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Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 25 May 1996 in 44m (6–2–26 in A♭)

1296 Northumberland Surprise Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Matthew H Weighell

5 John M Levin

6 Alan F Lee (C)

First in method for all except (2), and as (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 26 May 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Keith E Beale

2 Anne Stenning

3 Revd Sue Green

4 Adam Green

5 Andrew F Howard

6 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

7 John M Levin (C)

8 Fred Gardner

For Evensong on Whitsunday.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 26 May 1996 in 42m (11–0–8 in G)

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Bryan G Williams

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Paul Balmer

4 Susan M Field

5 Andrea B Freeman

6 Marion Newman

7 Richard A M Newman (C)

8 Christopher R Field

For Sunday Service

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Morebath, Devon

St George

Sunday, 26 May 1996 (8–3–5 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Audrey Westall

3 Alan F Lee

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

For the Flower Festival.

775th Quarter together for (1 & 3).

275th Quarter together (3 & 6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 26 May 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Audrey Westall

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Anne Stenning

4 G Carter

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Frederick G Gardner

For Matins on Whitsunday.

100th Quarter on the bells since restoration in June 1993.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bradpole, Dorset

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 26 May 1996 in 44m (15–1–0 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Valerie Stone

2 Simon Chambers

3 Ivan Andrews

4 Gerry Brown

5 Roger Smith

6 Tim Andrews (C)

7 David Ellery

8 Kenneth Abel

For Evensong.

1000th Q. (3).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Tuesday, 28 May 1996 in 2h 4 (9lb in D)

5040 Minor (7m)

7m: 1 extent each Double Bob, St Clement's College Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob

1 George W Massey

2 Jennifer M Taylor

3 Michael J Stone

4 James R Taylor

5 Margaret E L Chapman

6 Tom Chapman (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4443.0634

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Friday, 31 May 1996 in 1h 58 (20lb 11oz in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (6m)

6m: Chester, Lightfoot, Westminster, Bourne, London, Cambridge

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

To celebrate the cessation of employment by Tom Chapman.

Ringing World page reference: 4444.0657

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 1 June 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Jenny Alderson

2 Jeffrey Knipe

3 Margaret Harper

4 Lesley Knipe

5 Dean Lee

6 Roland Backhurst

7 Robert Dean (C)

8 Peter Alderson

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Oake, Somerset

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 1 June 1996 (8–3–8 in G)

1260 Badwell Ash Doubles

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Heathfield, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 1 June 1996 (7–0–16 in B)

1260 Great Barton Doubles

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Anne Stenning

3 Alan F Lee (C)

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 John M Levin

1st blows in the variation by all the band.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Saturday, 1 June 1996 (10–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (1p/3m)

1 Terry Thomas

2 Mark C Harris

3 Patricia Tucker

4 Martyn R Cave

5 Sue Cave

6 Patrick Tucker

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Crewkerne, Somerset

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 1 June 1996 in 3h 9 (22–0–7 in D)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Janet E Crispin

4 Paul K Williamson

5 David J Purnell

6 Jill M Hansford

7 Robert E Beck

8 Barrie Hendry (C)

With the best wishes of the band to Tom Chapman on the first day of his retirement.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Combe Florey, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 1 June 1996 (9–1–4 in A♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Margaret Harper

2 Janet Hayter

3 Jeffrey Knipe

4 Lesley Knipe

5 Robert Dean

6 Roland Backhurst (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bath, Somerset

St Michael

Saturday, 1 June 1996 in 2h 57 (14–1–9 in E♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (35m)

(1) Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Rossendale, Stamford, Annable's London Netherseale, (2) Luton, Ripley, Broomfield, Rhyl, Fyfield, Thorne, Westminster, Allendale Fryerning (3) Beighton, Redcar, Pattiswick, Appleby, Terling, Hatfield (4) King Edward, Queen Mary, Cambridge, Primrose, Bourne, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk. (5) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham, York, Durham (6) Cambridge, Beverley Surfleet (7) Beverley, Surfleet.

1 George W Massey

2 Giles R Wood

3 Jody A Hillier

4 David A Strong

5 Matthew R T Higby

6 David J Kelly (C)

1st spliced 2

Most spliced 3

Ringing World page reference: 4444.0657

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 2 June 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Middlesex Bob Triples

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Revd Sue Green

4 Michael C Hansford

5 Adam Green

6 Andrew F Howard

7 Keith E Beale (C)

8 Fred Gardner

For evensong.

1st in m:3,4,5,7.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 2 June 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1250 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Susan M Field

2 Andrea B Freeman

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Marion Newman

5 David J Gay

6 Christopher R Field

7 P Maddocks

8 Richard A M Newman (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Nailsea, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 2 June 1996 in 44m (10–3–12 in F♯)

1296 Trinity Sunday Treble Bob Minor

1 Jenny B Burton

2 Valerie Stone

3 John Brain

4 Andrew H Ball

5 Robert Caton

6 Michael Horseman (C)

For Evensong on Trinity Sunday at Holy Trinity Church.

1st in method for all except (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Sunday, 2 June 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Alan F Lee

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Jane F Beveridge

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Fred G Gardner

For Family Communion.

Circled tower 4 times (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 2 June 1996 in 43m (10–0–4 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Gerry Brown

4 John M Levin

5 Alan F Lee

6 Valerie J Stone (C)

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Tuesday, 4 June 1996 in 1h 54 (9lb in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7m: 1 extent each Chester, Lightfoot, Westminster, Beverley, Bourne, London, Cambridge

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

A 36th wedding anniversary compliment to 1,5.

Ringing World page reference: 4446.0705

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ilton, Somerset

St Peter

Wednesday, 5 June 1996 (12–0–18 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Anne Stenning

3 John M Levin

4 Brian Horrell

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Barrington, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 5 June 1996 (15–3–2 in E)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan V Edwards

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Brian Horrell

6 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wells, Somerset

Cathedral Church of St Andrew

Friday, 7 June 1996 (56–1–14 in C)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alan F Lee

2 Giles R Morley

3 Adrian Somerfield

4 John Levin

5 Jill Hansford

6 Andrew F Howard

7 Keith E Beale (C)

8 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

On the back eight for the Ordination of Rev. Sue Green.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

North Molton, Devon

All Saints

Saturday, 8 June 1996 (19–0–0 in E♭)

1260 Doubles (10m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan V Edwards

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Filleigh, Devon

St Paul

Saturday, 8 June 1996 (6–0–12 in B)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Alan F Lee

3 John M Levin

4 Anne Stenning

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Worle, Somerset

St Martin

Sunday, 9 June 1996 (9–1–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (11m)

1 John G Cook

2 James F S Lambard

3 Mark Endacott

4 Denis Hawkings

5 Christopher A Swatton (C)

6 Bryan G Williams

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 9 June 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For Eucharist Service.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Tuesday, 11 June 1996 in 1h 53 (9lb in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (9m)

9m: (1) Lightfoot; (") Westminster; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Beverley, Surfleet; (5) Bourne; (6) London; (7) Cambridge

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4446.0705

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Brompton Regis, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 11 June 1996 (11–2–12 in F♯)

1320 Single Court Bob Minor

1 Alan E Wilson

2 Rosemary K Tuhey

3 Joan M Hopwood

4 Anne Stenning

5 Martin J Blazey

6 John M Levin (C)

First blows in method (2 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Rockwell Green, Somerset

All Saints

Wednesday, 12 June 1996 (11–3–0 in G♭)

1260 Doubles (1p/3m/4v)

1 Brian E Samuels

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Dean Bowden

5 Ronald Trickey

6 Frederick G Gardner

With best wishes to the Rockwell Green Ringers from the Wednesday Group.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 13 June 1996 in 2h 9 (15 in C)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Nicoll

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman

7–8 Barrie Hendry (C)

For Darren's 18th birthday

Ringing World page reference: 4446.0710

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Thursday, 13 June 1996 in 47m (11–0–8 in F♯)

1296 Francis Genius Delight Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Alan F Lee

3 Sally K Wheeler

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin (C)

1st in method by all the band.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Friday, 14 June 1996 in 2h 16 (9lb in D)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3 Helen M Hunt

4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman (C)

1st double handed peal: 1-2.

1st double handed peal by a married couple.

Ringing World page reference: 4446.0705

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Nunney, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 15 June 1996 (12 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Margaret Harvey

2 Mandy Spearing

3 Ian Taylor

4 Bryan Morrissey

5 Richard Davenport

6 Colin Walter (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Langford Budville, Somerset

St Peter

Saturday, 15 June 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Union Bob Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 Bryan G Williams

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Alan F Lee

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jane F Beveridge

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Brompton Regis, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 15 June 1996 (11–2–12 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (8m)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Wilfred E Dunn

3 John M Levin

4 Alan F Lee

5 Bryan G Williams (C)

6 Jane F Beveridge

Most methods as (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bradford on Tone, Somerset

St Giles

Saturday, 15 June 1996 (17–3–7 in E♭)

1260 All Saints Place Doubles

1 Alan F Lee

2 Jane F Beveridge

3 Anne Stenning (C)

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 John M Levin

6 Bryan G Williams

800th quarter (2), and first in method as (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 16 June 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan F Lee

3 Keith E Beale

4 Jill M Hansford

5 Michael C Hansford

6 John Hill

7 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

8 Donald B Carter (C)

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Sunday, 16 June 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Clifford's Pleasure Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Audrey Westall

3 Anne Stenning

4 Adam Green

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For Matins.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Curry Rivel, Somerset

St Andrew

Monday, 17 June 1996 in 47m (18–0–21 in E)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Valerie Stone

2 Edward Chivers

3 David Yeo

4 Michael Horseman

5 David W James

6 Ralph Edwards

7 Tony E Cox

8 John Brain (C)

A Christening compliment to Emily Charlotte James, grand-daughter of 5, Christened at R.A.F. Laarbruch, Germany, yesterday.

200th Q. together: 1 & 4.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Wednesday, 19 June 1996 in 2h 4 (9lb in D)

5040 Minor (5m)

5m: 2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob; 1 extent each Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, St Clement's College Bob

1 Tom Chapman (C)

2 Christine A Angell

3 Margaret E L Chapman

4 Michael J Stone

5 George W Massey

6 Barrie Hendry

A 75th birthday compliment to George Wareham.

Ringing World page reference: 4446.0705

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Over Stowey, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 22 June 1996 (7–2–5 in G)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Brian Horrell

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 John M Levin

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Ronald Trickey

350th together: (3 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Broomfield, Somerset

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 22 June 1996 (13–1–3 in F)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Brian Horrell

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Bryan G Williams

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Ronald Trickey

600th together (3 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 23 June 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1250 Pudsey Surprise Major

1 Jean Gay

2 Marion Newman

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Andrea B Freeman

5 Christopher R Field

6 David J Gay

7 Joseph St J Beaumont

8 Richard A M Newman (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wellington, Somerset

Erin

Sunday, 23 June 1996 in 38m (22 in D)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Alex Hunt

3–4 Helen M Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman (C)

On Helen's big bells

RW Duplicate report published Issue 450 Page 815

Ringing World page reference: 4449.0792

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wellington, Somerset

Erin

Sunday, 23 June 1996 in 45m (22)

1296 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Alex Hunt

3–4 Helen M Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman (C)

7–8 Michael J Stone

A birthday compliment to Margaret Chapman

Ringing World page reference: 4450.0815

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chudleigh, Devon

St Mary and St Martin

Monday, 24 June 1996 (12–2–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Robert T Perry

2 Donald Salter

3 Anne Stenning

4 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

5 John M Levin

6 Brian Horrell

7 Bryan G Williams

8 Alan V Edwards

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

North Curry, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 26 June 1996 (16–3–24 in F)

1260 Doubles (1p/3m/1v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Brian Horrell

3 Dean Bowden

4 John M Levin

5 Ronald Trickey (C)

6 Brian E Samuels

Birthday greetings to Vicki Millins, Brian Samuels and Daniel Pugh.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Wednesday, 26 June 1996 in 2h 12 (9lb in D)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Adrian P Beck

4 Tom Chapman

5 Robert E Beck

6 Michael J Hobbs

7 David I Bassford

8 D John Hunt (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4448.0756

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Fivehead, Somerset

St Martin

Wednesday, 26 June 1996 (12–2–16 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Edward Summers

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Donald Salter

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ash in Martock, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 26 June 1996 (6–1–20 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John M Levin

2 Edward Summers

3 Anne Stenning

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Donald Salter

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 29 June 1996 in 45m (6–2–26 in A♭)

1320 Wooler Surprise Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Matthew H Weighell

5 John M Levin

6 Alan F Lee (C)

1st in method as (C).

1st in method for all except (2,6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 30 June 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Marion Newman

2 Christopher R Field

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Andrea B Freeman

5 Susan M Field

6 Peter J Leigh

7 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

8 Clifford Nicholls

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 3 July 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Susan M Field

2 Andrea B Freeman

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Marion Newman

5 Philip J Spence

6 Clifford Nicholls

7 Christopher R Field

8 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Stoke Canon, Devon

St Mary Magdalene

Wednesday, 3 July 1996 (9–3–19 in G)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Brian Horrell

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Bryan G Williams

5 John M Levin

6 Donald Salter

500th Q together; (2 & 3).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Cadeleigh, Devon

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 3 July 1996 (9½ in G)

1260 Southrepps Minor

1 Donald Salter

2 John M Levin

3 Anne Stenning

4 Brian Horrell

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ashbrittle, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Friday, 5 July 1996 (8–0–21 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Alan F Lee

3 Neil A Williams

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

6 Matthew H Weighell

Wedding compliment to Sharon Jean Enticott & Patrick William Blight married 6/7/96.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

West Hatch, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 6 July 1996 (8 in A)

1260 Newington Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 John M Levin

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Alan F Lee (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Martock, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 6 July 1996 in 3h 23 (22–0–13 in D♭)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Adrian P Beck

2 David J Purnell

3 Janet E Crispin

4 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

5 David J Buckley

6 Robert E Beck

7 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

8 Barrie Hendry

Rung as a compliment to Colin Snell, to be ordained Deacon, and Sue Green to be ordained Priest in Wells Cathedral the following day.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 6 July 1996 (5–3–9 in B♭)

1260 All Saints Place Doubles

1 Bryan G Williams

2 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

3 Anne Stenning

4 Alan F Lee

5 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 7 July 1996 in 42m (11–0–8 in G)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Roy W Rice

2 Andrea B Freeman

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Sally K Wheeler

5 Susan M Field

6 Marion Newman

7 Christopher R Field

8 Richard A M Newman (C)

For Sunday Service

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Creech St Michael, Somerset

Portsdown

Sunday, 7 July 1996 in 37m (15)

1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor

1–2 Pamela M Jenkins

3–4 Helen M Hunt

5–6 Alex Hunt (C)

A 30th birthday compliment to Helen Hunt

Ringing World page reference: 4451.0836

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Monday, 8 July 1996 in 2h 15 (9lb in D)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Michael J Stone

2 Margaret E L Chapman

3 James R Taylor

4 Jacqueline Warnecke

5 Jennifer M Taylor

6 Tom Chapman

7 R Roger Savory

8 David G Massey (C)

A special birthday compliment to Helen M Hunt.

Ringing World page reference: 4450.0806

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Monday, 8 July 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Donald Salter (C)

6 Edward Summers

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Buckland Newton, Dorset

Holy Rood

Monday, 8 July 1996 (15–1–26 in E)

1260 Doubles (4m/v)

1 M J Eastment

2 Trevor A Cross

3 R J Vardy

4 E T Paul Field (C)

5 Revd Christopher J B Marshall

6 A J Lewis

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Brompton Regis, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 8 July 1996 (11–2–12 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (10m/v)

1 Edward Summers

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Bryan G Williams

5 John M Levin

6 Donald Salter

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 10 July 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1296 Beverley Surprise Minor

1 Fred Meredith

2 Susan M Field

3 Christopher R Field

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Clifford Nicholls

6 Richard A M Newman (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Sampford Brett, Somerset

St George

Wednesday, 10 July 1996 (7–2–10 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert J Yandle

2 Jane Whitfield

3 Martin J Blazey

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Dougles Juckes

100th birthday compliment (11th July) to Dr. Fred Killick, retired Williton GP.

First quarter (6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Wednesday, 10 July 1996 in 1h 53 (9lb in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1 Michael J Stone

2 George W Massey

3 Margaret E L Chapman

4 Jacqueline Warnecke

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4448.0756

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 July 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan F Lee

3 Keith E Beale

4 Andrew F Howard

5 John Hill

6 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

7 Michael C Hansford

8 Jill M Hansford (C)

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 14 July 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For Eucharist Service.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 14 July 1996 in 2h 52 (23–2–19 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by R. Bailey.

1 Margaret A Taylor

2 Keith E Beale

3 Liz J Eele

4 Paul D Forbes-Harper

5 Abbie Back

6 Jill M Hansford

7 Michael C Hansford (C)

8 Peter J Chidley

First peal: 3 & 8;

First of Plain Bob triples: 1, 3, 4 & 5, and as conductor.

A wedding compliment to Vanessa & Tim Jeanes married at St Mary's on 13/7/96;

Also to Emma Chidley, ringer at St Mary's and Sandra Forbes- Harper who are to be confirmed at North Curry on 17/7/96;

Also as a farewell compliment to Margaret Taylor who leaves for Combe St Nicholas, near Chard, at the end of July. Our thanks for all her help during our restoration and wish her well in her new home.

Ringing World page reference: 4452.0853

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Monday, 15 July 1996 in 1h 58 (9lb in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

11m: (1) Lightfoot; (2) Westminster; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Beverley, Surfleet; (5) Bourne; (6) London, Wells; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Barrie Hendry

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4450.0806

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Clayhidon, Devon

St Andrew

Wednesday, 17 July 1996 (11–2–27 in F)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Peter Walter

2 Brian E Samuels

3 James Webber

4 Dean Bowden

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Frederick G Gardner

Greetings to Phyllis and Wilf Dunn on their Golden Wedding anniversary from the Wednesday group.

150th together:(2,4).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 18 July 1996 in 2h 17 (15 in C)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Nicoll

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman

7–8 Barrie Hendry (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4450.0809

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wambrook, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 18 July 1996 (9 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sue Pargeter

2 Margaret A Taylor

3 Jeremy Harris

4 Alan Cox

5 Stanley Huish (C)

Wedding compliment to Derek Huish, grandson of ringer No 5, and Melanie Rayner married in Bournemouth on July 6th

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Honiton, Devon

St Paul

Friday, 19 July 1996 (12–2–27 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Edward Summers

2 Brian Horrell

3 Robert T Perry

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

6 Donald Salter

7 John M Levin

8 Alan V Edwards

Rung for the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Wilf and Phyllis Dunn.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Abson, Gloucestershire

St James the Great

Friday, 19 July 1996 in 46m (10–1–24 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (4m)

180 Stedman, 360 each Grandsire, Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob.

1 Mary York

2 Pauline Wilton

3 Valerie Stone

4 Gerry Brown (C)

5 Gilbert Davis

6 H (Bert) Ferris

Rung half-muffled after the funeral of Keith Rogers, son of Tower Captain Mrs. Jenny Rogers and Michael Rogers.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Heathfield, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 20 July 1996 (7–0–16 in B)

1260 Marchington Doubles

1 Alan F Lee

2 Bryan G Williams

3 Jane F Beveridge

4 Colin L Gillard

5 Neil A Williams

For the Golden Wedding of Wilf and Phil Dunn.

No (C) given in R W.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 21 July 1996 in 39m (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Gilbert Davis

3 Peter Adams

4 Alan F Lee

5 Valerie Stone

6 Gerry Brown (C)

For Evensong.

A welcome to 3 on holiday from Auckland, N.Z.

25th together: 2 & 4.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bridgwater, Somerset

St Mary

Sunday, 21 July 1996 in 49m (25–1–1 in D)

1260 Doubles (3m)

300 Grandsire, 480 each Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob on the back six.

1 Gilbert Davis

2 Margaret Lee

3 Fred W Sweet

4 Peter Adams

5 Valerie Stone (C)

6 Gerry Brown

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset

St Michael

Monday, 22 July 1996 in 2h 50 (10–3–16 in F)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Jill M Hupman

2 George W Massey

3 William E Thompsett

4 Sheila C Matthews

5 Stephen J Nash

6 Brian V Mountjoy

7 Barrie Hendry

8 David J Buckley (C)

25th peal together: 5 & 7. 350th for the Association: 7

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Corston, Somerset

All Saints

Monday, 22 July 1996 in 43m (9–2–25 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Mary York

2 Rosemary Smith

3 David Powell

4 Valerie Stone (C)

5 Peter Adams

6 Gerry Brown

7 H (Bert) Ferris

8 Michael Horseman

150th together: 4 & 6.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Clutton, Somerset

St Augustine of Hippo

Monday, 22 July 1996 in 48m (10 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Mary York

2 David Powell

3 Peter Adams

4 Gerry Brown

5 Valerie Stone

6 Michael Horseman (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Thorverton, Devon

St Thomas of Canterbury

Tuesday, 23 July 1996 in 2h 49 (15–0–4 in F)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

1,440 each Yorkshire, Cambridge; 1,080 each Lincolnshire, Rutland: 13 com, atw.

Composed by M Maughan

1 Stuart A Aitken

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Tom Chapman

4 Sheila C Matthews

5 George W Massey

6 Lester J Yeo

7 David J Buckley

8 Jill M Hupman

9 Barrie Hendry

10 Donald B Carter (C)

First peal of spliced surprise royal: 4.

50th in Devon as conductor and 25th of spliced surprise royal: 10.

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Uffculme, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 24 July 1996 (21–3–6 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Anne Stenning

2 Brian E Samuels

3 John M Levin

4 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

5 Dean Bowden

6 Frank Morris

7 Ronald Trickey

8 Frederick G Gardner

"Happy Birthday" to Fred and Golden Wedding Anniversary congrulations to Phyllis & Wilf Dunn.

250th together; (1 & 2).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

South Petherton, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 24 July 1996 in 3h 22 (22–3–15 in D)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 Jill M Hupman

2 Sheila C Matthews

3 Stephen J Nash

4 George W Massey

5 Michael C Hansford

6 Christopher Ricketts

7 Barrie Hendry

8 David J Buckley (C)

150th peal as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Hardington Mandeville, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, 24 July 1996 in 2h 49 (8–0–4 in A♭)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

14m: 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Ipswich, Lincolnshire, London, Uxbridge, Rutland, Yorkshire; 224 each Ashtead, Cornwall, Lindum, Pudsey, Superlative

Composed by N Smith

1 Sheila C Matthews

2 Jill M Hupman

3 David J Buckley

4 Willaim E Thompsett

5 Christopher Richetts

6 Stephen J Nash

7 Barrie Hendry

8 Donald B Carter (C)

100th peal: 1. 200th peal: 2. 75th together: 4 & 8. 25th in Somerset as conductor on peal week: 8

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 25 July 1996 in 2h 28 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Roy LeMarechal

1–2 Frank C Price

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Margaret E L Chapman

7–8 Tom Chapman

9–10 Barrie Hendry (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4450.0809

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Midsomer Norton, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 25 July 1996 in 3h (21–1–15 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by T Baldwin

1 William E Thompsett

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Jill M Hupman

4 Janet M New

5 Matthew R T Higby

6 Michael C Hansford

7 Jill M Hansford

8 Robert E Beck

9 Barrie Hendry

10 Donald B Carter (C)

25th peal this year: 10. Wedding aniversary compliments to Doug and Audrey Gill (40th on 21/7/96) - Doug, Tim and Margaret being ringers at Midsomer Norton

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bathwick, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 25 July 1996 in 3h 5 (18–3–20 in E♭)

5040 Kirton Surprise Royal

Composed by K W Scudamore

1 Michael C Hansford

2 Jill M Hupman

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 George W Massey

5 Jill M Hansford

6 Sheila C Matthews

7 Peter Tombs

8 Donald B Carter (C)

9 David J Buckley

10 Matthew R T Higby

First in the method by all

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bath, Somerset

All Saints, Weston

Friday, 26 July 1996 in 2h 48 (12–0–21 in F♯)

5088 Mermaids Hole Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Jill M Hupman

2 Sheila C Matthews

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Brian V Mountjoy

5 Stephen J Nash

6 Jill M Hansford

7 Matthew R T Higby

8 Barrie Hendry (C)

First peal in the method. 25th peal together: 2 & 7.

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0908

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Stawley, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 27 July 1996 (8 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Bryan G Williams

3 John M Levin

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 Neil A Williams

1400th as (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ashbrittle, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 27 July 1996 (8–0–21 in G)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Laurence Webber

2 Anne Stenning

3 Alan F Lee

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Neil A Williams (C)

6 John M Levin

First away from Tenor (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Preston Plucknett, Somerset

St James

Sunday, 28 July 1996 in 44m (9–1–10 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Margaret J Bignell

2 Adele M Marjoram

3 David R C Bignell

4 David P Hammonds

5 James C Taylor

6 Lawrence C Bignell (C)

For Patronal Festival

First of Minor 3

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Monday, 29 July 1996 in 2h 16 (9lb in D)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck, Arr S Humphrey

1 Barrie Hendry

2 Jacqueline Warnecke

3 Andrew J Palk

4 James R Taylor

5 Tom Chapman

6 Jennifer M Taylor

7 Barry D Pointer

8 David G Massey (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4452.0853

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

East Budleigh, Devon

All Saints

Monday, 29 July 1996 (10–0–16 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Cyril C Deem

4 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

5 Robert T Perry

6 Brian Horrell

7 Bryan G Williams

8 Alan V Edwards

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ashbrittle, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 3 August 1996 (8–0–21 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Neil A Williams

3 Anne Stenning

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Alan F Lee (C)

6 John M Levin

For the opening of the church fete.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 4 August 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 John Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Keith E Beale

4 Adam Green

5 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

6 Giles R Morley

7 Andrew F Howard (C)

8 Fred Gardner

For Evensong and a 96th birthday compliment to H.M. Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Sunday, 4 August 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Neil A Williams

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Frederick G Gardner

For Eucharist and a birthday compliment to H M Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Berrow, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 4 August 1996 in 2h 38 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

3m: 2 extents St Clement's C B; 1 extent Kent TB; 4 extents Plain Bob.

1 Teresa J Humphrey

2 Clifford Nicholls

3 John Boorman

4 Tim Phillips

5 Richard Clement

6 Edward C Westlake (C)

First peal: 1, 4, 5;

First minor: 2, 3;

First as conductor.

To commemorate the first wedding anniversary of Tim & Frances Phillips; also as an 18th birthday compliment to Lucy J. Deakin.

Ringing World page reference: 4458.1006

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Monday, 5 August 1996 in 2h 3 (9lb in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (2m)

2m: Extents 1,3,5,7 Cambridge; 2,4,6 London

1 Paul J Dye

2 Tom Chapman

3 Margaret E L Chapman

4 George W Massey

5 Jacqueline Warnecke

6 David G Massey (C)

To welcome Paul Dye to mini-ringing.

Ringing World page reference: 4454.0905

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset

St Nicholas

Monday, 5 August 1996 (14 in F)

1260 Doubles (6m)

1 Wilfred E Dunn

2 Anne Stenning

3 Brian Horrell

4 Donald Salter

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Bryan G Williams

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chaffcombe, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 5 August 1996 (10–2–6 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Donald Salter

2 Bryan G Williams

3 Anne Stenning

4 Brian Horrell

5 John M Levin

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Buckland St Mary, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 5 August 1996 (11–3–12 in F)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 John M Levin

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Brian Horrell

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Donald Salter

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Morebath, Devon

St George

Wednesday, 7 August 1996 (8–3–5 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 John M Levin

3 Dean Bowden

4 Anne Stenning

5 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

6 James Vellacott

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Almondsbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 8 August 1996 in 48m (20–2–13 in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Valerie Stone

2 Mary York

3 Donald Haskins

4 Edward Chivers

5 Michael Horseman

6 Paul Grainger-Allen

7 David Yeo

8 Gerry Brown (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Zeal Monachorum, Devon

St Peter

Saturday, 10 August 1996 (8–0–26 in G♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Alan F Lee

3 John M Levin

4 Anne Stenning

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

For the 37th wedding anniversary of (1)and his 300th quarter.

475 different towers to Quarters (2).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Coldridge, Devon

St Matthew

Saturday, 10 August 1996 (13 in G♯)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Bryan G Williams

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 John M Levin

5 Alan F Lee

6 Alan V Edwards

2300th quarter (5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Broadway, Somerset

St Aldhelm and St Eadburga

Saturday, 10 August 1996 (11–0–9 in F)

1290 Northrepps Doubles

1 Nicholas Rutland

2 Jeremy Harris

3 John Cornelius

4 Oliver Crowle

5 Mark C Harris (C)

6 Basil Guppy

First in the Variation by All Except 3.

John Cornelius has Now Rung a Quarter Peal in All Crewkerne Branch Towers of 5 Bells & Over.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Carhampton, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 13 August 1996 (14–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Richard J Pearse

2 Rosemary K Tuhey

3 Anne Stenning

4 Joan M Hopwood

5 Martin J Blazey

6 John M Levin (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 15 August 1996 in 2h 24 (14)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John S Warboys

1–2 Jennifer M Taylor

3–4 James R Taylor

5–6 Alex Hunt

7–8 Barrie Hendry (C)

25th together: 5-6, 7-8

Ringing World page reference: 4457.0984

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Tiverton, Devon

St Paul

Friday, 16 August 1996 (8–3–5 in A)

1320 Old Oxford Delight Minor

1 Sheila Scofield

2 Alan F Lee

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Neil A Williams

6 Matthew H Weighell (C)

First blows for all.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Milverton, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 16 August 1996 in 51m (17–2–12 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Alex Hunt (C)

2 A Roy Shallish

3 Mo Sweet

4 Helen M Hunt

5 Colin R Freeman

6 Richard J Kingcott

7 David C Polly

8 Melvyn J Freeman

Ringing World page reference: 4457.0990

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Saturday, 17 August 1996 in 45m (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Frodsham Bob Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Alan F Lee

3 Sally K Wheeler

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin (C)

First in method for all.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 August 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1250 Krokodilopolis Surprise Major

1 Keith E Beale

2 Alan F Lee

3 Andrew F Howard

4 John Hill

5 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

6 Jill M Hansford

7 Michael C Hansford

8 Donald B Carter (C)

For evensong.

1st blows in m by all.

The (C) completes the S. Major alphabet for the 2nd time, both as ringer and conductor.

100th of Surprise Major (2).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Rowberrow, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 18 August 1996 in 2h 30 (7 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7m: 1 extent each Beverley, Primrose, Norwich, Annable's London, Bourne, Ipswich, Cambridge.

1 Valerie J Stone

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Barrie Hendry

5 Peter G C Ellis (C)

6 Colin M Turner

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Loxton, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 August 1996 in 2h 28 (8–1–24 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Wells York, Berwick, Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge.

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Valerie J Stone

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Colin M Turner

5 Barrie Hendry

6 Peter G C Ellis (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 18 August 1996 (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Andrea B Freeman

3 Alan F Lee

4 Mark Holder

5 Gerald Brown (C)

6 Gilbert G Davis

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Withypool, Somerset

St Andrew

Monday, 19 August 1996 (8–1–20 in G♯)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Brian Horrell

2 John M Levin

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Edward Summers

5 Donald Salter (C)

6 Alan V Edwards

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Monday, 19 August 1996 in 2h 12 (9lb in D)

5024 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by P J Flavell

1 George W Massey

2 James R Taylor

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Jacqueline Warnecke

5 Margaret E L Chapman

6 Gillian M Hunt

7 Tom Chapman

8 D John Hunt (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4456.0957

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Hawkridge, Somerset

St Giles

Monday, 19 August 1996 (6 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Edward Summers

2 Alan V Edwards

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Brian Horrell

5 Donald Salter

6 John M Levin (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Brushford, Somerset

St Nicholas

Monday, 19 August 1996 (6–0–1 in B)

1260 Doubles (6m)

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Donald Salter

3 John M Levin

4 Brian Horrell (C)

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Edward Summers

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Sampford Arundel, Somerset

Holy Cross

Wednesday, 21 August 1996 (8–0–0 in G♯)

1260 Doubles (3m)

1 Dean Bowden

2 Frank Morris

3 Brian E Samuels

4 Brian Horrell

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Frederick G Gardner

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Sunday, 25 August 1996 (10–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 John Levin

3 Keith E Beale (C)

4 Mark G C Kent

5 Giles R Morley

6 Jim Bond

For Evensong following the Flower Festival.

1450th Quarter (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 25 August 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For Matins.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Ruined Church of the Holy Trinity

Monday, 26 August 1996 (15–2–21 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Robert T Perry

3 Anne Stenning

4 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Brian Horrell

7 Cyril C Deem

8 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 28 August 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Susan M Field

2 Clifford Nicholls

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Marion Newman

5 Peter J Leigh

6 Christopher R Field

7 P Maddocks

8 Richard A M Newman (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Uplowman, Devon

St Peter

Friday, 30 August 1996 (8–0–12 in G♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Paul Mainwaring

2 Sheila Scofield

3 Jean E J Parkinson

4 Terry Hargreaves

5 John M Levin

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

For the Floral Festival.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Shirwell, Devon

St Peter

Saturday, 31 August 1996 (11–2–20 in G)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Anne Stenning

3 Alan F Lee

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

6 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bratton Fleming, Devon

St Peter

Saturday, 31 August 1996 (14–2–0 in F)

1260 Doubles (10m)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Wilfred E Dunn

3 Alan F Lee

4 Bryan G Williams

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Alan V Edwards

First in 10m as (C).

625th together:(2,5).

375th together: (2,4).

600th together: (3,5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 1 September 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Anne Stenning

2 Revd Sue Green

3 Andrew F Howard

4 John M Levin

5 Keith E Beale

6 John Hill

7 Preb Christopher J B Marshall (C)

8 Fred Gardner

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Uplowman, Devon

St Peter

Sunday, 1 September 1996 (8–0–12 in G♯)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Alan F Lee

3 Anne Stenning

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Neil A Williams

For the Flower Festival.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Sunday, 1 September 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (6m/v)

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For the visit of the Bishop of Taunton for Eucharist.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 1 September 1996 in 43m (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Roger Leighton

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Valerie J Stone (C)

4 Gilbert G Davis

5 Mark R Holder

6 Michael R Millman

For Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Spreyton, Devon

St Michael

Monday, 2 September 1996 (12 in G)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Brian Horrell

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

South Tawton, Devon

St Andrew

Monday, 2 September 1996 (11–3–2 in E)

1260 All Saints Place Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

3 Brian Horrell

4 Bryan G Williams

5 John M Levin

6 Alan V Edwards

Congratulations on the birth of a daughter to Celia and Neil Deem.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bow, Devon

St Bartholomew

Monday, 2 September 1996 (14–0–4 in F♯)

1440 Little Bob Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Anne Stenning

3 Brian Horrell

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Bryan G Williams

6 John M Levin (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Wednesday, 4 September 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (3m/2v)

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 John M Levin

3 Anne Stenning

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Dean Bowden

6 Brian E Samuels (C)

Get well wish to Ron Trickey from the Wednesday group.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Tiverton, Devon

St Paul

Friday, 6 September 1996 (8–3–5 in A)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Lynette M Gosling

2 Sheila Scofield

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Alan F Lee

6 Matthew H Weighell (C)

A thanksgiving for the life of Marjorie Smale of this Parish.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset

St Nicholas

Saturday, 7 September 1996 (14 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sue Pargeter

2 Margaret A Taylor

3 Jeremy Harris

4 Stanley Huish (C)

5 Nick Rutland

6 Alan Cox

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 7 September 1996 in 44m (6–2–26 in A♭)

1320 Whitley Surprise Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Matthew H Weighell

5 John M Levin

6 Alan F Lee (C)

First in method as (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ilminster, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 9 September 1996 in 53m (22–3–9 in C♯)

1280 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Valerie Stone

2 David Yeo

3 Edward Chivers

4 Eric Lee

5 Ralph Edwards

6 Michael Horseman

7 Tony E Cox

8 John Brain (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Monday, 9 September 1996 (10–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Jean Keitch

2 Margaret Jordan

3 Margaret A Taylor

4 Frederick J Sage (C)

5 Keith E Beale

6 Edwin White

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Angersleigh, Somerset

St Michael

Wednesday, 11 September 1996 in 44m (12–0–5 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Helen M Hunt

2 Charlotte A Boyce

3 Robert Parker

4 Mark Woollen

5 Nicholas M Kingdon

6 Alex Hunt (C)

1st on the augmented bells

Ringing World page reference: 4461.1085

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 12 September 1996 in 2h 10 (15 in C)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Patrick

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Tom Chapman

7–8 Barrie Hendry (C)

25th peal in the house

Ringing World page reference: 4457.0985

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Over Stowey, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 12 September 1996 in 44m (7–2–5 in G)

1260 Buxton Bob Minor

1 Valerie Stone

2 Mary York

3 H (Bert) Ferris

4 Edward Chivers

5 Gerry Brown

6 Michael Horseman (C)

1st in method for all except (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Holford, Somerset

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 12 September 1996 in 40m (8–1–0 in A♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Mary York

2 Valerie Stone

3 Edward Chivers

4 Michael Horseman

5 H (Bert) Ferris

6 Gerry Brown (C)

1st Quarter on the augmented bells.

Birthday compliment to (C).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 15 September 1996 in 43m (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Doubles (4m/v)

(3m/1v) 300 Grandsire; 360 Reverse Canterbury; 120 April Day; 480 Plain Bob

1 Sally K Wheeler

2 Jane F Beveridge

3 Gilbert G Davis

4 Alan F Lee

5 Valerie J Stone (C)

6 David Leighton

For the Ruby Wedding of Gilbert and Molly Davis.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Sampford Brett, Somerset

St George

Monday, 16 September 1996 in 43m (7–2–10 in A)

1260 Doubles (5m)

300 Grandsire, 240 each Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Simon, St Martin.

1 Jane Whitfield

2 Gilbert Davis

3 Alan F Lee

4 Gerry Brown (C)

5 Valerie Stone

6 Brian Weare

Ruby Wedding compliment to Molly and Gilbert Davis.

Circled the tower (2), who learnt to ring here nearly 50 years ago.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Tuesday, 17 September 1996 in 2h (9lb in D)

5040 London Surprise Minor

Seven extents

1 Stephen T Kirby

2 Margaret E L Chapman

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Michael J Stone

6 Tom Chapman (C)

A 52nd wedding anniversary compliment to George and Hilda Massey.

Ringing World page reference: 4458.1006

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Burrington, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 18 September 1996 in 46m (11–2–18 in G)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Plain Bob, Rev. Canterbury.

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Valerie Stone

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Alan F Lee (C)

6 Jane F Beveridge

1350th Q. of Doubles (5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bleadon, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 18 September 1996 (8¾ in F♯)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Jane F Beveridge

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 Gerald Brown

6 John M Levin

300th together (3 & 4).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Taunton, Somerset

Staplegrove House

Thursday, 19 September 1996 in 2h 34 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Roy LeMarechal

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Paul K Williamson

7–8 Tom Chapman

9–10 Barrie Hendry (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4459.1037

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Kingsdon, Somerset

All Saints

Friday, 20 September 1996 in 50m (23–2–2 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jane F Beveridge

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 John M Levin

5 Alan F Lee (C)

6 Rodney A C Cross

75th together: 2,6

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Babcary, Somerset

Holy Cross

Friday, 20 September 1996 in 38m (12 in G)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

(1p/2m/8v) 60 Stedman; 120 each Reverse Canterbury, Southrepps, St Columb, Clifford's Pleasure, Wychbold, Plain Bob, Kennington, Old, April Day, Dedworth

1 Sally K Wheeler

2 Jane F Beveridge

3 Alan F Lee (C)

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Rodney A C Cross

6 John M Levin

725th together: 1,3

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Preston Plucknett, Somerset

St James

Saturday, 21 September 1996 in 42m (9–1–10 in G)

1272 Plain Bob Minor

1 Peter Vaughan

2 Lynne Smith

3 Oliver J W Crowle

4 John Cornelius

5 Robert J Harvey

6 Mark C Harris (C)

First in method 5

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Oake, Somerset

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 21 September 1996 (8–3–8 in G)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 Wilfred E Dunn

3 Jane F Beveridge

4 John M Levin (C)

5 Alan F Lee

125th quarter on the bells (5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Heathfield, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 21 September 1996 (7–0–16 in B)

1260 Doubles (4m/4v)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Jane F Beveridge

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 John M Levin

5 Alan F Lee

800th together (2 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Heathfield, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 21 September 1996 (7–0–16 in B)

1260 Doubles (3m/1v)

1 Alan F Lee

2 Anne Stenning

3 Jane F Beveridge (C)

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 John M Levin

Circled the tower 20 times (1).

First as (C) for 15 years.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Wednesday, 25 September 1996 in 1h 55 (9lb in D)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (14m)

14m: (1) Lightfoot, Wearmouth; (2) Westminster, Allendale; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) Bourne, Netherseale; (5) Beverley, Surfleet; (6) London, Wells; (7) Cambridge, Ipswich

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

Sebastian R.I.P.

Ringing World page reference: 4459.1030

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 28 September 1996 in 2h 40 (11–0–8 in G)

5088 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by C Forster

1 Sally K Wheeler

2 Paul Balmer

3 Andrea B Freeman

4 Clifford R Nicholls

5 Susan M Field

6 Christopher R Field

7 Michael J Hobbs

8 Joseph St J Beaumont (C)

First in the method: 2,3,4,5,6

Ringing World page reference: 4462.1102

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Worle, Somerset

St Martin

Sunday, 29 September 1996 (9–1–8 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (8m)

1 John G Cook

2 Jennifer Spence

3 Philip J Spence

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Denis Hawkings (C)

6 Christopher A Swatton

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Piglet-in-the-Wild

Sunday, 29 September 1996 in 2h 8 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Tom Chapman

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Helen M Hunt

5–6 Alex Hunt

7–8 Tom Chapman (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4459.1037

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bath, Somerset

St Saviour, Larkhall

Sunday, 29 September 1996 in 43m (10–3–3 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

On the back 6.

1 Celia Jones

2 Giles Wood (C)

3 Roger Button

4 Keith Wilkinson

5 Tim Leach

6 Peter Rouse

For the ordination of David John, a member of this church who was ordained today at Bath Abbey. Circled the tower to 1/4s on the new bells 5.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Monday, 30 September 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Alan V Edwards

5 Terry Hargreaves

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Tiverton, Devon

St Paul

Friday, 4 October 1996 (8–3–5 in A)

1320 College Bob IV Delight Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 Alan F Lee

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 Neil A Williams

6 Matthew H Weighell (C)

First in method for all.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Skilgate, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 5 October 1996 (9–3–23 in G)

1272 Single Court Place Minimus

1 Brian E Samuels

2 Anne Stenning

3 John M Levin (C)

4 Frederick G Gardner

Wedding day compliment to Rosalind Grosse and Ken Rose.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 6 October 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Somerfield

2 Revd Sue Green

3 Anne Stenning

4 Adam Green

5 Andrew F Howard

6 Adrian R Somerfield

7 John M Levin (C)

8 Fred G Gardner

A retirement compliment to Preb. Chris & Felicity

Marshall from the local ringers and a birthday

compliment to Chris, also today.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 6 October 1996 (11–0–8 in G)

1278 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Paul Balmer

2 Susan M Field

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Christopher R Field

5 David J Gay

6 Raymond E J Baker

7 Peter J Leigh

8 Bernard G North (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 6 October 1996 in 45m (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Doubles (6m)

60 Stedman, 240 each Grandsire, Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Simon, St Martin.

1 Christopher R Field

2 Jean Gay

3 David Gay

4 Susan M Field

5 Valerie Stone (C)

6 Roger Leighton

For Harvest Festival Evensong.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ash Priors, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 6 October 1996 (9–1–17 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Keith E Beale

2 Mervyn Way

3 Jim Bond

4 Giles R Morley

5 Paul D Forbes-Harper

6 Abi Back (C)

For Harvest Festival.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Brompton Regis, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, 8 October 1996 (11–2–12 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Audrey Westall

2 Martin J Blazey

3 Neil A Williams

4 Anne Stenning

5 Alan E Wilson

6 John M Levin (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Wednesday, 9 October 1996 in 1h 56 (9lb in D)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (18m)

18m: (1) Lightfoot, Wearmouth; (2) Westminster, Allendale; (3) Chester, Munden; (4) York, Durham; (5) Cambridge, Primrose, Ipswich, Norfolk, Bourne, Hull; (6) Beverley, Surfleet; (7) London, Wells

1 Margaret E L Chapman

2 Michael J Stone

3 Jacqueline Warnecke

4 George W Massey

5 Tom Chapman

6 David G Massey (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4461.1079

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wedmore, Somerset

The Laurels

Thursday, 10 October 1996 in 2h 30 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Murray A Coleman

1–2 Margaret E L Chapman

3–4 Alex Hunt

5–6 Paul K Williamson

7–8 Tom Chapman

9–10 Barrie Hendry (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4461.1083

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Thursday, 10 October 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Alan E Wilson

4 Audrey Westall

5 Anne Stenning (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

Diamond Wedding compliment to Ivy and Sid Smith.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Stogursey, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 12 October 1996 in 2h 59 (24–0–5 in D)

5040 Doubles (11m)

1 Valerie J Stone

2 Gerald Brown (C)

3 Stephen Chambers

4 David J Buckley

5 Barrie Hendry

6 William J Hallett

20th wedding anniversary compliment to Steve and Jean Chambers.

150th peal for the Association (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Hillfarrance, Somerset

Holy Cross

Saturday, 12 October 1996 (12 in F♯)

1260 Spliced Doubles (13m/v)

1 Wilfred E Dunn

2 Margaret Gillard

3 Jane F Beveridge

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 Colin L Gillard

6 Alan V Edwards

1st Spliced on inside bells: (2 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bradford on Tone, Somerset

St Giles

Saturday, 12 October 1996 (17–3–7 in E♭)

1260 Spliced Doubles (12m/v)

1 Wilfred E Dunn

2 Margaret Gillard

3 Alan V Edwards

4 Alan F Lee (C)

5 Jane F Beveridge

6 Colin L Gillard

Circled the tower 3 times (5).

Most methods (3).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Winford, Somerset

The Blessed Virgin Mary and St Peter

Sunday, 13 October 1996 (13–3–26 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 H Montague Ball

2 Teresa J Humphrey

3 Mo Sweet

4 Martin R Sperring

5 Andrew H Ball (C)

6 Melvyn J Freeman

For Harvest Festival Evensong, also a birthday compliment to the second ringer

Ringing World page reference: 4466.1207

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Sunday, 13 October 1996 in 2h 5 (9lb in D)

5040 Surprise Minor (2m)

2m: (1-3) London; (4-7) Cambridge

1 Anne Carpenter

2 Margaret E L Chapman

3 Susan M Field

4 Michael J Stone

5 Christopher R Field

6 Tom Chapman (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4461.1079

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Durleigh, Somerset

Unknown

Sunday, 13 October 1996 in 37m (10–0–4 in G)

1260 Doubles (3m)

300 Grandsire, 480 each Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob.

1 Pam McAdam

2 Mark Holder

3 A David McAdam

4 Gerry Brown (C)

5 Valerie Stone

6 Gilbert Davis

For Evensong.

A welcome to (1 & 3) from Hamilton, N.Z.

200th Q. on the bells (5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 13 October 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Frederick G Gardner

2 Sidney J Smith

3 Audrey Westall

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Jonathan Greenhow

For Eucharist; also as an 87th birthday compliment to Sid Smith.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Throwleigh, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 14 October 1996 (8–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Minor

1 Alan V Edwards

2 John M Levin

3 Brian Horrell

4 Anne Stenning

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Tedburn St Mary, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 14 October 1996 (10–0–6 in F)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan V Edwards

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Brian Horrell

5 John M Levin

6 Bryan G Williams

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Drewsteignton, Devon

Holy Trinity

Monday, 14 October 1996 (13–3–7 in E)

1260 All Saints Place Doubles

1 Anne Stenning

2 Bryan G Williams

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Brian Horrell

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Alan V Edwards

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Wednesday, 16 October 1996 (10–0–22 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Linda Holway

2 Brian Samuels

3 Alan Cooke

4 Anne Stenning

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Fred Gardner

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Weston super Mare, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 17 October 1996 in 44m (11–0–8 in G)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Pam McAdam

2 Mary York

3 A David McAdam

4 Michael Horseman

5 David Gay

6 Valerie Stone

7 H (Bert) Ferris

8 Gerry Brown (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Long Ashton, Somerset

All Saints

Thursday, 17 October 1996 in 48m (30–3–23 in D♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Pam McAdam

2 Mary York

3 A David McAdam

4 Valerie Stone (C)

5 H (Bert) Ferris

6 Michael Horseman

7 Gerry Brown

8 Bryan Hardwick

An engagement compliment to Bryan Hardwick and Sandi Pidgeon.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Huish Champflower, Somerset

St Peter

Friday, 18 October 1996 (11–0–8 in F♯)

1260 Southrepps Bob Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Donald Salter

3 John M Levin

4 Bryan G Williams

5 Robert T Perry

6 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Friday, 18 October 1996 (6–2–26 in A♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Minor

1 Robert T Perry

2 Wilfred E Dunn

3 Anne Stenning

4 Donald Salter

5 John M Levin (C)

6 Bryan G Williams

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ashbrittle, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Friday, 18 October 1996 (8–0–21 in G)

1260 Doubles (6m)

1 Wilfred E Dunn

2 John M Levin

3 Anne Stenning

4 Bryan G Williams (C)

5 Robert T Perry

6 Donald Salter

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 19 October 1996 in 42m (6–2–26 in A♭)

1320 Bacup Surprise Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Sally K Wheeler

3 Wilfred E Dunn

4 Matthew H Weighell

5 John M Levin

6 Alan F Lee (C)

1st in method as (C) & for: (1, 3, 4 & 5).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Sunday, 20 October 1996 (16–2–18 in E♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Anne Stenning

2 John Hill

3 Alan F Lee

4 John M Levin

5 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

6 Michael C Hansford

7 Andrew F Howard

8 Donald B Carter (C)

For Evensong.

2325th quarter (3).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Queen Camel, Somerset

St Barnabas

Sunday, 20 October 1996 (36–3–7 in C)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob Doubles and Grandsire Doubles

1 Anna M Reeves

2 Sarah L Reeves

3 David R Reeves

4 Paul A Reeves (C)

5 Stuart J Reeves

6 S J Redmond

To Celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Paul and Sheila Reeves on 23/10/1996

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Marston Bigot, Somerset

Pig-le-Tower

Tuesday, 22 October 1996 in 1h 58 (9lb in D)

5040 Minor (4m)

4m: London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob

1 Jacqueline Warnecke

2 George W Massey

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Michael J Stone

5 Margaret E L Chapman

6 Tom Chapman (C)

In affectionate memory of Susan A Dye, who died on Saturday October 19th 1996.

Ringing World page reference: 4463.1125

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria

St Cuthbert

Friday, 25 October 1996 in 40m (7–1–10 in A♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Pam McAdam

2 Stephen Metcalfe

3 Jane Chandler

4 A David McAdam

5 Valerie Stone (C)

6 Tom Metcalfe

A Kiwi re-union for (1,3,4).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Warkleigh, Devon

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 26 October 1996 (9–1–11 in A♭)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Anne Stenning

2 Alan F Lee

3 Bryan G Williams

4 Wilfred E Dunn

5 John M Levin

6 Matthew H Weighell (C)

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Romansleigh, Devon

St Rumon

Saturday, 26 October 1996 (7 in A)

1260 Doubles (8m/v)

1 John M Levin

2 Anne Stenning

3 Wilfred E Dunn (C)

4 Alan F Lee

5 Bryan G Williams

6 Matthew H Weighell

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