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North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 11 January 1964 in 2h 47 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Doubles (3m)

Consisting of six extents of Stedman, 16 Extents of Plain Bob, 18 Extents of Grandsire.

1 Patricia M Mills

2 Mandy McCallion

3 G Arnold Moore (C)

4 Geoffrey C Beech

5 David J Midgley

6 William H Watkin

First peal : 1 & 2. Rung for the engagement of D Watkin to Valerie Michell.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 8 February 1964 in 3h (16–2–10 in E)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by E C Gobey

1 William H Pickett

2 T Leslie Walley

3 Alan D Steel

4 Geoffrey C Beech

5 David J Midgley

6 G Arnold Moore

7 Raymond J Ballard

8 Charles S Ryles

9 Barnabas G Key

10 Howard Howell (C)

First of Treble Bob Royal : 4. First peal on 10 bells : 5 & 7. A Compliment to Mr and Mrs G Arnold Moore on their Silver Wedding Anniversary.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

St Michael and St Wulfad

Saturday, 7 March 1964 in 3h (10–0–3 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywoods variation

1 Meryl Simms

2 Eric Young

3 E Marion Key

4 Willis Buckley

5 Roger L Hawksworth

6 A S William Harris

7 Barnabas G Key (C)

8 Albert E Purslow

First peal of triples and the method : 1. First peal in method : 6. A Compliment to Willis Buckley on the completion of 50 years service in this tower and his 65th birthday.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 14 March 1964 in 2h 54 (10–3–11 in G♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywoods variation

1 Ian Friend

2 G Arnold Moore

3 E Marion Key

4 Eric Young

5 Howard Howell

6 Geoffrey C Beech

7 Barnabas G Key (C)

8 William H Watkin

First peal of Stedman triples : 6.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Monday, 30 March 1964 in 2h 47 (10–1–22 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywoods variation

1 G Arnold Moore

2 Geoffrey C Beech

3 E Marion Key

4 Raymond J Ballard

5 David J Midgley

6 T Leslie Walley

7 Barnabas G Key (C)

8 William H Watkin

First peal of Stedman Triples: 4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 8 April 1964 in 2h 42 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Doubles (3m)

10 Extents : Stedman, 16 Extents : Plain Bob, 16 Extents : Grandsire.

1 Patricia M Mills

2 G Arnold Moore (C)

3 Geoffrey C Beech

4 David J Midgley

5 T Leslie Walley

6 William H Watkin

Rung for the wedding of Brian Ronald Wood and Sylvia Marion Veitch, a member of the choir and 1st lieutenant in the 1st Eccleshall Guide company.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 25 April 1964 in 3h 4 (11–0–4 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Alan Barlow

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Harold Dowler

4 Walter Sherratt

5 Christine Birks

6 Harry Windsor

7 Roy Worrall

8 Dennis Latham

First peal : 1. First peal of major : 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 2 May 1964 in 2h 51 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Charles S Ryles

2 Barbara A Johnson

3 J Leslie Walley

4 David J Midgley

5 Philip W Gay

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 Geoffrey C Beech

8 G Arnold Moore (C)

First peal : 2. First peal of Oxford Treble Bob Major : 3,4,5,6 & 7.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Alton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Monday, 18 May 1964 in 2h 50 (22–2–2 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Bruertons Twelve Part

1 Patricia M Mills

2 Geoffrey C Beech

3 J Leslie Walley

4 David J Midgley

5 G Arnold Moore (C)

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 Philip W Gay

8 William H Watkin

First Grandsire Triples : 1,4 & 7. A Birthday compliment to Miss Patricia Mills.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 13 June 1964 in 3h 20 (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Caters

1 G Arnold Moore

2 Eric Young

3 J Leslie Walley

4 Barnabas G Key

5 E Marion Key

6 David J Midgley

7 Raymond J Ballard

8 Philip W Gay

9 Ivor R Nicholls (C)

10 Geoffrey C Beech

25th peal together : 1 & 10. First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Association. 25th birthday compliment to L K Moore.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Tern, Shropshire

St Peter

Saturday, 20 June 1964 in 2h 45 (8 in B)

5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Geoffrey C Beech

2 J Leslie Walley

3 Eric Young

4 Raymond J Ballard

5 David J Midgley

6 G Arnold Moore (C)

First peal in the method by all the band and on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 29 August 1964 in 2h 50 (16–2–10 in E)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Raymond J Ballard

2 Barbara G Dale

3 Hilary F Pardoe

4 J Leslie Walley

5 David J Midgley

6 Geoffrey C Beech

7 Andrew Thompson

8 G Arnold Moore (C)

First peal of Kent Treble Bob Major : 1,2,3,4 & 5. Rung for the wedding of L Keith Moore and Doreen Williams.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 5 September 1964 in 2h 50 (11–0–4 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Walter Sherratt

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Paul J Atkins

4 Harold Dowler

5 Christine Birks

6 Frank R Morton

7 Roy Worrall

8 Dennis Latham

First peal of Surprise Major : 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 September 1964 in 2h 57 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Barbara G Dale

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Christine Birks

4 Harold Dowler

5 Richard Wharton

6 Paul J Atkins

7 Dennis Latham

8 Walter Sherratt

First peal of Surprise Major : 1. First peal of Yorkshire : 3.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 21 September 1964 in 2h 43 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 William H Watkin

2 J Leslie Walley

3 E Marion Key

4 David J Midgley

5 Eric Young

6 Barnabas G Key (C)

A compliment to Mr H Watkin, father of William Watkin on his 84th birthday.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 26 September 1964 in 2h 46 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by G Lewis

1 Denis Heapy

2 J Leslie Shenton

3 F Hector Bennett

4 J Alban Jack

5 J Michael Jack

6 Roy Worrall

7 Ivor R Nichols (C)

8 Barry Corbishley

First peal in the method 1,5. Ringer of the tenor has now "circled the tower" twice.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

St John

Monday, 28 September 1964 in 2h 32 (8–0–2 in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Norwich & Cambridge Surprise, Oxford & Kent Treble Bob, St Clements Bob, Plain Bob & Single Oxford Bob.

1 Elizabeth M Snell

2 Barbara G Dale

3 Norman Sherratt

4 Richard Wharton

5 Dennis Latham (C)

6 Walter Sherratt

First peal of minor : 2.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Kingsley, Staffordshire

St Werburgh

Saturday, 24 October 1964 in 2h 42 (11–0–24 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each: Northumberland, Newcastle, Carlisle, Chester, York, Durham, Cambridge.

1 Paul J Atkins

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Harold Dowler

4 Dennis Latham

5 Walter Sherratt

6 Roy Worrall

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 2795.0767

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 24 October 1964 in 3h 2 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H Wilde

1 E Marion Key

2 G Arnold Moore

3 Geoffrey C Beech

4 Howard Howell

5 Raymond J Ballard

6 Edward V Rodenhurst

7 Ian Friend

8 Barnabas G Key (C)

First peal of the method : 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 31 October 1964 in 3h 5 (16–2–10 in E)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Eric Young

2 Geoffrey C Beech

3 J Leslie Walley

4 Charles S Ryles

5 Philip W Gay

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 David J Midgley

8 Andrew Thompson

9 G Arnold Moore (C)

10 William H Watkin

First peal of Grandsire Caters : 3,5,6 & 7. A compliment to Rev G Price, rector . and Mrs Price on their Silver wedding anniversary.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 21 November 1964 in 2h 23 (10–1–22 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 Extent : Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, 2 Extents : Kent Treble Bob. 3 Extents Plain bob.

1 J Leslie Walley

2 Mandy McCallion

3 G Arnold Moore

4 David J Midgley

5 Raymond J Ballard

6 Philip W Gay (C)

First peal of minor : 2.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 28 November 1964 in 2h 35 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Doubles (2m)

20 Extents : Plain Bob, 16 Extents & 3 240's : Grandsire.

1 Caroline Stewart

2 Lesley Kimston

3 G Arnold Moore (C)

4 Mandy McCallion

5 David J Midgley

6 William H Watkin

First peal : 1. First in Plain bob & Grandsire : 2,4 & 5. Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to Valerie Mitchell.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Rocester, Staffordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 19 December 1964 in 2h 50 (12–2–17 in F♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Geoffrey Alcock

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Paul J Atkins

4 Dennis Latham

5 Harold Dowler

6 Walter Sherratt

7 Roy Worrall

8 Charles A S Webb

First peal : 1.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

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