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Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

3 North Lane

Thursday, 5 January 1967 in 1h 54

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1–2 Simon P D Burnett

3–4 A Colin Banton (C)

5–6 Susan Mitchell

First of Grandsire - 1-2.

First on handbells for all.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Annette Mitchell.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 8 January 1967 in 2h 9 (5–0–17 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Lynne I Clowe

2 Simon P D Burnett

3 Andrew N Pearce

4 Susan Mitchell

5 Jennifer E Pearce

6 A Colin Banton (C)

First of minor and inside- 3.

Rung by the Huntington Guild for Epiphany Evensong.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

The Vicarage

Monday, 9 January 1967 in 1h 47

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1–2 Simon P D Burnett

3–4 A Colin Banton (C)

5–6 Susan Mitchell

First of Plain Bob Doubles 1-2, 5-6.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

The Vicarage

Sunday, 22 January 1967 (14 in D)

5040 Doubles (8m/v)

8 methods/variations, being 720 each of St Simon, St. Martin, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob & Grandsire; and 360 each of St Nicholas & Southreppes.

1–2 Simon P D Burnett

3–4 A Colin Banton (C)

5–6 Susan Mitchell

Most methods to a peal - 1-2, 5-6.

First in more than one method "in hand" by all.

Rung for the beginning of the week of Christian Unity.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Huntington, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 29 January 1967 in 2h 17 (5–0–17 in C)

5040 Doubles (7m/v)

600 changes each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps, St Regimus, April Day; 960 changes of Plain Bob and 1060 of Grandsire.

1 Simon P D Burnett

2 Lynne I Clowe

3 Susan Mitchell

4 A Colin Banton (C)

5 Jennifer E Pearce

First peal inside at first attempt - 2.

Rung by members of the Huntington Guild for Evensong.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 March 1967 in 2h 44 (12–2–9 in F♯)

5120 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H Poyner

1 Sandra Crossley

2 Geoffrey W Randall

3 John M Brook

4 Geoffrey W Pilkington

5 Peter Church

6 Alan H Bridges

7 Michael Maughan

8 Richard D Gibson (C)

First peal of major - 3.

First peal of major as conductor.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew the Great

Sunday, 5 March 1967 in 2h 52 (10–3–1 in G)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by John R Mayne

1 A Benjamin Cooper

2 Elizabeth A Johnson

3 Howard C Palmer

4 Martin Green

5 Ronald Ducker

6 David S Johnson

7 Ian G Campbell

8 R Kingsley Mason (C)

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 27 March 1967 in 3h 25 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 F Charles Hobson

2 Ian G Campbell

3 Howard C Palmer

4 Kathleen M Higgins

5 Richard J W Tibbetts

6 Richard D Gibson

7 John S Rank

8 Ronald Ducker

9 David S Johnson

10 R Kingsley Mason (C)

First peal of surprise royal - 6.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Augustine

Wednesday, 28 June 1967 in 2h 57 (17–1–19 in E)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev. H. Law James

1 Howard C Palmer

2 Ian G Campbell

3 Richard D Gibson

4 Robert C Hawtree

5 Ronald Ducker

6 Geoffrey W Randall

7 Richard S Starkie

8 Michael Maughan (C)

100th peal - 5.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Augustine

Wednesday, 9 August 1967 in 3h 7 (17–1–19 in E)

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G H Beever

1 Rosemary Ross

2 John R Leary (C)

3 Robert H Jordan

4 Stephen K Thompson

5 Christopher L D Munday

6 Roderick R Horton

7 Rev Frederick Ross

8 Ronald Ducker

First peal attempt - 1, 2.

First of major - 3, 6.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Ilkley, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 19 August 1967 in 3h 5 (18–1–14 in E♭)

5088 Zurich Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Robert C Hawtree

3 Elizabeth A Johnson

4 John S Rank

5 Christopher L D Munday

6 David S Johnson

7 Howard C Palmer

8 Ronald Ducker (C)

First peal in the method by all the band.

First of surprise major as conductor.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Cleator Moor, Cumbria

St John

Wednesday, 23 August 1967 in 3h 10 (21–2–17 in E)

5056 Chiltern Surprise Major

Composed by S H Wood

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Christopher L D Munday

3 Ian G Campbell

4 Ronald Ducker

5 Robert C Hawtree

6 David S Johnson

7 Howard C Palmer

8 John S Rank (C)

First peal in the method by all the band except the ringer of the 7th.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Crosthwaite, Cumbria

St Kentigern

Friday, 25 August 1967 in 2h 53 (12–2–24 in E)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 Ronald Ducker

2 Elizabeth A Johnson

3 Roderick R Horton

4 Stephen K Thompson

5 Christopher L D Munday

6 Howard C Palmer

7 Robert C Hawtree

8 David S Johnson (C)

First peal in the method - 2.

First of surprise major and first blows in the method - 3.

25th peal - 7.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Aspatria, Cumbria

St Kentigern

Saturday, 26 August 1967 in 2h 42 (13–2–8 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1 Roderick R Horton

2 Elizabeth A Johnson

3 Ian G Campbell

4 Howard C Palmer

5 Ronald Ducker

6 John S Rank

7 David S Johnson

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

225th peal - 8.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Birstwith, North Yorkshire

St James the Apostle

Monday, 28 August 1967 in 2h 47 (11–1–14 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1440 changes of Yorkshire, 1280 each of Cambridge & Lincolnshire and 1120 of Rutland with 69 changes of method and "all the work".

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Howard C Palmer

3 Ronald Ducker

4 Christopher L D Munday

5 David S Johnson

6 Robert C Hawtree

7 Ian G Campbell

8 John S Rank (C)

First peal of spliced surprise major - 6.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Holme on Spalding Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Friday, 8 September 1967 in 2h 44 (6–3–10 in A)

5040 Mixed Minor (7m)

Extents of Norwich S, Double Court, St Clements, Plain Bob, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Cambridge S.

1 Christopher L D Munday

2 Gwynneth C Ducker

3 Linda S Sherwood

4 Maris C Stephenson

5 John R Leary (C)

6 Ronald Ducker

First peal - 2.

First in as many methods - 4.

First of minor - 5.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Holme on Spalding Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 7 October 1967 in 2h 34 (6–3–10 in A)

5040 Mixed Minor (7m)

Extents of Double Court, Cambridge, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, Kent TB, St Clements, Plain Bob.

1 Elizabeth A Johnson

2 Iris E Piper

3 Michael J Wilson

4 A Benjamin Cooper

5 Roderick R Horton

6 David S Johnson (C)

First peal - 2.

Rung on the occasion of the wedding anniversary of the treble and tenor, also Mr and Mrs Benjamin Cooper. Also to welcome Mr and Mrs Norman Chaddock into the East Riding.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Hallows

Saturday, 16 December 1967 in 2h 48 (7–2–2 in B♭)

5040 Mixed Minor (10m)

Extents of York S; Double Court; Beverley S; St Clements; Childwall; Double Oxford, Thelwall; Cambridge S; Oxford TB; Plain Bob.

1 F Charles Hobson

2 Iris E Piper

3 Ian G Campbell

4 Maris C Stephenson

5 John M Brook

6 David S Johnson (C)

First peal in 10 methods - 2, 4, 5.

Beverley & District Society and Yorkshire Association

Burstwick, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Friday, 22 December 1967 in 2h 53 (12–1–7 in G)

5040 Mixed Minor (4m)

Two extents each of St Clements, Oxford TB, Cambridge S, and one of Plain Bob.

1 John R Leary (C)

2 Maris C Stephenson

3 Iris E Piper

4 Linda S Sherwood

5 David Cook

6 Ronald Ducker

First peal - 5.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Iris Piper.

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