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North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 13 January 2001 in 3h 14 (16–2–10 in E)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by G J Hawkins

1 Graham K Austin

2 Samuel M Austin

3 John H Wilton

4 Kenneth Brown

5 David C H Simpson

6 David C Powell

7 Philip W Gay (C)

8 Stefan R Zientek

9 Nicholas C Willasey

10 Raymond H Daw

First on 10: 6. First on 10 inside: 2. A 40th birthday compliment to David C Powell.

North Staffordshire Association

Gnosall, Staffordshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 13 January 2001 in 3h 2 (14–3–19 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

1 Phil Gay

2 Peter Jones

3 Trevor Lock

4 Derek Tweed

5 Ted Fairbrother

6 Richard Harris

7 David Friend

8 Ian Friend

First Peal for 3 and 4.

First Peal on the bells since Augmentation in 2000

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Friday, 19 January 2001 in 2h 13 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Steven Stoker

2 Christopher Adams

3 John R Scott

4 Paul N Harden

5 Alan P Walters

6 Philip W Gay (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Monday, 29 January 2001 (16–2–10 in E)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 David C Powell

2 David C H Simpson

3 William S Deason

4 Roland Morant

5 William E Evans

6 Jeffery Pearson

7 Kenneth Brown (C)

8 Geoffrey A Edwards

9 David W Jack

10 Raymond H Daw

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Friday, 16 February 2001 in 2h 9 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 C Paul Cheshire

2 Paul J Lewis

3 Alan P Walters

4 John R Scott

5 Philip W Gay

6 Christopher Adams (C)

First peal of 7 Surpise Minor as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Monday, 5 March 2001 in 2h 8 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 K Peter Jones

2 Paul J Lewis

3 David N Young

4 Paul N Harden

5 Ian Friend

6 Philip W Gay (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 28 March 2001 in 2h 2 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 K Peter Jones

2 Harold Dowler

3 Philip W Gay

4 Paul J Atkins

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Norman Sherratt (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 4 April 2001 in 2h 2 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (2m)

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Rowena Gay

3 K Peter Jones

4 Harold Dowler

5 Philip W Gay (C)

6 Ralph B Mitchell

A 65th birthday compliment (April 5th) to Ralph B Mitchell.

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 7 April 2001 in 2h 57 (17–1–3 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 K Peter Jones

2 Patricia A M Halls (C)

3 Geoffrey A Edwards

4 David W Jack

5 Wendy Daw

6 Timothy Wylie

7 David C H Simpson

8 Kenneth Brown

9 Philip J H Hudson

10 Raymond H Daw

A compliment to J Geoffrey Burton (Tower Captain) to celebrate his recent 70th birthday.

North Staffordshire Association

Haughton, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 7 April 2001 in 2h 40 (5–3–21 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 full extents of Plain Bob Minor

1 Ian Friend

2 Richard Harris

3 Ted Fairbrother

4 Phil Michie

5 Trevor Lock

6 Phil Gay (C)

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Matthew Lock to Carmel Walsh, who were married later in the day at St. Austin's Church Stafford.

First Peal: 4

First Peal on the bells since Augmentation in 1998

North Staffordshire Association

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 29 April 2001 in 2h 52 (17–3–1 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by James Bruerton

1 David W Jack

2 Raymond H Daw

3 Roland W Morant

4 Kenneth Brown

5 Frank R Morton (C)

6 Geoffrey A Edwards

7 Alan P Walters

8 David J Baskerville

A birthday compliment to Frank Parker, local tower captain.

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

St Michael and St Wulfad

Sunday, 6 May 2001 in 47m (10–2–4)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 Glenda Rowley

2 Alan Dutton

3 Margaret Simpson

4 A S Bill Harris

5 James Went

6 Frank Beech

7 Jennifer M Beech

8 David C H Simpson (C)

1st in the method 2.

North Staffordshire Association

Horton, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 11 May 2001 in 2h 35 (8–0–23 in G♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

2m: (1-4) Cambridge Surprise, (5-7) Plain Bob.

1 Wendy Daw

2 Raymond H Daw

3 K Peter Jones

4 Scott Wheaver

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Philip W Gay (C)

First peal attempt; 4

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Monday, 14 May 2001 in 2h 11 (0–3–19 in A♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Rowena Gay

3 Helen Twigg

4 Paul J Lewis

5 Scott Wheaver

6 Ralph B Mitchell

North Staffordshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

St Martin le Grand, Coney Street

Monday, 28 May 2001 in 2h 40 (10–1–23 in G♯)

5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by P G K Davies

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Harold Dowler

3 John H Gibb

4 Darren R Moore

5 Stefan R Zientek

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Timothy M Davis (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 20 June 2001 in 2h 23 (103 lb)

5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Michael Maughan

1 Harold Dowler

2 Rowena Gay

3 Paul J Atkins

4 Gordon A Halls

5 Patricia A M Halls

6 K Peter Jones

7 Michael Maughan (C)

8 Philip W Gay

Ringing World page reference: 4710.0781

North Staffordshire Association

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Bell Foundry Tower

Monday, 25 June 2001 in 2h 20 (6–2–13 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

7m: Oxford RB, Double Oxford/Plain Bob, Kent TB, Single Oxford/Plain Bob, Cambridge S, St Clements, Plain Bob.

1 Patricia A M Halls

2 Jeffrey G Pearson

3 Timothy Wylie

4 Philip J H Hudson

5 A S William Harris

6 Raymond H Daw (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 7 July 2001 in 2h 41 (11–0–4 in G)

5088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by J R Mayne

1 Paul J Atkins

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Philip W Gay

5 Charles A S Webb

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Michael Wilshaw (C)

Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to Mrs Betty Wilshaw.

North Staffordshire Association

Stone, Staffordshire

St Michael and St Wulfad

Sunday, 8 July 2001

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Frank Beech

2 Alan Dutton

3 Margaret Simpson

4 David C H Simpson

5 Trevor Lock

6 James Went

7 Jennifer M Beech

8 A S Bill Harris (C)

Circled the tower 4.

Retirement compliment to Mrs Harris

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 11 July 2001 in 2h 9 (103lb)

5040 Minor

7m: London S, Cambridge S; Beverley S; Surfleet S; Oxford TB; Kent TB; Plain Bob

1 Philip W Gay

2 Rowena Gay

3 K Peter Jones

4 Norman Sherratt

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Harold Dowler (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4709.0756

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Monday, 16 July 2001 in 2h 13 (103lb)

5040 Minor

6m: Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet, Oxford, Kent, Plain Bob

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Rowena Gay

3 Paul J Lewis

4 Scott Wheaver

5 Paul N Harden

6 Ian Friend

In memory of Tom Chapman

Ringing World page reference: 4713.0851

North Staffordshire Association

High Offley, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 30 July 2001 in 2h 30 (7–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (1p/6m/15v)

1 William E Evans

2 A S William Harris

3 Scott Wheaver

4 Kenneth Brown

5 Raymond H Daw (C)

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 1 August 2001 in 2h 22 (103lb)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by M Maughan

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 K Peter Jones

3 Rowena Gay

4 Norman Sherratt

5 Harold Dowler

6 Philip W Gay

7 Paul J Atkins

8 Michael Maughan (C)

Rung to celebrate the first class honours degrees achieved by Alison Pendleton, sister of 3, and Ian Shepherd, nephew of 6.

Ringing World page reference: 4713.0853

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 15 August 2001 in 1h 53 (103 lb)

5040 Minor

7m: London, Wells, Norwich, Cambridge, Kent, Oxford, Plain Bob

1 K Peter Jones

2 Simon J Gay

3 Philip W Gay

4 Tina R Stoecklin

5 Harold Dowler

6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4715.0901

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Thursday, 6 September 2001 in 1h 56 (103 lb)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: Coverleigh; Woodhead; Norfolk; Hull; Berwick; Hexham; Primrose

1 K Peter Jones

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Paul J Atkins

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Philip W Gay (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4720.1022

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 26 September 2001 in 1h 56 (103lb)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: London, Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Stephen Stoker

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 K Peter Jones

5 Philip W Gay (C)

6 Paul J Atkins

Ringing World page reference: 4720.1022

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 29 September 2001 in 2h 36 (11–0–4 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by A P Heywood 5 part

1 Norman Sherratt

2 Timothy M Davis

3 K Peter Jones

4 Paul J Atkins

5 Charles A S Webb

6 Ian Friend

7 Harold Dowler (C)

8 Ralph B Mitchell

First Stedman as conductor.

North Staffordshire Association

Wormhill, Derbyshire

St Margaret

Wednesday, 10 October 2001 in 1h 51 (1 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: Norwich, London, Wells, York, Durham, Ipswich, Cambridge

1 Peter Jones

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Paul Atkins

5 Ralph Mitchell

6 Philip Gay (C)

Woodlands Wednesday band looking for something a little heavier

Ringing World page reference: 4722.1068

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 13 October 2001 in 3h 4 (18½ in E)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by S Wheaver

1 Philip W Gay

2 Frances E Haynes

3 K Peter Jones

4 David T G Jones

5 Timothy M Davis

6 Scott Wheaver

7 David W Jack

8 Roy A Meads (C)

First peal of major: 4 & 6. Rung to celebrate Scott Wheaver's 21st birthday on 15th September.

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 17 October 2001 in 1h 57 (103lb)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: Stamford, Rossendale, Norwich, London, Wells, Durham, York

1 K Peter Jones

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Paul J Atkins

4 Harold Dowler

5 Ian Friend

6 Philip W Gay (C)

Rung in memory of Arthur Jopp, without whose example, advice and encouragement this ring of bells would not exist

Ringing World page reference: 4730.1272

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Wednesday, 7 November 2001 in 2h 2 (103 lb)

5040 Minor

4m: Two extents each of Single Oxford, Kent TB and Cambridge S, one extent of Plain Bob

1 Ralph B Mitchell

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 K Peter Jones

5 Steven Stoker

6 Philip W Gay (C)

Most methods, 5

Ringing World page reference: 4726.1167

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Saturday, 10 November 2001 in 1h 56 (103 lb)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: one extent each of London, Wells, Durham, York, Ipswich, Cambridge, Norwich

1 Harold Dowler

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Timothy M Davis

4 K Peter Jones

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Philip W Gay (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4727.1194

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Thursday, 15 November 2001 in 2h 15 (103 lb)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Ralph B Mitchell

3 Raymond H Daw

4 Paul J Lewis

5 John R Scott

6 Alan P Walters

7 Alex Hunt

8 Wendy Daw

A birthday compliment (today) to Wendy Daw First peal on the bells in which the treble has plain hunted throughout

Ringing World page reference: 4728.1216

North Staffordshire Association

Horton, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 3 December 2001 in 2h 36 (8–0–23 in G♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Beverley, Surfleet S, Oxford, Kent TB, Cambridge S, St Clements CB, Plain Bob

1 Philip Wood

2 Philip W Gay

3 Wendy Daw

4 Raymond H Daw

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 Scott Wheaver (C)

First peal as conductor. 40 years since last peal - 1. Rung to celebrate 100 years since first peal at Horton.

Ringing World page reference: 4733.0033

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula

Thursday, 6 December 2001 (17–1–3 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Teresa J Boothby

2 Vilma P Pugh

3 B Margaret Burton

4 K Peter Jones

5 William E Evans

6 Wendy Daw

7 Raymond H Daw (C)

8 J Geoffrey Burton

Rung as a compliment to Ven Alan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke on Trent & President of the N Staffs Assn, who was consecrated as Bishop of Shrewsbury at Westminster Abbey today.

Ringing World page reference: 4734.0056

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

Woodlands

Thursday, 6 December 2001 in 2h (103 lb)

5040 Surprise Minor

2m: Three extents of Westminster and four of Cambridge

1 Philip W Gay (C)

2 Paul J Lewis

3 Kenneth Brown

4 John R Scott

5 Scott Wheaver

6 David J Baskerville

Rung as a compliment to the Right Reverend Alan Smith, Association President, on his consecration as Bishop, which took place this day in Westminster Abbey

Ringing World page reference: 4734.0056

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke-upon-Trent

Saturday, 15 December 2001 in 3h 5 (17–3–3)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George J Hawkins

1 Harold Dowler

2 Margaret Jones

3 Jeffrey G Pearson

4 David C H Simpson

5 Raymond H Daw

6 Rt Rev Alan G C Smith

7 Philip W Gay (C)

8 David J Baskerville

9 Alan P Walters

10 David C Powell

100th peal, 4 Rung as a farewell to Alan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke and Association President, who is leaving to become Bishop of Shrewsbury

Ringing World page reference: 4734.0056

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 29 December 2001 in 2h 47 (11)

5184 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphreys

1 K Peter Jones

2 Norman Sherratt

3 Harold Dowler

4 Dennis Latham

5 Charles A S Webb

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Ralph B Mitchell

8 Michael Wilshaw (C)

First of Belfast - 4

Ringing World page reference: 4734.0057

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