BellBoard

Oxford University Society

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 17 February 1968 in 2h 56 (12–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Richard J Wilsher

2 Peter H Mackie

3 John R Leary

4 Roger E Burbery

5 Jeremy R Pratt

6 J Paul Coad

7 Stephen F Royal

8 P Gerald Mcllhone (C)

First peal of Rutland: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Oxford University Society

Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 23 February 1968 in 2h 59 (16–1–19 in E)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by R J Parker

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 John R Leary

3 J Paul Coad

4 Philip J Daniel

5 P Gerald Mcllhone

6 Peter H Mackie

7 Stephen F Royal (C)

8 Jeremy R Pratt

First peal of Pudsey by all the band

Oxford University Society

East Hagbourne, Berkshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 27 February 1968 in 3h 22 (21½ in E♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

4m: 1440 Yorkshire, 1280 each Cambridge and Lincolnshire, and 1120 Rutland. 69 com, atw

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Elizabeth M Barber

2 J Paul Coad

3 John R Leary

4 Philip J Daniel

5 Peter H Mackie

6 P Gerald Mcllhone (C)

7 Jeremy R Pratt

8 Stephen F Royal

First peal of Major: 1. First peal of Spliced Surprise Major: 3, 4, 5, 7.

First peal of Spliced on the bells

Oxford University Society

Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 2 March 1968 in 2h 24 (7)

5040 Minor (14m)

14m: (1) York and Durham Surprise; (2) Cambridge and Ipswich Surprise; (3) St Clement's, Childwall and Buxton Bob; (4) Double Oxford, Thelwall and Pinehurst Bob; (5) Cambridge, Beverley and Surfleet Surprise; (6) Kent Treble Bob; (7) Plain Bob

1 Richard H Johnston

2 Stephen F Royal

3 Richard J Wilsher

4 John R Leary

5 Jeremy R Pratt

6 Peter H Mackie (C)

Most methods to a peal: 3, 4, 5.

Rung to mark the 150th anniversary of the Appleton Bells

Oxford University Society

Sunningwell, Berkshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 9 March 1968 in 2h 29 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Minor (12m)

12m: (1) Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet Surprise; (2) Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst Bob; (3) St Clement's, Childwall, Buxton Bob; (4) St Clement's and College Bob; (5) Plain Bob; (6) Oxford Treble Bob; (7) Plain Bob

1 John R Leary (C)

2 Peter H Mackie

3 Elizabeth M Barber

4 Richard J Wilsher

5 Richard H Johnston

6 Jeremy R Pratt

First peal inside: 5. Most methods to a peal of Minor: 3.

25th peal: 2. Most methods as conductor.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Roger Burbery, Sue Heyworth and Romira Worvill

Oxford University Society

Northmoor, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Tuesday, 12 March 1968 in 2h 42 (11 in A♭)

5040 Minor (37m)

37m: (1) Single Oxford, Double and Plain Bob; (2) St Clement's, Childwall, Buxton, Double Oxford, Thelwall and Pinehurst Bob; (3) Beighton, Redcar, Pattiswick, Appleby, Terling and Hatfield Surprise; (4) Luton, Ripley, Broomfield, Rhyl, Fyfield and Thorne Surprise; (5) Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston, Capel and Oxford Treble Bob; (6) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull and Keston Surprise; (7) York, Durham, Beverley and Surfleet Surprise

1 Richard J Wilsher

2 P Gerald Mcllhone

3 Stephen F Royal

4 Peter H Mackie

5 John R Leary

6 Jeremy R Pratt

Conducted by all members of the band (one extent each) and one extent rung non-conducted.

Most methods to a peal: 4, 5, 6.

Most methods to a peal for the Society.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Jeremy R Pratt

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 23 April 1968 in 3h 48 (26–2–9 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2,160s and one 720.

1 P Gerald McIlhone (C)

2 Peter H Mackie

3 Jeremy R Pratt

4 Philip J Daniel

5 J Paul Coad

6 Anthony P Foster

Rung on St George's Day for the introduction of decimal coinage.

Oxford University Society

Sunningwell, Berkshire

St Leonard

Thursday, 27 June 1968 in 2h 37 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Minor (13m)

13m: (1) Primrose Surprise; (2) Norwich Surprise; (3) Plain, Double and City Bob; (4) St Clement's, Childwall, Buxton Bob; (5) St Clement's, Childwall, Buxton, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst Bob; (6) Cambridge Surprise; (7) Oxford Treble Bob

1 Rachael Kinstruck

2 John R Leary (C)

3 Richard J Wilsher

4 Roger E Burbery

5 Stephen K Thompson

6 P Gerald Mcllhone

First peal: 1.

Rung to celebrate the end of schools and to congratulate Judy Harvey on her first in zoology

Oxford University Society

Bicester, Oxfordshire

St Edburg

Saturday, 19 October 1968 in 3h 9 (15–0–7 in F)

5056 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by C H Middleton

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Lawrence J Haines

3 Rodney A Yeates

4 Stephen F Royal

5 Richard H Johnston

6 P Gerald Mcllhone (C)

7 Peter H Mackie

8 J Paul Coad

First peal of Major: 5.

First peal in the method by all the band and for the Society

Oxford University Society

Drayton, Berkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 26 October 1968 in 2h 42 (9–1–20 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Peter H Mackie

2 Nicholas C V Pollock

3 Richard J Wilsher

4 Richard H Johnston

5 Rodney A Yeates

6 P Gerald Mcllhone

7 Stephen F Royal

8 Jeremy R Pratt (C)

First peal: 2

Oxford University Society

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 19 November 1968 in 2h 35 (9–3–15 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Nigel R D Orchard

2 Judith H Harvey

3 Nicholas C V Pollock

4 Richard J Wilsher

5 Peter H Mackie

6 Jeremy R Pratt (C)

First peal: 1, 2

Oxford University Society

Daventry, Northamptonshire

Holy Cross

Saturday, 23 November 1968 in 3h 12 (18–3–11 in E♭)

5057 Grandsire Caters

Composed by E C Shepherd

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Shirley E Jones

3 Rodney A Yeates

4 Peter H Mackie

5 Lawrence J Haines

6 Richard H Johnston

7 J Paul Coad

8 Stephen F Royal (C)

9 Jeremy R Pratt

10 Philip J Daniel

BellBoard

Performances report