BellBoard

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 1 January 2000 in 45m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Hunslett Bob Triples

5 Bobs and 20 singles

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Brian Snell

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Ken G Baker

5 Pam Elliston

6 Paul Sandham

7 Daniel P Sandham (C)

8 Michael Dane

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 1 January 2000 in 47m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

600 Reverse Canterbury Doubles 660 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert Packer

2 Lesley A Graves

3 Jacqueline Hazell

4 Simon D Smith (C)

5 Derek R Smith

6 Sir John Smith

In Celebration of the New Year, New Century and New Millennium.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 1 January 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Alec Gammon

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

Celebrating the new Millennium

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

St Andrew, Great Linford

Saturday, 1 January 2000 in 3h 4 (16)

5400 Doubles (2m)

37 exts Plain Bob; 8 exts Grandsire.

1 Christine E Marchbank

2 Catherine Stacy

3 Nicky King

4 Gareth Grayson

5 Alan J Marchbank (C)

6 Brian Newman

First peal 6. First Doubles 2, 3, 4. Longest peal for all except conductor. Longest length on the bells. For the Millennium. Commenced at 20:58, 31/12/1999, completed at 00:02 1/1/2000.

Ringing World page reference: 4678.1283

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Saturday, 1 January 2000 in 2h 42 (9)

5040 Minor (7m)

London S, Norwich S, Beverley S, Surfleet S, Cambridge S, St Clement's CB, Plain B

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Brian Bladon

3 Cathy M Martin

4 Colin M Turner

5 John R Martin

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

This peal commenced at 21.35 on 31/12/1999 and finished at 00.17 was rung to mark the end of one millennium and the start of the next. It was sponsored to raise fund the rehanging of the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 1 January 2000 in 70m (21½ in E♭)

2000 Plain Bob Major

1 Phyllis Brown

2 H Jillian Garlick

3 Shirley Goss

4 Laura Moody

5 Clifford J Garlick

6 John W Napper

7 Alan C Foster

8 Nicholas H Balshaw (C)

Rung for New Year's Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Sunday, 2 January 2000 in 43m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Richard H Day

2 Simon L Edwards

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Jonathan Beale

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 2 January 2000 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles

2m 6v

1 Kathryn Grant

2 Jonathan Beale

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Paul Lucas

5 Richard Day

6 Pat Chapple

7 Teresa Carter

8 Ricky Shaw

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Frank Holland, a former bellringer

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 6 January 2000 in 2h 33 (8–1–13 in G)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

5m: 1088 Springfield; 1056 Okeford; 992 each Chesterfield, Irthlingborough;896 Eccleston: 142 com, atw

Composed by Richard G Crosland

1 Bobbie May

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Colin M Turner

6 Marc Hart

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Peter Bridle

RW 4634 p.171

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swansea, Swansea

St Mary

Saturday, 8 January 2000 in 3h 8 (20–2–12 in E)

5088 Bar Hill Surprise Major

Composed by Generated by BYROC

1 Martin J Turner

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Bernard F L Groves (C)

4 Colin M Turner

5 David G Salter

6 Claire F Edwards

7 Marc Hart

8 John R Martin

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf

St Peter

Saturday, 8 January 2000 in 3h 21 (26–3–10 in E♭)

5088 Petworth Surprise Major

Composed by C J E Wyld

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Claire F Edwards

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 Colin M Turner

5 Martin J Turner

6 John R Martin

7 David G Salter (C)

8 Marc Hart

Ringing World page reference: 4631.0090

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 9 January 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 St Martin's Bob Triples

1 Ken G Baker

2 Brian Snell

3 Rob Needham

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston

6 Chris J Brown

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Andrew Elliston

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 10 January 2000 in 2h 40 (7–3–15 in G)

5024 Fordham Surprise Major

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 David Burbidge

5 David A Cornwall

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 M Ann Bethell

8 John C Davidge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 15 January 2000 in 2h 54 (14–3–19 in F)

5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by J Topp

1 David A Cornwall

2 Dorothea M Robotham

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Joan Hooton

5 Walter H Hunt

6 Richard C Stevens

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 Bernard H Taylor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 January 2000 in 3h 20 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5082 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C M S Botting

1 John E Hearn

2 Ann Davies

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Meryl Kennedy

5 Rebecca S Bruce

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Charles M S Botting (C)

8 George Whiteside

9 Peter J Bruce

10 Robert H Newton

First in method: 3. First of Royal: 3 and 4. By a local band to welcome the new Millennium.

Ringing World page reference: 4633.0145

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 16 January 2000 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Doubles (6m)

60 Stedman, 240 each St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Brian Snell

2 Rob Needham

3 Pam Elliston

4 Ken G Baker

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Andrew Elliston

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 16 January 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (7m/v)

St Simon's, St Martin's, Reverse Canterbury All Saints, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Hugh Deam

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 January 2000 in 2h 28 (9–3–15 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor, 720 Kent Treble Bob Minor, 2880 Plain Bob Minor

1 Richard E White

2 Lorna Smale

3 Peter G Holden

4 Anthony C Cole

5 M Guy Nelson

6 Edward C W Lupton (C)

Rung in celebration of the life of Edward D Patching (1914 - 1999) who died on 29-12-99 aged 86 years.

Ringing World page reference: 4633.0144

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Deddington, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 22 January 2000 in 2h 55 (15–3–3 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 E Susan Burchell

2 Keith Abbott

3 Mark W Sayers

4 Christopher Holmes

5 Michael W Coleman

6 Alan J Griffin

7 Graham J Clifton (C)

8 Robert A Reeves

In thanksgiving for the life of Bill Ivings, tower capt for 32 years,

Circled tower 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 January 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy Peach

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 January 2000 in 40m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Antelope Place Doubles

1 Brian Lowe

2 Simon L Edwards

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Paul C Lucas

5 Hugh Deam

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Slough, Berkshire

St Mary, Upton cum Chalvey

Tuesday, 25 January 2000 in 3h 5 (17–2–4 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J R Martin

1 David Livingston

2 Brian Bladon

3 Jeffrey C Birt

4 M Ann Bethell

5 William Butler (C)

6 James E Daniels

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Richard C Stevens

9 J Alan Ainsworth

10 Peter Bridle

A birthday compliment- non-significant - to the Treble ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 27 January 2000 in 2h 44 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Ebony Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Peter Bridle

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Colin M Turner

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Border

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 January 2000 in 2h 59 (18 [16–0–10])

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Nigel A L Mellor

2 John A Harrison

3 Julie B Goodchild

4 Jennifer M Herriott

5 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Jon P Tutcher

8 Michael J Pickup

On All Saints tower dinner day

Ringing World page reference: 4643.0401

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 30 January 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 St Simon's Bob Triples

1 Rob Needham

2 Brian Snell

3 Pam Elliston

4 Wendy Sandham

5 Paul Sandham

6 Daniel P Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

750th quarter 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 30 January 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

|Grandsire, Plain Bob

1 Roy Peach

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 2 February 2000

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Virginia Coulson

2 Rob Needham

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Paul Sandham

5 Pam Elliston (C)

6 Andrew Elliston

For Candlemas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 4 February 2000 in 2h 55 (13–0–23 in F)

5040 Yucca Surprise Royal

Composed by J Alan Ainsworth

1 Michael K Till

2 Bobbie May

3 Mrs A D Smith

4 William Butler (C)

5 Beryl R Norris

6 Lloyd S Cartwright

7 J Alan Ainsworth

8 Colin M Turner

9 Rev Barry J Fry

10 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Sunday, 6 February 2000 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m/v)

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

1 Susan King

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 6 February 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1288 Middlesex Bob Triples

1 Pam Elliston

2 Brian Snell

3 Rob Needham

4 Ken G Baker

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Paul Sandham

To celebrate the marriage of Alan Smith to Anne Daniels

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 6 February 2000 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles

2m 4v

1 Pat Chapple

2 Kathryn Grant

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Richard Day

5 Paul Lucas

6 Peter Lloyd

For Family Service and the 48th anniversary of HM the Queen's accession to the throne

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook, Hampshire

The Ambergate Campanile

Sunday, 6 February 2000 in 2h 17 (10lb 4oz in F♯)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by JM Goldthorpe

1 Mark A Wilson

2 Robin J Walker

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Colin M Turner

5 Nicola J Turner

6 Marc Hart

7 W John Couperthwaite

8 Martin J Turner

9 David G Salter (C)

10 Frank C Price

First peal in the method on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Monday, 7 February 2000 in 2h 39 (7–3–15 in G)

5088 Zeus Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 John C Davidge

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Meryl Kennedy

5 David A Cornwall

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 David Burbidge

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

100th Peal together: 1,8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 11 February 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Robert Bruce

2 Ailsa Reid

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Hugh Deam

6 Richard H Day

1st inside - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire

St James

Saturday, 12 February 2000 in 2h 47 (14–1–11 in E)

5024 Jaybank Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Peter G C Ellis

4 Mary E Dunbavin

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 Andrew M Farmer

7 Claire F Edwards

8 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4635.0200

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 12 February 2000 in 2h 30 (11–1–5 in G)

5088 Yarlington Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Mary C Dunbavin

3 Claire F Edwards

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Richard L Thurmwood

6 David G Salter

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 4636.0226

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 13 February 2000 in 51m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Wendy Sandham

2 Brian Snell

3 Pam Elliston

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Rob Needham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Chris J Brown

8 Michael Dane (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 13 February 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (10m/v)

Winchendon, St Nicholas, St Simon's, St. Martin's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Grandsire, Antelope, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

For service and St Valentine's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 13 February 2000 (17–2–14 in E)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples

1 Robin A Bryant

2 Sue Belgrove

3 John Whitham

4 Alan M Rose

5 George Marshall

6 Mike Lilley

7 John D Keates (C)

8 Alan Hooper

Robin's last quarter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 19 February 2000 in 38m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Minor (3m)

60 St Clements; 480 Little Bob; 720 Plain Bob

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Pam Elliston

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Paul Sandham

5 Michael Dane

6 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Rung for the Sonning Deanery Branch AGM.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 19 February 2000 in 3h 26 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by David Hull

1 Robert H Newton

2 Edward J W Manley

3 Lloyd S Cartwright

4 June D Wells

5 Alison E Leach

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 E John Wells

8 Michael J Pickup

9 David A Sullivan

10 Claire F Edwards

11 Ian Roulstone

12 Alex F Byrne (C)

1600th Peal: Treble.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 20 February 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 Brian Snell

2 Ken G Baker

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston

6 Paul Sandham

7 Daniel P Sandham

8 Michael Dane (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 20 February 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Richard H Day

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 24 February 2000 in 2h 40 (8–1–13 in G)

5056 Newton Bromswold Surprise Major

Composed by A M Barber

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Peter Border

4 Brian Bladon

5 Marc Hart

6 Colin M Turner

7 Anthony R Peake (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Carfax Tower

Saturday, 26 February 2000 in 2h 58 (15–0–22 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: 1 extent each Beverley, Cambridge, Ipswich, London,Norwich, Surfleet, York

1 Ian Roulstone (C)

2 Lloyd S Cartwright

3 Edward J W Manley

4 John G Pusey

5 Martin J Whiteley

6 Claire F Edwards

Ringing World page reference: 4638.0278

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 27 February 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Bob Triples

1 Ken G Baker

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Daniel P Sandham

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Jonathon Haynes

Rung for the ODG Bell Fund sponsored quarter peal week.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 27 February 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Chris Roles

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 27 February 2000 in 39m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Richard H Day

2 Paul C Lucas

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Hugh Deam

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 27 February 2000 (17–2–14 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Carol Holden

2 Sue Belgrove

3 Alan M Rose

4 Alan Hooper

5 George Marshall

6 Ed Houghton

7 John D Keates (C)

8 Mike Holden

Rung half muffled in memory of Robin A Bryant ringer of this church for 23 years who died 24/2/2000

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Barrington, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Tuesday, 29 February 2000 in 2h 33 (8–0–3 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Two extents of Kent Treble Bob, two of St Clements College Bob and three of Plain Bob.

1 Julie M McVicker

2 Sally A Austin

3 Nigel G P Harrison

4 Richard E White

5 Martin J Kirk

6 Edward R Venn (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Sunday, 5 March 2000 (21–2–1 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Zoe Cleal

2 Ian Park

3 Chris Pack

4 Nick Holland

5 Sarah Hodgson (C)

6 Brian Matthews

1st Quarter: 6

Ringing World page reference: 4641.0353

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 5 March 2000 (17–2–14 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Malcolm A Thurling

2 Sue Belgrove

3 Alan M Rose

4 Phillip Rose

5 George Marshall

6 Mike Lilley

7 John Whitham (C)

8 Mick Harrison

Rung half muffled in memory of Robin A Bryant ringer of this church for 23 years who died 24/2/2000

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 8 March 2000 in 49m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rob Needham

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Tim Smith

5 Brian Wetherall

6 Chris J Brown

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Andrew Elliston

For Ash Wednesday

600th quarter 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wantage, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 9 March 2000 in 3h 12 (21–2–15 in D)

5088 Omega Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 Michael Hatchett

2 M Ann Bethell

3 William Butler (C)

4 James E Daniels

5 Revd Barry J Fry

6 Peter Bridle

7 Richard C Stevens

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 9 March 2000 in 2h 27 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Bob Minor (30m)

(30m: (1-3) Single Oxford, Single Court, Hereward, Double Court, Double Oxford, London, Thelwall, Lytham, St Clement's College, College, Double, Reverse, Fulbeck, Canterbury, Plain, St James' Youths' Exercise, Frodsham, Windermere; (4) Horsmonden, Killarney, Cumberland, Ennerdale; (5) Brentford, Roydon, Loch Lomond; (6) Childwall, Wavertree, Stepney, Stedman; (7) Bala: atw - no 65's at backstroke)

Composed by Richard A Pearce

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Brian Bladon

3 Anthony R Peake

4 Richard J W Tibbetts

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Rung at the first attempt, after one (unsuccessful) practice of blocks 4 to 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 12 March 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (9m/v)

Stedman, St Simon's, St Martin's, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Antelope, Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse |St Bartholomew

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 19 March 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Ken G Baker

2 Brian Snell

3 Pam Elliston

4 Wendy Sandham

5 Rob Needham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane

8 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 19 March 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m/v)

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

1 Richard H Day

2 Anthony Hughes (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 21 March 2000 in 2h 53 (10–3–8 in F♯)

5088 Iveshead Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 David Livingston

2 William Butler (C)

3 James E Daniels

4 J Alan Ainsworth

5 M Ann Bethell

6 Michael Hatchett

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 March 2000 in 2h 56 (19–0–6 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Hugh Neill

2 Jillian E Galloway

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Janet Galloway

5 James E Daniels

6 M Ann Bethel

7 Valerie J Simmonds (C)

8 David A Cornwall

First peal: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 26 March 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Chris J Brown

2 Norman E Raybone

3 Brian Snell

4 Pam Elliston

5 Rob Needham

6 Wendy Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Paul Sandham

1st triples inside 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cowley, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 26 March 2000 in 42m (5–3–3 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Clare Fairbairn

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Mary Joseph

5 Charles Smith

6 Paul Morley

1st QP - 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 29 March 2000 in 2h 30 (6–1–16 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(1) Morpeth (2) Warkworth (3) York (4) Durham (5) Wells (6) London (7) Cambridge

1 James E Daniels

2 Richard J W Tibbetts

3 Andrew J W Tibbetts

4 David J Burbidge

5 Bernard H Taylor

6 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Thursday, 30 March 2000 in 2h 38 (8)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major

6m: 928 each Irthlingborough, Springfield; 896 Eccleston; 768 each Brentwood, Okeford; 736 Chesterfield; 141 com, atw

Composed by Richard G Crosland

1 Bobbie May

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Colin M Turner

5 Marc Hart

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 2 April 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Norman E Raybone

2 Wendy Sandham (C)

3 Brian Snell

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston

6 Ken G Baker

7 Paul Sandham

8 Andrew Elliston

On Mothering Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 2 April 2000 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles

2m 6v

1 Teresa Carter

2 Kathryn Grant

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Richard Day

5 Paul Lucas

6 Peter Lloyd

Rung for Mothering Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 8 April 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Daniel P Sandham

1 Pam Elliston

2 Wendy Sandham

3 Loren Clifton

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Paul Sandham

6 Michael Dane

7 Mike Pickup

8 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Sponsored quarter peal for Christ's Hospital 100 Years on appeal

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 8 April 2000 in 2h 43 (8–1–7 in G)

5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Robert A Lewis

2 David H Sansum

3 Patrick C F Wooster

4 Martin B Sutcliffe

5 J Anthony Ellis

6 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

7 Keith D Anderson

8 Peter J Blight

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Deddington, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 8 April 2000 in 2h 50 (15–3–3 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Alison R Varney

2 Jean Davis

3 Ian W Rodrick

4 Barry J Davis

5 Robert A Reeves

6 Graham J Clifton (C)

7 Alan J Griffin

8 E Susan Burchell

Golden wedding complement to Bill & Daisy Cowley.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 9 April 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 St Nicholas Bob Triples

1 Brian Snell

2 Rob Needham

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Daniel P Sandham

1st in the method 2,3,4,5,6

1st in the method as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 9 April 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Simon L Edwards

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Tuesday, 11 April 2000 in 2h 48 (15–0–7 in F)

5040 Wye Surprise Royal

Composed by BYROC

1 David Livingston

2 Richard C Stevens

3 Jeffrey C Birt

4 Revd Barry J Fry

5 James E Daniels

6 William Butler (C)

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy G Pett

9 J Alan Ainsworth

10 Peter Bridle

1900th peal: (6).

200th peal for the Guild: (7).

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 14 April 2000 in 2h 38 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J.W. Washbrook

1 M Ann Bethell

2 John C Davidge

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Ronald G Moore

5 Roger Baldwin

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Meryl Kennedy

First Peal of Stedman Triples - 4.

In memory of John Whitehouse of Norwich, on the day

of his funeral.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire

St Martin

Saturday, 15 April 2000 in 44m (9 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Mary Joseph

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Paul Morley

5 Stephen Davies

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Saffron Walden, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 April 2000 in 3h 33 (22–2–24 in D)

5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Linda M Garton

2 Edward J W Manley

3 David F Moore

4 John P Loveless

5 Ian K Bushell

6 Ian Roulstone (C)

7 Douglas J Beamont

8 Stephen A Rossiter

9 Lloyd S Cartwright

10 Simon Humphrey

11 Frank W Rivett

12 Claire F Edwards

200th Peal: 8.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 15 April 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Sally Harrison

2 Alec Gammon

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Anthony Hughes

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Cross and Stable, Downs Barn

Saturday, 15 April 2000 in 2h 31 (6–0–10 in C)

5056 Tee-Jay Surprise Major

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Michael D Fiander

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Mary E Dunbavin

4 David M Gambling

5 Susan V Gambling

6 M J Bill Blowfield

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 David G Salter

Ringing World page reference: 4646.0479

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 April 2000 in 3h 23 (29 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by S Jenner

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Roger Baldwin

3 M Ann Bethell

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Helen M Diserens

6 David Sullivan

7 S Kathleen M Baldwin

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

9 Noel J Diserens

10 Peter Bridle

11 Timothy G Pett

12 Robert H Newton

For the 50th anniversary of Bill Butler's first 12-bell peal, also at High Wycombe on 10/4/1950.

With the best wishes of the band to Bill for a swift return to peal ringing following his recent operation.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 15 April 2000 in 2h 58 (14–1–10 in F)

5040 Doubles (11m)

480 each Plain B, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P, St Simon's B, St Nicholas B, St Martin's B, Winchendon P, St Osmund B, St Remigius B, Eynesbury B, Huntley P; 240 Grandsire; 125 com, atw

Composed by Arranged by David G Salter

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Mary E Dunbavin

3 Michael D Fiander

4 David G Salter (C)

5 Peter G C Ellis

Ringing World page reference: 4646.0479

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 16 April 2000 in 45m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Pam Elliston

2 Brian Wetherall

3 Ken G Baker

4 Paul Sandham

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane

8 Daniel P Sandham (C)

For Palm Sunday.

1st as conductor from a cover

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 16 April 2000 in 45m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Nigel Kennedy

2 Lesley A Graves

3 Jacqueline Hazell

4 Simon D Smith (C)

5 Derek R Smith

6 Sir John Smith

For Palm Sunday.

1 : 1st QP on Treble

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 16 April 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 16 April 2000 (10 in A♭)

1300 Doubles (3m/4v)

1 Susan King

2 Keith Godfrey

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Stephen Davies

5 Richard Day

6 Paul Morley

Rung for the 50th anniversary of the first peal on the Iffley Bells (15 April 1950)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 20 April 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Rob Needham

2 Pam Elliston

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Brian Snell

6 Pam Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

For Maundy Thursday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 21 April 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1288 Grandsire Triples

1 Brian Snell

2 Rob Needham

3 Paul Sandham

4 Wendy Sandham

5 Pam Elliston

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

Half Muffled for Good Friday

600th quarter 8.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Saturday, 22 April 2000 in 2h 38 (11–2–6 in G)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Ruth M Border

2 Mark Regan

3 Peter Border

4 Martyn J Marriott

5 Stephen H Stanford

6 Alison K Regan

7 Clifford A Barron

8 Stephen J Ivin (C)

125th and 250th peal of London Major for 4 & 8 respectively.

Ringing World page reference: 4648.0526

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Oxfordshire

Workshop Campanile (the Balscote Ring)

Saturday, 22 April 2000 in 2h 45 (1–2–16 in B♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Robert A Reeves

2 Brian R White

3 Mark J Walker

4 Alan J Griffin

5 Stephen H Stanford

6 John Lindsay

7 Barry J Davis

8 Graham J Clifton (C)

First peal on the bells in this tower, first 8 bell peal on the bells.

Wedding compliment to Maria White and Oliver Johnson, married 14th April 2000.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 23 April 2000 in 45m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Roger Martin

2 Jacqueline Hazell

3 Caroline Andrew

4 Derek R Smith

5 Simon Smith (C)

6 Geoffrey Day

To the Glory of God on Easter Sunday.

First in method : 2,3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 23 April 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Andrew Fowler

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Daniel P Sandham (C)

7 Paul Sandham

8 Michael Dane

For Easter Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 23 April 2000 in 45m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Jacqueline Hazell

3 Derek R Smith

4 Robert Packer

5 Simon D Smith (C)

6 Nigel Kennedy

To the Glory of God on Easter Sunday, St George's Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 April 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, St Simon's, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Charles Smith

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cowley, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 23 April 2000 in 42m (5–3–3 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Richard H Day

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Mary Joseph

5 Hugh Deam

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Monday, 24 April 2000 in 39m (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Doubles

5 Methods : 300 Stedman, 240 each of Grandsire, St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob

1 Daniel Sandham (C)

2 Wendy Sandham

3 Pam E Elliston

4 Loren Clifton

5 Ken G Baker

6 Paul Sandham

On the Feast Day of St Wilfred.

Most methods as Conductor from the Treble.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 24 April 2000 in 38m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Ken G Baker

2 Pam Elliston

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Paul Sandham

5 Loren Clifton

6 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Rung for the Feast Day of St Egburt.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Monday, 24 April 2000 in 2h 25 (8–0–1 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 William H Haynes

2 Simon J Cole

3 Malcolm Fairbairn

4 Mark J Walker

5 Philip J Curtis

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

For the Easter Festival.

First peal in the tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 27 April 2000 in 2h 41 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Niccolite Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Colin M Turner

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Peter Border

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swindon, Wiltshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 29 April 2000 in 3h 4 (21–3–9 in D)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 Edward R Venn (C)

2 Judy F Venn

3 Michele Ellender

4 Catherine M A Lane

5 Brian W Hall

6 N David Lane

7 Martin J Kirk

8 Brian J Curtis

9 David J White

10 Richard E White

First on 10: 2 & 9.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 April 2000 in 3h 8 (19–0–6 in E)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by John R Mayne

1 Valerie J Simmonds

2 Dorothea J Robotham

3 Charlotte H Smith

4 M Ann Bethel

5 David F Moore

6 Claire F Edwards

7 Anthony H Smith

8 Michael J Trimm

9 Hugh Neill

10 John R Mayne (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 30 April 2000 in 52m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Pam Elliston

2 Andrew Fowler

3 Brian Snell

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Ken G Baker

6 Michael Dane (C)

1st in the method 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 30 April 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

St Simon's, St Martin's, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew

1 Robert Bruce

2 Simon L Edwards (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Anthony Hughes

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Michael

Tuesday, 2 May 2000 in 3h (12–3–20 in G)

5088 Helions Bumpstead Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 David Livingston

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett

4 James E Daniels

5 William Butler (C)

6 Michael Hatchett

7 J Alan Ainsworth

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Galleywood, Essex

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 6 May 2000 in 2h 49 (13–1–9 in F)

5088 Tivoli Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Brian Bladon

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Stephen J Bedford

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Colin M Turner

6 Claire F Edwards

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 David G Salter

Ringing World page reference: 4649.0549

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Acton, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 6 May 2000 in 2h 49 (13¾ in F)

5184 Runnymede Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Stephen J Bedford

5 Colin M Turner

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 David G Salter

8 Claire F Edwards

Ringing World page reference: 4651.0598

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 7 May 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Chris J Brown (C)

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Rob Needham

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Paul Sandham

8 Ken G Baker

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Barrington, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Wednesday, 10 May 2000 in 2h 37 (8–0–3 in B♭)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Martin J Kirk

2 Julie M McVicker

3 Nigel G P Harrison

4 Sally A Austin

5 Richard E White

6 Edward R Venn (C)

First inside: 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 14 May 2000 in 47m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Nigel Kennedy

2 Lesley A Graves

3 Jacqueline Hazell

4 Derek R Smith

5 Simon Smith (C)

6 Derek Brayne

For the Baptism of Thomas Lloyd Dixon.

Also a farewell to Church Warden Eric Green on his last Sunday before returning to New Zealand.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 May 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Pam Elliston

2 Andrew Fowler

3 Rob Needham

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 14 May 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (8m)

Stedman, St SImon's, St Martin's, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, All Saints, Grandsire, Antelope

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael

Saturday, 20 May 2000 in 2h 54 (14–3–19 in F)

5182 London Surprise Major

Composed by B L Burrows

1 David A Cornwall

2 Julie A Haseldine

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Joyce I Cornwall

5 Peter J Bruce

6 Rebecca S Bruce

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Mark C Bennett

1st peal of London: 3

Ringing World page reference: 4652.0622

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 21 May 2000 in 52m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Rob Needham

2 Wendy Sandham

3 Brian Snell

4 Ken G Baker

5 Pam Elliston

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Paul Sandham

8 Michael Dane (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Tuesday, 23 May 2000 in 2h 48 (13–2–3 in F♯)

5088 Great Tew Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 David Livingston

2 Jeffrey C Birt

3 Michael Hatchett

4 J Alan Ainsworth

5 Revd Barry J Fry

6 William Butler (C)

7 Peter Bridle

8 Richard C Stevens

Ringing World page reference: 4653.0645

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 25 May 2000 in 2h 44 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Vulcanite Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Peter Bridle

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Peter Border

7 Colin M Turner

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 26 May 2000 in 2h 49 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

1 M Ann Bethell

2 Jean Kelly

3 Anne E Pettifor

4 John C Davidge

5 Ian Rees-Heaver

6 Myles R Hawkins

7 Patricia M Newton (C)

8 Kenneth Lees

100th Peal on the bells. First peal for 36years - 6.

Circled the tower - 4. Rung by four past & four present

members of the St Giles Band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 27 May 2000 in 3h (15–1–20 in F)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major

(8m: 896 Rutland; 704 each Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 each London, Pudsey, Superlative; 448 Bristol; 88 com.atw)

Composed by P K G Davies

1 N David Lane

2 Michael J Trimm (C)

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 J Alan Ainsworth

5 Valerie J Simmonds

6 Hugh Neill

7 David Burbidge

8 Peter Bridle

First Peal of 8-spliced: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4654.0670

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waccabuc, New York

The Coleridge Campanile

Sunday, 28 May 2000 in 2h 14 (10lb 0oz in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Nina Byrne

2 Alex F Byrne (C)

3 Matthew S Turner

4 Helen M McGregor

5 Eunice A Wark

6 Debbie J Barnes

7 R Roger Savory

8 Stephen A Rossiter

First peal on small bells in the USA.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 28 May 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Hunslett Bob Triples

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Daniel P Sandham (C)

8 Rob Needham

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 28 May 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints

1 Charles Smith

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 28 May 2000 in 41m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Paul C Lucas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cowley, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 28 May 2000 in 42m (5–3–3 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Mary Joseph

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Southwold, Suffolk

St Edmund King and Martyr

Saturday, 3 June 2000 in 2h 41 (10–3–11 in F)

5184 Winslow Surprise Major

Composed by Generated by BYROC

1 Nicola J Turner

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 Richard J W Tibbetts

4 David R McLean

5 David G Salter

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

In memoriam Frank D Mack.

Ringing World page reference: 4654.0670

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 4 June 2000

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Norman E Raybone

2 Brian Snell

3 Rob Needham

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston (C)

6 Andrew Elliston

For Flower Festival Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Redgrave, Suffolk

St Mary

Sunday, 4 June 2000 in 2h 29 (10)

5040 Minor (4m)

(1,3,5,7) Plain Bob; (2) Oxford Treble Bob; (4) Kent Treble Bob; (6) Cambridge Surprise.

1 Robin D Allum

2 Mary Allum

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Mary E Dunbavin

5 Colin M Turner

6 David G Salter (C)

A birthday compliment to the 2nd ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 4654.0670

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 4 June 2000 in 47m (8–1–7 in G)

1332 Plain Bob Minor

1 Roy H Jones

2 Richard H Day

3 Hugh Deam

4 Paul Lucas

5 Jane E Woolley

6 Robin E H Woolley (C)

7 Teresa Carter (Cover)

8 Peter Lloyd (Cover)

7-8 cover; 275th tog - 1,6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wigginton, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 10 June 2000 in 42m (6–1–17 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Stephen Davies

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Paul Morley

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tackley, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 10 June 2000 in 45m (13–3–15 in F)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy H Jones

2 Mary Joseph

3 Stephen Davies

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Llangybi, Monmouthshire

St Cybi

Saturday, 10 June 2000 in 2h 40 (12–0–25 in F♯)

5056 Helmingham Surprise Major

Composed by R J W Tibbetts

1 Richard J W Tibbetts (C)

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Helen J Piper

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Colin M Turner

6 Marc Hart

7 Richard L Thumwood

8 Bernard F L Groves

An 18th birthday compliment to Ceri Howells of Llangybi.

Ringing World page reference: 4656.0717

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Saturday, 10 June 2000 in 2h 39 (12–0–19 in G)

5088 Almondsbury Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Helen J Piper

4 Andrew M Farmer

5 Bernard F L Groves (C)

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Richard J W Tibbetts

8 Marc Hart

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 10 June 2000 in 2h 59 (13¾ in F)

5024 Ealing Surprise Major

Composed by C. W. Roberts

1 Ruth M Border

2 Katrina A Lenton

3 William Birmingham

4 Jeffrey C Birt

5 William Butler (C)

6 Martin B Sutcliffe

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Peter Border

RW 4655.692 (14/07/2000).

Ringing World page reference: 4655.0692

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 11 June 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (9m)

Stedman, Grandsire, Antelope, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Winchendon, St Simon's, St Martin's

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Monday, 12 June 2000 in 3h 10 (23–0–20 in D)

5016 Spliced Maximus (3m)

2640 Maypole A; 2112 Bristol S; 264 St Chad's Little A: 88 com, atw

Composed by David J Pipe

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Claire F Edwards

5 Colin M Turner

6 Mike Pidd

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

9 Philip A B Saddleton

10 John R Martin

11 Paul N Mounsey

12 Marc Hart

Circled the tower: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4655.0692

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 June 2000 in 2h 56 (8–3–21 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 Gill Gilby

3 Patricia M Newton

4 George Whiteside

5 David Sullivan

6 Peter J Bruce

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 John E Hearn

First peal attempt: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 4656.0717

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 June 2000 in 2h 48 (19–0–6 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

896 Rutland; 704 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative; 488 Bristol; 88 changes of method, and all the work.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Peter J Sippitt

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Michael J Trimm (C)

5 Anthony H Smith

6 N David Lane

7 Hugh Neill

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 June 2000 in 47m

1260 St Clements College Bob Minor

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Rob Needham

3 Brian Snell

4 Pam Elliston

5 Ken G Baker

6 Michael Dane (C)

1st in the method 2,3 and as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 18 June 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, St Simon's

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 22 June 2000 in 2h 36 (8–1–13 in G)

5152 Sedgemoor Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Marc Hart

5 Anthony R Peake

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Colin M Turner

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Llanover, Monmouthshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 24 June 2000 in 2h 25 (5–2–24 in C)

5040 Doubles (47m)

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

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Colin M Turner

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4655.0693

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

St Clement

Saturday, 24 June 2000 in 2h 50 (8 in G)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)

(1-7) Carlisle, Chester, Munden, Northumberland, Whitley, Sandiacre, Wooler, Alnwick, Newcastle, Canterbury, Morpeth, London, Wells, Cunecastre, Lincoln, Coldstream, Kelso, Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull, Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham, York, Durham, Norwich, Bacup, Warkworth, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Westminster, Allendale, Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Netherseale, Bamborough; 165 65's at backstroke)

Composed by Arr P G C Ellis

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

1007th peal together: 3 & 6, with the conductor's apologies for omitting the footnote for 1000 at Avening on 10/5/00.

Ringing World page reference: 4655.0692

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 25 June 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Tuesday, 27 June 2000 in 2h 57 (16–0–5 in F)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by J Alan Ainsworth (10872)

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Brian Bladon

3 Beryl R Norris

4 James E Daniels

5 M Ann Bethell

6 Peter Bridle

7 William Butler (C)

8 J Alan Ainsworth

9 Timothy G Pett

10 Richard C Stevens

Oxford Diocesan Guild

The Holy Cross, Daventry

Friday, 30 June 2000 in 52m

1287 Stedman Caters

1 R keeves

2 Jill Eales

3 Richard Haseldine

4 Natalie Green

5 Ian Thompson

6 Jonathan Griggs (C)

7 Nick Gray

8 Doug Hird

9 Chris Bulley

10 Steve Crane

first stedman . 4, 5 7

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 2 July 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Andrew Fowler

2 Pam Elliston

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Rob Needham

5 Ken G Baker

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Peter Kemm

Celebrating the birth of Fiona Elizabeth Kemm.

daughter of Peter and Helen

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Aldate

Sunday, 2 July 2000 in 2h 37 (11–1–12 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 N David Lane (C)

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Michele Ellender

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Mark Walker

6 Richard C Stevens

To celebrate the Re-ordering of St. Aldate’s and the Millennium. First peal on the bells since 1974.

Ringing World page reference: 4657.0746

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 2 July 2000 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles

3m 6v

1 Ricky Shaw

2 Kathryn Grant

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Richard Day

5 Jonathan Beale

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bacton, Suffolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 8 July 2000 in 2h 25 (8–3–12 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

Seven extents: (1) London, & Wells, (2) Ipswich, (3) Beverley, (4) Norwich, (5) Surfleet, (6) Bourne, (7) Cambridge.

1 Robin D Allum

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 David G Salter (C)

5 Peter G C Ellis

6 Stephen J Bedford

Ringing World page reference: 4661.0841

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 9 July 2000 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Brian Snell

2 Pam Elliston

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Paul Sandham

5 Brian Wetherall

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane

8 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 9 July 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (10m)

Stedman, Plain Bob, Winchendon, St Nicholas, St Simon's, St Martin's,Antelope, All Saints, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Souldern, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 July 2000 in 42m (7–3–6 in G)

1260 Doubles (6m)

1 Mary Joseph

2 Richard H Day

3 Roy H Jones

4 Simon L Edwards (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Paul Morley

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 July 2000 in 2h 48 (8–3–21 in G♯)

5058 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Claire F Edwards

3 June D Wells

4 David Sullivan

5 Patricia M Newton

6 E John Wells

7 George Whiteside

8 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 4658.0771

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 15 July 2000 in 2h 43 (11–2–24 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each of Wells, London, York, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet and Cambridge.

1 Bobbie May

2 Helen J Piper

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 William Butler

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

To celebrate 2000 years of Christianity. Rung during Arborfield's Charity weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 4659.0792

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 16 July 2000 in 46m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

All singles composition

1 Virginia Coulson

2 Norman E Raybone

3 Brian Snell

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Pam Elliston

6 Michael Dane (C)

72nd birthday compliment to Norman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 16 July 2000 in 3h 30 (23–0–20 in D)

5282 Spliced Surprise Maximus (10m)

528 each Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Pudsey, Londinium, Newgate, Barford, Beloir, Bristol; 530 Cambridge; 18 com, atw

Composed by A J Cox

1 Matthew S Turner

2 Edward J W Manley

3 June D Wells

4 Alex F Byrne (C)

5 Alison E Leach

6 Noel J Diserens

7 Michael J Pickup

8 Christopher M Mundy

9 David Sullivan

10 E John Wells

11 Graham L Nayler

12 Bernard F L Groves

Most spliced S Maximus: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 16 July 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Charles Smith (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Upham, Hampshire

Blessed Mary of Upham

Tuesday, 18 July 2000 in 2h 48 (7–0–6 in G)

5056 Pershore Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Brian Bladon

3 Revd Barry J Fry

4 James E Daniels

5 George E Evenden

6 Michael Hatchett

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Peter Bridle

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 19 July 2000 in 49m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Simon M Graves

2 Jacqueline Hazell

3 Lesley A Graves

4 Roger Martin

5 Caroline Andrew (C)

6 Nigel Kennedy

A Silver Wedding compliment to the Tower Captain and his wife, Derek and Jacqueline Smith, married 25 years ago on this day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 19 July 2000 in 45m (13–1–24 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mary Clark-Maxwell

2 Cathy Rowland

3 John G Harwood

4 Christine Putt

5 Anthony C Cole (C)

6 Louise M Brown

To celebrate the institution of Rev Timothy Naish as Rector

1: 1st QP

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 22 July 2000 in 44m (8½ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

St Simon's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Brenda Thomas

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Brian Thomas

6 Paul Morley

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iver, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 July 2000 in 2h 57 (17–2–14 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Arr J Pladdys No.7

1 Charlotte Everett

2 Marcia L Dieppe

3 Lloyd S Cartwright

4 John Pladdys (C)

5 Claire F Edwards

6 David R Cox

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Clive Buswell

As an integral part of the Flower Festival and Hertiage Weekend, attended by HRH Princess Alexandra, a former resident of the parish and worshipper in this church for many years.

Ringing World page reference: 4664.0918

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 23 July 2000 in 48m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ken G Baker

2 Brian Snell

3 Andrew Fowler

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Pam Elliston

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Rob Needham

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 July 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints

1 Chris Roles

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horspath, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 July 2000 in 41m (5–2–9 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m)

Grandsire, Antelope, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, All Saints

1 Susan King

2 Paul C Lucas

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Richard H Day

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cowley, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 23 July 2000 in 42m (5–3–3 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

Grandsire, Antelope, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Clare Fairbairn

2 Roy Goodwin

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Richard H Day

6 Chris Roles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Tuesday, 25 July 2000 in 40m (7–3–22 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m)

240 PB, 240 April Day, 240 RCP, 240 Cliffords Pleasure, 300 Grandsire

1 Rachael M Sherlaw-Johnson

2 Robert Sherlaw-Johnson

3 Anthony C Cole

4 David Thornton

5 Brian J Curtis (C)

6 Jenny Havilland

For St James' Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 27 July 2000 in 2h 31 (8–1–13 in G)

5056 Zeppelin Surprise Major

Composed by A M Barber

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Marc Hart

5 Colin M Turner

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Anthony R Peake (C)

8 Peter Bridle

First peal in the method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 28 July 2000 in 2h 37 (7–3–15 in G)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

992 London; 768 Bristol; 1632 Cambridge; 1664 Superlative.

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 Roger Baldwin (C)

2 Hugh Neill

3 M Ann Bethell

4 Philip W Livermore

5 Brian C Watson

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 John C Davidge

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ambrosden, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 July 2000 in 2h 54 (20–1–6 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C Adams

1 Walter A Lee

2 Peter Bridle

3 Hugh Neill

4 Richard W Luzar

5 Lloyd S Cartwright

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

7 J Alan Ainsworth

8 Claire F Edwards

A Compliment to Revd Guy Chapman, vicar of Ambrosden marking his retirement.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 30 July 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Bob Triples

1 Pam Elliston

2 Andrew Fowler

3 Rob Needham

4 Daniel P Sandham

5 Wendy Sandham

6 Paul Sandham

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

1st in the method 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 30 July 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Chris Roles

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 30 July 2000 (17–2–14 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alan M Rose

2 Alan Hooper

3 Sue Belgrove

4 Phillip Rose

5 George Marshall

6 Melvyn Rose

7 John D Keates (C)

8 Mick Harrison

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Garsington, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 30 July 2000 in 44m (9½ in A♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Basil Townsend

2 Mary Joseph

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Paul C Lucas

6 Richard H Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 4 August 2000 in 3h 10 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5100 Spliced Major (2m)

4992 Yorkshire S; 108 Centenarian Alliance Major

Composed by R Baldwin arr N J Diserens

1 Matthew S Turner

2 Revd Adam J Carlill

3 Helen M Diserens

4 Christopher M Mundy

5 Noel J Diserens

6 Stephen A Rossiter

7 Edward J W Manley

8 Alex F Byrne (C)

Rung to celebrate the 100th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 4 August 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Grandsire, Antelope, All Saints, Plain Bob

1 Alec Gammon

2 Anthony Hughes (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Jonathan Beale

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Robert Bruce

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Friday, 4 August 2000 in 45m (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

7,6,8 covering

1 Eleanor Shakespeare

2 Kathryn Grant

3 Simon Cole

4 Louise Brown

5 Richard Stevens (C)

6 William H Haynes

7 Teresa Carter

8 Keith Thomas

In honour of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 100th birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Friday, 4 August 2000 in 2h 53 (8–3–21 in G♯)

5100 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by G A C John

1 Sheila Bruce

2 Meryl Kennedy

3 Ann Davies

4 David Sullivan

5 Edward Martin

6 Peter J Bruce

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 Patricia M Newton

Rung to celebrate the 100th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Mother.

Ringing World page reference: 4663.0891

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 4 August 2000 (14–3–18 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Kathryn Grant

2 Teresa Carter

3 Keith Thomas

4 Richard Stevens

5 Simon Cole (C)

6 William H Haynes

Rung to celebrate the 100th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burford, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Friday, 4 August 2000 in 2h 56 (17–3–0 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker’s 12 part (Seventh observation)

1 Linda S G Hoare

2 Julie M McVicker

3 Nigel G P Harrison

4 Judy F Venn

5 Brian W Hall

6 Richard E White

7 Edward R Venn (C)

8 Nigel J Gardner

First on 8: 1 & 8.

Rung for HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday..

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beenham, Berkshire

St Marys

Friday, 4 August 2000 in 2h 48 (9–2–23 in A)

5040 Doubles (2m)

3600 Grandsire and 1440 Plain Bob

1 Lucy Knight

2 Tony Woodville

3 Mike K Till (C)

4 Graham Brown

5 Marcus Allum

6 Eleanor Brooks

Rung for the 100th Birthday Of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. 1st Peal Eleanor Brooks and Lucy Knight

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Barkham, Berkshire

St James

Friday, 4 August 2000 (3–2–13 in C)

1272 Minimus

Kent and Oxford Treble Bob Minimus, Plain Bob Minimus

1 Catherine Foxwell

2 Charlotte C Griffin

3 Rosalind M French (C)

4 Loren Clifron

Rung as a 100th birthday compliment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, by a band aged 16 and under.

First quarter No. 1

First as conductor No. 3

First quarter on four bells Nos. 2, 3, 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 5 August 2000 in 3h (16–0–0)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton (arr Henry Johnson)

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Lorna Smale

3 Richard E White

4 Ashley G Chaloner

5 Roger G Butt

6 Oliver B Chaloner

7 Brian J Curtis

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

Wedding compliment to Anthony Cole and Sarah Dale, married at Ducklington this afternoon.

First on 8: 2, 4, 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 5 August 2000 in 2h 51 (10–2–16 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Lawrence A White

2 Diana R Gardner

3 Dorothy Clifton

4 Mary Rose Goodwin

5 Malcolm R C Hensher

6 Malcolm Journeaux

7 Graham J Clifton (C)

8 Nicholas W Powell

1st peal 4 & 8.

For the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 5 August 2000 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Catherine Stacy

2 Peter Tribble

3 Gareth Grayson

4 Douglas Hird

5 Alan Marchbank

6 Barry Eglesfield (C)

For the 100th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Guildford, Surrey

Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit

Saturday, 5 August 2000 in 3h 41 (30–1–10 in D)

5090 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 Ian Roulstone (C)

2 Phillip R J Barnes

3 Alison E Leach

4 Noel J Diserens

5 Simon Humphrey

6 Michael J Trimm

7 Stephen W Barton

8 Mike Pidd

9 David F Moore

10 Maurice F Edwards

11 Alex F Byrne

12 Claire F Edwards

For HM The Queen Mother's 100th birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 4663.0891

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Sunday, 6 August 2000 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Mary Joseph

3 Richard H Day

4 Roy H Jones (C)

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 6 August 2000 in 46m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

Composed by `

1 Andrew Price

2 Virginia Coulson

3 Rob Needham

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Pam Elliston (C)

6 Brian Snell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 6 August 2000 (8–1–7 in G)

1260 Doubles

1 Pat Chapple

2 Mary Joseph

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Kathryn Grant

5 Richard Day

6 Teresa Carter

Rung for service and as a 50th birthday compliment to Marylyn Bacon and Morvern Durnford, twin sisters of the ringer of the 4th.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 11 August 2000 in 2h 50 (5–0–19 in C)

5040 Doubles (6m/33v)

6m/33v: (1-4) Plain B; 1 extent each Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Rushall, Antelope, St Margaret, Grandsire, St Lucy, April Day, Kennington, Southrepps, Clifford's Pleasure, Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps, Harby, St Cross, Newborough, St Helen, Seighford, Litchurch, St David, Royston, St Valentine, St Swithin, Longparish, St Quentin, St Sylvester, St James, May Day, Cherwell, Nettlebed, Wychbold, Evenlode, Minster, Abbotts Ann, Trinity, Chinnor, St Cross, Middleton Stoney

1 D Charles Smith

2 Simon L Edwards

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Richard H Day

To celebrate the 100th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 12 August 2000 in 2h 45 (10–0–4 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Extent each: London, Wells, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge

1 William Butler

2 Bobbie May

3 Loren F Clifton

4 Kenneth R Davenport

5 Helen J Piper

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Corse, Gloucestershire

St Margaret

Saturday, 12 August 2000 in 2h 40 (12–0–14 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Lincoln, Carlisle, Netherseale, Durham, Allendale, Wells, York

1 Stuart P B Talbott

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Marc Hart

6 David G Salter (C)

RW p.964

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 12 August 2000 in 3h 8 (19–0–6 in E)

5042 MM Surprise Maximus

Composed by Aranged by J Alan Ainsworth

1 Valerie J Simmonds

2 James E Daniels

3 Hugh Neill

4 Anthony H Smith

5 Michael J Trimm

6 M Ann Bethel

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Mark H Ainsworth

9 Richard C Stevens

10 Ian Roulstone

11 Claire F Edwards

12 Robert H Newton

First peal of Maximus in the method

and rung in its eponymous year.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 13 August 2000 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Virginia Coulson

2 Pam Elliston (C)

3 Nicola Crowther

4 Rob Needham

5 Brian Snell

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Brian Wetherall

8 Ken G Baker

Birthday compliment to Ken.

Get well compliment to Norman Raybone

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 13 August 2000 in 3h 7 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by T Thurstans (4-part)

1 Helen M Diserens

2 Ronald F Diserens

3 Alison E Leach

4 Christopher M Mundy

5 Alex F Byrne

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Noel J Diserens (C)

8 Matthew S Turner

First peal of Stedman Triples: 3 & 4.

A compliment to HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, for her forthcoming 50th birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 20 August 2000 in 49m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Vicky Elliston

2 Nicola Crowther

3 Pam Elliston

4 Brian Wetherall

5 Brian Snell

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

Celebrating the wedding of Andrew Dane and Elizabeth Noble on 12th August

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 20 August 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Grandsire, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Chris Roles

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Anthony Hughes

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Tuesday, 22 August 2000 in 3h 9 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5088 Oborne Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Peter Bridle

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Brian Bladon

4 William Butler

5 Alan R Patterson

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Richard C Stevens

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 24 August 2000 in 2h 33 (8–1–13 in G)

5088 Juror Surprise Major

Composed by Gen BYROC

1 Bernard J Stone

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Brian Bladon

4 Colin M Turner

5 William Butler

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

First peal in the method, named specially in recognition of Tony Peake's excuse for not ringing!

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 27 August 2000 in 41m

1260 St Clements College Bob Minor

1 Andrew Fowler

2 Brian Snell

3 Wendy Sandham

4 Paul Sandham

5 Michael Dane

6 Daniel P Sandham (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 27 August 2000 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (7m)

Antelope, St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Grandsire

1 Charles Smith

2 Sally Harrison

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Richard H Day

5 Hugh Deam

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 27 August 2000 in 2h 48 (14–3–18 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 William H Haynes

2 Simon J Cole

3 Malcolm Journeaux

4 Richard C Stevens

5 Graham J Clifton

6 L Roy Woodruff (C)

For the Flower Festival.

First peal on the bells since augmentation.

By ringing the treble to the first peal on the six, William Haynes follows the footsteps of his father, who rang the treble to the first peal on the five.

Ringing World page reference: 4669.1036

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 28 August 2000 in 2h 51 (14–3–19 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by T Thurstans arr A P Heywood

1 Dorothea M Robotham

2 Richard C Stevens

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Joan Hooton

5 Robert A Partridge

6 John R Mayne (C)

7 Bernard H Taylor

8 David A Cornwall

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bromyard, Herefordshire

St Peter

Monday, 28 August 2000 in 3h (13–3–13 in F)

5088 Bromyard Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Bobbie May

3 Helen J Piper

4 Mervyn C Way

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 Colin M Turner

7 John R Martin (C)

8 Peter G C Ellis

In thanksgiving for the life of Peter Border.

Ringing World page reference: 4675.1188

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 29 August 2000 in 2h 51 (9–0–15 in A♭)

5088 Eastwood Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 David Livingston

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Bobbie May

4 Peter Bridle

5 James E Daniels

6 Brian Bladon

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Richard C Stevens (C)

25th peal together: 1 & 3).

A get-well compliment to Jenny Butler, and with regards to Bill Butler who was to have conducted this peal.

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