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Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Luke

Saturday, 4 January 2003 in 2h 51 (14–0–10 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 S Geoffrey Pick (C)

2 Simon P Felton

3 Lucy Smith

4 Charles H Isitt

5 Raymond H Daw

6 Philip J Day

7 John F Mulvey

8 Andrew C Ogden

First Peal - 2. 100th together - 1,6.

Ringing World page reference: 4787.0081

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Aldridge, West Midlands

St Mary's

Saturday, 11 January 2003 in 2h 48 (9–0–6)

5184 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Malcolm Quimby (C)

2 Clive Smith

3 Lucy Smith

4 Charles Isitt

5 S Geoff Pick

6 Philip A Burton

7 John P Burton

8 John F Mulvey

Ringing World page reference: 4788.0102

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cookley, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 February 2003 in 2h 34 (5–2–16 in C)

5040 Minor (2m)

2 exts Cambridge S, 5 Plain Bob.

1 S Geoffrey Pick (C)

2 John F Mulvey

3 Philip J Day

4 Martin F Spence

5 John P Burton

6 Andrew C Ogden

First peal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4791.0176

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Blakenall Heath, West Midlands

Christ Church

Saturday, 22 February 2003 in 2h 35 (8–2–4 in A♯)

5040 Doubles (1m/1v)

35 exts Plain Bob, 7 exts April Day.

1 H Jane Marsden

2 Anthony R Marsden (C)

3 Christopher Roberts

4 Keith Williams

5 Sandra Williams

6 Michael Emery

First peal - 1,6. First inside - 3. For Society Challenge Fortnight.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Pebworth, Worcestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 March 2003 in 2h 38 (12)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by D W Beard

1 Clive M Smith

2 Lucy Smith

3 John F Mulvey

4 Philip A Burton

5 S Geoffrey Pick

6 Philip J Day

7 Anthony P Cotton

8 John P Burton

9 Stuart C W Hutchieson

10 Roger S Riley (C)

+ 1st Peal of Surprise Royal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4795.0273

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Melbourne, Derbyshire

45 Blanch Croft

Sunday, 2 March 2003 in 2h 18 (11)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Ruth H Smith

Ringing World page reference: 4796.0298

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Tettenhall, West Midlands

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 8 March 2003 in 3h 4 (14–3–25 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Tim Hine

2 Rachel Gordon

3 Hazel Medhurst

4 Jill D Walburn

5 Philip J Day

6 Nigel W Horrit

7 Alastair J Hopkins

8 David A Jackson (C)

First peal - 3. First as conductor. A 21st birthday compliment for 3.

Ringing World page reference: 4796.0297

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Penkridge, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 22 March 2003 in 3h 1 (16–1–21 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part)

1 John F Mulvey

2 Lucy Smith

3 Clive M Smith

4 S Geoffrey Pick

5 William S Deason

6 Keith A Brooks

7 Andrew W Gordon (C)

8 Derek K Knowles

Rung with the bells half muffled to the memory of Roy K Mowforth (1911 - 2003) a Penkridge ringer for over 50 years.

Ringing World page reference: 4803.0467

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 22 March 2003 in 2h 37 (4–2–20 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 John P Burton

2 Lucy Smith

3 Lesley Purden

4 S Geoffrey Pick

5 Clive M Smith

6 Malcolm Quimby (C)

Dedicated to Vera Purden, mother of Lesley, as a thanksgiving for her long life and love of the sound of bells.

Ringing World page reference: 4799.0369

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Melbourne, Derbyshire

45 Blanch Croft

Sunday, 30 March 2003 in 2h 18 (11)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Inglesant

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Ruth H Smith

Ringing World page reference: 4799.0371

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Blakenall Heath, West Midlands

Christ Church

Saturday, 5 April 2003 in 2h 42 (8–2–4 in A♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Ipswich, Wells, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Clive M Smith

2 John P Burton

3 Lucy Smith

4 S Geoffrey Pick

5 John F Mulvey

6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

200th peal for the Society - 2.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Selly Oak, West Midlands

St Mary

Saturday, 12 April 2003 in 2h 51 (12–1–17)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1280 Cambridge and Lincolnshire,1120 Rutland, 1440 Yorkshire. 60 com. atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 John P Burton

2 Anthony R Marsden

3 Philip J Day

4 Philip A Burton

5 S Geoffrey Pick

6 Andrew M Perry

7 Malcolm Quimby

8 Roger S Riley (C)

A wedding compliment to Rachel Adams and Jonathan Whitehead,Tettenhall Ringers, Married today at Eccleshall staffs.

Ringing World page reference: 4801.0417

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Aldridge, West Midlands

St Mary's

Sunday, 13 April 2003 in 42m (9–0–6)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Emma Wilson +

2 John P Burton

3 Chris Duckett

4 Andrew Fairey

5 Anthony Marsden (C)

6 Philip A Burton

+ First Quarter on a working bell

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Luke's

Friday, 18 April 2003 in 45m (14–0–11)

1260 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 S Geoff Pick (C)

2 Diana Hallchurch-Green

3 Jenny Pick

4 John Pollard

5 Linda Pick

6 Lance Hill

7 Philip A Burton

8 Tim Pick

Rung Half Muffled for Good Friday.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 10 May 2003 in 2h 58 (12–0–0 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Ipswich, Wells, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 S Geoffrey Pick (C)

2 John P Burton

3 Philip W Gay

4 Andrew M Perry

5 John F Mulvey

6 Andrew C Ogden

150th tower for a peal - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 4805.0518

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2 Abnalls Lane

Tuesday, 3 June 2003 in 2h 19 (11)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by R Bailey (no 4)

1–2 Raymond J Hosking

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Malcolm Quimby (C)

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth.

Ringing World page reference: 4809.0611

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Sunday, 8 June 2003 in 46m (14)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Malcolm Quimby (C)

2 John F Mulvey

3 John Pollard

4 Lucy Smith

5 Linda Pick

6 Philip A Burton

7 Peter Barker

8 John P Burton

9 S Geoff Pick

10 Martin Hardiman

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Sunday, 8 June 2003 in 44m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Paul H Bennett

2 David R Hawksworth

3 Judy Yates

4 Derek Knowles

5 Keith A Brooks (C)

Rung on the front five bells.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

St Bartholomew, Penn

Saturday, 2 August 2003 in 2h 48 (10–0–12 in A)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Philip J Day

2 Margaret Jones

3 William S Deason

4 E Ann Williams

5 David A Jackson

6 Raymond H Daw

7 Selwyn G Jones

8 Andrew W Gordon (C)

Rung as a compliment to Stephen Roden, former tower captain, and Stephanie Townsend, married here this afternoon. Also for marking 40 years of ringing by 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4818.0832

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Stoke St Milborough, Shropshire

St Milburga

Saturday, 13 September 2003 in 2h 59 (16–2–21)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 S Geoffrey Pick (C)

2 Clive M Smith

3 Lucy Smith

4 Philip A Burton

5 Nicholas J Green

6 John P Burton

7 Philip W Gay

8 John F Mulvey

1st in Method 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4823.0949

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Aldridge, West Midlands

St Mary's

Saturday, 11 October 2003 in 2h 44 (9–0–6)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C P Starbuck

1 Martin Spence

2 John P Burton

3 John F Mulvey

4 David Simpson

5 Malcolm Quimby

6 Samuel M Austin

7 Roger S Riley

8 Philip A Burton (C)

Rung to mark Rev. Richard Cornfield's induction as the Parish's new Vicar.

Also: 1st of Major - 1.

First as Conductor. 1st with a Lichfield & Walsall ASCR Band - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 4827.1045

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Melbourne, Derbyshire

45 Blanch Croft

Sunday, 19 October 2003 in 2h 15 (11)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Ruth H Smith

Ringing World page reference: 4828.1072

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall

St Stephen

Saturday, 1 November 2003 in 2h 57 (13–1–20 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by R Lee

1 Sandra E Williams

2 Anthony R Marsden

3 Fr John C Greatbatch

4 E Lilas Rawling

5 Mike L Meakin

6 Roger N Clark

7 Norman R Mattingley (C)

8 Robert J Cooper

In memory of Lynne Sharp, a good friend of the band.

Ringing World page reference: 4832.1164

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Sunday, 2 November 2003 in 46m (14–0–11)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Linda Pick

2 John Pollard

3 R Jean Nixon

4 James Hargreaves *

5 Philip A Burton

6 Martin C Hardeman

7 S Geoff Pick (C)

8 John P Burton

Rung to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Samaritans movement [2/11]. * First of Grandsire Triples

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Badsey, Worcestershire

St James

Saturday, 8 November 2003 in 2h 50 (15–0–4 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Malcolm Quimby (C)

2 Lucy Smith

3 Philip J Day

4 Anthony R Marsden

5 Clive M Smith

6 S Geoffrey Pick

7 John P Burton

8 David M Webb

Ringing World page reference: 4831.1141

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 8 November 2003 in 2h 43 (11–1–5 in G)

5040 Spliced Plain Major (2m)

1680 Little Bob; 3360 Plain Bob; 5 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by Roderick R Horton

1 Jason M Walker

2 Wendy A Grondowski

3 Dawn Grundy

4 Peter J Barker

5 David M Webb (Jnr)

6 Elizabeth Hutchieson

7 David J Crump

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

First on eight:1.

First inside:2.

First of spliced:3.

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance.

Ringing World page reference: 4831.1141

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

West Bromwich, West Midlands

All Saints

Saturday, 15 November 2003 in 3h 5 (17–1–15 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by S C W Hutchieson

1 Sandra C Bailey

2 Simon Franks

3 Dennis B Clive

4 Jill Wallburn

5 John F Mulvey

6 Christopher S Roberts

7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

8 Charles W Hatfield

First peal - 1. First on 8 - 2. For the enthronement today of Jonathan, Bishop of Lichfield.

Ringing World page reference: 4832.1164

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad

Saturday, 15 November 2003 in 3h 14 (31–2–9 in D)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by D C Everett

1 Clare L S Townsend

2 Helen R Jarvis

3 Penelope Allen

4 Lucy Smith

5 David C Everett (C)

6 William S Deason

7 Clive M Smith

8 William J Hall

9 Andrew C Ogden

10 David M Webb

To welcome the new Bishop of Lichfield, the Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill, on the day of his enthronement

Ringing World page reference: 4833.1188

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Friday, 21 November 2003 in 52m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples

1 Edward R Fairbrother

2 Judy Yates

3 Ruth Fairbrother

4 Malcolm F Bissell

5 Phil Michie

6 Keith A Brooks (C)

7 Derek Knowles

8 Trevor Lock

2 4 5 First in method. As a welcome to Clive Burgess, our new vicar.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Sunday, 23 November 2003 in 48m (14–0–11)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 S Geoff Pick (C)

2 James Hargreaves *

3 Ruth Isitt

4 Diana Hallchurch-Green

5 Linda Pick

6 Peter Barker

7 Nick White **

8 John P Burton

9 Martin Hardeman

10 Philip A Burton

* 1st of Royal

** First blows in Royal for 29 years

Rung to celebrate England's World Cup win!

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Duffield, Derbyshire

St Alkmund

Saturday, 6 December 2003 (17–2–11)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Jane Marsden

2 Simon Franks

3 Sandra Yeomans

4 Mike Meakin

5 John P Burton

6 Philip A Burton

7 Anthony R Marsden (C)

8 Mike C Emery

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Saturday, 6 December 2003 in 3h 1 (14--0–10)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by G Thompson

1 David Crump *

2 Richard Munnings

3 Jill Wallburn **

4 Philip A Burton

5 S Geoff Pick

6 Andrew Perry

7 Peter Barker **

8 John F Mulvey

9 Stuart W Hutchieson (C)

10 Roger S Riley

* 1st peal on 10

** 1st peal of Surprise Royal

Ringing World page reference: 4836.0008

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Belper, Derbyshire

St Peter

Saturday, 6 December 2003 (14–0–26)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Jane Marsden

2 Simon Franks

3 Sandra Yeomans

4 Mike Meakin

5 Philip A Burton

6 John P Burton

7 Anthony R Marsden (C)

8 Mick Emery

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Sunday, 14 December 2003 in 56m (14–0–11)

1568 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Using Half Lead bobs only

Composed by arr M Quimby

1 Malcolm Quimby (C)

2 S Geoff Pick

3 Philip A Burton

4 Linda Pick

5 Peter Barker

6 John P Burton

7 John Pollard

8 Martin Hardeman

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cannock, Staffordshire

St Lukes

Sunday, 21 December 2003 in 48m (14–0–11)

1282 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

1 Malcolm Quimby (C)

2 Clive Smith

3 John Pollard

4 Linda Pick

5 Lucy Smith

6 Jenny Pick

7 S Geoff Pick

8 John P Burton

9 Philip A Burton

10 Martin Hardeman

50th Quarter in 2003: 9

First blows in the method: 3, 6, 8, 10

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 31 December 2003 in 2h 48 (11–1–5 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Charles Ravenscroft

1 Claire L Crump

2 David J Crump

3 Wendy A Grondowski

4 Lesley M Purden

5 Simon P Ferguson

6 Lance G Hill

7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

8 Dawn Grundy

First peal:1.

First on eight:4.

Golden Wedding compliment to Brian & Shirley Harris.

Ringing World page reference: 4838.0057

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