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Worcestershire & Districts Association

Dodderhill, Worcestershire

St Augustine

Saturday, 4 January 1986 in 2h 56 (18–2–4 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J E Groves arr. J J Parker's 12 part

1 David Bourne

2 Caroline Draper

3 Alan Russell

4 Paul R Smith

5 Cyril Tansell

6 Gerald C Hemming

7 Martin G Powell (C)

8 Mark Smallwood

First peal: 8.

Circled tower: 3.

First peal on the bells since Clapper and pulley restoration.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

St John in Bedwardine

Saturday, 11 January 1986 in 2h 47 (15–1–16 in F)

5184 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Thomas W Lewis

2 John A G Clements

3 Cyril Tansell

4 Paul R Smith

5 Jill M Hansford

6 Michael C Hansford

7 Michael G Clements

8 Richard J Clements (C)

100th peal in the tower.

First S Major inside: 4.

Birthday compliment to Edwin Brookes.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Hanbury, Worcestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 January 1986 in 2h 47 (12–1–15 in F♯)

5184 January Surprise Major

Composed by R J Cements

1 John G Barker

2 Martin G Powell

3 Richard J Clements (C)

4 Alan E Hartley

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Phillip M Orme

7 Paul Needham

8 Robert Havard

Ringing World page reference: 3911.0317

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Friday, 7 February 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 John Newbold

2 Kenneth M Bridger

3 Rosemary J Insole (C)

4 Barry D Humphrey

First Minimus - 1.

First Minimus away from cover - 4.

Rung on the front four.

A Quarter for Rosie's Quarter (of a century)

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Withington, Herefordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 February 1986 in 2h 51 (16–0–10 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Sally K Wheeler

2 Paul R Smith

3 Timothy Munslow

4 John A G Clements

5 Michael C Hansford

6 Jill M Hansford (C)

1st Surprise: 3

25th peal: 2

Birthday compliment to Sally

Ringing World page reference: 3906.0205

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stourbridge, Worcestershire

St Thomas

Wednesday, 19 February 1986 in 2h 35 (6½)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by RFB Speed

1 Clifford Skidmore

2 Christopher Lees

3 Stephen Jeffery

4 Alan Roberts

5 David A Chiswell

6 Philip M Saunders

7 Martin D Fellows (C)

8 Clifford A Barron

Ringing World page reference: 3909.0274

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 February 1986 in 2h 53 (20–1–1 in E♭)

5056 London Surprise Major

1 Cyril Tansell

2 Thomas W Lewis

3 Sally K Wheeler

4 David A Burt

5 Richard J Clements (C)

6 Jill M Hansford

7 John A G Clements

8 Michael C Hansford

1st in method: 3

Rung on the back eight

Ringing World page reference: 3908.0249

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Rock, Worcestershire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 26 February 1986 in 2h 45 (12–3–26 in F)

5088 February Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Colin G Andrews

2 Michael G Clements

3 Richard J Clements (C)

4 Martin G Powell

5 Alan E Hartley

6 Paul Needham

7 Robert Havard

8 Clifford A Barron

Ringing World page reference: 3911.0317

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stourbridge, Worcestershire

St Thomas

Saturday, 1 March 1986 in 3h 6 (18–2–8 in E)

5059 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by R E Hardy

1 Martin D Fellows (C)

2 Christopher Lees

3 Clifford Skidmore

4 Alan Roberts

5 H T Keith Haslam

6 Andrew J Hartley

7 Stephen W Robinson

8 Stephen Jeffrey

9 R Mark Wood

10 Arthur C Berry

11 Clifford A Barron

12 David Downing

Ringing World page reference: 3909.0274

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Dodderhill, Worcestershire

St Augustine

Saturday, 15 March 1986 in 3h 6 (18–2–4 in E♭)

5376 March Surprise Major

Composed by R J Clements

1 Martin G Powell

2 Michael G Clements

3 Robert W Carlyle

4 Colin G Andrews

5 Alan E Hartley

6 Robert Havard

7 Richard J Clements (C)

8 Paul Needham

1st Treble Bob: 3

Ringing World page reference: 3911.0317

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stourbridge, West Midlands

St Thomas

Saturday, 22 March 1986 in 2h 38 (6½)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by J Pigott

1 John E Lawley

2 H T Keith Haslam

3 Clifford Skidmore

4 David A Chiswell

5 Robert W Carlyle

6 Stephen Jeffery

7 Alan E Hartley

8 Martin D Fellows (C)

First Yorkshire - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3913.0364

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Martley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 March 1986 (12–0–22 in F)

1260 Minor (2m)

Plain Bob and Double Oxford

1 PR Smith

2 Margaret A Swain

3 NH Anderson

4 J Thomas

5 DA Burt

6 John A G Clements (C)

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Wednesday, 26 March 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 Kenneth M Bridger

2 John Newbold

3 Rosemary J Insole

4 Barry D Humphrey (C)

First inside - 2.

First as a C.

Rung on the front four.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Upper Arley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 March 1986 in 2h 32 (8–1–23 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (7m/v)

10 extents Grandsire, 12 Rev Canterbury, 10 Plain Bob, 4 Rev St Bartholomew, 2 each April Day, Kennington, Southrepps.

1 Neville A King

2 James A Cutts

3 Stephanie O Mattingley

4 Norman R Mattingley

5 Andrew D Evans (C)

6 Martin Bluck

To celebrate the marriage of Mandy Whatmore to Peter James.

Ringing World page reference: 3913.0364

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester

All Saints

Tuesday, 1 April 1986 in 3h 8 (20–1–1 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 John A G Clements

2 Jill M Hansford

3 Sarah K Beacham

4 Gareth R Brock

5 Simon P Chambers

6 Michael C Hansford

7 David Beacham (C)

8 David G Franklin

9 Richard J Clements

10 Phillip M Orme

First peal - 3,5. First on 10 and in the method - 4. 250th peal - 8. In memory of Harvey Reeves, Editor of Bell News, who died 75 years ago (28/3/1911) 4 days after the publication of the first issue of the Ringing World. Reeves was a native of this parish and a former ringer in this tower.

Ringing World page reference: 3913.0364

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stourbridge, West Midlands

St Thomas

Wednesday, 2 April 1986 in 2h 36 (18–2–8 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton arr H Johnson

1 Robin Drinkwater

2 Christopher Lees

3 Clifford Skidmore

4 Philip M Saunders

5 Alan Roberts

6 David A Chiswell

7 Stephen Jeffery

8 Martin D Fellows (C)

First Cambridge S Major - 1,7.

Ringing World page reference: 3919.0499

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Amblecote, West Midlands

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 9 April 1986 in 2h 20 (7–0–3 in B)

5024 April Surprise Major

Composed by J Morgan

1 Michael G Clements

2 Martin G Powell

3 Colin G Andrews

4 Clifford A Barron

5 Alan E Hartley

6 Paul Needham

7 Robert Havard

8 Richard J Clements (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3914.0386

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

St John in Bedwardine

Saturday, 26 April 1986 in 2h 48 (15–1–16 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by H Dains

1 John A G Clements

2 Michael C Hansford

3 Cyril Tansell

4 Thomas W Lewis

5 Jill M Hansford

6 Richard J Clements

7 John Harrold (C)

8 Michael G Clements

Circled tower - 1. Arranged as a compliment to Kevin J Harrold and Jackie Brewer, married at St John's after the peal.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

All Saints

Wednesday, 21 May 1986 in 3h 4 (20–1–1 in E♭)

5088 May Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Martin G Powell

2 Colin G Andrews

3 Richard J Clements (C)

4 Alan E Hartley

5 Paul Needham

6 Robert Havard

7 Clifford A Barron

8 Michael G Clements

Birthday compliment to the tenor ringer.

First in method for all and for Association.

Ringing World page reference: 3923.0590

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Netherton, West Midlands

St Andrew

Wednesday, 4 June 1986 in 2h 32 (13–0–3 in F♯)

5152 June Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Martin G Powell

2 Michael G Clements

3 Richard J Clements (C)

4 Clifford A Barron

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Alan E Hartley

7 Paul Needham

8 Robert Havard

Ringing World page reference: 3930.0740

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stoke Prior, Worcestershire

St Michael

Wednesday, 11 June 1986 in 2h 16 (8–3–18 in A)

5056 Xenon Surprise Major

Composed by P Needham

1 Martin G Powell

2 Frances Dodds

3 Richard J Clements

4 Alan E Hartley

5 Michael G Clements

6 Colin G Andrews

7 Robert Havard

8 Paul Needham (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3925.0632

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Bewdley, Worcestershire

St Anne

Saturday, 14 June 1986 in 2h 49 (15–2–23 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R J Tibbetts

1 Stuart J Caldwell

2 Cynthia A Benjamin

3 James A Cutts

4 Robert W Carlyle

5 J Roderick Lees

6 Paul Needham (C)

7 Colin G Andrews

8 Robert Havard

Ringing World page reference: 3925.0632

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Hanbury, Worcestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 18 June 1986 in 2h 32 (12–1–15 in F♯)

5152 Zirconium Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Richard J Clements

2 Martin G Powell

3 David G Franklin

4 Paul Needham (C)

5 Frances Dodds

6 Alan E Hartley

7 Colin G Andrews

8 Robert Havard

Ringing World page reference: 3925.0632

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Hanbury, Worcestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 16 July 1986 in 2h 33 (12–1–15 in F♯)

5152 July Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Robert W Carlyle

2 Michael G Clements

3 Richard J Clements (C)

4 Martin G Powell

5 Alan E Hartley

6 Colin G Andrews

7 Robert Havard

8 Paul Needham

Ringing World page reference: 3928.0697

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

St John in Bedwardine

Wednesday, 23 July 1986 in 2h 56 (15–1–16 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 John Huggins

2 Alan E Hartley

3 Cyril Tansell

4 Simon P Hartley

5 Nigel G Davis

6 Thomas W Lewis

7 John A G Clements (C)

8 Paul R Smith

First on 8: 5.

200th together: 3 & 6.

For the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Wednesday, 23 July 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 David Volrath

2 Rebecca H C Smith

3 John Newbold

4 Rosemary J Insole (C)

5 Barry D Humphrey

6 Kenneth M Bridger

First Q - 1.

First Minimus - 2.

First on six and as a Cover - 6.

Rung on the middle four with lead and cover.

For the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Fergusson.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Dodderhill, Worcestershire

St Augustine

Friday, 25 July 1986 in 3h 20 (18–2–4 in E♭)

5152 London Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Michael G Clements

2 Paul Needham

3 Alan E Hartley

4 Colin G Andrews

5 Robert Havard

6 Clifford A Barron

7 Richard J Clements

8 Martin G Powell (C)

1st in method as Conductor

Ringing World page reference: 3930.0739

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Edgbaston, West Midlands

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 13 August 1986 in 2h 24 (10–0–14 in G)

5024 August Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Martin G Powell

2 Richard J Clements (C)

3 Alan E Hartley

4 David G Franklin

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Clifford A Barron

7 Robert Havard

8 Paul Needham

Ringing World page reference: 3933.0808

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Wednesday, 20 August 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rebecca H C Smith

2 Annette B Humphrey

3 Jean M Insole

4 Barry D Humphrey

5 Rosemary J Insole (C)

6 John Newbold

Pre-wedding compliment to Jeremy Simmons and Shigeko with our very best wishes for the future.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Hanbury, Worcestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 3 September 1986 in 2h 35 (12–1–15 in F♯)

5056 Nitrogen Surprise Major

Composed by P Needham

1 Martin G Powell

2 Colin G Andrews

3 Paul Needham (C)

4 Michael G Clements

5 Alan E Hartley

6 David G Franklin

7 Robert Havard

8 Richard J Clements

Ringing World page reference: 3935.0855

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Great Hampton, Worcestershire

St Andrew

Saturday, 13 September 1986 in 2h 25 (12–2–4 in F♯)

5088 September Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Robert W Carlyle

2 Richard J Clements (C)

3 David A Burt

4 Colin G Andrews

5 David G Franklin

6 Alan E Hartley

7 Robert Havard

8 Paul Needham

Ringing World page reference: 3937.0902

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Cradley, West Midlands

St Peter

Wednesday, 17 September 1986 in 2h 30 (10–0–11 in G)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

832 each Cambridge, Superlative; 672 each Bristol, Yorkshire; 608 Lincolnshire; 512 Rutland; 448 each London, Pudsey. 156 com, atw

Composed by P Needham

1 Michael G Clements

2 Christothea Constandinou

3 Frances Dodds

4 Martin G Powell

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Paul Needham (C)

7 Alan E Hartley

8 Robert Havard

1st Spliced: 2. 150th for the Association: 8

50th Spliced S Major: 6

Ringing World page reference: 3937.0902

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Sunday, 21 September 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 Annette B Humphrey

2 John Newbold

3 Rosemary J Insole (C)

4 Barry D Humphrey

5 David Volrath

Rung on the back five after the Baptism of Emma Hale, daughter of Dave & Pat Hale.

Also to welcome the Christopher Mark Bevington, son of Dot & Andy Bevington.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Kidderminster, Worcestershire

St Mary and All Saints

Wednesday, 1 October 1986 in 2h 59 (24–2–22 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Andrew J Hartley

2 Richard J Clements (C)

3 Simon J T Wilmshurst

4 John A G Clements

5 David A Burt

6 Stuart D Piper

7 Martin G Powell

8 Alan E Hartley

9 Colin G Andrews

10 David G Franklin

11 Robert Havard

12 Paul Needham

Ringing World page reference: 3939.0945

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Stoke Prior, Worcestershire

St Michael

Saturday, 11 October 1986 in 2h 49 (8–3–18 in A)

5152 October Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Christothea Constandinou

2 Colin G Andrews

3 David A Burt

4 Robert Havard

5 Alan E Hartley

6 Paul Needham

7 Michael G Clements

8 Richard J Clements (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3941.0986

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Brecon, Powys

St Mary

Saturday, 18 October 1986 in 2h 55 (13–2–9 in E♭)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 Philip M Saunders

2 Lucy Smith

3 H T Keith Haslam

4 Christopher Lees

5 Stephen W Robinson

6 Stephen Jeffery

7 Clive M Smith

8 Martin D Fellows (C)

For the consecration this day at Brecon Cathedral of the Venerable Royston Clifford Wright, B A., as Bishop of Monmouth.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Bewdley, Worcestershire

St Anne

Wednesday, 5 November 1986 in 2h 55 (15–2–23 in F)

5088 November Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Robert W Carlyle

2 Richard J Clements (C)

3 Martin G Powell

4 Paul Needham

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Alan E Hartley

7 Michael G Clements

8 Robert Havard

Ringing World page reference: 3947.1130

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 15 November 1986 (9–2–13 in G♯)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Barry D Humphrey

2 Annette B Humphrey

3 Rosemary J Insole

4 Eric Styler

5 John Alexander

6 Stephen W Robinson (C)

First Minor - 1

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Amblecote, West Midlands

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 18 November 1986 in 2h 6 (7–0–3 in B)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)

672 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Yorkshire; 448 each Rutland, Superlative; 384 each Bristol, Ditchling. 156 com, atw

Composed by P Needham

1 Martin G Powell

2 Robert Havard

3 Alan E Hartley

4 David G Franklin

5 Stuart D Piper

6 Colin G Andrews

7 Mark S Gilthorpe

8 Paul Needham (C)

Most Spliced S Major: 1,2,4,5,6

Ringing World page reference: 3947.1130

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Ipsley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 6 December 1986 in 2h 42 (9–2–13 in G♯)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Annette B Humphrey

2 Rosemary J Insole

3 Stephen W Robinson (C)

4 Barry D Humphrey

5 John Alexander

6 John Newbold

First peal: 6. First inside: 4.

Southern Branch Quarterly Peal

Ringing World page reference: 3952.0087

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Worcester, Worcestershire

St John in Bedwardine

Saturday, 13 December 1986 in 3h 2 (15–1–16 in F)

5040 Minor (2m)

Single Ooxford, Plain.

1 Thomas W Lewis

2 Cyril Tansell

3 Nigel G Davis

4 Paul R Smith

5 John A G Clements

6 Richard J Clements (C)

First Minor: 3.

Rung in memory of Austin T Wingate, after meeting short for Major.

Worcestershire & Districts Association

Selly Oak, West Midlands

St Mary

Saturday, 13 December 1986 in 2h 48 (12–1–17 in G)

5120 December Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 David A Burt

2 Richard J Clements (C)

3 Michael G Clements

4 Paul Needham

5 Colin G Andrews

6 Alan E Hartley

7 Robert Havard

8 Martin G Powell

Ringing World page reference: 3951.0061

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