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Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 27 January 1998 in 2h 11 (11 in G)

5040 Gainsborough Little Bob Major

Composed by DC Everett

1–2 Barrie J Hendrie

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

First in the method by all

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Ryton, Shropshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 29 January 1998 in 2h 27 (4–2–23 in B♭)

5040 Fryerning Surprise Minor

1 Ginette S Pardoe

2 Paul J Lewis

3 Richard J Hartnell

4 Nicholas J Green

5 Andrew C Ogden

6 Andrew W Gordon (C)

First peal in the method for all and the Society

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Thursday, 12 February 1998 in 2h 15 (11 in G)

5000 Spliced Plain Major (3m)

Plain Bob, Gainsborough Little Bob and Little Bob with 62 com and atw.

Composed by DC Everett

1–2 Helen R Jarvis

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Newchurch on Needwood, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 14 February 1998 in 2h 46 (13–3–6 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

One extent each Primrose, London, Norwich, Ipswich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Clive M Smith

2 Lucy Smith

3 Andrew W Gordon (C)

4 Rachel D Gordon

5 Nicholas J Green

6 Philip W Gay

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 14 February 1998 in 2h 45 (11–1–5 in G)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Christopher P Starbuck

1 Dawn Grundy

2 Anne E Yates

3 David J Crump

4 Lisa A Merriott

5 Amanda M Makin

6 Michael J Freebody

7 Stuart C W Hutchieson

8 David N James (C)

First of surprise:1,4.

First as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 4533.0258

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Saturday, 21 February 1998 (21–2–12 in E♭)

1280 London Surprise Major

1 Brian Kear

2 Rachel Weedon

3 Gillian Glover

4 Christopher Adams (C)

5 Pamela Rabbetts

6 Edric W Broom

7 Nicholas Green

8 Mark Adams

7 Second Conductor.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 3 March 1998 in 2h 5 (11 in G)

5000 Spliced Plain Major (3m)

Plain Bob, Gainsborough Little Bob and Little Bob with 62 com and atw.

Composed by DC Everett

1–2 Barrie J Hendrie

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

First of spliced in hand 1-2

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 March 1998 in 3h 24 (27–0–5 in D)

5059 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by DC Everett

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 Lucy Smith

3 Rachel Gordon

4 Malcolm Quimby

5 Graham Bloom

6 David C Everett (C)

7 William J Hall

8 Vernon Wright

9 Clive M Smith

10 David J Bateman

11 Andrew W Gordan

12 David M Webb (Snr)

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Dudley, West Midlands

St Thomas and St Luke

Friday, 3 April 1998 in 3h 10 (20–2–8 in E♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

720 Cambridge; 3360 Rutland; 480 each Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 84 com.

Composed by R B Smith

1 David Jackson

2 Pamela J Timms

3 Simon Humphrey

4 Anthony P Cotton

5 Matthew Lawrence

6 Richard J Munnings

7 Ian S Bennett

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

9 David J Bateman

10 Andrew C Ogden

First peal of Spliced Surprise Royal: 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

Most Royal methods for the Society.

RW 1998/0630.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Tibberton, Shropshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 April 1998 in 2h 21 (5 in C♯)

5040 Doubles (11m)

1 Philip A Burton

2 Matthew Lawrence

3 S Geoffrey Pick (C)

4 John F Mulvey

5 John P Burton

1st peal: 1

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 18 April 1998 in 2h 55 (11–1–5 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jack Biggs

2 Lesley M Purden

3 Dawn Grundy

4 David J Crump

5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

6 Martin Farrington

First peal:2,6.

The 100th peal on these bells since their transfer from Bradley.

Ringing World page reference: 4543.0507

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Wednesday, 29 April 1998 in 1h 56 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

Double Bob, Double Oxford, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clements and Plain Bob x2.

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 David C Everett (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 12 May 1998 in 2h 19 (11 in G)

5040 Double Bob Major

Composed by DC Everett

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Barrie J Hendrie

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

First handbell peal in the method for all and for the society

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Wednesday, 13 May 1998 in 45m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Rosemary Taylor

2 Andrew W Gordon

3 Keith A Brooks

4 Derek Knowles

5 David R Hawksworth (C)

6 Geoffrey M Waine

Rung half muffled in memory of George Askew, long term ringer in this tower, on the evening of his funeral.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Friday, 5 June 1998 in 50m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rosemary Taylor

2 Martin Omen

3 Andrew W Gordon

4 Keith A Brooks

5 Geoffrey M Waine

6 Derek Knowles

7 David R Hawksworth (C)

8 Denis Omen

Rung half muffled with "open" tenor on the evening of the funeral of Gerald Gibbs. Sunday service ringer at this church.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Winchester, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul, and St Swithun

Saturday, 6 June 1998 in 3h 43 (35–2–6 in C)

5015 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by J W Belshaw

1 Stephanie Pattenden

2 Patrick L Devine

3 Rachel D Gordon

4 Lucy Smith

5 Clive M Smith

6 Malcolm Quimby

7 James W Belshaw (C)

8 David J Bateman

9 William J Hall

10 Vernon C Wright

11 Andrew W Gordon

12 David M Webb

Personal record

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Ticknall, Derbyshire

St George

Saturday, 27 June 1998 in 2h 50 (9–1–26 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by P Border

1 Sally A Mason

2 Maurice F Edwards

3 Amanda E Chaddock

4 Andrew W Gordon

5 Peter J Marriott

6 Andrew C Ogden

7 Michael J Freebody

8 Patrick L Devine

9 Michael Maughan (C)

10 Andrew E Else

RW 1998/0775.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 18 July 1998 in 3h 22 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (7m)

240 each Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative No. 2, Yorkshire; 720 Cambridge; 1680 each of London No. 3, Rutland.

Composed by Stuart C W Hutchieson

1 John E Heaton

2 Gail K Smedley

3 Andrew J Burns

4 Anthony P Cotton

5 Matthew Lawrence

6 Pamela J Timms

7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

8 David N James

9 Andrew W Gordon

10 Andrew C Ogden

1st peal of Spliced Surprise Royal : 2 and 8.

Most Spliced : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and for the Society.

Ringing World page reference: 4556.0823

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 15 August 1998 in 2h 50 (11–1–5 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (18m)

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

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Gail K Smedley

2 Pamela J Timms

3 David N James

4 Anthony P Cotton

5 Elizabeth Hutchieson

6 Andrew C Ogden

7 Matthew Lawrence

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

Most methods:3,5,6,7.

70th birthday compliment to Jack Biggs.

Ringing World page reference: 4559.0895

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Monday, 17 August 1998 in 47m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Robert F Short

2 Robert A Michie

3 Derek Knowles

4 David R Hawksworth

5 Keith A Brooks (C)

6 Paul H Bennett

1 First quarter on treble. Rung on the 5th ringer's birthday.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 12 September 1998 in 2h 50 (10–3–11 in G♯)

5088 Preston Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 David J Baskerville

2 Gail K Smedley

3 Christopher Adams

4 David N James

5 Vernon C Wright

6 Anthony P Cotton

7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

8 Andrew C Ogden

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 15 September 1998 in 2h 17 (11 in G)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 Alan S Burbidge

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Belper, Derbyshire

St Peter

Saturday, 26 September 1998 in 2h 50 (14–0–26 in F♯)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Composed by M C W Sherwood

1 Amanda E Chaddock

2 Andrew W Gordon

3 Andrew E Else

4 Vernon C Wright

5 Andrew C Ogden

6 Maurice F Edwards

7 Michael Maughan (C)

8 Anthony P Cotton

Ringing World page reference: 4569.1135

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 13 October 1998 in 1h 57 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

Double Oxford, Double Bob, Oxford TB, Kent TB, St Clements and Plain Bob x2

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 David C Everett (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 15 December 1998 in 2h 20 (11 in G)

5040 Spliced Plain Major (4m)

Plain Bob, Gainsborough LB, Double Bob and Little Bob with 49com and atw

Composed by DC Everett

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Barrie J Hendrie

5–6 David C Everett (C)

7–8 Clive M Smith

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 31 December 1998 in 2h 58 (11–1–5 in G)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

864 Superlative, Yorkshire; 1056 Lincolnshire; 1120 Rutland; 1216 Cambridge; all the work.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Dawn Grundy

2 Andrew C Ogden

3 Christopher Adams

4 Peter J Barker

5 Peter W Olding

6 Andrew W Gordon

7 David J Crump

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4578.0070

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