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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Monday, 20 April 2015 in 2h 29 (15)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by J Freeman

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Kenneth R Davenport

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5429.0506

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire

St Andrew

Monday, 20 April 2015 in 2h 53 (15 cwt)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 457)

1 Michael Hatchett

2 William Butler

3 Lesley A Knipe

4 Michael R Spencer

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Stuart F Gibson

Rung in memory of Philip Chalk, ringer and tower captain at this church for many years, who died on April 4th.

Ringing World page reference: 5446.0916

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way, Calcot

Wednesday, 22 April 2015 in 2h 40 (15)

5040 Swindon Surprise Royal

Composed by P D Niblett

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Colin M Lee

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5429.0506

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 22 April 2015 in 2h 56 (15)

5088 Chatteris Fen Surprise Maximus

Composed by David C Brown

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 Richard A Pearce

5–6 David C Brown (C)

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Oliver D Cross

Ringing World page reference: 5429.0506

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary BVM

Thursday, 23 April 2015 in 38m (7 cwt)

1260 Spliced Cambridge/plain Bob/little Bob

1 Brian Baldwin

2 Christina Tribble

3 Peter Tribble

4 Martin Petchey

5 Robert Tregillus

6 Simon J O Head (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Thursday, 23 April 2015 in 45m (17–1–15 in E)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Eunice A Wark

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Martin Foakes

4 Joanne P Druce

5 Joanna E Knight

6 David R Bardwell

7 Colin G Newman

8 D Giles Winter (C)

Rung to mark St George's Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 April 2015

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Rosemary Evans

2 Amanda Miles

3 William Butler (C)

4 John Kape

5 Imogen Sculthorp

6 Janet E John

7 Anthony D Smith

8 Graham A C John

2: 1st inside.

For St George's Day and Roy Pratley's and Cameron Smith's Birthday. Also for the birth of Harrison Boyd Clark born on the 17 April, Great Grandson of William Butler.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Streatley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 23 April 2015 (8–1–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Tony Laurence

2 Rosie Brown

3 Ian G Judd

4 Josie S Irving

5 Antoinette J R Jackson

6 Christopher M Tuckett (C)

For St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Thursday, 23 April 2015 in 38m (6–2–19 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Lisa Ryan

2 Valia Battat

3 Joe Norton

4 J Paul Coad

5 Steve Smith (C)

6 Richard Simpson

Rung for St George's Day as part of the Vale of White Horse Branch

Quarter Peals for England

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

Thursday, 23 April 2015

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Michael Smedley

2 Adam Lockwood

3 Kay Bartholomew (C)

4 Paul Smith

5 Gordon Smith

6 Alan Keen

To celebrate St. George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Mary-le More Wallingford

Saturday, 25 April 2015

1260 St Clements Minor and Plain Bob Minor

1 Philip Mills

2 Nuala Clements

3 Helen Diserens

4 Keith Anderson

5 Mary Friskney

6 Chris Tuckett (C)

Rung during Wallingford's St George's Day Celebrations for Helen's 81st Birthday.

First in method for Philip

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 26 April 2015 in 45m (12 cwt)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Simon Edwards

2 Helen Piper

3 Angela Brown

4 Liz Thornton

5 Tim Pink

6 Chris Caryer

7 J Martin Rice

8 Mark Robins (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 28 April 2015 (15–1–20 in F)

1344 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Ray Vickers

2 Ruth Stokes

3 Andrew Spencer

4 Nick Gray

5 Lesley Belcher

6 Doug Hird

7 Mark Jacot

8 Chris Stokes (C)

A fond goodbye from the Wicken band to Mark Jacot.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

10 Church Lane

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Hilarie Rogers

3–4 Christopher Tuckett

5–6 Robert Newton (C)

7–8 Mary Friskney

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Wednesday, 29 April 2015 in 3h (15)

5040 Xylophone Surprise Maximus

Composed by A G Reading (no1)

1–2 Katharine J Firman

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Oliver D Cross

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5429.0506

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

Friday, 1 May 2015 in 43m (3–3–3)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

2 Andrew Smith

3 Toby Goss

4 Richard Lewis-Skeath

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Adrian Rodriguez

Rung for May day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton On The Green

St Marys BVM

Saturday, 2 May 2015 in 42m (7cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Brian Baldwin

2 Christina Tribble

3 Peter Tribble

4 Paul Crombleholme

5 Martin R Petchey

6 Simon J O Head (C)

Rung to mark the 300th anniversary of the first true recorded peal which was rung on 2nd May 1715 at St Peter Mancroft Norwich and to celebrate the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 May 2015 in 2h 58 (11)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Benjamin Annable

1 Peter A Blower

2 Ann Davies

3 Josie Martin

4 Patricia M Newton

5 David Sullivan

6 Robert H Newton

7 Charles M S Botting (C)

8 James F P Vockins

First peal attempt: 1, 8.

Rung by a local band to mark the tercentenary of the first documented peal.

Also to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their daughter.

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0556

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

St Mark

Saturday, 2 May 2015 in 2h 54 (8 cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by C Ravenscroft

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Simon L Edwards

3 William Butler

4 Catherine M A Lane

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 Ashley R Gray

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Stuart F Gibson

First peal at first attempt - 6. Arranged and rung specially to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first peal and with the band's best wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their daughter.

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0556

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 48m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Joanna Shepherd

2 Anna E Sherwood

3 Joanne P Druce

4 Joanna E Knight

5 Robert P Sherwood

6 Colin R Cairns

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 David R Bardwell

For Evensong, as a practice for the 8 bell striking competition.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Pam Elliston

2 Rob Needham

3 Geoffrey M Harvey

4 Alan K Barsby

5 Lavinia M Sullivan

6 Stephen R Smith

7 Andrew Elliston

8 John A Harrison (C)

To mark: the 20th anniversary of the twinning of Sonning with Ligugé in France; the 300th anniversary of the first recorded peal at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, on 2 May 1715; the 46th wedding anniversary of Rob & Pauline Needham.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 41m (6–0–17)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ann Stevens

2 David Endacott

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Clare Knock

5 Lucy Laird (C)

6 J Paul Coad

Rung before Compline and Benediction, to celebrate the birth of a daughter to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 3h 5 (26 cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by R. Bailey

1 June D Wells (C)

2 E John Wells

3 Christopher M Tuckett

4 Robert A Partridge

5 Kelvin R Britton

6 Jack Page

7 Douglas J Beaumont

8 Stephen R Smith II

First triples 6 and first triples as conductor.

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first peal, rung May 2 at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich.

Also, to celebrate the birth of a daughter to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0556

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 41m (14–0–1)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Kathy Xu

2 John G Pusey

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Richard H Youdale

6 Andrew R Freer

7 Leon G Thompson (C)

8 Catherine M A Lane

Rung before Evensong as a mark of respect on the 100th anniversary of the death of Lieutenant Ronald William Poulton Palmer who was killed by enemy sniper on the morning of 5 May 1915.

Lt. Poulton-Palmer was the first member of the Parish to be killed during the Great War and former captain of the English national rugby union team.

First on 8: 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

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

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Judith Kirby

3 Douglas Wilks

4 Susan King

5 Hugh Deam (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Norwich, Norfolk

St. Peter Mancroft Church, The Jesus Chapel

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 2h 49 (17)

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Richard Angrave

1–2 Katharine J Firman

3–4 Thomas J Hinks

5–6 David C Brown (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton

Rung in St Peter Mancroft Church as part of the celebrations around the 300th anniversary of the first recorded true peal.

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0556

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 3 May 2015

1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Patricia Newton

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Roderic Bickerton

4 David Sullivan

5 Samantha Martin

6 Alan Bain

7 Josie Martin

8 Ann Davies

9 George Whiteside (C)

10 Charles Botting

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 52m (19–2–14 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Lydia Bates

2 Jill Belcher

3 Brian Berry

4 Lesley Belcher

5 Roy Keeves

6 Ian Thompson

7 Tony Gray (C)

8 Nick Gray

For morning service

For the 300th Anniversary of the first peal on 2nd May 1715

First quarter on 8 bells - Treble

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chesham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 44m (17–0–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rhoda Allen

2 Kate Yerby

3 Godfrey C Reynolds

4 Timothy J Yates

5 Martin Whitaker (C)

6 Stuart J V Galloway

In memory of William George Reynolds - grandfather of the 3rd ringer - killed at Gallipoli 3rd May 1915. Also in memory of Desmond John Wright - cousin of the 3rd ringer and also a grandson of William George Reynolds - who died 1st May 2015.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 44m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Christopher Holmes

2 Lionel D Smith

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Heather Bletchly

5 Rosemary Hemmings

6 Alan J Griffin

7 Colin M Lee (C)

8 Charlotte A Holmes

Rung for Evensong and to welcome the safe arrival of a daughter for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 3 May 2015 in 41m (11–2–22)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rachel Sheppard

2 Heather Dobson (C)

3 Sue Haines

4 Peter Fay

5 Grant Edney

6 Pamela Reeve

Rung for the birth of the baby princess of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Monday, 4 May 2015 in 39m (6)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Anne E Jones

2 Emma Brooks

3 Stephen R Munday

4 Sebastian G Munday

5 Jackie O'Hagan (C)

6 Harriet L Munday

Rung to celebrate the birth of HRH Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

south newington, oxfordshire

St peter-ad-vincula (5)

Monday, 4 May 2015 in 43m (8–0–7 os)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Barrie Salter

2 Michael Haynes

3 Lawrence White

4 Matthew Kemble

5 Keith Abbott (C)

this quarter peal was rung for the birth of princess charlotte elizabeth diana princess of cambridge saturday 2/5/2015 and for the rt.reverend john stroyan bishop of warwick on his (60th) tuesday 5/5/2015 and for roy jones who passed away one year today on monday 4/5/2014.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Harwell, Oxfordshire

St Matthew

Monday, 4 May 2015 in 45m (16–1–26 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Callum Cockburn

2 Debbie Greenfield

3 Shirley Goss

4 Stuart Gibson

5 Josie Irving

6 Paul Hartley

7 Nick Clarke (C)

8 Philip Roberts

Rung as a compliment to Kathryn Roberts and David Lock, prior to their wedding later today in this church.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chilton, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Monday, 4 May 2015 in 45m (7–2–3 in A)

1260 Doubles and Minor (4m)

Plain Bob Minor, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Carina Lobley

2 Judith Kirby

3 Susan King

4 Donna Bennett

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 5 May 2015 in 2h 49 (9)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major

(4m: 1536 London; 1344 Bristol; 1152 Belfast, Glasgow; 108 com)

Composed by D F Morrison (No 25)

1 William Butler

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Colin M Turner

5 Nicholas J Clarke

6 Martin J Turner

7 W John Couperthwaite (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5430.0530

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 6 May 2015 in 2h 51 (15)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Patricia M Newton

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Graham G Firman

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5430.0531

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 6 May 2015 in 51m (9–0–18 in G)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Wendy Haslam

2 Linda Maycroft

3 Lesley Belcher

4 Roy Keeves

5 Phil Haslam

6 Chris Stokes (C)

First quarter inside. Rung to celebrate the birth of HRH Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge on 2nd May 2015.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 6 May 2015 in 3h 1 (11)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Hyden

1 Andrew Haseldine (C)

2 Julie A Haseldine

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Roger W Powell

5 Alan R Bentley

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Christopher W Hoare

8 John A Harrison

9 Robert H Newton

10 L Roy Woodruff

Rung as a farewell to Kathy & Alan Bentley, soon to be moving to Dorset.

Ringing World page reference: 5430.0530

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wantage, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Friday, 8 May 2015 in 50m (21–2–15)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Celia Leeson

2 Gillian Loyd

3 Liz Woodhouse

4 Stuart F Gibson (C)

5 Joe D R Norton

6 David A J Endacott

7 Richard Loyd

8 Graham P Stoter

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 8 May 2015 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Geoffrey M Harvey

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Barbara Wells

4 John A Harrison

5 Pam Elliston

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Stephen C Wells (C)

8 Kenneth R Davenport

For the 70th anniversary of VE Day, before a VE Day concert in the church.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Penn, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Friday, 8 May 2015

70 Call Changes

1 Lesley Dawe

2 Geoffrey Hopkinson

3 Judy Weaver

4 Gary Clark

5 Stan Barlow

6 Michael Bayley

Rung To Mark The 70th Anniversary Of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Friday, 8 May 2015 in 43m (3–3–3)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Melanie McGregor

2 Andrew Smith

3 Richard Lewis-Skeath

4 Sue Rhodes

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Michael Probert

Rung for VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Friday, 8 May 2015 in 40m (9–1–20 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Gill Loyd

2 Claire Ward

3 Richard Loyd

4 Frank Cullen

5 Reg Sidlow

6 Nick Clarke (C)

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

1st of minor 2 and 5.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary-le-More

Saturday, 9 May 2015

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Sally Worsley

2 Helen Diserens

3 Ian Judd

4 Mary Friskney

5 Keith Anderson

6 Roy Thorpe

7 Christopher Tuckett (C)

8 Philip Mills

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 44m (17–1–15 in E)

1250 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Joanne P Druce

4 David R Bardwell

5 Colin G Newman

6 Joanna E Knight

7 Colin R Cairns

8 D Giles Winter (C)

Rung to mark the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 9 May 2015 (13–0–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Rosemary Evans

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Susan E Smith II

4 Janet E John

5 John Kape

6 William Butler (C)

7 Richard J Marshall

8 Anthony D Smith

9 Adrian J Moon

10 Graham A C John

Rung commencing at 11.00 am to mark the 70th Anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 40m (6–0–17)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Tony Crabtree

2 Joe Norton

3 Ann Stevens

4 Nicola Roberts

5 Lucy Laird (C)

6 Margaret Andrews

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Radley, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 40m (6½ in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Daphne Pollard (C)

2 Oliver Hyde

3 Ann Belcher

4 Audrey Fowlie

5 Edward Walker

6 Maurice Belcher

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 46m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Doubles (2m)

540 Grandsire 720 Plain Bob (468 behind)

1 Gayle A Woods

2 Helen C Burchell

3 Jonathan E Muller (C)

4 Martin J Cross

5 Sally A Austin

6 Nigel J Slade

7 Michael J Austin

8 Daniel J Austin

Rung to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Saturday, 9 May 2015 (17½)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Sue Belgrove

2 Mick Harrison

3 Andrew Wild

4 John Whitham

5 Phillip Rose (C)

6 Melvyn Rose

For 70th Anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 9 May 2015 (8–0–21 in A)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Tony Laurence

2 Rosie Brown

3 Ian G Judd

4 Jill Kirby

5 Josie S Irving

6 Wendy J Middleton

7 Christopher M Tuckett

8 William S Harwin (C)

Rung to Commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cumnor, Oxfordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 45m (13–1–4 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jenny A Dyer

2 Michael Gurl *

3 Janette Swaine

4 Andrew J Dyer (C)

5 Matthew Hall

6 Mark Benstead

* 1st Quarter inside

To mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Blewbury, Oxfordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 9 May 2015 in 46m (19–0–13 in E)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Matt Napper

2 Gill Loyd

3 Stuart Gibson

4 Josie Irving

5 Jo Knight

6 Mark Vincent

7 Richard Loyd

8 Nick Clarke (C)

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 10 May 2015 in 45m (12 cwt)

1260 Hunslet Bob Triples

1 Steve Lowman

2 Tim Pink

3 Angela Brown

4 Rebecca Browning

5 J Martin Rice

6 Michael Hurst

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 David Thorpe

To mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 10 May 2015 in 47m (8–1–4 in A)

1376 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Martin Saunders

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Keith Abbott

5 Charlotte A Holmes

6 Christopher Holmes

7 Alan J Griffin

8 Colin M Lee (C)

Rung for the service marking the start of Christian Aid week and to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amesbury, Wiltshire

St Mary and St Melor

Monday, 11 May 2015 in 3h 15 (18–1–9)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Lesley A Knipe

2 William Butler (C)

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Thomas R Garrett

5 Richard H Johnston

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Michael R Spencer

8 Stuart F Gibson

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day and celebrate the birth of Princess Charlotte

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0603

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 12 May 2015 (15–1–20 in F)

1280 Glasgow Surprise Major

1 Ray Vickers

2 Julie Haseldine

3 Andrew Spencer

4 Ruth Stokes

5 Lesley Belcher

6 Chris Stokes

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 John Stanworth

First Quarter in method - 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 12 May 2015 in 2h 51 (13–0–23 in F)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal

(12m: 720 Clyde, Henleaze; 360 Anglia, Bristol, Cambridge, King's Norton, Lincolnshire, London No 3, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative No 2, Yorkshire; 125 com, atw)

Composed by D F Morrison (No 1760)

1 William Butler

2 Graham A C John

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Martin J Turner

5 Colin M Turner

6 John C Sheppard

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 W John Couperthwaite (C)

9 Peter Bridle

10 Ian G Campbell

300th peal together: 4, 9.

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0554

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Churchill, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 12 May 2015 in 42m (10–3–9 in G)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (5 M)

(Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Yorkshire)

1 Keith Abbott

2 John G Pusey

3 Richard H Youdale

4 Paul Coad

5 Mary Friskney

6 Alan J Griffin

7 Robert Partridge

8 Nick Clarke (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

South Newington, Oxfordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 in 45m (8–0–7 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Keith Abbott

2 Michael Probert

3 Lionel D Smith (C)

4 Barrie Salter

5 Michael Haynes

Rung on the eve of Ascension Day and for the appointment of Revd Hilary Campbell as Associate Area Dean of Deddington Deanery

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 in 2h 34 (15)

5040 Triton Delight Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5431.0556

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Thursday, 14 May 2015

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Francoise Allen

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Alison Bayley

4 Josie Martin

5 Patricia Newton

6 George Whiteside

7 Robert Newton (C)

8 Iain Scott

For Ascension Day Eucharist

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Thursday, 14 May 2015 in 42m (3–3–3)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Adrian Rodriguez

2 Andrew Smith

3 Michael Probert

4 Melanie McGregor

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

6 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

Rung for Ascension Day prior to service. First treble to a QP.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 14 May 2015 in 51m (19–0–6 in E)

1344 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Murphy

2 Iain J Anderson (C)

3 Christine M Nunn

4 Elva R Ainsworth

5 Jan Galloway

6 David A Cornwall

7 Valerie J Simmonds

8 Gordon C Polley

For Ascension day prior to evening service.

1 1st on 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 May 2015 in 44m (10 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Susan King

2 Steve Everett

3 Paul Lucas

4 Colin Taylor

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Jonathan Jones

First quarter peal inside: 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 May 2015 in 2h 46 (6)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Janet E Menhinick

2 James W S Crawley

3 Janet Galloway

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 David A Cornwall

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 L Roy Woodruff

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

In memory of Patricia Crawley 1928 - 2015

Ringing World page reference: 5478.0395

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 17 May 2015 in 50m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1288 Grandsire Triples

Composed by RW Willans

1 Joyce Vernon

2 Rob Needham

3 Lavinia M Sullivan

4 Geoffrey M Harvey

5 Alan K Barsby

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Graham E Slade (C)

8 Keith Vernon

For evensong.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 17 May 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Toby Goss

3 Judith Kirby

4 Donna Bennett

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 17 May 2015 in 44m (12–1–8 in G)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Rebecca Browning

2 Mike Winterbourne

3 Angela Brown

4 Jenny Jones

5 John Kape

6 J Martin Rice

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Steve Lowman

In memory of Frank Burrow, husband of Shirley, friend of 4.

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 17 May 2015

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 George Whiteside

2 Charles Botting

3 David Sullivan

4 Patricia Newton

5 Josie Martin

6 John Hearn

7 Ann Davies

8 Robert Newton (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 17 May 2015 in 48m (24 cwt)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Jean Davis

2 Charlotte Holmes

3 Barry J Davis

4 Christopher Holmes

5 Michael W Coleman

6 Robert A Reeves

7 Mark W Sayers

8 Colin M Lee (C)

Rung by past and present Adderbury ringers in memory of Jo Moreton a former ringer at this tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 19 May 2015 in 43m (15 cwt)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Mary Spence

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Dave Creasy

4 Stephen R Smith

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 Alan K Barsby

7 Jon P Tutcher

8 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

For the Archdeacon's visitation

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston Bigot, Somerset

St Leonard

Tuesday, 19 May 2015 in 2h 41 (7 cwt)

5184 Lessness Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

1 Raymond Haines

2 Peter Bridle

3 John C Sheppard

4 Beryl R Norris

5 William Butler

6 Martin J Turner

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

1250 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Ann Davies

2 Angela Darvill

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Kenneth Darvill

5 George Whiteside

6 Christopher Parkinson

7 Robert Newton

8 Patricia Newton (C)

Rung prior to a Centenary Service of Commemoration remembering the five hundred men from High Wycombe who gave their lives in the First World War

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way, Calcot

Wednesday, 20 May 2015 in 2h 38 (15)

5040 XXV Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Oliver D Cross (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Colin M Lee

9–10 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5432.0579

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 20 May 2015 in 2h 50 (15)

5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (4m)

1296 Strathclyde S; 1248 each Avon D, Bristol S, Ariel S; 85 com, atw

Composed by J S Warboys

1–2 Elizabeth C Frye

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Richard A Pearce (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5432.0579

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shellingford, Oxfordshire

St Faith

Thursday, 21 May 2015 in 2h 34 (6–2–10 in B)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1x240 10 different extents, 4 times each

1 Celia H Leeson

2 Elaine C Baber

3 Joe D R Norton

4 Jonathan D H Norton

5 Simon W Edwards (C)

6 Stephen Lowman

First Peal at first attempt: 1

First Doubles as Conductor: 5

Circles Tower: 3

First Grandsire: 4, and first Grandsire Doubles: 2, 3, 5

To mark the 20th Anniversary of Joe's first peal

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 21 May 2015 in 2h 52 (10–1–11)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23 Methods)

224 changes each of Bristol, Ipswich, Rutland, Yorkshire, Ashtead, Lindum, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, London, Double Dublin, Jersey, Ospringe, Cambridge, Superlative, Pudsey, Aldenham, Lincolnshire, Ealing, Uxbridge, Ickleton, Watford & Wembley. 160 com atw

Composed by Timothy G Pett

1 Stuart F Gibson (C)

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Joanna E Knight

5 Josie S Irving

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Robert A Partridge

8 E John Wells

4: Most Methods to a Peal

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0627

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 22 May 2015 in 47m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Joyce Vernon

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Pam Elliston

4 Alan K Barsby

5 Geoffrey M Harvey

6 John A Harrison

7 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

8 Keith Vernon

Before the service celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sonning Primary School.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brimpton, Berkshire

Brambles

Friday, 22 May 2015 in 2h 19 (11)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Janet E John

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 E John Wells

First of Treble Bob in hand and first peal for 25 years: 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 5432.0579

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 23 May 2015 in 2h 55 (9–0–15 in A♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by D Morrison

1 Catherine M A Lane

2 David A Cornwall

3 Richard Loyd

4 Joanna E Knight

5 Douglas J Beaumont

6 Stephen R Smith

7 Robert A Partridge (C)

8 Christopher M Tuckett

First in method - 3 Rung to mark the 5th anniverary of the first peal on the new bells

Ringing World page reference: 5436.0673

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 24 May 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury

1 Kathy Xu

2 Judy Kirby

3 Toby Goss

4 Bernard Masterman

5 Hugh Deam (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 24 May 2015 in 2h 39 (8–0–1)

5040 Doubles

1200 Grandsire, 1200 RCPD, 960 St Simon, 1680 PBD

1 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

2 Julie Minch

3 Richard Lewis-Skeath (C)

4 Michael Probert

5 Neil R Ephgrave

6 Robert W Walton

Rung as part of the FirstPeal2015 initiative to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first recorded peal.

2, 6: 1st peal.

5: 1st peal inside.

Ringing World page reference: 5435.0652

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Monday, 25 May 2015 in 42m (15–0–7)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Janet Smith

2 Sarah Cole

3 Simon White

4 Jeremy Adams

5 Anthony Cole (C)

6 Steve Walker

Rung to celebrate the life Bill Knapton, ringer at Bicester for many years, who died recently aged 92.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Tuesday, 26 May 2015 in 2h 37 (6)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Janet E Archibald

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Colin M Turner

5 John C Sheppard

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Peter Bridle

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cumnor, Oxfordshire

St Michael

Tuesday, 26 May 2015 (13–1–4 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Clare E F Dyer

2 Janette Swaine *

3 Andrew J Dyer (C)

4 Jenny A Dyer

5 Guy Matthews

6 Michael Gurl

* To celebrate your "Special" birthday, with many congratulations and best wishes from all of the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Wednesday, 27 May 2015 in 2h 37 (14)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by D F Morrison(No2245)

1–2 Robert H Newton

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Patricia M Newton

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0602

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 27 May 2015 in 2h 33 (15)

5120 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 Oliver D Cross

9–10 Graham G Firman

100th together: 1-2 & 9-10.

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0602

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Wednesday, 27 May 2015 in 2h 37 (6–2–19)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Composed by (240 & 5 extents repeated 6 times)

1 Jacqueline A O'Hagan

2 Jon Chamberlain (C)

3 Andrew J Dyer

4 Valia E Battat

5 Stephen H Stanford

6 Stephen J Smith

Specially arranged to celebrate the 85th Birthday of Norman Leslie (today),

a ringer at this tower for 63 years.

Also fondly remembering his twin brother Dennis.

First in method as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 5437.0699

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Thursday, 28 May 2015 in 2h 17 (13)

5120 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by P J Sanderson

1–2 Katharine J Firman

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Thomas J Hinks (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

Ringing World page reference: 5433.0602

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Thursday, 28 May 2015 in 2h 28 (15)

5040 Triton Delight Royal

Composed by D F Morrison (no.2546)

1–2 Jack Page

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Thomas J Hinks (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0628

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Friday, 29 May 2015 in 42m (3–3–3)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Richard Lewis-Skeath

2 Andrew Smith

3 Melanie McGregor

4 Sue Rhodes

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Anthony Williamson

1st in method 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Denham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Friday, 29 May 2015 in 3h 22 (22)

5120 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Peter J Blight

2 J Alan Ainsworth

3 Roger Baldwin (C)

4 Kenneth R Davenport

5 James W S Crawley

6 David I Bassford

7 John B Keeler

8 Alan Regin

Rung to celebrate the birth of HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0629

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 31 May 2015

1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Christopher Parkinson

2 Charles Botting

3 Patricia Newton

4 Ann Davies

5 Samantha Martin

6 Josie Martin

7 John Hearn

8 George Whiteside

9 Robert Newton

10 David Sullivan (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cropredy, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 31 May 2015 in 49m (16–1–16 in F)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Barry Davis

2 Andries Bosland

3 Heather Bletchly

4 Colin Lee

5 Keith Abbott

6 Stuart Gross

7 Graham Clifton

8 Michael Uphill (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Monday, 1 June 2015 in 2h 46 (15)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

Composed by J Clatworthy

1–2 Marcia L Dieppe

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Kenneth R Davenport

7–8 Timothy G Pett

9–10 E John Wells (C)

First Oxford Royal - 1/2

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0628

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 2 June 2015 in 49m (12–0–0 in A♭)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Martha Hazell

2 Jacqueline Hazell (C)

3 Kathryn Titford

4 Rob Needham

5 Derek R Smith

6 Derek Titford

To celebrate the 62nd Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Tuesday, 2 June 2015 in 2h 51 (13–2–3 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

(8m: 768 Rutland; 704 London; 640 Pudsey, Superlative; 576 Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 119 com, atw)

Composed by P G K Davies

1 William Butler

2 Colin M Turner

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Peter H Mackie

5 John C Sheppard

6 Timothy G Pett

7 W John Couperthwaite (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0627

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Wednesday, 3 June 2015 in 2h 39 (15)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Mark Regan

1–2 Robert H Newton

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Oliver D Cross

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0628

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 3 June 2015 in 2h 52 (size 15)

5136 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (5m)

(1104 each Avon D, Bristol S; 1056 Zanussi S; 960 Strathclyde S; 912 Phobos S: 91 com, atw)

Composed by R W Lee

1–2 Elizabeth C Frye

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Richard A Pearce (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0628

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire

Stallpits Mini Ring

Sunday, 7 June 2015 in 34m (5lb14oz in E♭)

1299 Grandsire Doubles

10 different extents + a 99

1 Tracey Wright

2 Lucy Laird

3 Simon W Edwards (C)

4 Joe D R Norton

5 Kevin J Musty

6 Hugh Baxter

Rung during Zoë's Sunny Ringing Day

First on a mini ring: 5,6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 7 June 2015 in 45m (13–0–2)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Lucy Laird

2 Deb Tiltman

3 Nicola Roberts

4 Joe Norton

5 Thomas Edgeworth

6 J Paul Coad

7 Julian T Watson

8 Kevin J Musty

9 Tony Crabtree (C)

10 Steve Lowman

Congratulations to Donna & Chris Lowman on the birth of their son Harry on 4th June, fourth grandchild for Steve.

With best wishes to Kevin's stepson Simon Phillips & Lorrisa Clayfield, to be married on 13th June.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 7 June 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Charlotte Furneaux

2 Lindsay Powell

3 Judith Kirby

4 Douglas Wilks

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 7 June 2015

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Sheila Bruce

2 David Cornwall

3 Charles Botting

4 Josie Martin

5 David Sullivan

6 George Whiteside

7 Patricia Newton

8 Robert Newton (C)

For Choral Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 7 June 2015 in 43m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Alison Varney

2 Alison Saunders

3 Chris Cox

4 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

5 Martin Saunders

6 Lionel D Smith

Rung for the Songs of Praise Service at the end of the Flower Festival weekend

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Midgham, Berkshire

St Matthew

Monday, 8 June 2015 in 2h 35 (5–0–9)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (24 Methods)

1. Bacup & Bamborough, 2: Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale & Stamford, 3: Lincoln & Coldstream, 4: Carlisle, Chester & Munden, 5: London, Wells & Cunecastre, 6: Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet & Hexham, 7: Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose & Bourne

1 William Butler

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5435.0652

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 in 45m (17–1–15 in E)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

480 Cambridge; 352 Yorkshire; 448 Lincolnshire

View composition

1 Joanne P Druce

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Anna E Sherwood

4 D Giles Winter

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Robert P Sherwood

7 Colin R Cairns

8 Colin G Newman (C)

First Spliced -3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 in 2h 59 (14)

5138 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3 Methods)

1728 each Cambridge, Yorkshire, 1682 Bristol; 18 com, atw

Composed by A G Reading

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Peter C Randall (C)

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5435.0653

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Thursday, 11 June 2015 in 2h 48 (8cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (21 M)

21 m:448 each Cambridge and Lincolnshire, 224 each Ashstead, Bristol, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 com. atw

Composed by N. Smith

1 June D Wells (C)

2 John C Sheppard

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Josie S Irving

5 Timothy G Pett

6 Stuart F Gibson

7 Kenneth R Davenport

8 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5435.0652

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 11 June 2015 in 52m (19–0–6 in E)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Valerie J Simmonds

2 Alison M Bayley

3 Elva R Ainsworth

4 Iain J Anderson

5 Maryanne Roach

6 David A Cornwall

7 Patricia M Newton

8 Kenneth J Darvill

9 Charles MS Botting

10 Robert H Newton (C)

In memory of Mary Elizabeth Hanley, aunt and Godmother of 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 June 2015 in 3h 5 (14 cwt)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 June D Wells

2 Mandy R Salter

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 Marcia L Dieppe

5 Patricia M Newton

6 David A Cornwall

7 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

8 E John Wells

9 Stuart F Gibson

10 Robert H Newton

To celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

The Royal Barge "Gloriana" arrived at Cookham during the peal.

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0724

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wraysbury, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 41m (9–2–26 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Linda Newby

2 Wendy Serpant

3 Dennis Brock

4 Anna Leach

5 Roger Lewiston (C)

6 Dorothy Barker

Rung to celebrate the signing of The Magna Carta in 1215.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton On The Green (St Marys BVM)

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 25m (7cwt)

800 Grandsire Doubles

1 Martin Smith

2 Peter Tribble

3 Martin R Petchey

4 Paul Crombleholme

5 Simon J O Head (C)

6 Christina Tribble

To commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 14 June 2015 (17–1–11 in E♭)

800 Grandsire Doubles

1 Ann Birch

2 Becky Fawcett

3 Graham Bartholomew

4 Gary Reading

5 Edward Fawcett (C)

6 John Brookman

To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Robert Bruce

2 Ailsa Reid

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Judith Kirby

800th Anniversary of Magna Carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire

Sunday, 14 June 2015

1260 St Clements Minor

1 Bob Christopher

2 Lesley Belcher

3 Ann Fletcher

4 Laurence Gibson

5 Sebastian Lucas

6 Andrew Spencer (C)

Rung to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Loughton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 14 June 2015 (11–0–8 in G)

800 Mixed Doubles

80 Grandsire, 240 Plain Bob, 240 St Simon's 240 St Martins

1 Anne McIntyre

2 Gary Reading

3 Ann Birch

4 John Brookman

5 Edward Fawcett (C)

6 Graham Bartholomew

To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 46m (12 cwt)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Cath Fitsell

2 Angela Brown

3 Maureen Tarbox

4 Andrew Clark Maxwell

5 Peter Payne

6 David Thorpe

7 Michael Hurst

8 Mark Robins (C)

To Commemorate Magna Carta 800

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 42m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

Front Six

1 Michael J Austin

2 Martin J Cross

3 Sally A Austin (C)

4 Daniel J Austin

5 Jonathan E Muller

6 Nathan J Pendery

Rung to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta

First Quarter Peal - Tenor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 14 June 2015

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Josie Martin

2 Patricia Newton (C)

3 Alison Bayley

4 David Sullivan

5 Roger Powell

6 Linda Rothera

7 George Whiteside

8 David Cornwall

9 Alan Bain

10 Robert Newton

Rung during a Liberteas event to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 14 June 2015 (14 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

(with 1 & 3 leading and tenor covering)

1 Karen Townsend

2 -

3 Shirley Gostling

4 Ruth Daniel

5 Claire L Fisher

6 Timmy Mallett

7 Mandy R Salter

8 Andrew McKerlie

9 Marcia L Dieppe (C)

10 Martin Gostling

First Quarter (1). Rung by an all Cookham band to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Gloriana stopped en route at Cookham yesterday (Saturday) whilst making its way downstream to Runymede.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Banbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 14 June 2015 in 50m (17–0–9 in E)

1296 Little Bob Royal

Composed by A P Sweeting

1 Barry J Davis

2 Sue Burchell

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Rosemary Hemmings

6 Charlotte A Holmes

7 Robert Reeves

8 Colin M Lee (C)

9 Alan J Griffin

10 Graham J Clifton

Rung to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

St Peter and Paul

Sunday, 14 June 2015

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Wendy Hawkins

2 Adam Lockwood

3 Kay Bartholomew

4 Gordon Smith

5 Paul Smith

6 Robert Newton (C)

First of Minor: 1,2. To mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Monday, 15 June 2015 in 40m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Angela Brown

2 Eava Allen

3 Ian Park

4 Zoe Cleal

5 J Martin Rice (C)

6 Chris Maslen

For the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. First of P B Doubles: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beedon, Berkshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 15 June 2015 in 2h 42 (6¼)

5040 Surprise Minor (6 Methods)

1: London, 2: Norwich, 3: Bourne, 4: Cambridge, 5: Beverley, 6: Surfleet, 7: Cambridge

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Jane C Spencer

3 William Butler

4 Michael Hatchett

5 Michael R Spencer

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

2: First Surprise Minor inside

Rung to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta on the 15th June 1215

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0724

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 in 2h 41 (9 cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

(23m: 224 each of Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley & Yorkshire: 160 com, atw)

Composed by Norman Smith

1 William Butler

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Martin J Turner

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Peter Bridle

6 W John Couperthwaite

7 John C Sheppard

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5436.0674

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brimpton, Berkshire

Brambles

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 in 2h 21 (11)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Janet E John

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 E John Wells

First in the method on handbells: 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 5522.0179

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Wednesday, 17 June 2015 in 45m (13–0–2)

1296 Plain Bob Caters

1 Deb Tiltman

2 Pete Tombs

3 Ann Stevens

4 Erica Crabtree

5 Helen Tombs

6 Julian Stevens

7 Lucy Laird

8 Joe Norton

9 Tony Crabtree (C)

10 Steve Lowman

Rung on the centenary of the death of Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford RN who was a member of the local family who gave their name to Warneford Place in Sevenhampton and Warneford School in Highworth. He was honoured with the Victoria Cross and the French medal of the Légion d'honneur for pursuing and destroying single-handed a German Zeppelin airship near Ghent, Belgium on 7th June 1915.

To commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta and the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Also a birthday compliment to Julian.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green

St Marys BVM

Thursday, 18 June 2015 in 15m (7cwt)

196 Waterloo Surprise Minor

1 Paul Crombleholme

2 Christina Tribble

3 Martin Smith

4 Martin R Petchey

5 Peter Tribble

6 Simon J O Head (C)

Rung during practice to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. First in method for all.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 18 June 2015 in 2h 18 (13)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (24m)

24m: 384 Pudsey, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 192 Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative; 155 com.

Composed by Norman Smith

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Graham A C John (C)

5–6 Christopher P Cole

7–8 E John Wells

Most methods on handbells: 1-2, 5-6 & 7-8.

Ringing World page reference: 5436.0674

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Penn, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 20 June 2015

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Thomas Sharpe

2 Alison Bayley

3 Michael Bayley

4 Ruth Monks

5 David Cornwall

6 Ken Darvill (C)

Rung today to celebrate the marriage of Lady Anna Curzon to David Palmer. Anna is the eldest daughter of Countess Howe and the 7th Earl Howe, who is the patron of this church.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 June 2015 in 3h 21 (27 cwt)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Jack E Page

2 June D Wells

3 David Sullivan

4 Stephen R Smith II

5 Peter H Mackie

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Kenneth J Darvill

9 E John Wells

10 Colin G Newman

11 David R Cox

12 Robert H Newton

Rung to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Ringing World page reference: 5440.0771

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 20 June 2015 in 47m (24–0–14 in D)

1260 Wellington Little Bob Major

View composition

1 Jonathan D White

2 Charlotte A Holmes

3 Barry J Davis

4 Harry S Gibson

5 Christopher Holmes

6 Colin M Lee (C)

7 Robert A Reeves

8 A John Stanworth

Marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. First in the method for all.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 21 June 2015 in 45m (17–1–15 in E)

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Martin Foakes

4 David R Bardwell

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Colin R Cairns

7 Colin G Newman

8 D Giles Winter (C)

1st in method - 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Radley, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 21 June 2015 (6½ in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Daphne Pollard (C)

2 Edward Walker

3 Ann Belcher

4 Audrey Fowlie

5 M Ian Minns

6 Maurice Belcher

To mark the centenary of the death of Pte Smewing of this parish, died 17 June 1915. Also as part of our 'Save Our Bells' weekend to raise funds to rehang the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 21 June 2015

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Matthew Addison

2 Jill Garlick

3 Shirley Goss

4 John W Napper

5 Alan Foster (C)

6 Daniel Dawson

Rung for Evensong.

First Quarter for 1 and 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 21 June 2015 in 45m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lionel D Smith

2 Alison Saunders

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Rosemary Hemmings (C)

5 Martin Saunders

6 Philip Paling

Rung for the Confirmation service conducted by Colin, Bishop of Dorchester. A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wonston, Hampshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 22 June 2015 in 2h 50 (8 cwt)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor

(14m in 7 extents: (1) Chester & Munden (2) London & Wells (3) York & Durham (4) Westminster & Allendale (5) Beverley & Surfleet (6) Berwick & Hexham (7) Cambridge & Ipswich)

1 William Butler

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Jeffrey Knipe

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5440.0771

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Monday, 22 June 2015 (13–0–23 in F)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Susan E Smith II

2 Anthony D Smith

3 Janet E John

4 Graham A C John

5 Rosamund Durham

6 John J Durham (C)

7 Joanne A Waller

8 Ben Waller

9 Diana M Bridle

10 Peter Bridle

Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary on 12 June of Sue and Tony Smith by a band of married couples.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 22 June 2015 in 40m (9–1–20 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Daphne Pollard

2 Beryl Yeats

3 Marcus Gover

4 Claire Ward

5 Debbie Greenfield

6 Nick Clarke (C)

1st of minor inside: 2 and 3.

Silver wedding anniversary compliments to Marcus and Jackie Gover

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 23 June 2015 in 45m (15–1–20 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Lesley Belcher

2 David Phillipson

3 Ann Birch

4 Ruth Stokes

5 Andrew Spencer

6 Chris Stokes

7 Richard Haseldine (C)

8 Doug Hird

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 24 June 2015 in 3h 1 (15)

5088 Xylophone Surprise Maximus

Composed by Alan G Reading (No 4)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Jack Page

7–8 Elizabeth C Frye

9–10 Graham A C John (C)

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5437.0699

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 24 June 2015 in 2h 53 (15)

5040 Trafalgar Surprise Maximus

Composed by O D Cross

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 Graham G Firman

5–6 Katharine J Firman

7–8 Oliver D Cross (C)

9–10 Christopher D O'Mahony

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0723

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Thursday, 25 June 2015 in 2h 13 (14½)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by M B Davies

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 Graham G Firman

5–6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7–8 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5437.0699

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 25 June 2015 (19–0–6 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Delia E Heppenstall

3 David A Cornwall

4 Janet Galloway

5 Valerie J Simmonds

6 Patricia M Newton

7 A Robin Heppenstall (C)

8 Robert H Newton

Golden Wedding Anniversary compliments to Hugh and Jean Neill, former ringers at this tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Friday, 26 June 2015 in 42m (3–3–3)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Michael Probert

2 Anthony Williamson

3 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

4 Malcolm Fairbairn

5 Richard Lewis-Skeath

6 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

Rung to celebrate the birthday of Neil Merryweather-Clarke.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 27 June 2015 in 43m (26)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 June Saint

2 June Wells

3 John A Harrison

4 Peter Ellis

5 Joanna Knight

6 John Wells (C)

7 Colin Newman

8 Stephen Smith II

Rung before the Ordination Service.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Loughton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 27 June 2015 in 42m (11–0–8)

1260 Mixed Doubles

480 St Simons, 480 St Martins, 300 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Graham Bartholomew

2 Gary Reading

3 Anne McIntyre

4 Terry Page

5 Edward Fawcett (C)

6 John Brookman

To commemorate the death 100 years ago today, of Arthur Thomas Kitchener the second Loughton man to die in the Great War.

Also to celebrate the arrival of Alexandra, a grand-daughter for Roger Blackburn, bell-ringer and Churchwarden at All Saints

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 28 June 2015 (13–0–23 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Angela Brown

2 Margaret Robinson

3 John Kape

4 Imogen Sculthorp

5 Anthony D Smith (C)

6 John Robinson

For the Healing Service

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Combe, Oxfordshire

St Laurence the Martyr

Sunday, 28 June 2015

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Julie Minch

2 Michael Probert

3 Anthony Williamson (C)

4 Richard Lewis-Skeath

5 Neil R Ephgrave

6 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

Rung before Evensong and in thanksgiving for the life of Julie Bourchier, wife of Chris and mother of Oliver and Jonathan.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 28 June 2015 in 44m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Lionel D Smith

2 Sue McCouaig

3 Alison Varney

4 Martin Saunders

5 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

6 Harry Gibson

Rung for the evening service on the Patronal Festival. A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Monday, 29 June 2015 in 2h 20 (15)

5088 Leatherhead Surprise Major

Composed by G Mariner

1–2 Jack Page

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 E John Wells

Rung to welcome Eliza Lily granddaughter to Valerie and Bernard Groves

Ringing World page reference: 5437.0699

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 in 2h 59 (10–1–11 in G)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major

(4m: 1536 London; 1344 Bristol; 1152 Belfast, Glasgow; 108 com)

Composed by D F Morrison (No 25)

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Peter H Mackie

4 Martin J Turner

5 Colin M Turner

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 W John Couperthwaite (C)

8 Ian G Campbell

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0747

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 in 47m (24–0–14 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Trevor Hubbard

2 Christopher Holmes

3 Charlotte A Holmes

4 Jonathan D White

5 Colin M Lee (C)

6 Eva Staples

3/30. Rung half-muffled, by a local band to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Private William Frederick Roberts of 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 30 June 1915.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

south newington, oxfordshire

St peter-ad-vincula

Wednesday, 1 July 2015 in 43m (8–0–7 os)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lawrence White

2 Richard Waddy

3 Michael Haynes

4 Michael Probert

5 Keith Abbott (C)

a banbury branch 90th anniversary quarter for the rev linda green vicar of st marys church in banbury oxon who is retiring at the end off july 2015 wishing her all the best in her retirment also for a mate david martin of bloxham oxon who passed away on monday 29th june 2015.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 1 July 2015 in 2h 53 (15)

5184 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 David C Brown (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0723

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 2 July 2015 in 2h 18 (13)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)

27m: 192 Ashtead, Bilsborrow, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne, Dorchester, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 161 com.

Composed by Norman Smith

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Graham A C John (C)

5–6 Christopher P Cole

7–8 E John Wells

Most methods on handbells: 1-2, 5-6 & 7-8.

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0722

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Friday, 3 July 2015 in 44m (3–3–3)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Richard Lewis-Skeath

2 Andrew Smith

3 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

4 Michael Probert

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Melanie McGregor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bloxham, Oxfordshire

Our Lady of Bloxham

Friday, 3 July 2015 in 52m (26–3–7 in C♯)

1344 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Jean Davis

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 Barry J Davis

4 Lionel D Smith

5 Rosemary Hemmings

6 Alan J Griffin

7 Graham J Clifton

8 Colin M Lee (C)

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 4 July 2015 in 40m

1440 Surprise Minor (5 methods)

1: London & Wells, 2: Cambridge, Beverley & Surfleet

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 Josie S Irving

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Harwell, Oxfordshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 4 July 2015 in 2h 54 (16–1–26 in E)

5152 Ecuador Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Michael A Haynes

2 Peter J F Quinn

3 Raymon A Sheasby

4 Ian N Robinson

5 Robert Tregillus

6 L Roy Woodruff

7 Roderic K Bickerton

8 Michael Chester (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5438.0722

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 5 July 2015 in 44m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Matthew Stone

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Joanne P Druce

4 David R Bardwell

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Colin R Cairns

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 Colin G Newman

1st Quarter Peal at 1st attempt - Treble

For Healing Service

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 5 July 2015 in 53m (25–2–26 in D♭)

1344 Jade Surprise Major

1 June A Saint

2 Helen M McGregor

3 Joanne P Druce

4 June D Wells

5 E John Wells

6 Peter J R Bevis

7 D Giles Winter

8 Stephen A Rossiter (C)

1st in method for all

Engagement compliment to Rob Lee and Lizzy Stokoe

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 5 July 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Charlotte Furneaux

2 Douglas Wilks

3 Judith Kirby

4 Susan King (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Lindsay Powell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 5 July 2015

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 James Vockins

2 Sheila Bruce

3 George Whiteside

4 Ann Davies

5 Christopher Parkinson

6 David Sullivan (C)

For Evensong

First minor: 1

300th quarter in the tower: 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Sunday, 5 July 2015 in 44m (3–3–3)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Val Atherton

2 Andrew Smith

3 Michael Probert

4 Melanie McGregor

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Sue Hall

Rung to celebrate the ordination of Sue Spankie and Mike Print to the diaconate and for the Dedication Festival of St Mary the Virgin, Freeland.

1st treble to a QP. 1st QP as an all Freeland band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cropredy, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 6 July 2015 in 45m (16–1–16 in F)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Elizabeth A Smith

2 Heather Bletchly

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Rosemary Hemmings

5 Barry J Davis

6 Stephen Day

7 Stuart Gross

8 Colin M Lee (C)

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter. 1st of Surprise Major for 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Michael, Cornhill (Vestry)

Tuesday, 7 July 2015 in 2h 56 (15 in C)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Paul N Mounsey (C)

5–6 Katharine J Firman

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 P Quentin Armitage

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0748

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bucklebury, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 July 2015 in 2h 56 (12–3–22 in G)

5024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (No 3228)

1 W John Couperthwaite (C)

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 John C Sheppard

6 E John Wells

7 Peter Bridle

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0747

Oxford Diocesan Guild

south newington, oxfordshire

St peter-ad-vincula

Wednesday, 8 July 2015 in 45m (8–0–7 os)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Keith Abbott (C)

2 Richard Waddy

3 Charles Knight

4 Barrie Salter

5 Michael Haynes

this quarter peal was rung for the christening of princess charlotte elizabeth diana at sandringham on sunday 5th july 2015.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End, Tilehurst

Wednesday, 8 July 2015 in 3h (15)

5040 Swindon Surprise Maximus

Composed by J Clatworthy

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Jack Page

7–8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0748

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 8 July 2015 in 2h 37 (14)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

(1440 Lincolnshire; 1200 each Cambridge, London No. 3 and Yorkshire: 102 com)

Composed by D F Morrison (No. 6912)

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Elizabeth C Frye

5–6 Graham G Firman

7–8 Christopher D O'Mahony

9–10 Robert H Newton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0748

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green

St Marys (BVM)

Thursday, 9 July 2015 in 42m (7 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Brian Baldwin

2 Martin R Petchey

3 Peter Tribble

4 Paul Crombleholme

5 Simon J O Head (C)

6 Patricia Caryl Rosewell

First in method 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tadmarton, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Friday, 10 July 2015 in 45m (11–0–15 in G)

1260 Anniversary Doubles

1 Alison Saunders

2 Alison Varney

3 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

4 Lindsey C Smith

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Barrie Salter

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter. Also to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. 1st of Anniversary Doubles for 2 and 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Midgham, Berkshire

St Matthew

Friday, 10 July 2015 in 43m (5)

1272 Spliced Minor (2m)

Little Bob and Plain Bob

1 Eava Allen

2 Graham John

3 Janet John

4 Angela Brown

5 Joanne A Waller

6 Ben Waller (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

1b Kings Grove

Friday, 10 July 2015 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 Marcia L Dieppe

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Jack E Page (C)

7–8 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0748

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 July 2015 in 2h 23 (3–3–3 in D)

5040 Minor

7m: 1. Cambridge S. 2. Buxton B. 3. Childwall B. 4. St Clement's CB 5. St Clement's CB, Armitage-is-the-name B. 6. St Clement's CB, Badgeworth B. 7. Plain Bob

1 Nicholas K Allsopp

2 Michael A Haynes

3 Robert Tregillus

4 Simon J O Head

5 Roderic K Bickerton

6 Michael Chester (C)

Remembering Roy Jones of Old Marston.

Ringing World page reference: 5439.0747

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 12 July 2015 in 46m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Eunice A Wark

2 Jenny Foakes

3 Joanne P Druce

4 David R Bardwell

5 Colin G Newman

6 Colin R Cairns

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 Martin Foakes

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 12 July 2015 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

Reverse Canterbury, All Saints, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Robert Bruce

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Judith Kirby

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Michael Haynes

Ringing World page reference: 5833.0129

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bloxham, Oxfordshire

Our Lady of Bloxham

Sunday, 12 July 2015 in 49m (26–3–7 in C♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Alastair Marshall

2 Alison Varney

3 Isabel Hands

4 Rosemary Hemmings

5 Malcolm Hensher

6 Keith Abbott

7 Alan J Griffin (C)

8 John Temple

First of triples for 1. Rung on parishioner Dan Robert's 80th birthday.

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wolverton, Hampshire

St Catherine

Monday, 13 July 2015 in 2h 44 (8–2–23)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 Methods)

1: London, 2: York, 3: Beverley, 4: Bourne, 5: Norwich, 6: Ipswich, 7: Cambridge

1 William Butler

2 Jane C Spencer

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Michael R Spencer

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

2: Most Surprise Minor Methods to a Peal

Rung in anticipation of the 85th Birthday of the treble ringer

Ringing World page reference: 5440.0771

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 13 July 2015 in 47m (24–0–14 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Trish Fennel

2 David Stansfield

3 Charlotte Holmes

4 Trevor Trivett

5 Christopher Holmes

6 Colin M Lee (C)

Rung by a local Sunday service band to mark the 90th anniversary of the Banbury branch of the ODG.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 14 July 2015 in 45m (15–1–20 in F)

1344 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Ruth Stokes

2 Lesley Belcher

3 Claire Reading

4 Andrew Spencer

5 Gary Reading

6 Doug Hird

7 Stephen Stanford

8 Chris Stokes (C)

First in method: 3 and 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenington, Oxfordshire

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 14 July 2015 in 47m (9½ in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Barrie Salter

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 Lionel D Smith

4 Michael Haynes

5 Robert Reeves (C)

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way Calcot

Wednesday, 15 July 2015 in 2h 38 (15)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1–2 Elizabeth C Frye

3–4 Jack Page

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 Colin M Lee

Ringing World page reference: 5440.0772

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 15 July 2015 in 2h 37 (15)

5000 Quakers Friars Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 Peter C Randall

5–6 Oliver D Cross

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Graham A C John (C)

First peal in the method on handbells.

Ringing World page reference: 5440.0772

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tulloch, Highland

Tulloch Lodge

Saturday, 18 July 2015 in 2h 11 (12 in F)

5060 Spliced Kent Major

5056 Kent Treble Bob, 4 Kent Little Court. 1 com.

Composed by From W Hudson

1–2 Robert H Newton

3–4 Jonathan S Frye

5–6 Jack E Page (C)

7–8 E John Wells

Arranged to celebrate the 60th birthdays and 35th wedding anniversary of Helen McGregor and Peter Bevis

Ringing World page reference: 5443.0839

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tulloch, Highland

The Last Tower

Sunday, 19 July 2015 in 2h 36 (1–1–15 in A)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (8 Methods)

8 methods: 768 each Rutland, London and Bristol, 576 each Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative and Pudsey. 144com.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Joanna K Dorling

4 Stephen A Rossiter

5 Patricia M Newton

6 Robert H Newton

7 Jack E Page (C)

8 Alan Regin

100th together 1 & 4.

Ringing World page reference: 5443.0839

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 19 July 2015

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

640 Cambridge, 640 Yorkshire

1 David Sullivan

2 David Cornwall

3 Linda Rothera

4 Josie Martin

5 Charles Botting

6 Ann Davies

7 John Hearn

8 George Whiteside (C)

First spliced surprise major: 7.

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 19 July 2015 in 45m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Clive Strong

2 Sue McCouaig

3 Chris Cox

4 Harry Gibson (C)

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Martin Warner

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter. Rung for Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Winkfield, Berkshire

St Mary

Monday, 20 July 2015 in 46m (13–2–13 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jill Glennester

2 Sue Bish

3 Kathryn Harris

4 Tony Bish

5 Trevor Scott (C)

6 Jonathan Hemsley

For Barbara Joy Eastburn on the day of her funeral. A ringer most of her life and a much missed member of our band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Peasemore, Berkshire

St Barnabas

Monday, 20 July 2015 in 2h 47 (8–0–11)

5040 Surprise Minor (18 methods)

1: London, Wells & Cunecastre, 2: Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose & Bourne, 3: Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet & Hexham, 4: York & Durham, 5: Westminster & Allendale, 6: Norwich, 7: Cambridge, Ipswich & Bourne

1 William Butler

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5442.0819

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford

St Thomas the Martyr

Monday, 20 July 2015 in 2h 48 (11 cwt)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C Adams

1 Michael O'Hagan

2 Darran Ricks

3 John G Pusey

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 David L Thomas

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Richard L Thumwood

1st peal of Surprise - 6

Ringing World page reference: 5441.0794

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

10 Church Lane

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Hilarie Rogers

3–4 Christopher Tuckett

5–6 Robert Newton (C)

7–8 Mary Friskney

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 22 July 2015 in 48m (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Martha Hazell

2 Jacqueline Hazell (C)

3 Matthew Bulbeck

4 Vikki Bulbeck

5 Derek R Smith

6 Derek Titford

To mark the passing of Peter Griffiths, longstanding resident of the parish.

To celebrate the Ruby Wedding of Derek and Jackie Smith, married 19th July 1975.

First Quarter inside: 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rousham, Oxfordshire

SS Leonard and James

Wednesday, 22 July 2015 in 44m (8–1–13 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lionel D Smith

2 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

3 Chris Cox

4 Heather Bletchly

5 Charlotte A Holmes

6 Liz Collett

First Quarter at first attempt 6.

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 22 July 2015 in 2h 35 (size 15)

5120 Spliced Treble Dodging Royal (4m)

(1360 each Cambridge S, Superlative No.2 S; 1200 each Bristol S, Triton D: 102 com, atw)

Composed by M B Davies (No.6)

1–2 Graham G Firman

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 Richard A Pearce (C)

£2.50

Ringing World page reference: 5444.0867

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mollington, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Thursday, 23 July 2015 in 42m (4–2–6 in C)

1260 Doubles (3 Methods)

240 Reverse Canterbury, 480 Plain Bob, 540 Grandsire

1 Ann Cubitt

2 Jean Davis

3 Sue Burchell

4 Barry J Davis

5 Robert A Reeves (C)

6 Barrie Salter

Rung as birthday compliment to the treble ringer.

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary quarter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Horley, Oxfordshire

St Etheldreda

Friday, 24 July 2015 in 45m (6–3–17 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alison Tite

2 Elizabeth A Smith

3 Heather Bletchly

4 Jean Davis

5 Barry J Davis (C)

6 Lionel D Smith

1st Quarter away from cover for 1.

A Banbury Branch 90th Anniversary Quarter

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