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North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 1 January 1987 in 3h 3 (19–0–11 in E)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (3m)

1920 London; 1560 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 77 com, atw.

Composed by C Adams

1 Philip J Day

2 Brian L Burrows (C)

3 Timothy C Hine

4 Margaret Jones

5 Christopher Adams

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Malcolm Quimby

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson

9 Ralph B Mitchell

10 Brian G Meads

First spliced S Royal : 3,5 & 8.

Personal record

North Staffordshire Association

Tideswell, Derbyshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 3 January 1987 in 3h (13–0–11 in F♯)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by T G Pett

1 Christine Sherratt

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 K Peter Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Margaret Jones

6 Harold Dowler

7 Geoffrey R Gardner

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First Bristol : 3 & 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

St John

Saturday, 10 January 1987 in 2h 38 (8–0–2 in G♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

(1,6,7) : Plain Bob, (2,3) : Oxford, (4,5) : Kent.

1 Sally R Gay

2 David J Danby

3 K Peter Jones

4 Michael Wilshaw

5 Philip W Gay

6 Raymond J Ballard (C)

First peal : 1. 100th peal : 5. Birthday compliment to Rowena Gay. Michael Wilshaw's first peal was rung in this tower on the 13/1/62 : 2,5 & 6 were in the band.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 16 January 1987 in 2h 47 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker: Arr J Groves

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Selwyn G Jones

3 Mark Adams

4 H Gorden Connon

5 Norman G Sharp

6 Christopher Adams

7 Brian L Burrows

8 Margaret Jones

150th peal : 2.

North Staffordshire Association

Hodnet, Shropshire

St Luke

Saturday, 17 January 1987 in 3h 12 (12–0–24 in F)

5376 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 K Peter Jones

2 Christine Sherratt

3 Norman Sherratt (C)

4 Harold Dowler

5 Ian Friend

6 Roland W Morant

7 Frank R Morton

8 Ralph B Mitchell

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 24 January 1987 in 3h 11 (18½ in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 Selwyn G Jones (C)

2 Timothy C Hine

3 Margaret Jones

4 Philip G Langford

5 David M Goss

6 Norman G Sharp

7 Raymond H Daw

8 Brian L Burrows

9 Philip W Gay

10 Neville R Holland

First in method : 4. First Grandsire & Caters as conductor. Birthday compliment to G Arnold Moore.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 31 January 1987 in 3h 7 (16–2–10 in E)

5080 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by E Nixon

1 Eric Nixon

2 Margaret Jones

3 Jennifer M Beech

4 Jane B Eabry

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Robin A Daw

7 Christopher W Machin

8 Frank Beech

9 Raymond H Daw

10 Kenneth Brown (C)

First attempt : 6. 200th peal : 9. First on 10 : 4 & 7. First as conductor. 79th birthday compliment to G A Moore.

Ringing World page reference: 3956.0177

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

14 Stuart Close

Tuesday, 3 February 1987 in 2h 23

5040 Minor (2m)

2 Extents : Kent Treble Bob, 5 Extents : Plain Bob.

1–2 Clive M Smith

3–4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5–6 Christopher Adams

North Staffordshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Friday, 6 February 1987 in 2h 55 (9–3–12 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 Ashtead, Aldenham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, London, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Yorkshire; 160 com, atw.

Composed by T G Pett

1 Philip W Gay

2 Timothy C Hine

3 Christopher Adams

4 Margaret Jones

5 Brian L Burrows (C)

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Malcolm Quimby

Most methods : 3,4,6 & 7. 150th together : 4 & 6. Most Surprise major for the Association.

Personal record

North Staffordshire Association

Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 7 February 1987 in 2h 56 (10–3–11 in G♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 Each : Aldenham, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospring, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley & Yorkshire; 160 com, atw.

Composed by T G Pett

1 Warren J Griffiths

2 Christopher Adams

3 Timothy C Hine

4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Margaret Jones

7 Philip W Gay

8 Ralph B Mitchell

Most methods : 7. Most Surprise Major by Resident Association members.

Ringing World page reference: 3958.0220

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

14 Stuart Close

Saturday, 14 February 1987 in 2h 23

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Philip W Gay

3–4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5–6 Christopher Adams

First in hand : 1-2.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 14 February 1987 in 3h 23 (16–2–10 in E)

5007 Erin Cinques

Composed by J W Belshaw

1 Stephanie J Pattenden

2 Clive M Smith

3 Lucy Smith

4 Eric E Speake

5 Andrew D Higson

6 Margaret Jones

7 Philip W Gay

8 James W Belshaw (C)

9 Selwyn G Jones

10 Christopher Adams

11 Stuart C W Hutchieson

12 Kenneth Brown

First cinques : 10, First Erin Cinques for assoc & all bar 1 & 8. First Erin for all bar 1,2,4 & 8.

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 28 February 1987 in 2h 52 (13–1–13 in F)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 : Aldenham, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cray, Cornwall, Double - Dublin, Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley & Yorkshire

Composed by T G Pett

1 Norman G Sharp

2 Timothy C Hine

3 Margaret Jones

4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5 Philip J Huxley

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Philip W Gay

8 Christopher Adams

To mark the Silver Jubilee of the ordination of Rev K H Miller Rector of Wolstanton. Most spliced surprise : 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Nantwich, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 28 March 1987 in 3h 9 (14–2–18 in E)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 : Rutland, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & Pudsey, 576 : Bristol, Cambridge, Superlative, 384 : London. 143 Changes of Method.

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Christopher Adams (C)

2 Timothy C Hine

3 David M Goss

4 Brian L Burrows

5 Norman G Sharp

6 Margaret Jones

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Philip W Gay

First 8 spliced as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 3 April 1987 in 2h 54 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m)

448 Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Double Dublin, Cornwall, Cray, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by N Smith

1 Selwyn G Jones

2 Timothy C Hine

3 Philip W Gay

4 Margaret Jones

5 Brian L Burrows (C)

6 Philip J Huxley

7 Christopher Adams

8 Ralph B Mitchell

North Staffordshire Association

Seighford, Staffordshire

St Chad

Saturday, 4 April 1987 in 2h 36 (6–3–20 in B♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (3m)

2 Extents each Kelso & Cunecastre; 3 Extents London.

1 M Keith Swingewood

2 Christine Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Charles A S Webb

5 Mervyn J Harrison

6 Norman Sherratt (C)

For the wedding of Amanda Louise Burslem and Christopher Baugh married this day at this church.

North Staffordshire Association

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 20 April 1987 in 3h 21 (26–0–21 in D)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Frederick H Dexter

1 Norman Sherratt (C)

2 Ivor R Nichols

3 Frank Beech

4 K Peter Jones

5 Harold Dowler

6 Roland W Morant

7 Ian Friend

8 Raymond J Ballard

9 Christopher Adams

10 Charles A S Webb

11 Ralph B Mitchell

12 David J Buckley

First peal of Stedman cinques : Frank Beech, Peter Jones, Roland Morant, and Christopher Adams.

First peal of cinques as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 4 May 1987 in 3h 12 (19–0–11 in E)

5077 Stedman Caters

Composed by F Dexter

1 Christopher Adams

2 Lucy Smith

3 Selwyn G Jones

4 Margaret Jones

5 Brian L Burrows (C)

6 Norman G Sharp

7 Timothy C Hine

8 Clive M Smith

9 Philip W Gay

10 Neville R Holland

First Stedman Caters : 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Whitby, Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 May 1987 in 3h 15 (19–0–11 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 David J Buckley

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Margaret Jones

5 K Peter Jones

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Raymond J Ballard (C)

8 Charles A S Webb

9 Christopher Adams

10 Ralph B Mitchell

First Yorkshire Surprise Royal : 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 19 June 1987 in 2h 48 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 : Ashford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire. 160 Changes of Method, all the work.

Composed by N Smith

1 Christopher Adams

2 Philip W Gay

3 Margaret Jones

4 Philip J Huxley

5 Timothy C Hine

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Brian L Burrows (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Sunday, 28 June 1987 in 2h 52 (13–1–13 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parkers 12 Part

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Jane B Cabry

3 Christopher W Machin

4 Philip Daniels

5 David J Buckley

6 Margaret Jones

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Melvyn Harwood

First triples : 2,4 & 8. First triples inside : 3. 80th birthday compliment to George W Biddulph.

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

14 Stuart Close

Thursday, 2 July 1987 in 2h 25

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Simon J Gay

3–4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5–6 Philip W Gay

First in hand : 1-2.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 4 July 1987 in 3h 15 (16–2–10 in E)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by I Nichol

1 W Robert Cooper

2 Philip W Gay

3 Simon J Gay

4 Christopher W Machin

5 Kenneth Brown

6 J Geoffrey Burton

7 Eric Nixon (C)

8 David J Buckley

In memory of T Lesley Walley ringer at St Giles and St Margaret Wolstanton who died 25th June 1987 aged 71 years.

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 11 July 1987 in 2h 44 (11–0–4 in G)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C J E Wyld

1 Christine Sherratt

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 K Peter Jones

4 Mervyn J Harrison

5 Roland W Morant

6 Harold Dowler

7 Charles A S Webb

8 Roy Worrall

First Bristol : 4. For the 150th anniversary of this Church.

North Staffordshire Association

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Luke

Thursday, 30 July 1987 in 2h 52 (14–0–10 in F)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 : Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire. 160 Changes of method, all the work.

Composed by N Smith

1 Simon J Gay

2 Timothy C Hine

3 Brian L Burrows (C)

4 Margaret Jones

5 Selwyn G Jones

6 Philip W Gay

7 Christopher Adams

8 Ralph B Mitchell

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Wednesday, 26 August 1987 in 3h 17 (16–2–10 in E)

5080 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by E Nixon

1 Eric Nixon

2 Philip W Gay

3 Jennifer M Beech

4 K Peter Jones

5 Norman G Sharp

6 Christopher W Machin

7 Frank Beech

8 Kenneth Brown (C)

9 Neville R Holland

10 Christopher Adams

80th birthday compliment to R S Anderson.

North Staffordshire Association

St Neots, Huntingdonshire

St Mary

Monday, 31 August 1987 in 3h 13 (29–2–13 in D♭)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by A S Hudson

1 Norman Sherratt (C)

2 K Peter Jones

3 Harold Dowler

4 Wendy Piercy

5 Remi Hodister

6 Raymond J Ballard

7 Roy Worrall

8 Charles A S Webb

9 Ralph B Mitchell

10 David J Buckley

First Stedman Caters on the bells.

North Staffordshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Saturday, 5 September 1987 in 2h 51 (9–3–12 in G)

5024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Margaret Jones

2 Christopher Adams

3 Timothy C Hine

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Philip J Huxley

6 Philip W Gay

7 Brian L Burrows (C)

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First in the method : 2,3 & 6. Farewell compliment to 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

St Michael and St Wulfad

Saturday, 12 September 1987 in 2h 58 (10–0–3 in G)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by M Maughan

1 Philip G Langford

2 Jennifer M Beech

3 K Peter Jones

4 Mervyn J Harrison

5 Frank Beech

6 Roland W Morant

7 Raymond H Daw

8 Frank R Morton (C)

First in method : 2 & 5. Wedding anniversary compliment to Wendy & Raymond Daw.

North Staffordshire Association

Checkley, Staffordshire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 12 September 1987 in 2h 44 (9–1–2 in G)

5040 Doubles (8m)

3 Extents Each : Stedman, Grandsire, St Simon, St Martin,St Nicholas, Winchenden Place, 7 Extents : Plain Bob, Rev Canterbury.

1 J Geoffrey Burton

2 Philip W Gay (C)

3 Simon J Gay

4 Duncan M Matheson

5 Raymond H Daw

6 Anthony M Daw

First doubles : 3,4 & 6. First on the bells since 1928. Rung for Checkley flower festival.

North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Friday, 18 September 1987 in 2h 53 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 : London, Rutland, 640 : Bristol, 576 : Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire. 144 Changes of method.

Composed by N Smith

1 Eric Nixon

2 J Geoffrey Burton

3 Margaret Jones

4 Brian L Burrows (C)

5 Simon J Gay

6 Anthony M Daw

7 Philip W Gay

8 Selwyn G Jones

First spliced surprise major : 2 & 6. First surprise major : 5. 17th birthday compliment to 5.

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 24 October 1987 in 2h 41 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Ian Friend

2 Christine Sherratt

3 Michael Wilshaw

4 Harold Dowler

5 Remi M Hodister

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Norman Sherratt (C)

8 Reginald C Proctor

Ringing World page reference: 3995.1020

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 30 October 1987 in 2h 57 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1152 : Rutland, 960 : Yorkshire, 768 : Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey & Superlative. 155 Changes of method.

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Margaret Jones

2 Christopher Adams (C)

3 Kathrine Adams

4 Brian L Burrows

5 Gary J Audley

6 Norman G Sharp

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Philip W Gay

First spliced : 3. Circled tower : 8.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

St John

Saturday, 21 November 1987 in 2h 32 (8–0–2 in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Double Court, Herewood, Single Oxford, Double Bob, Double Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob.

1 J Geoffrey Burton

2 Margaret Jones

3 Philip W Gay

4 Norman G Sharp

5 Raymond H Daw

6 Selwyn G Jones (C)

1: Bell Advisor, 2: Hon Secretary, 3: Treasurer, 4: Peal Secretary, 5: Ringing Master, 6: Chairman. By Association officers as a centenary compliment to Chester Diocesan Guild.

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 28 November 1987 in 3h 4 (18½ in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Margaret Jones

3 Kathrine Adams

4 Peter D Dakin

5 Philip G Langford

6 Norman G Sharp

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Brian L Burrows

9 Raymond J Ballard

10 Ralph B Mitchell

150th for the Association : 7. 25th as conductor. First on 10 : 3. First Grandsire caters : 4.

North Staffordshire Association

Congleton, Cheshire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 December 1987 in 2h 50 (13–1–2 in F)

5088 Evesham Surprise Major

Composed by D Knox

1 David J Buckley

2 Margaret Jones

3 Philip W Gay

4 Simon J Gay

5 C Michael Orme

6 Ralph B Mitchell

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Philip R Johnson

First in the method by all and for the Association

Ringing World January 15th 1988 No. 4003 page 46

North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 26 December 1987 in 3h 12 (19–0–11 in E)

5093 Grandsire Caters

Composed by K J Riders (Fr Ken's Big G)

1 Margaret Jones

2 Elizabeth C Day

3 E Ann Williams

4 John A Hickman

5 L Martin Daniels

6 Kevin M Price (C)

7 Kenneth J Rider

8 Selwyn G Jones

9 Neville R Holland

10 Colin J Evans

First in method : 2 & 4. On St Stephens Day.

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Monday, 28 December 1987 in 3h 8 (18½ in E)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

1 K Peter Jones

2 Norman Sherratt (C)

3 Roland W Morant

4 Ian Friend

5 Harold Dowler

6 Remi Hodister

7 Raymond J Ballard

8 Charles A S Webb

9 Michael Wilshaw

10 Ralph B Mitchell

First London Royal : 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Wednesday, 30 December 1987 in 2h 48 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5088 Cassiobury Surprise Major

Composed by M Maughan

1 David J Buckley

2 Ralph B Mitchell

3 Margaret Jones

4 Norman G Sharp

5 Simon J Gay

6 Christopher Adams

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson

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