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North Staffordshire Association

Market Drayton, Shropshire

St Mary

Thursday, 1 January 1981 in 3h (17–2–3 in E)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Timothy M Davis

3 Frank Osbaldiston

4 Eric Nixon

5 Edward R Fairbrother

6 Dennis Mottershead (C)

7 Clive R Calton

8 David J Midgley

North Staffordshire Association

Horton, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 17 January 1981 in 2h 32 (8–0–23 in G♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

1 Cunecastre, 2 London, Wells, 3 Durham. 4 York, 5 Beverley, Surfleet, 6 Cambridge, Ipswich, 7 Norwich.

1 Timothy J Rushton

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Timothy M Davis (C)

6 John Harrold

Most S Minor by all except 6,and for the Association. First on the bells since tuning and rehanging. 21st birthday compliment to Lesley Hall.

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Friday, 23 January 1981 in 2h 20 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Hereward, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, Pinehurst, Buxton, St Clements, Plain Bob.

1 William H Watkin

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Timothy M Davis (C)

6 John Harrold

To welcome the Rev WGH Gardiner (priest-in-charge).

North Staffordshire Association

New Mills, Derbyshire

St George

Saturday, 31 January 1981 in 2h 50 (13–1–0 in G♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by I M Holland

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Charles A S Webb

4 Timothy M Davis (C)

5 Ian Friend

6 Harold Dowler

7 Walter Sherratt

8 David J Midgley

Source: RW, 1981, page 190.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 7 February 1981 in 3h 10 (16–2–10 in E)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by S J Ivin

1 W Robert Cooper

2 Eric Nixon

3 Norman Sherratt

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Harold Dowler

6 Margaret Jones

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Raymond J Ballard

9 Timothy M Davis

10 Ralph B Mitchell

11 David J Midgley

12 Michael Wilshaw (C)

First peal on the recently augmented ring of twelve bells. First on 12 : 1. First of Surprise Maximus 'inside' : 6. First of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus : 2 & 7.

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 14 February 1981 in 2h 45 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F H Dexter (No 2)

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Harold Dowler

3 Walter Sherratt

4 Frank R Morton

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Michael Wilshaw (C)

8 Reginald C Proctor

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 13 March 1981 in 2h 48 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by SJ Ivin

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Margaret Jones

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Kevin J Harrold

5 Christopher Adams

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Timothy M Davis (C)

8 John Harrold

First blows in method - 4. First in method - 5. 100th together - 3,7. 25th together - 1,7.

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 14 March 1981 in 2h 42 (10–1–22 in G)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Margaret Jones

2 Paul J Atkins

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Timothy M Davis (C)

5 Raymond J Ballard

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 John Harrold

50th for the Association - 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Ditcheat, Somerset

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 21 March 1981 in 3h 5 (24–0–4 in E♭)

5152 London Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Harold Dowler

4 Michael Wilshaw (C)

5 Walter Sherratt

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 David J Midgley

8 Charles A S Webb

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 28 March 1981 in 2h 30 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (14m)

St Nicholas, Heatherslade, Gower, Reverse Canterbury, Single Oxford, Wight, Double Oxford, Thelwell, Pinehurst, Andover St Clements, Childwell, Buxton & Plain Bob.

1 William H Watkin

2 Melanie R Daw

3 Keith Daniels

4 John R Scott

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Raymond H Daw

First in 14 methods : 2.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 3 April 1981 in 2h 45 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

640 each Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire, 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, 120 com, atw.

Composed by NJ Diserens

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Timothy M Davis (C)

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 John Harrold

First 8 Spliced S Major - 5. Circled tower - 4.

North Staffordshire Association

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 April 1981 in 3h 13 (19–2–8 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by JR Ketteringham

1 Margaret Jones

2 Mark Adams

3 Duncan R Hansell

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Timothy M Davis

6 Frederick M Mitchell

7 Philip R Johnson

8 John Harrold (C)

First in the method - 2,3.

North Staffordshire Association

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 18 April 1981 in 3h 6 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Gillian R Hall

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 David J Buckley

5 Paul J Atkins

6 Ian Friend

7 Timothy M Davis

8 Ralph B Mitchell

9 David J Midgley

10 Charles A S Webb

Wedding Day compliment to David Kerr and Glenys Newton

Ringing World May 22nd 1981 No. 3656 Vol. LXXVII page 450

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Wednesday, 22 April 1981 in 2h 41 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnsons Variation

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Gillian R Hall

3 Judith A Money

4 Timothy J Rushton

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Ian Friend

7 John Harrold

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

First Cambridge Major - 2,4.

North Staffordshire Association

Marchington, Staffordshire

St Peter

Thursday, 23 April 1981 in 2h 35 (10–1–24 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Wells, Norwich, Ipswich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge.

1 Judith A Money

2 Gillian R Hall

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Duncan R Hansell

5 Timothy M Davis (C)

6 John Harrold

Most S Minor - 2. 25th together - 5,6. On St Geoge's Day.

North Staffordshire Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Saturday, 25 April 1981 in 3h (15–2–2 in F)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R J Parker

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Harold Dowler

4 Walter Sherratt

5 Ian Friend

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 Frank R Morton

8 Charles A S Webb

RW 1981.0450.

North Staffordshire Association

Horton, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 4 May 1981 in 2h 36 (8–0–23 in G♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (4m)

London, Wells, Norwich & Cambridge.

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Gillian R Hall

3 Margaret Jones

4 Timothy J Rushton

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Timothy M Davis (C)

First of minor inside :4.

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 7 May 1981 in 2h 27 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Double Bob, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, Pinehurst, Buxton, St Clements, & Plain Bob. Each extent called differently.

1 William H Watkin

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Timothy M Davis (C)

400th for the Association : 2. 50th together : 3 & 6. Rung on the eve of the Wedding of Hon. Caroline Fitzherbert and Kirkland Tellwright.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 15 May 1981 in 2h 45 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5024 Ickleton Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Timothy M Davis (C)

3 Margaret Jones

4 Christopher Adams

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 John Harrold

50th together - 1,6. First in the method for all and for the Association.

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 16 May 1981 in 2h 59 (13–1–13 in F)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Philip Daniels

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Gillian R Hall

4 Irene M Buckley

5 Margaret Jones

6 David J Buckley

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

25th peal : 3. First in the method : 3,4 & 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Sunday, 17 May 1981 in 3h 3 (17–1–3 in E)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 William E Evans

2 B Margaret Burton

3 Anthony M Daw

4 Wendy Daw

5 Melanie R Daw

6 J Geoffrey Burton

7 John G Burton

8 Raymond H Daw (C)

First of Major : 3. First in the method : 1,2,4,5 & 6.

Rung by a Sunday Service band as a compliment to Cllr Les Sillitoe on his installation as Lord Mayor of Stoke upon Trent & Mrs Silitoe as the Lady Mayoress

North Staffordshire Association

Chepstow, Monmouthshire

St Mary

Monday, 25 May 1981 in 2h 56 (16–1–24 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Jacqueline S King

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Norman Sherratt

4 Harold Dowler

5 Timothy M Davis

6 Michael Wilshaw (C)

7 Walter Sherratt

8 Ralph B Mitchell

9 David J Midgley

10 Charles A S Webb

Ringing World page reference: 3661.0556

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 30 May 1981 in 2h 41 (11–0–4 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Judith A Money

3 David J Midgley

4 Harold Dowler

5 Ian Friend

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Norman Sherratt (C)

8 Walter Sherratt

First of Stedman : 2.

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 27 June 1981 in 3h 4 (18½ in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by P Border

1 Gillian R Hall

2 Margaret Jones

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Timothy J Rushton

5 Phillip W Gay

6 Timothy M Davis (C)

7 David J Buckley

8 Selwyn G Jones

9 David J Midgley

10 John Harrold

First Royal - 5. First Royal inside - 4. 25th together - 1,6. 50th together - 6,8. Wedding compliment to Miss GM Moss and Mr AP Hipwell.

North Staffordshire Association

Ormskirk, Lancashire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 25 July 1981 in 3h 15 (21–1–26 in E♭)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Paul J Atkins

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Norman Sherratt

4 Harold Dowler

5 Raymond J Ballard

6 Charles A S Webb

7 David J Midgley

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Church Lawton, Cheshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 4 August 1981 (8–1–2 in G)

2520 Plain Bob Major

1 Caroline R Pettitt

2 Eric Nixon

3 Gillian R Hall

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Simon JT Wilmshurst

6 John Harrold

7 Duncan R Hansell

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

Longest length - 1.

North Staffordshire Association

Barthomley, Cheshire

St Bertoline

Tuesday, 4 August 1981 in 2h 53 (13–1–14 in E)

5120 Cassiobury Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 Margaret Jones

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Eric Nixon

4 Simon JT Wilmshurst

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Timothy M Davis (C)

8 John Harrold

First in the method by all and for the Association

North Staffordshire Association

Guiseley, Yorkshire

St Oswald King and Martyr

Monday, 31 August 1981 in 2h 57 (16–3–7 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Harold Dowler

3 Walter Sherratt

4 Ian Friend

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Norman Sherratt (C)

8 Stephen Lunn

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 12 September 1981 (18½ in E)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (3m)

1920 Cambridge & Yorkshire, 1200 Rutland. 101 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by C Adams

1 Gillian R Hall

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Timothy M Davis (C)

4 Margaret Jones

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Michael Wilshaw

7 Raymond J Ballard

8 Philip R Johnson

9 David J Midgley

10 John Harrold

Most spliced Surprise Royal for all and for the Association.

North Staffordshire Association

Shrawley, Worcestershire

St Mary

Saturday, 19 September 1981 in 2h 26 (9–0–10 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Wells, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge)

1 E Ann Williams

2 Simon JT Wilmshurst

3 Michael C Hansford

4 Duncan R Hansell

5 John Harrold

6 Timothy M Davis (C)

150th peal - 2.

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 26 September 1981 in 2h 42 (10–1–22 in G)

5088 Ospringe Surprise Major

Composed by RFB Speed

1 Timothy M Davis (C)

2 Eric Nixon

3 Gillian R Hall

4 Margaret Jones

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 John Harrold

25th for the Association - 8. 125th for the Association - 1. First in the method by all and for the Association.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 7 November 1981 in 3h 15 (16–2–10 in E)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by R A G Inglis

1 Michael Wilshaw (C)

2 Margaret Jones

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Norman Sherratt

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Judith A Money

7 Ian Friend

8 Harold Dowler

9 David J Midgley

10 Raymond J Ballard

11 Ralph B Mitchell

12 David J Buckley

First cinques by a resident Association Band. First on 12 : 12. First Stedman : 5. First Cinques as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Market Drayton, Shropshire

St Mary

Monday, 28 December 1981 in 2h 51 (17–2–3 in E)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Eric Nixon

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Jones

4 Philip W Gay

5 Duncan R Hansell

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 David J Midgley

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

First London : 4. 25th together : 5 & 8.

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