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Worcestershire & Districts Association
Netherton, West Midlands
St Andrew
Saturday, 4 January 1969 in 2h 35 (13–0–3 in F♯)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1312 Bristol, 1280 each London, Superlative and Cambridge, 112 com, atw of each method for every bell.
Composed by A J Pitman
1 John J Durham
2 M Irene Brown
3 Morley P Tobin
4 Clifford Skidmore
5 Robert Edwards
6 Michael J Fellows (C)
7 Gerald C Hemming
8 Martin D Fellows
First peal of Spliced inside - 2,3. Rung as a wedding compliment to Arthur V Pearson and Eva Loukotova.
Ringing World page reference: 3018.0151Worcestershire & Districts Association
Hartlebury, Worcestershire
St James
Saturday, 11 January 1969 in 2h 57 (17–2–22 in E♭)
5040 Oxford Bob Triples
Composed by J J Parker
1 John Hicks
2 E Marion Key
3 Lucy Ann Key
4 Pamela A Key
5 Barnabas G Key (C)
6 Leslie Smith
7 Alfred W Glazzard
8 Peter J Key
First peal in the method - 3,6,8. A compliment to Mr A Glazzard, in recognition of 50 years' service in this belfry. All are members of the Sunday service band.
Ringing World page reference: 3018.0151Worcestershire & Districts Association
Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire
St Cassian
Saturday, 11 January 1969 in 2h 42 (15–2–0 in E)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1312 Bristol, 1280 each London, Superlative and Cambridge, 112 com, atw of each method for every bell.
Composed by A J Pitman
1 John J Durham
2 M Irene Brown
3 Clifford Skidmore
4 Morley P Tobin
5 Michael J Fellows (C)
6 Robert Edwards
7 Martin D Fellows
8 Gerald C Hemming
Worcestershire & Districts Association
Suckley, Worcestershire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 18 January 1969 in 2h 46 (11–3–20 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Extents in 7 variation of calling, with all 6-5s at handstroke.
1 David E Stephens
2 Christopher J Pickford
3 John J Stanier
4 Frederick C Pugh
5 David G Franklin
6 Paul Cattermole (C)
First peal - 1. First on an inside bell - 2. Rung by the Worcester Cathedral Sunday service band in honour of the wedding of the Rev Colin Beswick, Precentor of Worcester and Warden of the Worcester Cathedral Band of Ringers, to Miss Kathleen Brown, which took place in the Cathedral earlier in the day.
Ringing World page reference: 3019.0171Worcestershire & Districts Association
Norton, Worcestershire
St Egwin
Wednesday, 22 January 1969 in 2h 45 (12–3–26 in F♯)
5122 Xerxes Surprise Major
Composed by Geoffrey R Drew
1 Harold B Schofield
2 Frances Fairbank
3 Shirley M Drew
4 Valerie Willard
5 Hugh Evans
6 Arthur C Berry
7 John A G Clements
8 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
First peal in the method. Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Mrs Gash of Norton, who died during the week.
Ringing World page reference: 3019.0171Worcestershire & Districts Association
Old Swinford, West Midlands
St Mary
Saturday, 25 January 1969 in 2h 44 (10–3–12 in F♯)
5280 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)
1120 London, 1088 Superlative and 1024 each of Bristol, Pudsey and Cambridge, 107 com, atw of each method for every bell.
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Margaret A Swain
2 M Irene Brown
3 Martin D Fellows
4 Morley P Tobin
5 Clifford Skidmore
6 Michael J Fellows (C)
7 Robert Edwards
8 Gerald C Hemming
First peal of Spliced in 5 methods - 2,4. 650th peal - 5.
Ringing World page reference: 3021.0210Worcestershire & Districts Association
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
St Mary and All Saints
Saturday, 25 January 1969 in 2h 47 (24)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by M A Coleman
1 Michael J Fellows (C)
2 M Irene Brown
3 Clifford Skidmore
4 A Bryan Ellsmore
5 Gerald C Hemming
6 Martin W Powell
7 Raymond Smith
8 Robert Edwards
9 Martin D Fellows
10 Peter J Brown/Morley P Tobin
First peal of Grandsire Caters - 2,4,6,8,10/10
Ringing World page reference: 3020.0191Worcestershire & Districts Association
Dodderhill, Worcestershire
St Augustine
Saturday, 1 February 1969 in 2h 50 (18–2–4 in E♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Morley P Tobin
2 Margaret A Swain
3 John E Whithall
4 James Attwood Jun
5 Joseph Warr
6 Geoffrey Westwood
7 Martin D Fellows
8 Martin G Powell (C)
25th peal - 2. First of Plain Bob Major - 5. First as conductor. Rung as a compliment to the Vicar and his wife, Canon and Mrs J S Billings, shortly leaving the parish.
Ringing World page reference: 3021.0210Worcestershire & Districts Association
Berrow, Worcestershire
St Faith
Tuesday, 11 February 1969 in 2h 32 (8–2–6 in A)
5040 Doubles (19m)
42 extents in 19 individual plain course methods: (1, 2, 7) Plain Bob; (3, 4) Spliced Plain Bob and Candlesby SC; (5, 6) Spliced Plain Bob and Boxford; (8, 9, 14) Rev Canterbury Pleasure; (10, 11) Spliced Canterbury Pleasure and Raveningham; (12, 13) Spliced Canterbury Pleasure and Dorton; (15, 16, 21) St Simon's Bob; (17, 18) Spliced St Simon and Rugby SC; (19, 20) Spliced St Simon and Braywood; (22, 23, 28) St Martin Bob; (24, 25) Spliced St Martin and Slapton SC; (26, 27) Spliced St Martin and Welford; (29, 30, 35) St Nicholas Bob; (31, 32) Spliced St Nicholas and Thornborough SC; (33, 34) Spliced St Nicholas and Fundenhall; (36, 37) Winchendon Place; (38, 39) Spliced Winchendon Place and Longford SC; (40, 41) Spliced Winchendon Place and Haddiscoe; (42) Grandsire. 55 bobs, 2 singles, 193 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell (Grandsire excepted).
1 Christopher J Pickford
2 Paul Cattermole (C)
3 Arthur C Berry
4 David G Franklin
5 John A G Clements
First peal on the bells since 1929. Most methods of Doubles to a peal by the Association and the first peal of this type.
Ringing World page reference: 3022.0231Worcestershire & Districts Association
Pershore, Worcestershire
Abbey Church of the Holy Cross
Saturday, 15 February 1969 in 3h 1 (25½ in D)
5056 Barnes Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Harold B Schofield
2 Shirley M Drew
3 Francis Fairbank
4 Valerie Willard
5 R George Morris
6 Ian Lloyd
7 Arthur C Berry (C)
8 Geoffrey R Drew
The first peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Association.
Ringing World page reference: 3022.0231Worcestershire & Districts Association
Brierley Hill, West Midlands
St Michael
Saturday, 15 February 1969 in 2h 43 (14–1–13 in F)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by J Carter (No 39)
1 Michael J Fellows
2 Morley P Tobin
3 Clifford Skidmore
4 Joseph Warr
5 M Irene Brown
6 Peter J Brown
7 Martin D Fellows (C)
8 A Bryan Ellsmore
First peal of Stedman Triples - 3. 100th peal - 5. First peal of Stedman Triples as conductor. Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to M Irene Brown.
Ringing World page reference: 3021.0210Worcestershire & Districts Association
Twyning, Gloucestershire
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 22 February 1969 in 2h 40 (9–3–16 in F♯)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each London, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford, Kent TB, St Clement's, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.
1 Roman Sadowski
2 Fred Hawkes
3 Peter D Sell
4 S Barnaby Bell
5 Martyn Hawkes
6 John A G Clements (C)
Conductor's 100th peal.
Ringing World page reference: 3023.0251Worcestershire & Districts Association
Bromyard, Herefordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 3 May 1969 in 2h 45 (13–3–13 in F)
5184 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Morley P Tobin
2 Clifford Skidmore
3 M Irene Brown
4 Robert Edwards
5 Peter J Brown
6 Martin G Powell
7 Martin D Fellows
8 Gerald C Hemming (C)
First peal in the method on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 3032.0430Worcestershire & Districts Association
Neath, Neath Port Talbot
St Thomas
Saturday, 21 June 1969 in 2h 32 (8–0–2 in A)
5040 Minor (13m)
(1) London Surprise, (2) Cambridge, Beverley, (3) Cambridge, Surfleet, (4) Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst, (5) St. Clement’s, Childwall, Buxton, (6) Single Oxford, (7) Plain Bob
1 Rev Geoffrey J B Stickland
2 Alwyn R Lewis
3 Geoffrey R Drew
4 David G Franklin
5 Arthur C Berry
6 John A G Clements (C)
Most methods to a peal: 2.
Ringing World page reference: 3051.0795Worcestershire & Districts Association
Bromyard, Herefordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 5 July 1969 in 2h 50 (13–3–13 in F)
5056 Bromyard Surprise Major
Composed by A. J. Pitman
1 Leslie Evans
2 Alan Kirk
3 John A G Clements
4 Arthur C Berry
5 Shirley M Drew
6 Ian Lloyd
7 Adrian G Semken
8 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
First peal in the method.
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Ringing World page reference: 3041.0611Worcestershire & Districts Association
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 26 July 1969 in 3h 18 (27–0–5 in D)
5040 Plain Bob Caters
Composed by G R Drew
1 Martin Powell
2 Peter Robertson
3 Christopher Hims
4 Anna K Sadowska
5 Maurice G Ingram
6 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
7 John A G Clements
8 Geoffrey K Dodd
9 Arthur C Berry
10 David Beacham
Rung to celebrate the forthcoming marriage between Anna Sadowska and Maurice Ingram
Worcestershire & Districts Association
Worcester, Worcestershire
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, 15 November 1969 in 3h 47 (48–0–2 in B)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John Carter
1 John J Stanier
2 Arthur D Cook
3 Robert Edwards
4 Paul D T Cattermole
5 David G Franklin
6 Martin G Powell
7 Geoffrey R Drew
8 Thomas W Lewis
9 J Alan Ainsworth (C)
10 Arthur C Berry
11 David Beacham
12 John C Slater
To mark the centenary of the casting of the original ring of twelve bells here, cast in 1869, recast in 1928.
Worcestershire & Districts Association
Earls Croome, Worcestershire
St Nicholas
Thursday, 20 November 1969 in 2h 36 (8–0–10 in A♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 extents
1 R George T Morris
2 Clarissa J E Caroe
3 Geoffrey R Drew
4 Robert W Cole
5 Geoffrey C Bagley
6 John A G Clements (C)
First peal - 2.
Ringing World page reference: 3063.0017Worcestershire & Districts Association
Presteigne, Radnorshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 29 November 1969 in 2h 56 (13–2–21 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Frederick W Davis
2 Leslie F Smith
3 Gerald L Bowen
4 John A G Clements
5 John J Stanier
6 Frederick C Pugh
7 David Beacham (C)
8 David G Franklin
First peal on eight - 1.
Worcestershire & Districts Association
Bredon's Norton, Worcestershire
Chapel of Ease
Wednesday, 10 December 1969 in 2h 23 (6½ in C♯)
5040 Minor (26m)
1 Roger Hunt
2 Shirley M Drew
3 Valerie Willard
4 Hugh Evans
5 John A G Clements
6 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
Most methods to a peal for the Association.
Ringing World page reference: 3063.0017Worcestershire & Districts Association
Cradley, West Midlands
St Peter
Saturday, 13 December 1969 in 2h 50 (10–0–11 in G)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Parker's 12 Part (7th Observation)
1 Thomas J G Davies
2 Harold White
3 Albert G Hall
4 Barnabas G Key (C)
5 Harold J Shuck
6 Alfred W Glazzard
7 Geoffrey Westwood
8 Maurice Green
Forst peal - 1,8. A compliment to 5th, 50 years a ringer at this tower.
Ringing World page reference: 3065.0057Worcestershire & Districts Association
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
St Mary and All Saints
Tuesday, 16 December 1969 in 2h 35 (7)
5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)
736 Superlative, 704 each London, Rutland, 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey. 576 Bristol, 544 Yorkshire, 120 com, atw
Composed by N J Diserens
1 A Bryan Ellsmore
2 Michael J Fellows (C)
3 M Irene Brown
4 J Clifford Skidmore
5 Michael G J Elson
6 Morley P Tobin
7 Gerald C Hemming
8 Martin D Fellows
A 77th birthday compliment to Mr R J Johns, grandfather of 6th and friend of all.
Ringing World page reference: 3064.0038Worcestershire & Districts Association
Tredington, Gloucestershire
St John the Baptist
Wednesday, 17 December 1969 in 2h 22 (7–2–7 in A)
5040 Stedman Doubles
1 Shirley Drew
2 Geoffrey R Drew
3 Hugh Evans
4 Peter S Robertson (C)
5 Roger H Hunt
Has completed Stedman from Doubles to Cinques - 2.
Ringing World page reference: 3067.0096Worcestershire & Districts Association
Pershore, Worcestershire
Abbey Church of the Holy Cross
Friday, 26 December 1969 in 3h (25½ in D)
5056 Pershore Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Roger H Hunt
2 Ian Lloyd
3 Shirley M Drew
4 Peter S Robertson
5 Martyn Hawkes
6 Gerald C Hemming
7 Arthur C Berry (C)
8 Geoffrey R Drew
Worcestershire & Districts Association
Hartlebury, Worcestershire
St James
Saturday, 27 December 1969 in 2h 59 (17–2–22 in E♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker's 12-part 7th obs
1 E Marion Key
2 Lucy Ann Key
3 Pamela E Key
4 Robert E Pardy
5 Barnabas G Key (C)
6 Leslie Smith
7 Alfred W Glazzard
8 Gerald Bowen
First of Grandsire Triples - 4. A compliment to Mr N Watkins, 50 years organist, and Mr J Symonds, 60 years chorister at this church.
Ringing World page reference: 3065.0057Worcestershire & Districts Association
Great Comberton, Worcestershire
St Michael
Saturday, 27 December 1969 in 2h 32 (8–2–16 in B♭)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
1 x 240, 40 extents (10 callings)
1 Hilary C Glazebrook
2 Arthur C Berry (C)
3 A James Richings
4 Christopher Hims
5 Roger H Hunt
6 Christopher G Faizey
First peal - 1,6. For Village's Christmas Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 3065.0057Worcestershire & Districts Association
Claines, Worcestershire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 27 December 1969 in 2h 38 (13–3–26 in F♯)
5008 Plain Bob Major
Composed by G R Drew
1 Ronald Woodyatt
2 Christopher Hims
3 Roger H Hunt
4 Shirley M Drew
5 Allen Morgan
6 John E Whittall
7 Peter S Robertson
8 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
In memoriam Charles Haylings of Ripple, Worcs.
Ringing World page reference: 3065.0057Worcestershire & Districts Association
Norton, Worcestershire
St Egwin
Monday, 29 December 1969 in 2h 44 (12–3–26 in F♯)
5088 Artaxerxes Surprise Major
Composed by R Baldwin
1 Roger H Hunt
2 Valerie Willard
3 Shirley M Drew
4 John A G Clements
5 Martyn Hawkes
6 Peter S Robertson
7 Hugh Evans
8 Geoffrey R Drew (C)
The first peal in the method.
Ringing World page reference: 3065.0057