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Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 9 January 2026 in 44m (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (6m,2v)

240 Grandsire and Plain Bob, 180 St Martin's, and 120 each of Reverse Canterbury, Southreps, All Saints, April Day, and St Simon's

1 Antony Quinn

2 Helen M Button

3 Teresa M Jones

4 Roger C Button

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Steve P Clack

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin, Lowgate

Saturday, 10 January 2026 in 45m (10–2–21 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 James E Blackburn (C)

2 Caitlin E Turpin

3 Robin Alden

4 J Ian Booth

5 Richard Ward

6 Michael A Harding

Rung in memory of David V Stipetic M.B.E on what would have been his 88th birthday in the tower he learnt to ring.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 16 January 2026 in 46m (16–1–23 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by John M Goldthorpe (No.2)

1 Charlie P Bird

2 Helen M Button

3 Robert H Redwood

4 Marian J Thomas

5 Roger C Button

6 Robert D C Richards

7 John M Goldthorpe (C)

8 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Friday, 23 January 2026 in 43m (9–2–0 in A♭)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Mark F Smith

2 Sarah E T Dawson

3 Ryan Mills

4 Karen A Lane

5 Ian Broster

6 Christopher M Baxter

7 Siân E Austin

8 John A Speak (C)

In honour of the birthday of the conductor.

First treble bob: 1

First in method: 5

Beverley and District Ringing Society

North Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Sunday, 25 January 2026 in 48m (11–1–16 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Nick Ralph

2 Simon Plows

3 Richard Carter

4 William Lennox

5 Harvey O Plows (C)

6 Mike Kelly

Rung for Sunday Morning Service, and immediately before the final ringing on the bells before their augmentation to eight. The band includes two church wardens - Richard Carter and William Lennox.

Ringing World page reference: 5990.0134

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 30 January 2026 in 46m (16–1–23 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by John M Goldthorpe (No.11)

1 Teresa M Jones

2 Helen M Button

3 Roger C Button

4 Robert H Redwood

5 Natasha A Williams

6 Robert D C Richards

7 John M Goldthorpe (C)

8 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull

33 Westbourne Avenue

Saturday, 31 January 2026 (13 in E)

1260 Double Bob Minor

1–2 James R Startin

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Peter Church (C)

A Hull Handbells Project performance

Ringing World page reference: 5991.0162

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull

33 Westbourne Avenue

Saturday, 31 January 2026 (13 in D♯)

1260 Plain Minor (2m)

480 Little Bob, 780 Plain Bob

1–2 Barry F Peachey

3–4 Neil Donovan

5–6 Peter Church (C)

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Ringing World page reference: 5991.0162

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Saints

Friday, 13 February 2026 in 43m (9–2–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Christopher M Baxter

2 Christopher M Rudd

3 Ian Broster

4 Siân E Austin

5 Karen A Lane

6 Michael J Hastings

7 John A Speak (C)

8 Frank Langstraat

80th birthday compliments to local ringer, Jeffrey M Simpson.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Yorkshire

26 Sancton Rd

Friday, 13 February 2026 (13 in E)

1260 Plain Minor (3m)

480 Little Bob, 720 Double Bob, 60 Plain Bob.

1–2 James R Startin

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Peter Church (C)

In Memoriam Ronald S Barclay on the day of his funeral. "Ron" was an active member of the Hull Handbells Project until the Covid Pandemic.

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Ringing World page reference: 5992.0181

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 13 February 2026 in 42m (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (7m/2v)

300 New Bob; 120 each Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place, Southrepps, All Saints, Plain Bob, April Day, Grandsire, St Simon's Bob, St Martin's Bob

1 Charlie P Bird

2 Robert H Redwood

3 Roger C Button

4 Robert D C Richards

5 John M Goldthorpe (C)

6 Antony Quinn

To wish Katherine all the best for the operation.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

York, North Yorkshire

All Saints, North Street

Sunday, 15 February 2026 (7–2–2 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

240 Reverse Canterbury Place, 360 St Martin's Bob, 360 St Simon's Bob, 300 Plain Bob

1 Guy S Ward

2 Helen M Button

3 Roger C Button

4 Robert H Redwood

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Antony Quinn

Rung to mark Forty Years today since the Tenor Ringer rang his first peal in Acomb (York) in 1986

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 20 March 2026 in 40m (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

240 Grandsire, 1020 Plain Bob

1 Steve P Clack

2 Charlie P Bird

3 Teresa M Jones

4 Mark R Murfin

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 27 March 2026 in 45m (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (6m,1v)

120 each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Southreps, All Saints, and Grandsire, 240 each of Plain Bob, and St Simon's, and 300 of St Martin's

1 Helen M Button

2 Marian J Thomas

3 Teresa M Jones

4 Roger C Button

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Steve P Clack

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull

33 Westbourne Avenue

Saturday, 28 March 2026 in 30m (13 in E)

1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor

720 & 540

1–2 Barry F Peachey

3–4 Heather L E Peachey

5–6 Peter Church (C)

First St. Clement's on handbells: 1-2, 3-4.

A Hull Handbells Project Performance.

Ringing World page reference: 5998.0323

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull

33 Westbourne Avenue

Saturday, 28 March 2026 in 2h 37 (15 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Complib 140800

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 Catherine A Williams

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Timothy J Billings

7–8 Peter Church (C)

1st on 8 handbells: 1-2, 5-6.

1st away from 1-2: 3-4.

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Ringing World page reference: 5999.0343

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 5 April 2026 in 48m (21 in D)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Ann Hughes

2 J Ian Booth

3 Pip Seminara

4 Helen J Audley

5 Miles J P Bown

6 Simon Plows

7 James E Blackburn (C)

8 Gary J Audley

Circled the tower to quarters - 2

Rung on Easter Sunday

10th birthday compliment to Rupert Blackburn (son of 7)for today.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Monday, 6 April 2026 in 47m (16–1–23 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by John M Goldthorpe (No.12)

1 Helen M Button

2 Marian J Thomas

3 Teresa M Jones

4 Roger C Button

5 Martin T Hardgrave

6 Robert D C Richards

7 John M Goldthorpe (C)

8 Antony Quinn

In memory of John Firth.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Yorkshire

26 Sancton Rd

Friday, 17 April 2026 (14 in D)

36 Barking Mad Bob Minor

Complib 159053

1–2 Karen A Lane

3–4 Peter Church (C)

5–6 James R Startin

Rung with the best wishes of the band for a safe and enjoyable ringing trip to Grenada for B&H Peachey, C&A Munday and P Donnelly.

A Hull Handbells Project Performance.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 17 April 2026 in 47m (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

660 St Martin's Bob, and 600 Plain Bob

1 Charlie P Bird

2 Steve P Clack

3 Helen M Button

4 Roger C Button

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Sturton le Steeple, Nottinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 18 April 2026 in 47m (10–3–6 in A♭)

1309 Grandsire Doubles

1 Antony Quinn

2 Teresa M Jones

3 Martin D Sutton

4 C Mark G Ockelton (C)

5 Robert D C Richards

6 Jonathan R Galloway

First as Conductor for many years (4)

Beverley and District Ringing Society

East Drayton, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 18 April 2026 in 42m (12–2–22 in G)

1300 Doubles (4m,1v,1p)

280 Southreps, 240 Plain Bob, 240 Grandsire, 240 St Simon's 240 St Martin's, 60 Stedman

1 Martin D Sutton

2 Teresa M Jones

3 C Mark G Ockelton

4 Jonathan R Galloway

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Yorkshire

26 Sancton Rd

Friday, 24 April 2026 (14 in D)

1272 Plain Minor (4m)

552 Spliced Plain, Little & St. Clement's CB and 720 Spliced Double & Plain Bob. Being 504 Plain, 48 Little, 360 each St Clement's and Double; 16 com.

1–2 James R Startin

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Peter Church (C)

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Ringing World page reference: 6002.0419

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 24 April 2026 (11–0–11 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (3m)

240 St Simon's; 540 St Martin's; 480 Plain Bob

1 Teresa M Jones

2 Steve P Clack

3 Helen M Button

4 Roger C Button

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Antony Quinn

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Friday, 1 May 2026 in 45m (34–2–10 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m,1v)

120 of All Saints and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure; 240 of Southreps; 360 Plain Bob; 120 St Simons; 300 St Martin's

1 Antony Quinn

2 Robert H Redwood

3 Teresa M Jones

4 Mark J Chaplain

5 Robert D C Richards (C)

6 Helen Barrett

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingston upon Hull

33 Westbourne Avenue

Tuesday, 5 May 2026 (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1–2 Christopher L D Munday

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Peter Church (C)

7–8 Heather L E Peachey

9–10 Barry F Peachey

A return to sanity for 3 of the Grenada party.

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Market Weighton, East Yorkshire

26 Sancton Rd

Friday, 8 May 2026 (13 in E)

1260 Plain Minor (3m)

60 Double Bob, 480 Little Bob, 720 Plain Bob

1–2 Christine M Church

3–4 Karen A Lane

5–6 Peter Church (C)

With compliments to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.

A Hull Handbells Project performance.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire

All Hallows

Saturday, 9 May 2026 in 43m (7–2–2 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m)

600 Grandsire and 660 Plain Bob.

Composed by Traditional

1 Jess Paton

2 Charlotte Kelly

3 Ian W Hodge

4 Mat Sreeves

5 Simon Everest (C)

6 Philip Diamond

Rung to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough

First quarter away from tenor behind - 1.

Beverley and District Ringing Society

Kingscote, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 16 May 2026 in 50m (9–1–23)

7200 Rounds

Full extent on the one bell

Helen J Audley

50m of continuous ringing with the bell half way up prior to the wedding of Holly Wellington and James Vine

Beverley and District Ringing Society

York, North Yorkshire

All Saints, North Street

Sunday, 17 May 2026 in 45m (7–2–2 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Antony Quinn

2 Helen M Button

3 Roger C Button

4 Robert H Redwood

5 Joss Davis

6 Robert D C Richards (C)

Rung for Sung Mass

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