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North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 3 January 1976 in 2h 47 (11–0–4 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans

1 Raymond J Ballard

2 Harold Dowler

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Michael Wilshaw

5 Walter Sherratt

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Norman Sherratt (C)

8 David J Midgley

First Stedman as conductor. In Memoriam A W Cliffe.

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 10 January 1976 in 2h 45 (10–1–22 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Peter Stanway

2 Margaret Jones

3 Harold Dowler

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Frederick E Wilshaw

6 Neil W Parrish

7 Raymond J Ballard (C)

8 Paul J Atkins

First peal : 4. First peal of treble bob : 1. First of Cambridge : 2. Half muffled in memoriam Mr Albert W Cliffe, many years a ringer at this tower.

North Staffordshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 7 February 1976 in 2h 58 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Peter T J Rumley

3 David J Danby

4 Eric Nixon

5 George W Biddulph

6 Michael Wilshaw

7 David J Midgley

8 Ralph B Mitchell (C)

First in the method - 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 28 February 1976 in 2h 54 (13–1–13 in F)

5024 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 George W Biddulph

4 Eric Nixon

5 Michael Wilshaw (C)

6 David J Danby

7 Stephen F Royal

8 David J Midgley

First peal in the method : 3 & 6. 100th peal : 3. To welcome the new vicar, Rev K H Miller.

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Monday, 1 March 1976 in 2h 47 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

5 Extents : Cambridge, 2 Extents : Plain Bob.

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 David C H Simpson

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Robert Michie

5 Peter T J Rumley

6 David G Massey (C)

For St Davids Day. 50th peal : 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3389.0309

North Staffordshire Association

Sutton, Cheshire

St James

Saturday, 29 May 1976 in 2h 37 (11–3–15 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Kelso, Lincoln, Coldstream, Cuncastre, Wells, London, York

1 Reginald A Challinor

2 Raymond J Ballard

3 Charles A S Webb

4 Harold Dowler

5 Norman Sherratt (C)

6 Walter Sherratt

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 5 June 1976 in 2h 40 (10–1–22 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 Extents : Single Oxford, 1 Extent : Kent Treble Bob, 4 Extents : Plain Bob.

1 Antony R Mckean

2 Ann Ballard

3 Peter Stanway

4 Neil W Parrish

5 Raymond J Ballard (C)

6 Paul J Atkins

First peal : 1. For the Whitsun flower festival.

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 5 June 1976 in 2h 52 (11–0–4 in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Michael S Bruce

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Charles A S Webb

4 Harold Dowler

5 Geoffrey A Edwards

6 Walter Sherratt

7 Eric Nixon

8 David J Midgley

Farewell compliment to Rev Barry C and Mrs Heitage.

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Sunday, 15 August 1976 in 3h (17–1–3 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 Lesley J Hall

2 B Margaret Burton

3 Kathleen M Burton

4 Robert G Chadburn

5 J Geoffrey Burton

6 John G Burton

7 David J Midgley

8 Ralph B Mitchell (C)

First peal : 1 & 4. First of cambridge : 6. Golden wedding compliment to the Rev D H and Mrs Bowdler; also to mark Rev D H Bowdler's 50 years in the ministry.

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Wednesday, 18 August 1976 in 2h 47 (11–0–4 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by G A C John

1 Raymond J Ballard

2 Charles A S Webb

3 Michael Wilshaw (C)

4 J Geoffrey Burton

5 Frederick E Wilshaw

6 Harold Dowler

7 Walter Sherratt

8 Geoffrey Davies

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Sunday, 12 September 1976 in 2h 56 (18½ in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 David J Woodcock

2 Lesley J Hall

3 Mary Bode

4 M Elizabeth Guy

5 Catherine M Guy

6 Barry Woodcock

7 A Robin Guy (C)

8 Robert G Chadburn

First peal : 1,3 & 6. First in the method : 2 & 8. Farewell compliment to Rev P D S Blake.

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 16 October 1976 in 2h 58 (14–2–0 in F)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Sidney Hough

2 R Brian Mills

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Peter Broadbent

5 Neil W Parrish

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 David J Midgley

8 Dennis Mottershead (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 11 December 1976 in 2h 53 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

672 Bristol, 768 Yorkshire, 864 each Lincolnshire and Superlative, 960 each Cambridge and Rutland. 77 changes of method, atw

Composed by Philip GK Davies

1 Philip J Sealey

2 Raymond J Ballard

3 Philip J Day

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Michael Wilshaw

6 Ian Friend

7 Eric E Speake (C)

8 Brian Harris

1st of 6-spliced surprise - 4

1st of 6-spliced surprise inside - 3

1st of 6-spliced surprise for the Association

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