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Coventry Diocesan Guild

Berkswell, West Midlands

St John the Baptist

Monday, 2 January 1984 (16–2–7 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 C Robin Hope

2 Kathryn Bloomfield

3 Brian Hornsby

4 David Ellis

5 C Phillip Hope (C)

6 Ron Jackson

Golden Wedding compliment to Arthur and Lilly Powell.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Warwick, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 14 January 1984 in 2h 51 (15–2–20 in F)

5088 Warwick Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 Geoffrey W Randall

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 Peter Border

4 Ruth M Border

5 Christopher F Mew

6 David A Gibbons

7 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

8 Simon P Rogers

First in the method for the Guild and by all except 1.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Shirley, West Midlands

St James the Great

Monday, 16 January 1984 in 2h 20 (6–1–1 in B♭)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 768 each Rutland, Pudsey, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 576 each Cambridge, Superlative; 448 Bristol; 384 London. 141 changes of method.

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Douglas C Kempton

2 Steven Feltham

3 R Andrew Sutherland

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 Derek H Walters

6 Timothy C Hine

7 John F Thorne

8 Simon P Rogers (C)

First Spliced Major: 2, 3.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Daventry, Northamptonshire

Holy Cross

Saturday, 11 February 1984 in 3h 17 (18–3–11 in E♭)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Peter Border (C)

2 Jane M Rogers

3 Jennifer M Herriott

4 Ruth M Border

5 R Andrew Sutherland

6 W Nigel G Herriott

7 James Insley

8 Christopher F Mew

9 Geoffrey W Randall

10 Simon P Rogers

First Royal: 5. First Bristol Surprise Royal: 2, 4, 8, 10. First Bristol Royal inside: 9. By a band of ringers all from Warwick.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Warwick, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 17 March 1984 in 2h 53 (15–2–20 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 768 each London, Rutland; 640 Bristol; 576 each Cambridge, Superlative, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Pudsey. 142 changes of method.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Caroline S Draper

2 Geoffrey W Randall

3 R Andrew Sutherland

4 James Attwood Jnr

5 W Nigel G Herriott

6 Timothy C Hine

7 Christopher F Mew (C)

8 Michael J Uphill

800th peal & circled tower three times: 2.

250th peal & first of 8-spliced as conductor.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Honiley, Warwickshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 March 1984 in 2h 30 (6–2–4 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 Christopher Bostock

2 Steven Feltham

3 Peter Spencer

4 Richard Turner

5 Douglas C Kempton

6 Simon P Rogers (C)

1st peal-4, 1st insde-3 1st since augmentation

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Saturday, 7 April 1984 in 3h 24 (28–3–6 in D)

5079 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Thomas Hooley

1 Jennifer M Herriott

2 Rosemary Pickford

3 Ruth M Border

4 Peter Border

5 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

6 Frederick A Munday

7 A Robin Guy

8 Philip J Sealey

9 Geoffrey Pratt

10 John H Fielden

11 Geoffrey W Randall

12 Christopher F Mew

First Stedman Cinques as conductor

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Kenilworth, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 8 April 1984 (14–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Rosemary Spencer

2 Peter B Spencer

3 David P Crawley (C)

4 A Hedley Wood

5 Doug Kempton (C)

6 Ken Davis

Rung as 80th Birthday Compliment to Mr John Royal

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Warwick, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 28 April 1984 (15–2–20 in F)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Geoffrey W Randall (C)

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 Ruth M Border

4 R Andrew Sutherland

5 Derek H Walters

6 W Nigel G Herriott

7 Charles P Quartley

8 Peter Border

First London: 4

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 6 May 1984 in 3h 16 (23–0–20 in D)

5040 Newgate Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Peter Border (C)

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 Ruth M Border

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 David A Gibbons

6 A Robin Guy

7 Gordon Benfield

8 Christopher F Mew

9 Geoffrey Pratt

10 Geoffrey W Randall

11 Simon P Rogers

12 John H Fielden

First in method: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. First in the method for the Guild. By an all resident band.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 27 May 1984 in 2h 40 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Minor

Double Oxford, Original, Cambridge S, Kent TB, St Clements, Oxford TB, Plain Bob

1 Douglas C Kempton

2 Jenny Norman

3 Peter Spencer

4 Jane H Spencer

5 Paul Bodenham

6 Christopher Bostock (C)

1st attempt 2, 1st 7 methods 3, circled tower 1

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Kenilworth, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 9 June 1984 in 2h 45 (14–0–22 in F♯)

5040 Minor

3 extents Cambridge S, 3 extents Oxford TB, 1 Plain Bob

1 Rosemary G Spencer

2 Douglas C Kempton

3 Paul Bodenham

4 A Hedley Wood

5 Peter Spencer

6 Christopher Bostock (C)

Farewell compliment to Jill Merret & Jenny Norman

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Warwick, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 16 June 1984 in 2h 46 (15–2–20 in F)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 W Nigel G Herriott

2 John F Thorne

3 R Andrew Sutherland

4 Derek H Walters

5 Timothy C Hine

6 David A Gibbons

7 Christopher F Mew

8 Simon P Rogers (C)

Farewell compliment to David Gibbons, soon to be ordained at Blackburn.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire

St Laurence

Friday, 22 June 1984 in 2h 54 (14–0–24 in F)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 640 each: Bristol, Cambridge, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 608 London; 576 Lincolnshire. 119 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Ian D Thompson

2 Ruth M Border

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 Frederick A Munday

5 Geoffrey W Randall

6 Simon P Rogers

7 George Pluckrose

8 Peter Border (C)

With best wishes to Rev Frank Sparks on his retirement as Chaplain to Long Lartin prison.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 24 June 1984 in 2h 42 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor

1, Kelso, 2/London/Wells, 3/Lincoln/Colstream/Redbourn, 4/Beverly/Surfleet, 5/High Halden 6/Norwich, 7/Cambridge

1 Peter Spencer

2 R Andrew Sutherland

3 Timothy C Hine

4 Paul Bodenham

5 Christopher Bostock (C)

6 Douglas C Kempton

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Kenilworth, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 24 June 1984 (14–0–22 in F♯)

1260 St Clements Minor

1 Rachel Oxtaby

2 Jill Merrett

3 H Bodenham

4 Ken Davis

5 Peter Spencer

6 Doug Kempton (C)

Rung for 'Civic Service', a farewell compliment to Jill Merrett and for the Baden Powell award to Rachel Oxtaby.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Warwick, Warwickshire

St Mary

Sunday, 1 July 1984 in 3h 27 (24–3–20 in D)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 Peter Border (C)

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 Ruth M Border

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 R Andrew Sutherland

6 Timothy C Hine

7 Gordon Benfield

8 Christopher F Mew

9 Simon P Rogers

10 Geoffrey W Randall

First London Surprise Royal: 5, 6, 8.

By members of the Sunday service band, before he last service to be conducted by the retiring Rector, Rev Canon Julian Rudd, with best wishes for his retirement.

Also for the ordinations of David Gibbons and Nicholas Davis, sometime members of this band.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Wellesbourne, Warwickshire

St Peter

Saturday, 7 July 1984 in 2h 53 (10–0–24 in G)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Pamela J E Copson

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 Miranda Wood

4 Peter J F Quinn

5 Timothy C Hine

6 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

7 Geoffrey W Randall

8 Simon P Rogers

First peal: 3. First Surprise Major: 4.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Kenilworth, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 8 July 1984 (14–0–22 in F♯)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Kent Treble Bob Minor Minor

1 Ruth Royal

2 Rosemary Spencer

3 Jill Merett

4 Ken Davis

5 Peter B Spencer (C)

6 Chris Bostock

Rung for Evensong

First Quarter Peal as Conductor for 5

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Southam, Warwickshire

St James

Wednesday, 25 July 1984 in 3h 10 (15–1–25)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John Carter

1 Jennifer M Thorne

2 Richard F Waddy

3 Keith W Brown

4 John F Thorne

5 Richard M Hobbs

6 Rev J David E Smith

7 Anthony E Gillias

8 Aubrey G Eveleigh (C)

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 8 September 1984 in 3h 15 (19–0–2 in E)

5040 Superlative No. 2 Surprise Royal

1 Peter Border (C)

2 Ruth M Border

3 Jennifer M Herriott

4 Timothy C Hine

5 Geoffrey W Randall

6 W Nigel G Herriott

7 R Andrew Sutherland

8 Christopher F Mew

9 Gordon Benfield

10 John H Fielden

First in method: 2,3,4,6,7,8,9.

Birthday compliment to Janet Border (21 on September 7th) and Gordon Benfield (N on September 8th, where N is large and undetermined).

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 27 October 1984 in 3h 27 (23–3–13 in D)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Robert E J Dennis

1 Jennifer M Herriott

2 Philip J Sealey

3 Sally A Mason

4 John Freeman

5 W Nigel G Herriott (C)

6 A Robin Guy

7 Gordon Benfield

8 Geoffrey Pratt

9 Michael J Belcher

10 Michael Maughan

11 R Kingsley Mason

12 Geoffrey W Randall

Wedding anniversary compliment to Geoff and Margaret Pratt

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Whitnash, Warwickshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 3 November 1984 in 3h (10–3–5 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Christopher F Mew (C)

2 Miranda Woods

3 Dick M Andrews

4 Ian R Stevens

5 Douglas R Bates

6 Robert T Taylor

7 Simon W Greaves

8 James A Harris

First Bob Major 2

First on eight 4

First on eight and inside 8

Rung to mark Mr Harris's 25 years as a ringer at this tower

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Kenilworth, Warwickshire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 2 December 1984 (14–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles and Plain Bob Doubles

Grandsire Doubles and Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rosemary Spencer

2 Rachel Oxtaby

3 Harry Bodenham

4 David P Crawley (J C)

5 Peter B Spencer (J C)

6 Ken Davis

Rung for Dedication Service for the new church vestry

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Berkswell, West Midlands

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 2 December 1984 (16–2–7 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Richard French

2 C Phillip Hope

3 David Ellis

4 Paul Tomlinson

5 Doug Kempton (C)

6 C Robin Hope

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Shoreditch, Greater London

St Leonard

Saturday, 8 December 1984 in 3h 33 (25–1–11 in E♭)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Timothy C Hine

2 Ruth M Border

3 Jennifer M Herriott

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 Philip J Sealey

6 Christopher F Mew

7 A Robin Guy

8 Gordon Benfield

9 Geoffrey Pratt

10 John H Fielden

11 Peter Border

12 Geoffrey W Randall (C)

First on 12: 1.

By a resident band.

Coventry Diocesan Guild

Honiley, Warwickshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 30 December 1984 in 2h 25 (6–2–4 in A)

5040 Minor

1/ London, 2/Kent & Oxford, 3/Beverley & Surfleet 4/Cambridge 5/Norwich 6/High Halden 7/St Clements

1 Kathryn Bloomfield

2 Phillip Hope

3 Nicholas Fardon

4 Douglas C Kempton

5 Christopher Bostock

6 Michael Clay (C)

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