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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Sunday, 1 January 1995 (19–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Susan E M Read

2 Bobbie May

3 Eluned Hallas

4 Charlotte Everett

5 Michael J C Cannon

6 Andrew L Utting

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Norman T G Bailey

9 Clive Holloway

10 Richard L Thumwood

Ringing World page reference: 4373.0168

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

Holy Sepulchre

Monday, 2 January 1995 in 2h 52 (14–3–7)

5184 Quirigua Surprise Major

Composed by Harry Poyner

1 M J "Bill" Blowfield

2 Nicola J Critchton

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Roger Baldwin

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 Clive Holloway

8 Colin M Turner

50th peal in the tower

Ringing world: 4373.0168

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Monday, 2 January 1995 in 2h 46 (11–3–2 in G)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

(1) London, Wells (2 )Berwick, Hexham (3) Lightfoot, Wearmouth (4) Chester, Munden (5) Westminster, Allendale (6) York, Durham (7) Cambridge, Ipswich

1 Michael D Fiander

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Robert J Crocker

4 Michael J Stone

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

100th Northamptonshire tower for a peal: 5,6

Ringing World page reference: 4375.0224

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kintbury, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 January 1995 in 2h 54 (12–1–14 in E)

5040 Minor (3m)

i Extent Cambridge, 2 extents Kent T B, 4 extents Plain Bon

1 Michael K Till

2 Adan Rae Smith

3 Helen J Piper

4 Graham J Clifton

5 Geoffrey K Dodd (C)

6 Colin R Hares

Last peal on the bells before re hanging.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 8 January 1995 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Nicola-Jane Busby

2 Loretta P Ramsay

3 B Douglas Hird

4 Gerald R Stratton

5 Godfrey L Foat (C)

6 Andrew J P Hobkinson

Rung as a compliment to Sister Jean Harris,retirin after 15 years in this parish as Church Army Lay Working

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Sunday, 8 January 1995

2520 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

For the New Year

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 12 January 1995 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Mike Pickup

2 Pearl Larkins

3 Carol Robinson

4 Edward Dempster

5 Anne C Yates (C)

6 Rosie Dempster

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 12 January 1995 in 2h 48 (7–3–15 in G)

5184 Queenborough Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J W Tibbetts

1 John C Davidge

2 Claire F Edwards

3 Ian Roulstone

4 Richard C Stevens

5 Colin M Turner

6 Peter F Windley

7 Hugh Neill

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 January 1995 in 3h 7 (19–0–6 in E)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Hugh Neill

2 Ann Wilby

3 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

4 Rebecca S Bruce

5 Lawrence J Haines

6 Richard J W Tibbetts

7 Claire F Edwards

8 Maurice F Edwards

9 John B Keeler

10 Peter F Windley

11 Richard C Stevens

12 Andrew W R Wilby

Rung to celebrate the centenary

of the Amersham Parish Council.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 15 January 1995 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Nicola Crowther

3 Pam Elliston

4 W Andrew Hodgson

5 Rob Needham

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Paul Tyrrell

1st triples inside 1.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 21 January 1995 in 2h 22 (7–3–22 in B♭)

5040 Minor (2m)

3 Extents St Clements & 4 Extents Plain Bob

1 Brian J Curtis

2 Timothy M Martin

3 Lindsey C Cutler

4 Michael J Austin

5 Sally A Austin

6 Roger Barnes (C)

Rung as a 80th Birthday Compliment to Rhoda Franklin

Circled the tower to peals - 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Somerton, Oxfordshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 21 January 1995 in 2h 45 (11–3–23 in F)

5024 Somerton Delight Major

Composed by R O Hall

1 Malcolm R C Hensher

2 Barry J Davis

3 Mark W Sayers

4 E Susan Burchell

5 Ian Smith

6 Martin J Kirk

7 Robin O Hall (C)

8 Graham J Clifton

First peal on the newly augmented bells

100th peal: 3.

First peal in the method:

Somerton Delight major

A -5-4-5-1-34-1-34-7

This method was later renamed:

CHERWELL VALLEY DELIGHT

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 January 1995 in 3h 14 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Peter J Bruce

2 Rebecca S Bruce

3 Philippa M Whittington

4 John S White

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 David F Moore

7 L Roy Woodruff

8 David R Cox

9 Roger Baldwin (C)

10 Frank W Rivett

Ringing World page reference: 4376.0251

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 22 January 1995 in 44m (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Simon D Smith

2 Michael Dane

3 Derek R Smith

4 Derek Titford

5 David R Court (C)

6 Tony Evans

For Evensong in memory of Arthur Edwin Hyde.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Cross and Stable, Downs Barn

Sunday, 22 January 1995 in 2h 40 (6–0–10 in C)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Nicola King

2 B Douglas Hird

3 Bernard J Stone

4 David J Maybrey

5 Alan J Marchbank

6 Graham J Clifton

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 Patricia M Newton

Rung for the eighth anniversary of the dedication of the church, immediately following a service at which a scroll was dedicated, listing those involved in the Downs Barn bells project. First peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 4375.0225

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 22 January 1995 in 40m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 John Beale

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Jonathan Beale

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Nigel Pugh

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 January 1995 in 2h 47 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Unniltrium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Peter Bridle

3 Brian Bladon

4 Marc Hart

5 Colin M Turner

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Peter Border

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Greater London

All Hallows

Saturday, 28 January 1995 in 2h 55 (18–2–23 in E♭)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 Michael J Wigney

2 Ruth T Bockett-Pugh

3 Reginald Gillard

4 William Birmingham

5 Alison Turner

6 Marcia L Dieppe

7 Andrew J Ellis (C)

8 Lawrence J Haines

9 Clive Buswell

10 Lloyd S Cartwright

First peal - 2. First of Grandsire and on 10 - 3. A 21st birthday compliment to the 5th ringer (1/2/95) and a belated 18th birthday compliment to the 3rd ringer (7/1/95)

Ringing World page reference: 4374.0196

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 29 January 1995 in 3h 8 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5040 Scientific Triples

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 Marc Hart

3 Terry J C Streeter

4 Ian Roulstone

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 John R Martin (C)

8 Martin J Turner

First in the principle by all except 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 29 January 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Roy H Jones

3 Hugh Deam

4 Richard H Day

5 Ben Abbott (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 5 February 1995

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Pauline Needham

2 Vicky Elliston

3 Pam Elliston (C)

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Rob Needham

6 Nicola Crowther

1st quarter 1.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 6 February 1995 in 2h 40 (7–3–15 in G)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by M A Coleman

1 M Ann Bethell

2 Alison A Turner

3 Hugh Neill

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 Peter F Windley

6 Claire F Edwards

7 John C Davidge

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

First Peal in the method: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Friday, 10 February 1995 in 2h 36 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7m: 1 extent each London, Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge)

1 Charlotte Everett

2 Brian Bladon

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Colin M Turner

5 Timothy G Pett (C)

6 Clive Holloway

In memory of Reg White, a former ringer at this tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northampton, Northamptonshire

St Giles

Saturday, 11 February 1995 in 3h 17 (25)

5040 Ardessie Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 William Butler (C)

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Sally A Mason

7 Colin M Turner

8 Marc Hart

9 Roger Baldwin

10 Peter G C Ellis

Ringing world: 4380.0351

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire

St Faith

Saturday, 11 February 1995 in 2h 49 (12 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12 Part (7th Obs.)

1 Walter A Lee

2 Alan J Frost

3 Terry Wagstaff

4 John Young

5 William Stungo

6 L Roy Woodruff

7 Richard C Stevens (C)

8 John Hearn

First on 8: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4377.0276

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burnham, Buckinghamshire

S.Peter

Saturday, 11 February 1995 in 2h 36 (12–3–13)

5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Stephen A Wheeler

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 Reginald D P Gillard

4 Marcia L Dieppe

5 Peter J Bruce

6 Rebecca S Bruce

7 Michael J Birkbeck

8 Andrew J Ellis (C)

Rung as a 70th Birthday Compliment to Neil Belson, Steeple Keeper of this tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 February 1995 in 3h 4 (19–0–6 in E)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Robert E J Dennis

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Robert E J Dennis (C)

3 Alan Carveth

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Lawrence J Haines

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Richard J W Tibbetts

8 Robert J Perry

9 Robert H Newton

10 Claire F Edwards

11 J Alan Ainsworth

12 Peter F Windley

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 February 1995 in 3h 27 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5088 Adams Park Surprise Maximus

Composed by R J Tibbets

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Ian Roulstone

3 Richard J Tibbetts

4 Patricia M Newton

5 David F Moore

6 Andrew Haseldine

7 Charles M S Botting

8 David R Cox

9 Claire F Edwards

10 Robert H Newton

11 John R Martin

12 Stephen S Russ

First peal in the method: a. 3x3.4x2x3.4x4.5.4x36.7.6x6.9.70.6.9

Rung to celebrate the continued success of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club.

Ringing World page reference: 4377.0276

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 19 February 1995 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Pam Elliston

3 Rob Needham

4 W Andrew Hodgson

5 Michael Dane

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Peter Munday (C)

8 Paul Tyrrell

Half Muffled in memory of Arthur Norman Willis 14 March 1917 - 13 February 1995 .

Tower Captain since 1964.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shoreditch, Greater London

St Leonard

Sunday, 19 February 1995 in 3h 26 (25–1–11 in E♭)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Edward J W Manley

2 J Alan Ainsworth

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 Nigel J Gay

6 J Rebecca Gay

7 Roy T Harris

8 Kelvin R Britton

9 E John Wells

10 Stephen A Rossiter (C)

11 John R Martin

12 Ian Roulstone

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 19 February 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Stedman, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Richard H Day

2 Roy H Jones

3 Hugh Deam

4 Anthony Hughes

5 Ben Abbott (C)

6 Sally Harrison

Ringing World page reference: 5860.0817

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 22 February 1995 in 44m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1298 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Lloyd Cartwright

2 Ruth Bocket-Pugh

3 Simon D Smith

4 Reginald Gillard

5 Marcia L Dieppe

6 Ben Parcell

In Thanksgiving for the life of Percy Gibbs.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 23 February 1995 (20)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Pamela M Willis

2 Philippa M S MacLellan

3 Anne C Yates

4 Mary S Webb

5 Andrew MacLellan

6 Geoffrey M Harvey

7 David C Willis (C)

8 Paul Tyrrell

Half Muffled following the funeral of Arthur Norman Willis born 14 March 1917

died 13 February 1995. Father of Mary and David, Father in law of Pamela.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 February 1995 in 2h 44 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Germanium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Peter Border

3 Marc Hart

4 Ian Roulstone

5 Brian Bladon

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 February 1995 (9–0–18 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rebecca Millman

2 Godfrey L Foat (C)

3 D Jones

4 Sheila Watts

5 I Thompson

6 Emma Price

1: First Quarter Peal

6:First as cover

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newton St Cyres, Devon

St Cyr and St Julitta

Sunday, 26 February 1995 in 2h 35 (12–3–22 in F♯)

5056 Thorverton Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Valerie J Stone

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Barrie Hendry

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Michael J Stone

6 Jenny M A Astridge

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 26 February 1995 in 40m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Antelope, Grandsire

1 Alex Holmes

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Hugh Deam

4 Nigel Pugh

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Paul C Lucas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rugby, Warwickshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 4 March 1995 in 3h 14 (24¾ in D)

5024 Fireium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Brian Bladon

2 William Butler (C)

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Colin M Turner

5 Andrew M Farmer

6 Frank W Rivett

7 Peter G C Ellis

8 Robert J Crocker

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 March 1995 (9–0–18 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 N Roberts

2 Sheila Watts

3 I Thompson

4 Owen Warren

5 Robert W Winstanley (C)

6 R Warren

1: First Quarter Peal

6: First as cover

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Saturday, 4 March 1995 in 2h 57 (15–0–7)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 William A Yates

2 James Linnell

3 Richard C Smith

4 Stephen A Walker

5 Revd John D Nixon

6 Walter A Lee

7 L Roy Woodruff

8 Richard C Stevens (C)

First of Surprise; 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4381.0385

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 5 March 1995

1260 Doubles (2m)

600 Grandsire, 660 Plain Bob

1 Nicola Crowther

2 Janet Hodgson

3 Pam Elliston

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Brian Snell

To welcome Henry Palmer born 24th February. A son for Helen, local ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire

18 Ashfield

Monday, 6 March 1995

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

7–8 B Douglas Hird

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 March 1995 in 2h 52 (19–0–6 in E)

5040 MM Surprise Royal

Composed by Robert E L Dennis

1 Richard J W Tibbetts

2 Elva R Ainsworth

3 Lawrence J Haines

4 Hilary F C Small

5 Marion S Ainsworth

6 Maurice F Edwards

7 Robert H Newton

8 John B Keeler

9 Peter F Windley

10 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

First peal in the method.

This was Alan Ainsworth's 2000th peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 13 March 1995

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 John Lonsbrough

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

7–8 B Douglas Hird

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wheatley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 March 1995 in 2h 50 (8½ in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Mark J Walker

2 Ashley G Chaloner

3 Roy H Jones

4 Terry B R Gibson

5 Walter A Lee

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

Last peal on the bells before the restoration of the tower, spire and bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Leigh, Dorset

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 March 1995 in 2h 49 (9–3–5 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 ext each Single Oxford, Double Oxford, Plain Bob, St Clement's, Berwick, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 D John Knight

2 Valerie J Stone

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Michael J Stone

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 March 1995 in 3h 26 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Patricia M Newton

2 Claire F Edwards

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Rebecca S Bruce

5 John R Peverett

6 George Whiteside

7 Peter J Bruce

8 David R Cox

9 John R Martin

10 Andrew J Ellis

11 Stephen S Russ

12 Robert H Newton (C)

First on 12 and of Cambridge: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4383.0448

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Nether Compton, Dorset

St Nicholas

Sunday, 19 March 1995 in 2h 57 (12–1–6 in F)

5040 Doubles (21m)

21 m: 2 extents each Shipways, Antelope, Grandsire, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, St Simons, St Martins, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob.

1 Nicola J Crichton

2 Valerie J Stone

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Michael J Stone

5 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 March 1995 in 2h 48 (8–1–13 in G)

5184 Unnilquadium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Colin M Turner

4 Marc Hart

5 Peter Border

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 25 March 1995 in 42m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ruth Bockett-Pugh

2 Ben Parcell

3 Reggie Gillard

4 Alison Turner

5 Michael Birkbeck

6 Jennifer Dieppe (C)

6 : First Surprise as Conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dorney, Buckinghamshire

St James the Less

Sunday, 26 March 1995 in 2h 25 (7–2–13 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Superlative; Hull; King Edward; Norwich; Bourne; Ipswich; Cambridge.

1 Jenny Dieppe

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 Eileen Stevenson

4 Reginald D P Gillard

5 Geoffrey R Fielding

6 Michael A Birkbeck (C)

First peal of minor: 4. First 7 surprise: 2. Rung on Mothering Sunday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bray, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 26 March 1995 (24–3–27 in D)

1279 Plain Bob Major

1 Robert Rance

2 Wenda Fowles

3 Nick Holland

4 Paul Barnett

5 John Noakes

6 Colin Fowles

7 Graham Firman (C)

8 Derek Fowles

1st in method: 3

For evensong on Mothering Sunday

Ringing World page reference: 4386.0532

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 1 April 1995 in 3h 8 (19–0–6 in E)

5042 Chilterns Delight Maximus

Composed by Arr from S J Ivin

1 Elva R Ainsworth

2 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

3 M Ann Bethel

4 Joanna M Linford

5 Rebecca S Bruce

6 Terry J C Streeter

7 Maurice F Edwards

8 Richard J W Tibbetts

9 Peter F Windley

10 Lawrence J Haines

11 Hilary F C Small

12 Claire F Edwards

First peal in the method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 2 April 1995 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Nicola-Jayne Busby

2 Loretta P Ramsay

3 Monty W Gilbert

4 Nicola A King

5 Godfrey L Foat (C)

6 Andrew J P Hobkinson

For the baptism of Alison Grayson and Sarh-Jane Pratt

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 2 April 1995 in 39m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Theresa Carter

2 Jonathan Beale

3 Hugh Deam

4 W George Adams

5 Roy H Jones

6 William Haynes

7 Robin E H Woolley (C)

8 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 3 April 1995

1296 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Ronald J Snack

3–4 Alan J Marchbank

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

7–8 B Douglas Hird

49th Birthday compliment to Ron Snack.

10th Wedding anniversary for Tine and Alan Marchbank

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ducklington, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 5 April 1995 in 40m (4–2–11 in B)

1260 Doubles (2m)

780 Grandsire, 480 Plain Bob

1 Philip Dale

2 Ashley G Chaloner

3 Simon deBanks

4 Christine Putt

5 Anthony C Cole (C)

6 Robert deBanks

Thanksgiving for the life of Josie Clyne

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 8 April 1995 in 2h 42 (10–0–4 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Edwina Carpenter

2 Jenny Instone

3 Daniel Ankers

4 Clare Carpenter

5 Mark Instone (C)

6 Alan Shannon

1 & 3 : First Peal

In thanksgiving for the life of Andrew Coleman, died 1st April 1995

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 9 April 1995 in 41m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Janet A Gillard

2 Reggie Gillard

3 Lloyd Cartwright

4 Simon D Smith

5 Rebecca S Bruce

6 Ben Parcell (C)

A Birthday Compliment to the Conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 10 April 1995

1296 Plain Bob Major

1–2 B Douglas Hird

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 John Lonsbrough

7–8 Godfrey L Foat (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Launton, Oxfordshire

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 12 April 1995 (6–3–21 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Andrew MacArthur

2 Michael MacArthur

3 Stuart Aitken

4 Sally Stevens

5 John Harris (C)

6 Phil Clark

Half muffled in memoriam Herbert Massey, former tower captain laid to rest here earlier this day

Bert was a member of the Oxford Diocesan Guild for 64 years

Ringing World page reference: 4385.0506

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 15 April 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (14m/v)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire (12m/v)

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Hugh Deam

3 Serge Zvegintzov

4 Roy Goodwin

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Brian Lowe

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 16 April 1995 in 45m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Roger C Martin

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Simon D Smith

4 Derek R Smith

5 David Court (C)

6 Derek G Brayne

To the glory of God on Easter Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 16 April 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Richard H Day

3 Ben Abbott

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aylsham, Norfolk

St Michael

Sunday, 16 April 1995 in 3h 16 (17–1–6 in E♭)

5040 Oklahoma Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 Brian Bladon

2 William Butler (C)

3 Nicola J Crighton

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Martin J Turner

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Timothy G Pett

8 Christopher J Pickford

9 Ian Roulstone

10 Colin M Turner

(Method title originally published as "Sandwich S. Royal")

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Monday, 17 April 1995 in 3h 19 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by RW Pipe

1 Bernard J Stone

2 David F Moore

3 Lloyd S Cartwright

4 John S White

5 Rebecca S Bruce

6 David R Cox

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Peter J Bruce

9 Patricia M Newton (C)

10 Robert H Newton

11 Claire F Edwards

12 Ian R Fielding

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradfield, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 21 April 1995 in 2h 43 (12 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 extents each of Cambridge & St Clements and 3 extents of Plain Bob

1 Ian Roulstone

2 Cathy Martin

3 Lennard F Palfrey

4 Eunice A Wark

5 Roy T Harris

6 Stephen Rossiter (C)

Specially arranged and rung on the actual day of John Butlers 90th birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 4394.0740

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stepney, Greater London

St Dunstan and All Saints

Saturday, 22 April 1995 in 3h 33 (28¾ in D♭)

5040 Unicorn Surprise Royal

Composed by K W Scudamore

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Martin J Turner

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 Donald B Carter (C)

9 Ian Roulstone

10 Colin M Turner

50th together; 8 & 9.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradfield, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 22 April 1995 (12 in G)

1260 Doubles

1 Keri-Jane Morgon

2 John Butler

3 Rosemary Morgan

4 Marcus Allum

5 Reg Allum (C)

6 Stephanie Harris

Congratulations John Butler, on ringing this quarter a day after your 90th birthday. 1 Grand-daughter 3 Daughter of John Butler

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beenham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 April 1995 (9–2–23 in A)

1260 Doubles

1 Stephanie Harris

2 Josephine Butterfield (nee Allum)

3 Jason Allum

4 Reg Allum

5 Marcus Allum (C)

6 Simon Witcomb

For John Butlers 90th Birthday who taught 2,3,4,5 (Allums) to ring

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 April 1995 in 3h 4 (19–0–6 in E)

5040 Newgate Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Hugh Neill

2 Clive Buswell

3 Christine M Carter

4 Richard J W Tibbetts

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Gwen Rogers

7 Rebecca S Bruce

8 Patricia M Newton

9 John B Keeler

10 Robert H Newton

11 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

12 Philip Rogers

11; Conducted a peal on 12 bells from every bell in the tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 April 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy H Jones

2 Paul C Lucas

3 Roy Goodwin (C)

4 Richard Haggar

5 Hugh Deam

6 Stephen Davies

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 29 April 1995

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Nicola Crowther

3 Pam Elliston (C)

4 Rob Needham

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Brian Snell

With the best wishes of the band to Revd Viv Brooks on her ordination

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bierton, Buckinghamshire

St James

Saturday, 29 April 1995 in 2h 56 (12)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Peter Fay

2 John R Whittam

3 Alan R Hooper

4 Philip M Dunn

5 John D Keates

6 Andrew G Lancey (C)

First on a working bell: 1

Retirement compliment to the Revd. Michael Whalley (Vicar)

Ringing World page reference: 4390.0644

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 April 1995 in 3h 32 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5040 Cowesby Surprise Royal

Composed by Timothy G Pett

1 Nicola J Crichton

2 Roger Baldwin

3 William Butler

4 John Cornock

5 Andrew M Farmer

6 Martin J Turner

7 Simon J Poole

8 Timothy G Pett

9 Peter G Ellis

10 Colin M Turner

With best wishes for a speedy recovery to Kath Baldwin and Sally Mason who should have rung in this peal.

Rung on the 475th anniversary of the tower falling down.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 30 April 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1272 Minimus (2m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Paul C Lucas

2 Roy H Jones (C)

3 Richard H Day

4 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 1 May 1995

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradfield, Berkshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 2 May 1995 (12 in G)

1260 Minor

Plain Bob

1 Jason Allum

2 Reg Allum

3 A Woodville

4 John Durham

5 Peter Brown

6 M Till (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Deddington, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 6 May 1995 in 2h 49 (15–3–3 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Barry J Davis

2 Robert A Reeves

3 Ian D Thompson

4 Martin J Kirk

5 Graham J Clifton

6 Mark W Sayers

7 Michael Chester

8 Michael W Coleman (C)

A Golden Wedding compliment to Bill and Freda Ivings - both ringers at this church.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 7 May 1995 in 44m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Simon D Smith

3 Virginia C Coulson

4 Derek R Smith

5 David Court (C)

6 Simon M Graves

For VE Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 7 May 1995 in 44m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Pauline Needham

2 Vicky Elliston

3 Nicola Crowther

4 Pam Elliston (C)

5 Christopher Cole

6 Andrew Elliston

For VE Day Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 7 May 1995 in 50m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Roger C Martin

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Simon D Smith (C)

4 Vikki E M Bulbeck

5 Derek R Smith

6 Robert J Packer

For the Thanksgiving Service, marking the 50th Anniversary of V E Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 7 May 1995 (11–2–24 in G)

1260 Doubles

Grandsire Doubles and Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert Guest

2 Betty Tomlinson

3 Janet A Hodgson

4 Andrew Hodgson

5 Hugh Baxter (C)

6 Andrew Sheldon

Rung for evening service and in commemmoration of the 50th anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 45m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 (2m) Doubles

600 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, 660 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Simon D Smith

3 Derek R Smith

4 Rob Needham

5 David Court (C)

6 Derek Titford

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of V E Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 45m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Nicola Crowther

3 Mary S Webb

4 Rob Needham

5 Pam Elliston (C)

6 Andrew Elliston

For VE Day 50th Anniversary

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 44m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1320 Plain Bob Minor

1 Anne C Yates

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Pamela Coles

4 Simon D Smith

5 Derek R Smith

6 David Court (C)

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of V E Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Monday, 8 May 1995 (17–1–11 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John Brookman

2 Bob Winstanley

3 Irene Gordon

4 Ray Watkin

5 Barry Smith

6 Monty Gilbert (C)

For the 50th anniversary of VE day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

All Saints, Boyne Hill

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 2h 55 (15–0–13 in E)

5056 Mashonaland Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Charlotte Everett

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 Bernard F L Groves (C)

6 Stephen A Rossiter

7 Clive Holloway

8 Colin M Turner

For the 50th anniversary of VE-Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Loughton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Monday, 8 May 1995 (11–2–14 in G)

1280 Plain and Little Bob Minor

1 John Brookman

2 Derek Stainsby

3 Ray Watkin

4 Barry Smith

5 Monty Gilbert

6 Bob Winstanley (C)

For the 50th anniversary of VE day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Eynsham, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 2h 25 (9–1–24 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (13m)

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

1 Nicola J Crichton

2 Bernard F L Groves

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chobham, Surrey

St Lawrence

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 2h 42 (9–0–1 in G♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thomas Thurstan

1 Lloyd S Cartwright

2 Christopher K Hill

3 William Birmingham Jnr

4 Alison A Turner

5 Reginald D P Gillard

6 Robert M Wood

7 Andrew J Ellis (C)

8 Marcia L Dieppe

First in method:4,5.

For the 50th anniversary of V.E. Day

Ringing World page reference: 4389.0606

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 8 May 1995 in 3h 9 (19–0–6 in E)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Rosemary Pickford

3 Elva R Ainsworth

4 Mary E Hall

5 Maurice F Edwards

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 M Ann Bethel

8 Peter J Sippitt

9 Richard J W Tibbetts

10 Hugh Neill

11 Peter F Windley

12 Hilary F C Small

Rung to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of V E Day.

First peal inside in the method, 8.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Calverton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 10 May 1995 in 2h 23 (11)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

(1) London, Wells (2) Annable's London (3) Beverley, Surfleet (4)Bourne (5) York, Durham (6)Norwich (7) Cambridge, Ipswich.

1 George E Green

2 Robert J Crocker

3 Christopher J Pickford

4 Andrew M Keech

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

1,100th peal; 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4389.0606

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 11 May 1995 in 2h 48 (7–3–15 in G)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 M Ann Bethell

2 J Alan Ainsworth

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Ian Roulstone

5 Ian J Rees-Heaver

6 Peter F Windley

7 Hugh Neill (C)

8 John C Davidge

First Peal in the method: 5

To mark 30 years as a ringer: 5

Rung with the best wishes of the band to George Swift at present in hospital.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 May 1995 (20–1–4 in E♭)

720 Plain Bob Minor

1 Pam Elliston

2 Janet Hodgson

3 Rob Needham

4 W Andrew Hodgson

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Hugh Baxter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 14 May 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Alex Holmes

2 Hugh Deam

3 Sally Harrison

4 Richard H Day

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Monday, 15 May 1995 in 2h 36 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7m: 720 each of London, Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet & Cambridge)

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Charlotte Everett

3 Colin M Turner

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Clive Holloway

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Rung as a farewell to the Rev Keith Kinnaird, parish priest for 13 years, who is moving to Shoreham, Sussex.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 15 May 1995

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Ronald J Snack

3–4 John Heaton

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

A Birthday compliment to Jacqueline Foat, neice of 5-6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 21 May 1995 in 46m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Anne C Yates

3 Virginia C Coulson

4 Derek R Smith

5 Simon D Smith (C)

6 Simon M Graves

To celebrate the 50th birthday of Ian Hamilton, a member of this Parish.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 22 May 1995

2520 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

First half peal by all.

1-2: Longest length on handbells

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 27 May 1995 in 2h 41 (7–3–15 in G)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Peter F Windley

4 M Ann Bethell

5 Robert H Newton

6 Claire F Edwards

7 John C Davidge

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

In memoriam E. George Swift who died on 22/5/95 aged 92.

Rung fully muffled in a method chosen by George.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 27 May 1995 in 3h 2 (21–2–12)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 12 part

1 L Roy Woodruff

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Michael T Sprackling

4 Richard C Smith

5 William J Stungo

6 Walter A Lee

7 Richard C Stevens (C)

8 John Blackall

Circled the tower to peals: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 4398.0838

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 30 May 1995 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Ken Martin

2 Anthony C Cole

3 Teresa Carter

4 Louise M Brown

5 Simon J Cole (C)

6 Willy H Haynes

1: 1st QP

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 1 June 1995 in 46m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 3m Doubles

420 Grandsire, 480 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure,360 Plain Bob Doubles.

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Rob Needham

4 Derek R Smith

5 David Court (C)

6 Simon M Graves

To celebrate the 40th Wedding Anniversary of Neville & Jean Palmer, parents of the Treble ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 1 June 1995 in 2h 43 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Meitnerium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox & S Humphrey

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Colin M Turner

7 Peter Bridle

8 Peter Border

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 4 June 1995 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Nicola Crowther

3 Ralph A Elmes

4 Pam Elliston

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Roy T Harris

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Andrew Price

1st quarter 8 .

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 4 June 1995 in 44m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Willie Haynes

2 Teresa Carter

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Jonathan Beale

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 11 June 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Minimus (2m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Alex Holmes

2 Roy H Jones (C)

3 Anthony Hughes

4 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 June 1995 in 45m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Oscar Hemmings

2 Jill M Roberts

3 Emma L Thomas

4 Sally A Austin (C)

5 Mick J Austin

6 Philip G Brown

7 Brian J Curtis

8 David W Clarke

Rung before the Flower Festival "Songs of Praise" evening service

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 June 1995 in 3h 11 (19–0–6 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Peter F Windley

1 Valerie J Simmonds

2 Alison A Turner

3 Hugh Neill

4 Janet Galloway

5 David Burbidge

6 Iain J Rees-Heaver

7 John C Davidge

8 Peter J Sippitt

9 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

10 Clive Buswell

First peal, 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 18 June 1995 in 2h 54 (14–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Christine A Harris

2 Barry J Davis

3 Timothy M Martin

4 Claire E Tarrant

5 Kenneth J Wakefield

6 Graham J Clifton (C)

7 Martin J Kirk

8 Ian Smith

First peal: 1

First on 8: 5

A retirement compliment to the Rev'd Tom Curtis after 9 years in the Parish of Chipping Norton.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 22 June 1995 in 2h 44 (8–1–13 in G)

5056 Joliotium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Peter Bridle

3 Brian Bladon

4 Colin M Turner

5 Peter Border

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Claire F Edwards

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 25 June 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Alex Holmes

2 Tim Abbott

3 Roy Goodwin (C)

4 Roy H Jones

5 Hugh Deam

6 Jonathan Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Monday, 26 June 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Antelope, Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Alex Holmes

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Serge Zvegintzov

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Monday, 26 June 1995 in 2h 41 (12 in F♯)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Paul J Flavell

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Alison A Turner

3 Valerie J Simmons

4 Peter F Windley

5 David Burbidge

6 Stuart P B Talbott

7 Hugh Neill

8 Claire F Edwards

First peal in the method: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 4396.0791

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Saturday, 1 July 1995 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m/v)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 John Beale

2 Roy H Jones

3 Roy Goodwin (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Neville Whittell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 1 July 1995 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Caroline Ellis

2 C J Poole

3 Francis Mulvey (C)

4 Carole Hurst

5 M J Mulvey

6 T Hinton

2 : First in method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 1 July 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Roy H Jones

2 Neville Whittell

3 Roy Goodwin (C)

4 Serge Zvegintzov

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 1 July 1995 in 43m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m/v)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Brian Lowe

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Neville Whittell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 9 July 1995 in 44m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Teresa Carter

2 Willie Haynes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Jonathan Beale

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 10 July 1995 in 2h 38 (7–3–15 in G)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 Bobbie May

3 Diana M Bridle

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 William Butler

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Peter F Windley

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hendon, Greater London

St Mary

Thursday, 13 July 1995 in 3h 1 (15–0–2 in E)

5184 Lusitania Surprise Major

Composed by J R K Ketteringham

1 David Livingston

2 David Redfern

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 William Butler (C)

5 Ruth M Foreman

6 Peter F Windley

7 James E Daniels

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Ringing World page reference: 4399.0863

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 July 1995 in 3h 27 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Spliced Surprise Maximus (8m)

720 each Cambridge and Yorkshire; 674 Lincolnshire; 672 each Pudsey and Superlative; 576 Lyddington; 528 each Bristol and Newgate; 24 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by A M Barber

1 David F Moore

2 Brian Bladon

3 Graham G Firman

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Richard J Tibbetts

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Rebecca S Bruce

8 Peter J Bruce

9 Peter Bridle

10 Charles M S Botting

11 Bernard F L Groves (C)

12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 4399.0863

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burford, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 16 July 1995 in 47m (17–3–0 in E)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Gordon W Land

2 Lindsay Cutler

3 Judy F Venn

4 Brian J Curtis

5 Brian Hall

6 Michael Collett

7 Anthony C Cole

8 Edward R Venn (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 17 July 1995

1280 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 John Lonsbrough

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

7–8 Ronald J Snack

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 July 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jonathan Beale

2 Roy H Jones

3 Ben Abbott (C)

4 Paul C Lucas

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 July 1995 in 38m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m/v)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Paul C Lucas

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Ben Abbott

4 Roy H Jones (C)

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 27 July 1995 in 2h 44 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Sulfur Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Brian Bladon

4 Peter Bridle

5 Colin M Turner

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Ian Roulstone (C)

8 Claire F Edwards

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 30 July 1995 in 44m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 Rita Busfield

2 Teresa Carter

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Jonathan Beale

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 3 August 1995 (12 in F♯)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

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

Composed by A J Pitman

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Bobbie May

3 Alison A Turner

4 Stuart P B Talbott

5 William Butler

6 David Redfearn

7 John R Southey

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

First of 8-spliced; 2,3.

A welcome to Rio Jade Baldwin, grand-daughter to Roger and Kath.

Ringing World page reference: 4404.0983

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 5 August 1995 in 2h 54 (11–3–2 in F)

5040 Surfleet Surprise Minor

(7m: 1 extent each London, York, Beverley, Durham, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge)

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Russell A Brown

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 William Butler (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Specially arranged as a 95th birthday compliment to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in the village in which she was born.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 9 August 1995 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1274 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Janet A Gillard

2 Marcia L Dieppe

3 Rebecca S Bruce

4 Darren Wil ?

5 Ben Parcell

6 Reggie Gillard (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 13 August 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Tim Abbott

3 Roy H Jones

4 Hugh Deam

5 Ben Abbott (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Monday, 14 August 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Hugh Deam

4 Richard H Day

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Alex Holmes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Overton, Hampshire

St Mary

Thursday, 17 August 1995 in 2h 45 (10–0–19 in A♭)

5152 Argentum Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Peter Bridle

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Colin M Turner

5 Helen J Piper

6 Geoffrey K Dodd

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Peter Border

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 19 August 1995 in 3h 21 (29 in C♯)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by F E Darby

1 John E Hearn

2 John Peverett

3 J Alan Ainsworth

4 Stuart P B Talbott

5 Peter Windley

6 Patrica m Newton (C)

7 Graham J Clifton

8 Peter S Bruce

9 Robert H Newton

10 Richard C Stevens

First royal 1.

For the 50th anniversary of V J Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 20 August 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Sally Harrison

2 Jonathan Beale

3 Hugh Deam

4 Anthony Hughes

5 Roy H Jones (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 20 August 1995 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Peter Tribble

2 P David Taylor

3 Nicholas Gray

4 Godfrey L Foat

5 Alan J Marchbank

6 B Douglas Hird (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 20 August 1995 in 3h 2 (19–0–6 in E)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Andrew S Hudson

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Valerie J Simmonds

3 Elva R Ainsworth

4 M Ann Bethel

5 Ian Roulstone

6 Maurice F Edwards

7 Mark H Ainsworth

8 Robert H Newton

9 Patricia M Newton

10 Peter F Windley

11 Claire F Edwards

12 Hilary F C Small

First peal on 12 bells: 7.

Has rung a 12 bell peal on every bell in the tower: 11.

Rung in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of VJ Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 24 August 1995 in 2h 45 (8–1–13 in G)

5184 Dubnium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Brian Bladon

3 Colin M Turner

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Peter Bridle

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Border

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 26 August 1995 in 3h 21 (39cwt)

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Brian Bladon

3 Richard J Tibbetts

4 Roger Baldwin

5 Dian M Bridle

6 Margaret Whiteley

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Maurice F Edwards

9 Peter G C Ellis

10 Colin M Turner

11 Peter Bridle

12 Simon J Poole

Ringing World page reference: 4406.1034

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 27 August 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 John Beale

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Roy H Jones (C)

5 W George Adams

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Monday, 28 August 1995 in 3h 1 (19 [16–0–10])

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Nicola J Crighton

2 Bobbie May

3 Helen J Piper

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 Stephanie A May

7 Peter Bridle

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

First in method: 2, 6.

Ringing World page reference: 4406.1034

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Monday, 28 August 1995 in 3h 26 (25–2–18 in D)

5090 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Colin M Turner

3 Mark W J Regan

4 Phillippa M Whittington

5 Ian Roulstone

6 Alison K Regan

7 Roger Baldwin

8 Stephen A Coaker

9 Claire F Edwards (C)

10 Michael C Mears

11 Frank W Rivett

12 Alan Regin

800th peal: 5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Sunday, 3 September 1995 in 2h 49 (19–0–24 in E♭)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Timothy G Pett

1 Nicola J Crichton

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 N David Lane

4 Charlotte Everett

5 Nicholas N Balshaw

6 Clifford J Garlick

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Michael J C Cannon

9 Clive Holloway

10 Jonathan D Chamberlain

First on 10 and in the method: 5.

Rung to inaugurate the celebrations to mark the millenium of St Helen's Church.

Ringing World page reference: 4406.1034

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 9 September 1995 in 3h 2 (19–0–6 in E)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Joanna P Druce

2 Charlotte Everett

3 Michele Ellender

4 Cathy M Martin

5 M Ann Bethel

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 Alison A Turner

8 Katharine J Firman

9 Diana M Bridle

10 Rebecca S Bruce

11 Patricia M Newton (C)

12 Claire F Edwards

First peal on 12 bells: 7.

First ladies peal of Maximus for the Guild

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Marychurch, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 September 1995 in 2h 52 (17–1–24 in E)

5040 Iliad Surprise Royal

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Jennifer M A Astridge

4 William Butler

5 Richard J W Tibbetts

6 Colin M Turner

7 Timothy G Pett

8 Adrian P Beck

9 Peter G C Ellis

10 Donald B Carter (C)

75th together: 4 & 10.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Plymouth, Devon

Minster Church of St Andrew

Saturday, 16 September 1995 in 3h 24 (30–3–6 in C)

5040 Monotombo Surprise Royal

Composed by F E Darby

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Donald B Carter

4 William Butler

5 Jennifer M A Astridge

6 Richard J W Tibbetts

7 Colin M Turner

8 Howard W Egglestone

9 Timothy G Pett (C)

10 Adrian P Beck

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 September 1995 in 3h 27 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5184 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Philip A B Saddleton

2 David F Moore

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Rebecca S Bruce

5 Andrew Haseldine

6 Lawrence J Haines

7 Stephen W Barton

8 Peter J Bruce

9 Ian R Fielding

10 Claire F Edwards

11 Ian Roulstone (C)

12 Robert H Newton

First peal of Maximus for 20 years and first peal since returning to the UK: 7.

Ringing World page reference: 4410.1129

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 17 September 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones

4 Hugh Deam

5 Ben Abbott (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 17 September 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy Goodwin

2 Jonathan Beale

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 23 September 1995 in 3h 16 (24–0–3 in E♭)

5040 Verulamium Surprise Royal

Composed by William Butler

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Graham A Duke

4 William Butler (C)

5 Timothy G Pett

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 Andrew N Farmer

8 Roger Baldwin

9 Donald B Carter

10 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 24 September 1995 in 2h 53 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Clive Buswell

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 Reginald D P Gillard

4 Marcia L Dieppe

5 Anthony J Crowther

6 Claire F Edwards

7 Michael A Birkbeck

8 Michael J Uphill (C)

First in method: 3. 150th peal: 7.

Rung for Harvest Festival.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 24 September 1995 in 42m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

540 St Simons, 720 Plain Bob Doubles.

1 Roger C Martin

2 Virginia C Coulson

3 Anne C Yates

4 Simon D Smith (C)

5 Derek R Smith

6 Simon M Graves

For Harvest Thanksgiving.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 24 September 1995 in 41m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Doubles (3m)

420 RCP, 360 Grandsire & 480 PB

1 Edward D Patching

2 Cathy Rowland

3 Simon J Cole

4 Louise M Brown

5 Anthony C Cole (C)

6 Peter King

Farewell to Rev Sylvia Bareham

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 24 September 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy Goodwin (C)

2 Tim Abbott

3 Roy H Jones

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roger Abbott

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 28 September 1995 in 2h 49 (8–1–13 in G)

5376 Indium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Peter Border

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Brian Bladon

5 Andrew J Graham

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 1 October 1995 in 2h 39 (9–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor

1 extent of Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, Kent & Oxford spliced, St Clements, Single Oxford & Plain Bob

1 Oliver Chaloner

2 Ashley Chaloner

3 Helen Knight

4 Anthony Cole

5 Stephen R Knight

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4411.1152

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 1 October 1995 in 44m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Willie Haynes

2 Teresa Carter

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Jonathan Beale

6 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 2 October 1995 in 2h 44 (7–3–15 in G)

5152 LX Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Marion S Ainsworth

2 Claire F Edwards

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Peter F Windley

5 M Ann Bethell

6 Maurice F Edwards

7 Hugh Neill

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

First Peal in the method. b.-3-4-5-6-4-25.36-34.7

1,200th peal: 6 (LX x XX)

On the birthday anniversary of both the 3rd & tenor ringers, the name of the method not being connected with the 3rd ringer

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hempsted, Gloucestershire

St Swithun

Saturday, 14 October 1995 in 2h 40 (10–2–12 in F♯)

5024 Mercury Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Nicola J Crichton

2 Brian Bladon

3 Martin J Turner

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 Anthony J Cox

6 David C Brown

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Colin M Turner

1000th peal with the Guild - 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Croydon, Greater London

Minster Church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 14 October 1995 in 3h 34 (36–3–18 in C♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by F T Blagrove

1 Clive Buswell

2 Hugh Neill

3 William Butler

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Michael P Moreton

6 Rev John D Nixon

7 Maurice F Edwards

8 Peter F Windley

9 G Nigel Williams

10 Robert H Newton

11 Paul Needham

12 Richard C Stevens (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4412.1180

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 21 October 1995 in 2h 33 (8–1–7 in G)

5040 Minor (8m)

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

1 Walter A Lee

2 Patrick C F Wooster

3 J David E Smith

4 John D Nixon

5 Reginald J Stretton (C)

6 David W Grimwood

To celebrate the marriage this day of Elizabeth Sturch, daughter of the incumbent, and Andrew Cousins.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 October 1995 in 3h 25 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Douglas J Beaumont

4 Cathy M Martin

5 David F Moore

6 Peter Bridle

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 Stuart P B Talbot

9 George Whiteside

10 Stephen A Rossiter

11 Philip A B Saddleton

12 E John Wells

A compliment to Doug Beaumont on his election as Master of the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths.

Ringing World page reference: 4413.1204

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 21 October 1995 in 3h (19–0–24 in E♭)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland

1 Michael J C Cannon

2 Bobbie May

3 Nicholas J Clarke

4 David C Ockwell

5 David Burbidge

6 Bernard J Stone

7 Jonathan D Chamberlain

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Arranged and rung for the marriage of Jeanette E France and Stephen L Thomas that took place at St Helen's earlier this day.

Ringing World page reference: 4412.1180

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 22 October 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 John Beale

2 Roy Goodwin (C)

3 Jonathan Beale

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 23 October 1995

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

Best wishes to Peggy Faithfull to be licenced as a Reader on 28.10.95

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 October 1995 in 2h 46 (8–1–13 in G)

5120 Bohrium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Colin M Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Nicola J Crichton

5 Peter Border

6 Anthony R Peake

7 Peter Bridle

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 October 1995 in 2h 50 (11–0–5 in G♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker (12 Part)

1 John E Hearn

2 James P Blond

3 Kelvin R Britton

4 Hugh Thomas

5 Walter Lee

6 John H Napper

7 L Roy Woodruff (C)

8 John Young

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 29 October 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Paul C Lucas

3 Sally Harrison

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Robert Bruce

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 5 November 1995 in 48m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Brian Snell

2 Pam Elliston

3 Rob Needham

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Paul Tyrrell

1st away from cover 1.

Rung during branch quarter peal week

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 5 November 1995 in 47m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

6, 7, 8 covering

1 Teresa Carter

2 Gwyneth Adams

3 Roy H Jones

4 Jonathan Beale

5 W George Adams (C)

6 Willie Haynes

7 Hugh Deam

8 John Beale

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Thursday, 9 November 1995 in 2h 42 (7–3–15 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Jean Kelly

2 Clive Buswell

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Meryl Kennedy

5 Brian C Watson

6 Ian J Rees-Heaver

7 Hugh Neill (C)

8 John C Davidge

First Peal of Surprise Major: 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sherborne, Dorset

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 November 1995 in 4h 1 (46–0–5 in B♭)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Roger Baldwin (C)

2 Hugh Neill

3 William Butler

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Maurice F Edwards

6 Richard C Stevens

7 Paul Needham

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Half Muffled for Remembrance

Ringing World page reference: 4416.1274

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 11 November 1995 (11–2–24 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jill Betts

2 Janet A Hodgson

3 Brianey Ilott

4 Hugh Baxter (C)

5 Andrew Hodgson

6 Chris Atkinson

Rung during Quarter Peal week for Remembrance Day.

First quarter No. 1 & No. 6

First quarter inside No. 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 12 November 1995 (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Anne C Yates

2 Michael Dane

3 Derek R Smith

4 Derek Titford

5 David R Court (C)

6 Tony Evans

Rung Half Muffled for Remembrance Sunday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 12 November 1995 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Brian Snell

2 Janet Hodgson

3 Pam Elliston (C)

4 Rob Needham

5 Andrew Elliston

6 W Andrew Hodgson

Half Muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 12 November 1995 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

with a 7 - 6 - 8 cover

1 Gareth Grayson

2 B Douglas Hird

3 Nicola A King

4 P David Taylor

5 Godfrey L Foat (C)

6 Loretta P Ramsay

7 Scott Ayers

8 Gerald R Stratton

1: First Quarter attempt

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 12 November 1995 in 2h 46 (13–1–24 in F)

5040 Doubles (14m)

St Simons Bob, St Martins Bob, St Osmund Bob, Eynesbury Bob, St Nicolas Bob, Winchendon Place, St Remigius Bob, Huntley Place, New Bob, Huntspill Bob, St Vedast Bob, Blaisdon Bob, Plain Bob & Grandsire

1 Roger Barnes

2 Ashley G Chaloner

3 Adrian C Malton

4 Louise M Brown

5 Anthony C Cole (C)

6 Robert Alder

Rung half muffled for Remembrance Day

1st peal on the bells since being rehung

5: 1st as conductor

6: 1st peal

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Westhoughton, Greater Manchester

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 18 November 1995 in 2h 44 (14–1–2 in F♯)

5152 Farleigh Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Sally A Mason

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 Colin M Turner

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Geoffrey Fothergill

8 Donald B Carter (C)

250th tenor to a peal: 8

First in the method by all the band.

Ringing World page reference: 4419.0011

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton

Saturday, 18 November 1995 in 3h 4 (13–2–0)

5152 Wye Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Sally A Mason

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Bernard J Stone

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Donald B Carter

6 John Cornock

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 Colin M Turner

50th peal this year: 3.

Ringing world: 4421.0067

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 November 1995 in 3h 38 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5184 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 Brian Bladon

3 Stephen A Coaker

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Stephen S Russ

6 Andrew J Graham

7 Nigel J Bailey

8 Claire F Edwards (C)

9 Peter Bridle

10 Marc Hart

11 Alex F Byrne

12 Michael E C Mears

Ringing World page reference: 4417.1321

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 19 November 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Becky Underwood

2 Hugh Deam

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Richard H Day

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Robert Bruce

1st QP - 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Denholme, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Sunday, 19 November 1995 in 2h 14 (4–1–2)

5056 Hendon Surprise Major

Composed by David W Beard

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Sally A Mason

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Colin M Turner

5 Donald B Carter

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 R Kingsley Mason

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 November 1995 in 2h 41 (8–1–13 in G)

5056 Unnilbium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Crichton

3 Peter Border

4 Colin M Turner

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Marc Hart

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 November 1995 in 3h 5 (21–2–12)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Pritchard

1 L Roy Woodruff

2 Richard C Smith

3 Lucy Shepherd

4 Alan R Bentley

5 William J Stungo

6 Paul A Sutton

7 Richard A Horne

8 Alan M Shepherd (C)

For the christening of John Arthur Verny Sellin.

Ringing World page reference: 4420.0038

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 26 November 1995 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Stephen Davies

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Hugh Deam

5 Roy H Jones (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 2 December 1995 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1280 Quedgley Surprise Major

1 Marcia L Dieppe

2 Alison H Cole

3 Clive Buswell

4 Jane L Kostelnyk

5 Reginald D P Gillard

6 Rebecca Bruce

7 Christopher R McLean

8 Lloyd S Cartwright (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 December 1995 in 3h 30 (35–1–14 in C♯)

5088 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)

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

Composed by R G Crosland

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 John P Loveless

3 Ian Roulstone (C)

4 Alison K Regan

5 Douglas J Beaumont

6 Andrew J Graham

7 Linda M Garton

8 Peter M Fleckney

9 Claire F Edwards

10 Alan Regin

11 George H Campling

12 Mark Regan

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 3 December 1995 in 48m (7 in B♭)

1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Zoe A Storey

2 Peter Tribble

3 Malcolm W Story

4 Simon J O Head

5 John V Lonsbrough (C)

6 Brian Baldwin

Rung by local band members as a

compliment to John Lonsbrough on his

attaining 50 years membership of the

ODG, to which he was elected on 1st

December 1945

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Sunday, 3 December 1995 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (9m/v)

1 Jonathan Beale

2 Roy H Jones

3 Roy Goodwin (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Stephen Davies

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 6 December 1995 in 2h 43 (8–1–7 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Dexter's Var. No. 2 of Thurstans 4 Part

1 Walter A Lee

2 William Butler

3 Richard C Stevens (C)

4 William A Yates

5 John D Nixon

6 Peter F Windley

7 J Alan Ainsworth

8 Michael K Till

For the Patronal Festival Evening Service.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tring, Hertfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 9 December 1995 in 3h 8 (17–3–18)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by Arr. F T Blagrove

1 Richard C Stevens

2 Michael T Sprackling

3 L Roy Woodruff

4 John Young

5 Richard C Smith

6 Revd John D Nixon

7 William J Stungo

8 Frank T Blagrove (C)

First peal of Little Bob: 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7;

500th peal on tower bells: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 4422.0096

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 10 December 1995 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Andrew Price

3 Pam Elliston

4 Rob Needham

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Brian Snell

1st inside 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 10 December 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Sally Harrison

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Hugh Deam

4 Richard H Day

5 Roy H Jones (C)

6 Robert Bruce

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell Common, Buckinghamshire

16 Wandsworth Place

Monday, 11 December 1995

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alan J Marchbank

3–4 Ronald J Snack

5–6 Godfrey L Foat (C)

For Christmas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northmoor, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Saturday, 16 December 1995 in 2h 37 (11 in A♭)

5040 Minor

Norwich, Double Oxford, Ipswich, Single Oxford, Kent & Oxford spliced, S Clements and Plain Bob

1 Mark Walker

2 Ashley G Chaloner

3 Adrian C Malton (C)

4 Roger D Butt

5 Michael J Edwards

6 Anthony C Cole

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 December 1995 in 3h 15 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5042 Christmas Delight Maximus

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Robert H Newton

2 Stephen S Russ

3 David F Moore

4 Claire F Edwards

5 Diana M Bridle

6 John R Martin

7 Patricia M Newton

8 Peter J Bruce

9 Rebecca S Bruce

10 Ian R Fielding

11 Peter Bridle

12 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4421.0067

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 22 December 1995 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

Stedman, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, All Saints, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Tim Abbott

2 Roger Abbott

3 Roy Goodwin

4 Roy H Jones

5 Ben Abbott (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 December 1995 in 3h 10 (19–0–6 in E)

5050 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 Richard C Stevens (C)

2 Anthea S Edwards

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Rebecca S Bruce

5 William Butler

6 M Ann Bethel

7 Peter J Sippitt

8 Timothy J Bradbury

9 Peter F Windley

10 D Peter J Bruce

11 Clive Buswell

12 Maurice F Edwards

For Christmas and to mark 50 years ringing by William Butler

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