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For evening service

A birthday compliment to June Lane.

900th peal: 1.

Circled the tower: 2.

First Quarter Peal 1 & 6

Rung for Morning Service.

Rung by regular Sunday service ringers to celebrate the 80th birthday this week of recently retired Cookley ringer Laurie Dickens, father of 1st and husband of 6th.

First quarter 1 and 6. First as conductor 3.

Circled as conductor.

For Valentine's Day.

Rung open in celebration of the life of Claire Moore whose funeral took place earlier today. Ringer and friend of Shrawley, The Martley Guild and The Worcestershire & Districts CRA.

John Westwood would like to be associated with this Quarter peal.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust. In one of their Churches.

First Plain Bob Minor - 2. Rung as a birthday compliment to Stuart Piper.

Most Methods to a peal 2, & 4.

To Celebrate the engagement of Debbie Andrews, sister of 2, to David Lyndon.

First Quarter - 1.

First inside - 3.

Requested by Patricia Kirkham in loving memory of her husband William Moore Kirkham (1 March 2004)

Rung prior to Western Branch Quarterly meeting

Dedicated to Treacle, Jenny's much loved cat, who died today aged 18.

For Mothering Sunday

Half muffled before the funeral service of Jane Wells, wife of a former priest in the Bowbrook ministry.

Rung as a compliment to 'Lance' Lancelott on his 100th birthday today - church warden emeritus and great supporter of Pershore ringing.

Before the funeral service of Nicholas Prosser, aged 12, son of Steve and Penny (nee Martin).

For evensong.

For Choral Evensong and as a mark of thanks to Andrew Fletcher on his last service after 15 years as Director of Music at this church

For evensong on Easter Day, as a 91st birthday compliment to Mrs E A Munslow (mother of treble and 4). 1st in method : 2-6

Rung to celebrate the retirement of David Caswell and for his families 100 year contribution as Blacksmiths to the village.

Also wishing Geff Brewin well with his Knee operation today (he was down to call this peal).

First Quarter - 1

For Evensong

On St George' Day as a Birthday compliment for today to Paul Smith & Julia Wilks (Twins) and Tim Rose of Kingston, Dorset.

Rung to celebrate St. George's Day.

To Celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Harold & Hazel White who were Married on St George's Day in 1949.

First blows in the method - 2

First of Yorkshire - 6

First quarter inside - 3.

For Evensong

5- First of Grandsire inside

Rung for the Flower Festival evensong.

First Quarter - 1.

Rung for the ChurchesTogether in Stourbridge service for the start of Christian Aid Week. First of Grandsire inside - 2

First Quarter - 1.

First Quarter Peal and 65th Birthday compliments for the tenor ringer.

For the licensing of the Rev. Andrew Hazlewood as Priest-in-charge

For Evensong and in memory of Florence Smith (Flossie) life long ringer at this tower. Requiem Aeternam dona ei.

For Whitsunday and in thanksgiving for the life of Huw Benjamin (1964-2009), son of the ringer of the treble

To mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy and to announce the start of the Celebrating Cookley event on the playing fields.

Rung in memory of our good friend, Clare French, for many years a regular member of the Tuesday night practice. For Evensong.

First quarter - 1. First quarter as cover - 6.

To mark the official birthday of HRH Queen Elizabeth II

For Hanley Swan "Open Gardens & Flower Festival.

Following the wedding service of Stephen Palmer to Rachel Birch.

100th QP - 1.

First in the method: 5.

100th together as man and wife 1 & 6.

For Ron's 75th Birthday

A farewell to Ross soon to be leaving for Dorset

For the Bedwardine Guild Patronal festival weekend celebrations.

On Bedwardine Guild Festival Weekend for the Partonal Festivals of St John & St Peter.

10th anniversary of Davids 1st peal; St John-in-Bedwardine, Worcester on 26.06.1999.

80th Birthday compliment this day to Margaret Smith, who instigated the project to rehang these bells in 2002.

Concluding the Bedwardine Guild Partonal festival weekend celebrations.

A post hospitalization quarter following the pre hospitalization quarter rang at Kinver in November 2008. Dedicated to Anita Anslow (friend of 3) and her mum.

First away from cover - 1

For the morning service

Rung at the request of Paula Roberts and dedicated to her mother, Kathleen Roberts, who celebrated her 80th birthday on 3 July 2009.

Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Alan and Jean Beaumont parents to ringers 2 and 4.

For Morning Communion on St Swithun's Day. In memory of Eddie Prior of this Parish and former member of the Church Choirs at St Swithun's and Old St Martin's. Also in memory of the Eight British Soldiers who lost their lives this week while in theatre, Helmand, Afghanistan.

First of London Surprise Minor - 2

Rung as a Golden Wedding anniversary compliment to John & Margaret Allard, the parents of 3.

First of Minor 2.

First of Minor as Conductor

Rung for the 2009 Pershore Plum Festival

Following morning service, at which the Grandchildren of Michael Bendall were Christened.

With compliments to Peter & Christine Moreton on their 45th Wedding Anniversary.

Remembering Mary's father, The Rev. William F Burlton who died 17th August 2009. One time Incumbent at Cromhall (30years), Northleach, St Briavels and Hewelsfield, Assistant Chaplain to LeyHill Prison and Chaplain to the Gloucestershire and Bristol Association. R.I.P.

Dedicated to Sandy and Martin Allen who celebrated their Ruby Wedding Anniversary on 13 August and the band were pleased that Katie was able to ring with us before she goes off to Scotland and embarks on university life at St Andrews - the band wish her all the very best.

First QP inside - 2.

For Choral Evensong

In memory of Paul Cattermole, Ringing Master of this tower 1966-74. By former members of the one-time Worcester Schools Society, founded by Paul.

Rung for the 250th anniversary of the installation of the original eight.

For Morning Service

In Celebration of the Ruby Wedding Anniversary of Roger & Sue Abel

For the Patronal Festival of All Saints.

1st on 4 bells: 1,2 & 3.

To celebrate the 70th birthday of John Westley, a ringer at this church.

To celebrate the wedding of Andy Radford (son of 3) and Rachel Palfreyman, married at Ladywood, Birmingham, on 7 November

Ruby wedding anniversary compliments to Sally & Roger Gurney and Rosemary & John Hubbard.

First peal in the method: 4.

Remembering Tony Howells, landlord of the Queen's for 43 years, following his funeral. First Quarter - 6.

Rung half muffled following the funeral of Martin Robert Clive, a ringer at St Peters for many years.

Wedding compliments to Naomi Ward & James Percival and Sally Harris & Jonathon Gurney.

For Advent Carol Service

First of Grandsire Triples as conductor

Rung on the Feast-day of St Nicholas

For the County Womens Institute Carol Service.

Rung on the Christmas Late Night Village Opening in loving memory of Mary Bush

500th peal: 6.

Circled the tower to peals:1.

Rung after Confirmation Service

First Grandsire Triples - 2.

Rung before Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Rung on the eve of the Christmas Carol Service at the request of Val and family 'in loving memory of Roy and Ethel Hartwell (parents)'