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North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 12 February 1977 in 3h 10 (18½ in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Timothy M Davis

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Harold Dowler

4 Charles A S Webb

5 Robert G Chadburn

6 Ian Friend

7 Raymond J Ballard (C)

8 Walter Sherratt

9 Michael Wilshaw

10 David J Midgley

First peal: 1. First on ten: 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 16 April 1977 in 3h 2 (13–1–13 in F)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Timothy M Davis

3 Irene M Buckley

4 George W Biddulph

5 Robert G Chadburn

6 Michael Wilshaw (C)

7 David J Midgley

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First inside: 2. First of Superlative: 2 and 4. Compliment to Mr D R Whalley, retiring as tower captain.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 22 May 1977 in 3h 2 (16–2–10 in E)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 G Arnold Moore

2 Margaret Jones

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 William S Davenport

5 Timothy M Davis

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 Michael Wilshaw (C)

First Lincolnshire: 2, 4, 5 and 6. A wedding compliment to Sharon Moore and Paul D Dovey.

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 7 June 1977 in 2h 48 (10–1–22 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Anthony R McKean

2 Peter Stanway

3 Margaret Jones

4 George W Biddulph

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Raymond J Ballard (C)

8 Paul J Atkins

First of Major 1. 50th on the bells.

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Friday, 17 June 1977 in 2h 30 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Plain Minor (7m)

7m: Hereward, Thelwall, Childwall, Double Oxford, St Clements, Single Oxford, Plain Bob

1 William Watkin

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Timothy M Davis

5 David J Midgley

6 Michael Wilshaw (C)

Most methods peal: 3 & 4. Silver Wedding compliment to Lord and Lady Stafford, patrons of the parish.

North Staffordshire Association

Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 13 August 1977 in 2h 59 (10–3–11 in G♯)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Margaret Jones

2 Lesley J Hall

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 John G Burton

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Robert G Chadburn (C)

8 David J Midgley

First as conductor. First in the method: 4 and 6. Birthday compliment to Margaret Jones. Also compliment to Ann and Raymond Ballard on the birth of their daughter.

North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 August 1977 in 2h 31 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7m: London, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Durham, York and Cambridge)

1 A Robin Guy

2 Lesley J Hall

3 M Elizabeth Guy

4 Catherine M Guy

5 Timothy M Davis

6 Robert G Chadburn (C)

First of 7 Surprise Minor by all except conductor. Golden wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs B G Guy.

North Staffordshire Association

Bowdon, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 September 1977 in 3h 7 (18–0–6 in E)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Ann Humphreys

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Michael Wilshaw (C)

4 Timothy M Davis

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Charles A S Webb

7 David J Midgley

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First of London: 1 and 4. First of London as conductor. Birthday compliment to Eleanor Jane Cuthbert.

North Staffordshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 October 1977 in 2h 48 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1120 Rutland, 896 Superlative, 800 Pudsey, 768 Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire; with 98 changes of method, all the work

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Paul J Atkins

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 David J Midgley

6 Robert Michie

7 Ian Friend

8 Michael Wilshaw (C)

First of Spliced S. Major 6. First of 6 Spliced 3 and 4. First of 6 Spliced as conductor.

Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. T. Cuthbert, parents-in-law of the conductor

North Staffordshire Association

Walsall, West Midlands

St Matthew

Saturday, 15 October 1977 in 3h 7 (25–2–18 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by F T Blagrove

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Norman Sherratt

3 J Geoffrey Burton

4 Timothy M Davis

5 Raymond J Ballard

6 Michael Wilshaw (C)

7 Harold Dowler

8 Robert G Chadburn

9 Paul J Atkins

10 Walter Sherratt

11 David J Midgley

12 Ralph B Mitchell

First on 12: 3, 4, 9, 10. First of Yorkshire Maximus: 2, 6, 7, 11. First on 12 as conductor. First of Surprise Maximus for the Association. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Foundation of the Archdeaconry of Stoke-on-Trent.

North Staffordshire Association

Gnosall, Staffordshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 5 November 1977 in 2h 51 (14–3–19 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

8m: (1) London (2) Wells (3) York (4) Durham (5) Beverley and Surfleet. (6) Ipswich (7) Cambridge

1 David J Midgley

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Michael Wilshaw (C)

4 Timothy M Davis

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Ian Friend

First of 8 Surprise Minor for all (except treble).

North Staffordshire Association

Sutton, Cheshire

St James

Friday, 23 December 1977 in 2h 37 (11–3–15 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

(1) Carlisle (2) Chester (3) Munden (4) Wells (5) London (6) Beverley and Surfleet (7) Cambridge

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Lesley J Hall

3 Timothy M Davis

4 John G Burton

5 Michael Wilshaw

6 Robert G Chadburn (C)

First Surprise Minor - 4. First in 8 methods 2,4,6. For Christmas.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Wednesday, 28 December 1977 in 2h 49 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

4m: 1440 Yorkshire, 1280 Lincolnshire, Cambridge, 1120 Rutland: 69 com, atw)

Composed by P G K Davies

1 David J Woodcock

2 Michael Wilshaw (C)

3 Lesley J Hall

4 David J Sumner

5 John G Burton

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Robert G Chadburn

8 David J Midgley

The 1000th tower-bell peal for the Association. First of Spliced Surprise Major: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. To welcome Martin John, son of John and Jennifer Hall.

North Staffordshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 31 December 1977 in 2h 40 (7–2–22 in B♭)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Ann Humphreys

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Catherine M Guy

4 M Elizabeth Guy

5 Lesley J Hall

6 A Robin Guy

7 Robert G Chadburn

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

First in the method 1,4. First as conductor.

For the passing of the old year.

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