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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stroud, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Monday, 1 January 2007 in 3h 6 (20–1–20)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by David G Hull (2A)

1 Rev David H Sansum

2 Phillip R J Barnes

3 Diana M Bridle

4 Brian Bladon

5 Bernard FL Groves

6 David Sullivan

7 Stuart P B Talbott

8 Ian Roulstone (C)

9 Peter Bridle

10 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 4996.0090

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Monday, 1 January 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Susan King

5 Hugh Deam (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chepstow, Gwent

St Mary

Monday, 1 January 2007 in 2h 59 (16–1–24)

5040 Swindon Surprise Royal

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Brian Bladon

3 Deborah M Talbott

4 Claire F Roulstone

5 Ian Roulstone (C)

6 David J Llewellyn

7 David Sullivan

8 Stuart P B Talbott

9 Bernard FL Groves

10 Peter Bridle

Peter Bridle's 2,000th peal on a tenor.

Ringing World page reference: 4996.0090

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wooburn, Buckinghamshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 in 3h 5 (19)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 John C Sheppard

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Diana M Bridle

4 M Ann Bethell

5 William Butler (C)

6 Edgar T Skipsey

7 Peter Bridle

8 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 in 2h 18 (6cwt)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey & C Starbuck

1 Colin M Turner

2 Lorna Smale

3 Claire F Roulstone

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Desmond L Jones

6 Roderic K Bickerton

7 Nicola J Turner

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4996.0090

Peal reference number: T2007/0057

Coppied in by Rod Bickerton.

Ringing World page reference: 4996.0090

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant

The White House

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 in 2h 53 (size 16)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)

(4m: 1584 Cambridge; 1344 Bristol; 1050 each Newgate, Superlative; 9 com, atw)

Composed by W T Perrins

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Philip A B Saddleton

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Graham A C John

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0190

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Farnham, Surrey

St Andrew

Friday, 5 January 2007 in 3h 3 (19)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 William Butler (C)

2 Susan L Apter

3 Beryl R Norris

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Colin M Turner

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Claire F Roulstone

8 Robert H Newton

9 Barry D Pointer

10 Alan D Flood

To mark the funeral today of Ian Charles Brice from Barnstaple, son-in-law of Edgar T Skipsey. The latter organised this peal and orginally would have rung in it.

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beachampton, Buckinghamshire

Assumption of BVM

Friday, 5 January 2007 in 2h 35 (8 cwt)

5040 Doubles ( 5 Methods)

10 extents Grandsire, 8 Extents each, Stedman; St Simon's Bob; St Martin's Bob; Plain Bob.

1 Barry R Eglesfield

2 Ruth Stokes

3 Richard Yates

4 Christopher C Stokes

5 Alan J Marchbank (C)

In celebration of the life of Jo Nevill.

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0115

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Giles

Saturday, 6 January 2007

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sarah Barrett

2 Ruth Hine

3 Gus Gray

4 Louise Ellis

5 Steve Bennett (C)

6 Keith Vernon

First inside 2. Rung for Epiphany and also to celebrate the rehanging of the Peal Boards. Also in celebration of the life of Dorothy Ellen Blackmore.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

St Mark

Saturday, 6 January 2007 in 2h 42 (8cwt)

5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 Paul N Harden

2 Revd David H Sansum

3 N David Lane

4 Catherine M A Lane

5 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

6 Simon L Edwards

7 Keith D Anderson

8 David Sullivan

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0115

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chilton, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 6 January 2007 in 2h 29 (7–2–3cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 Methods: 720 each London, Wells, York, Durham, Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet

1 Catherine M A Lane

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Helen J Piper

4 N David Lane

5 Paul N Harden (C)

6 Peter Bridle

To celebrate 1000 years of Oxfordshire

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0115

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

Holy Rood

Sunday, 7 January 2007 in 34m (7 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (1p/8m/2v)

1 each of Stedman, St Martin's, St Simon's, St Nicholas, Winchenden Place, All Saints, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, April Day, Shipway Place and 60 Plain Bob

1 Roy H Jones

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Simon L Edwards

4 Andrew Dunn

5 Leon G Thompson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 7 January 2007 in 45m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Rob Needham

5 Adam Kilgour

6 Peter Kemm

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Ken G Baker

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Aston, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 7 January 2007 in 42m (6–1–26 in B)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Mark Wastie

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Gordon Smith

6 Bernard Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 7 January 2007 in 2h 30 (7cwt)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

(8m: 704 each Lincolnshire, Superlative; 672 Rutland; 608 each Cambridge, Pudsey. Yorkshire; 576 each Bristol, London; 139 com, atw)

Composed by A N Tyler

1 E Jane Sibson

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Diana M Bridle

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Colin M Turner

6 Derek E Sibson (C)

7 John C Sheppard

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0115

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 7 January 2007 in 45m (12 cwt)

1344 Grandsire Triples

1 Brenda Abrahams

2 Catherine Fitsell

3 Chris Pack

4 Sue Gore

5 Mike Clark

6 Dave Thorpe

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Maurice C Marulli de Barletta

For Evensong. Also in honour of Neale Marney, local paramedic and ex bellringer, on his award of the MBE in the New Years Honours list.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 7 January 2007

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Josie Martin

2 George Whiteside

3 Joyce Cornwall

4 Sheila Bruce

5 Meryl Kennedy

6 Patricia Newton

7 David Sullivan (C)

8 David Cornwall

9 Peter Mackie

10 Robert Newton

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurst, Berkshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 8 January 2007 in 46m (14cwt)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Brian Snell

2 Sue Davenport

3 Louise Marshall

4 Pam Elliston

5 Daniel Chafen

6 Graham Slade

7 Michael Dane

8 Chris J Brown (C)

Rung for practice night.

First in method 5, first of surprise major as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Caversham, St Peter

Tuesday, 9 January 2007 in 2h 37 (8cwt)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 Peter Bridle

2 Beryl R Norris

3 William Butler (C)

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 Diana M Bridle

6 M Ann Bethell

7 Edgar T Skipsey

8 Alan D Flood

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

6 Fairlawn Park

Wednesday, 10 January 2007 in 2h 20 (15)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

(4m: 1344 Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 1248 Cambridge; 1152 Rutland; 98 com, atw)

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 David C Brown (C)

7–8 J Neville Parkin

First Spliced Surprise in hand - 7-8

Ringing World page reference: 4998.0142

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

8 The Waverleys

Wednesday, 10 January 2007 in 1h 56 (11)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 Roger Baldwin

5–6 William Butler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4998.0142

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 11 January 2007 in 2h 47 (13)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by R Baldwin

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Claire F Roulstone

3 Beryl R Norris

4 J Alan Ainsworth

5 Diana M Bridle

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Roger Baldwin (C)

8 D John Hunt

9 John C Sheppard

10 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

8 The Waverleys

Friday, 12 January 2007 in 1h 46 (11)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 E John Wells

5–6 William Butler (C)

2,999th peal: 5-6

Ringing World page reference: 4998.0142

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary le More

Saturday, 13 January 2007 in 3h 5 (18cwt)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by R A G Inglis

1 Alan J Frost

2 Noel J Diserens

3 Helen M Diserens

4 June D Wells

5 Keith D Anderson

6 Hilarie Rogers

7 Robert A Partridge (C)

8 Christopher M Mundy

9 E John Wells

10 Christopher Tuckett

Rung to celebrate the recent birthdays of Jim Diserens (75th) and Hilarie Rogers (50th).

First peal on 10 bells: 6.

£4

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 13 January 2007 in 3h (13)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Bobbie May

3 Stuart F Gibson

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 William Butler (C)

7 John J Durham

8 Michael Hatchett

9 Richard W Butler

10 Michael K Till

3,000th peal: 6

Ringing World page reference: 4999.0168

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cottesmore, Rutland

St Nicholas

Saturday, 13 January 2007 in 2h 43 (14cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Netherseale. 2) London. 3) Durham. 4) Allendale. 5) Surfleet.6) Bourne. 7) Cambridge.

1 Katharine J Salter

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Colin M Turner

5 Desmond L Jones

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4999.0167

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Braunston, Rutland

All Saints

Saturday, 13 January 2007 in 2h 38 (10cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Carlisle. 2) Wells. 3) York. 4) Westminster. 5) Ipswich. 6) Beverley.7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Katharine J Salter

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Desmond L Jones

5 Colin M Turner

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4999.0167

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Yarnton, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 14 January 2007 in 48m (22–1–19 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Maarit Kivilo

2 Roy H Jones

3 Bernard Masterman

4 Mark Wastie

5 Hugh Deam

6 Simon L Edwards (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 14 January 2007 in 43m (15–2–11)

1250 Pudsey Surprise Major

1 Barbara Smith

2 John A Harrison

3 Richard Woodward

4 Stephen Smith

5 Nigel Mellor

6 Ken Davenport

7 Andy Smith (C)

8 Colin Parker

Rung to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rector's arrival in the Parish.

500th quarter: 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 14 January 2007 in 2h 56 (18cwt)

5040 Double Bob Major

Composed by Arr F T Blagrove

1 Frank T Blagrove (C)

2 L Roy Woodruff

3 Robert A Partridge

4 Christopher Hill

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Richard Blagrove

7 Adam R Crocker

8 Michael R Spencer

Dedicated to the memory of Rev Jeffrey Whale, Hon Canon of Oxford Cathedral, sometime bell ringer at St Matthews, Ashford, Middlesex (c.1950) and former Rector of New Windsor Team of Churches.

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.

£2

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 January 2007 in 44m

1260 Doubles (2m)

Reverse Canterbury and Plain Bob

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Brian Snell

3 Ken G Baker

4 Rob Needham

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Keith Vernon

Celebrating the 91st birthday of Miss Amelia Hussey

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 14 January 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Judith Kirby

2 Anthony Hughes (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 14 January 2007 (17–3–17 in E)

1287 Stedman Caters

1 Richard Haseldine (C)

2 Alan Cozens

3 Stuart Grout

4 jonathen griggs

5 Tony Gray

6 Ian Thompson

7 Nick Gray

8 Andrew Haseldine

9 George E Green

10 Roy Keeves

First Stedman Caters 3 & 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 14 January 2007 (35 cwt)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Alex Marchbank

2 Richard W Yates

3 Edgar Skipsey

4 James Maltby

5 Roger Powell

6 Simon Lockwood

7 Alan Marchbank

8 Philip Dunn

9 Jonathon Pawley

10 Barry R Eglesfield (C)

First Royal - 1

First Yorkshire Royal 4 & 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 January 2007 in 2h 42 (9cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m)

(19m: 448 each Ashtead, London, Rutland, Uxbridge; 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, Pudsey, Superlative, Watford, Wembley, Yorkshire; 160 com; atw)

Composed by T G Pett

1 Nicholas J Clarke

2 Antoinette J R Jackson

3 Alex F Byrne

4 June D Wells

5 Robin P Middleton

6 Graham A C John

7 E John Wells

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Most methods to a peal: 2,5.

Ringing World page reference: 4997.0117

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Monday, 15 January 2007 in 2h 41 (size 15)

5040 Goldsborough Surprise Royal

Composed by G J Audley

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Kenneth R Davenport

9–10 E John Wells

350th peal together: 1-2, 7-8.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0190

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Monday, 15 January 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Maarit Kivilo

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 17 January 2007 in 2h 38 (size 15)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0190

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whitchurch, Hampshire

All Hallows

Thursday, 18 January 2007 in 3h 5 (26cwt)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Roger J Knight

2 Helen J Piper

3 Diana M Bridle

4 William Butler

5 Nicola J Turner

6 Colin M Turner

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Timothy G Pett

9 Bernard F L Groves (C)

10 Robert J Crocker

7th ringer has now rung London No.3 on all the mainland Hampshire 10s.

32nd anniversary of 3rd Thursday Band. First peal was also at Whitchurch in which were ringers 7, 9 & 10.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Thursday, 18 January 2007 (23–0–20)

1346 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

1 Dinah E Reed

2 June D Wells

3 Jillian E Galloway

4 Jennifer M Herriott

5 Peter R Ellis

6 Colin M Parker

7 E John Wells

8 Robert C Hawtree

9 Edward JW Manley

10 Simon Farrer

11 Stephen A Rossiter

12 Alex F Byrne (C)

A compliment to Debbie and Matthew Turner on the birth of their son Adam Michael

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rumburgh, Suffolk

St Michael & All Angels & St Felix

Saturday, 20 January 2007 in 2h 25 (7cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) Beverley. 3) Bourne. 4) Ipswich. 5) Surfleet. 6) Cambridge.7) Norwich.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Nicola J Turner

3 David G Salter (C)

4 Mary E Dunbavin

5 David R McLean

6 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 January 2007 in 3h 35 (30 cwt)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Patricia M Newton

2 June D Wells

3 Kenneth J Darvill

4 Graham G Firman

5 David Sullivan

6 George Whiteside

7 Peter J Munday

8 Peter H Mackie

9 Charles M S Botting

10 E John Wells

11 Robert H Newton (C)

12 Claire F Roulstone

Rung with the best wishes of the band to John Cox for a speedy recovery.

Ringing World page reference: 4999.0165

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Earl Stonham, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 20 January 2007 in 2h 27 (9cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Netherseale. 2) Beverley. 3) Westminister. 4) Ipswich. 5) Allendale. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Mary E Dunbavin

4 David R McLean

5 Colin M Turner

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Childrey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 20 January 2007 in 2h 50 (12 cwt)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by R J Parker

1 Ian G Judd

2 Bobbie May

3 Antoinette J R Jackson

4 Lorna Smale

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 John J Durham

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 John C Sheppard

1st of Pudsey - 4.

Rung in memory of Basil Titchenor, sole ringer at Sparsholt and Bert Rowland who, along with his family, provided funding for one of the new Childrey bells.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Streatley, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 21 January 2007 (8–1–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Andrea Gilbert

2 Ian Judd

3 Jackie Brookes

4 Josie Irving

5 Antoinette Jackson (C)

6 Wendy Middleton

First inside: 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Quainton, Buckinghamshire

St Mary & Holy Cross

Sunday, 21 January 2007 in 3h 9 (18cwt)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 12 part, 7th obs

1 Jane Vowles

2 David A Cornwall

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Julie A Haseldine

5 Andrew Haseldine

6 James A Haseldine

7 L Roy Woodruff (C)

8 Anthony K Fortin

Rung as a 90th birthday compliment to Walter A Dick’ Lee, for whom he conducted ringers of 2 & 7’s first peal of Bob Major in 1956.

Circled tower: 2.

£5

Ringing World page reference: 5005.0323

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 21 January 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Roy H Jones

2 Janice Beale

3 Charles Smith

4 Andrew Dunn

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Sunday, 21 January 2007 in 48m (21–2–1)

1288 Grandsire Triples

1 J Martin Rice

2 Rebecca Payne

3 Ian Park

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 Zoe Cleal

6 Chris Maslen

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Chris Pack

For the united service of Christians Together in the Newbury Area

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 21 January 2007 in 2h 32 (6cwt)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by T G Pett

1 Colin M Turner

2 Jane D Johnston

3 Desmond L Jones

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Cynthia E Howell

6 Claire F Roulstone

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Martin B Hough

Ringing World page reference: 4999.0164

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wantage, Oxfordshire

SS Peter & Paul

Tuesday, 23 January 2007 in 3h 20 (22)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William Butler (C)

2 Stuart F Gibson

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Diana M Bridle

5 John Lindsay

6 John C Sheppard

7 Peter Bridle

8 Alan D Flood

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shaw, Berkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 24 January 2007 in 2h 39 (7cwt)

5040 Minor (4m)

(4m in 7 exts: (1) Double Oxford (2,5) Cambridge (3,6) Kent T B (4,7) Plain B)

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 Noel J Diserens

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Mark Robbins

5 Stuart F Gibson

6 Peter L Furniss

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0192

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Peasemore, Berkshire

St Barnabas

Thursday, 25 January 2007 in 2h 48 (9)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor

Three part in 9 methods: London, Wells, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Bourne, Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge.

Composed by arr by W Butler

1 Robert H Newton

2 Timothy G Pett

3 Peter Bridle

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 William Butler (C)

6 John C Sheppard

First of 9 spliced surprise: 4

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 25 January 2007 in 2h 35 (9cwt)

5088 Fifty Surprise Major

Composed by Gen. BYROC

1 Brian Bladon

2 Colin M Turner

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Desmond L Jones

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 John C Sheppard

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0192

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 26 January 2007 in 2h 40 (8)

5024 Burwood Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 7)

1 Joyce I Cornwall

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Janet E Menhinick

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 David A Cornwall

6 David Burbidge

7 John C Davidge

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Rung with the best wishes of the band to Mark Ainsworth and Catherine Harman for their engagement.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 2h 45 (15cwt)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F H Dexter (No.2)

1 Susan E Davenport

2 June D Wells

3 Geoffrey K Cook

4 David Sullivan

5 N David Lane

6 E John Wells

7 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

8 Christopher P Cole

For the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul.

80th birthday compliment to Beryl Cole mother of 8.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Somerton, Oxfordshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 2h 50 (12)

5088 Frascati Delight Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Ian Roulstone

4 Claire F Roulstone

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 John R Martin (C)

8 David G Salter

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shalstone, Buckinghamshire

St Edward Conf and the King

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 42m (7–1–13 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (7m)

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

1 David Moore

2 Roy H Jones

3 Maarit Kivilo

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Simon L Edwards

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

St Peter & St Paul

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 50m (24)

1296 Plain Bob Major

Composed by James Smith

1 Erica P Sage

2 Marion S Ainsworth

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Lucy C J Wilson

5 J Alan Ainsworth

6 Jonathan H Potter (C)

7 Christopher J Potter

8 David A Cornwall

First of major, 4

Rung in fond memory of Ronald Potter, uncle of the conductor and brother of the seven ringer, who died a year and a day ago today.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Croughton, Northamptonshire

All Saints

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 43m (9–3–18 in G)

1260 Doubles (5m)

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

1 Roy H Jones

2 David Moore

3 Maarit Kivilo

4 Hugh Deam

5 Simon L Edwards (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 27 January 2007 in 3h 3 (16–0–5)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by DG Hull (2A - arr DF Morrison)

1 Colin M Turner

2 Paul N Mounsey

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Peter G Giles

5 John R Martin

6 Marc Hart

7 Bernard FL Groves

8 David G Salter

9 Ian Roulstone (C)

10 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 28 January 2007 in 43m (15–2–11)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Lucy Bricheno

2 Sue Davenport

3 Julie Goodchild

4 Nigel Mellor

5 Andy Smith (C)

6 Graham Slade

7 John A Harrison

8 Jon Tutcher

Rung to celebrate the arrival of Joshua Thomas Smith, born 12 hours before this quarter started! First child for Paul and Amy Smith, grandchild for Stephen and Barbara Smith and nephew of the conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wing, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 28 January 2007 (28½ cwt)

1272 London Surprise Minor

1 Edith M Robinson

2 Alex Marchbank

3 Alan J Marchbank

4 James Maltby

5 Ed Houghton

6 Barry R Eglesfield (C)

For the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Mr & Mrs Haywood.

First London Minor inside - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 28 January 2007 in 2h 26 (6–3–26)

5152 Pednathise Delight Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Lorna Smale

2 Peter Bridle

3 Nicola J Turner (C)

4 Brian Bladon

5 Cynthia E Howell

6 John C Sheppard

7 Claire F Roulstone

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0189

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 28 January 2007 (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Judy Kirby

2 Susan King

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Hilary Nex

5 Keith Godfrey

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Sunday, 28 January 2007 (23½ cwt)

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Alan J Marchbank

2 Alex Marchbank

3 Peter Tribble

4 Jonathon Pawley

5 James Maltby

6 Edith Robinson

7 Alan Shepherd

8 Barry R Eglesfield (C)

First Lincolnshire - 2 & 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

8 The Waverleys

Monday, 29 January 2007 in 2h 43 (11)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by G J Hawkins

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 James E Daniels

5–6 E John Wells

7–8 Philip A F Chalk

9–10 William Butler (C)

A wedding compliment to David L Wilcox and Lynne P Salt, both ringers at Aldermaston, married the previous day.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0190

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Monday, 29 January 2007 in 2h 46 (9cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (21m)

(21m: 448 Rutland, Yorkshire; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley; 160 com, atw)

Composed by T G Pett

1 Ian G Judd

2 Antoinette J R Jackson

3 Alex F Byrne

4 June D Wells

5 Robin P Middleton

6 Graham A C John

7 E John Wells

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Most methods to a peal: 2,5.

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0192

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 31 January 2007 in 2h 37 (size 15)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

(4m: 1440 Rutland; 1280 Yorkshire; 1200 Cambridge; 1120 Lincolnshire; 116 com, atw)

Composed by J H Fielden

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham A C John (C)

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0217

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Owslebury, Hampshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 31 January 2007 in 2h 40 (9)

5040 Surprise Minor

In 11 methods: London and Wells; York and Durham; Cambridge and Primrose; Beverley and Surfleet; Bourne; Norwich; Ipswich.

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Stuart F Gibson

3 Helen J Piper

4 David M Goss

5 William Butler (C)

6 Keith J Walpole

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0192

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

40 St Peters Avenue

Wednesday, 31 January 2007 in 2h 33 (15)

5000 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Don Morrison (No 7)

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Alex F Byrne (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0217

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Thursday, 1 February 2007 (19–2–14 in E♭)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Tony Gray

2 Jonathan Griggs

3 Alan Cozens

4 Stuart Grout

5 Ian Thompson

6 Nick Gray

7 Richard Haseldine (C)

8 Roy Keeves

Rung for candlemass and as a celebration of the life of James Thompson father of Ian Thompson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tysoe, Warwickshire

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 3 February 2007 in 2h 49 (12cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) Beverley. 3) Ipswich. 4) Westminster. 5) Surfleet. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Victoria Samson

3 Paul M Mason

4 Colin M Turner

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 3 February 2007 in 44m (8½ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Judith Kirby

2 Susan King

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burnham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 3 February 2007 in 2h 46 (13)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by M Hodgson

1 Catherine M A Lane

2 N David Lane

3 Geraldine R Forster

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Keith D Anderson

6 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

7 John G Pusey

8 David Sullivan

1,100th Peal 2

Ringing World page reference: 5000.0192

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 48m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Pauline Needham

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Rob Needham

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Michael Dane

7 Peter Kemm (C)

8 Keith Vernon

1st as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 4 February 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (9m/v)

Stedman, St Simon's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, Daffodil, Bluebell, Newborough

1 Susan King

2 Douglas Wilks

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Andrew Dunn

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 2h 25 (6cwt)

5024 Lammas Surprise Major

Composed by Murray A Coleman

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 John C Sheppard

5 Mark Edwards

6 Diana M Bridle

7 Richard L Thumwood

8 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 45m (12 cwt)

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 J Martin Rice

2 Andrea Marulli de Barletta

3 Helen Piper

4 Lucy Walpole

5 Mike Till

6 Mark Robins

7 Adrian Moon

8 Phil Miles (C)

for Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 4 February 2007

1280 Zelah Surprise Major

1 Sheila Bruce

2 Ann Davies

3 Josie Martin

4 George Whiteside

5 Patricia Newton (C)

6 Charles Botting

7 David Sullivan

8 Robert Newton

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 4 February 2007

1280 Zelah Surprise Major

1 Sheila Bruce

2 Ann Davies

3 Josie Martin

4 George Whiteside

5 Patricia Newton (C)

6 Charles Botting

7 David Sullivan

8 Robert Newton

For Choral Eucharist

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 4 February 2007 (8–0–21 in A)

1250 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Ian Judd

2 Josie Irving

3 Wendy Middleton

4 Andrea Gilbert

5 Stuart Gibson

6 William Harwin

7 Chris Tuckett

8 Robin Middleton (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 45m (13–1–24 in F)

1260 Doubles (5m)

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

1 Hugh Deam

2 Janice Beale (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Bernard Masterman

5 Mark Wastie

6 Gordon Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bucklebury, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 2h 48 (13)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by T G Pett

1 Adrian Moon

2 J Martin Rice

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Graham A C John

5 Benjamin D Constant

6 Peter Bridle

7 John J Durham

8 Claire F Roulstone

Specially arranged and rung to celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Durham's first peal: Grandsire Triples at Netherton, Worcs. on February 4th, 1968.

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 41m (15–0–7 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Janet Smith

2 Sally Partridge

3 Graham Frogley

4 Steve Walker

5 Anthony C Cole (C)

6 Rosemary Henson

Front 6

6: 1st tenor behind

Rung to wish Rev Philip Ball farewell as he moves from Bicester

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Sunday, 4 February 2007 in 2h 19 (7cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) Beverley. 3) Bourne. 4) Surfleet. 5) Westminster. 6) Ipswich. 7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 John C Sheppard

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Colin M Turner

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 5 February 2007 in 2h 23 (5)

5040 Surprise Minor

In 12 methods: London and Wells; York and Durham; Berwick and Hexham; Cambridge and Primrose; Beverley and Surfleet; Bourne; Ipswich.

1 John C Sheppard

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 William Butler (C)

6 Peter Bridle

Rung for the Queen's Accession.

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swindon, Wiltshire

St Mark

Tuesday, 6 February 2007 in 2h 50 (12)

5058 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1 William Butler (C)

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Roger Baldwin

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 John Lindsay

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 John G Pusey

8 John C Sheppard

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 7 February 2007 in 2h 35 (16)

5040 Black Sheep Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Graham G Firman

3–4 Alex F Byrne

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Philip A B Saddleton

9–10 Graham A C John (C)

First peal in the method on handbells.

Ringing World page reference: 5002.0241

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael & All Angels

Wednesday, 7 February 2007 in 2h 53 (14–3–19)

5184 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by J S Warboys

1 William Butler

2 M Ann Bethell

3 Alan D Flood

4 John C Sheppard

5 J Alan Ainsworth

6 Peter Bridle

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Claire F Roulstone

1st in method:2

Circled tower:3

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 9 February 2007 in 2h 49 (13)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Stuart F Gibson

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 William Butler (C)

5 Barry D Pointer

6 Claire F Roulstone

7 Peter Bridle

8 Desmond L Jones

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Twyford, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 10 February 2007 in 2h 46 (12cwt)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 John A Harrison

2 Janet E Menhinick

3 Lorna Smale

4 Richard H Johnston

5 Andrew L Smith

6 Michael Dane

7 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

8 David Sullivan

Rung as a thank you to Mike Dane for his contribution to Twyford (Tower Captain for 34 years) and surrounding towers.

First S inside: 6.

Ringing World page reference: 5001.0218

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Donyatt, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 10 February 2007 in 2h 43 (11cwt)

5040 Doubles

14 methods: 1-3) Grandsire, 1 x 120 Elliott's 240. 4-6) New Bob. 7-9) Huntspill Bob. 10-12) St Vedast Bob. 13-15) Blaisdon Bob. 16-18) St Simon's Bob. 19-21) St Martin's Bob. 22-24) St Osmund Bob. 25-27) Eynesbury Bob. 28-30) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 31-33) St Nicjolas Bob. 34-36) Winchendon Place Bob. 37-39) St Remigus Bob. 40-42) Huntley Place.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Helen J Piper

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert J Crocker

5 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beercrocombe, Somerset

St James

Saturday, 10 February 2007 in 2h 36 (11cwt)

5040 Doubles (21m)

(21m: 2 exts each Twineham, Bampton, Westminster II, Blackburn, St Hilary, Dragon, New, Huntspill, St Vedast, Blaisdon, St Nicholas, Winchendon, St Remigius, Huntley, St Simon's, St Martin's, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob)

1 Helen J Piper

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 David G Salter

5 Robert J Crocker (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 11 February 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Judith Kirby

2 Anthony Hughes

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Charles Smith

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Wednesday, 14 February 2007 in 2h 59 (size 15)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by D G Hull (no.10)

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0290

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 14 February 2007 in 2h 24 (6cwt)

5088 Valentine's Day Surprise Major

Composed by Gen. BYROC

1 Cynthia E Howell

2 Brian Bladon

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Colin M Turner

5 Desmond L Jones

6 John C Sheppard

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 5002.0243

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 14 February 2007 in 2h 49 (15cwt)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by T G Pett

1 E John Wells

2 Timothy G Pett (C)

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 Diana M Bridle

5 June D Wells

6 N David Lane

7 Robert H Newton

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5002.0243

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 15 February 2007 in 2h 51 (13cwt)

5040 Hampstead Heath Surprise Royal

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Lucy P A Walpole

2 Michael K Till

3 Helen J Piper

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Colin M Turner

6 William Butler

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Robert J Crocker

9 Bernard F L Groves (C)

10 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 17 February 2007 in 44m (8–0–2 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (9m/v)

1 Ailsa Reid

2 Douglas Wilks

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Jonathan Beale (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 February 2007 in 2h 45 (12cwt)

5088 Zwirgi Surprise Major

Composed by Gen. BYROC

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Helen J Piper

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Colin M Turner

5 Desmond L Jones

6 Stuart P B Talbott

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Claire F Roulstone

First peal in the method.

Zwirgi Surprise Major:

-38-1456-12-1236-14-1258-12-58 f

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 February 2007 in 3h 31 (30cwt)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1 Charlotte Everett

2 Patricia M Newton

3 June D Wells

4 Graham G Firman

5 Peter H Mackie

6 David Sullivan

7 Jonathan Cresshull

8 E John Wells (C)

9 David R Cox

10 Clive Holloway

11 Barry R Eglesfield

12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5002.0243

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 February 2007 in 2h 35 (7cwt)

5088 Pilsworth Surprise Major

Composed by Gen. BYROC

1 Stuart P B Talbott

2 Helen J Piper

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Claire F Roulstone

5 Nicola J Turner

6 Desmond L Jones

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 February 2007 (20)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

2x out , 3x in , 4ths 2x out , 3x in , 56down , 4ths . 3 part

1 Ken Baker

2 Pamela Elliston

3 Robert Needham

4 Joyce Vernon

5 Robert Partridge

6 Andrew Elliston

7 David Willis (C)

8 Kieth Vernon

For Evensong and to celebrate the birth of

Matilda Rae , 1st grandchild of the

conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 18 February 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Andrew Dunn

3 Roy H Jones

4 Hugh Deam

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 18 February 2007

1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Josie Martin

2 Ann Davies

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Meryl Kennedy

5 Lavinia Sullivan

6 Patricia Newton

7 George Whiteside (C)

8 Charles Botting

9 David Sullivan

10 Robert Newton

For Evensong. 500th quarter peal on the bells: 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 18 February 2007 in 45m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Roy H Jones

2 Mark Wastie

3 Gordon Smith

4 Donna Bennett

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Bernard Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Monday, 19 February 2007 in 2h 41 (size 15)

5040 Goldsborough Surprise Royal

Composed by J W Smith

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Kenneth R Davenport

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0290

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wendover, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 in 2h 53 (14cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

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

1 Barry W M Cowper

2 Joyce I Cornwall

3 Julie A Haseldine

4 David A Cornwall

5 L Roy Woodruff

6 Andrew Haseldine (C)

100th peal together: 2 and 5.

Originally arranged for Walter "Dick" Lee, who rang his first peal here on 20th February 1936 and wished to ring the treble, to enable him to circle the tower. Sadly he was unable to take part.

£3

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 21 February 2007 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Tenor covering

1 Pam Elliston

2 Brian Snell

3 Rob Needham

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Chris J Brown

6 Michael Dane (C)

7 Keith Vernon

For Ash Wednesday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead,

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 21 February 2007 in 2h 56 (size 16)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Patricia M Newton

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Richard A Pearce

9–10 Thomas J Hinks

11–12 Graham A C John

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0290

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 22 February 2007 in 2h 32 (9cwt)

5088 Kimpton Surprise Major

Composed by Gen. BYROC

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Peter Bridle

3 Brian Bladon

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Colin M Turner

6 John C Sheppard

7 Desmond L Jones

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 February 2007 in 42m (15–2–11)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Emily Mellor

2 Jane Mellor

3 Julie Goodchild

4 Jonathan Goodchild

5 Nigel Mellor

6 Mike Pidd (C)

1st quarter - 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Longcot, Oxfordshire

SMV

Saturday, 24 February 2007 in 2h 49 (8–2–24)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major

In 6 methods: 1152 Rutland,960 Yorkshire, 768 each of Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative, Lincolnshire.

Composed by Marcus Sherwood

1 Bobbie May

2 June D Wells

3 Lorna Smale

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Stuart F Gibson

6 Nicholas J Clarke

7 E John Wells

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

1st of 6-spliced 3 & 5.

Birthday compliment to Nicola Turner, Lorna Smale, Bobbie May, Stuart Gibson and Finlay Buxton - 1st birthday, grandson of the treble ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Little Milton, Oxfordshire

St James

Saturday, 24 February 2007 in 45m (11–3–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Bernard Masterman

5 Raymond Fergusson

6 Gordon Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 24 February 2007 in 2h 52 (12 cwt)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Rebecca Payne

3 Helen J Piper

4 Colin R Hares

5 Lucy P A Walpole

6 J Martin Rice

7 Michael K Till

8 Mark D Robins (C)

First in method as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0289

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 25 February 2007 in 48m (20)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 Brian Snell

2 Ken Baker

3 Pamela Elliston

4 Peter Kemm

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Chris Brown

7 David Willis

8 Michael Dane (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 25 February 2007 (23)

1296 Little Bob Royal

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Pamela Elliston

3 Joyce Vernon

4 Ken Baker

5 Judith Bowler

6 Chris Brown

7 John A Harrison

8 Robert Partridge (C)

9 David Willis (1st LB royal)

10 Adam Kilgour

Rung by a Sonning Deanery Band .

A get well compliment to Stan Scott

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 25 February 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Andrew Dunn

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Charles Smith

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 in 2h 28 (6–3–26)

5152 Clifford Delight Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Brian Bladon

2 Jane D Johnston

3 Nicola J Turner (C)

4 John C Sheppard

5 Cynthia E Howell

6 Colin M Turner

7 Desmond L Jones

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0292

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Garsington, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 March 2007 in 36m

1260 Doubles (5m/1p)

1 Maarit Kivilo

2 Roy H Jones

3 Leon G Thompson (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Andrew Dunn

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 March 2007 in 47m (13 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rosemary Evans

2 Mrs AD Smith

3 Adrian Moon

4 Margaret Robinson

5 Tony Smith

6 Lucy Walpole

7 Michael Till (C)

8 John Collins

1st on 8 - 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Streatley, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 March 2007 (8–1–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ian Judd

2 Rebecca Harwin

3 Wendy Middleton

4 Sue Norbury

5 William Harwin

6 Antoinette Jackson (C)

First inside and first of minor: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 4 March 2007 in 49m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Middlesex Bob Triples

1 Rob Needham

2 Claire Hodnett

3 Brian Snell

4 Pam Elliston

5 Ken G Baker

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Keith Vernon

1st in the method 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 4 March 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (7m)

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

1 Susan King

2 Douglas Wilks

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Andrew Dunn

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Sunday, 4 March 2007 in 51m (21–2–1)

1278 Grandsire Caters

1 Mark Robins (C)

2 Helen Piper

3 Catherine Fitsell

4 Angela Brown

5 Rebecca Payne

6 Ian Park

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Chris Pack

9 J Martin Rice

10 David Thorpe

For St Nicolas' festival of art & music. First of caters as conductor; first of caters for 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 4 March 2007

1280 Quedgeley Surprise Major

1 Ann Davies

2 David Sullivan

3 Josie Martin

4 George Whiteside

5 Meryl Kennedy

6 Patricia Newton

7 Robert Newton

8 Charles Botting (C)

For Evensong and 70th birthday compliment to John Simmons

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 4 March 2007 in 44m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Janice Beale

3 Susan King

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Gordon Smith

6 Roy H Jones

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wraysbury, Berkshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 6 March 2007 in 2h 40 (10)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by P J Flavell

1 William Butler (C)

2 Claire F Roulstone

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Diana M Bridle

5 M Ann Bethell

6 John C Sheppard

7 Alan D Flood

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5004.0292

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cropredy, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 7 March 2007 in 46m (16 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alison Saunders

2 Ian Rodrick

3 Lindsey Smith

4 Chris Cox

5 Martin Saunders

6 Alan Griffin (C)

In memory of Spencer Townsend

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant

The White House

Wednesday, 7 March 2007 in 2h 31 (size 17)

5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by R I Allton

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0423

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 9 March 2007 in 3h 8 (13cwt)

5120 Spliced Surprise Royal

4 methods: 1360 each Cambridge, Superlative No. 2; 1200 each Bristol, London No. 3. 95 changes of method, all the work

Composed by RI Allton

1 Ian Roulstone (C)

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Diana M Bridle

4 Graham AC John

5 Adam S Greenley

6 William Butler

7 Benjamin D Constant

8 Timothy G Pett

9 Peter Bridle

10 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Friday, 9 March 2007 in 48m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley Graves

2 Jacqueline Hazell

3 Richard Hazell

4 Derek R Smith

5 Caroline Andrew (C)

6 Robert Packer

Rung half-muffled, following the funeral of Sir John Smith, our friend and fellow ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whitley Bay, Northumberland

St Paul

Saturday, 10 March 2007 in 2h 45 (17cwt)

5024 Lessness Surprise Major

Composed by Alan M Barber

1 Colin M Turner

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Jane D Johnston

4 Nicholas D Soanes

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 John C Sheppard

7 Martin B Hough

8 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Midgham, Berkshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 10 March 2007 in 2h 25 (5.0.9)

5040 Surprise Minor

9 Methods 1. London 2. Wells 3. York 4. Durham 5. Norwich 6. Beverley/Surfleet 7. Cambridge/Ipswich

Composed by Standard callings

1 N David Lane

2 Bobbie May

3 Helen J Piper

4 Michael K Till

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Rung prior to the Guild Spring Committee Meeting

Ringing World page reference: 5005.0313

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Saturday, 10 March 2007 in 2h 48 (10cwt)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J E Burton

1 Ian G Judd

2 Jo Gamester

3 Hilarie Rogers

4 Roy Thorpe

5 Daryl Dixon

6 Noel J Diserens

7 Christopher Tuckett (C)

8 Robert A Partridge

First peal: 2.

First peal at first attempt: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0339

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Allendale, Northumberland

St Cuthbert

Saturday, 10 March 2007 in 2h 38 (10cwt)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Brian D Price

1 Katharine J Salter

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Jane D Johnson

4 John C Sheppard

5 Nicholas D Soanes

6 Martin B Hough

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0421

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 11 March 2007 in 48m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ken G Baker

2 Rob Needham

3 Claire Hodnett

4 Brian Snell

5 Pam Elliston

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Michael Dane (C)

8 Keith Vernon

100th quarter 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 11 March 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (7m)

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

1 Judith Kirby

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newcastle, Northumberland

St Stephens

Sunday, 11 March 2007 in 3h 28 (27cwt)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Jane D Johnson

3 Colin M Turner

4 John C Sheppard

5 Nicholas D Soanes

6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7 David G Salter

8 Martin B Hough

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0421

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 11 March 2007 in 45m (12 cwt)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Cath Fitsell

2 Chris Pack

3 Rebecca Payne

4 Peter Payne

5 Dave Thorpe

6 J Martin Rice

7 Maurice Marulli de Barletta

8 Mark Robins (C)

First in method - 7. For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 11 March 2007 in 2h 49 (9cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

(23m: 224 Aldenham, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Yorkshire; 160 com, atw)

Composed by T G Pett

1 Ian G Judd

2 Antoinette J R Jackson

3 Alex F Byrne

4 June D Wells

5 Robin P Middleton

6 Graham A C John

7 E John Wells

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

To mark the engagement of Paul Henderson to Bryony Jackson, Antoinette's daughter, who are to be married in this church on 7th July 2007.

Most methods to a peal: 2,5,7.

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0339

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

8 The Waverleys

Monday, 12 March 2007 in 2h 17 (12)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12 part (6th obs)

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 James E Daniels

5–6 E John Wells

7–8 William Butler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5005.0315

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Tuesday, 13 March 2007 in 2h 43 (8)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 William Butler (C)

2 John C Sheppard

3 Roger Baldwin

4 M Ann Bethell

5 Beryl R Norris

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 Robert H Newton

8 Alan D Flood

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0339

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 14 March 2007 in 3h 2 (size 15)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 Philip A B Saddleton

9–10 Bernard F L Groves

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0340

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 16 March 2007 in 2h 56 (13)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by W Butler

1 Catherine M A Lane

2 Bobbie May

3 Lucy P A Walpole

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 Adrian Moon

6 William Butler (C)

7 N David Lane

8 John G Pusey

9 Michael K Till

10 Robert H Newton

In memory of Elsie Posnett, sister of the conductor, who died March 14, 2007, aged 84.

Ringing World page reference: 5007.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Friday, 16 March 2007 (19–2–14 in E♭)

1250 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Stuart Grout

2 Alan Cozens

3 George Green

4 Tony Gray

5 Ian Thompson

6 Nick Gray

7 Richard Haseldine (C)

8 Roy Keeves

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 17 March 2007 (12–0–9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alexander J Tracy

2 Lesley A Graves

3 Simon D Smith

4 Derek R Smith

5 Caroline S Andrew

6 Roger C Martin

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith. A good friend to these bells.

First Quarter First attempt Treble.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 17 March 2007 in 2h 52 (15 cwt)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major

4M: 1440 Yorkshire; 1280 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, 1120 Rutland; 144 changes of method, all the work

Composed by D F Morrison

1 David A Cornwall

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Joyce I Cornwall

5 N David Lane

6 Simon L Edwards

7 Paul N Harden

8 Robert H Newton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0339

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Closworth, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 17 March 2007 in 2h 46 (11cwt)

5040 Doubles

11 methods: 1-2) Grandsire, Elliott's 240. 3-6) Plain Bob. 7-10) St Simon's Bob. 11-14) St Martin's Bob. 15-18) St Osmund Bob. 19-22) Eynesbury Bob. 23-26) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 27-30) St Nicholas Bob. 31-34) Winchendon Place. 35-38) St Regimus Bob. 39-42) Huntley Place.

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert D S Brown

5 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chiselborough, Somerset

Saints Peter & Paul

Saturday, 17 March 2007 in 2h 37 (9cwt)

5040 Doubles

14 methods: 1-3) Grandsire, Pitman's 240 + 120. 4-6) New Bob. 7-9) Huntspill Bob. 10-12) St Vedast Bob. 13-15) Blaisdon Bob. 16-18) St Simon's Bob. 19-21) St Martin's Bob. 22-24) St Osmund Bob. 25-27) Eynesbury Bob. 28-30) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 31-33) St Nicholas Bob. 34-36) Winchendon Place. 37-39) St Remigius Bob. 40-42) Huntley Place.

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert D S Brown

5 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chilton, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 March 2007 in 43m (7–2–3 in A)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Judith Kirby

2 Susan King (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Maarit Kivilo

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 March 2007 in 49m (20 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Pauline Needham

2 Louise Marshall

3 Brian Snell

4 Pam Elliston (C)

5 Rob Needham

6 Daniel Chafen

7 Andrew Elliston

8 Eric Bowes

for Evensong on Mothering Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 18 March 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Roy H Jones

2 Janice Beale

3 Andrew Dunn

4 Charles Smith

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Little Milton, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 18 March 2007 in 47m (11–3–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jonathan Beale

2 Janice Beale

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Gordon Smith

6 Raymond Fergusson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 18 March 2007

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Charles Botting

2 Meryl Kennedy

3 David Sullivan

4 Josie Martin

5 Ann Davies

6 George Whiteside

7 Patricia Newton

8 Robert Newton (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wonston, Hampshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 19 March 2007 in 2h 47 (8)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor

In 23 methods: 1. Grantham, Upshire, Orsett, Sleaford. 2. Morpeth, Jacobstow. 3. Westminster, Allendale, Luton, Rhyl, Fryerning, Thorne. 4. Ipswich, Bourne, King Edward, Cambridge, Queen Mary, Norfolk, Primrose, Hull. 5. Eastwood, Durham, York. 6 and 7. 1440 of King Edward and Queen Mary.

1 Peter Bridle

2 Bobbie May

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 William Butler (C)

6 John C Sheppard

In memory of the sister of the conductor, Elsie Posnett, 1922-2007. RIP

Ringing World page reference: 5007.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Monday, 19 March 2007 in 2h 16 (size 13)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Kenneth R Davenport

7–8 E John Wells (C)

500th for the Guild: 7-8.

Ringing World page reference: 5006.0340

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Childrey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 20 March 2007 in 2h 55 (12)

5120 Ashtead Surprise Major

Composed by P S Muchlinski

1 Alan D Flood

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Diana M Bridle

4 William Butler (C)

5 Stuart F Gibson

6 Peter Bridle

7 John C Sheppard

8 Claire F Roulstone

2,250th peal:1

Ringing World page reference: 5007.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Friday, 23 March 2007 in 2h 37 (6–3–26)

5088 Breamore Delight Major

Composed by BYROC

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Nicola J Turner (C)

3 Brian Bladon

4 Peter Bridle

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 Cynthia E Howell

7 Colin M Turner

8 John C Sheppard

Ringing World page reference: 5007.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Westwood, Wiltshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 March 2007 in 2h 7 (4cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Carlisle. 2) Wells. 3) Beverley. 4) York. 5) Westminster. 6) Ipswich. 7) Norwich.

1 Brian Bladon

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Richard L Thumwood

5 Colin M Turner

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Warborough, Oxfordshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 24 March 2007 in 2h 45 (10.0.14)

5088 Double Dublin Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Lorna Smale

2 Bobbie May

3 Diana M Bridle

4 William Butler

5 John C Sheppard

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Nicholas J Clarke

700th peal - 2

Ringing World page reference: 5015.0590

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stapleford, Wiltshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 March 2007 in 2h 35 (8cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Netherseale. 2) London. 3) Durham. 4) Surfleet. 5) Bourne. 6) Allendale. 7) Cambridge.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Brian Bladon

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Colin M Turner

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chilton, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 March 2007 in 2h 36 (8cwt)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by 7 exts, called differently

1 Timothy J Eyles

2 Deborah Greenfield

3 Paul E Hartley

4 Robin P Middleton

5 David J White

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Rung for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory by past and present employees.

Ringing World page reference: 5007.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wigan, Lancashire

All Saints

Sunday, 25 March 2007 in 3h 19 (29cwt)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Jane D Johnson

2 Brian Bladon

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Colin M Turner

5 Richard L Thumwood

6 Ian D Roulstone

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 David G Salter

9 Claire F Roulstone

10 Martin B Hough

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0421

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 25 March 2007 (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Derek Titford

2 Tony Evans

3 Virginia Coulson

4 Jacqueline Hazell

5 Michael Dane (C)

To celebrate the passing of the Act to Abolish the Slave Trade, 200 years ago today.

Tony's 1st Quarter inside, at 1st attempt.

Rung on the back five bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 25 March 2007 in 44m

1320 Plain Bob Minor

1 Michael Dane

2 Pam Elliston

3 Brian Snell

4 Robert Partridge

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Peter Kemm (C)

1st in the method as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 25 March 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (9m)

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

1 Janice Beale

2 Andrew Dunn

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Charles Smith

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 25 March 2007

1277 Grandsire Caters

1 David Cornwall

2 Joyce Cornwall

3 Josie Martin

4 Angela Darvill

5 Meryl Kennedy

6 Patricia Newton

7 Kenneth Darvill (C)

8 David Sullivan

9 Robert Newton

10 George Whiteside

Rung prior to an act of worship to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Act to abolish the slave trade.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 25 March 2007

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Wendy Roberts

2 Cliff Garlick

3 Shirley Goss

4 Laura Makin

5 Ian Gillingham

6 Jeff Powell

7 Alan Foster (C)

8 Phyllis Brooks

For Evensong, and to mark the 200th year since the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

8 The Waverleys

Monday, 26 March 2007 in 2h 18 (11)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 N David Lane

3–4 James E Daniels

5–6 E John Wells

7–8 William Butler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0393

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Micheldever, Hampshire

37 Northbrook

Monday, 26 March 2007 in 2h 38 (17)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by D F Morrison (No.3)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Thomas J Hinks (C)

7–8 James S Croft

9–10 E John Wells

Rung as a 17th Birthday compliment to Amy Croft

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0396

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cumnor, Oxfordshire

St Michael

Monday, 26 March 2007 in 47m (13–1–4)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Frances Buchan

2 Janette M Swaine

3 Andrew J Dyer (C)

4 Guy Matthews

5 Steve Smith

6 Brenda Rockall

To welcome the Reverend Geoff Maughan as Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Cumnor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Hampton, Worcestershire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 27 March 2007 in 2h 51 (13)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C Adams

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Beryl R Norris

3 William Butler (C)

4 Nicola J Aubrey

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Alan D Flood

7 John C Sheppard

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way, Calcot

Wednesday, 28 March 2007 in 2h 55 (15)

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by J N Hughes-D'Aeth

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Alex F Byrne

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Richard A Pearce

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton (C)

1000th handbell peal: 11-12

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0396

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingstone, Herefordshire

St Michael & All Angels

Wednesday, 28 March 2007 in 2h 42 (12)

5088 Lessness Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Peter Bridle

5 Bernard H Taylor (C)

6 William Butler

7 John C Sheppard

8 Alan D Flood

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burghill, Herefordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 28 March 2007 in 2h 53 (10)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major

In 8 methods: 768 each of Pudsey, Rutland and Superlative, and 576 each of Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London and Yorkshire, with 126 changes of method.

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Michael Hatchett

2 William Butler

3 Alan D Flood

4 Beryl R Norris

5 Frederick Shallcross (C)

6 John C Sheppard

7 Timothy G Pett

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hallow, Worcestershire

SS Philip & James

Thursday, 29 March 2007 in 3h 17 (22)

5088 Crewkerne Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Alan D Flood

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Diana M Bridle

4 William Butler

5 Peter Bridle

6 John C Sheppard

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bromyard, Herefordshire

St Peter

Thursday, 29 March 2007 in 3h 5 (15)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 William Butler (C)

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Michael Hatchett

5 Peter Bridle

6 Nicola J Aubrey

7 Alan D Flood

8 John C Sheppard

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bloxham, Oxfordshire

Church of Our Lady

Thursday, 29 March 2007 in 50m (27 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Barrie Salter

2 Diana Reeves

3 Rosemary Hemmings

4 John Temple

5 Martin Saunders

6 Robert Reeves

7 Alan Griffin (C)

8 Terry Cowell

Rung for the Induction of Sarah Tillett as Priest-in-Charge at Bloxham, Milcombe & South Newington

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Droitwich, Worcestershire

Dodderhill, St Augustine of Canterbury

Friday, 30 March 2007 in 3h 16 (19cwt)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 John C Sheppard

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Nicola J Aubrey

4 William Butler

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Frederick Shallcross (C)

7 Alan D Flood

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 31 March 2007 in 3h 5 (13)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Stephen J Rossiter

2 Michael K Till

3 Helen J Piper

4 Angela Brown

5 Geoffrey K Dodd

6 William Butler (C)

7 Lucy P A Walpole

8 John J Durham

9 Colin R Hares

10 Mark D Robins

In memory of Peter M Brown, former ringer and deputy tower captain of this tower, on the first anniversary of his death.

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 31 March 2007 in 44m (8½ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Judith Kirby

2 Susan King

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Gordon Smith

5 Hugh Deam

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 31 March 2007 (10–0–4 in F♯)

1296 Double Bob Minor

1 Andrew Bolton

2 Irene Rich

3 Gillian Leale

4 Paul Flavell

5 James Ingham

6 Robin Leale (C)

Rung by the Kingston-upon-Thames Society of Ringers.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Lincoln College

Saturday, 31 March 2007 in 2h 37 (7–3–10)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Janet Menhinick

2 Anne L Rueff

3 Christopher Tuckett

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 Robert A Partridge

6 Robin P D Middleton

7 Philip A L Rioch

8 Paul N Harden (C)

75th Peal together 1 and 4

Ringing World page reference: 5008.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 1 April 2007 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Tenor covering

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Pam Elliston

3 Alison Clayton

4 Rob Needham

5 Ken G Baker

6 Robert Partridge (C)

7 Michael Dane

1st in the method 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 1 April 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Douglas Wilks

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Susan King

5 Hugh Deam

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 1 April 2007 in 45m (12 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Brenda Abrahams

2 Maureen Tarbox

3 Cath Fitsell

4 Dave Thorpe

5 Mark Robins (C)

6 Maurice Marulli de Barletta

For Palm Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 1 April 2007

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Sheila Bruce

2 Joyce Cornwall

3 Peter Mackie

4 Meryl Kennedy

5 Patricia Newton

6 Josie Martin

7 David Twissell

8 Robert Newton (C)

First of major: 7

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 1 April 2007 (8–0–21 in A)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Tony Laurence

2 Josie Irving

3 Antoinette Jackson

4 Jill Garlick

5 Cliff Garlick

6 Andrea Gilbert

7 Ian Judd (C)

8 Wendy Middleton

For Palm Sunday

First of Stedman inside:1

Birthday compliments to 4

Circled the tower: 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 1 April 2007 in 44m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Judith Kirby

2 Susan King

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Gordon Smith

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead,

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 4 April 2007 in 2h 34 (size 16)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by D F Morrison (No.4)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Thomas J Hinks

9–10 J Neville Parkin

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0423

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 5 April 2007 in 44m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alison Clayton

2 Rob Needham

3 Pam Elliston

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Chris J Brown

6 Michael Dane (C)

For Maundy Thursday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 6 April 2007 in 45m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Chris J Brown

2 Rob Needham

3 Pam Elliston

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Ken G Baker

Half Muffled for Good Friday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Saturday, 7 April 2007 in 2h 49 (11cwt)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by GAC John

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Brian Bladon

3 Roger Baldwin

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 Keith D Anderson

6 James Clatworthy

7 Ian Roulstone (C)

8 Richard L Thumwood

9 Peter G Giles

10 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 5009.0421

Oxford Diocesan Guild

White Waltham, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 8 April 2007 in 43m (12–0–9 in G)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Derek R Smith

2 Simon Smith (C)

3 Jacqueline Hazell

4 Lesley Graves

5 Caroline Andrew

6 Derek Brayne

To the Glory of God on Easter Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 8 April 2007 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Pam Elliston

2 Rob Needham

3 Joanne Pocock

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Michael Dane (C)

6 Chris J Brown

50th quarter 3.

For Easter Sunday Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 8 April 2007 in 44m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley Graves

2 Jacqueline Hazell

3 Roger Martin

4 Derek R Smith

5 Simon D Smith (C)

6 Robert Packer

To the Glory of God on Easter Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 8 April 2007 (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert Bruce

2 Anthony Hughes (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Charles Smith (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 8 April 2007 in 43m (12 cwt)

1260 April Day

1 Brenda Abrahams

2 Maurice Marulli de Barletta

3 Maureen Tarbox

4 Dave Thorpe

5 Mark Robins (C)

6 Mark Brock

For Easter Sunday and

Mark Robins' 50th Birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 8 April 2007 in 42m (21½)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Wendy Roberts

2 Jill Garlick

3 Shirley Goss

4 Phyllis Brook

5 Cliff Garlick

6 Chris Bennett (C)

7 Alan Foster

8 Jeff Powell

For 8am Eucharist.

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