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Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Sunday, 7 October 2007 in 47m (10–3–7 in F)

1260 Plain Doubles (11m)

60 Grandsire 120 each of Rev Canterbury, Winchendon Place, Huntley Place, St Nicholas, St Remigius, Plain Bob, St Martins, St Simons, Eynesbury, St Osmund

1 Dennis Stott

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Gordon Lucas (C)

4 David Belcham

5 Stephen Nash

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

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

Sunday, 7 October 2007 in 52m (34–2–22)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 David Fifield

2 Peter Eves

3 Kath Downs

4 Sue Rothera

5 Carol Brown

6 Hazel Steed

7 David Rothera

8 Maurice Downs

9 Colin Chapman (C)

10 David Lloyd

For Evensong.

First on 10: 1

Essex Association

Hempstead, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 in 2h 50 (12cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7m: Alnwick, London, Lightfoot, Annable’s London, York, Norwich, Cambridge)

1 Clive B Moore

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 John Roberts

4 Frank E Warboys

5 Michael A Mills

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5036.1097

Essex Association

Eastwood, Essex

St Laurence and All Saints

Saturday, 13 October 2007 (9–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Doubles (2m)

Grandsire & Plain Bob

1 Anne Porter

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Stephen Halliwell

4 Lawrence Beal

5 David Sloman (C)

6 John Lambert

1st QP: 6

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 14 October 2007 in 47m (10–0–04)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Christina Brewster

2 Phil Stephens

3 Tricia Stephens

4 Laurie Cansdale

5 Carol Brown

6 Christopher Newton

7 Andrew Brewster (C)

8 Roger Bailey

To celebrate the launch of Giving in Grace at this mornings Service.

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Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 14 October 2007 (16–1–14 in F)

1296 London Surprise Minor

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Julie Hunter

3 Steve Hunter

4 Gordon Lucas

5 David Belcham

6 John Harpole (C)

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 14 October 2007 in 42m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)

Rhyl, Fyfield, Thorne, Luton, Ripley, Broomfield

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Julie Hunter

3 Gordon Lucas

4 Andrew Martin

5 Steve Hunter

6 Stephen Nash (C)

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 14 October 2007 in 44m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Queenie Brown

2 Debbie Hill

3 Bradley Hill

4 Kate Champness

5 Peter Smith

6 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Ashdon, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 15 October 2007 in 45m

1272 Plain Bob Minor

1 Paul Howe-Browne

2 Linda Bullough

3 Vince Taylor

4 Nick Eldred

5 Bryany Bartram

6 James Watkins (C)

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 19 October 2007 in 46m (14–1–13)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Peter Eves

2 Sue Spurgeon

3 Christina Brewster

4 Cecile Cross

5 David Rothera

6 Andrew Brewster

7 Tony Spurgeon (C)

8 Jon Waters

1st in the method: 2. 100th quarter peal together: 3 & 6. Rung as a get well compliment to David Simms, ringer at Writtle and a 25th birthday compliment to the tenor ringer (21 Oct).

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Essex Association

Ashdon, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 20 October 2007 in 2h 59 (15cwt)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 John Roberts

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 Roger G Butt

4 Frank E Warboys

5 Rowena L Marshall

6 Roger G R Collins

7 Michael A Mills

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

For village craft weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5037.1122

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 21 October 2007 in 2h 46 (11)

5056 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Alan M Barber

1 Christina D A Brewster

2 Terry Earle

3 Daniel J Smith

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Alex B Garratt

6 James L Towler

7 Brian G Meads

8 Alan P Mayle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5038.1145

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 21 October 2007 in 45m (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Gordon Lucas

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Sheena Booth

4 Lawrence Beal

5 David Belcham

6 Steve Hunter (C)

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 21 October 2007 (11–0–27 in A♭)

1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (9m)

Allendale, Westminster, Fryerning, Luton, Ripley, Broomfield, Rhyl, Fyfield, Thorne

1 Gordon Lucas

2 Steve Hunter

3 Stephen Nash

4 Dennis Stott

5 David Belcham

6 Andrew Martin (C)

Most minor: 5, most minor as C: 6

Essex Association

Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 23 October 2007 in 2h 58 (14cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7m: Carlisle, Lightfoot, Surfleet, Annable's London, London, Norwich, Cambridge)

1 Clive B Moore

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 Roger G Butt

4 John Roberts

5 Jonathan J F Stokoe

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5038.1145

Essex Association

Oakham, Rutland

All Saints

Thursday, 25 October 2007 in 3h 10 (24cwt)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by D W Beard

1 Harry Poyner

2 Peggy E Jennings

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 Roger G Butt

5 John Roberts

6 Jonathan J F Stokoe

7 Christopher D O'Mahony

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

100th peal: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 5038.1145

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Greater London

St Andrew

Saturday, 27 October 2007 in 3h 1 (18cwt)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by E C Sheppard

1 John Armstrong

2 Michael P Moreton

3 Ann White

4 Susan L Apter

5 John W Stephenson

6 Christopher C M Pain

7 Clive J Stephenson (C)

8 Alan D Flood

9 John I White

10 T George Hull

Rung to welcome Revd Barry Hobson and family to the parish of Hornchurch.

100th peal of Grandsire: 2.

60th anniversary of first peal of Grandsire Caters (Leominster, 20/12/47): 2.

£2

Ringing World page reference: 5039.1169

Essex Association

South Weald, Essex

St Peter

Sunday, 28 October 2007 in 43m (14–1–3 in F♯)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Beth Johnson

2 John Cousins

3 Maria Jorysz

4 John Stephenson

5 Alan Ball

6 Paul Trueman

7 Clive Stephenson (C)

8 Richard Pearson

To congratulate Richard and Marianne Pearson on the birth of Bethany Amelia on 15th October 2007.

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 28 October 2007 (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Douglas Bowles

2 Julie Hunter

3 Cathryn Corns

4 Gordon Lucas

5 David Belcham

6 Simon Smith

7 Steve Hunter (C)

8 Trevor Izod

For Bereavement Service

Essex Association

Shenfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 29 October 2007 in 2h 37 (9cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(7m: Wells, London, Bourne, Beverley, Ipswich, Surfleet, Cambridge)

1 Peter L Wood

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 Clive B Moore

4 Roger G Butt

5 John Armstrong

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Rung to the memory of David H Curtis, former organist and choirmaster and Head of St Mary's C of E Primary School, who died on 29th June.

Ringing World page reference: 5040.1194

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Thursday, 1 November 2007 in 2h 40 (9)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Ipswich S, Surfleet S, Bourne S, Beverley S, Cambridge S, Double Oxford and Plain Bob

1 Roger H Dorking

2 James L Towler

3 Terry Earle

4 Peter L Wood

5 Richard F Prime

6 Alan P Mayle (C)

Rung on All Saints Day to mark the patronal festival.

Circled tower (after 55 years) - 3

Ringing World page reference: 5041.1217

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 4 November 2007 in 44m (10–0–04)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Adam Sloman

2 Tricia Stephens

3 Phil Stephens

4 Christina Brewster

5 Andrew Brewster (C)

6 Roger Bailey

For Patronal Festival and Thanksgiving Service for Giving in Grace and rung immediately prior to the All Souls Service. In memory of David Simms, ringer at Writtle, who died on 27 October 2007 and Joan Halsall, Aunt of 2, who died on 20 October 2007. First QP at first attempt: Adam Sloman (Aged 11). Adam first handled a bell on 18 November 2006.

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Essex Association

Wickham St Pauls, Essex

Sunday, 4 November 2007 in 41m (9)

1260 All Saints Place Doubles

1 Janice Watkins

2 Ted Tennant

3 Libby Laurence

4 Alistair M Donaldson

5 Daniel J Smith (C)

1st in method by all

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 4 November 2007 (16–1–14 in F)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Gordon Lucas

3 Julie Hunter

4 Simon Smith

5 Lawrence Beal

6 David Belcham

7 John Harpole

8 Steve Hunter (C)

For Evensong

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 4 November 2007 in 47m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1272 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Charlie Martin

3 Clive Garraway

4 Gordon Lucas

5 Dennis Stott

6 Andrew Martin (C)

1st TB inside: 2

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

St Mary St Peter and St Cedd

Sunday, 4 November 2007

1263 Stedman Caters

1 Kath Downs

2 Peter Eves

3 Carol Brown

4 Sue Rothera

5 Hazel Steed

6 Jim Reed

7 David Rothera (C)

8 Vicki Chapman

9 Maurice Downs

10 Jon Waters

18th birthday compliment to Ben Steed

Choral Evensong & Installation of Canons

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 4 November 2007 in 39m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ian Finlayson

2 Queenie Brown

3 Bradley Hill

4 Debbie Hill

5 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 5 November 2007 in 2h 57 (12cwt)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m)

(19m: 448 each Ashtead, London, Rutland, Uxbridge; 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, Pudsey, Superlative, Watford, Wembley, Yorkshire; 160 com; atw)

Composed by T G Pett

1 Clive B Moore

2 John W Stephenson

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 Frank E Warboys

5 John Armstrong

6 John Roberts

7 David E Rothera

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

Birthday compliment to Peggy Lambert, churchwarden.

Most spliced: 3,4,6.

Ringing World page reference: 5040.1194

Essex Association

Ardleigh, Essex

St Mary

Thursday, 8 November 2007 (13 cwt)

1282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by David W Beard

1 David E Culham

2 Gordon Slack

3 Bevin W Willgress

4 John F Malster

5 Philip G Erith

6 Paul A J Bray

7 George E Thoday (C)

8 Bryan Morrissey

200th quarter 3. 1st touch in the method 8.

Essex Association

Eastwood, Essex

St Laurence and All Saints

Saturday, 10 November 2007 in 47m (9–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 David Belcham

2 Anne Porter

3 Cathryn Corns

4 Peter Knight

5 David Sloman (C)

6 John Woollard

1st QP: 6. Rung half-muffled in remembrance of the fallen of both world wars and subsequent conflicts

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 11 November 2007 (16–1–14 in F)

120 Grandsire Triples

1 Trevor Church

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Sheena Booth

4 Steve Hunter

5 Lawrence Beal

6 John Harpole

7 David Belcham (C)

8 Trevor Izod

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 11 November 2007 in 47m (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Trevor Church

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Sheena Booth

4 Steve Hunter

5 Lawrence Beal

6 John Harpole

7 David Belcham (C)

8 Trevor Izod

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 11 November 2007 in 53m (18–0–9 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Penny Sloman

3 Peter Sloman

4 Lawrence Beal

5 David Belcham

6 Steve Hunter

7 David Sloman (C)

8 John Harpole

Rung for Armistice Day, and especially in remembrance of Cpl Alred Beal, killed in action 26 November 1942, (father of ringer of 4)

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 11 November 2007 in 44m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Di Carpenter

2 Debbie Hill

3 Marian Wood

4 Kath Downs

5 Peter Wood

6 Alistair Donaldson

7 Maurice Downs (C)

8 Richard Dunhill

1st in method - Debbie (2)

Essex Association

Coggeshall, Essex

130 Tilkey Road

Monday, 12 November 2007 in 2h 37 (14)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1–2 Daniel J Smith

3–4 Paul A Cammiade

5–6 Brian G Meads

7–8 Alan P Mayle (C)

First on 8 in hand 1-2

First in hand as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 5041.1219

Essex Association

Henham, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 13 November 2007 in 2h 42 (8cwt)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

(14m: Annable's London & Rossendale; Netherseale & Lightfoot; Carlisle & Northumberland; London & Wells; York & Durham; Beverley & Surfleet; Cambridge & Ipswich)

1 Clive B Moore

2 Diane E Carpenter

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 Frank E Warboys

5 John S Rank

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Most methods: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 5040.1194

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Greater London

St Andrew

Saturday, 17 November 2007 in 3h 5 (18cwt)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by T F Lawrance

1 Sebastian B Lucas

2 Elizabeth C Rayner

3 John W Stephenson

4 John Armstrong

5 T George Hull

6 Anthony M Faulkner

7 Alan P Mayle

8 Dennis A Hewitt

9 Thomas F Lawrance (C)

10 Clive J Stephenson

Rung to celebrate the Diamond Wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on 20/11/07.

First on ten: 1.

First of Royal: 2.

First in method: 10.

£2

Ringing World page reference: 5042.1244

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 18 November 2007 in 44m (16–1–14 in F)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Cathryn Corns

2 David Belcham

3 Simon Smith

4 Lydia Roberts

5 Steve Hunter

6 John Harpole (C)

For Evensong

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 18 November 2007 in 47m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1260 Spliced Plain Doubles (19m)

Grandsire, Plain bob, Rev Canterbury, Blackburn, Westminster II, Dragon, St Hilary, Huntspill, New Bob, Blaisdon, St Vedast, Winchendon, Nicholas, Huntley, Remigius, Martins, Simons, Eynesbury, Osmund

1 Clive Garraway

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Gordon Lucas

4 Dennis Stott

5 Stephen Nash (C)

Most methods inside: 2

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 18 November 2007 in 47m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Bradley Hill

2 Debbie Hill

3 Di Carpenter

4 Kath Downs

5 Allen Cansdale

6 Peter Smith

7 C John Warboys

8 Brian Meads

9 Maurice Downs

10 Richard Dunhill (C)

Bradley's 1st QP on Ten

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 in 2h 52 (11)

5152 Belgrave Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Marian H Wood

2 James L Towler

3 Terry Earle

4 Richard F Prime

5 Yvonne A Towler

6 T George Hull

7 Daniel J Smith

8 Alan P Mayle (C)

To celebrate the Diamond Wedding anniversary of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

1300th peal for the association - 2

Ringing World page reference: 5043.1270

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 in 46m (18–0–9 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Judy Rolf

2 Peter Sloman

3 Cathryn Corns

4 David Sloman

5 John Harpole

6 Stephen Halliwell (C)

7 Phil Harrison (cover)

Rung for the Collation of the Reverend Shaun Conlon and to welcome him to Prittlewell

Essex Association

Great Dunmow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 in 47m (21–1–6 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Valerie Hicks

2 /

3 Adrian Malton (C)

4 Vicky LeFèvre

5 James Brown

6 Michael Mills

7 Stuart Gilbert

8 Frank Warboys (cover)

For Northern District Quarter Peal month

Essex Association

Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 22 November 2007 in 2h 44 (7cwt)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (14m)

(14m: Oxford, Kingston, London Scholars' Pleasure, Sandal, Capel; Morning Star TB; London & Wells; Cunecastre; York & Durham; Bourne; Cambridge & Ipswich S)

1 Clive B Moore

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 Roger G Butt

4 John Roberts

5 Frank E Warboys

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

250th peal: 3.

100th for Association: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 5043.1270

Essex Association

Leigh on Sea, Essex

St Clement

Friday, 23 November 2007 in 43m (10–1–21 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Alan Gisby

2 Trevor E Church

3 Christine Allman

4 Donald Stoneman

5 Peter Wycherley (C)

6 Mary Folley

For St Clements Day

Essex Association

Downham, Essex

St Margaret

Saturday, 24 November 2007 in 2h 40 (7–3–0)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Paul A Cammiade (C)

2 Julia V M Jones

3 Lyn Benson

4 Roger H Dorking

5 T George Hull

6 James Laken

First peal at first attempt - 3.

Belated 50th birthday compliment to Julia. Belated 60th birthday compliment to Lyn. 70th birthday compliment to Mike J. Hallett and belated 80th birthday compliment to Bernard C. Sadler.

Ringing World page reference: 5042.1241

Essex Association

Colchester, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 24 November 2007 in 3h 4 (21)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Terry Earle

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 James L Towler

4 Richard F Prime

5 Christina D A Brewster

6 Neil V Avis

7 Alan P Mayle (C)

8 Brian G Meads

Ringing World page reference: 5045.0010

Essex Association

Sible Hedingham, Essex

St Peter

Sunday, 25 November 2007 in 47m (18cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Val Fullman

2 Janice Watkins

3 Viv Hamilton

4 Roy Threadgold

5 Alistair Donaldson

6 Ian Hamilton

7 Daniel Smith (C)

8 Pip Darkins

Rung in memory of Marie Walpole, aged 89, who sadly passed away on July 5th. Mother to Janice Watkins.

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 25 November 2007 in 44m (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Penny Drayson

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Lawrence Beal

4 Steve Hunter

5 David Belcham (C)

6 Douglas Bowles

For Evensong. 1st QP: 1

Essex Association

Halstead, ESSEX

St ANDREW

Sunday, 25 November 2007 in 44m (15)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alan May

2 Alistair M Donaldson

3 Lawrence J Carter

4 Allen W Cansdale

5 David Kerrison

6 Daniel J Smith

7 Terry Earle (C)

8 Pip Darkins

First In Method 5. Rung prior to the festival of St. Andrew evening service

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 (11–0–27 in A♭)

1260 Plain Doubles (11m)

60 Grandsire, 120 each of: Plain bob, Rev Canterbury, Winchendon, St Nicholas, Huntley, St Remigius, St Martins, St Simons, Eynesbury, St Osmund

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Gordon Lucas

3 Clive Garraway

4 Dennis Stott

5 Andrew Martin (C)

For the confirmation service by the Bishop of Bradwell

Essex Association

Hilton, Cambridgeshire

St Mary Magdalene

Thursday, 29 November 2007 in 2h 43 (9cwt)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7m)

(7m: London Scholars' Pleasure, Oxford, Morning Star, College Exercise TB; Annable's London, Norwich, Bourne S)

1 Peter L Wood

2 Frank E Warboys

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 John Roberts

5 Michael A Mills

6 Adrian C Malton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5043.1270

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael the Archangel

Saturday, 1 December 2007 in 2h 50 (11cwt)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Diane E Carpenter

2 Bradley D Hill

3 Debbie Hill

4 Liz Griffith-Jones

5 Peter G Smith

6 Michael A Mills

7 Richard M Dunhill

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

Birthday compliment to Richard Dunhill; golden wedding compliment to Tim & Pat Healy of Finchingfield; also remembering Margaret Wilcock died 18th Nov, cousin of treble ringer.

First attempt: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 5045.0010

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 2 December 2007 in 44m (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Julie Hunter

2 Steve Hunter (C)

3 Cathryn Corns

4 Sheena Booth

5 David Belcham

6 Lawrence Beal

7 John Harpole

8 Simon Smith

For the Friends of Holy Trinity Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance. In memory of Reg Hall, Grandfather of 8, who died on the 17th November

Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Sunday, 2 December 2007 (10–3–7 in F)

1260 Mixed Doubles (24m)

Stedman, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Grandsire, Plain bob, Rev Canterbury, Blackburn, Westminster II, Dragon, St Hilary, Huntspill, New bob, Blaisdon, St Vedast, Winchendon, St Nicholas, Huntley, Remigius, St Martins, St Simons, Eynesbury, St Osmund

1 Dennis Stott

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Gordon Lucas

4 David Belcham

5 Stephen Nash (C)

6 Alan Gisby

Most methods inside: 2

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 2 December 2007 (11–0–27 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Charlie Martin

2 Harry Martin

3 Gordon Lucas

4 Cathryn Corns

5 Clive Garraway

6 Dennis Stott

7 Stephen Nash (C)

8 Andrew Martin

1st of triples inside: 2. Rung for the Carol Service

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

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

Sunday, 2 December 2007 in 51m (34–2–22)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Peter Childs

2 Kath Downs

3 Peter Eves

4 Sue Rothera

5 Carol Brown

6 Hazel Steed

7 David Rothera

8 John Steed

9 Colin Chapman (C)

10 Maurice Downs

For the Advent Carol Service.

Rung to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The Wedding was celebrated by a peal of Grandsire Caters at Chelmsford Cathedral on 24th November 1947. Peter Childs and Peter Eves are the sole survivors of the band, ringing the same bells in the peal, their first of Caters.

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 2 December 2007 in 42m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Queenie Brown

2 Pauline Brenner

3 Debbie Hill

4 Bradley Hill

5 Peter Smith

6 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Helions Bumpstead, Essex

St Andrew

Friday, 7 December 2007 in 2h 51 (12cwt)

5088 Helmshore Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Richard F Prime

2 Clive B Moore

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 John Roberts

5 Michael A Mills

6 Adrian G Semken

7 Fred J P Bone

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

First in method by all and for Association.

Completes S Major alphabet: 3,4.

Ringing World page reference: 5045.0010

Essex Association

Inworth, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 8 December 2007 in 2h 24 (5)

5040 Surprise Minor (9m)

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

1 John J G Elliot

2 James L Towler

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Daniel J Smith

5 Paul A Cammiade

6 Alan P Mayle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5045.0010

Essex Association

Inworth, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 8 December 2007 in 2h 24 (5–1–2 in B)

5040 Minor

London, Wells, Beverley, Westminster, Cambridge, Ipswich, Bourne & Norwich

1 John G J Elliott

2 James Towler

3 Yvonne Towler

4 Daniel Smith

5 Paul Cammiade

6 Alan Mayle (C)

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Saturday, 8 December 2007 in 47m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Harry Martin

3 Gordon Lucas

4 Charlie Martin

5 Clive Garraway

6 Dennis Stott

7 Stephen Nash

8 Andrew Martin (C)

1st major: 2 & 4

Essex Association

Eastwood, Essex

St Laurence and All Saints

Saturday, 8 December 2007 in 48m (9–0–8 in A)

1300 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Stephen Halliwell

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Elizabeth Coates

4 Peter Knight

5 David Belcham (C)

6 John Lambert

For the Carol Service

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 9 December 2007 in 44m (10–1–04)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Andy Champ

2 Christina Brewster

3 Tony Spurgeon

4 Christopher Newton

5 Andrew Brewster (C)

6 Neil Pasmore

For Christians Together. First QP at first attempt: Neil Pasmore (Aged 12).

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Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Sunday, 9 December 2007 in 49m (10–3–7 in F)

1320 Spliced Plain Doubles (20m)

1 Alan Gisby

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Gordon Lucas

4 Dennis Stott

5 Stephen Nash (C)

Most spliced: 2, 350th as C: 5

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Wednesday, 12 December 2007 in 42m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lin Ould

2 Queenie Brown

3 Debbie Hill

4 Peter Smith

5 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Rayne, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 15 December 2007 in 40m (6cwt)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Emily Mayo

2 Kath Downs

3 John Slater

4 Maurice Downs

5 C John Warboys (C)

6 Bob Harrington

Rung after a wedding, to congratulate Emily on her 18th birthday and Bob on his 70th.

Essex Association

Hackney, Greater London

St John

Saturday, 15 December 2007 in 3h 4 (16)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Jane K A Hough

2 Dennis A Hewitt

3 Roger G R Collins

4 Terry Earle

5 John A Hall

6 Christina D A Brewster

7 David E Rothera (C)

8 J Richard Hough

9 Alan P Mayle

10 Brian G Meads

Ringing World page reference: 5046.0036

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 16 December 2007 (11–0–27 in A♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Cathryn Corns

2 Gordon Lucas (C)

3 Stephen Nash

4 Steve Hunter

5 Clive Garraway

6 Dennis Stott

7 David Belcham

8 Andrew Martin

For Morning Service

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 16 December 2007 in 42m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Pauline Brenner

2 Queenie Brown

3 Debbie Hill

4 Bradley Hill

5 Peter Smith

6 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Coggeshall, Essex

130 Tilkey Road

Monday, 17 December 2007 in 2h 31 (14)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis

1–2 Daniel J Smith

3–4 Brian G Meads

5–6 Paul A Cammiade

7–8 Alan P Mayle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5048.0088

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Monday, 17 December 2007 in 43m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Lin Ould

2 Queenie Brown

3 Debbie Hill

4 Claire Malone-Lee

5 Bradley Hill

6 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 18 December 2007 in 3h 2 (17cwt)

5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Roger G Butt

2 Diane E Carpenter

3 Clive B Moore

4 Richard F Prime

5 David E Rothera

6 Michael A Mills

7 Adrian C Malton (C)

8 Matthew E Rayner

First S Major inside: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 5046.0036

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Wednesday, 19 December 2007 in 2h 50 (11)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Terry Earle (C)

2 Richard F Prime

3 Peter L Wood

4 James L Towler

5 T George Hull

6 Yvonne A Towler

7 Daniel J Smith

8 Alan P Mayle

71st Birthday Compliment to Terry Earle

Ringing World page reference: 5046.0036

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 22 December 2007 in 3h 22 (31–2–12)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Andrew P Brewster

2 Carol Brown

3 Cecile Cross

4 James L Towler

5 Yvonne A Towler

6 Philip E Stephens

7 David E Rothera

8 Christina D A Brewster

9 Christopher G Newton

10 Colin F Chapman (C)

For Christmas. First Peal of Surprise on the Bells. First Surprise Royal: 1, 6, 9.

Ringing World page reference: 5047.0061

Essex Association

South Weald, Essex

St Peter

Sunday, 23 December 2007 in 44m (14–1–3 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Beth Johnson

2 Mark Robbins

3 John Cousins

4 Vic Dale

5 Rowena Marshall

6 Maria Jorysz

7 Paul Trueman (C)

8 Richard Pearson

First inside 2. Congratulations to Mark and Adele Robbins on the birth of Sarah Helen

Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Sunday, 23 December 2007 in 48m (10–3–7 in F)

1320 Spliced Plain Doubles (26m)

Suffolk, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Blackburn, Westminster II, Dragon, St Hilary, Huntspill, New Bob, Blaisdon, St Vedast, Winchendon, St Nicholas, Huntley, St Remigius, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, St Martins, St Simons, Eynesbury, St Osmund

1 Andrew Martin

2 Cathryn Corns

3 David Belcham

4 Dennis Stott

5 Gordon Lucas (C)

6 Alan Gisby

Most methods: 2

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 23 December 2007 in 43m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Pauline Brenner

2 Lin Ould

3 Debbie Hill

4 Bradley Hill (C)

5 Peter Smith

6 Ian Finlayson

Bradley's 1st as conductor

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Monday, 24 December 2007 in 46m (16–1–14 in F)

1287 Grandsire Triples

1 Julie Hunter

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Lydia Roberts

4 Lawrence Beal

5 David Belcham

6 Steve Hunter

7 John Harpole (C)

8 Douglas Bowles

For the Christingle Service

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Greater London

St Andrew

Monday, 24 December 2007 in 3h 7 (18cwt)

5035 Spliced Caters/Royal (4m)

(4m: 1440 Cambridge S Royal, 1386 Grandsire Caters, 1260 Plain Bob Royal, 949 Stedman Caters; 3 com, atw)

Composed by T Hooley

1 John Armstrong

2 John W Stephenson

3 John P Loveless

4 Michael J Palmer

5 Christopher C M Pain

6 Dennis A Hewitt

7 T George Hull

8 Adrian C Malton (C)

9 Clive J Stephenson

10 Brian G Meads

Rung for the Festival of Christmas.

A first performance by all except 6 and 10.

£2

Ringing World page reference: 5049.0139

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Tuesday, 25 December 2007 in 47m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1320 Plain Doubles (11m)

1 Alan Gisby

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Clive Garraway

4 Gordon Lucas

5 David Belcham (C)

For Christmas Day service

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Wednesday, 26 December 2007 in 46m (11–0–27 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Gordon Lucas (C)

2 Alan Gisby

3 Cathryn Corns

4 Clive Garraway

5 David Belcham

6 Steve Hunter (C)

Traditional ringing in memoriam Harriet Maria Gardner, on this her birthday

Essex Association

Coggeshall, Essex

St Peter ad Vincula

Thursday, 27 December 2007 in 3h 7 (24)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Brian G Meads (C)

2 Richard F Prime

3 Liz Griffith-Jones

4 Peter L Wood

5 Clive B Moore

6 Michael A Mills

7 Roger G R Collins

8 Daniel J Smith

9 Colin F Chapman

10 Adrian G Semken

Specially arranged for Clive Moore's 70th birthday today.

First on ten: 3

Circled the ten to peals, the first to do so: 10

75th peal together: 2&5 and 3&5

Ringing World page reference: 5047.0061

Essex Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Friday, 28 December 2007 in 3h 22 (34–3–6)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (2m)

(2544 Cambridge, 2496 Yorkshire, 21 com, atw)

Composed by Alan M Barber from Mark B Davies

1 Vicki L Chapman

2 James A Smith

3 Carol Brown

4 Susan J Rothera

5 John Armstrong

6 James L Towler

7 David E Rothera (C)

8 Daniel J Smith

9 Matthew E Rayner

10 Colin F Chapman

11 Richard J Munnings

12 Brian G Meads

First Spliced Surprise Maximus: 8; first Maximus: 9.

Ringing World page reference: 5049.0139

Essex Association

Inworth, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 28 December 2007 in 2h 27 (5)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each London S, Ipswich S, Beverley S, Norwich S, Cambridge S, St Clements and Plain Bob

1 Roger H Dorking

2 Peter G Brown

3 Paul A Cammiade

4 Yvonne A Towler

5 Alex B Garratt

6 Alan P Mayle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5047.0061

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Sunday, 30 December 2007 in 2h 45 (11)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Terry Earle

3 Jake C Suett

4 Steven Goddard

5 Alex Garratt

6 Alan P Mayle

7 Brian G Meads

8 James L Towler (C)

150th Peal on Tenor

First in method - 3

Ringing World page reference: 5051.0189

Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Sunday, 30 December 2007 in 46m (10–3–7 in F)

1320 Spliced Plain Doubles (26m)

Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Blackburn, Westminster II, Dragon, St Hilary, Huntspill, New Bob, Blaisdon, St Vedast, Suffolk, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Winchendon, St Nicholas, Huntley, St Remigius, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, St Martins, St Simons, Eynesbury, St Osmund

1 Alan Gisby

2 Cathryn Corns

3 Gordon Lucas

4 David Belcham

5 Stephen Nash (C)

Most methods: 2

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Sunday, 30 December 2007 in 43m (10–2–27 in G♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Queenie Brown

2 John Slater

3 Debbie Hill

4 Ian Finlayson

5 Peter G Smith

6 Richard Dunhill (C)

Essex Association

Ashdon, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 31 December 2007 in 2h 55 (15–1–25)

5056 Nettleden Surprise Major

Composed by Alan M Barber

1 Adrian C Malton (C)

2 Rowena L Marshall

3 Alan M Barber

4 John Roberts

5 Thomas G Scase

6 Adrian G Semken

7 Colin F Chapman

8 Brian G Meads

First in the method by all except 3, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 5047.0061

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