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Essex Association

Mistley, Essex

St Mary and St Michael

Wednesday, 9 January 1991 (10–3–2 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Karen Daynes

2 Karen Foster

3 Alfred E Honeywood

4 Robin Rowley

5 Ivan D Culham

6 Bevan W Willgress (C)

First minor - 1

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 13 January 1991 in 2h 45 (11–1–13 in F♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Susan Page

2 Edwin Parsons

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Joe E G Roast

5 Paul A Cammiade

6 Patrick W Saltmarsh

7 Stephen A Waters

8 James L Towler (C)

Completes "Standard 8" to peals: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 4164.0170

Essex Association

Shenfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 13 January 1991 in 2h 30 (7–0–20 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each London, Wells, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge.

1 Desmond G Mayell

2 Victor J C Dale

3 T George Hull

4 Roger G Butt

5 Adrian C Malton (C)

6 Rowena L Marshall

50th peal: 4.

Circled tower: 6.

Circled tower twice: 1

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 15 January 1991 in 2h 21 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

Carlisle & Northumberland; Alnwick & Newcastle; Lightfoot & Wearmouth; York & Durham; Beverley & Surfleet; London & Wells; Cambridge & Ipswich

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Roger G Butt

3 Edwin Parsons

4 Desmond G Mayell

5 Colin F Chapman

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Essex Association

East Grinstead, West Sussex

St Swithun

Saturday, 19 January 1991 in 3h 31 (28–0–6 in D)

5042 Superlative Surprise Maximus

Composed by R E J Dennis

1 Susan J Rothera

2 Susan Page

3 Richard J Tibbetts

4 Stephen A Waters

5 John Armstrong

6 Christopher K Cooper

7 David E Rothera (C)

8 Brian G Meads

9 Colin F Chapman

10 Nigel S D Taylor

11 John I White

12 Adrian C Malton

Essex Association

Great Tey, Essex

St Barnabas

Tuesday, 22 January 1991 in 2h 45 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5088 Clwyd Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Roger G Butt

3 Adrian C Malton (C)

4 Desmond G Mayell

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 Victor J C Dale

7 Colin F Chapman

8 Brian G Meads

First in method by all and for the Association.

200th together: 3 and 5.

50th together: 2 and 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4165.0194

Essex Association

Little Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 29 January 1991 in 2h 37 (11–2–5 in A♭)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

672 each Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 448 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Superlative; 160 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by Tim G Pett

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Edwin Parsons

5 Colin F Chapman

6 David E Rothera

7 Adrian C Malton (C)

8 James L Towler

Most Spliced Surprise Major: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4165.0194

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 5 February 1991 in 2h 34 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (20m)

1. London, Wells, Cunecastre. 2. Chester,Munden, Alnwick and Newcastle. 3. Carlisle and Northumberland. 4. Lightfoot, Wearmouth and Netherseale. 5. York, Durham, Beverley and Surfleet. 6. Cambridge, Ipswich and Bourne. 7. Norwich.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Roger G Butt

3 Rowena L Marshall

4 Adrian C Malton (C)

5 Yvonne A Towler

6 Colin F Chapman

Most methods for 2.

Essex Association

Great Totham, Essex

St Peter

Tuesday, 19 February 1991 in 2h 36 (6¾ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (19m)

1. Chester, Munden, Alnwick and Newcastle. 2.Lightfoot and Wearmouth. 3. Beighton, Redcar and Appleby.4. London and Wells. 5. York and Durham. 6. Beverley, Surfleet and Cambridge. 7. Westminster, Allendale and Fryerning.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Edwin Parsons

5 James L Towler

6 Colin F Chapman (C)

Essex Association

West Ham, Greater London

All Saints

Saturday, 2 March 1991 in 3h 10 (26–1–23 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Rowena L Marshall

2 Janet Rothera

3 Susan Page

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Christopher K Cooper

6 Mark E Woolley

7 David E Rothera (C)

8 Colin F Chapman

9 John I White

10 James L Towler

Essex Association

Sandon, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 5 March 1991 (10–3–16 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 K Davis

2 Miranda Bard

3 E Parsons (C)

4 P W Saltmarsh

5 P J Cross

6 David Gammon

First inside:2.

Essex Association

Little Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 5 March 1991 in 2h 40 (11–2–5 in A♭)

5088 Worcestershire Surprise Major

1 Michael J Edwards

2 David E Rothera

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Desmond G Mayell

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 James L Towler

7 Colin F Chapman

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

Essex Association

Stebbing, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 12 March 1991 in 2h 41 (12–2–14 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Mark E Woolley

3 Roger G Butt

4 Colin F Chapman

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Most minor for 2.

Essex Association

Matching, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 16 March 1991 in 2h 35 (7–3–5 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

1. Carlisle, 2. Netherseale, 3. Lightfoot, 4. Westminster, Allendale and Fryerning. 5. Ipswich, 6. Beverley and Surfleet. 7. Cambridge.

1 Mary Roast

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Edwin Parsons

4 Joe E G Roast

5 Patrick W Saltmarsh (C)

6 Colin F Chapman

Essex Association

Thorpe Bay, Essex

St Augustine

Sunday, 17 March 1991 in 44m (16–0–18 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Janet Hallett

2 Mike Hallett

3 Linda Moores

4 Gerry Bacon

5 Philip Sadler

6 Bernard Sadler

7 Stephen Halliwell (C)

8 David Field

Ruby wedding compliment to Bernard & Jose Sadler

Essex Association

Hatfield Heath, Essex

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 30 March 1991 in 2h 25 (4–1–21 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (3m)

1 Gerald V Pearson

2 Mary Bone

3 Clive B Moore

4 Alan M Barber

5 David G Pearson

6 Frederick F P Bone (C)

A wedding compliment to Christine Pearson and Philip Spain, daughter of 1 and sister of 5, married here later this day.

Essex Association

Dagenham, Greater London

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 30 March 1991 in 2h 54 (14–3–0 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 each Aldenham, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley & Yorkshire; 160 com; atw

Composed by Timothy G Pett

1 John Armstrong (C)

2 Colin G Newman

3 Paul J Bloomfield

4 Renee L Armstrong

5 Christopher C M Pain

6 James A Bullock

7 Leonard W Bullock

8 Anthony J Bloomfield

Most methods: 2, 6, 7 and 8

Ringing World page reference: 4174.0393

Essex Association

Great Totham, Essex

St Peter

Tuesday, 2 April 1991 in 2h 30 (6¾ in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (34m)

Carlisle, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Wooler, Whitley, Alnwick, Newcastle, Morpeth, Canterbury, Chester, Munden; Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale, Annable's London, Stamford, Netherseale; Lincoln & Coldstream; London, Wells & Cunecastre; Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Durham, York, Hexham; Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose, Bourne

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Edwin Parsons

3 Desmond G Mayell

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Adrian C Malton (C)

6 Colin F Chapman

Essex Association

Black Notley, Essex

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 4 April 1991 (5–3–26 in B♭)

1260 April Day Doubles

1 J Bills (C)

2 M A Bishop

3 D M Stoneman

4 P D Saunders

5 Joyce Bills

Ringing World page reference: 4178.0503

Essex Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Saturday, 13 April 1991 in 3h 31 (37–3–15 in B)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Paul A Cammiade

2 Susan Page

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Stephen A Waters

5 John Armstrong

6 David E Rothera (C)

7 Christopher K Cooper

8 Brian G Meads

9 Adrian C Malton

10 Nigel S D Taylor

11 James L Towler

12 John I White

Essex Association

Great Bentley, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 April 1991 in 2h 43 (7–0–27 in A)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Edwin Parsons

4 Ashley D Law

5 Herbert G Goddard

6 Patrick W Saltmarsh

7 Joe E G Roast

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

First peal on 8 bells for 4.

Essex Association

Epping, Essex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 13 April 1991 in 3h 14 (20–0–0 in E)

5024 Heythrop Surprise Major

Composed by Alan M Barber

1 Jack S Dear

2 Maurice A Collings

3 Alan M Barber (C)

4 Colin G Newman

5 Richard F Prime

6 Owen C R Webster

7 Timothy E H Waller

8 George E Thoday

To mark the Centenary of the church

Ringing World page reference: 4177.0471

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 16 April 1991 in 2h 25 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (44m)

Beighton, Eastwood, Beverley, Caithness, Appleby, Redcar, Surfleet, Hatfield, Pattiswick, Terling; Lindley, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Carlisle, Wooler, Whitley, Alnwick, Newcastle, Morpeth, Canterbury, Chester, Munden; London, Wells, Dearne Valley, Cunecastre; Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale, Annable's London, Stamford, Netherseale; King Edward, Bourne, Cambridge, Ipswich, Queen Mary, Norfolk, Primrose, Hull; Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Durham, York, Hexham

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Desmond G Mayell

4 Edwin Parsons

5 Colin F Chapman

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Most methods - 3, 4 & 5

Essex Association

Dagenham, Greater London

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 20 April 1991 in 2h 52 (14–3–0 in F♯)

5088 Dagenham Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Fenwick

1 John Armstrong (C)

2 Renee L Armstrong

3 Stephen J Nash

4 Christopher C M Pain

5 Anthony J Bloomfield

6 Paul J Bloomfield

7 John I White

8 Colin G Newman

First in method: 3, 5, 7, 8

To mark the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the William Ford Church of England Primary School; also for the enthronement of the Most Revd George Carey (a one time member of the congregation at this church) as Archbishop of Canterbury

Ringing World page reference: 4177.0471

Essex Association

Shenfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 21 April 1991 in 2h 28 (7–0–20 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Cambridge Surprise, Bourne Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Single Oxford Bob, Plain Bob

1 Adrian C Malton (C)

2 Roger G Butt

3 Edwin Parsons

4 Victor J C Dale

5 Anthony J Bloomfield

6 Michael J Edwards

Circled tower three times - 1;

Rung to mark the 65th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Essex Association

Sproughton, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 4 May 1991 in 2h 40 (8–2–25 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Bourne S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clement's Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Plain Bob

1 Victor J C Dale

2 Mark E Woolley

3 Roger G Butt

4 Edwin Parsons

5 Michael J Edwards

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

18th birthday compliment to Christian Peckham

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 7 May 1991 in 2h 23 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (48m)

Chester, Bangor, Netherwood, Grantham, Blunsdon, Munden, Sleaford, Chester-le-Street, Orsett, Upshire; Beighton, Eastwood, Beverley, Caithness, Appleby, Redcar, Surfleet, Hatfield, Pattiswick, Terling; Lindley, Carlisle, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Wooler, Whitley, Alnwick, Newcastle, Morpeth, Canterbury, Chester, Munden; Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale, Annable's London, Stamford, Netherseale; London, Wells, Dearne Valley, Cunecastre; King Edward, Bourne, Cambridge, Ipswich, Queen Mary, Norfolk, Primrose, Hull

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Desmond G Mayell

4 Edwin Parsons

5 Colin F Chapman

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 7 June 1991 in 2h 38 (11–1–13 in F♯)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by M S Bruce

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Edwin Parsons

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 James L Towler (C)

6 Patrick W Saltmarsh

7 Joe E G Roast

8 Brian G Meads

350th peal: 6.

To celebrate the wedding of Lord and Lady Rayleigh of Terling; also with best wishes to David Ling (local ringer), married to Vivienne Poorly this day.

Ringing World page reference: 4184.0647

Essex Association

Sandon, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 18 June 1991 (10–3–16 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Vicky Joel

2 P W Saltmarsh (C)

3 K G Davis

4 N Tovey

5 David Gammon

6 D Terry

First quarter peal 1.

Essex Association

Shrub End, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 22 June 1991 in 38m (4–1–14 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Clare Byrne

2 Ann Williams

3 Kath Write

4 Harry J Millatt

5 David I Cobb (C)

6 Simon Ward

Essex Association

Deeping St James, Lincolnshire

St James

Sunday, 30 June 1991 in 3h 6 (16–3–22 in E♭)

5040 Minor (14m)

1. Carlisle and Northumberland. 2. Alnwick and Newcastle. 3. Lightfoot and Wearmouth. 4. London and Wells. 5. Beverley and Surfleet. 6. York and Durham. 7. Cambridge and Ipswich.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Edwin Parsons

3 Rowena L Marshall

4 David G Pearson

5 Adrian C Malton (C)

6 Anthony J Bloomfield

Most methods: 4 and 6. Heaviest bell rung to a peal: 3.

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 2 July 1991 in 2h 28 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (17m)

(1) Northumberland, Carlisle, Sandiacre; (2) Alnwick, Newcastle; (3) Netherseale, Lightfoot, Wearmouth; (4) London, Wells; (5) Beverley, Surfleet; (6) York, Durham; (7) Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge.

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Roger G Butt

3 Colin F Chapman

4 Adrian C Malton (C)

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 Yvonne A Towler

Ringing World page reference: 4187.0719

Essex Association

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 6 July 1991 in 3h 37 (39cwt)

5088 Barford Surprise Maximus

Composed by Frank Blagrove

1 Sally A Mason

2 B Gillian Fielden

3 George W Pipe

4 Kenneth J Hesketh

5 John H Fielden

6 Michael J Belcher

7 Geoffrey W Randall

8 Michael Maughan

9 Peter M Fleckney

10 Derek E Sibson (C)

11 James L Towler

12 R Kingsley Mason

Ringing World page reference: 4202.1064

Essex Association

Dagenham, Greater London

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 6 July 1991 in 2h 54 (14–3–0 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m)

448 each Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire & Rutland; 224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley & Yorkshire; 153 com; atw

Composed by Norman Smith

1 John Armstrong (C)

2 Paul J Bloomfield

3 Colin G Newman

4 Renee L Armstrong

5 Stephen J Nash

6 James A Bullock

7 Leonard W Bullock

8 Anthony J Bloomfield

Ringing World page reference: 4187.0719

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Sunday, 14 July 1991 in 48m (15–3–12 in E)

1380 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rosa Clare

2 Sue Marriott

3 Pauline Brown

4 Pat Chapman

5 David Bardwell (C)

6 Eric Brown

First as Conductor - 5.

With best wishes to the Clare family moving away from Witham.

Essex Association

Shrub End, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 22 July 1991 in 38m (4–1–14 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Clare Byrne

2 Ann Williams

3 Kath Write

4 Harry J Millatt

5 David I Cobb (C)

6 Simon Ward

First inside for 6

Essex Association

Victoria, British Columbia

Cathedral Church of Christ

Friday, 26 July 1991 in 3h 9 (29–1–19 in D♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 John Armstrong (C)

2 Renee Armstrong

3 Anthony J Bloomfield

4 Rowena L Marshall

5 Christopher C M Pain

6 James A Bullock

7 Guy N Rutty

8 Leonard Luck

9 Adrian C Malton

10 John I White

First in method for 3,4 and 7.

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd

Saturday, 27 July 1991 (34–2–22 in C)

5009 Stedman Cinques

Composed by John McDonald No.1B

1 Sally A Mason

2 Susan Page

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Ruth M Border

5 B Gillian Fielden

6 Peter C Randall (C)

7 David E Rothera

8 James L Towler

9 R Kingsley Mason

10 Peter Border

11 John H Fielden

12 Geoffrey W Randall

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0900

Essex Association

Great Bardfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 29 July 1991 in 3h 6 (15 in F♯)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Sally A Mason

2 Gail L Idle

3 Peter C Randall

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Mark C Bennett

6 Giles C Galley

7 Peter Border (C)

8 Peter S Bennett

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0900

Essex Association

Sandon, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 30 July 1991 (10–3–16 in G)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Miranda Bard

2 P J Cross

3 E Parsons

4 N Tovey

5 P W Saltmarsh( (C)

6 David Gammon

First Treble Bob:1.

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 31 July 1991 in 3h 9 (14–1–13 in F♯)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 896 Rutland; 704 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative; 448 Bristol; 87 changes of method, all the work)

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Josephine A Brown

2 Donald F Murfet

3 Gail L Idle

4 Peter C Randall (C)

5 Mark C Bennett

6 Giles C Galley

7 Peter S Bennett

8 Geoffrey W Randall

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0901

Essex Association

Great Tey, Essex

St Barnabas

Thursday, 1 August 1991 in 2h 58 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Gail L Idle

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Mark C Bennett

4 Peter G Brown

5 Peter C Randall

6 Geoffrey W Randall

7 Peter Border

8 James L Towler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0901

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Thursday, 1 August 1991 in 3h 19 (14–0–15 in F)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Peter Border

1 Susan Page

2 Donald F Murfet

3 John G Gipson

4 Giles C Galley

5 Mark C Bennett

6 James L Towler

7 Peter Border (C)

8 Peter S Bennett

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0901

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Friday, 2 August 1991 in 2h 58 (11–1–21 in F♯)

5000 Pudsey Surprise Royal

Composed by John H Fielden

1 John G Gipson

2 Josephine A Brown

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Peter C Randall (C)

5 Gail L Idle

6 Giles C Galley

7 Mark C Bennett

8 Geoffrey W Randall

9 Peter S Bennett

10 Peter Border

Ringing World page reference: 4195.0901

Essex Association

Maldon, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 9 August 1991 in 2h 51 (11–3–13 in G)

5152 Maldon Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Susan Page

3 Ann F Chapman

4 Desmond G Mayell

5 Mark E Woolley

6 Christopher K Cooper

7 Colin F Chapman

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

First in method by all; 300th tower for a peal - 8.

For Maldon Millennium

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 13 August 1991 in 2h 19 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Norwich, London, Wells, York, Durham, Ipswich, Cambridge

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Desmond G Mayell

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Adrian C Malton (C)

5 Peter G Brown

6 James L Towler

Essex Association

Sandon, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 13 August 1991 (10–3–16 in G)

1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor

1 S Taplin

2 P J Cross

3 E Parsons

4 N Tovey

5 P W Saltmarsh (C)

6 David Gammon

Essex Association

Leyton, Greater London

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 August 1991 in 2h 46 (8–2–16 in A)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher P Starbuck

1 John A Hall

2 Donald C Heath

3 Annette K Seccombe

4 Dennis A Hewitt

5 Dennis Ellisdon

6 Alan M Barber

7 Colin G Newman (C)

8 Anthony J Bloomfield

First Yorkshire: 3

First as conductor

Farewell compliment to Revd Norman Bingham after 18 years' service to the parish

Ringing World page reference: 4194.0880

Essex Association

Brinkley, Cambridgeshire

St Mary

Saturday, 31 August 1991 in 2h 47 (13–1–1 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Bourne, Beverley, Surfleet, London, Wells, Ipswich, Cambridge

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Roger G Butt

3 Victor J C Dale

4 T George Hull

5 James L Towler

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 3 September 1991 in 2h 26 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (24m)

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Colin F Chapman

5 Desmond G Mayell

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Essex Association

Stebbing, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 10 September 1991 in 2h 46 (12–2–14 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

One extent each Ipswich, Cambridge, Bourne, Oxford TB, Single Oxford, Plain Bob.

1 Adrian C Malton (C)

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Roger G Butt

4 Mark E Woolley

5 Michael J Edwards

6 Brian G Meads

600th for Association: 1.

Wedding anniversary compliment to Roger and Anita Butt.

Ringing World page reference: 4198.0971

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Wednesday, 11 September 1991 in 44m (11–1–21 in F♯)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Stephen Waters

2 Susan Page

3 Paul Cammiade

4 David Rothera

5 Ann Chapman

6 Desmond Mayell

7 Adrian Malton (C)

8 Colin Chapman

9 Nigel Taylor

10 James Towler

A practice for the Essex Trophy, to be held here on 21/09/1991

Essex Association

High Halstow, Kent

St Margaret

Sunday, 29 September 1991 in 2h 41 (9–2–17 in A♭)

5040 Minor (6m)

2 each Bourne and Cambridge, 1 Kent, 1 Oxford, 1 St Clements and Plain Bob.

1 Adrian C Malton (C)

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Roger G Butt

4 Gareth L M Lawson

5 Douglas G Davis

6 David G Pearson

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 1 October 1991 in 2h 30 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (26m)

1. Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Netherseale, Rossendale,Stamford,Annables London. 2. London, Wells and Cunecastre. 3. Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, York and Durham. 4. Alnwick and Newcastle. 5. Chester and Munden. 6. Carlisle and Northumberland. 7. Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne, Primrose, Norfolk and Hull.

1 Roger G Butt

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Adrian C Malton (C)

5 Desmond G Mayell

6 Colin F Chapman

Essex Association

Shenfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 20 October 1991 in 2h 31 (7–0–20 in A♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (10m)

1. London and Wells. 2. Bourne.3. Beverley and Surfleet. 4. York and Durham. 5. Norwich. 6. Cambridge and Ipswich x2.

1 Desmond G Mayell

2 T George Hull

3 Rowena L Marshall

4 Roger G Butt

5 Patrick W Saltmarsh

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

50th together 3 and 4. Rung for the St Luke's hospital for the clergy.

Essex Association

Great Tey, Essex

St Barnabas

Tuesday, 22 October 1991 in 2h 48 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 Rutland; 896 Yorkshire; 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 576 Bristol; 448 Pudsey, Superlative; 224 London; 102 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by R J Parker

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Ann F Chapman

3 James L Towler

4 Mark E Woolley

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 Yvonne A Towler

7 Brian G Meads

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

First Spliced: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4205.1135

Essex Association

Newington juxta Sittingbourne, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 3 November 1991 in 2h 45 (11–3–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Bourne, Single Oxford, Cambridge, Oxford TB, St Clement's, Kent TB, Plain Bob

1 Adrian C Malton (C)

2 Edwin Parsons

3 Douglas G Davis

4 Gareth L M Lawson

5 Michael J Edwards

6 Brian G Meads

100th peal for the Association: 2. Most methods: 3,4. 50th together: 1,5.

Essex Association

Great Waltham, Essex

St Mary and St Lawrence

Tuesday, 12 November 1991 in 3h 15 (22–2–18 in E♭)

5088 Cassiobury Surprise Major

Composed by M Maughan

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Desmond G Mayell

4 Rowena L Marshall

5 Brian G Meads

6 Colin F Chapman

7 Adrian C Malton (C)

8 James L Towler

In memory of Leonard Day, erstwhile tower captain, who died last month.

Ringing World page reference: 4207.1182

Essex Association

Thorpe Bay, Essex

St Augustine

Saturday, 16 November 1991 in 3h 1 (16–0–18 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Michael J Edwards

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Edwin Parsons

5 Joe E G Roast (C)

6 Andrew Blacklock

7 Colin F Chapman

8 James L Towler

Essex Association

Leigh on Sea, Essex

St Clement

Wednesday, 20 November 1991 in 43m (10–1–21 in G)

1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor

1 Andrew Riches

2 Kerry Riches

3 Mo Venus

4 Anthony Neale

5 Robert Ferro

6 John Harpole (C)

To celebrate the release of Terry Waite after 1763 days of captivity in Lebanon.

1st minor - 1

1st in method - 2

Essex Association

Fordham, Cambridgeshire

St Peter and St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 23 November 1991 (15–0–10)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Emma Dryden-Holt

2 Peter G Goodwin

3 Janette Nicholas

4 Rosemary J Palmer

5 Ruth Ogden

6 Roger J Palmer (C)

7 Chris L Bell

8 Sarah Ward

1st of Triples - 1 & 5.

To celebrate release of Terry Waite.

Essex Association

Chigwell Row, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 23 November 1991 in 2h 51 (14–0–11 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Annette K Seccombe

2 John A Hall

3 Dennis Ellisdon

4 Richard Sales

5 Anthony J Crowther

6 Donald C Heath

7 Adrian C Malton (C)

8 Colin G Newman

First in method: 5, 8

For the release of Terry Waite; also thanksgiving for the life of Ernie Morey of Epping

Ringing World page reference: 4208.1222

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 1 December 1991 (18–0–9 in E)

1250 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

Cambridge & Yorkshire

1 Janet E G Hallett

2 Penny A Sloman

3 Allen W Cansdale

4 Michael J Hallett

5 David Sloman

6 David P Hill

7 Bernard C Sadler

8 John G Harpole (C)

For Evensong on Advent Sunday

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 3 December 1991 in 2h 31 (6–2–4 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (18m)

1. Carlisle and Northumberland. 2. Alnwick and Newcastle. 3. Chester and Munden. 4. Lightfoot, Wearmouth and Netherseale. 5. Beverley, Surfleet, York and Durham. 6. London and Wells. 7. Cambridge, Ipswich and Bourne.

1 James L Towler

2 Roger G Butt

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Adrian C Malton (C)

5 Brian G Meads

6 Rowena L Marshall

Ringing World page reference: 4212.0058

Essex Association

Downham, Essex

St Margaret

Friday, 6 December 1991 in 2h 42 (7–3–0 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each London, Chester, York, Bourne, Beverley, Ipswich, Cambridge

1 Bernard C Sadler

2 Joe E G Roast (C)

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Desmond G Mayell

5 Edwin Parsons

6 Patrick W Saltmarsh

Essex Association

Epping, Essex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 7 December 1991 in 2h 55 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker

1 Donald E Cobb (C)

2 Dennis A Hewitt

3 Richard Sales

4 Anthony M Faulkner

5 Dennis Ellisdon

6 Colin G Newman

7 Owen C R Webster

8 John I White

In thanksgiving for the life of Ernie Morey of Epping, Life Member of this Association

Ringing World page reference: 4213.0082

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 8 December 1991 (18–0–9 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Josephine P Sadler

2 Mo Venus

3 Philip Briant

4 Robert Ferro

5 David Sloman

6 Bernard C Sadler

7 Allen W Cansdale (C)

8 Freda Hill

For Christingle Service and to welcome Lesley Frances James, second granddaughter of the tenor ringer.

Essex Association

Leigh on Sea, Essex

St Clement

Wednesday, 11 December 1991 in 46m (10–1–21 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 John Harpole (C)

2 Helen Harpole

3 Kerry Riches

4 Andrew Riches

5 Anthony Neale

6 Margaret Arthur

Half muffled in memory of George Eve, life vice-president of the Essex Assocn. and friend of all ringers

Essex Association

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 14 December 1991 in 3h 36 (39cwt)

5184 Newgate Surprise Maximus

1 David E Rothera (C)

2 Paul A Cammiade

3 Susan J Rothera

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 John Armstrong

6 Stephen A Waters

7 Colin F Chapman

8 Adrian C Malton

9 Anthony J Bloomfield

10 Brian G Meads

11 John I White

12 James L Towler

In memory of George Eves, who died 7th December 1991.

Ringing World page reference: 4213.0082

Essex Association

Maldon, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 14 December 1991 in 2h 47 (13 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne, Oxford TB, Kent and Plain Bob

1 Rowena L Marshall

2 Roger G Butt

3 Mark E Woolley

4 Patrick W Saltmarsh

5 T George Hull

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Thanksgiving for the life of George Eves.

Get well compliment to Michael J Edwards.

Essex Association

Dagenham, Greater London

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 14 December 1991 in 2h 54 (14–3–0 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley & Yorkshire; 160 com; atw

Composed by Norman Smith

1 John Armstrong (C)

2 Colin G Newman

3 Paul J Bloomfield

4 Renee L Armstrong

5 Christopher C M Pain

6 James A Bullock

7 Leonard W Bullock

8 Anthony J Bloomfield

A thanksgiving for the life and work of George Eve.

Ringing World page reference: 4213.0082

Essex Association

Shipbourne, Kent

St Giles

Sunday, 15 December 1991 in 2h 42 (9–3–2 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

1. Bourne, 2. Cambridge, 3. Oxford TB, 4. Kent TB, 5. Netherseale, 6. Single Oxford, 7 Plain Bob.

1 Rowena L Marshall

2 Roger G Butt

3 Gareth L M Lawson

4 Douglas G Davis

5 David G Pearson

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

A 20th birthday compliment to Anthony J Bloomfield.

Essex Association

Lavenham, Suffolk

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 21 December 1991 in 3h 9 (21–0–7 in D♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Stephen A Waters

2 Paul A Cammiade

3 Desmond G Mayell

4 Mark E Woolley

5 John Armstrong

6 Colin G Newman

7 Brian G Meads

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

First in method: 4

Get-well compliment to Michael Edwards

Ringing World page reference: 4214.0107

Essex Association

Barkingside, Greater London

St George

Saturday, 21 December 1991 in 2h 49 (10–0–9 in G)

5152 Zurich Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Donald Heath

2 John S Rank

3 Clive B Moore

4 Frank E Warboys

5 Anthony J Crowther

6 Richard Sales

7 Dennis Ellisdon (C)

8 Dennis A Hewitt

First in method by all.

Rung for Christmas.

Ringing World page reference: 4214.0107

Essex Association

Fyfield, Essex

St Nicholas

Tuesday, 24 December 1991 in 43m (6–3–9 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Joanne Percy

2 Geoffrey Turnpenny

3 Nicola Turnpenny

4 James Reed

5 Michael J de C Henshaw (C)

6 Timothy D de C Henshaw

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 26 December 1991 (18–0–9 in E)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire & Superlative

1 Peter Sloman

2 Paul A Cammiade

3 Allen W Cansdale

4 Stephen G Halliwell

5 David A Church

6 Bernard C Sadler

7 John G Harpole

8 David Sloman (C)

100th quarter and birthday compliment-5

Essex Association

Wormingford, Essex

St Andrew

Friday, 27 December 1991 in 43m (8–0–0 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ruth Leatherdale

2 Bernard Fairhead

3 Margaret Roberts

4 Barry Gibbons (C)

5 Ivan Culham

6 Neil Culham

1st QP: 1

First quarter by a band of Woods of Colchester “employees”

Essex Association

Matching, Essex

St Mary

Friday, 27 December 1991 in 2h 33 (7–3–5 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

(1) London, Wells (2) Beverley, Surfleet (3) York, Durham (4) Carlisle (5) Bourne (6) Cambridge, Ipswich (7) Norwich

1 Gerald V Pearson

2 Roger G Butt

3 T George Hull

4 David G Pearson

5 Colin G Newman

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Most Surprise Minor: 4, 5.

25th peal: 5

Ringing World page reference: 4214.0107

Essex Association

Shrub End, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 28 December 1991 in 39m (4–1–14 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Enid Williams

2 Pauline Millatt

3 Simon Ward

4 Ann Williams

5 David I Cobb

6 Clare Byrne

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd

Saturday, 28 December 1991 (34–2–22 in C)

5088 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3m)

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Paul A Cammiade

2 Susan J Rothera

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Stephen A Waters

5 John Armstrong

6 John E Steed

7 David E Rothera (C)

8 Anthony J Bloomfield

9 Adrian C Malton

10 Brian G Meads

11 John I White

12 James L Towler

1300th Peal - 12. First Spliced Max by a resident Essex band.

Ringing World page reference: 4213.0082

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