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Hertford County Association

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 November 2014 in 43m (11–2–8)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 C Valerie Mills

2 Penny Watson

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Deborah A Crawley

5 Brian D Crawley

6 Sue Bassett

7 Stephen J Crawley (C)

8 Keith Gower

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 November 2014 in 47m (19–1–4)

1280 Spilced Surprise Major (5m)

Rutland, Superlative, Lincolnshire, Cambridge, Yorkshire

1 Brian C Watson

2 C Valerie Mills

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Deborah A Crawley

5 Deirdre R Watson

6 Penny Watson

7 Brian D Crawley

8 Stephen J Crawley

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 November 2014 in 44m

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 James Antrobus

2 Su V Gambling

3 Angela Blackburn

4 Deirdre R Watson

5 David Burbidge

6 Mary E Holden

7 David M Gambling

8 Brian C Watson (C)

First of Treble Bob: 1. First in method: 3.

HCACR Western District Quarter Peal Weekend

Hertford County Association

Apsley End, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 November 2014 in 41m (13–0–25)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Edward H Beckett

2 Mary Rixon

3 Carolyn J Crawley

4 Penny Watson

5 Stephen J Crawley

6 Nicholas G P Gill (C)

First treble bob: 1

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Redbourn, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 23 November 2014 (15–3–18)

1440 Surprise Minor (2m)

Norwich, Cambridge

1 Diana J Reading

2 Pauline Ridgwell

3 Sue Bassett

4 Liz Middleton

5 Christopher W Hoare

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First Norwich: 2

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Northchurch, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 23 November 2014 (15–0–24)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Christopher W Hoare

2 Sue Bassett

3 Angela Blackburn

4 Ian P Sawford

5 Howard Collings

6 Penny Watson

7 Valerie I Clark

8 Nicholas G P Gill (C)

First Major as conductor

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 23 November 2014 (10 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Carolyn J Crawley

2 Vivienne Beaumont

3 Helen M Beaumont

4 James A Coleman

5 Liz Middleton

6 Stephen J Crawley (C)

First Minor inside

For HCACR Western District quarter peal weekend

Hertford County Association

Tring, Hertfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Monday, 24 November 2014 in 46m (17–3–18)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Claire Below

2 Helen Ruberry

3 Michael C Below

4 Tony Ruberry (C)

5 Ian P Sawford

6 Howard Collings

7 David Burbidge

8 Christopher W Hoare

First as conductor on 8 bells: 4

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 in 48m (23–2–15)

1280 Aldeburgh Treble Bob Major

1 Ann Evans

2 Bjørn E Bradstock (C)

3 Siân E Austin

4 Alan M Shepherd

5 Claire C Nicholson

6 Philip J Ellis

7 Richard Sales

8 Richard A Horne

Hertford County Association

Elstree, Hertfordshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 26 November 2014 in 2h 40 (6)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each: London, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Robert J Crocker (C)

2 Keith D Waples

3 Colin M Turner

4 Peter G C Ellis

5 L Roy Woodruff

6 Adam R Crocker

Ringing World page reference: 5407.1262

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

2 Orchard Road

Thursday, 27 November 2014 in 2h 24 (15 in C)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1–2 Alban D Forster

3–4 Emma J Southerington (C)

5–6 Adam R Crocker

7–8 David Kemp

Completes the standard in hand 5-6.

Rung in memory of Shane Saunders.

Ringing World page reference: 5407.1264

Hertford County Association

Tring, Hertfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Friday, 28 November 2014 in 45m (17–3–18)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Cathy Anderson

2 Helen Ruberry

3 Ian P Sawford

4 Howard Collings (C)

5 Tony Ruberry

6 Edward H Beckett

7 Christopher W Hoare

8 Colin L Walter

For Tring Christmas Festival

First triples inside: 6

Hertford County Association

Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

SS Peter & Paul

Saturday, 29 November 2014 (6–1–16)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Don Morrison 2296

1 Valerie Mills

2 Oliver Bond

3 Claire Below

4 James A Coleman

5 Michael Below

6 Craig Homewood (C)

First minor 2,3

Young@Herts Quarter peal day 3/5

Hertford County Association

Lemsford, Hertfordshire

St John Evangelist

Saturday, 29 November 2014 (3–2–4)

1260 Mixed Doubles

Plain Bob, St Simons, St Martins

1 Oliver Bond

2 Craig Homewood (C)

3 Claire Below

4 James A Coleman

5 Jennifer V Johnson

6 Euan Thomas

Most methods 3

Young@Herts Quarter peal day 5/5

In memory of Colin Lucas of Rickmansworth, the ringers of 1 and 6 being from this tower.

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 November 2014 in 3h 10 (17)

5001 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Lucy Woodward

1 Ruth Curtis

2 Richard B Pullin

3 Timothy R Forster

4 David C Brown (C)

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 George M Salter

7 David Kemp

8 James J Watkins

9 Paul F Curtis

10 Martin J Whiteley

11 Ian K Bushell

12 Margaret Whiteley

Remembering Robert P Wood, a good friend in ringing, and Christopher Hogwood, founder of the Academy of Ancient Music.

Ringing World page reference: 5407.1262

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 November 2014 in 47m (19–1–4)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 David M Gambling

2 Oliver Bond

3 Jennifer V Johnson

4 Richard Sales

5 Alan G G Smith

6 Brian Crawley

7 James A Coleman (C)

8 Craig Homewood

First inside 2. First Triples as C 7

For Young@Herts Quarter Peal Day 1/5

Hertford County Association

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 November 2014 in 44m (15–2–22)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Susan V Gambling

2 James A Coleman

3 David M Gambling

4 Richard Sales

5 Brian Crawley

6 Jennifer V Johnson

7 Alan G G Smith (C)

8 Craig Homewood

First in method 2

Young@Herts Quarter peal day 2/5

Hertford County Association

Apsley End, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 November 2014 (13–0–25)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Claire Below

2 Geoffrey Fielding

3 Oliver Bond

4 Jennifer V Johnson (C)

5 Craig Homewood

6 James A Coleman

First in method 3

Young@Herts Quarter peal day 4/5

Hertford County Association

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Sunday, 30 November 2014 in 47m (16–3–15)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Claire May

2 Liz Griffith-Jones

3 Andrew Westwood

4 Margaret Padgett

5 Fiona Scofield

6 Jerry Piron

7 Nick Hughes (C)

8 Alan Padgett

For First Sunday in Advent and Remembering Shane Saunders

Hertford County Association

Harefield, Gtr London

St Mary V

Monday, 1 December 2014 in 2h 36 (7)

5040 Surprise Minor (14m)

1. Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose, Bourne 2. Chester 3. London 4. Westminster, Allendale 5. York 6. Beverley, Surfleet 7. Norwich

1 L Roy Woodruff

2 Robert J Crocker (C)

3 Colin F Salter

4 David G Salter

5 Colin M Turner

6 Adam R Crocker

Ringing World page reference: 5407.1262

Hertford County Association

Graveley, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 2 December 2014 in 44m (9–0–0)

1260 Ragstone Bob Minor

1 Richard Sales

2 Ann Evans

3 Siân E Austin

4 Richard A Horne

5 Claire C Nicholson (C)

6 Alan M Shepherd

Hertford County Association

Bushey (St James'), Hertfordshire

Thursday, 4 December 2014 in 39m (12)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Brenda Redfearn

2 Roger Baldwin

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Nicky J Smith

5 David Redfearn

6 Richard A Hunt

7 Marc A McDonald (C)

8 Malcolm Symon

A birthday compliment to Roger Baldwin

Rung to celebrate the birth of Lyra May McDonald, daughter of the conductor and local ringer Emily Meekins, who was born on Saturday 29th November at 13:11 and weighing 8lb 10oz.

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Tuesday, 9 December 2014 in 51m (23–2–15)

1344 Turquoise Surprise Major

1 Robert Tregillus

2 Alan M Shepherd

3 Ann Evans

4 Richard Sales

5 Bjørn E Bradstock

6 Claire C Nicholson (C)

7 Philip J Ellis

8 Richard A Horne

Completes birthstone methods to quarters - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8

Hertford County Association

Campton, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 14 December 2014 in 2h 42 (6–2–10)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4 Methods)

(1184 Bristol, 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative, 110 changes of method, all the work)

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 John J Ford

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Timothy R Forster

4 Alban D Forster

5 Jonathan A Agg

6 Craig P Homewood

7 James L Towler

8 John P Loveless (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5434.0626

Hertford County Association

St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 16 December 2014 in 53m (24–0–3)

1344 Agelessness Surprise Major

1 Richard A Horne

2 Robert Tregillus

3 Ann Evans

4 Bjørn E Bradstock

5 Claire C Nicholson (C)

6 Richard Sales

7 Philip J Ellis

8 Alan M Shepherd

Hertford County Association

Essendon, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 December 2014 in 3h 2 (15–0–13)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Ian Butters (451)

1 Robert J Crocker

2 John J Ford

3 Richard Sales

4 Russell A Brown

5 Richard A Horne

6 David Kemp

7 Stephen W Penney (C)

8 Adam R Crocker

Rung in memory of Shane Saunders and Brenda Harris.

700th peal - 6

Ringing World page reference: 5412.0058

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

2 Orchard Road

Sunday, 21 December 2014 in 2h 38 (15 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by E J Southerington

1–2 Jonathan A Agg

3–4 Emma J Southerington (C)

5–6 David Kemp

7–8 Alban D Forster

9–10 Adam R Crocker

Rung in memory of Brenda Harris.

On the 40th anniversary of David's first peal.

1700th peal and 400th as conductor in hand: 3-4

Ringing World page reference: 5412.0060

Hertford County Association

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

St Michael

Sunday, 21 December 2014 in 42m (8–0–3)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rod Sayers

2 Fiona Scofield

3 Alan Padgett

4 Margaret Padgett

5 Nick Hughes (C)

6 Nigel Giles

First quarter: 6

For the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

Hertford County Association

Tring, Hertfordshire

SS Peter and Paul

Monday, 22 December 2014 in 45m (17–3–18)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Cathy Anderson

2 Christopher W Hoare

3 Ian P Sawford

4 Howard Collings (C)

5 Stephen J Wooler

6 Edward H Beckett

7 Tony Ruberry

8 Colin Simpson

A compliment to Anna and Russ Sydor on the birth of Elenid Marguerite, on 10th December, a sister for Toby. Anna was a member of the Tring band until the family moved back to Wales shortly after the birth. Annas commitment extended to attending practice just six hours before going into labour.

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Tuesday, 23 December 2014 in 47m (23–2–15)

1280 Christmas Time Delight Major

1 Ann Evans

2 Alan M Shepherd

3 Bjørn Bradstock

4 Matthew R Johnson

5 Claire C Nicholson

6 Courtney J Spoerer

7 Richard Sales

8 Richard A Horne (C)

Hertford County Association

Lemsford, Hertfordshire

St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 24 December 2014 in 2h 21 (3–2–4)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each: London, York, Beverley, Ipswich, Bourne, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Elizabeth J Cranfield

2 Adam R Crocker (C)

3 Charlotte M Smith

4 Robert J Crocker

5 Anthony H Smith

6 Russell A Brown

For Christmas; remembering Jill.

Ringing World page reference: 5412.0058

Hertford County Association

St Albans

St Stephen

Friday, 26 December 2014 in 2h 39 (8–2–4)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each London, York, Beverley, Durham, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 Stephen G Jakeman

2 Stephen J Crawley

3 Stephen W Horton

4 Stephen W Penney

5 Stephen A Croxall (C)

6 Stephen H Stanford

On the feast of St Stephen.

Ringing World page reference: 5418.0209

Hertford County Association

Apsley End, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 28 December 2014 in 43m (13–0–25)

1272 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Geoff Fielding

2 Diana Mackley

3 Deirdre Watson

4 Sue Bassett

5 Penny Watson

6 Brian Watson (C)

For Christmas prior to the service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

Hertford County Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Tuesday, 30 December 2014 in 51m (23–2–15)

1280 Brassica Oleracea Gemmifera Surprise Major

1 Alan M Shepherd

2 Ann Evans

3 Robert Tregillus

4 Richard Sales

5 Bjørn E Bradstock

6 Claire C Nicholson

7 Andrew M Reeve

8 Richard A Horne (C)

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 31 December 2014 in 45m (8cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Malcolm J Todd

2 Elizabeth J Cranfield

3 David Kemp

4 Michael J Cranfield

5 Peter J Cranfield (C)

6 Katherine A L Newbery

Rung half muffled for the passing of 2014.

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 31 December 2014 in 50m (17cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Frances M Cranfield

2 Elizabeth J Cranfield

3 Peter J Cranfield

4 Graham Poole

5 A Rex Agg

6 Keith D Waples

7 David Kemp (C)

8 Mark W Newbery

Rung half muffled for the passing of 2014.

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