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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 7 April 2016 (15–1–21 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Jasper Snowdon (72)

1 Jenny Moore

2 Sue Rhodes

3 Andrea Falk

4 Michael Probert

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Ruth Plumridge

7 Kevin J Musty

8 Ruth Beavin

Congratulations to Steve and Sheila Horton on the occasion of their Silver Wedding Anniversary yesterday.

Circled the tower to QPs: 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mundford, Norfolk

Friday, 8 April 2016 in 38m

1272 Surprise Minor

720 Annable's London, 552 Primrose

1 Lesley A Knipe

2 Bobbie May

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Jeffrey Knipe

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 8 April 2016 in 40m (3–3–3 in D)

1260 Doubles

240 each PBD & RCPD, 780 Grandsire.

1 Robert W Walton

2 Anthony Williamson

3 Michael Probert

4 Richard Lewis-Skeath

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Julie Minch

Rung in celebration of the life of Joan Ruby Patricia Anderson who died all too soon on March 19th 2016 aged 71. An Aunt and great friend of the Walton family who will be greatly missed.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Friday, 8 April 2016 in 43m

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Alice Derbyshire

2 Wendy Simon

3 John Tchighianoff

4 Benji Coles

5 Andrew Davis

6 Gordon Smith

30th birthday compliment to Benji Coles

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Saturday, 9 April 2016

1260 4m St Simon's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Kathy Xu

2 Susan King

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Murphy

5 Paul Lucas

6 Lindsay Powell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 9 April 2016

1260 4m St Simon's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Donna Murphy

3 Judy Kirby

4 Lindsay Powell

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Paul Lucas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 10 April 2016 in 44m (17–1–15 in E)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Mark B Davies

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Joanne P Druce

4 D Giles Winter

5 David R Bardwell

6 Colin R Cairns

7 Joanna E Knight

8 Colin G Newman (C)

First DNCBM - 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 10 April 2016 in 43m (12 cwt)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Mike Winterbourne

2 Imogen Sculthorp

3 Angela Brown

4 Eleanor Rice

5 John Kape

6 J Martin Rice

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Steve Lowman

Rung in memory of Peter Brown, husband of Angela, marking the 10th anniversary of his death - 7th April 2006.

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 10 April 2016 in 40m (6–0–12 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Simon Chapman

2 Bradley Herrington

3 Barbara Wells

4 Daniel Chafen

5 Thomas Helyer

6 Stephen Wells (C)

Rung to celebrate the birth of William Austin Curtis Wells on March 22nd 2016, grandson of 3 and 6.

First inside 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Benson, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Sunday, 10 April 2016 (14–1–22 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob and Grandsire Doubles

Plain Bob and Grandsire Doubles

1 Isobel Anderson-Besant

2 John Tchighianoff

3 Maureen Bosley

4 Benji Coles

5 James Anderson-Besant (C)

6 Dave Perry

First Quarter: 1

30th birthday compliment to Benji

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Monday, 11 April 2016 in 2h 19 (15)

5060 Nailstone Surprise Major

Composed by Graham A C John and Donald F Morrison(arr)

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: 5479.0419

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Peasemore, Berkshire

St Barnabas

Monday, 11 April 2016 in 2h 40 (8–0–11)

5040 Surprise Minor (10 Methods)

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

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Christopher M Tuckett

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0650

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bloxham, Oxfordshire

St Mary's

Monday, 11 April 2016 in 51m (27cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Alastair Marshall

2 Alison Varney

3 Rosemary Hemmings

4 Barry Davis

5 Keith Abbott

6 Harry Gibson

7 Alan Griffin (C)

8 Isabel Hands

Rung at the service of Induction & Installation of the Revd. Dale Gingrich as the Vicar of Bloxham, Milcombe & S.Newington, and to welcome him and Anne Marie, his wife.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 12 April 2016 in 2h 52 (13cwt)

5040 Goldsborough Surprise Royal

Composed by B D Constant

1 Peter Bridle

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Martin J Turner

5 Douglas J Beaumont

6 Timothy G Pett

7 E John Wells

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

9 Robert H Newton

10 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5479.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 in 2h 59 (17)

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 Jack E Page

9–10 Christopher O'Mahony

11–12 Robert H Newton

1500th peal together 3/4 11/12

18th Birthday compliment to Hamish O'Mahony

Ringing World page reference: 5479.0419

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanwell, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Thursday, 14 April 2016 in 44m (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rachel McLoughlin

2 Chris Cox

3 Alison Varney

4 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Ann Cubitt

First quarter for 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 14 April 2016 in 51m (24–0–14 in D)

1320 April Day Doubles

1 Eva Staples

2 David Stansfield

3 Trevor E Trivett

4 Charlotte A Holmes

5 Colin M Lee (C)

6 Christopher Holmes

6/30. Rung by a local Sunday service band, half muffled to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Private James William Fletcher, 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment of this parish, Great Uncle of 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Eversley, Hampshire

St Mary

Friday, 15 April 2016 in 40m (5–0–12 in C♯)

1320 Wells Surprise Minor

1 Stephen Wells (C)

2 Barbara Wells

3 Peter Jordan

4 Alan Barsby

5 Lynne Jordan

6 Gregory Jordan

Rung to celebrate the birth of William Austin Curtis Wells on March 22nd, grandson of 1 & 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Saturday, 16 April 2016 in 47m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Viv Lowery

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Eunice A Wark

4 David R Bardwell

5 D Giles Winter (C)

6 Joanne P Druce

Rung to celebrate the birth of Thomas Howell Gibbs (11lbs 2oz) to Rhiannon and Alfie Gibbs on 13th April 2016.

First quarter peal - Treble.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 April 2016 in 3h (11–0–9)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 6381)

1 Josie Martin

2 Patricia M Newton

3 Daniel J Page

4 Kenneth J Darvill

5 John E Hearn

6 Alan F R Bain

7 Jack E Page

8 Robert H Newton (C)

Rung as a wedding compliment to Carole Bain and Timothy Potter, married on 8th April.

Ringing World page reference: 5479.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary BVM

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 43m (7 in B♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor and Oxford Treble Bob Minor

576 Cambridge Surprise Minor and 720 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Brian Baldwin

2 Christina Tribble

3 Martin R Petchey

4 Paul Crombleholme

5 Peter Tribble

6 Simon J O Head (C)

Rung in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 90th Birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Kathy Xu

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Judith Kirby

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 44m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

480 PBD, 780 Grandsire

1 Fiona A Methley (Age 13)

2 Melanie McGregor

3 Michael Probert

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Caz Woodruff

Rung to the Glory of God before Evensong celebrating the announcement that the new Bishop of Oxford is to be the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft.

Most QPs in a day: 2.

Completes LTR level 3: Treble.

2/2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 2h 36 (6–3–26 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by C Ravenscroft

1 Susan E M Read

2 Sophie L Martin (aged 12)

3 Brian J Read

4 Ieuan Hallas (aged 16)

5 Isaac J O'Shea

6 David L Thomas

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Josh D Ball (aged 15)

1st peal at first attempt 2,4,8. Rung by an all Abingdon band.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0599

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 17 April 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1260 Grandsire Caters

1 Ann Davies

2 George Whiteside

3 David Cornwall

4 David Sullivan

5 Patricia Newton

6 David Leonard

7 Josie Martin

8 John Hearn

9 Robert Newton (C)

10 Peter Jasper

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 47m (22 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Tracy Fields

2 Lydia Bates

3 Brian Berry

4 Alan Cozens

5 Lesley Belcher

6 Nick Gray

7 Tony Gray [C]

8 Roy Keeves

First on 8 bells: 1

Rung for Sunday service and as an 80th birthday compliment to Alan & Shirley Cozens

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 44m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles (3m)

360 April Day, 360 PBD, 540 Grandsire Doubles

1 Michael Probert

2 Judy Kirby

3 Melanie McGregor

4 Hugh Deam

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Colin P Taylor

Ringers from four Oxfordshire Churches rang at a fifth to celebrate the news that the next Bishop of Oxford is to be the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft.

1/2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Banbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 49m (17–0–9 in E)

1272 Spliced Plain and Little Bob Royal

Composed by Charles M S Botting

1 Barry J Davis

2 Alison Varney

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Lionel D Smith

5 Sue Burchell

6 Rosemary Hemmings

7 Colin M Lee (C)

8 Harry Gibson

9 Alan J Griffin

10 Robin B Green

Rung to celebrate the confirmation in this church earlier today of 17 young people and adults from across the Deanery.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 in 2h 52 (10–1–11 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

(10m: 672 Cambridge, London, Yorkshire; 448 Belfast, Bristol, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative; 160 com, atw)

Composed by D F Morrison (No 152)

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Martin J Turner

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Colin M Turner

6 Claire F Roulstone

7 W John Couperthwaite (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5480.0442

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 in 2h 18 (14½)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1–2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7–8 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5598.0767

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 20 April 2016 in 2h 56 (15)

5088 Spliced Surprise Maximus

1488 Bristol, 1344 Lincolnshire, 1296 Yorkshire and 960 Newgate. 28 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by Richard J Angrave

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Graham A C John

7–8 Jack E Page

9–10 Oliver D Cross (C)

11–12 Robert H Newton

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of H M Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0598

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 44m (17–1–15 in E)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

(Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridge, Rutland)

Composed by Richard C Offen

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Joanne P Druce

4 Colin R Cairns

5 Anna E Sherwood

6 Robert P Sherwood

7 D Giles Winter

8 Colin G Newman (C)

Rung on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Streatley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 21 April 2016 (8–1–26 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Tony Laurence

2 Ian G Judd

3 Rosie Brown

4 Josie S Irving

5 Antoinette J R Jackson (C)

6 Wendy J Middleton

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 40m (6–0–17)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 David Endacott

2 Lucy Laird

3 Helen Tombs

4 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

5 Joe Norton

6 Tony Crabtree (C)

With best wishes to HM Queen Elizabeth II on her 90th birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 2h 50 (9 cwt)

5090 90th Birthday Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Colin G Newman

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Joanna E Knight

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 Robert A Partridge

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Robert H Newton

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Arranged and rung to celebrate the 90th Birthday of H M Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0597

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 43m (17–1–11 in E♭)

1260 St Clements College Bob Minor

1 Linda Maycroft

2 Anne McIntyre

3 Becky Fawcett

4 Edward Fawcett

5 Graham Bartholomew

6 John Brookman (C)

To celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

6 - 1st in minor as C

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Giles

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 48m (14–2–7 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Joyce Vernon

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Ruth Hine

4 Pam Elliston

5 Sarah Barrett

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Jenny Page (C)

8 Keith Vernon

A 90 Birthday compliment to Her Majesty Queen Elzabeth 11

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Pangbourne, Berkshire

St James the Less

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 43m (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (5 Methods)

Eynesbury, St Martin's, St Simon's, Plain Bob and Grandsire

1 Wendy Rapley

2 June A Saint

3 John Harland

4 Len Palfrey

5 Michael Palfrey (C)

6 Geoff Eastlake

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 20m (5–3–17 in B)

210 Doubles

90 Grandsire, 120 Nettlebed.

1 Lucy Bailey

2 David Byers

3 Susan Byers

4 Mark Castle

5 James Champion

6 Ralph Elmes

7 Jeremy Simon

8 Sarah Whittaker

Rung for Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Longcot, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 43m (8–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

480 Grandsire; 780 Plain Bob.

1 Deb Tiltman

2 Ann Stevens

3 Alan Avery

4 Steve Lowman

5 Kevin J Musty (C)

6 Julian Stevens

Celebrating HM Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday.

1st mixed doubles; 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 45m (12–1–8 in G)

1260 April Day Triples

1 Cath Fitsell

2 J Martin Rice

3 Mike Winterbourne

4 Rebecca Browning

5 Eleanor Rice

6 David Thorpe

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Steve Lowman

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second.

Also celebrating the birth of Eliza May Graham, born 15th April, 6th great-grandchild to our senior ringer Brenda Abrahams.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 42m (14–3–19 in F)

1265 Stedman Triples

1 Ann Davies

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Katharine J Firman

4 Clifford Davies

5 Kenneth J Darvill (C)

6 Graham G Firman

7 L Roy Woodruff

8 David A Cornwall

To celebrate HM the Queen's 90th birthday today

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 47m (21–2–0 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Keith Vernon

2 Mary Riglar

3 Joyce Vernon

4 Joan Bennett

5 Geoff Riglar (C)

6 Caroline Leeming

Rung on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 90 Birthday

First Quarter 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 45m

1290 Grandsire Doubles

1 Chris Butterworth

2 Sue Belgrove

3 Mick Harrison

4 John Whitham

5 Phillip Rose (C)

6 Melvyn Rose

Rung to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

St Mark

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 43m (8–0–11 in A♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 June A Saint

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Joanne P Druce

4 Colin G Newman

5 Len Palfrey

6 Michael Palfrey

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 Mandy Morris

Rung on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Thursday, 21 April 2016 (6–0–12 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Bradley Herrington

2 Barbara Wells

3 Judith Bowler

4 Anna Barker

5 Alison Wood

6 Rachel Moss

7 Stephen C Wells (C)

8 Christopher Otim

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

First of triples, 1.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cuddington, Buckinghamshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 2h 43 (9 cwt)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by W John Couperthwaite

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Christopher M Tuckett

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 Maurice F Edwards

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Stuart F Gibson

7 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

8 Richard H Youdale

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0597

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Thursday, 21 April 2016 (14)

540 Plain Bob Minor

Treble leading and tenor covering

1 Karen Townsend (leading)

2 Shirley Gostling

3 Claire Fisher

4 Janet Gillard

5 Mandy Salter

6 Timmy Mallett

7 Marcia Dieppe (C)

8 Martin Gostling (cover)

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday today of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bucklebury, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 45m (12–3–22 in G)

1280 90th Birthday Surprise Major

1 Angela M Brown

2 Rosamund M Durham

3 Diana M Bridle

4 J Martin Rice

5 Graham M Brown

6 Michael Hurst

7 Mark D Robins

8 John J Durham (C)

A 90th birthday compliment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Banbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 46m (17–0–9 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Barry J Davis (C)

2 Alison Varney

3 Elizabeth A Smith

4 Jean Davis

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Sue Burchell

7 Alan J Griffin

8 Robert A Reeves

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Thursday, 21 April 2016 (12–3–20 in F♯)

1290 Grandsire Doubles

1 Kay Bartholomew (C)

2 Patricia Newton

3 John Hearn

4 Robert Newton

5 Gordon Smith

6 Paul Smith

A 90th Birthday compliment to HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 42m (11–1–10 in F♯)

1290 Grandsire Doubles

1 Janet Stiles

2 Colin Walter

3 Steve Wooler

4 Roger Powell

5 Roy Woodruff (C)

6 Derek Peters

Rung in Celebration of the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bierton, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Friday, 22 April 2016 in 45m (12–0–27 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Sue Robson

2 Heather Dobson

3 Susan Haines

4 Brian Robson

5 Peter Fay MBE (C)

6 John King

Rung to celebrate the Queens 90th Birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 3h (15–2–7 in F)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Joanna E Knight

2 Joanne P Druce

3 D Giles Winter

4 David R Bardwell

5 Anna E Sherwood

6 Robert P Sherwood

7 Colin R Cairns

8 Colin G Newman (C)

Rung by members of the St Michael, Tilehurst Service Band to mark St George's Day, also as a birthday compliment to HM Queen Elizabeth II following her 90th Birthday.

First Surprise - 4

Ringing World page reference: 5480.0443

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford St Mary-le-More

Saturday, 23 April 2016

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Monika Jurgens

2 Mary Friskney

3 Keith Anderson

4 Nuala Clements

5 Roy Thorpe

6 Kevin Beer

7 Chris Tuckett (C)

8 Philip Mills

Rung as part of the town's St George's Day celebrations

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 59m (17–1–15 in E)

1414 Middlesex and Plain Bob Triples

1 Eunice A Wark

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Matthew Stone

4 D Giles Winter

5 Joanne P Druce (C)

6 Anna E Sherwood

7 Colin G Newman

8 David R Bardwell

Rung to mark the occasion of the Feast of St George.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tadmarton, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 43m (11–0–15 in G)

1260 Doubles (4 Methods)

240 Dragon Place, 300 Plain Bob, 360 St Simons, 360 St Martins.

1 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

2 Alison Varney

3 Chris Cox

4 Lindsey C Smith

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Barrie Salter

To celebrate St George's Day and the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Pangbourne, Berkshire

St James the Less

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 42m (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (11 Methods)

St Osmund, St Ninian, Eynesbury, St John Baptist, St Martin's, St Leonard, St Simon's, Eynsham, Plain Bob, April Day and Grandsire

1 Wendy Rapley

2 Ann Gardener

3 John Harland

4 Len Palfrey

5 Michael Palfrey (C)

6 Stephen Billyeald

Rung to celebrate St George's Day and the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 37m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

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

1 Kathy Xu

2 Ailsa Reid (C)

3 Judith Kirby

4 Paul C Lucas

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

For St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 45m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 April Day Doubles

1 Fiona A Methley (Age 13)

2 Michael Probert

3 Julie Minch

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Robert W Walton

Rung celebrating St George's Day and the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death, and also Anthony Williamson's birthday. With grateful thanks to Anthony for voluntary emergency rope splicing!

1st 1260 of April Day: 2,3,4, and as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 23 April 2016

1260 Doubles (5m)

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

1 Kathy Xu

2 Ailsa Reid (C)

3 Judy Kirby

4 Paul Lucas

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Rung for St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 23 April 2016 (7–3–3 in A♭)

Bob Doubles and Call Changes To Queens

30 minutes of ringing by a mainly Sunday Service Band to Celebrate the 90th. Birthday of H.M.Queen Elizabeth 11, also rung for St.George's Day

1 Diana McClure

2 Christine Bisgrove

3 Joyce Vernon

4 David Summer

5 Roger Hopkinson

6 Richard Bisgrove

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 23 April 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1344 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 George Whiteside

2 Angela Darvill

3 Ann Davies

4 David Sullivan

5 Patricia Newton

6 Alan Bain

7 Charles Botting (C)

8 Robert Newton

Rung on St George's Day to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth and marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

St Mary The Virgin

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 43m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Caroline Whitelegge

2 Rosemary Howell

3 Samantha Brett

4 Andy Howell

5 Lyndsey Brett

6 Nicholas Brett (C)

In celebration of St. George's Day, as part of the N. Bucks Branch of the Oxford Diocesan Guild ringing wave rung across the Branch for the occasion.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 43m (6–0–12 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Simon Chapman

2 Rachel Moss

3 Barbara Wells

4 Alison Wood

5 Anna Barker

6 Thomas Helyer

7 Stephen Wells (C)

8 Bradley Herrington

Rung for St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ashbury, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 43m (13½ in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lisa Ryan

2 Clare Knock

3 David Endacott

4 Lucy Laird

5 Kevin J Musty (C)

6 Julian Stevens

For St Georges Day and part of the VoWH Branch Quarter Peal day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 24 April 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Anthony Hughes

2 Ailsa Reid (C)

3 Judith Kirby (C)

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Bernard Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 24 April 2016 (11–1–10 in F♯)

1260 Gransire Triples

1 Chris Hoare

2 Viv Suttie

3 Sue Haines

4 Colin Walter

5 Roger Powell

6 Steve Wooler

7 Roy Woodruff (C)

8 Derek Peters

Rung for Evensong and to welcome Darcie Lilian Webster, born 7th April, daughter to Philippa and Matthew, grand-daughter of 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swerford, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 25 April 2016 in 2h 35 (6–2–6 in B♭)

5040 Minor

7m: 1 extent each Kent TB, Norwich S., Cambridge S., St Clement's CB, Childwall B., Buxton B, Plain Bob.

1 Michael A Haynes

2 Robert Tregillus

3 Robert W Jones

4 Raymon A Sheasby

5 Roderic K Bickerton

6 Michael Chester (C)

Rung to welcome Revd Dale Gingrich to the benefice of Bloxham, Milcombe and South Newington.

Ringing World page reference: 5481.0498

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 26 April 2016 in 2h 51 (13–0–23 in F)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by D G Hull arr D F Morrison

1 W John Couperthwaite (C)

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Colin M Turner

6 Janet E John

7 Peter Bridle

8 Martin J Turner

9 Graham A C John

10 Timothy G Pett

Ringing World page reference: 5481.0498

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 27 April 2016 in 3h 3 (15)

5088 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Katharine J Firman

3–4 Elizabeth C Frye

5–6 Peter C Randall (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Stephen M Jones

11–12 Oliver D Cross

Ringing World page reference: 5481.0499

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 28 April 2016 in 2h 17 (15)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 Marcia L Dieppe

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Colin G Newman

7–8 E John Wells (C)

First on an inside pair 5-6

Ringing World page reference: 5481.0499

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 28 April 2016 in 2h 43 (8 cwt)

5184 Shildon Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 3712)

1 Brian Bladon

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Peter Bridle

6 Claire F Roulstone

7 Richard L Thumwood

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5482.0522

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

St Mark

Saturday, 30 April 2016 in 2h 48 (8–0–11 in A♭)

5024 Fifty Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Joanne P Druce

4 Stephen A Rossiter

5 Joanna E Knight

6 D Giles Winter

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Jack E Page

Arranged specially to celebrate the 50th birthday of Stephen Rossiter, on 2nd May.

Ringing World page reference: 5484.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 1 May 2016 in 46m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sue Portsmouth

2 Pam Elliston (C)

3 Geoffrey M Harvey

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Lavinia M Sullivan

6 Rob Needham

1 First quarter at first attempt.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Richard G Wild, brother of 5 and one time ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 1 May 2016 (11–0–09 in G)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Francoise Allen

2 Peter Jasper

3 George Whiteside

4 Lian von Wantoch

5 David Sullivan

6 Alan Bain

7 Charles Botting (C)

8 Ann Davies

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Eynsham, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Sunday, 1 May 2016 in 41m (9–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Robert W Walton

2 Michael Probert

3 Paul C Lucas

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Caz Woodruff

Rung to the Glory of God with the band's best wishes to our bell-ringing friend Fiona Methley following her Confirmation at St Peter's Catholic Church, Eynsham.

25th QP: Tenor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

south newington, oxfordshire

St peter ad vincula

Monday, 2 May 2016 in 45m (8cwt)

1260 Doubles

reverse Canterbury, plain bob, grandsire

1 Barrie Salter

2 Richard Waddy

3 Keith Abbott

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Michael Haynes

For the incoming Bishop of Oxford,

Right Reverend Dr. Stephen Croft

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Monday, 2 May 2016 in 3h 20 (23–0–20 in D)

5050 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Graham A C John

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 Jack E Page (C)

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Helen M McGregor

7 Peter J R Bevis

8 Stephen A Rossiter

9 Douglas J Beaumont

10 Peter R Ellis

11 Colin G Newman

12 Stephen R Smith II

Specially arranged as a 50th Birthday compliment to Stephen Rossiter

First on 12 as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 5484.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 3 May 2016 in 2h 52 (14–3–19 in F)

5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

1 E John Wells

2 Jacqueline M Hazell

3 June D Wells

4 Katharine J Firman

5 Graham G Firman

6 Kenneth J Darvill

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Robert H Newton

First in the method 2

Ringing World page reference: 5482.0522

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 3 May 2016 in 2h 42 (9 cwt)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 457)

1 Colin M Turner

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Martin J Turner

5 Vernon B Bedford

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Peter Bridle

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way Calcot

Wednesday, 4 May 2016 in 2h 37 (15)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham G Firman

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Colin M Lee

9–10 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5482.0523

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 4 May 2016 in 2h 58 (15)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus

(6 methods: 864 Cambridge, Newgate, Superlative, 816 Bristol, Phobos, Zanussi; 25 com, atw)

Composed by Richard A Pearce

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Richard A Pearce

7–8 David C Brown (C)

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Oliver D Cross

Ringing World page reference: 5482.0523

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bierton, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Wednesday, 4 May 2016 in 45m (12–0–27 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Anne Pratt

2 Heather Dobson

3 Sue Haines

4 Peter Fay

5 Duncan Purchase

6 Jeremy Pratt (C)

A 65th wedding anniversary compliment to Geoff (a former tower captain at this church) and Catherine Cross

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 45m (15–1–20 in F)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Raymond A Vickers

2 Ruth Stokes

3 Lesley J Belcher

4 Nick Gray

5 Tony Gray

6 Sebastian Lucas

7 Christopher C Stokes (C)

8 Richard Haseldine

Rung for Ascension Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 43m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Martin Foakes

4 Joanne P Druce

5 David R Bardwell

6 Colin G Newman

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 Matthew Stone

For Sung Eucharist on Ascension

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Thursday, 5 May 2016 (11–0–09 in G)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Charles Botting

2 Ann Davies

3 Patricia Newton

4 George Whiteside

5 David Sullivan

6 Josie Martin

7 Robert Newton

8 Peter Jasper (C)

For Ascension Day Eucharist

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Thursday, 5 May 2016 (19–2–14 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Minor

1 Roy Keeves

2 Gary Reading

3 Brian Berry

4 Ian Thompson

5 Mick Nimmo

6 Tony Gray [C]

Rung for Ascension Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chilton, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 2h 34 (7–2–3)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41 Methods)

41 Methods: Allendale, Alnwick, Annable's London, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Wells, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler, York

Composed by J S Warboys (SU0309 & SU0403)

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Christopher M Tuckett

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

For Ascension Day

5: Most Methods to a peal

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 45m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Tom Coyne

2 Alison Saunders

3 Alison Varney

4 Elizabeth A Smith

5 Martin Saunders (C)

6 Lionel D Smith

Rung for the evening service on Ascension Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Friday, 6 May 2016 in 41m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lesley A Graves

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Kenneth R Davenport

4 Andrew Elliston

5 Stephen C Wells (C)

6 Simon M Graves

Rung in memory of Peter Saddleton on the day of his funeral. Former ringer at Shottesbrooke and White Waltham and former Chairman of the Sonning Deanery Branch of the ODG.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mortimer, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 43m (11–2–23 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jackie McGee

2 Linda Finney

3 Nick Munson

4 Penny Wallace

5 Michael Palfrey (C)

6 Peter MacNaughtan

1st inside:3. Dedicated to Alf Rolfe who died on 28th April. Alf was a long serving member of the Royal British Legion.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 41m (6–0–12 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Bradley Herrington

2 Christopher Otim

3 Anna Barker

4 Stephen Wells (C)

5 Thomas Helyer

6 Simon Chapman

In memory of the Rev Jane Gibbs, Associate Priest at St Mary's Hinckley and mother of 3, who died on March 13th.

First inside 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 2h 34 (7–1–13 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

(7 extents)

1 John C Tchighianoff

2 Benji C Coles

3 Robert A Partridge

4 Andrew J Davis

5 Geoffrey Riglar

6 Robert H Newton (C)

First peal attempt: 2.

First peal on the refurbished bells, rung in memory of Bill Simon.

Ringing World page reference: 5482.0522

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 49m (15–1–20 in F)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Christopher C Stokes

2 Raymond A Vickers

3 Lesley Belcher

4 Sebastian Lucas

5 Andrew Spencer

6 Nick Gray

7 Tony Gray (C)

8 Ruth Stokes

Rang for Wicken Church's Open day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Judith Kirby

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Toby Goss (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Donna Bennett (C)

6 Bernard Masterman

1st as part conductor - 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 44m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Fiona A Methley

2 Sue Rhodes

3 Michael Probert

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Toby Goss

Rung before Evensong celebrating the birthdays of Stuart Macdonald and Fiona Methley. Also celebrating with supporters of teams promoted and candidates elected this week, including Oxford United and Harry St John, with thanks and commiserations to their worthy opponents.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 8 May 2016

1260 Doubles (6m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, All Saints, St Simons, St Martins, Grandsire

1 J Kirby

2 H Deam (C)

3 T Goss (C)

4 R Bruce

5 D Murphy (C)

6 B Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 53m (10–1–11 in G)

1520 Spliced Major (11m)

192 each Rutland S, Uxbridge S & Yorkshire S; 160 Ashtead S; 128 each Bristol S, Cambridge S, Lincolnshire S, London S, Pudsey S & Superlative S; 16 Plain Bob

1 E John Wells

2 Joanne P Druce

3 June D Wells

4 Anna E Sherwood

5 D Giles Winter

6 Stephen R Smith II

7 Joanna E Knight

8 Colin G Newman (C)

Rung following an unsucessful peal attempt, as a birthday compliment to the conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chearsley, Buckinghamshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 43m (9–0–1 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Darren Washington

2 Heather Dobson

3 Julie Haseldine

4 Anne Pratt

5 Andrew Haseldine

6 Jeremy Pratt (C)

For Evensong.

First of treble bob - 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 44m (8–1–4 in A)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Benjamin D Constant (SMC32)

1 Lionel D Smith

2 Alison Varney

3 Colin M Lee (C)

4 Chris Cox

5 Elizabeth A Smith

6 Sue Burchell

7 Alan J Griffin

8 Barry J Davis

Rung for the evening service. First in the method - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 10 May 2016 in 2h 56 (13 cwt)

5040 Oakham Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 Martin J Turner

7 E John Wells

8 Robert H Newton

9 Colin M Turner

10 Peter Bridle

2800th peal - 8. With the band's best wishes to John Couperthwaite for a speedy recovery.

Ringing World page reference: 5484.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Midgham, Berkshire

St Matthew

Wednesday, 11 May 2016 in 2h 35 (5–0–9 in C♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1) London, 2) Beverley, 3) York, 4) Ipswich, 5) Surfleet, 6) Norwich, 7) Cambridge

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Peter Bridle

4 Kenneth R Davenport

5 Alan Regin

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

Rung in memory of Private Alfred Hunt, a former ringer from this tower and a member of the Oxford Diocesan Guild who died of wounds at Bethune, France, on 11th May 1916. He is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery.

Their name liveth for evermore.

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0547

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 11 May 2016 in 2h 55 (17)

5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham G Firman

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Christopher D O'Mahony

11–12 Robert H Newton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 12 May 2016 in 2h 20 (15)

5104 St Clement's Cb Major

Composed by E J Wells

1–2 Marcia L Dieppe

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Timothy G Pett

7–8 E John Wells (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Saturday, 14 May 2016 in 2h 20 (15)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Wightman

1–2 E John Wells

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Colin G Newman

First of surprise on handbells 7/8

Ringing World page reference: 5483.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 15 May 2016 in 45m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Thomas Sherwood

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 June D Wells

4 Robert P Sherwood

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Colin G Newman

7 Anna E Sherwood (C)

8 David R Bardwell

For Evensong

1st Triples as conductor and circled tower - 7

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 15 May 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Kathy Xu

2 Ailsa Reid (C)

3 Judith Kirby

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Bernard Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 15 May 2016 in 44m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Clifford's Pleasure Doubles

1 Fiona A Methley

2 Julie Minch

3 Michael Probert

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Robert W Walton

Rung before Taizé Evensong celebrating the birthdays this week of ringers past and present: Jo Massie, Louise Brown, Kevin Musty, Rachel Reynolds, Heather Horner and Andrew Goldthorpe.

100th QP: 2.

First in variation for all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 15 May 2016

1260 Doubles (6m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Simons, St Martins, All Saints, Grandsire

1 K Xu

2 A Reid (C)

3 J Kirby

4 D Murphy

5 H Deam (C)

6 B Masterman

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 15 May 2016 in 46m (12–1–8 in G)

1344 Grandsire Triples

1 Cath Fitsell

2 Nick Munson

3 Imogen Sculthorp

4 Angela Brown

5 John Kape

6 Mark Robins

7 David Wilcox (C)

8 Peter MacNaughtan

First triples inside - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 15 May 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1282 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

1 John Hearn

2 Sheila Bruce

3 David Cornwall

4 Ann Davies

5 John White

6 David Sullivan

7 Patricia Newton (C)

8 Charles Botting

9 George Whiteside

10 Robert Newton

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 15 May 2016 (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles

540 RCPD, 480 PBD, 240 Grandsire

1 Michael Probert

2 Neil R Ephgrave

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Colin P Taylor

5 Gordon Smith

6 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

Celebrating Louise Brown's birthday on some of her favourite bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 16 May 2016 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Judith Kirby

2 Michael Probert

3 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

4 Colin P Taylor

5 Paul C Lucas

6 Hugh Deam (C)

First Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Minor: 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 in 2h 49 (12 cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

(8m: 896 Rutland, 672 each Bristol, London, Pudsey, Superlative & Yorkshire, 448 each Cambridge & Lincolnshire; 153 com; atw)

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 6968a)

1 Timothy G Pett (C)

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 E John Wells

6 John C Sheppard

7 Kenneth R Davenport

8 Peter Bridle

With the band's best wishes to Brenda Sheppard on her birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0599

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 18 May 2016 in 45m

1296 Plain Bob Major

1 Dave Creasy

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Geoffrey K Cook

4 Geoffrey M Harvey

5 Nigel A L Mellor

6 Andrew Elliston

7 Christopher P Cole

8 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

For Archdeacon's Visitation

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Wednesday, 18 May 2016 in 2h 34 (14)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J Clatworthy

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: 5484.0571

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 18 May 2016 in 2h 53 (15)

5184 Littleport Little Surprise Maximus

Composed by Donald F Morrison (6348)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Elizabeth C Frye

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Oliver D Cross

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Benson, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Thursday, 19 May 2016

1260 Grandsire Triples

Grandsire Triples

1 Christopher Rogers

2 John Tchighianoff

3 Benji Coles

4 Maureen Bosley

5 Hilarie Rogers

6 James Anderson-Besant

7 John S White (C)

8 Dave Perry

to celebrate the 18th birthday of 6 on 11th May. Also to celebrate birthday of 2 today

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Friday, 20 May 2016 in 2h 21 (14)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 Christopher M Tuckett

3–4 Patricia M Newton

5–6 Kenneth R Davenport

7–8 Robert H Newton (C)

First handbell peal of Treble Bob: 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 5484.0571

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 May 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Alison Bayley

2 Ann Davies

3 Peter Jasper

4 Patricia Newton

5 David Sullivan

6 George Whiteside

7 Robert Newton (C)

8 James Vockins

For the "weighing-in" of Cllr Zia Ahmed as Mayor of High Wycombe

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shabbington, Buckinghamshire

St Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 22 May 2016 (5–3–22 in B)

1260 Grandsire + Plain Bob Doubles

1 Tina Ruff

2 John Whitham (C)

3 Jenny Johns

4 Paul Smith

5 Gordon Smith

6 Raymond Fergusson

First inside (3) and first after a 10 year break from ringing (1)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shabbington, Buckinghamshire

St Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 22 May 2016 (5–3–22 in B)

1260 Grandsire + Plain Bob Doubles

1 Tina Ruff

2 John Whitham (C)

3 Jenny Johns

4 Paul Smith

5 Gordon Smith

6 Raymond Fergusson

First inside (3) and first after a 10 year break from ringing (1)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Northmoor, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Sunday, 22 May 2016 (11 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Hazel Howarth

2 Roger Barnes

3 Julie Minch

4 David Duthie

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Pauline Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Sunday, 22 May 2016 in 2h 46 (9 cwt)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Catherine M A Lane

2 Patricia M Newton

3 E John Wells

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 Douglas J Beaumont

7 John A Harrison

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Rung by a band of past and present officers of the Oxford Diocesan Guild after the unveiling of a Blue Plaque commemorating the life of the Rev F E Robinson, first Master of the Guild, and Vicar of Drayton for 30 years.

Ringing World page reference: 5486.0624

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Monday, 23 May 2016 in 2h 36 (15)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Donald F Morrison (4606)

1–2 Janet E John

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham A C John (C)

9–10 E John Wells

First Yorkshire Royal on handbells: 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Longparish, Hampshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 23 May 2016 in 2h 43 (7–2–1)

5040 Spliced Surprised Minor (14 Methods)

1: London, Wells & Cunecastre, 2: Lightfoot & Wearmouth, 3: York & Durham, 4: Beverley & Surfleet, 5: Cambridge & Primrose, 6: Norfolk & Ipswich, 7: Cambridge, Ipswich & Bourne

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Timothy G Pett

4 Christopher M Tuckett

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5486.0626

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bray, Berkshire

St Michael

Tuesday, 24 May 2016 in 45m (24–0–27 in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Wenda R Fowles

2 Katharine J Firman

3 Derek Fowles

4 John A Dieppe

5 John W Noakes

6 Oliver D Cross

7 Graham G Firman (C)

8 John Payne

Rung by members of the Bray band to congratulate Derek Fowles on his 90th birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Wednesday, 25 May 2016 in 2h 57 (15)

5040 Merseyside Surprise Maximus

Composed by J H Potter (No 187)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Graham G Firman

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 25 May 2016 in 3h (15)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4 Methods)

1344 Bristol, 1296 each Cambridge, Yorkshire, 1104 Newgate; 29 com, atw

Composed by D G Hull

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Peter C Randall (C)

9–10 Oliver D Cross

11–12 Robert H Newton

Rung to congratulate Derek Fowles on his 90th birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 26 May 2016 in 2h 12 (13)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Graham A C John (C)

5–6 Christopher P Cole

7–8 E John Wells

Rung in memory of Andrew Elliston.

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Eynsham, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 26 May 2016 in 41m (9–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Rick Taylor

2 Michael Probert

3 Toby Goss

4 Pete Butler

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Rupert Boulting

Rung after his funeral in celebration of the life of Fred Bennett, an Eynsham ringer who lived life to the full, now occupying his room in heaven (John 14:1-6).

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 May 2016 in 2h 38 (8 cwt)

5088 Westerfield Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 3650)

1 Cynthia E Howell

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Stuart P B Talbott

5 John C Sheppard

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5486.0626

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 28 May 2016 in 43m (6–0–12 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Anna Barker

2 Bradley Herrington

3 Gail Wills

4 Barbara Wells

5 Stephen Wells (C)

6 Thomas Helyer

First inside 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 45m (17–1–15 in E)

1250 Pudsey Surprise Major

1 Rosa Bardwell

2 Eunice A Wark

3 Anna E Sherwood

4 Colin R Cairns

5 Robert P Sherwood

6 David R Bardwell

7 Colin G Newman

8 D Giles Winter (C)

For Evensong

First in method: 3, 5 and 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 2h 21 (12)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 Colin G Newman

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 E John Wells (C)

7–8 D Giles Winter

First TB in hand 7-8

Ringing World page reference: 5485.0601

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 45m (20 cwt)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Rob Needham

2 Susan E Davenport

3 Derek Barrett

4 Geoffrey M Harvey

5 Lavinia Sullivan

6 Stephen C Wells

7 Alan K Barsby

8 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

Rung to celebrate the life of Andrew Elliston, long serving ringer at this Church and in Sonning Deanery Branch. Friend to many.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 29 May 2016 (14–0–1 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Kathy Xu

2 Charlotte Furneaux

3 John G Pusey

4 Wilfred J M Lewis

5 Andrew R Freer (C)

6 Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe

First quarter: 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

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

1 Robert Bruce

2 Ailsa Reid (C)

3 Judith Kirby

4 Matthew Jordan

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

To celebrate the wedding of Donna Murphy (ringer at St Nicholas) and Richard Bennett on Saturday 28th May 2016

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 29 May 2016

1260 Doubles (6m)

All Saints, Plain Bob, St Simons, St Martins, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire

1 R Bruce

2 A Reid (C)

3 J Kirby

4 Matthew Jordan

5 H Deam (C)

6 A Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 46m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mary Carroll

2 Rosanna Cretney

3 Jonathan Jones

4 Susan King

5 Stephen Davies (C)

6 Lindsay Powell

First Quarter Peal inside: 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 29 May 2016 (11–0–09 in G)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Peter Blower

2 Peter Jasper

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Ann Davies

5 David Sullivan

6 Josie Martin

7 George Whiteside (C)

8 John Hearn

For Evensong and in memoriam Roy Pitcher

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 29 May 2016 (8–0–21 in A)

1280 Whalley Surprise Major

1 Ian G Judd

2 Wendy J Middleton

3 Antoinette J R Jackson

4 Andrea Gilbert

5 Josie S Irving

6 William S Harwin

7 Hilarie Rogers

8 Nick J Clarke (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 29 May 2016 (11–1–10 in F♯)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Colin Walter

2 Viv Suttie

3 Sue Haines

4 Linda Rothera

5 Duncan Purchase

6 Steve Wooler

7 Chris Hoare

8 Roger Powell (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Monday, 30 May 2016 in 44m

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Anthony Cole

2 Anne Martin

3 Ron Burgess

4 Richard Haseldine

5 Jeremy Adams (C)

6 Steve Vickars

Rung on front 6

2,6: 1st QP

5: 1st as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 in 2h 38 (6)

5024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

1 Colin M Turner

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Kenneth R Davenport

6 John C Sheppard

7 Peter Bridle

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5486.0626

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way Calcot

Wednesday, 1 June 2016 in 2h 41 (15)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by C Firth

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Martin J Daniels

5–6 John S Croft

7–8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

9–10 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0651

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 1 June 2016 in 2h 54 (15)

5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (3m)

1728 Avon Delight; 1680 Zanussi Surprise; 1632 Bristol Surprise. 67 com, atw.

Composed by A G Reading

1–2 Jack E Page

3–4 Thomas J Hinks (C)

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Elizabeth C Frye

11–12 Graham A C John

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0651

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary BVM

Friday, 3 June 2016 in 44m (7 in B♭)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Brian Baldwin

2 Christina Tribble

3 Martin R Petchey

4 Paul Crombleholme

5 Peter Tribble

6 Simon J O Head (C)

Rung for BBC Music Day also to celebrate Brian Baldwin's election as a Distinguished Member of the Oxford Diocesan Guild and to celebrate the 16th Wedding Anniversary of the 2 and 5. First in method 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

St Michael

Friday, 3 June 2016 in 46m (17–1–15 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Eunice A Wark

2 Rosa Bardwell

3 Matthew Stone

4 Colin R Cairns

5 Robert P Sherwood

6 Anna E Sherwood

7 D Giles Winter (C)

8 David R Bardwell

Rung for BBC Music Day 2016

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 3 June 2016 in 47m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Southrepps Doubles

1 Fiona A Methley

2 Anthony Williamson

3 Michael Probert

4 Richard Lewis-Skeath

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Robert W Walton

Rung on BBC Music Day to launch the village's Fawth Festival and Church Celebration Weekend, and to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Neil and Alison Merryweather-Clarke.

1st 1260 in variation for all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 3 June 2016 (13–3–3 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rob Taylor

2 Vikki E M Bulbeck

3 Jane Cockman

4 Matthew Bulbeck

5 Frank Blagrove (C)

6 Georgine von Enckevort

For H M the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations. 6 - First QP.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 June 2016 in 3h 4 (16–3–11 in E)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Peter M Wilkinson

1 Martin J Turner

2 Susan H Rhodes

3 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

4 Michael Probert

5 John C Sheppard

6 Sarah B Ewbank

7 Simon D G Webb

8 Peter G Holden (C)

For the Queen's 90th birthday.

First of major and first inside: 2

Circled the tower: 1

Circled the tower twice: 8

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0651

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 4 June 2016 in 2h 57 (15–1–20 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part)

1 Lesley J Belcher

2 Julie A Haseldine

3 Ruth Stokes

4 Gary Reading

5 B Douglas Hird

6 Christopher C Stokes

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Alan J Marchbank

First peal: 4

Ringing World page reference: 5486.0626

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St George's Church Evenley, Northamptonshire

Saturday, 4 June 2016

1260 Doubles

240 St Simons, 240 St Martins, 420 Plain Bob, 240 Rev Canterbury, 120 Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Judy Kirby

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Paul Lucas

In Memorium Janet M Cropley (Jan 2016) Susan F Hampshire (Mar 2016) both Evenley ringers

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Evenley, Northamptonshire

St George

Saturday, 4 June 2016 (6)

1260 Doubles (5m)

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

1 Susan King

2 Judy Kriby

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Paul Lucas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 5 June 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 George Whiteside

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Ann Davies

4 Josie Martin

5 Peter Jasper

6 David Sullivan

7 Patricia Newton

8 Robert Newton (C)

9 John Hearn

10 Charles Botting

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

15 Lytham End Tilehurst

Monday, 6 June 2016 in 2h 18 (15)

5024 Omega Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 6785)

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: 5487.0651

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Monday, 6 June 2016 in 2h 41 (8–0–1)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 Methods)

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

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Catherine M A Lane

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0650

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Tuesday, 7 June 2016 in 44m (9–0–15 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Stephen R Smith II

2 Joyce Vernon

3 Josie S Irving

4 Joanne P Druce

5 Geoffrey M Harvey

6 Robert A Partridge (C)

7 Joanna E Knight

8 Keith Vernon

Rung to celebrate the life of Andrew Elliston of the Sonning band, a very regular helper at Shiplake practices, on the day of his funeral.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 June 2016 in 2h 52 (8–1–13 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

640 Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 129 com.

Composed by John S Warboys

1 Peter Bridle

2 Janet E John

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Nicola J Turner

6 Colin M Turner

7 Martin J Turner

8 Graham A C John (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5487.0650

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 8 June 2016 in 3h 1 (15)

5090 Spliced Surprise Maximus

1728 Yorkshire, 1682 Bristol, 1680 Cambridge. 37 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by A G Reading

1–2 Philip A B Saddleton

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Oliver D Cross (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Stephen M Jones

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5491.0756

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brimpton, Berkshire

The Brambles

Wednesday, 8 June 2016 in 2h 37 (15)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Janet E John

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: 5487.0651

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

SS Mary and Giles

Friday, 10 June 2016 in 47m (12–1–16 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 David Moore

2 Ian Thompson

3 Gary Reading

4 Brian Berry

5 Mick Nimmo

6 Nick Gray

7 Tony Gray (C)

8 John Mercer

Rung for the start of Stony Stratford's flower week

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 2h 56 (15–2–11)

5090 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

1 Edward J W Manley

2 Geoffrey K Cook

3 Alan K Barsby

4 Christopher P Cole

5 James M Champion

6 John A Harrison

7 Nigel A L Mellor (C)

8 Graham E Slade

Rung as a 90th birthday compliment to HM Queen Elizabeth on her official birthday

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0684

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Radley, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 11 June 2016 (5–2–27 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 celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 2h 34 (4–3–17 in C)

5040 Doubles

5m/4v (1440 Grandsire, 480 PBD, 240 Kennington, 240 April Day, 720 RCPD, 240 Southrepps, 240 Clifford's Pleasure, 720 St Simon, 720 St Martin)

1 Michael Probert

2 Michael Haynes

3 Rosemary K Hemmings

4 Roderic K Bickerton

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

Rung to celebrate the official 90th birthday of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

1st as C.

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0684

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 30m (7–3–3 in A♭)

780 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Diana McClure

2 Christine Bisgrove

3 Joyce Vernon (C)

4 David Summer

5 Roger Hopkinson MBE

6 Richard Bisgrove

Rung in Celebration of the Queens 90th Official Birthday

And to Congratulate Roger Hopkinson on being awarded the MBE

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 47m (20–2–13 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Martin J Cross

2 Helen C Burchell

3 John Collett

4 Sally A Austin

5 Keith Abbott

6 Jonathan E Muller (C)

7 Mick J Austin

8 Daniel J Austin

Rung Half Muffled in memory of Thomas Frederick Rose on the 100th Anniversary of his death WW1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 42m (6–2–19)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Kenneth R Davenport

3 Maurice F Edwards

4 Catherine M A Lane

5 Valia E Battat

6 Stuart F Gibson (C)

To celebrate the official 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the 95th Birthday of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

5: First of Surprise

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Saturday, 11 June 2016 (17–2–14 in E)

480 Plain Bob Minor

1 Carol Holden

2 Chris Butterworth

3 Sue Belgrove

4 Jacky Keates

5 Phillip Rose (C)

6 John Whitham

7 Melvyn Rose

Rang to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Offical 90th Birthday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 47m (14)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

(1 & 3 leading, tenor covering)

1 Karen L Townsend

2 -

3 Martin H Gostling

4 Ruth J Daniel

5 Timmy Mallett

6 Claire L Fisher

7 Mandy R Salter

8 Andrew D McKerlie

9 Marcia L Dieppe (C)

10 Shirley A Gostling

Rung at the request of the local clergy to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II, to coincide with the church's celebration taking place in the Paddock next to the church. £3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Blewbury, Oxfordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 11 June 2016 in 2h 57 (19–0–3)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 Matthew Napper

2 Mary C Friskney

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Josie S Irving

5 Joanna E Knight

6 Mark Vincent

7 Stuart F Gibson (C)

8 Richard Loyd

To celebrate the official 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

1: First Peal

6: 50th Peal

4 & 8: First in method

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0684

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 44m (8–2–10 in G♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jordan Wells

2 Terence J Hester

3 Michael Probert

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Andrew Goldthorpe

Rung on the front 6 in celebration of the official 90th birthday of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

1st Quarter Peal at 1st attempt: Treble and Tenor.

3/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 2h 51 (12–2–16 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part)

1 Lawrence A White

2 Malcolm R C Hensher

3 Michael J Austin

4 Daniel J Austin

5 Sally A Austin

6 Alan J Griffin

7 Graham J Clifton (C)

8 Nicholas W Powell

For the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Also for the Ruby Wedding Anniversary of Graham & Dorothy Clifton.

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0684

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 46m (10–2–12)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Martha Hazell

2 Jacquie Hazell

3 Rob Needham

4 David Sullivan

5 Vinni Sullivan (C)

6 Sue Portsmouth

Rung to celebrate the official 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringer 6 completed Level 3 of Learning the Ropes.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Penn, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 12 June 2016 (10 in G♯)

90 Call Changes

1 Corinne Wheeler

2 Lesley Dawe

3 Judy Weaver

4 Thomas Sharpe

5 Alison Bayley (C)

6 Michael Bayley

Rung to celebrate the 90th Birthday of H M Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford

St Andrew's, Headington

Sunday, 12 June 2016

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Rachel Croft

2 Katy Routh

3 Clare Fairbairn (C)

4 Colin Taylor

5 Paul C Lucas

6 James Scott-Brown

1st as conductor -3.

In celebration of the official 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Charlotte Ritchie

2 Judith Kirby

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett (C)

5 Bernard Masterman

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 39m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Anthony Williamson

2 Julie Minch

3 Michael Probert

4 Neil R Ephgrave

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Robert W Walton

Celebrating the official 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, the actual birthday of Ann Broughton as she listened from the celebration picnic, and the recent engagement of Rob's daughter Rachel Walton to Michael Jervis.

200th together: 3&5; 175th together: 4&5.

1/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 12 June 2016

1260 Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 C Ritchie

2 J Kirby

3 H Deam (C)

4 D Bennett (C)

5 B Masterman

6 A Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 June 2016 (9–3–16 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob

1 Jill Bailey

2 Jan Haseldine

3 Philip Bearman

4 Valerie Evans

5 Richard Haseldine (C)

Rung to celebrate the 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 June 2016

1260 Doubles (4m/2v)

1 Mary Carroll

2 Judith Kirby

3 Hugh Deam

4 Keith Godfrey

5 Stephen Davies (C)

6 Jonathan Jones

To commemorate the Queen's official 90th Birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 81m (26–3–15 in D)

2016 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Ann Davies

2 Patricia Newton (C)

3 David Sullivan

4 Peter Jasper

5 Charles Botting

6 Alan Bain

7 George Whiteside

8 Robert Newton

Rung to celebrate the official 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Longest "date touch" for all the band except 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Sunday, 12 June 2016 (11–1–3 in F♯)

1290 Grandsire Doubles

1 Kay Bartholomew

2 Maureen Bosley

3 Hilarie Rogers (C)

4 Christopher Rogers

5 John S White

6 Amy Herlihy

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Freeland, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 40m (3–3–3 in D)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

2 Melanie McGregor

3 Lindsey Thornton

4 Michael Probert

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Mark Probert

Rung in thanksgiving for the Official 90th birthday of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

1st QP at 1st attempt: Tenor.

2/3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chesham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 48m (17–0–5 in F)

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Godfrey C Reynolds

2 Kate N Yerby

3 Timothy J Yates

4 Neil Lynch

5 Martin Whitaker (C)

6 Stuart J V Galloway

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chearsley, Buckinghamshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 42m (9–0–1 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Jeremy R Pratt (C)

2 Anne S Pratt

3 J Alan Ainsworth

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Edgar Skipsey

6 Jonathan Cresshull

For the official celebration of the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 43m (8–1–4 in A)

1260 Anniversary Doubles

1 Sue McCouaig

2 Chris Cox

3 Alison Varney

4 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

5 Lionel D Smith

6 Martin Saunders

Rung prior to the tea and service celebrating the official 90th birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Warborough, Oxfordshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 14 June 2016 in 42m (10–0–14 in G)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major

Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Rutland atw.

1 Richard Loyd

2 Susan Read

3 Gill Loyd

4 Richard H Youdale

5 Mary Friskney

6 Brian Read

7 John G Pusey

8 Nick Clarke (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 14 June 2016 in 2h 59 (13 cwt)

5042 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Benjamin D Constant

1 E John Wells

2 June D Wells

3 Beryl R Norris

4 Martin J Turner

5 Janet E John

6 John C Sheppard

7 Robert A Partridge

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

9 Graham A C John

10 Peter Bridle

1st peal of Bristol S Royal - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 5491.0755

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hanwell, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 14 June 2016 in 42m (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Andries Bosland

2 Alison Varney

3 Chris Cox

4 Stephen Day

5 John Temple

6 Keith Abbot (C)

To celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 in 2h 57 (14)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus

(4m: 2304 Newgate; 1008 Lincolnshire; 864 each Cambridge, Yorkshire; 90 changes of method)

Composed by Arr. R H Newton

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham G Firman

5–6 Graham A C John

7–8 Peter C Randall

9–10 Christopher D O'Mahony

11–12 Robert H Newton (C)

Rung with the best wishes of the band to Robert Wood for a speedy recovery.

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0682

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tilehurst, Berkshire

15 Lytham End

Thursday, 16 June 2016 in 2h 42 (15)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by J Clatworthy

1–2 Marcia L Dieppe

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Kenneth R Davenport

7–8 Colin G Newman

9–10 E John Wells (C)

First Royal in hand 7-8

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0682

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Pangbourne, Berkshire

Thursday, 16 June 2016 in 43m (10)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 June Saint

2 Vince Hutchins

3 Stephen Billyeald

4 Len Palfrey

5 M J Palfrey (C)

6 Geoff Eastlake

Rung belatedly to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's official birthday on 12th June 2016

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 17 June 2016 in 45m (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jenny Haviland

2 Richard Lewis-Skeath

3 Toby Goss

4 Kevin J Musty

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

6 Anthony Williamson

Rung to celebrate the 10th wedding anniversary of Lucy and Stefan Hale, who were welcomed to the tower afterwards with their daughters Jessica and Phoebe to have a go.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 June 2016 in 2h 53 (11–0–09)

5070 Septuaginta Alliance Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no. 2440)

1 Ann Davies

2 David Sullivan

3 Kenneth J Darvill

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 Patricia M Newton

6 Edgar T Skipsey

7 Charles M S Botting

8 Robert H Newton (C)

A birthday compliment to Sheila Bruce.

Ringing World page reference: 5488.0681

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 19 June 2016 (26–3–15 in D)

1270 Stedman Caters

Composed by Charles M S Botting

1 Sheila Bruce

2 Peter Jasper

3 Josie Martin

4 David Sullivan

5 John Hearn

6 Alan Bain

7 Patricia Newton

8 Robert Newton

9 Charles Botting (C)

10 Ann Davies

For Evensong and to celebrate Sheila's birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Sunday, 19 June 2016 in 45m

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ruth J Daniel

2 Mandy R Salter

3 Freddie Daniel

4 Timmy Mallett

5 Marcia L Dieppe (C)

6 Karen L Townsend

To welcome James Daniel Glover, grandson to Ruth and Freddie, and also to congratulate them on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. First as cover (6) £3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 19 June 2016 (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles

360 St Martin;900 Grandsire

1 Hugh Deam

2 Melanie McGregor

3 Michael Probert

4 Alan Coates

5 Neil R Ephgrave (C)

6 Gordon Smith

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Paul Hunter and Ruth Kirby on 17 June 2016.

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