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North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 17 January 1992 in 2h 43 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5152 Kingsbury Surprise Major

Composed by B L Burrows

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Selwyn G Jones

3 Margaret Jones

4 Michael Wilshaw

5 Philip W Gay

6 Timothy C Hine

7 Brian L Burrows (C)

8 Andrew W Gordon

North Staffordshire Association

Biddulph, Staffordshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 19 February 1992 in 2h 42 (9–2–3 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each: Primrose, London, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge

1 Raymond H Daw

2 C Kenneth Lewis

3 Roland W Morant

4 Roger Bugler

5 Barry Corbishley

6 Ivor R Nicholls (C)

First peal on bells since rehanging. The band wish to associate Geoff Burton with this peal. He was adviser about the rehanging scheme but was unable to take part in the peal.

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 7 March 1992 in 2h 57 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J Bruerton (12-part)

1 Christine Sherratt

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Reginald C Proctor

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Christopher W Machin

7 Paul J Atkins

8 Christopher P Rice

First Grandsire Triples: 2, 4 & 7. In memory of Albert Woodvine, a bellringer at this church.

Ringing World page reference: 4223.0331

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 21 March 1992 in 2h 45 (11–0–4 in G)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 John H Gibb

2 Christopher W Machin

3 Norman Sherratt (C)

4 Harold Dowler

5 Remi Hodister

6 Ian Friend

7 James Gibb

8 C Michael Orme

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 3 April 1992 in 2h 47 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F Dexter

1 Brian L Burrows (C)

2 Philip W Gay

3 Margaret Jones

4 Selwyn G Jones

5 Michael Wilshaw

6 David J Baskerville

7 Andrew W Gordon

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First peal : 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 April 1992 in 3h 27 (25–0–18 in D)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by R A G Inglis

1 Norman Sherratt (C)

2 K Peter Jones

3 Harold Dowler

4 Remi Hodister

5 Ian Friend

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Ian W Taylor

8 Maurice Edwards

9 Simon Humphrey

10 C Michael Orme

200th peal on 10 for tenor. A wedding anniversary and birthday compliment to the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 4231.0527

North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 4 May 1992 in 2h 55 (19–0–11 in E)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 David J Baskerville

2 Christopher Adams

3 Jayne M Horne

4 Brian L Burrows

5 Margaret Jones

6 Timothy C Hine

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Ralph B Mitchell

For 300th anniversary of bells 5,6 & 8 in St Mary's, cast in 1692 by Henry Bagley. First peal of major : 1.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton in Furness, Cumbria

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 23 May 1992 in 3h (12–1–2 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Harold Dowler

3 Stephen T Metcalfe

4 Thomas F Metcalfe

5 Christopher W Machin

6 Margaret Jones

7 Michael Wilshaw (C)

8 Selwyn G Jones

9 Charles A S Webb

10 Ralph B Mitchell

North Staffordshire Association

Dalton in Furness, Cumbria

St Mary

Monday, 25 May 1992 in 3h 14 (21–2–25 in D)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by R A G Inglis

1 Norman Sherratt (C)

2 Harold Dowler

3 Christopher W Machin

4 Stephen T Metcalfe

5 Margaret Jones

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Michael Wilshaw

9 Ralph B Mitchell

10 Paul A Thompson

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 12 June 1992 in 2h 50 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)

950 : Rutland. 640 : Cambridge, London. 320 : Pudsey, Yorkshire, Cray, Wembley, Lindum, New Glocester, Eastcote, Bristol. 160 : Superlative, Lincolnshire.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Stephen Stanford

2 Philip W Gay

3 Selwyn G Jones

4 Margaret Jones

5 Michael Wilshaw

6 Brian L Burrows (C)

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Andrew W Gordon

In memory of Richard Warrilow.

North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 14 June 1992 in 3h 27 (19–0–11 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Elizabeth C Day

2 Raymond J Ballard

3 Jennifer M Beech

4 Margaret Jones

5 Jayne M Horne

6 Frank Beech

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Kenneth J Rider

9 Neville R Holland

10 Colin J Evans

In memory of Richard J Warrilow, died 7/6/92, a ringer at Stafford for over 70 years.

North Staffordshire Association

Cheddleton, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Wednesday, 22 July 1992 in 2h 42 (11–0–18 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 Eric Parfitt

2 Peter E Maddocks

3 Rowland W Morant

4 Barry Corbishley

5 Ivor R Nicholls

6 Philip W Gay (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 24 July 1992 in 2h 43 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Margaret Jones

4 David J Baskerville

5 Timothy C Hine

6 Michael Wilshaw

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Andrew W Gordon

First surprise inside : 4.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 14 August 1992 in 2h 42 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by E Barnett

1 Margaret Jones

2 Ralph B Mitchell

3 Simon L Ward

4 Adam P Shepherd

5 Timothy C Hine

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Philip W Gay

8 Andrew W Gordon (C)

First Pudsey as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Stafford, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 31 August 1992 in 3h 13 (19–0–11 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Louise A Baskerville

2 Elizabeth C Day

3 Margaret Jones

4 Harold Dowler

5 James McK Went

6 David J Baskerville

7 Selwyn G Jones (C)

8 Simon L Ward

9 Ralph B Mitchell

10 Colin J Evans

First peal : 1. First peal on 10 : 5 & 6. For 300th anniversary of bells 5,6 & 8 cast by Henry Bagley in 1692. Farewell compliment to Neville R Holland leaving Stafford after 25 years.

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 26 September 1992 in 3h (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Brian L Burrows

1 David C Powell

2 Margaret Jones

3 Selwyn G Jones

4 K Peter Jones

5 Kenneth Brown

6 Brian L Burrows (C)

7 Philip W Gay

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First in the method : 5 and on the bells. For 50th birthday of Ken Brown. For the 30th wedding anniversary of Ralph & Christine Mitchell.

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 7 November 1992 in 2h 47 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5024 Nasty Surprise Major

Composed by S J Gay

1 Margaret Jones

2 Brian L Burrows (C)

3 Philip W Gay

4 Christopher W Machin

5 Michael Wilshaw

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Andrew W Gordon

North Staffordshire Association

Marchington, Staffordshire

St Peter

Wednesday, 11 November 1992 in 2h 37 (10–1–24 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Ipswich, London, Wells, Durham, York, Beverley & Cambridge.

1 Roger Bugler

2 Revd David H Sansum

3 Ivor Nicholls

4 Rowland W Morant

5 Norman Sherratt (C)

6 Barry Corbishley

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Friday, 4 December 1992 in 2h 42 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 David J Baskerville

3 Margaret Jones

4 Andrew W Gordon

5 Jeffrey G Pearson

6 Selwyn G Jones

7 Philip W Gay

8 Brian L Burrows (C)

First on 8 : 5. First in the method : 2. 250th peal : 6.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Saturday, 12 December 1992 in 2h 4 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

First peal inside: 3. First peal on the bells.

1 Philip W Gay

2 Rowena Gay

3 Sally R Gay

4 Simon J Gay

5 Ruth H Smith

6 Robert B Smith (C)

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