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Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 1 January 1981 in 3h (19–1–4 in E)

5088 Johannesburg Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 David J Latham

2 Mark P Younger

3 John J Ford

4 Lynne G S White

5 Clive R Rees

6 Brian J W Foley

7 Eric Edmondson

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First in method by all except (6 & 7).

Hertford County Association

Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 January 1981 in 2h 36 (11 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 ext. each Single & Double Oxford, Kent T.B., St Clement's, Cambridge S., Buxton, Plain Bob.

1 Joanna M Phillips

2 John J Ford

3 Robert J Penn

4 Clive R Rees

5 Brian J W Foley

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First peal (1).

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 10 January 1981 in 3h 5 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

1760 each Cambridge & Yorkshire; 1600 Lincolnshire; 84 com, atw.

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Malcolm A Thurling

2 Carolyn J Crawley

3 Christopher D Horton

4 Robert J Penn

5 Clive R Rees

6 John J Ford

7 Brian J W Foley

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

1st Spliced - 3.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 10 January 1981 in 2h 44 (12 in F♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Roger Baldwin (C)

2 Ian W Blake

3 Andrew W Wootton

4 Audrey M Alldrick

5 Christopher W Woolley

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 Alan Regin

8 Andrew F Alldrick

First peal in the method: 3,7.

In memoriam Tower R Taylor

Hertford County Association

Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 January 1981 in 2h 37 (10 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 ext. each; Norwich S., Double Oxford, St Clement's, 2 each; Cambridge S., Plain Bob.

1 Christopher W Hoare

2 Catherine L Riley

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Terry Hoath

5 Clive R Rees

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First peal (1).

Hertford County Association

Great Linford, Buckinghamshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 24 January 1981 in 2h 45 (16–1–22 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Lightfoot, Bourne, Norwich, Beverley, Ipswich, Cambridge.

1 Mark D Rogers

2 Eric Edmondson

3 John J Ford

4 David Kemp

5 Shane A Saunders

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 25 January 1981 in 41m (19–1–4 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Stephen J Crawley

2 Joanna M Phillips

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 David M Gambling

5 Robert J Penn

6 Janet E Menhinick (C)

First 'inside' (2) and as (C).

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Wednesday, 28 January 1981 in 2h 43 (12 in F♯)

5024 Porchester Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Howard J Wastling

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 David Redfearn

5 Andrew F Alldrick

6 John R Southey

7 Alan Regin

8 John R Mayne

The first peal in the method.

200th peal: 4.

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 1 February 1981 in 49m (19–1–4 in E)

1344 London Surprise Major

1 Kate Riley

2 Timothy M Younger

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Linda J Gambling

5 Clive R Rees

6 Susan V Judge

7 Robert J Penn

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

For Evensong.

First in method for all except (3 & 8).

Birthday compliment to Carolyn.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 5 February 1981 in 2h 38 (12 in F♯)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Andrew W Wootton

2 Christopher W Woolley

3 Andrew F Alldrick

4 Audrey M Alldrick

5 Robert D Crighton

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 David Redfearn

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

First peal in the method: 3.4.5.

Hertford County Association

Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 14 February 1981 in 2h 26 (7–2–3 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

1. London, 2. Wells, 3. York, 4.Durham, 5. Bourne, Caithness 6. Cambridge, Ipswich, King Edward 7. Norwich

1 Trevor Taylor

2 Peter C Warboys

3 Richard F Prime

4 David G Pearson

5 John S Warboys

6 Alan M Barber (C)

Hertford County Association

Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

St Dunstan

Saturday, 21 February 1981 in 2h 57 (14–2–7 in F)

5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 David J Latham

2 Anne Warboys

3 John J Ford

4 Malcolm A Thurling

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Clive R Rees

7 Shane A Saunders

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First in method for all.

Hertford County Association

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 28 February 1981 in 3h 32 (39cwt)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by A S Hudson

1 Stephanie J Pattenden

2 Elizabeth A Hibbert

3 Pauline C Champion

4 Rosemary J Duke

5 Simon D Brown

6 Neil J Sheard

7 James W Belshaw (C)

8 Graham A Duke

9 Ian L Dear

10 Nigel S D Taylor

11 Alan R Patterson

12 Paul A Williams

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 2 April 1981 in 2h 43 (12 in F♯)

5184 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Alan Regin

3 Ian W Blake

4 Audrey M Alldrick

5 Howard J Wastling

6 John R Southey

7 Andrew F Alldrick

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

First peal in the method: 2,3,4,5,7.

Hertford County Association

Hatfield Heath, Essex

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 4 April 1981 in 2h 21 (4–1–21 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor

3m: 3 extents Cambridge; 2 extents Beverley, Surfleet.

1 John J Ford

2 David Kemp

3 J Ann Applegate

4 John S Warboys

5 Nicholas J Chesson

6 Nicholas D Hughes (C)

Hertford County Association

Great Hormead, Hertfordshire

St Nicholas

Friday, 10 April 1981 in 41m (12 in F♯)

1272 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Carolyn J Crawley

2 Gillian Mott

3 Clive R Rees

4 John J Ford (C)

5 David Kemp

6 Stephen J Crawley

Hertford County Association

Standon, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 11 April 1981 in 2h 45 (17 in E)

5040 Minor

7m: Cambridge Surprise, Beverley Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Single Oxford, Kent Treble Bob, St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 Gillian N Mott

2 J Ann Applegate

3 Nicholas D Hughes

4 Shane A Saunders

5 Robert J Crocker

6 David Kemp (C)

First in seven methods: 2.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Tuesday, 5 May 1981 in 2h 41 (12 in F♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Andrew F Alldrick

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 Ian W Blake

4 Audrey M Alldrick

5 Christopher W Woolley

6 David Redfearn

7 Alan Regin

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

A farewell to the Rector, Revd. W H Chivers, due to leave the following day to take an appointment as incumbent of Carnavon, Western Australia, after 23 years as Rector of Bushey.

Hertford County Association

Northchurch, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 9 May 1981 in 2h 52 (15–0–24 in F♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Andrew G Lancey

2 Carolyn J Crawley

3 Catherine L Riley

4 Clive R Rees

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Mark P Younger

7 John J Ford

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 17 May 1981 in 41m (19–1–4 in E)

1260 Minor (5m)

720 Norwich Surprise, 540 Single & Double Oxford, St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 Linda J Gambling

2 Kate Riley

3 Susan V Judge

4 Timothy M Younger

5 Stephen J Crawley

6 David M Gambling (C)

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Wednesday, 20 May 1981 in 2h 43 (12 in F♯)

5152 Double Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Andrew W Wootton

2 Dorothea M Robotham

3 Howard J Wastling

4 John R Mayne

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 John R Southey

7 Alan Regin

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

First peal in the method: 1,2,3,4,7.

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 23 May 1981 in 3h 12 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Malcolm A Thurling

2 John J Ford

3 Eric Edmondson

4 Andrew F Case

5 Nicholas D Hughes

6 Stephen J Crawley

7 David Kemp (C)

8 Brian J W Foley

1st DNCB Major - 4, 5, 6 & 7.

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 25 May 1981 in 3h (19–1–4 in E)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Janet E Menhinick

2 Catherine L Riley

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Linda J Gambling

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Susan V Judge

7 David M Gambling

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First Superlative- (2, 4, 5. 6, 7).

By local band.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 4 June 1981 in 2h 44 (12 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1184 London; 1024 Cambridge, Pudsey; 992 Superlative; 544 Bristol and 384 Belfast; 119 com, atw.

Composed by D W Beard

1 David Redfearn

2 Ian W Blake

3 Audrey M Alldrick

4 Andrew F Alldrick

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 John R Southey

7 Roger Baldwin

8 Alan Regin (C)

To welcome Simon Phillip, son of Ian and Susan Blake.

Hertford County Association

Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 June 1981 in 2h 42 (11 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Norwich S., Single Oxford, Kent T B . Double Oxford. Cambridge S.. St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 David J Latham

2 John J Ford

3 James A Coffell

4 Malcolm A Thurling

5 Clive R Rees

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Hatfield Heath, Essex

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 June 1981 in 2h 18 (4–1–21 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1. York, 2. Ipswich, 3. London, 4.Norwich, 5. Beverley, 6. Surfleet, 7. Cambridge

1 Richard F Prime

2 David G Pearson

3 Nicholas D Hughes

4 Nicholas J Chesson

5 Peter C Warboys

6 John S Warboys (C)

Hertford County Association

Aspenden, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 20 June 1981 in 2h 46 (9–3–7 in F♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Alan M Barber (C)

2 Nicholas D Hughes

3 Nicholas J Chesson

4 Peter C Warboys

5 Richard F Prime

6 Alan T Dixon

7 John S Warboys

8 Peter W Hill

First in method: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Sunday, 21 June 1981 in 2h 39 (12 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 Martin Baldwin

2 Dorothea M Robotham

3 Nicholas Baldwin

4 David Redfearn

5 John R Mayne

6 John R Southey

7 Roger Baldwin (C)

8 S Kathleen M Baldwin

1000th peal together by Roger and Kathleen Baldwin, who are the first married couple to achieve this.

Hertford County Association

Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire

St Andrew and St Mary

Saturday, 27 June 1981 in 2h 49 (13–2–9 in F)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Gillian N Mott

2 Anne Warboys

3 Nicholas J Chesson (C)

4 David G Pearson

5 Nicholas D Hughes

6 Andrew F Case

7 John S Warboys

8 Paul Jopp

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 27 June 1981 (12 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1312 Bristol; 1280 Cambridge, London, Superlative; 112 com, atw.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Andrew W Wootton

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 John R Southey

4 Howard J Wastling

5 S Kathleen M Baldwin

6 David R Smith

7 Roderick R Horton

8 Ian G Campbell

Hertford County Association

Aldenham, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 27 June 1981 in 2h 55 (15 in E)

5088 Houndswood Surprise Major

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Carol M Dunn

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 Howard J Wastling

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 David R Smith

6 Roderick R Horton

7 John R Southey

8 Ian G Campbell

The first peal in the method.

Hertford County Association

Dinton, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 28 June 1981 in 2h 54 (15–2–11 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

Norwich S.. Single Oxford, Kent T.B., Double Oxford, Cambridge S.. St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 James A Norris

2 Mark P Younger

3 Timothy M Younger

4 Clive R Rees

5 John D Keates

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Nazeing, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 4 July 1981 in 2h 38 (9–1–14 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (12m)

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

1 Peter C Warboys

2 Nicholas D Hughes

3 Nicholas J Chesson

4 Richard F Prime

5 John S Warboys

6 Alan M Barber (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3668.0711

Hertford County Association

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 July 1981 in 2h 48 (10 in G)

5024 Zelah Surprise Major

Composed by John S Warboys

1 Charles Jordan

2 John S Rank

3 Peter C Warboys

4 Nicholas D Hughes

5 Andrew Ball

6 Alan T Dixon

7 John S Warboys (C)

8 Richard F Prime

First Major: 1. First Major as conductor.

Hertford County Association

Codicote, Hertfordshire

Expo mobile belfry

Monday, 20 July 1981 in 2h 52 (4)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 John J Ford

2 Eric Edmondson

3 Andrew F Case

4 Russell A Brown

5 Shane A Saunders

6 Nicholas D Hughes

7 W Robert E T Goss

8 David Kemp (C)

First Surprise: 7.

Hertford County Association

Meldreth, Cambridgeshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 27 July 1981 in 2h 41 (10–1–13 in F♯)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by R R Horton

1 A John Atkinson

2 Leonard Luck

3 John S Rank

4 Walter Hunt

5 John G Gipson

6 David R Smith

7 Roderick R Horton (C)

8 Ian G Campbell

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 3h 5 (19–1–4 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1120 Rutland, 800 each Cambridge, Yorkshire, Rutland, Superlative, Lincolnshire; 104 changes of method.

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Carolyn J Crawley

2 Linda J Gambling

3 Clive R Rees

4 Timothy M Younger

5 Janet E Menhinick

6 Susan V Judge

7 David M Gambling

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

For the marriage of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

By the local band.

Hertford County Association

Essendon, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 29 July 1981 in 2h 42 (15–0–13 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Norwich S, Cambridge S. Kent T B , Single Oxford. Double Oxford, St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 Brian J W Foley

2 J Ann Applegate

3 Timothy M Younger

4 Clive R Rees

5 John J Ford

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

For the marriage of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 6 August 1981 in 2h 41 (12 in F♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Audrey M Alldrick

2 Andrew F Alldrick

3 Robert D Crighton

4 Howard J Wastling

5 Robert J Penn

6 S Kathleen M Baldwin

7 John R Southey

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

A welcome to Sarah Victoria Crighton.

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Saturday, 15 August 1981 in 3h 6 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Malcolm A Thurling

2 Lorna E Champney

3 John J Ford

4 Timothy M Younger

5 Clive R Rees

6 James F Thompson

7 Eric Edmondson

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

1st Yorkshire - 6.

Hertford County Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 31 August 1981 in 2h 49 (13 in F♯)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Parker

1 John J Ford

2 Marian J Merritt

3 Nicholas J Chesson (C)

4 Nicholas D Hughes

5 Paul Jopp

6 John S Rank

7 K Paul Gilliver

8 Christopher Forster

First Pudsey: 2, 3, 4. First Pudsey as conductor.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 3 September 1981 in 2h 44 (12 in F♯)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Audrey M Alldrick

2 Christopher W Woolley

3 Ian W Blake

4 Robert J Penn

5 Richard S Jolly

6 Roger Baldwin (C)

7 Alan Regin

8 Andrew F Alldrick

First peal in the method: 3,4,5,7.

Hertford County Association

Widford, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 5 September 1981 in 2h 45 (7–0–25 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Cambridge, Single Oxford and Plain Bob

1 Tom Luck

2 Robert G Armstrong

3 Adrian C Malton (C)

4 Len Luck

5 Trevor E Church

6 John Armstrong

1st Peal - 1

Hertford County Association

Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 5 September 1981 in 2h 35 (6–1–16 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Valerie J Vere

2 Alex D Alma

3 Timothy M Younger

4 Clive R Rees

5 Stephen J Crawley

6 Janet E Menhinick (C)

First as (C).

Hertford County Association

Harrow on the Hill, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 5 September 1981 in 3h 12 (19–0–4 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Janet E Menhinick

2 Linda J Gambling

3 Lynne G S White

4 Carolyn J Crawley

5 Christopher W Hoare

6 Susan V Judge

7 Timothy M Younger

8 Clive R Rees

9 David M Gambling

10 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First on 10 by all except treble and tenor.

By members of the Hemel Hempstead band.

Hertford County Association

Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 13 September 1981 in 2h 40 (10 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Cambridge S., Norwich S., Single Oxford, Double Oxford, St Clement's, Kent T B., Plain Bob.

1 Alex D Alma

2 Catherine L Riley

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Timothy M Younger

5 Clive R Rees

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 4 October 1981 (6–1–16 in B♭)

1500 Plain Bob Minor

1 Clive R Rees

2 Roger Turner

3 C Osborn Jones

4 George E Catchpole

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

For Christening of Christopher Adam Osborn Jones.

First 'inside' (3 & 4).

Hertford County Association

Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 10 October 1981 in 2h 48 (14–3–2 in F)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major

4m: 1344 Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 1248 Cambridge; 1152 Rutland:98 com, atw.

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Aubrey G Eveleigh

2 Eric Edmondson

3 John J Ford

4 Andrew F Case

5 Julian G Edgson

6 Nicholas D Hughes

7 Brian J W Foley

8 David Kemp (C)

First 4-Spliced Surprise Major: 4, 6, 7. Farewell compliment to Canon Peter Woodward.

Hertford County Association

Staverton, Northamptonshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 10 October 1981 in 2h 37 (10–3–26 in G)

5040 Minor

7m: London Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Surfleet Surprise, St Clement's, Beverley Surprise, Plain Bob, Cambridge Surprise.

1 Brian J W Foley

2 Andrew F Case

3 David J Smith

4 Nicholas D Hughes

5 John J Ford

6 David Kemp (C)

Hertford County Association

Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 24 October 1981 in 2h 54 (19–2–24 in E♭)

5040 Doubles (3m)

(1-18) Plain B; (19-34) St Martin's B; (35-42) St Simon's B

1 Diane P Rogers

2 Mark D Rogers

3 Timothy M Younger

4 Malcolm A Thurling

5 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3683.1039

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 5 November 1981 in 2h 46 (12 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstan's 4-part

1 Roger Baldwin

2 Leonard Luck

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 John R Southey

5 Peter M Benger

6 David Redfearn

7 Andrew F Alldrick (C)

8 Howard J Wastling

First of Stedman: 5.

Circled the tower 8 times: 3

First of Stedman Triples as conductor.

Rung to welcome Canon Philip B Morgan as Rector of Bushey (2nd November 1981).

Hertford County Association

Tring, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 14 November 1981 in 3h 6 (17–3–18 in D♭)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Clive R Rees

2 Carolyn J Crawley

3 John J Ford

4 Lynne G S White

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Brian C Watson

7 Geoffrey R Fielding

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 21 November 1981 in 3h (19–1–4 in E)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Roger D R Brown

2 Carolyn J Crawley

3 John J Ford

4 David Kemp

5 Charles F Pocock

6 Eric Edmondson

7 Gerald Penney (C)

8 Stephen J Crawley

First in method-(2, 3, 4, 5, 8).

In memoriam William Little (89), a well-loved member of the St Albans Cathedral Society.

Hertford County Association

Thorley, Hertfordshire

St James the Great

Tuesday, 24 November 1981 (8–2–1 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Andrew P Warboys

2 Jean Warboys

3 Carol J Warboys

4 Roy K Holman

5 Tom Camp

6 Peter C Warboys (C)

First quarter peal: 1

Hertford County Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 28 November 1981 in 2h 41 (13 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 Melvyn W Long

2 Marian J Merritt

3 Richard F Prime

4 Peter J Glazebrook

5 Nicholas D Hughes

6 Nicholas J Chesson

7 Paul Jopp (C)

8 David Kemp

First peal: 1.

Hertford County Association

Redbourn, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 29 November 1981 (15–3–18 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Lesley Poulton

2 Christine Farrington

3 Mary Rixon (C)

4 Roger Durrant

5 George Reading

6 Harry Walker

Rung for Advent carol service and in thanksgiving for 25 years of ringing by second ringer. First in method as conductor.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Thursday, 3 December 1981 in 2h 44 (12 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by I M Holland

1 Dorothea M Robotham

2 David Redfearn

3 Robert D Crighton

4 Audrey M Alldrick

5 Robert J Penn

6 Christopher W Woolley

7 Andrew F Alldrick

8 Alan Regin (C)

First peal in the method as conductor and his 50th tower bell peal.

Circled the tower 13 times: 6.

Hertford County Association

Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 12 December 1981 in 2h 32 (6–1–16 in B♭)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each Kent T B , Norwich S., Cambridge S., St Clement's, Buxton; 2 extents Plain Bob.

1 Clive R Rees

2 Stephen J Crawley

3 Timothy M Younger

4 John D Keates

5 David J Sheppard

6 Malcolm A Thurling (C)

First as (C).

Hertford County Association

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 19 December 1981 in 3h 8 (22)

5056 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Mark D Rogers

2 Catherine L Riley

3 Christopher D Horton

4 John J Ford

5 Timothy M Younger

6 Clive R Rees

7 Brian J W Foley

8 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 19 December 1981 in 2h 58 (16–3–15 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 John A Hall

2 Nicholas D Hughes

3 Peter W Hill

4 Richard F Prime

5 K Paul Gilliver

6 Nicholas J Chesson

7 David Kemp (C)

8 John S Warboys

9 Brian J Willett

10 Christopher Forster

First Surprise Royal and 25th peal: 2. First Yorkshire Surprise Royal:

8. 300th peal: 4. 300th Surprise: 5.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Thursday, 24 December 1981 in 2h 34 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

7 extents: 1 each Cambridge S., Norwich S , Kent T.B, Single Oxford, St Clement s, Double Oxford, Plain Bob.

1 Joanna Phillips

2 Mark P Younger

3 Clive R Rees

4 Timothy M Younger

5 Malcolm A Thurling

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Hertford County Association

Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire

St Mary Virgin

Monday, 28 December 1981 in 2h 37 (10–1–10)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 St Clements, 2 Cambridge, 3 Plain Bob.

1 John J Ford

2 Peter J Glazebrook

3 Roy Hornby

4 Nicholas D Hughes

5 Roderic K Bickerton

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

Believed to be the first peal on the bells.

In thanksgiving for the re-hanging of the bells.

Hertford County Association

Hatfield Heath, Essex

Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 29 December 1981 in 2h 19 (4–1–21 in E♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Nicholas J Chesson

2 Leslie A Prime

3 Richard F Prime

4 Nicholas D Hughes

5 David G Pearson

6 John S Warboys (C)

Hertford County Association

Sherington, Buckinghamshire

St Laud

Thursday, 31 December 1981 in 2h 40 (12 in G)

5040 Doubles (11m)

2 extents Stedman; 4 each Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, St Martin, St Simon, Rev Canterbury, Kennington, Southrepps, April Day, Grandsire, Plain Bob

1 E George Swift

2 Graham R J Davis

3 Ronald J Snack

4 Shane A Saunders

5 Robert J Crocker (C)

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