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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 334 matching performances. The top 200 are listed below. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon St Michael Wednesday, 1 January 2014 in 2h 59 (16–3–11) 5184 Iridium Surprise Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 Ian W Avery 2 Ian V J Smith 3 David Hird 4 Roger King 5 Nigel G Birt 6 Robert D S Brown 7 Pauline Champion 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliment to Colin Avery and wishing Peter and Carol Bill a very Happy New Year Ringing World page reference: 5361.0081Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Wednesday, 1 January 2014 in 2h 43 (8–0–27) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 Methods) 896 Rutland; 768 Bristol; 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 448 Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire; 224 Ashtead, London, Uxbridge; 128 com atw Composed by R J Parker Arr W T Perrins 1 Michael Hatchett 2 Lesley A Knipe 3 Sheila C Matthews 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Hilary A Beresford 6 Jeffrey Knipe 7 Fergus M S Stracey 8 Donald B Carter (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 2 January 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5040 Aonach Beag Surprise Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian W Avery 5 Alison C Waterson 6 Richard H Johnston 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x16x1270x18x14x30.78.12x90. le12(b) Ringing World page reference: 5361.0081Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 4 January 2014 in 2h 44 (10) 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by B D Price 1 Philip Stevens 2 Hannah R Martin 3 Pauline Champion 4 Charlotte A Boyce 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Michael E C Mears 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird Specially arranged and rung as a 90th birthday compliment to the Revd J R Harewood (Hannah's grandfather), ex Vicar at Kenton. The treble ringer has now rung at least one peal in 55 consecutive years. Ringing World page reference: 5363.0139Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon Emmanuel Sunday, 5 January 2014 in 43m (20cwt) 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Clare L Stagg 2 Josephine Maddick 3 Alena J Wardle 4 Harry J Andrews 5 Fergus M S Stracey 6 Christopher H Wardle (C) 1st Surprise: 2 For evensong and in celebration of the lives of David Price and Dr Henry Will MBE. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral Church of St Peter Sunday, 5 January 2014 in 54m (28–0–4) 1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal 1 Michael Cannon 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Wendy Campbell 4 Peter Bill 5 Peter Brown 6 Richard Johnston 7 David Hird 8 John Martin 9 Ian Campbell 10 James Kirkcaldy (C) Rung prior to Choral Eucharist. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Wednesday, 8 January 2014 in 42m (8–0–27) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Michael Hatchett 2 Sheila Scofield 3 Brenda Coley 4 Anne Bailey 5 Jeff Bailey 6 Leslie Boyce 7 Matthew Webb 8 Charlotte Boyce (C) First quarter in method 3 & first as conductor in method Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 9 January 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by B V Mountjoy (No20A) 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Ian W Avery 4 Jill M Hansford 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 Roger King 7 Ian V J Smith 8 John A Foster 9 Michael E C Mears (C) 10 Pauline Champion Guild of Devonshire Ringers Silverton, Devon St Mary Friday, 10 January 2014 in 2h 52 (16–0–11) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (No62) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Ian V J Smith 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Pauline Champion 5 D John Hunt 6 Geoffrey C Sparling 7 Reginald T McKenzie 8 Michael E C Mears (C) On the 40th anniversary of Reg McKenzie's first peal. Ringing World page reference: 5362.0113Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ashbrittle, Somerset St John The Baptist Monday, 13 January 2014 in 2h 46 (8Cwt) 5040 Surprise Minor ( 7 Methods) One extent each of London, Durham, Norwich, Bourne, Ipswich, Beverly and Cambridge 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Lesley A Knipe 3 Michael Hatchett 4 Jeffrey Knipe 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Robert D S Brown (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingskerswell, Devon St Mary Tuesday, 14 January 2014 in 2h 33 (8–0–0) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (26m) ( (1) London, Wells, Cunecastre (2) Chester, Carlisle Munden (3) Netherseale, Lightfoot, Wearmouth (4) Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford (5) Westminster, Allendale (6) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Durham, York, Hexham (7) Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose, Bourne) 1 Philip Stevens 2 Pauline Champion 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Richard H Johnston 5 David Hird 6 Michael E C Mears (C) On the 25th anniversary of the induction of Rev John leonard as vicar of Kingskerswell and Coffinswell. Ringing World page reference: 5362.0113Guild of Devonshire Ringers Coffinswell, Devon St Bartholomew Tuesday, 14 January 2014 in 2h 42 (11–0–5) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m) (720 Carlisle, Cunecastre, Durham, York; 408 Chester, Westminster; 312 Allendale, Munden; 216 cambridge; 144 Ipswich, Norfolk; 72 Bourne, Hull, Primrose) Composed by P G C Ellis 1 Philip Stevens 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Richard H Johnston 4 David Hird 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael E C Mears (C) On the 25th anniversary of the induction of Rev John Leonard as vicar of Kingskerswell and Coffinswell Ringing World page reference: 5362.0113Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 14 January 2014 in 1h 39 (10 lb) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (11m) (720 Norwich, Primrose, York, Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge; 240 Beverley; 120 Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Durham; 209 c.o.m; atw) Composed by R D S Brown 1 Ian W Avery 2 Paul J Pascoe 3 Pauline Champion 4 John A Foster 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 16 January 2014 in 2h 56 (15–0–4) 5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by I V J Smith 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Michael R Rose 5 Richard H Johnston 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Ian V J Smith (C) 8 Thomas J Waterson Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon St Mark Saturday, 18 January 2014 in 2h 58 (12–1–19) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by D G Hull 1 P Wendy Campbell 2 Timothy M Bayton 3 Amy L M Gill 4 Jennifer H Young 5 Lesley A Tucker 6 Sarah E Chadburn 7 Richard H Johnston 8 Graham P Tucker 9 Ian L C Campbell 10 Matthew J Hilling (C) First of Royal: 3. Rung by the Sunday service band. Ringing World page reference: 5363.0139Guild of Devonshire Ringers Cullompton, Devon St Andrew Saturday, 18 January 2014 in 3h 11 (19–2–4) 5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by R C Kippin 1 John A Foster 2 Lester J Yeo 3 Jennifer R Sparling 4 Susan D Sparling 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Alison C Waterson 7 Pauline Champion 8 Richard Harrison 9 John R Martin 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All Saints Monday, 20 January 2014 in 2h 48 (11) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by H Dains 1 Lester J Yeo 2 Lynne P Hughes 3 Clare J Griffiths 4 Hilary A Beresford 5 Pauline Champion 6 Charlotte A Boyce 7 John R Martin (C) 8 Donald B Carter Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 21 January 2014 in 1h 36 (10 lb) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (11m) (720 London, Carlisle, Warkworth, Bourne, Norwich, Ipswich; 240 Beverley; 120 Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Durham; 209 com; atw) Composed by R D S Brown 1 Ian W Avery 2 Lester J Yeo 3 Paul J Pascoe 4 Pauline Champion 5 Peter L Bill 6 Michael E C Mears (C) 60th Birthday compliment to Stephanie Foster Ringing World page reference: 5363.0139Guild of Devonshire Ringers Shirwell, Devon St Peter Wednesday, 22 January 2014 in 43m (12 cwt) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Pete Byass 2 Steven Taylor 3 Rachel Taylor 4 David Willis 5 Kenneth C Edwards (C) 6 Harvey Stroud Treble. First quarter Rung by the St Brannock's Society Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 23 January 2014 in 2h 58 (15–0–4) 5040 Aonach Mor Delight Royal Composed by R W Lee 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Ian W Avery 3 Pauline Champion 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Peter G C Ellis 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Roger King 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x1678x1278x10x14x50x36x90. le12(b) Ringing World page reference: 5364.0161Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon St Michael Thursday, 23 January 2014 in 45m (16–3–11) 1250 Devonshire Surprise Major 1 Lee Avery 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Sue Sawyer 4 Janet Coles 5 Neil Deem 6 Graham Tucker 7 Robert Brown 8 Nigel Birt (C) 1st in method for all except 7. Specially arranged and rung to celebrate 35 years of quarter-peal ringing by the conductor. (1st quarter Grandsire Doubles on 23/1/1979) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Burlescombe, Devon St mary Thursday, 23 January 2014 in 2h 58 (15–0–1) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m) (Carlisle, Wooler, Newcastle, Chester, Munden, Northumberland, Alnwick, Whitley, Morpeth, Sandiacre, Canterbury, London, Kelso, Lincoln, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Wells, Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, York, Durham, Hull, Primrose, Norfolk, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Lightfoot, Bamborough, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Bacup) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO308;SUO403) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Peter G C Ellis (C) 6 Michael E C Mears Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John Evan Friday, 24 January 2014 in 3h 11 (17–1–10) 5042 Swindon Surprise Maximus Composed by A S Hudson 1 Ian W Avery 2 P Wendy Campbell 3 Peter L Bill 4 Lynne P Hughes 5 Graham P Tucker 6 Peter G C Ellis 7 Richard H Johnston 8 Peter G Brown 9 Ian L C Campbell 10 Ian V J Smith 11 Pauline Champion 12 Michael E C Mears (C) With best wishes to David Hird for a speedy recovery. Ringing World page reference: 5364.0161Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ideford, Devon St Mary the Virgin Friday, 24 January 2014 in 2h 31 (8–0–0) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (21m) ( Warkworth, Carlisle, London, Berwick, Morpeth, Bacup, Cunecastre, Primrose, Westminster, York, Lightfoot, Whitley, Cambridge, Chester, Northumberland, Hexham, Norfolk, Allendale, Netherseale, Ipswich, Munden) Composed by P G C Ellis 1 Ian W Avery 2 Peter G C Ellis 3 Pauline Champion 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 30 January 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5040 Ben Lawers Delight Royal Composed by M E C Mears 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Timothy M Bayton 5 Ian W Avery 6 Alison C Waterson 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x36x1470x58x16x10x1256x90. le12(b) Ringing World page reference: 5365.0185Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 30 January 2014 in 2h 32 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (42m) (Berwick, Cambridge, Stamford, Warkworth, Beverley, Ipswich, Surfleet, Primrose, Flamstead, Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Westminster, Bamborough, Fryerning, Durham, Cranford, Hexham, Bourne, York, Norwich, Bacup, Rossendale, Netherseale, Allendale, Northumberland, Lincoln, London, Alnwick, Kelso, Newcastle, Redbourn, Langleybury, Blunsdon, Brentford, Sandiacre, Carlisle, Chester, Wooler, Wells, Morpeth, Canterbury, Coldstream) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO722) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Pauline Champion 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All Saints Friday, 31 January 2014 in 2h 46 (11–1–11) 5184 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 Susan D Sparling 2 Jeffrey Knipe 3 Lesley A Knipe 4 Robert D S Brown 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Ian W Avery 8 Michael E C Mears (C) 500th peal: 1 Ringing World page reference: 5365.0185Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 31 January 2014 in 1h 58 (10 lb 7oz) 5120 Umbala Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1 Ian W Avery 2 Jeffrey Knipe 3 Robert D S Brown 4 Lesley A Knipe 5 Susan D Sparling 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Roger King 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Milverton, Somerset St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 1 February 2014 (17–2–12 in E) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Graham P Tucker 2 Sheila Scofield 3 Lesley A Tucker 4 Susan M Sawyer 5 Leslie Boyce 6 Charlotte A Boyce 7 Andrew J Palk 8 Tim Bayton (C) First in method (2 & 5). Guild of Devonshire Ringers Langford Budville, Somerset St Peter Monday, 3 February 2014 in 2h 40 (11 Cwt) 5040 Surprise Minor ( 14 Methods) 1. London and Wells, 2. Chester and Munden, 3. Norfolk and Primrose, 4 York and Durham. 5, Norwich, 6. Beverly and Surfleet. 7 Ipswich, Bourne and Cambridge. 1 Michael Hatchett 2 Michael C Hansford 3 Michael H Tompsett 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Pauline Champion 6 Robert D S Brown (C) A welcome to Devon for Mike and Hilary Tompsett also wishing Pauline Champion best wishes on her Antipodean adventures. Ringing World page reference: 5365.0185Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 6 February 2014 in 2h 40 (10–0–19) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) (672 London, Rutland; 640 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 Bristol; 576 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 129 changes of method; all the work) Composed by N R Aspland 1 James Kirkcaldy 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Roger King 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Ian V J Smith 6 John A Foster 7 David Hird 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Roger's birthday treat. Ringing World page reference: 5366.0208Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton St Cyres, Devon St Cyr and St Julitta Saturday, 8 February 2014 in 2h 47 (13) 5024 Uxbridge Surprise Major Composed by M A Coleman 1 Lynne P Hughes 2 Ian V J Smith 3 Charlotte A Boyce 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Philip Stevens 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird First peal in the method - 3. Ringing World page reference: 5367.0232Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John the Evangelist Sunday, 9 February 2014 in 46m (17–1–10) 1251 Erin Cinques Composed by James Kirkcaldy 1 Ian Campbell 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Andrew Digby 4 Clare Griffiths 5 Helena Mattingley 6 Stephen Taylor 7 Roger King 8 Tim Bayton 9 John Martin 10 James Kirkcaldy (C) 11 David Hird 12 Nigel Birt Rung prior to Evening service and as a Birthday compliment to Roger, for tomorrow. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Tavistock, Devon St Eustachius Sunday, 9 February 2014 in 48m (24–0–5) 1280 Plain Bob Major 1 Ann Smith 2 Rosemary Ruddick 3 Donna Baker 4 Sheila Williams 5 Bill Thirtle 6 David Pike 7 Philip Dunn 8 Ian Smith (C) For Evensong Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon Emmanuel Sunday, 9 February 2014 in 44m (20cwt) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Matthew M J Smith 2 Benjamin T G Smith 3 Clare L Stagg 4 Alison J Halford* 5 Joseph Q Peck 6 Fergus M S Stracey 7 Christopher H Wardle (C) 8 Glenn Francis Rung as a compliment to Alison J Halford ahead of her move to Darlington. *1st inside to Grandsire Triples. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon St Michael Wednesday, 12 February 2014 in 47m (16–3–11) 1250 Quito Surprise Major 1 Ian Avery 2 Janet Coles 3 Charlotte Boyce 4 Sue Sawyer 5 Hilary Beresford 6 Donald Carter 7 Neil Deem 8 Nigel Birt (C) Birthday compliment to the conductor. 1st in method for all except 4 & 6. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Dawlish, Devon 17 East Cliff Road Wednesday, 12 February 2014 in 2h 14 (15 C) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton / H Johnson 1–2 Jill M Wigney 3–4 Susan D Sparling 5–6 Timothy M Bayton (C) 7–8 Lynne P Hughes 1st in m in hand: 5-6, 7-8. 1st Surprise on an inside pair: 7-8. Birthday compliments to Nigel Birt. Ringing World page reference: 5367.0234Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 13 February 2014 in 2h 57 (15–0–4) 5040 Isleworth Surprise Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Timothy M Bayton 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian W Avery 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Roger King 8 James Kirkcaldy 9 John A Foster 10 Ian V J Smith (C) 400th peal: 6. Ringing World page reference: 5367.0232Guild of Devonshire Ringers Lichfield, Staffordshire Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad Saturday, 15 February 2014 in 3h 35 (31–2–9) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 2419) 1 Charlotte M Smith 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Ian W Avery 4 Anthony H Smith 5 Jennifer M Sparling 6 John P Loveless (C) 7 Andrew J Palk 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John R Martin 10 Thomas J Waterson Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon St Mark Saturday, 15 February 2014 in 2h 53 (12) 5017 Amy Delight Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 P Wendy Campbell 2 Amy L M Gill 3 Lesley A Tucker 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Roger King 6 Ian L C Campbell 7 Graham P Tucker 8 Paul J Pascoe (C) A 17th Birthday compliment to Amy. 1000th Peal for the Guild: 4. Ringing World page reference: 5367.0232Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 20 February 2014 in 2h 56 (15) 5056 Quedgeley Surprise Major Composed by A G Reading 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Mervyn C Way 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Timothy M Bayton 5 Ian W Avery 6 John A Foster 7 John R Martin (C) 8 James Kirkcaldy Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All Saints Friday, 21 February 2014 in 2h 57 (11 Cwt) 5040 Surprise Minor (7 Methods) 1. London, 2. York, 3 Beverly, 4. Surfleet, 5.Norwich, 6. Ipswich, 7, Cambridge. 1 Ian W Avery 2 Lesley A Knipe 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Michael H Tompsett 5 Jeffrey Knipe (C) 6 Richard H Johnston A don't keep taking the tablets compliment to Tim Collins Ringing World page reference: 5368.0259Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral of St Peter Saturday, 22 February 2014 in 4h 5½ (72) 5009 Stedman Cinques Composed by M R Eccleston 1 Matthew J Hilling (C) 2 Ian R Fielding 3 Clare J Griffiths 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian W Avery 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Philip Stevens 8 James Kirkcaldy 9 Richard Harrison 10 John R Martin 11 Paul J Pascoe 12 Thomas J Waterson Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 27 February 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5056 Grampian Surprise Major Composed by D G Hull 1 Jill M Hansford 2 Mervyn C Way 3 Richard H Johnston 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian W Avery 6 Ian V J Smith 7 John A Foster 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John the Evangelist Friday, 28 February 2014 in 3h 12 (17) 5042 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus Composed by S J Bedford 1 P Wendy Campbell 2 Timothy M Bayton 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Peter L Bill 5 Lynne P Hughes 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Ian W Avery 8 Ian L C Campbell 9 Robert D S Brown 10 Ian V J Smith 11 Michael E C Mears 12 David Hird (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Winsford, Somerset St Mary Mag Saturday, 1 March 2014 in 45m (12) 1272 London Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob Minor 1 David Willis 2 Susan Sawyer 3 Lynne Hughes 4 Cathy Civill 5 Charlotte Boyce 6 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exton, Somerset St Peter Saturday, 1 March 2014 in 37m (8) 1272 College Exercise Treble Bob Minor 1 David Willis 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Susan Sawyer 4 Cathy Civill 5 Lynne Hughes 6 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Brompton Regis, Somerset BVM Saturday, 1 March 2014 in 44m (10) 1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (7m) 1 David Willis 2 Cathy Civill 3 Lynne Hughes 4 Susan Sawyer 5 Charlotte Boyce 6 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Broadclyst, Devon St John the Baptist Saturday, 1 March 2014 in 3h 19 (20–0–25) 5060 Sixtieth Surprise Major Composed by Robert D S Brown 1 John A Foster 2 Ian L C Campbell 3 Lester J Yeo 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Ian V J Smith 6 John R Martin 7 Michael E C Mears 8 James Kirkcaldy (C) Specially arranged to mark the Conductor's Birthday, yesterday (28/02). Ringing World page reference: 5369.0283Guild of Devonshire Ringers Tavistock, Devon St Eustachius Sunday, 2 March 2014 in 46m (24–0–5) 1259 Grandsire Caters 1 Donna Baker 2 Geoffrey Hill 3 Sheila Williams 4 Jane Dunn 5 John Cook 6 William Thirtle 7 George Mudge (C) 8 David Pike 9 Ian Smith 10 Philip Dunn Rung prior to the last service of the Vicar, Rev Michael Brierley, shortly to take up his new appointment as Precentor at Worcester Cathedral. 200th quarter peal: 4. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Northleigh, Devon St Giles Sunday, 2 March 2014 in 38m (9) 1260 Mixed Minimus (7m) 252 of Stedman and 168 each of Plain Bob, Reverse Bob, Double Bob, Single Court, Reverse Court and Double Court 1 Matthew M J Smith 2 Josephine Maddick 3 Benjamin T G Smith 4 Harry J Andrews (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral Church of St Peter Sunday, 2 March 2014 in 54m (28) 1265 Stedman Caters Composed by M B Davies 1 Peter L Bill 2 Susan M Sawyer 3 James Kirkcaldy 4 P Wendy Campbell 5 John R Martin (C) 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Michael J C Cannon 8 Ian L C Campbell 9 David Hird 10 John A Foster First Stedman Caters as Conductor. Rung prior to Choral Eucharist. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 6 March 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5004 Grandsire Caters Composed by M J Thurmott 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Ian W Avery 4 Timothy M Bayton 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Richard H Johnston 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 John A Foster 9 Michael E C Mears (C) 10 Alison C Waterson Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 6 March 2014 in 2h 31 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m) ( Norwich, Newcastle, Cunecastre, Durham, Northumberland, Berwick, Rossendale, Norfolk, Stamford, Kelso, Ipswich, Lincoln, Chester, Wearmouth, Carlisle, Alnwick, Wooler, Whitley, Hull, Bamborough, Surfleet, Warkworth, Canterbury, Coldstream, Cambridge, Wells, Netherseale, Beverley, Munden, Lightfoot, Sandiacre, Annable's London, Hexham, Allendale, Bourne, London, Westminster, Morpeth, Primrose, Bacup, York ) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO718) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Timothy M Bayton 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliments to James and Elaine Grant Ringing World page reference: 5370.0313Guild of Devonshire Ringers Marwood, Devon St Michael and all Angels Thursday, 6 March 2014 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Louise Pickering 2 Aled Jones 3 Jenny Sparling 4 Pete Byass 5 David Willis (C) 6 James Clarke 1st quarter for 35+ years 1. 1st quarter inside 4. Rung by the St Brannock's Society. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Moretonhampstead, Devon St Andrew Saturday, 8 March 2014 in 2h 45 (15–0–7) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) (672 London, Rutland; 640 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 Bristol; 576 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 129 changes of method; all the work) Composed by N R Aspland 1 Michael R Rose 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Michael H Tompsett 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Alison C Waterson 6 Timothy M Bayton 7 Thomas J Waterson 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John the Evangelist Sunday, 9 March 2014 in 52m (17–1–10) 1346 Cambridge Surprise Maximus 1 Lynne Hughes 2 Wendy Campbell 3 Clare Griffiths 4 Nigel Birt 5 Andrew Digby 6 Janet Coles 7 Stephen Taylor 8 Roger King 9 Tim Bayton 10 John Foster 11 Geoff Sparling 12 James Kirkcaldy (C) Rung prior to Evensong Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon Emmanuel Sunday, 9 March 2014 in 50m (20cwt) 1344 Plain Bob Triples Composed by Donald F Morrison 1 Janet I Osler 2 Clare L Stagg 3 M Glenn Francis 4 Alena J Wardle 5 Harry J Andrews 6 Fergus M S Stracey 7 Christopher H Wardle (C) 8 Benjamin T G Smith For the recent Confirmation Service held at Emmanuel Heaviest bell rung to a QP: 6 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 11 March 2014 in 1h 43 (10 lb) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) (London, Ipswich, Netherseale, Bourne, York, Beverley, Cambridge) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Paul J Pascoe 3 Michael E C Mears 4 David Hird 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Nigel G Birt (C) First peal as Conductor Ringing World page reference: 5370.0313Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon St Michael Saturday, 15 March 2014 in 3h 4 (17) 5120 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by A J Cox 1 Charlotte A Boyce 2 Nigel G Birt 3 Lynne P Hughes 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Peter G Brown 6 Timothy M Bayton 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird Rung as a 50th birthday compliment to Lynne Hughes (17th March). Ringing World page reference: 5372.0361Guild of Devonshire Ringers Wolborough, Devon St Mary Monday, 17 March 2014 in 3h 1 (16) 5040 Yorkshire Alliance Major Composed by G A C John 1 Hilary A Beresford 2 Clare J Griffiths 3 Lester J Yeo 4 Peter G Brown 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Michael H Tompsett 7 John R Martin (C) 8 Fergus M S Stracey Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John Evan Thursday, 20 March 2014 in 3h 15 (17–1–10) 5120 Spliced Surprise Maximus (5m) (1248 Cambridge; 1104 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 1056 Bristol; 608 Littleport Little; 33 Changes of Method; All The Work) Composed by P W J Sheppard 1 Ian W Avery 2 Paul J Pascoe 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Pauline Champion 5 Lester J Yeo 6 Alison C Waterson 7 Peter L Bill 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Richard Harrison 10 John A Foster 11 David Hird 12 Michael E C Mears (C) Wishing John Hunt a speedy recovery. Also a birthday compliment to Peter Bill Ringing World page reference: 5372.0361Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon SS Peter, Paul and Thomas of Canterbury Friday, 21 March 2014 in 2h 48 (14 Cwt) 5088 Gav Delight Major Composed by Robert D S Brown 1 Robert D S Brown 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Lesley A Knipe 4 Jeffrey Knipe 5 Roger King 6 David Hird 7 Pauline Champion 8 Michael E C Mears (C) first peal in the method Gav Delight Major x3x4x2x1x4x1.34.56.34.7 le 2 [b] fch BDd This peal was rung in memory of Dr Gavin Wonnacott a ringer at Bovey Tracey during his funeral service and immediately prior to his memorial service Ringing World page reference: 5373.0387Guild of Devonshire Ringers Braunton, Devon St Brannock Monday, 24 March 2014 in 2h 53 (16–0–25) 5024 Lessness Surprise Major Composed by A G Reading (no 2) 1 Michael R Rose 2 Ann Smith 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian W Avery 5 Michael C Hansford 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Pauline Champion 8 Michael E C Mears (C) To celebrate the forthcoming golden wedding anniversary of Mike and Elizabeth Rose (30/3) Ringing World page reference: 5372.0361Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All saints Tuesday, 25 March 2014 in 2h 36 (11–1–11) 5088 Highweek Dragon Delight Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 Ian W Avery 2 Pauline Champion 3 Ann Smith 4 Susan D Sparling 5 Peter L Bill 6 Robert D S Brown 7 Ian V J Smith 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliment to Mary Mears First peal in the method: x38x14x12x18x12x1458x1234x58. le12(d) Ringing World page reference: 5372.0361Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 27 March 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5040 Derry Cairngorm Delight Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Pauline Champion 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Ian W Avery 6 Roger King 7 John A Foster 8 Ian V J Smith 9 David Hird 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x12x10x14x30x14x30x3456x90. le12(b) Ringing World page reference: 5373.0387Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 27 March 2014 in 2h 27 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m) ( Norwich, Newcastle, Cunecastre, Durham, Northumberland, Berwick, Rossendale, Norfolk, Stamford, Kelso, Ipswich, Lincoln, Chester, Wearmouth, Carlisle, Alnwick, Wooler, Whitley, Hull, Bamborough, Surfleet, Warkworth, Canterbury, Coldstream, Cambridge, Wells, Netherseale, Beverley, Munden, Lightfoot, Sandiacre, Annable's London, Hexham, Allendale, Bourne, London, Westminster, Morpeth, Primrose, Bacup, York ) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO718) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Susan D Sparling 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon St Mark Friday, 28 March 2014 in 2h 48 (12) 5040 Pudsey Surprise Royal Composed by J H Fielden 1 Peter L Bill 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Barrie Hendry 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Raymond Haines 6 Michael H Tompsett 7 Robert D S Brown 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Michael E C Mears 10 David Hird (C) Rung to mark the 21st birthday of Margaret Chapmans cat, Chester. Ringing World page reference: 5373.0387Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All Saints Saturday, 29 March 2014 in 2h 45 (11) 5056 Old Codgers Surprise Major Composed by A M Barber 1 Robert D S Brown 2 Richard H Johnston 3 Peter L Bill 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Michael E C Mears 6 John R Martin (C) 7 Ian V J Smith 8 David Hird The conductors last peal as a 40-something before joining the elite Society of Old Codgers. Ringing World page reference: 5373.0387Guild of Devonshire Ringers Tavistock, Devon St Eustachius Sunday, 30 March 2014 in 51m (24–0–5) 1299 Stedman Caters 1 Sheila Williams 2 Kate Jennings 3 Louise James 4 Andrew Queen 5 David Pike 6 John Cook 7 Ian Smith (C) 8 Philip Dunn 9 Owen Borlase 10 William Thirtle Rung on Mothering Sunday as a 70th birthday compliment to Kate Jennings; also birthday compliments to Geoff Hill (65) and Andy Queen (60). Guild of Devonshire Ringers Dawlish, Devon St Gregory the Great Sunday, 30 March 2014 in 43m (12) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Julia M A Brett 2 Fiona L Rock-Evans 3 Rodney L Horder 4 John R Martin (C) 5 Martin Dodd 6 Jason S Dowling First quarter peal, rung at the first attempt - 1. Rung for Evensong on Mothering Sunday. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Broadclyst, Devon St John Bapt Wednesday, 2 April 2014 in 3h 9 (20) 5024 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by A J Cox 1 Hannah R Martin 2 Richard H Johnston 3 Robert D S Brown 4 Pauline Champion 5 Michael E C Mears 6 David Hird 7 John R Martin (C) 8 John A Foster Specially arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to the Conductor (50 today) and to the tenor ringer (60 today). Also a birthday compliment to Glenis Petrilli, tower correspondent whose birthday is also today. Ringing World page reference: 5374.0409Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 3 April 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5040 Mullach Clach A Bhlair Delight Royal Composed by BYROC 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Timothy M Bayton 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Pauline Champion 5 Alison C Waterson 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Ian W Avery 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x36x1470x58x16x10x1278x90. le12 (b) Ringing World page reference: 5374.0409Guild of Devonshire Ringers Braunton, Devon St Brannock Thursday, 3 April 2014 (16–0–25) 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1 David Willis 2 Bruce Hicks 3 Jane I Boyd 4 Jenny Sparling 5 Michael Rose 6 Alan J Boyd 7 James Clarke 8 Aled Jones (C) A farewell treat for Aled. Rung by the St Brannock Society. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Offwell, Devon S Mary Friday, 4 April 2014 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Delie Perry 2 Lin Horrocks 3 Rod Ellway 4 David Barrance 5 John Horrocks 6 Derek Ballard (C) 1st since relocating 1 & 4 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John Evan Saturday, 5 April 2014 in 3h 5 (17–1–10) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Roger King 2 Clare J Griffiths 3 Lester J Yeo 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Pauline Champion 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Thomas J Waterson 8 Geoffrey C Sparling 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Another 60th birthday treat for John Foster. Also with best wishes to James Kirkcaldy for a speedy recovery and hoping he will soon be back in full running order. Ringing World page reference: 5374.0409Guild of Devonshire Ringers Teignmouth, Devon St Michael Saturday, 5 April 2014 in 45m (22) 1260 Stedman Triples Composed by T Thurstans 1 Sophie J Hughes 2 Fiona L Rock-Evans 3 Hannah R Martin 4 Jonathan D Calvert 5 Edward R Mack 6 Martin G Mansley 7 John R Martin (C) 8 Martin Dodd Rung as an early 20th birthday compliment to Hannah (9th April). Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stokenham, Devon St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 5 April 2014 in 2h 58 (15–2–6) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (22m) ( (1) London, Wells (2) Chester, Carlisle, Munden (3) Westminster, Allendale (4) Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford (5) York, Durham (6) Surfleet, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham (7) Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose, Bourne) 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Nicola J Turner 3 Colin M Turner 4 Peter G C Ellis 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) In thanksgiving for the life of Jack Rhymes Ringing World page reference: 5374.0409Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Monday, 7 April 2014 in 2h 58 (15–0–4) 5075 Grandsire Caters Composed by B V Mountjoy (No 33A) 1 Brian V Mountjoy 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael R Rose 7 Michael C Hansford 8 Geoffrey C Sparling 9 Michael E C Mears (C) 10 Ian W Avery Birthday compliments to Mervyn Way and Don Lawson; also with best wishes to Peter and Carol Bill for their journey to New Zealand. 100th Grandsire Caters as Conductor. Ringing World page reference: 5374.0409Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 10 April 2014 in 2h 30 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (42m) (Berwick, Cambridge, Stamford, Warkworth, Beverley, Ipswich, Surfleet, Primrose, Flamstead, Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Westminster, Bamborough, Fryerning, Durham, Cranford, Hexham, Bourne, York, Norwich, Bacup, Rossendale, Netherseale, Allendale, Northumberland, Lincoln, London, Alnwick, Kelso, Newcastle, Redbourn, Langleybury, Blunsdon, Brentford, Sandiacre, Carlisle, Chester, Wooler, Wells, Morpeth, Canterbury, Coldstream) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO722) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael E C Mears (C) 20th birthday compliment to Hannah Martin. Ringing World page reference: 5375.0469Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton Abbot, Devon St Leonard's Tower Monday, 14 April 2014 in 2h 38 (8) 5040 Stedman Triples Composed by Sir A P Heywood's transposition of T Thurstan 1 Pauline Champion 2 Paul J Pascoe 3 Hannah R Martin 4 Michael H Tompsett 5 Peter G Brown 6 Michael E C Mears 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird First Triples - 3. First in method as Conductor. Ringing World page reference: 5377.0516Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Wednesday, 16 April 2014 in 1h 52 (10 lb 7 oz) 5056 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (No 4277) 1 Susan D Sparling 2 Michael J Wigney 3 Lester J Yeo 4 David Hird 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Lesley A Knipe 7 Jeffrey Knipe 8 Michael E C Mears (C) In memory of Richard Bowditch Ringing World page reference: 5382.0640Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 26m (10lb 7oz) 1250 Pudsey Surprise Major 1 Robert Brown 2 Nigel Birt 3 Donald Carter 4 Paul Pascoe 5 Charlotte Boyce 6 Hilary Beresford 7 David Hird 8 Sue Sawyer (C) 1st in m as cond. 2/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 29m (10lb 7oz) 1280 Spliced Surprise Major (10m) Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire 1 Charlotte Boyce 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Hilary Beresford 4 Nigel Birt 5 Paul Pascoe 6 David Hird 7 Robert Brown 8 Donald Carter (C) Most quarters in a day 1,2,3,4,6. Rung in memory of Richard Bowditch who cast these bells. 11/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 28m (10lb 7oz) 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Nigel Birt 2 Paul Pascoe (C) 3 Sue Sawyer 4 Hilary Beresford 5 David Hird 6 Robert Brown 7 Donald Carter 8 Charlotte Boyce 25th quarter on the bells. 100th together 7 & 8. 350th together 1 & 4. 10/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 27m (10lb 7oz) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Paul Pascoe 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Nigel Birt 4 Donald Carter 5 Sue Sawyer 6 Robert Brown 7 Hilary Beresford 8 David Hird (C) 9/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 25m (10lb 7oz) 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major 1 Donald Carter 2 Robert Brown 3 Paul Pascoe 4 Hilary Beresford 5 David Hird 6 Sue Sawyer 7 Charlotte Boyce 8 Nigel Birt (C) 1st in m as cond. 1/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 27m (10lb 7oz) 1280 Bristol Surprise Major 1 Nigel Birt 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Sue Sawyer 4 Robert Brown 5 Donald Carter 6 Paul Pascoe 7 Hilary Beresford 8 David Hird (C) 25th together 4 & 5, 5 & 8. Circled tower 5. 6/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 30m (10lb 7oz) 1344 Rutland Surprise Major 1 Sue Sawyer 2 David Hird 3 Robert Brown 4 Charlotte Boyce 5 Hilary Beresford 6 Nigel Birt 7 Donald Carter 8 Paul Pascoe (C) 100th together 6 & 8. 7/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 28m (10lb 7oz) 1250 Ashtead Surprise Major 1 David Hird 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Hilary Beresford 4 Nigel Birt 5 Paul Pascoe 6 Charlotte Boyce 7 Robert Brown 8 Donald Carter (C) 1,700th quarter 4. 3/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 28m (10lb 7oz) 1280 Uxbridge Surprise Major 1 Charlotte Boyce 2 Hilary Beresford 3 Nigel Birt 4 David Hird 5 Sue Sawyer 6 Donald Carter 7 Paul Pascoe 8 Robert Brown (C) 5/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 29m (10lb 7oz) 1280 London Surprise Major 1 Hilary Beresford 2 Paul Pascoe 3 Charlotte Boyce 4 Sue Sawyer 5 Robert Brown 6 David Hird 7 Nigel Birt 8 Donald Carter (C) 4/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 18 April 2014 in 28m (10lb 7oz) 1344 Superlative Surprise Major 1 Robert Brown (C) 2 Donald Carter 3 David Hird 4 Paul Pascoe 5 Nigel Birt 6 Charlotte Boyce 7 Sue Sawyer 8 Hilary Beresford 8/11 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Imber, Wiltshire St Giles Monday, 21 April 2014 in 2h 17 (2–2–15) 5040 Surprise Minor 7 methods. 1 extent each London, Norwich, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge. 1 Lester J Yeo 2 Ian L C Campbell 3 Brian V Mountjoy 4 P Wendy Campbell 5 Thomas J Waterson 6 David Hird (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 22 April 2014 in 1h 43 (10 lb) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m) (720 Carlisle, Cunecastre, Durham, York; 408 Chester, Westminster; 312 Allendale, Munden; 216 Cambridge; 144 Ipswich, Norfolk; 72 Bourne, Hull, Primrose) Composed by P G C Ellis 1 Ian W Avery 2 P Wendy Campbell 3 Paul J Pascoe 4 Ian L C Campbell 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) 18th Birthday compliment to Laurie Kirkcaldy Ringing World page reference: 5376.0493Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon St Andrew and St Luke Wednesday, 23 April 2014 in 43m (4½ cwt) 1260 Doubles (3m) Stedman, Grandsire and Plain Bob. 1 Josephine Maddick 2 Katy E E Owen 3 Robyn D F Owen 4 John F Steere 5 John C Mitchelmore (C) 6 Billy E Moore First quarter peal 6. Rung for St George's Day and William Shakespeare's 450th birthday. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Dalwood, Devon St Peter Wednesday, 23 April 2014 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Janet Reynolds 2 Lisa Clarke (C) 3 Maureen Davey (C) 4 Anne Bailey (C) 5 Kathie Matthews (C) 6 Delie Perry Calling shared by 2,3,4,5. For St George's Day. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 24 April 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5040 Beinn A'bhuird Surprise Royal Composed by BYROC 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Timothy M Bayton 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Pauline Champion 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Ian W Avery 8 Ian V J Smith 9 John A Foster 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x16x1270x18x14x30.78.34x90. le12(b) Ringing World page reference: 5377.0516Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 24 April 2014 in 2h 28 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (52m) (Wooler, Alnwick, Chester, Langleybury, Northumberland, Canterbury, Sandiacre, Munden, Brentford, Carlisle, Whitley, Morpeth, Blunsdon, Newcastle, Lincoln, Wells, Offley, London, Cunecastre, Kelso, Coldstream, Redbourn, Sedlescombe, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Wearmouth, Hathern Rossendale, Annable's London, Westminster, Allendale, Fryerning, Bamborough, Bacup, Warkworth, Norwich, Stamford, Ipswich, Primrose, Norfolk, York, Beverley, Durham, Caithness, Surfleet, Cambridge, Cranford, Hexham, Bourne, Hull, Flamstead, Berwick) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO712) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Susan D Sparling 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliments to Mo Stevens(70), Pauline Lawrence (70) and Phil Stevens (over 70)-all today. Ringing World page reference: 5377.0516Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon St Mark Friday, 25 April 2014 in 2h 54 (12) 5040 Triton Delight Royal Composed by B D Constant 1 Peter G Brown 2 Ann Smith 3 Susan D Sparling 4 P Wendy Campbell 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Pauline Champion 7 Ian L C Campbell 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Michael E C Mears 10 David Hird (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton St Cyres, Devon SS Cyr and Juletta Monday, 28 April 2014 in 2h 42 (12–3–22) 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by R D S Brown 1 Ian W Avery 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Pauline Champion 4 Jennifer R Sparling 5 Michael R Rose 6 Ian V J Smith 7 David J Garton 8 Michael E C Mears (C) 75th birthday compliment to Mike Rose Ringing World page reference: 5377.0516Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 29 April 2014 in 1h 36 (10 lb) 5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7m) (Oswald D, Lightfoot S; Durham S, Carlisle S, Hexham S, Annable's London S, Primrose S) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Robert D S Brown 3 Paul J Pascoe 4 Pauline Champion 5 Nigel G Birt 6 Michael E C Mears (C) 70th Birthday compliment to Peter Sawyer Ringing World page reference: 5377.0516Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ideford, Devon St Mary the Virgin Wednesday, 30 April 2014 in 2h 37 (7–3–9) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m) (Carlisle, Wooler, Whitley, Newcastle, Chester, Northumberland, Morpeth, Sandiacre, Canterbury, Munden, Alnwick, London, Kelso, Lincoln, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Wells, Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, York, Durham, Hull, Primrose, Norfolk, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Lightfoot, Bamborough, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Bacup) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO309;SUO403) 1 Geoffrey C Hill 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Rung to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the marriage of James and Florrie Hill at St Mary's Ideford on 30th April 1914; grandparents of the Treble ringer. Ringing World page reference: 5378.0541Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 1 May 2014 in 2h 52 (10–0–19) 5088 Jersey Delight Major Composed by D F Morrison (No 6668) 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Pauline Champion 3 Ian W Avery 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Roger King 6 Ian V J Smith 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Retirement compliment to Brian King (Roger's brother) and birthday compliment to Geoffrey K Dodd. Ringing World page reference: 5378.0541Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingskerswell, Devon St Mary Thursday, 1 May 2014 in 2h 36 (7–1–24) 5040 College Bob IV D. Minor 1 Philip Stevens 2 Ian V J Smith 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Pauline Champion 5 Ian W Avery 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Rung as 70th bithday compliments to Mo Stevens and Pauline Lawrence, also birthday compliment to Phil Stevens; all on 24th April and all members of the local band. Ringing World page reference: 5378.0541Guild of Devonshire Ringers Tiverton, Devon St Peter Saturday, 3 May 2014 in 3h 29 (26) 5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by A J Cox 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Jennifer R Sparling 3 Charlotte A Boyce 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Peter G Brown 6 Richard Harrison 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird 25th together - 3 & 4, 4 & 7. Rung as an 89th birthday compliment to John Mears, Sheila Schofield's father. Ringing World page reference: 5379.0565Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral Church of St Peter Sunday, 4 May 2014 in 56m (28–0–4) 1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal 1 John Foster 2 Lynne Hughes 3 Wendy Campbell 4 Sue Sawyer 5 Richard Johnston 6 Peter Brown 7 James Kirkcaldy (C) 8 Ian Campbell 9 Oliver Coldrick 10 David Hird Rung prior to Choral Eucharist Guild of Devonshire Ringers Dawlish, Devon St Gregory the Great Sunday, 4 May 2014 in 43m (12) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Fiona L Rock-Evans 2 John R Martin (C) 3 Madeleine P M Brett 4 Martin G Mansley 5 Martin Dodd 6 Jason S Dowling First quarter peal inside -3. Foe Evensong. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Feniton, Devon St Andrew Wednesday, 7 May 2014 in 45m (9cwt) 1260 Grandsire and Plain Bob Doubles 1 Janet Reynolds 2 Lisa Clarke 3 Kathie Matthews (C) 4 Delie Perry 5 Anne Bailey 6 Mark Moran Rung as a 70th birthday compliment to 1 (9th May). Also for Jo Chown (9th May), Tower Captain at Feniton. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 8 May 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5024 Easington Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (No 3713) 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Michael C Hansford 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Ian V J Smith 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Farway, Devon St Michael & All Angels Friday, 9 May 2014 in 44m (11cwt) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Lisa Clarke 2 Maureen Davey 3 Lin Horrocks 4 Kathie Matthews 5 Laurie Palmer 6 John Horrocks (C) 1st in method/stage (2), 1st on treble to Minor (1). Guild of Devonshire Ringers Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset St Michael Saturday, 10 May 2014 in 3h 12 (10–3–16) 5088 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (4m) (4m: 1296 each Phobos S, Strathclyde S, Bristol S; 1200 Avon D; 48 com, atw) Composed by J S Warboys 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Alan G Reading 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Ann Smith 5 Peter W J Sheppard 6 Matthew J Hilling (C) 7 Paul J Pascoe 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Thomas J Waterson 10 Matthew D Dawson 11 Ian R Fielding 12 Michael E C Mears An 80th birthday compliment to Peter Beresford. Ringing World page reference: 5379.0565Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John the Evangelist Sunday, 11 May 2014 in 48m (17–1–10) 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Royal 1 Wendy Gill 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Sarah Chadburn 4 Wendy Campbell 5 Lesley Tucker 6 Roger King 7 Andrew Digby 8 Tim Bayton 9 Graham Tucker 10 James Kirkcaldy (C) First to Yorkshire - 1. 1111th - 10. Rung prior to Evensong, also as a Birthday compliment to Matthew Hilling. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 13 May 2014 in 1h 38 (10 lb) 5040 Surprise Minor (14m) ( (1) London, Wells (2) Carlisle (3) York, Durham (4) Annable's London (5) Surfleet, Hexham, Beverley, Berwick (6) Norwich (7) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge ) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Lester J Yeo 3 Paul J Pascoe 4 Robert D S Brown 5 Michael E C Mears (C) 6 David Hird Guild of Devonshire Ringers South Molton, Devon St Mary Wednesday, 14 May 2014 in 50m (24) 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Andrew Vincent 2 David Wilford 3 Bruce Hicks 4 David Willis 5 James Clarke 6 Michael Rose 7 Melvyn Freeman 8 Geoffrey Sparling (C) 67th birthday compliments to 4,5 and 8. Rung by the St Brannock's Society Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 15 May 2014 in 2h 57 (15–0–4) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) (672 London, Rutland; 640 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 Bristol; 576 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 129 changes of method; all the work) Composed by N R Aspland 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Timothy M Bayton 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Roger King 6 Ian V J Smith 7 John A Foster 8 Michael E C Mears (C) For the east Devon Arts Festival. Ringing World page reference: 5379.0565Guild of Devonshire Ringers Werrington, Cornwall St Martin of Tours Saturday, 17 May 2014 in 44m (14–2–12) 1280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) Rutland, Yorkshire, Bristol, Pudsey, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Superlative, London. 1 Sue Sawyer 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Lesley Tucker 4 Lynne Hughes 5 Graham Tucker 6 Nigel Birt 7 Andrew Digby 8 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Launceston, Cornwall St Stephen Saturday, 17 May 2014 in 48m (15–1–20) 1280 Belfast Surprise Major 1 Lesley Tucker 2 Graham Tucker 3 Lynne Hughes 4 Andrew Digby 5 Sue Sawyer 6 Charlotte Boyce 7 Nigel Birt 8 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Launceston, Cornwall St Mary Magd Saturday, 17 May 2014 in 45m (15–3–26) 1260 Stedman Triples 1 Sue Sawyer 2 Lynne Hughes 3 Lesley Tucker 4 Graham Tucker 5 Andrew Digby 6 Charlotte Boyce 7 Tim Bayton (C) 8 Nigel Birt Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon 64 Mount Pleasant Road Tuesday, 20 May 2014 in 1h 57 (11 G) 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) 720 each: Norwich, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Bourne, Primrose, Cambridge 1–2 Lynne P Hughes 3–4 Susan D Sparling 5–6 Timothy M Bayton (C) 1st Minor in hand: 5-6. 1st S Minor in hand by all. Ringing World page reference: 5380.0591Guild of Devonshire Ringers Okehampton, Devon All Saints Thursday, 22 May 2014 in 3h 2 (16–2–13) 5088 Okehampton Surprise Major Composed by 'Byroc' 1 Richard H Johnston 2 Thomas J Waterson 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Richard Harrison 6 Pauline Champion 7 Ian V J Smith (C) 8 David Hird Circled the tower: 2. Ringing World page reference: 5380.0589Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ottery St Mary, Devon St Mary Saturday, 24 May 2014 1260 6m Doubles Stedman, Grandsire, Plain Bob, Rev Canterbury, S Martins, S Simons 1 Kathie Matthews 2 David Barrance 3 Anne Bailey 4 Derek Ballard 5 Laurie Palmer (C) 6 Tom Clarke Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 29 May 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major 6m: 1184 Rutland; 1056 Superlative; 768 Bristol, Cambridge; 672 Yorkshire; 608 Lincolnshire; 109 com, atw. Composed by N R Aspland 1 Ian W Avery 2 Alison C Waterson 3 John R Martin 4 Richard H Johnston 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 John A Foster 7 David Hird 8 Ian V J Smith (C) Rung on Ascension Day. Ringing World page reference: 5381.0613Guild of Devonshire Ringers Lyme Regis, Dorset St Michael Archangel Friday, 30 May 2014 in 2h 47 (11) 5040 Spliced Surprise Royal 3 methods: 1680 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire 42com atw. Composed by M Maughan 1 Susan A Haines 2 Barrie Hendry 3 P Wendy Campbell 4 Raymond Haines 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Michael H Thompsett 7 Peter G Brown 8 Ian L C Campbell 9 Ian V J Smith 10 David Hird (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers East Huntspill, Somerset Little Orchard Tower Saturday, 31 May 2014 in 2h 7 (21lbs) 5184 Quedgeley Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1 Margaret E L Chapman 2 Lester J Yeo 3 Richard A M Newman 4 Marion Newman 5 Ian L C Campbell 6 P Wendy Campbell 7 David Hird 8 Brian V Mountjoy (C) Rung in fond memory of Frank Mack by members of the Peter Bill Touring Club Ringing World page reference: 5381.0613Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral Church of St Peter Sunday, 1 June 2014 in 60m (28) 1360 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by D G Hull 1 Ian L C Campbell 2 Susan M Sawyer 3 P Wendy Campbell 4 Richard H Johnston 5 John A Foster 6 Peter G Brown 7 John R Martin (C) 8 James Kirkcaldy 9 David Hird 10 Oliver Coldrick Rung prior to Choral Eucharist. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 3 June 2014 in 1h 39 (10 lb) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m) (720 Carlisle, Cunecastre, Durham, York; 408 Chester, Westminster; 312 Allendale, Munden; 216 Cambridge; 144 Ipswich, Norfolk; 72 Bourne, Hull, Primrose) Composed by P G C Ellis 1 Ian W Avery 2 Paul J Pascoe 3 Pauline Champion 4 John A Foster 5 Robert D S Brown 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 5 June 2014 in 2h 55 (15–0–4) 5040 Beinn Bhrotain Delight Royal Composed by M E C Mears 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Ian W Avery 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Richard H Johnston 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Roger King 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Pauline Champion 10 Michael E C Mears (C) For the 70th anniversary of the D Day landings. First peal in the method: x30x14x12x10x14x30x14x30x12.78.90.le12 (b) Ringing World page reference: 5382.0637Guild of Devonshire Ringers East Budleigh, Devon All Saints Thursday, 5 June 2014 in 41m 1272 Norwich Surprise Minor 1 Nigel Birt 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Sue Sturdy 4 Janet Coles 5 Neil Deem 6 Graham Tucker (C) Rung as a 55th wedding anniversay compliment to Brian & Anne Horrell, married in this chuch on 6 June 1959 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Monday, 9 June 2014 in 2h 40 (10–0–19) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) (672 London, Rutland; 640 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 Bristol; 576 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 129 changes of method; all the work) Composed by N R Aspland 1 Pauline Champion 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Ruth Curtis 4 Michael H Tompsett 5 Paul F Curtis 6 Ian V J Smith 7 David Hird 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Clyst St George, Devon St George Monday, 9 June 2014 in 2h 30 (10–2–21) 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m) (Carlisle, Wooler, Whitley, Newcastle, Chester, Northumberland, Morpeth, Sandiacre, Canterbury, Munden, Alnwick, London, Kelso, Lincoln, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Wells, Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, York, Durham, Hull, Primrose, Norfolk, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Lightfoot, Bamborough, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Bacup) Composed by J S Warboys (SUO309;SUO403) 1 Ruth Curtis 2 Pauline Champion 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Robert D S Brown 5 Paul F Curtis 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 12 June 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5042 Bristol Surprise Royal Composed by I R Fielding 1 Ian W Avery 2 Ruth Curtis 3 Pauline Champion 4 Alison C Waterson 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 Ian V J Smith 7 David Hird 8 John A Foster 9 Paul F Curtis 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon St Michael Friday, 13 June 2014 in 2h 49 (16–3–11) 5088 Jevington Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (No 219) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Michael H Tompsett 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Ruth Curtis 5 Pauline Champion 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Paul F Curtis 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Highweek, Devon All Saints Friday, 13 June 2014 in 2h 37 (11–1–11) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (N0 4155) 1 Ruth Curtis 2 Ian V J Smith 3 David Hird 4 Pauline Champion 5 Susan D Sparling 6 David J Garton 7 Michael E C Mears 8 Paul F Curtis (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers St Marychurch, Devon St Mary Saturday, 14 June 2014 in 3h 2 (17–1–24) 5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (5m) (1520 London (No3); 1120 Cambridge; 1040 Yorkshire; 720 Bristol, Lincolnshire; 39 c.o.m; atw) Composed by D F Morrison (no 3564b) 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Ruth Curtis 3 Ian V J Smith 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael H Tompsett 7 Paul F Curtis 8 Thomas J Waterson 9 Reginald T McKenzie 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliment to Clare Griffiths Ringing World page reference: 5383.0664Guild of Devonshire Ringers Moretonhampstead, Devon St Andrew Saturday, 14 June 2014 in 2h 58 (15) 5088 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by T Hooley 1 Robert D S Brown 2 Lynne P Hughes 3 Charlotte A Boyce 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Richard Harrison 6 Fergus M S Stracey 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird Guild of Devonshire Ringers Tavistock, Devon St Eustachius Sunday, 15 June 2014 in 45m (7–3–5) 1260 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Madeleine Cook 2 Sheila Williams 3 John Cook 4 Edwin Davis 5 Ian Smith (C) 6 Ann Smith First quarter peal: 1. Rung for Evening Service. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Monday, 16 June 2014 in 2h 50 (15–0–4) 5040 Shoreditch Delight Royal Composed by J Clatworthy 1 Jennifer R Sparling 2 Matthew J Hilling 3 P Wendy Campbell 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Pauline Champion 6 Susan D Sparling 7 David J Garton 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Richard Harrison 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Tuesday, 17 June 2014 in 2h 56 (15–0–4) 5040 Christchurch Surprise Royal Composed by M E C Mears 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Peter L Bill 4 P Wendy Campbell 5 Michael H Tompsett 6 Michael Hatchett 7 Raymond Haines 8 John A Foster 9 David Hird 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stokeinteignhead, Devon St Andrew Tuesday, 17 June 2014 in 49m (10) 1269 Cambridge Surprise Minor Composed by D F Morrison (No 2370) 1 Rebekah H J Hartley 2 Janet E Ritterman 3 P Wendy Campbell 4 John R Martin (C) 5 Michael J C Cannon 6 Ian L C Campbell First Treble Bob - 2. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 19 June 2014 in 2h 52 (15–0–4) 5056 Bromyard Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard (Arr: B V Mountjoy) 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jill M Hansford 3 James Kirkcaldy 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian W Avery 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Pauline Champion 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 19 June 2014 in 2h 31 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (33m) ( (1) Fountains D, Tewkesbury D, Tintern D (2) Melrose D, Evesham D, Sherborne D (3) London S, Wells S, Cunecastre S (4-7) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, York, Durham, Hull, Primrose, Norfolk, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Lightfoot, Bamborough, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Bacup) Composed by (4-7) J S Warboys (SUO 403) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Pauline Champion 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stoke Canon, Devon Churchyard Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Amy Gill 3–4 Lynne Hughes 5–6 Tim Bayton (C) Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Shobrooke, Devon St Swithin Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Doubles (3m/2v) 1 Robert Lunnon 2 Joanna Lunnon 3 Susan Sparling 4 David Hird 5 Geoffrey Sparling (C) 6 Anthony Keulemans Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon Emmanuel Saturday, 21 June 2014 in 48m (20cwt) 1260 Grandsire Triples 1 Samuel D Peck 2 Clare L Stagg 3 Mark F Williams 4 Harry J Andrews 5 Joseph Q Peck 6 Christopher H Wardle 7 Fergus M S Stracey (C) 8 Trevor A Smith Rung on AGM day by SW Branch members in support of 140 bells for 140 years of the GDR. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 21 June 2014 1400 Grandsire Triples 1 Margaret Egglestone 2 Jo Brown 3 Christine Clarke 4 Lester Yeo 5 John Clarke 6 Peter Brown 7 James Kirkcaldy (C) 8 Colin Wroth Composed by the conductor for the 140th anniversary of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers, and rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years". Guild of Devonshire Ringers Littleham, Exmouth, Devon SS Margaret and Andrew Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Doubles (2m) 660 Grandsire, 600 Plain Bob 1 Mike Burrow 2 Margaret Elms 3 Janet Coles 4 Sue Sturdy 5 Neil Deem (C) 6 Margot Le Vesconte 1st away from cover 1 1st on the tenor. Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ideford, Devon St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 21 June 2014 1259 Plain Bob Minor 1 Jill Wigney 2 Ann Cotton 3 Jasper Hughes 4 Phil Hughes 5 Sophie Hughes 6 Robert Brown (C) Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Plain Bob Doubles (768 Covering) 1 Sheila Scofield 2 Chris Bolt 3 Ann Barrow 4 Tony Trigg 5 Michael Hatchett (C) 6 Carla Dawes 7 Jack Ward 8 Hardington S Bartlett Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Clyst St George, Devon St George Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Doubles (5m) 240 St Simons, St Martins, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, 300 Grandsire 1 Richard Winnall 2 Janet Coles 3 Sue Sturdy 4 Ian Baker 5 Neil Deem (C) 6 Trevor Bradley 1st quarter peal (1) Most methods in a quarter peal (4). Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Cadbury, Devon St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 21 June 2014 1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m) 1 Ian Avery 2 Lynne Hughes 3 Nigel Birt 4 Richard Shere 5 Tim Bayton (C) 6 Mike Mears Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Braunton, Devon St Brannock Saturday, 21 June 2014 1260 Plain Bob Triples 1 John Barnes 2 Christine Harris 3 Joan Clarke 4 Andrew Vincent 5 James Clarke 6 David Willis 7 Mike Rose (C) 8 John Ross Rung as part of the Guild Festival "140 bells for 140 years" celebrating the founding of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874. Rung by the St Brannock's Society Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon St Budeaux Sunday, 22 June 2014 in 44m (12–0–25 in F♯) 1300 Plain Bob Doubles 1 Louise J E Beaven 2 Alena J Wardle 3 Harry J Andrews 4 Benjamin T G Smith 5 Owen J Borlase (C) 6 Sean A Beaven First quarter: 1 & 6. First quarter on the bells since rehanging by John Taylor & Co. Rung on Sea Sunday to conclude the “Fun on the Green”. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Plymouth, Devon Emmanuel Sunday, 22 June 2014 in 42m (20cwt) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Clare L Stagg 2 Matthew M J Smith 3 Benjamin T G Smith 4 Harry J Andrews 5 Christopher H Wardle 6 Fergus M S Stracey (C) For Evensong. To mark Sea Sunday and the start of Armed Forces Week. Also for Crispin Peck's 50th birthday. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Braunton, Devon St Brannock Monday, 23 June 2014 in 42m (16) 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major 1 Andrew Vincent 2 David Willis 3 Bruce Hicks 4 Robert Corney 5 Michael Rose (C) 6 Jenny Sparling 7 James Clarke 8 Tim Bayton By the St Brannock's Society to mark 140 years of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 26 June 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5024 London Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (No 1197) 1 Ian V J Smith 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Timothy M Bayton 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Peter L Bill 6 Pauline Champion 7 John R Martin 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Thursday, 26 June 2014 in 2h 48 (8 cwt) 5029 No 5029 Nunney Castle Surprise Major Composed by Robert D S Brown 1 Graham W Elmes 2 Mervyn C Way 3 Jeffrey Knipe 4 Lesley A Knipe 5 Michael Hatchett 6 Richard A M Newman 7 Richard H Johnston 8 Robert D S Brown (C) Remembering Great Western Castle Class Locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle Built May 1934. First shed allocations Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Cardiff East Dock. Withdrawn December 1963. Acquired by Woodham's, Barry May 1964. Sold to Great Western Society and left as the 81st departure from Barry, May 1976. Now preserved. First Peal in the Method No 5029 Nunney Castle Surprise Major x3x4x5x6x2x345.6x2.7 le 2 [b] fch BGac Ringing World page reference: 5385.0717Guild of Devonshire Ringers Chilcompton, Somerset St John Bapt Friday, 27 June 2014 in 3h 16 (19) 5088 Lyddington Surprise Maximus Composed by R D S Brown 1 P Wendy Campbell 2 Adrian P Beck 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Raymond Haines 5 Richard H Johnston 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Thomas R Garrett 8 Ian L C Campbell 9 Peter G Brown 10 Nigel R Woodruff 11 Michael E C Mears 12 David Hird (C) 300th tower for a peal - 9. Ringing World page reference: 5385.0717Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Saturday, 28 June 2014 in 2h 49 (15–0–4) 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) (672 London, Rutland; 640 Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative; 608 Bristol; 576 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 129 changes of method; all the work) Composed by N R Aspland 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Timothy M Bayton 3 Roger King 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Pauline Champion 6 Ian V J Smith 7 David Hird 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon St Mark Saturday, 28 June 2014 in 2h 57 (12–1–19) 5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by D C Brown 1 Roger King 2 Pauline Champion 3 Peter L Bill 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Timothy M Bayton 7 John R Martin 8 David Hird 9 Richard Harrison 10 Michael E C Mears (C) 250th Peal: 9 100th of London: 5 Ringing World page reference: 5385.0717Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon Cathedral Church of St Peter Sunday, 29 June 2014 in 67m (72) 1360 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by D G Hull 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Susan M Sawyer 3 Lester J Yeo 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Richard Harrison 6 Thomas J Waterson 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird 9 Michael E C Mears 10 Matthew J Hilling Rung for Evensong on St Peter's Day. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Monday, 30 June 2014 in 2h 49 (8 cwt) 5104 Devil's Bit Alliance Major Composed by Robert D S Brown 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jeffrey Knipe 3 Lesley A Knipe 4 Jill M Hansford 5 Michael Hatchett 6 Richard H Johnston 7 Martin G Mansley 8 Robert D S Brown (C) First Peal in the Method Devil's Bit Alliance Major x3x4x25x2x6x234x34x3x4.56x56.7 le 2 [b] fch BDEac Ringing World page reference: 5387.0766Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 3 July 2014 in 2h 28 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (39m) (1)Fountains D, Evesham D, Tewkesbury D, Sherborne D, Melrose D, Tintern D (2) Old Oxford D, College Bob IV D, Willesden D, Newdigate D (3-5) Carlisle S, Wooler S, Whitley S, Newcastle S, Chester S, Northumberland S, Morpeth S, Sandiacre S, Canterbury S, Munden S, Alnwick S, London S, Kelso S, Lincoln S, Coldstream S, Cunecastre S, Wells S (6) Lightfoot S, Wearmouth S, Rossendale S, Annable's London S, Stamford S, Netherseale S (7) Cambridge S, Norfolk S, Ipswich S, Hull S, Primrose S, Bourne S) Composed by (3-5) J S Warboys (SUO309) 1 Ian W Avery 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian V J Smith 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 3 July 2014 in 2h 56 (15–0–4) 5120 Papanui Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Pauline Champion 5 Ian W Avery 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Ian V J Smith 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Tuesday, 8 July 2014 in 46m (15–0–4) 1282 Mudford Surprise Royal 1 Charlotte Boyce 2 Wendy Campbell 3 Sue Sawyer 4 Graham Tucker 5 Sarah Chadburn 6 Janet Coles 7 Neil Williams 8 Nigel Birt 9 James Kirkcaldy 10 Tim Bayton (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Sidbury, Devon SS Peter and Giles Saturday, 12 July 2014 in 2h 57 (16) 5024 Lessness Surprise Major Composed by D F Morrison (no 6766) 1 Michael H Tompsett 2 Clare J Griffiths 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Richard H Johnston 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 Martin G Mansley 7 John R Martin (C) 8 Ian V J Smith Guild of Devonshire Ringers Portsmouth, Hampshire St Agatha Saturday, 12 July 2014 in 2h 35 (3–0–1) 5056 Crewkerne Surprise Major Composed by A M Barber 1 John A Foster 2 Peter L Bill 3 Pauline Champion 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Ian W Avery 6 Benjamin J Carey 7 David Hird 8 Brian V Mountjoy (C) The conductor's last peal before becoming an O.A.P. Ringing World page reference: 5387.0766Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon 64 Mount Pleasant Road Saturday, 12 July 2014 in 2h 26 (15 C) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by M B Davies (no. 1) 1–2 Andrew P Digby 3–4 Susan D Sparling 5–6 Timothy M Bayton 7–8 Matthew J Hilling (C) 1st in m in hand: 5-6 Ringing World page reference: 5388.0792Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon 64 Mount Pleasant Road Sunday, 13 July 2014 in 2h 24 (15 C) 5088 Jersey Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1–2 Lynne P Hughes 3–4 Susan D Sparling 5–6 Timothy M Bayton (C) 7–8 Norman R Mattingley Guild of Devonshire Ringers South Petherton, Somerset SS Peter and Paul Monday, 14 July 2014 in 3h 18 (23) 5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus Composed by D F Morrison (No. 6546) 1 Timothy F Collins 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Ann Smith 5 Jennifer R Sparling 6 Timothy M Bayton (C) 7 Ian V J Smith 8 Alexander J Britton 9 Pauline Champion 10 Nigel R Woodruff 11 David Hird 12 Andrew J Palk 1st Maximus in m: 10. 1st Maximus as C. Celebrating 20 years of ringing for the Conductor. Ringing World page reference: 5388.0791Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Tuesday, 15 July 2014 in 1h 43 (10lbs) 5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7 Methods) 1.Old Oxford Delight, 2.College Bob IV Delight, 3. Willesden Delight, 4. Bourne Surprise, 5. Beverley Surprise, 6. Surfleet Surprise, 7. Cambridge Surprise. 1 David Hird 2 Ian W Avery 3 Paul J Pascoe 4 P Wendy Campbell 5 Pauline Champion 6 Robert D S Brown (C) Circled tower for peals at last - 1 Wishing Mike Mears a speedy recovery. Ringing World page reference: 5389.0813Guild of Devonshire Ringers Honiton, Devon St Pauls Wednesday, 16 July 2014 1264 Plain Bob Major 1 Kathie Matthews 2 Lin Horrocks 3 Anne Bailey 4 Brenda Coley 5 Lisa Clarke 6 Crispin Denny 7 Derek Ballard 8 John Horrocks (C) 1st of Major 2 and 5 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 17 July 2014 in 2h 50 (15–0–4) 5057 Grandsire Caters Composed by M A Coleman 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Pauline Champion 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Ian W Avery 6 Ian V J Smith 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 John A Foster 9 Michael E C Mears (C) 10 Michael J Stone 65th birthday compliment to Brian Mountjoy and another birthday compliment to Pauline Champion Ringing World page reference: 5388.0791Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 17 July 2014 in 2h 28 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (38m) ( (1) Fountains, Evesham, Tewkesbury, Sherborne, Melrose, Tintern D (2) Combermere, Vale Royal, St Werburgh, Crowland D (3) Old Oxford, College Bob IV, Willesden, Newdigate D (4-7) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, York, Durham, Hull, Primrose, Norfolk, Beverley, Berwick, Hexham, Surfleet, Norwich, Netherseale, Westminster, Allendale, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Lightfoot, Bamborough, Annable's London, Rossendale, Stamford, Bacup S) Composed by (4-7) J S Warboys SUO403 1 Ian W Avery 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Pauline Champion 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Birthday compliment to Pauline Champion Ringing World page reference: 5388.0791Guild of Devonshire Ringers Huntsham, Devon All Saints Friday, 18 July 2014 in 2h 40 (8) 5056 London Surprise Major Composed by S J Ivin 1 Susan D Sparling 2 P Wendy Campbell 3 Ian L C Campbell 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Graham P Tucker 6 Michael E C Mears 7 Ian V J Smith 8 David Hird (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Broadclyst, Devon St John the Baptist Saturday, 19 July 2014 in 3h 3 (20–0–25) 5152 Exeter Delight Major Composed by Robert D S Brown (No. 1) 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Pauline Champion 4 Peter G Brown 5 Thomas J Waterson 6 James Kirkcaldy (C) 7 Reginald T McKenzie 8 Michael E C Mears Rung to welcome Alexander Douglas Petrilli, born 19th June, a first child for Thomas & Claire and a first Grandchild for Glenis (Tower Secretary) and Dick. Ringing World page reference: 5388.0791Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Monday, 21 July 2014 in 2h 54 (15–0–4) 5040 Fermanagh Surprise Royal Composed by D F Morrison (No3314) 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Lester J Yeo 4 Timothy M Bayton 5 Pauline Champion 6 Michael H Tompsett 7 James Kirkcaldy 8 Ian V J Smith 9 David Hird 10 Michael E C Mears (C) 2400th peal: 5 Ringing World page reference: 5400.1089Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stoke by Hartland, Devon St Nectan Tuesday, 22 July 2014 in 45m (17) 1260 Grandsire Doubles 1 Val Hicks 2 Rachel Taylor 3 Bruce Hicks 4 David Willis (C) 5 John Ross 6 Stephen Taylor Annual quarter by the St Brannock's society for the village 'One week in Summer' festival Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 24 July 2014 in 2h 53 (15–0–4) 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal Composed by M E C Mears 1 James Kirkcaldy 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian W Avery 5 Michael C Hansford 6 John Hill 7 Roger King 8 Ian V J Smith 9 Pauline Champion 10 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Marwood, Devon St Micheal & all Angels Thursday, 24 July 2014 in 46m (13) 1320 Plain Bob Minor 1 Emma Corderoy 2 Jenny Sparling 3 Christine Harris 4 Andrew Vincent 5 James Clarke 6 David Willis (C) First of minor for Emma. Rung by the St Brannock's Society. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Friday, 25 July 2014 in 2h 29 (5–0–27) 5040 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (60m) (Fountains D, Evesham D, Tewkesbury D, Morpeth S, Melrose D, Tintern D, Sherborne D, Alnwick S, Chester S, Carlisle S, Wooler S, Whitley S, Northumberland S, Sandiacre S, Canterbury S, Newcastle S, Munden S, Coldstream S, Lincoln S, Wells S, Combermere D, London S, Kelso S, Cunecastre S, Vale Royal D, Crowland D, St Werburgh D, Cambridge S, Surfleet S, Hexham S, Beverley S, Norfolk S, Primrose S, Berwick S, Hull S, Bourne S, Ipswich S, Durham S, York S, Norwich S, Warkworth S, Annable's London S, Rossendale S, Neasden D, Merton D, Bacup S, St Albans D, Charlwood D, Stamford S, Wragby D, Old Oxford D, Wearmouth S, Netherseale S, Bamborough S, Lightfoot S, College Bob IV D, Westminster S, Allendale S, Newdigate D, Willesden D) Composed by P G C Ellis 1 Ian W Avery 2 Jill M Hansford 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Pauline Champion 5 Ian V J Smith 6 Michael E C Mears (C) Most Minor for the Guild. 2800th as Conductor. Ringing World page reference: 5389.0813Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Friday, 25 July 2014 in 2h 56 (15–0–4) 5043 Spliced Caters and Royal (1m/1p) (1m/1p: 2523 Stedman Caters, 2520 Bristol S Royal. 3com/p) Composed by J H Potter 1 David Hird 2 Pauline Champion 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Alison C Waterson 5 James Kirkcaldy 6 Jonathan H Potter (C) 7 Ian V J Smith 8 Richard Harrison 9 Thomas J Waterson 10 Michael E C Mears With thanks to James for standing in at the last minute. 1/4 Ringing World page reference: 5398.1041Guild of Devonshire Ringers Withycombe Raleigh, Devon St John Evan Saturday, 26 July 2014 in 3h 15 (17–1–10) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by R W Pipe 1 Ann Smith 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Jennifer R Sparling 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Peter L Bill 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Peter G Brown 8 Geoffrey C Sparling 9 Peter J Sawyer 10 John A Foster 11 David Hird 12 Michael E C Mears (C) 59th birthday compliment to Lester Yeo, Guild President Ringing World page reference: 5389.0813Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Saturday, 26 July 2014 in 50m (15) 1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal 1 Chris Sawyer 2 Peter Bill (C) 3 Jo Brown 4 Lester Yeo 5 Ian Hill 6 John Hill 7 Ian Avery 8 Peter Brown 9 James Grant 10 Peter Sawyer First Quarter on ten bells: 1. As a birthday compliment to Lester Yeo and Peter Sawyer Guild of Devonshire Ringers South Petherton, Somerset SS Peter and Paul Saturday, 26 July 2014 in 3h 22 (22–3–15) 5067 Spliced Cinques and Maximus (1m/1p) (1m/1p: 2715 Stedman Cinques, 2352 Bristol S Maximus, 7com/p) Composed by J H Potter 1 David Hird 2 Michael R Crockett 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Alison C Waterson 5 Jonathan H Potter (C) 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Adam R Crocker 8 Robert J Crocker 9 Gabrielle L Cowcill 10 Thomas J Waterson 11 Matthew J Hilling 12 Michael E C Mears 3/4 Ringing World page reference: 5398.1041Guild of Devonshire Ringers Ditcheat, Somerset St Mary Magdalene Saturday, 26 July 2014 in 3h 10 (24–0–4) 5028 Spliced Variable Cover Triples and Major (1m/1p) (1m/1p: 4608 Bristol S Major, 420 Stedman Triples, 13com/p) Composed by Mark R Eccleston 1 Ian W Avery 2 Michael R Crockett 3 Alison C Waterson 4 Nicholas O Waterson 5 Jonathan H Potter (C) 6 Adam R Crocker 7 Richard Harrison 8 Thomas J Waterson 2/4 Ringing World page reference: 5398.1041Guild of Devonshire Ringers Inwardleigh, Devon St Petroc Sunday, 27 July 2014 in 2h 24 (6–3–4) 5040 Doubles and Minor 2880 Horton S Minor, 2160 Stedman Doubles. 1 Alison C Waterson 2 Michael R Crockett 3 Thomas J Waterson 4 Michael E C Mears 5 Jonathan H Potter (C) 6 Adam R Crocker 500th peal: 3 4300th peal: 4 4/4 Ringing World page reference: 5398.1041Guild of Devonshire Ringers Exeter, Devon 64 Mount Pleasant Road Monday, 28 July 2014 in 2h 24 (15) 5152 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by M B Davies (No.6) 1–2 Jill M Wigney 3–4 Susan D Sparling 5–6 Timothy M Bayton 7–8 Thomas J Hinks (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Clyst Honiton, Devon St Michael and All Angels Monday, 28 July 2014 in 3h 26 (19) 5280 Spliced Surprise Major (5m) 1120 London, 1088 Superlative, 1024 each Bristol, Cambridge, Pudsey; 107 com; all the work Composed by A J Pitman 1 Charlotte A Boyce 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Ian V J Smith 4 Richard H Johnston 5 Michael E C Mears 6 Fergus M S Stracey 7 John R Martin (C) 8 David Hird Remembering the Fallen of the First World War on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of war between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian empire. Ringing World page reference: 5392.0894Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton St Cyres, Devon SS Cyr & Julitta Sunday, 3 August 2014 in 46m (12–3–22) 1280 London Surprise Major 1 Graham Tucker 2 Charlotte Boyce 3 Rusty Hartley 4 Lesley Tucker 5 Tim Bayton 6 James Kirkcaldy 7 Andrew Digby 8 Tom Waterson (C) Rung before Evening Prayer to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Pamela and Michael Andrews who were married in this church on 3 August 1964 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Thorverton, Devon St Thomas of Canterbury Thursday, 7 August 2014 in 2h 56 (15–0–4) 5040 Beinn Mheadhoin Surprise Royal Composed by M E C Mears 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Alison C Waterson 3 Jill M Hansford 4 Ian W Avery 5 Timothy M Bayton 6 John Hill 7 Roger King 8 James Kirkcaldy 9 Ian V J Smith 10 Michael E C Mears (C) First peal in the method: x30x14x50x16x1270x18x14x30.78.1234x90. le12(b). Mikes birthday treat. Ringing World page reference: 5391.0864Guild of Devonshire Ringers Stokeinteignhead, Devon St Andrew Thursday, 7 August 2014 in 41m (10) 1260 Doubles (2 methods; 600 St Simon, 660 Plain Bob) 1 Martin G Mansley 2 Madeleine P M Brett 3 Fiona L Rock-Evans 4 Martin Dodd 5 John R Martin (C) 6 Jason S Dowling First quarter in more than one method - 2. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Tuesday, 12 August 2014 in 1h 50 (10lb 7oz) 5120 Jowkin Surprise Major Composed by D W Beard 1 David Hird 2 P Wendy Campbell 3 Ian W Avery 4 Robert D S Brown 5 Paul J Pascoe 6 Lester J Yeo 7 John A Foster 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Pinhoe, Devon St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 14 August 2014 in 2h 46 (10–0–19) 5024 Lessness Surprise Major Composed by A G Reading (no2) 1 Mervyn C Way 2 Alison C Waterson 3 James Kirkcaldy 4 John Hill 5 Nicholas O Waterson 6 Ian V J Smith 7 Pauline Champion 8 Michael E C Mears (C) Rung as a compliment to Laurie Kirkcaldy on his A level results and on gaining a place at Southampton University. Ringing World page reference: 5392.0894Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton St Cyres, Devon SS Cyr and Julitta Thursday, 14 August 2014 in 44m (12–3–22) 1280 Cornwall Surprise Major 1 Richard Shere 2 Sue Sawyer 3 Darren Osborne 4 Richard Johnston 5 Nigel Birt 6 Charlotte Boyce 7 Andrew Digby 8 Tim Bayton (C) Rang as a Diamond Wedding compliment to Peggy and Bob Coates (former tower captain of this tower) The band would like to pass their condolences to the family of Revd John Harewood whose funeral was today. First blows in method 3 & 6 Guild of Devonshire Ringers Kingsteignton, Devon Frank Mack Garage ring Friday, 15 August 2014 in 25m (1lb 9oz) 1320 Bourne Surprise Minor 1 Derek Williams 2 Margaret Chapman 3 Peter Bill 4 Ian Avery 5 Robert Brown 6 Michael Mears (C) Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bovey Tracey, Devon Wobbly Bobs Campanile Friday, 15 August 2014 in 29m (10lb) 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor 1 Margaret Chapman 2 Ian Avery 3 Derek Williams 4 Peter Bill 5 Michael Mears 6 Robert Brown (C) As a congratulation to Alex Brown on achieving his A level results. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Bishopsteignton, Devon Bishops-Ting-Tong Friday, 15 August 2014 in 27m (10lbs) 1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor 1 Margaret Chapman 2 Robert Brown 3 Ian Avery 4 Derek Williams 5 Michael Mears 6 Peter Bill (C) 250th. Quarter Peal on the bells. Guild of Devonshire Ringers Landscove, Devon Orchard End, Woolston Green Saturday, 16 August 2014 in 30m 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Derek Williams 3–4 Margaret Chapman 5–6 Peter Bill (C) 40th. birthday compliment to Charles Bill Guild of Devonshire Ringers Newton St Cyres, Devon St Cyr and St Julitta Monday, 18 August 2014 in 2h 45 (13) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 1408 Lessness; 1280 Yorkshire; 1216 Superlative; 1152 Cornwall; 116 com. Composed by D F Morrison (no 4831) 1 Charlotte A Boyce 2 Pauline Champion 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Lester J Yeo 5 Peter L Bill 6 John A Foster 7 John R Martin (C) 8 Michael E C Mears | |
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