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North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 2 January 2016 in 43m (4–3–10)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Elizabeth A R Pettit
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 Margaret Simpson
4 Leonard E Venables
5 James Went
6 David C H Simpson (C)
Rung to mark Glenda Rowley's 65 years as a ringer at St Michael's Stone
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 10 January 2016 in 45m (11–2–20 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Bethany K Mulholland-Prescott
2 Lee Cooke
3 Colin Whieldon
4 Barry Gooding
5 Christopher P Wilton (C)
6 Carl N Williams
First quarter peal - 1 and 6.
For evensong and to wish Carl well on his travels.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 16 January 2016 in 49m (17–1–3)
1320 Oakham Surprise Royal
1 R Jean Nixon
2 Rosemary E Wright
3 Wendy Daw
4 Margaret Jones
5 Raymond H Daw
6 Jim Nixon
7 Selwyn G Jones
8 Michael J Platt
9 Bernie Payne
10 Chris Adams (C)
1st in method: 4, 7, 8 & 9
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 17 January 2016 (11–2–20 in G)
1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles
1 Sarah Pointon
2 Colin Whieldon
3 Lee Cooke
4 Joe Brooks
5 Chris Wilton (C)
6 Barry Gooding
First in method - 4
For evensong and to celebrate the arrival of Sofia Whieldon Campos on 12th January, first grandchild for Colin.
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 24 January 2016 in 49m (19 cwt)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Jean Nixon
2 Jan Hine
3 Keith Brooks
4 Derek Knowles
5 Jim Nixon
6 Tim Hine (C)
7 Guy Darvill
8 Ian Slater
Birthday compliments to Selwyn Jones and Emily Lock.
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Thursday, 28 January 2016 in 46m (10–3–11 in G♯)
1280 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by C Adams
1 Margaret Simpson
2 R Jean Nixon
3 Selwyn G Jones
4 Margaret Jones
5 Jim Nixon
6 David C H Simpson
7 Timothy C Hine
8 Chris Adams (C)
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 6 February 2016 in 42m (6–0–1)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Elizabeth A R Pettit
2 Margaret Simpson
3 James Went
4 Jennifer M Beech
5 Leonard E Venables
6 David C H Simpson (C)
Birthday compliment to Bev Kenney
North Staffordshire Association
Norton Canes, Staffordshire
St James
Saturday, 13 February 2016 in 42m (8–1–14)
1264 Plain Bob Major
1 David C H Simpson
2 Margaret Jones
3 Jean Nixon
4 Margaret Simpson
5 Jim Nixon
6 Derek Knowles
7 Tim Hine (C)
8 Selwyn Jones
North Staffordshire Association
Lapley, Staffordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 13 February 2016 in 46m (10)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Margaret Simpson
2 David C H Simpson
3 Jean Nixon
4 Margaret Jones
5 Jim Nixon
6 Derek Knowles
7 Selwyn Jones (C)
8 Tim Hine
North Staffordshire Association
Alton, Staffordshire
St Peter
Sunday, 14 February 2016 in 43m (12cwt)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Wendy Walters
2 Josie Bettany
3 Alan Hayward
4 Norman Bailey
5 Alan Walters (C)
6 Chris Mellor
Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Norman and Christine Bailey
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Saturday, 20 February 2016 in 48m (19–0–11 in E)
1289 Stedman Caters
Composed by Lucinda J Woodward
1 R Jean Nixon
2 Judith M Yates
3 Selwyn G Jones
4 Margaret Jones
5 Rosemary E Wright
6 Jim Nixon
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Derek K Knowles
9 Nigel W Horritt
10 Keith A Brooks
Rung to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of Derek and Pam Knowles on 22nd February. Tim Hine kindly agreed to be first reserve and wishes to be associated with this quarter peal.
North Staffordshire Association
Haughton
St Giles
Monday, 22 February 2016
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Ian Friend
2 Emma Sanderson
3 Trevor Lock (C)
4 Derek Tweed
5 David Hunt
6 Trevor Stacey
Rung to celebrate Jocelyne Lock's 75th birthday.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 27 February 2016 in 46m (10–0–3 in G)
1296 Little Bob Royal
1 Jennifer M Beech
2 Margaret Simpson
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Wendy Daw
5 David C H Simpson (C)
6 Leonard E Venables
7 Timothy C Hine
8 James Went
9 Raymond H Daw
10 Chris Adams
First of Little Bob Royal 3 & 6
A treat for Len for his forthcoming 70th birthday
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Tuesday, 1 March 2016 in 49m (10–0–3 in G)
1320 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
(400 Oakham; 320 each Yorkshire & Lincolnshire; 280 Cambridge with 31com.)
Composed by C Adams
1 Margaret Simpson
2 Raymond H Daw
3 Margaret Jones
4 Selwyn G Jones
5 R Jean Nixon
6 Jim Nixon
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Timothy C Hine
9 David C H Simpson
10 Michael J Platt
Most Spliced S Royal 3,4,5,6,7 & 9.
Rung for St David's Day.
North Staffordshire Association
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 12 March 2016 in 47m (11–1–5)
1344 Rutland Surprise Major
1 Margaret Simpson
2 David C H Simpson
3 Jean Nixon
4 Jim Nixon
5 Margaret Jones
6 Derek Knowles
7 Selwyn Jones (C)
8 Guy Darvill
50th birthday compliment to Rosemary Wright.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 19 March 2016 in 48m (17–1–3)
1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
1 Leonard E Venables
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 Margaret Simpson
4 Philip W Gay
5 Raymond H Daw (C)
6 Margaret Jones
7 Selwyn G Jones
8 Guy E Darvill
9 David C H Simpson
10 Chris Adams
North Staffordshire Association
Betley, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Saturday, 19 March 2016 in 45m (10–0–22 in G♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Anne Becket
2 Janet Curran
3 Tricia Stephens
4 Denzil Spencer
5 Phil Stephens (C)
6 Robert Bailey
To celebrate the 80th birthday of Alderman David Becket, ringer at this tower. Husband of 1, Father of 2 and brother-in-law of 3 & 5.
North Staffordshire Association
Keele, Staff
St John
Friday, 25 March 2016
1260 Doubles
Grandsire and Plain Bob
1 Denise Bryning
2 Rowena Gay
3 Phil Gay (C)
4 Ray Ballard
5 David C H Simpson
6 Ros Daybell
Half muffled before Good Friday service
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 2 April 2016 in 48m (10–0–7)
1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
1 Leonard E Venables
2 Margaret Simpson
3 Jennifer M Beech
4 Philip W Gay
5 Margaret Jones
6 Peter C Burgess
7 Raymond H Daw (C)
8 Selwyn G Jones
9 John G Burton
10 David C H Simpson
Rung for the Farmers' Market
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 2 April 2016 in 48m (17–1–3)
1259 Grandsire Caters
1 David C H Simpson
2 Margaret Jones
3 Bernie Payne
4 Wendy Daw
5 Margaret Simpson
6 Rosemary E Wright
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 Timothy C Hine
9 Chris Adams
10 Raymond H Daw
Rung as a compliment to Stoke Tower Captain, J Geoffrey Burton, on his 85th Birthday.
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 3 April 2016 (11–2–20 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Sarah Pointon
2 Lee Cooke
3 Colin Whieldon
4 Barry Gooding
5 Jack Chadwick (C)
6 David Mitchell
Rung to mark the retirement from the N.H.S., after 42 years of service, of Senior Sister Irena Christina Waldron from Rolleston on Dove
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 9 April 2016 in 47m (10–3–11 in G♯)
1280 Pudsey Surprise Major
1 Margaret Jones
2 Chris Adams
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Jim Nixon
5 Selwyn G Jones
6 R Jean Nixon
7 Timothy C Hine (C)
8 David C H Simpson
Rung to celebrate the wedding today of Jonathan Rawsthorne and Rebecca Hanlon.
North Staffordshire Association
Cheswardine, Shropshire
St Swithun
Saturday, 9 April 2016 in 45m (8–3–5 in G)
1280 Newcastle College Bob Major
Composed by C Adams
1 David C H Simpson
2 Timothy C Hine
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Margaret Jones
5 Selwyn G Jones
6 R Jean Nixon
7 Jim Nixon
8 Chris Adams (C)
Rung to celebrate the 50th anniversary year of Newcastle-under-Lyme College.
Believed to be the first in the method.
Newcastle College Bob Major: -4-23-5-5 LH2
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Sunday, 10 April 2016 in 47m (10–0–3 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Royal
1 Philip W Gay
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 Raymond H Daw
4 David C H Simpson
5 Selwyn G Jones
6 Leonard E Venables
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Peter C Burgess
9 John G Burton
10 Christopher J Pickford
Remembering Frank Beech and Bill Harris, long serving members of the Stone band, who both passed away in April 2015.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Sunday, 17 April 2016 in 47m (17–1–3)
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 J Geoffrey Burton
2 Rosemary A Maddocks
3 Wendy Daw
4 Bernie Payne
5 Raymond H Daw (C)
6 David W Jack
7 Spencer J S Browning
Rung with a tenor cover.
Rung after meeting short for Triples.
Rung to celebrate the forthcoming 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Thursday, 21 April 2016 in 50m (19 cwt)
1259 Grandsire Caters
1 Margaret Jones
2 Nigel Horritt
3 Tim Hine
4 Jan Hine
5 Trevor Lock
6 Derek Knowles
7 Selwyn Jones (C)
8 Guy Darvill
9 Keith Brooks
10 Rob Harris
Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 23 April 2016 in 49m (17–1–3)
1282 St George and The Dragon Surprise Royal
1 Margaret Jones
2 Raymond H Daw
3 Selwyn G Jones
4 Rosemary E Wright
5 R Jean Nixon
6 Jim Nixon
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Timothy C Hine
9 David C H Simpson
10 Michael J Platt
Specially arranged for St George's Day.
1st in method for all
North Staffordshire Association
Gnosall, Staffordshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 23 April 2016 (14–3–19 in F)
400 Plain Bob Doubles
Rung on the front 6
1 Rosemarie Harris
2 Gill Wheatley
3 Nigel Horritt
4 Sandra Penson
5 Keith Brooks (C)
6 Derek Tweed
For the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
First Plain hunt (1)
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Sunday, 1 May 2016 in 47m (17–1–3)
1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal
1 Raymond H Daw
2 R Jean Nixon
3 Margaret Jones
4 Rosemary E Wright
5 Chris Adams
6 Jim Nixon
7 Selwyn G Jones
8 Timothy C Hine
9 David C H Simpson
10 Michael J Platt (C)
Specially arranged as part of the celebrations for Staffordshire Day and as part of NSA QP Week.
Rung prior to a Civic Ceremony in church at 4pm with music groups & a ladies choir. We tried to ring Staffordshire S Royal but it proved too difficult so we settled for a good QP of Cambridge
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Monday, 2 May 2016 in 3h 15 (19–0–11)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Albert M Tyler
1 Margaret Jones
2 Janice Hine
3 Timothy C Hine
4 Emma M Sanderson
5 Jennifer M Beech
6 Trevor L Lock
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 Guy E Darvill
9 Keith A Brooks
10 Robert J Harris
First on 10: 2, 4, 6 and 9.
Rung as a birthday compliment to John Colin Evans who is 80 years old today by current members and former member (5) of the St Mary's Sunday service band. John has been a member of the Stafford band since 1953.
Ringing World page reference: 5482.0522North Staffordshire Association
Dilhorne, Staffordshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 3 May 2016 in 45m (9–0–3 in A♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Ros Daybell
2 Jan Hine
3 Raymond H Daw
4 Timothy C Hine
5 Chris Adams (C)
6 Warren J Griffiths
1st away from cover - 1.
Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 47m (11)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Raymond H Daw
2 Jan Hine
3 Margaret Simpson
4 Jim Nixon
5 Jean Nixon
6 David C H Simpson
7 Chris Adams
8 Tim Hine (C)
Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Dilhorne, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 12m (9–0–3 in A♭)
60 Sixty on Thirds Call Changes
1 Chris Adams (C)
2 Linda Wait
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Margaret A Carnall
5 Diane Stubbs
6 Ros Daybell
1st 60 - 2. Birthday compliment to Mac McCreedy, father of Di Stubbs.
Rung as part of North Staffs quarter peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Barlaston, Staffordshire
St John Bapt
Thursday, 5 May 2016 in 37m (5)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Charlie Ernest
2 Tanya M Pulham
3 Wendy Daw
4 Raymond H Daw (C)
5 Selwyn G Jones
6 Margaret Jones
1st QP at 1st attempt: 1
1st QP for over 20 yrs: 2
Rung as part of NSA QP Week
North Staffordshire Association
Barlaston, Staffordshire
St John Bapt
Friday, 6 May 2016 in 37m (5)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Rosemary A Maddocks
2 Ian Slater
3 Timothy C Hine
4 Jim Nixon
5 Raymond H Daw (C)
6 R Jean Nixon
1st of Minor inside: 2
For NSA QP Week
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 47m (10–0–3 in G)
1259 Grandsire Caters
Composed by C Adams (No 5)
1 Margaret Simpson
2 Barry A Gooding
3 Ann Darvill
4 Lee Cooke
5 Rosemary A Maddocks
6 Raymond H Daw
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Wendy Daw
9 David C H Simpson
10 Guy E Darvill
1st Grandsire caters inside - 3.
Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Sandon, Staffordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 40m (6)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Ann Darvill
2 Ian Slater
3 Warren J Griffiths
4 Margaret Simpson
5 Chris Adams
6 David C H Simpson (C)
Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 47m (11)
1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Jan Hine
2 Rosemary E Wright
3 Rosemary A Maddocks
4 Lee Cooke
5 Raymond H Daw (C)
6 Barry A Gooding
7 Guy Darvill
8 Timothy C Hine
For NSA QP Week
North Staffordshire Association
Caverswall, Staffordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 45m (8–1–14)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Lee Cooke
2 Margaret Carnall
3 Tim Hine (C)
4 Jan Hine
5 Barry Gooding
6 Ros Daybell
First in method: 2. Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Broughton, Staffordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 7 May 2016 in 45m (14 cwt)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Rosemary A Maddocks
2 Barry A Gooding
3 Margaret Simpson
4 Janice Hine
5 David C H Simpson (C)
6 Raymond H Daw
7 Chris Adams
8 Timothy C Hine
Rung as part of the NSA Quarter Peal week.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Sunday, 8 May 2016 in 42m (6)
1260 Doubles (1p,4m,1v)
Stedman, Grandsire, Plain Bob, April Day, St Simon's, St Martin's
1 Vilma P Pugh
2 J Geoffrey Burton
3 Wendy Daw
4 Raymond H Daw (C)
5 Rosemary A Maddocks
6 Christopher J Wilde
For Evening Service & NSA QP Week
North Staffordshire Association
Wolstanton, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Saturday, 21 May 2016 in 45m (13–1–13 in F)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 R Jean Nixon
2 Chris Adams
3 Margaret Simpson
4 Jim Nixon
5 Derek K Knowles
6 Timothy C Hine (C)
7 Michael J Platt
8 David C H Simpson
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke-upon-Trent
Saturday, 21 May 2016 in 53m (17–1–3 in E)
1400 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by C Adams
1 Raymond H Daw
2 R Jean Nixon
3 David C H Simpson
4 Rosemary E Wright
5 Margaret Simpson
6 Jim Nixon
7 Timothy C Hine
8 Derek K Knowles
9 Michael J Platt
10 Chris Adams (C)
Rung to mark the retirement of Preb. David L Lingwood on the day before his last service at Stoke Minster.
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Marys
Sunday, 22 May 2016 in 50m (19)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Ian Slater
2 Jan Hine
3 Emma Sanderson
4 David C H Simpson
5 Trevor Lock
6 Tim Hine (C)
7 Derek Knowles
8 Keith Brooks
First on treble on 8: 1
North Staffordshire Association
Barlaston, Staffordshire
St John Bapt
Friday, 3 June 2016 in 40m (5)
1260 Doubles (2m)
540 Grandsire & 720 Plain Bob
1 Raymond H Daw (C)
2 Wendy Daw
3 Margaret A Carnall
4 Timothy C Hine
5 Leonard E Venables
6 Thomas A Daw
1st in 2 methods: 3
2nd QP: 6
Rung for BBC Music Day
North Staffordshire Association
Codsall, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 11 June 2016 (9–2–21)
1280 Spliced Surprise Major (5 Methods)
480 Rutland, 320 Superlative, 160 each of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Cambridge, 34 COM.
1 Chris Adams
2 R Jean Nixon
3 Jim Nixon
4 David C H Simpson
5 Rosemary Wright
6 Margaret Jones
7 Selwyn Jones (C)
8 Tim Hine
Rung in celebration of the 90th official birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Sunday, 12 June 2016 (10–0–1)
90 Rounds and Queens
1 Jenny Beech
2 Sue Boden
3 Peter Burgess (C)
4 John Burton
5 Bev Kenney
6 Matt Kenney
7 Lizanne Pettit
8 Glenda Rowley
9 Margaret Simpson
10 David Simpson
11 Len Venables
12 Jim Went
Rung by the Sunday service band to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Eliizabeth II
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 43m (10)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Ruth Martin
2 Warren J Griffiths
3 Mary W Sharp
4 Chris Adams
5 Rosemary E Wright (C)
6 Keith Winstanley
Rung before Evensong to celebrate the official 90th birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and the remarkable number of other significant birthdays this year among members of the local band and their families. First quarter 1.
North Staffordshire Association
Alstonefield, Staffordshire
St Peter
Sunday, 12 June 2016 in 47m (10–3–10 in G)
90 Call Changes
90 different changes starting and ending in Queens, with one change called every 30 seconds
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1 Sally Smith
2 John Dean
3 Meg Handscombe
4 Neil Beloe
5 Rob Handscombe
6 Simon Humphrey (C)
Rung in honour of the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, immediately before a Thanksgiving Service celebrating the same.
First quarter-peal length of call-changes for all.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 25 June 2016 in 49m (17–1–3)
1282 Stokebridge Surprise Royal
PN = -3-4-25-36.4.7.4.58.4-456.7.8-8.9LH12
Composed by C Adams
1 Robert W Barcroft
2 Raymond H Daw
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Margaret Jones
5 R Jean Nixon
6 Jim Nixon
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Timothy C Hine
9 Selwyn G Jones
10 Michael J Platt
1st in a new method
Rung in support of the Anthony Nolan Bloodwise Appeal.
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 26 June 2016 in 42m (19 cwt)
1260 Doubles (4m)
120 Stedman, 360 St Simons, 360 Grandsire, 420 Plain Bob.
1 Pat Jones
2 Margaret Jones
3 Emma M Sanderson
4 Keith A Brooks
5 Selwyn G Jones (C)
6 Rob J Harris
Rung for Alison Thomas who was ordained deacon today at Lichfield Cathedral.
North Staffordshire Association
Dilhorne, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 30 June 2016 in 10m (9–0–3)
48 Cornish Forty Eight Call Changes
Composed by Traditional
1 Chris Adams (C)
2 Sue Wildman
3 Ros Daybell
4 Diane Stubbs
5 Rosemary E Wright
6 David Walklett
Rung to commemorate the eve of the Battle of the Somme and in remembrance of all the men who fell in that battle.
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Friday, 1 July 2016
30 Whole Pulls Half Muffled
1 Selwyn Jones
On the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. It was rung on the 9th thirty times, one for each casualty from Stafford, prior to a vigil held in the church.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 2 July 2016 in 45m (10–0–3 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Elizabeth A R Pettit
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 Susan Kingman
4 Chris Adams
5 David C H Simpson (C)
6 Margaret Simpson
7 James Went
8 Leonard E Venables
1: First on 8.
A birthday compliment to Seren Jenkins, 3 today, grand daughter of Jenny and to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
North Staffordshire Association
Edgmond, Shropshire
St Peter
Saturday, 9 July 2016 in 45m (9–3–12)
1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Chris Adams
1 Jan Hine
2 Rosemary E Wright
3 Raymond H Daw
4 R Jean Nixon
5 Jim Nixon
6 Derek K Knowles
7 Guy E Darvill
8 Chris Adams (C)
Rung in memory Kath Adams on her birthday.
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 17 July 2016 in 45m (11–2–20)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Lee Cooke
2 Lorna E Champney
3 Barry Gooding
4 Joe Brooks
5 Christopher P Wilton (C)
6 Colin Whieldon
Rung half muffled in memory of Lance Corporal Herbert Cox from Rolleston who gave his life on 15th July 1916.
First in method - 4
North Staffordshire Association
Tunstall, Staffordshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 47m (10–1–22)
1344 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by D F Morrison
1 Anne Sladen
2 Harold Dowler
3 Robert Barcroft
4 David Jack
5 Paul Atkins
6 Lewis Sadler
7 Raymond Ballard (C)
8 Bernard Sadler
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the cutting of the first sod for the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal and the 300th anniversary of the birth of James Brindley, its engineer.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 45m (10–0–3)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 James McK Went
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 Leonard E Venables
4 Margaret Simpson
5 Margaret Jones
6 David J Danby
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 Lizanne A R Pettit
Rung to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of James Brindley and the 250th anniversary of the commencement of his masterwork - the Trent and Mersey Canal.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 47m (17–1–3)
1259 Grandsire Caters
1 Timothy C Hine
2 Rosemary E Wright
3 Jan Hine
4 Robert W Barcroft
5 Wendy Daw
6 Margaret Jones
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 Michael J Platt
9 Raymond H Daw
10 Chris Adams
Rung to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of James Bridley "cutting the first sod" prior to constructing the Trent & Mersey Canal & the 300th Anniversary of his birth.
Also with the band's best wishes to David Simpson for a speedy recovery.
North Staffordshire Association
Sandon, Staffordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 36m (6–2–19)
1260 Doubles
540 Grandsire, 720 Plain
1 Rose Pemberton
2 Jan Hine
3 Tim Hine (C)
4 Keith Brooks
5 Trevor Lock
6 Anne Stringer
Rung to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal
North Staffordshire Association
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 23 July 2016 (11–0–4)
1280 Plain Bob Major
1 Christine Sherratt
2 Anne Sladen
3 Phil Gay
4 K Peter Jones
5 Raymond J Ballard
6 David Jack
7 Kirsty J Pearce
8 Harold Dowler (C)
To commemorate the 250th aniversary of the cutting of the first sod for the construction of the Trent and Mersey canal and the 300th aniversary of the birth of its engineer James Brindley.
North Staffordshire Association
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
St Chad
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 45m (13–3–6)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Lorna E Champney
2 Lee Cooke
3 Barry Gooding
4 Elaine M Scott
5 Iain D Scott
6 Peter J Scott
7 Christopher P Wilton (C)
8 Steven Blakemore
North Staffordshire Association
Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire
St James
Saturday, 23 July 2016 (14–1–26)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
Bells for Brindley 300 and Trent & Mersey Canal 250
1 Selwyn Peterken
2 Jill Rogers
3 David Yardley
4 Bernard Peterken
5 James Grennan
6 Vernon Wright (C)
First quarter Selwyn Peterken
North Staffordshire Association
Barlaston, Staffordshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 23 July 2016 in 39m (5–0–11)
1260 Doubles (2 Methods)
660 Grandsire & 600 Plain Bob
1 Margaret A Carnall
2 Timothy C Hine
3 Jan Hine
4 Raymond H Daw (C)
5 Peter M Nuthall
6 Ros Daybell
Rung to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of James Brindley "cutting the first sod" prior to building the Trent & Mersey Canal & for the 300th Anniversary of his birth.
Also rung with the band's best wishes to David Simpson for a speedy recovery
North Staffordshire Association
Wetton, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Sunday, 24 July 2016 in 45m (6–2–18)
90 Call Changes
One change called every 30 seconds
1 Sally Smith
2 John Dean
3 Meg Handscombe
4 Rob Handscombe
5 Neil Beloe
6 Simon Humphrey (C)
Rung to mark the installation of the new church doors, immediately prior to morning service celebrating the same.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Monday, 25 July 2016 in 50m (10–0–3)
1259 Grandsire Caters
1 Clare Coleman
2 Timothy C Hine
3 Matthew D Hardy
4 Nicholas R White
5 Margaret Jones
6 Raymond H Daw
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 John W Pollard
9 John G Burton
10 Leonard E Venables
Rung to celebrate David Simpson's (local tower captain) discharge from hospital this evening.
North Staffordshire Association
Horton, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Tuesday, 26 July 2016 (8–0–23 in G♯)
1360 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Philip Wood
2 Diccon Pearce
3 Andrew Bode
4 Sue Langford
5 Robert W Barcroft
6 Phil Langford (C)
In memory of Isobel Millward who died this month. Also rung to celebrate the engagement of Hannah Clowes and Chris Simcock
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 in 43m (10–3–11)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Diane Stubbs
2 Chris Adams
3 David J Danby
4 Phil H Michie
5 Rosemary E Wright (C)
6 Warren J Griffiths
Rung as a compliment to Julia Bird on her birthday.
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 31 July 2016 in 50m (11–2–20)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Colin Whieldon
2 Lorna E Champney
3 Sarah Pointon
4 Lee Cooke
5 Barry Gooding
6 John V Chadwick
7 Christopher P Wilton (C)
8 David Mitchell
In loving memory of David John Rigby Mawer, the dearly loved husband of Megan Mawer, and a much missed father and grandfather. John's birthday would have been on Saturday 30th July. He and Megan loved to open the window at home and listen together to the sound of the church bells.
North Staffordshire Association
Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Thursday, 4 August 2016 in 72m (11cwt)
2016 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)
6 Methods: 384 each Cambridge, Rutland and Yorkshire; 288 each Lincolnshire, Pudsey and Superlative; 62 com.
Composed by C Adams
1 Emma J Sanderson
2 Margaret Jones
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Raymond H Daw
5 Selwyn G Jones
6 Guy E Darvill
7 Michael J Platt
8 Chris Adams (C)
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Sunday, 7 August 2016 in 50m (19 cwt)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Pat Jones
2 Ann Darvill
3 Trevor Lock
4 Margaret Jones
5 Derek Knowles
6 Keith A Brooks
7 Selwyn Jones (C)
8 Rob Harris
Rung in memory of David A. Burt (brother of Pat Jones), long time College Youth, 15th November 1937 - 17th July 2016.
North Staffordshire Association
Dilhorne, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 11 August 2016 in 9m (9–0–3)
48 Cornish Forty Eight Call Changes
1 Margaret A Carnall
2 Jackie Kent
3 Carley Bailey
4 Diane Stubbs
5 Chris Adams (C)
6 David Walklett
Wedding compliment to Kathryn Stubbs and Seb Cannons.
North Staffordshire Association
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
St Giles
Friday, 12 August 2016 in 53m (16–2–10)
1320 Grandsire Cinques
Composed by C Adams
1 Raymond H Daw
2 Harold Dowler
3 R Jean Nixon
4 Rosemary E Wright
5 Dennis Latham
6 Jim Nixon
7 Stefan R Zientek
8 Chris Adams (C)
9 Margaret Jones
10 Selwyn G Jones
11 Michael J Platt
12 Nigel W Horritt
North Staffordshire Association
Penn, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Saturday, 13 August 2016 in 43m (10–0–12)
1280 Superlative Surprise Major
1 Jim Nixon
2 Margaret Jones
3 Selwyn G Jones
4 R Jean Nixon
5 Rosemary E Wright
6 Derek K Knowles
7 Chris Adams
8 Michael J Platt (C)
A birthday compliment to Margaret Jones.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Saturday, 10 September 2016 in 49m (10–0–6)
1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal
1 Margaret Simpson
2 Jennifer M Beech
3 David C H Simpson
4 Margaret Jones
5 Jim Nixon
6 Timothy C Hine
7 Selwyn G Jones (C)
8 Derek K Knowles
9 R Jean Nixon
10 Michael J Platt
Birthday compliment to Chris Adams.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke-upon-Trent
Saturday, 10 September 2016 in 47m (17–1–3)
1287 Stedman Caters
1 R Jean Nixon
2 Selwyn G Jones
3 Jennifer M Beech
4 Margaret Jones
5 Margaret Simpson
6 Jim Nixon
7 Michael J Platt (C)
8 Derek K Knowles
9 Timothy C Hine
10 Raymond H Daw
Rung for Heritage Open Day
North Staffordshire Association
Caverswall, Staffordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 17 September 2016 in 9m (8–1–14)
60 Sixty on Thirds Call Changes
1 Margaret A Carnall
2 Anne Stringer
3 Mary Hull
4 Ian Slater
5 Robert W Barcroft
6 Chris Adams (C)
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Sunday, 18 September 2016 in 10m (10–3–11)
60 Sixty on Thirds Call Changes
1 Jennifer Burrows
2 Ruth Martin
3 Wendy E Baskerville
4 Keith Winstanley
5 Rosemary E Wright
6 Chris Adams (C)
Rung for Evensong.
North Staffordshire Association
Keele, Staffordshire
St John
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
1260 Doubles
4m: Grandsire, St Simons, St Martins, Plain bob
1 Denise Bryning
2 Rowena Gay
3 Wendy Daw
4 Ray Daw
5 Phil Gay (C)
6 David Stott
North Staffordshire Association
Stafford, Staffordshire
St Mary
Thursday, 22 September 2016 in 41m
1260 Doubles
4m: Grandsire, St Martins, St Simons and Plain Bob.
1 Ian Slater
2 R Jean Nixon
3 Jim Nixon
4 Margaret Jones
5 Selwyn Jones (C)
6 John Sinkinson
Rung to welcome Bishop Michael of Lichfield to St Mary Stafford at the end of day 2 of his pilgrimage along the Two Saints Way.
North Staffordshire Association
Broughton, Staffordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 8 October 2016 in 46m (15–1–18)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)
(3M: 448 each Cambridge, Rutland & Yorkshire; 41 com and atw)
Composed by C Adams
1 R Jean Nixon
2 David C H Simpson
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 Margaret Jones
5 Jim Nixon
6 Selwyn G Jones
7 Guy E Darvill
8 Chris Adams (C)
Rung to celebrate the birth of Orla Harriet Cornwall on 4th October 2016 and the 3rd birthday of Emelia Cornwall on 8th October 2016.
North Staffordshire Association
Haughton, Staffordshire
St Giles
Monday, 17 October 2016 in 45m (6)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Helen Turner-Murphy
2 Trevor Lock (C)
3 Iain Waine
4 David Hunt
5 Ian Friend
6 Mervyn Lock
Rung in memory of Jullian Wheatley who sadly passed away last week.
First quarter: 1.
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Tuesday, 1 November 2016 in 43m (10–3–11)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Rosemarie S Harris
2 Warren J Griffiths
3 David J Danby
4 Mary W E Sharp
5 Chris Adams (C)
6 Keith Winstanley
For All Saints. First quarter 1
North Staffordshire Association
Rocester, Staffordshire
St Michael
Saturday, 12 November 2016 in 46m (12–2–17 in F♯)
1344 Spliced Major (4m)
(448 each Superlative & Rutland; 224 each Yorkshire & Plain Bob. 41 com and atw.)
Composed by C Adams
1 Lee Cooke
2 Chris Adams (C)
3 Rosemary E Wright
4 David C H Simpson
5 Margaret Jones
6 Selwyn G Jones
7 Derek K Knowles
8 Christopher P Wilton
Rung to celebrate the life, poetry and music of Leonard Cohen.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Saturday, 26 November 2016 in 49m (17–1–3)
1301 Erin Caters
Composed by M J Platt
1 R Jean Nixon
2 David C H Simpson
3 Raymond H Daw
4 Margaret Jones
5 Margaret Simpson
6 Jim Nixon
7 Michael J Platt (C)
8 Timothy C Hine
9 Selwyn G Jones
10 Bernie Payne
1st of Erin Caters: 6
Rung prior to the opening of Stoke Minster Christmas Fair
To celebrate the award of the Legion d'Honeur to Rev Richard (Dick) Sargent (Retired Priest) at Sandon Church on Remembrance Sunday.
North Staffordshire Association
Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire
St Mary
Friday, 2 December 2016 in 73m (11–2–20)
2016 Stedman Triples
Composed by Alan S Burbidge
1 Scott Wheaver (C)
2 John Heaton
3 Luke Heaton
4 Lee Cooke
5 Alan Burbidge
6 Tim Hine
7 Chris Wilton
8 Jack Chadwick
Celebrating the 10th year of ringing Stedman Triples Date Touches.
North Staffordshire Association
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Sunday, 4 December 2016 in 41m (6–0–1)
1260 Doubles (3m)
Grandsire, St Simon's & Plain Bob
1 Elizabeth A R Pettit
2 Margaret Simpson
3 Jennifer M Beech
4 Leonard E Venables
5 David C H Simpson (C)
6 Sue Boden
1st quarter: 6
Rung prior to the Christingle Service.
North Staffordshire Association
Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire
St Margaret
Thursday, 8 December 2016 in 70m (11–0–25 in F♯)
2016 Spliced Surprise Major (9m)
224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Lessness, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative & Yorkshire with 62 com and atw.
Composed by C Adams
1 Emma J Sanderson
2 Chris Adams (C)
3 Raymond H Daw
4 Lorna E Champney
5 Margaret Jones
6 Selwyn G Jones
7 Timothy C Hine
8 Michael J Platt
With the band's compliments to Stafford ringers Guy & Ann Darvill who are moving to Warwick. Guy and Rosemary Wright took part in previous attempts for this date touch and would like to be associated with it.
North Staffordshire Association
Barlaston, Staffordshire
St John B
Friday, 9 December 2016 in 39m (5)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Tanya M Ernest
2 Charlie Ernest
3 Wendy Daw
4 Raymond H Daw (C)
5 Leonard E Venables
6 Peter M Nuthall
1st on an inside bell: 2
Rung as a birthday compliment to Charlie (13 yesterday)
North Staffordshire Association
Lapley, Staffordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 10 December 2016 in 47m (9–3–20 in F♯)
1344 Rutland Surprise Major
1 Margaret Jones
2 David C H Simpson
3 R Jean Nixon
4 Chris Adams
5 Rosemary E Wright (C)
6 Jim Nixon
7 Derek K Knowles
8 Selwyn G Jones
First major as conductor - 5.
Compliments to Louise Wright, daughter of the conductor, on her graduation at Masters level on the forthcoming Thursday.
North Staffordshire Association
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Saturday, 10 December 2016 in 52m (21–2–12 in E♭)
1260 Stedman Triples
1 Jim Nixon
2 R Jean Nixon
3 Margaret Jones
4 David C H Simpson
5 Rosemary E Wright
6 Selwyn G Jones
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Derek K Knowles
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Wednesday, 14 December 2016 (10–3–11 in G♯)
48 Cornish Forty Eight Call Changes
1 Chris Adams (C)
2 Ruth Martin
3 Wendy E Baskerville
4 E Mary Sharp
5 Warren J Griffiths
6 Keith Winstanley
Rung for the Bishop Lonsdale Academy school carol service.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke-upon-Trent
Thursday, 22 December 2016 in 46m (17–1–3 in E)
1260 Julie McDonnell Alliance Major
Composed by MJPlatt
1 David W Jack
2 Margaret Jones
3 Rosemary A Maddocks
4 Wendy Daw
5 Raymond H Daw
6 Timothy C Hine
7 Selwyn G Jones
8 Michael J Platt (C)
1st in method for all. £BD
Rung for the 'Bellringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer' campaign & with our best wishes to Julie McDonnell.
North Staffordshire Association
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula
Thursday, 29 December 2016 in 42m (6)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Wendy Daw
2 Charlie Ernest
3 Bernie Payne
4 Philip M Daniels
5 Robert W Barcroft
6 Raymond H Daw (C)
Rung for Christmastide
1st of Minor: 2
Circled tower for QP's this year & for 22 consecutive years: 6
North Staffordshire Association
Horton, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 30 December 2016 in 42m (8–0–23 in G♯)
1260 Doubles (2m,1v)
Julie McDonnell Bob, Grandsire, Plain Bob
1 Wendy Daw
2 Melanie R Curwen
3 Ben Curwen (12)
4 James Marchbank
5 Raymond H Daw (C)
6 Robert W Barcroft
Rung for the 'Bellringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer' campaign & with our best wishes to Julie McDonnell.
North Staffordshire Association
Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 31 December 2016 in 46m (10–3–11 in G♯)
1260 Stedman Triples
1 John R Bradshaw
2 Rosemary E Wright
3 E Mary Sharp
4 Brian L Burrows
5 Warren J Griffiths
6 David J Danby
7 Chris Adams (C)
8 Keith Winstanley
Rung half muffled for the passing of the old year.