringing World page reference: 4249.0965

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swindon, Wiltshire

St Mark

Sunday, 26 July 1992 in 2h 54 (11 in G)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1824 Rutland; 1536 Yorkshire; 960 Pudsey; 768 Superlative, 120 com all of the work.

Composed by John R Leary

1 Lloyd S Cartwright

2 Mary C Symes

3 Paul I Butler

4 Eileen Stevenson

5 Trevor J E Woodward

6 Michael J Best

7 Peter Tombs

8 Stephen A Wheeler (C)

First Spliced: 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 26 July 1992 in 40m (7–3–22 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m/p)

60 Stedman, 480 Grandsire, 240 RCP. & 480 Plain Bob

1 Jenny Haviland

2 Brian J Curtis

3 Sally A Franklin (C)

4 Simon J Powell

5 Michael J Austin

6 David R Franklin

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese & the Patronal Festival

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 26 July 1992 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Tim Abbott

2 Alec Gammon

3 Ben Abbott

4 Elizabeth Wein

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Steeple Barton, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 27 July 1992 in 45m (9–3–1 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (3m/p)

60 Stedman, 600 each:- Grandsire & Plain Bob

1 Sally A Franklin

2 Alan J Griffin

3 Michael J Austin

4 Joe W Eades

5 Robin O Hall (C)

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 28 July 1992 in 39m (12–0–9 in G)

1274 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Simon D Smith

2 Peter E J Saddleton

3 Vikki E M Bulbeck

4 Derek R Smith

5 Richard S J Saddleton

6 Philip A B Saddleton (C)

To celebrate 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

First Treble Bob treble.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

St Benedict, West Hunsbury

Wednesday, 29 July 1992 in 2h 9 (3–2–20)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (34m)

34m: 1x2160,4 x 720: (1) Bamborough, Netherseale, Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Westminster, Allendale, London, Wells, Lincoln, Coldstream, Kelso, Cunecastre, Bacup, Norwich, Stamford, Rossendale; (2) Carlisle, Northumberland; (3) Chester, Munden, Alnwick, Newcastle; (4) Hull, Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne, Norfolk, Primrose; (5) Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham, York, Durham

Composed by 2160 Comp. P A B Saddleton

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Robert J Crocker

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Ringing world: 4243.0822

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Churchill, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Friday, 31 July 1992 in 45m (10–3–9 in G)

1260 Doubles (6m/v/p)

(768 behind) 60 Stedman, 240 each:- Grandsire, RCP., Southrepps, Plain Bob & Kennington

1 Christine A Harris

2 Brian J Curtis (C)

3 Jill M Roberts

4 Lindsey C Cutler

5 Sally A Franklin

6 Sue M Trinder

7 Michael J Austin

8 Claire E Tarrant

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

Firth Quarter Peal - 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 2h 57 (15–3–27 in F)

5120 Montgomery Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Adrian P Beck

2 Jenny M A Astridge

3 Katrina A Lenton

4 Mary C Symes

5 Colin M Turner

6 Marc Hart

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Standlake, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 41m (10–1–18 in F♯)

1260 Doubles

360 St Simons, 360 St Martins, 240 Plain Bob & 300 Grandsire

1 Michael J Austin

2 Lindsey C Cutler

3 Roger Barnes

4 Sally A Franklin

5 Brian J Curtis (C)

6 George N Wiltshire

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northmoor, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 41m (11 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Lindsey C Cutler

2 Michael J Austin

3 Brian J Curtis

4 John G Harwood

5 Roger Barnes

6 Sally A Franklin (C)

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Langford, Oxfordshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 42m (8–2–25 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Brian J Curtis

2 Lindsey C Cutler (C)

3 Roger Barnes

4 Michael J Austin

5 John G Harwood

6 Sally A Franklin

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 37m (3–3–3 in D)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 John G Harwood

2 Sally A Franklin

3 Lindsey C Cutler

4 Brian J Curtis (C)

5 Michael J Austin

6 Roger Barnes

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

First in the method - 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

St Britius

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 40m (8 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (5m/v)

300 Grandsire, 240 each:- RCP., Cliffords Plea, Plain Bob & April Day

1 Lindsey C Cutler

2 John G Harwood

3 Michael J Austin

4 Sally A Franklin

5 Brian J Curtis (C)

6 Roger Barnes

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 2h 55 (17–0–4 in E)

5040 Ulverscroft Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 William Butler (C)

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 Mary C Symes

4 Adrian P Beck

5 Jenny M A Astridge

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Richard L Thumwood

8 Peter G C Ellis

9 Marc Hart

10 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston, Oxfordshire

St James

Saturday, 1 August 1992 in 43m (12–2–11 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Sally A Franklin

2 Brian J Curtis

3 John G Harwood

4 Michael J Austin

5 Roger Barnes (C)

6 George N Wiltshire

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 3 August 1992 in 2h 47 (7–3–15 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

In 9 Methods: Standard 8 plus Ashtead. 119 Changes of method (all the work of every method for each bell)

Composed by Richard J. Parker (arr William T. Perrins)

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Stuart P B Talbott

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Peter F Windley

7 Hugh Neill

8 John C Davidge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rousham, Oxfordshire

St Leonard and St James

Tuesday, 4 August 1992 in 47m (8–1–13 in A♭)

1284 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ian Smith

2 Sally A Franklin

3 Michael J Austin

4 Rosemary K Hemmings

5 Joe W Eades

6 Brian J Curtis (C)

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

Circled the tower - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 9 August 1992 in 46m (7 in B♭)

1280 Plain and Little Bob Minor

1 Brian M Baldwin

2 Christopher Baldwin

3 Simon J O Head

4 Peter Tribble

5 John V Lonsbrough (C)

6 Robert W Winstanley

450th Anniversary of the Diocese of Oxford

1st Spliced Plain and Little for 2,3,4,5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

South Newington, Oxfordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Sunday, 9 August 1992 in 2h 45 (8–0–7 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (7m)

720 each Reverse Canterbury, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Grandsire, Plain.

1 Colin M Turner

2 Terry J C Streeter

3 Mary C Symes

4 William Butler

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 9 August 1992 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Peter E J Saddleton

2 Janet E Menheinick

3 Ann F Saddleton

4 W Andrew Hodgson

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Andrew Elliston

On the 450th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ducklington, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 9 August 1992 in 40m (4–2–11 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ashley G Chaloner

2 Anthony C Cole

3 Christine Putt

4 Catherine Ross

5 Roger Barnes (C)

6 Amber Chaloner

For 450th anniversary of ODG

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 9 August 1992 in 2h 46 (19–0–6 in E)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Murray A Coleman

1 David P Bagley

2 Ronald K Russ

3 Claire F Edwards

4 John C Davidge

5 Clive Buswell

6 Stuart P B Talbott

7 Hugh Neill

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 10 August 1992 in 45m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Oscar Hemmings

2 Helen C Burchell

3 Michael J Austin

4 Sally A Franklin

5 Frank J Faulkner

6 Graham D Payne

7 Graham J Clifton (C)

8 Philip G Brown

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

First quarter peal of Triples - 5

25th quarter peal together - 3 & 7

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 11 August 1992 in 45m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

240 Grandsire & 1020 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Roger C Martin

2 Vikki E M Bulbeck

3 Simon D Smith

4 Derek R Smith

5 Peter E J Saddleton (C)

6 Ann F Saddleton

To Celebrate fellow ringer Derek Brayne's birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

South Cerney, Gloucestershire

All Hallows

Tuesday, 11 August 1992 in 2h 39 (9–3–10 in G)

5040 Quendon Surprise Minor

1 Peter G C Ellis

2 Allan G Keen

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 Mary C Symes

5 Timothy G Pett (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Combe, Oxfordshire

St Laurence

Tuesday, 11 August 1992 in 45m (12–0–15 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (3m)

300 Grandsire, 480 RCP & 480 Plain Bob

1 Robert Datson

2 Jenny Haviland

3 Michael J Austin

4 Richard J Chancellor

5 Brian J Curtis (C)

6 Sally A Franklin

Rung to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese

Circled the tower - 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Wednesday, 12 August 1992 in 2h 34 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7 m: 1 extent each Hull, London, Primrose, Bourne, Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge)

1 Colin M Turner

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 Helen J Piper

5 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

6 Marc Hart

Specially arranged and rung for the 450th anniversary of the Oxford Diocese.

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