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Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Repton, Derbyshire

St Wystan

Saturday, 8 January 2005 in 3h 6 (17–3–0 in E)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by J Washbrook

1 S Geoff Pick (C)

2 Jill Wallburn

3 John F Mulvey

4 John P Burton

5 Anthony P Cotton

6 Philip A Burton

7 David M Webb

8 Andrew Odgen

Ringing World page reference: 4892.0083

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 22 January 2005 in 2h 43 (11cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis (360-course block reduced)

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 Lance Hill

3 Scott Wheaver

4 Simon Franks

5 David J Crump

6 Simon P Ferguson

7 John F Mulvey

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

First of Major: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4894.0131

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Boldmere, West Midlands

St Michaels

Saturday, 29 January 2005 in 2h 42 (13–3–14)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 S Geoff Pick

2 Penny Allen

3 Lucy Smith

4 Christopher Duckett

5 Philip A Burton

6 Clive M Smith

7 David M Webb

8 Roger S Riley (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4895.0157

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Stoke, Staffordshire

St Peter Ad Venicular

Saturday, 5 February 2005 in 3h 1 (17–3–3)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by P A Burton [5040 No2]

1 Clive M Smith

2 Raymond H Daw

3 Stuart C W Hutchieson

4 Lucy Smith

5 S Geoff Pick

6 John P Burton

7 David M Webb

8 Philip A Burton (C)

9 Andrew C Ogden

10 Roger S Riley

With 21st Birthday compliments to Helen Simpson

Ringing World page reference: 4897.0207

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 10 February 2005 in 3h 14 (19)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis (360 cbr)

1 Philip W Gay

2 David A C Matthews

3 Lucy Smith

4 S Geoffrey Pick

5 Mark R Eccleston

6 Clive M Smith

7 Samuel Austin

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

150th peal:7

Ringing World page reference: 4897.0207

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Brewood, Staffordshire

St Mary and St Chad

Saturday, 12 February 2005 in 47m (21–2–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Gethin Hine

2 Kath Adams

3 Timothy Hine

4 Edric W Broom

5 Warren Griffiths

6 Derek Knowles

7 Christopher Adams (C)

8 Peter Sell

Rung by visitors from Eccleshall / Stafford

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Aldridge, West Midlands

St Mary

Saturday, 12 February 2005 in 2h 47 (9–0–6)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

JSW's 5120 shortened to 5056 in last course. 108 com. 960 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 832 Rutland; 800 Pudsey; 768 Superlative; 736 Yorkshire.

Composed by J S Warboys

1 Clive M Smith

2 John F Mulvey

3 Lucy Smith

4 Helen Jarvis

5 Alan Jarvis

6 John P Burton

7 Andrew C Ogden

8 Philip A Burton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4897.0207

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Melbourne,

45 Blanch Croft

Sunday, 27 February 2005 in 2h 11 (size 11)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Ruth H Smith

Specially arranged in thanksgiving for the lives of Betty Appleby, stepmother of Ruth and Mabel Allen, mother of Lucy.

Ringing World page reference: 4899.0260

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Colwich, Staffordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 5 March 2005 in 2h 31 (7.2.10)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Bacup, Warkworth, Rossendale, Stamford, Annable's London, Norwich, Cambridge

1 Dawn Grundy

2 Zoe A P Ogden

3 Lance G Hill

4 Scott Wheaver

5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

6 Philip W Gay

First in these methods: 2,3,4. Birthday compliment to Dawn Grundy.

Ringing World page reference: 4900.0284

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

The Campanile

Sunday, 20 March 2005 in 2h 19 (10 lbs)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis (360 cbr)

1 Philip W Gay

2 Jason M Walker

3 S Geoffrey Pick

4 Zoe A P Ogden

5 Scott Wheaver

6 Lucy Smith

7 Clive M Smith

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

First of Major inside:2.

Ringing World page reference: 4902.0329

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 26 March 2005 in 3h 16 (21)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Bourne, Beverley, Surfleet, Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge.

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 John P Burton

3 Scott Wheaver

4 Philip W Gay

5 John F Mulvey

6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

Specially organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the building of the church.

Ringing World page reference: 4903.0353

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Saturday, 23 April 2005 in 39m (9–1–6)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 S Geoff Pick

2 Jill Walburn

3 John F Mulvey

4 Lucy Smith

5 John P Burton

6 Clive M Smith

7 Philip A Burton (C)

8 Phil Gay

Rung with a bost tenor stay.

Rung after a failed peal attempt of Belgrave S.

Walsall thrashed Hull though, so all is not lost.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 25 April 2005 in 38m (4 cwt)

1272 Plain Bob Minor

1 Janet S Richards

2 Elizabeth Hutchieson

3 Stuart C W Hutchieson

4 Zoe A P Ogden

5 Lance G Hill

6 Scott Wheaver (C)

First quarter peal of Minor - Treble

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 7 May 2005 in 2h 49 (11–1–5)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Jason M Walker

2 Wendy A Grondowski

3 David J Crump

4 Dawn Grundy

5 Lance G Hill

6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

7 Rev Brian Harris

8 John F Mulvey

First of TB Major:1. First of Superlative:2,4 and 5. Rung as part of the villages VE Day commemorative celebrations.

Ringing World page reference: 4911.0552

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Cheddleton, Staffordshire

St Edward the Confessor

Saturday, 14 May 2005 in 2h 48 (11)

5040 Surprise Minor

7m: Bamborough, Lightfoot, Wearmouth, Westminster, Allendale, Netherseale, Cambridge

1 David J Crump

2 Scott Wheaver

3 Lance G Hill

4 Harold Dowler

5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

6 Philip W Gay

First in methods:2,3.

Ringing World page reference: 4910.0527

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Lichfield, Staffordshire

2, Abnalls Lane

Thursday, 26 May 2005 in 2h 22 (12 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C K Lewis (360 cbr)

1–2 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

3–4 Lucy Smith

5–6 Mark R Eccleston

7–8 Clive M Smith

First of Major in hand:5-6

Ringing World page reference: 4912.0573

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Claybrooke, Leicestershire

St Peter

Saturday, 4 June 2005 in 2h 58 (13–3–3)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 S Geoff Pick

2 John F Mulvey

3 Lucy Smith

4 Clive M Smith

5 John P Burton

6 David M Webb

7 Philip A Burton (C)

8 Andrew C Ogden

100th together: 5 & 2

Ringing World page reference: 4914.0621

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 5 June 2005 in 39m (4–2–20)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Jason M Walker

2 Lesley M Purden

3 Lance G Hill

4 Karen L Spink

5 Zoe A P Ogden

6 Scott Wheaver (C)

For Evensong

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 10 July 2005 (4–2–20)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Claire Crump

2 Lesley M Purden

3 Zoe A P Ogden

4 Karen L Spink

5 Lisa Merriott

6 Scott Wheaver (C)

For Evensong.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Melbourne,

45 Blanch Croft

Sunday, 17 July 2005 in 2h 11 (size 11)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1–2 Lucy Smith

3–4 Robert B Smith (C)

5–6 Clive M Smith

7–8 Ruth H Smith

In memory of Bernard J Townsend of Lichfield.

Ringing World page reference: 4919.0742

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 31 July 2005 (4–2–20)

1260 Doubles (7m)

Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, St. Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St. Simons, St. Martins and Plain Bob

1 Karen L Spink

2 Zoe A P Ogden

3 Simon P Ferguson

4 Lance G Hill

5 Scott Wheaver (C)

Birthday compliment to Simon, 43 today.

For Evensong.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

St Michael & All Angels, Colwich

Sunday, 7 August 2005

1320 Plain Bob Doubles

First as Conductor

1 Lesley Purden (C)

2 David Brawnton

3 Brenda Harper

4 Stephen Merriott

5 Jason Walker

To celebrate the 21st Birthday of Stephen Merriot(4)

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Horton, Staffordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 3 September 2005 in 2h 37 (8.0.23)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Kelso, Lincoln, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Wells, London, Cambridge

1 Philip W Gay

2 Paul Lewis

3 Lance G Hill

4 Philip A Burton

5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)

6 Scott Wheaver

First in methods: 3,4

Ringing World page reference: 4926.0918

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Armitage, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 18 September 2005 (4–2–20)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Lesley M Purden

2 Jason M Walker

3 Liz Hutchieson

4 Zoe A P Ogden

5 Lance G Hill

6 Scott Wheaver (C)

To celebrate the engagement of Lisa Merriott (local ringer from neighbouring tower Colwich) and Mark Ellis. For Evensong.

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Birmingham, West Midlands

Northfield, St Laurence

Saturday, 8 October 2005 in 2h 56 (14cwt)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by A M Tyler

1 S Geoffrey Pick

2 David M Webb

3 Lucy Smith

4 Malcolm Quimby

5 Roger S Riley

6 Robert B Smith (C)

7 Clive M Smith

8 Maurice F Edwards

9 Andrew C Ogden

10 John P Burton

Ringing World page reference: 4932.1062

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Aldridge, West Midlands

St Mary

Saturday, 5 November 2005 in 2h 41 (9–0–6)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 John P Burton

2 Helen Jarvis

3 Tony R Marsden

4 Alan Jarvis

5 Malcolm Quimby

6 Ian Hastilow

7 Roger S Riley

8 Philip A Burton (C)

Rung open in loving memory of P George Golder who passed away 11/10/05, aged 85. George had been a ringer in this tower since the 1930's and was a dear friend of the entire band.

Ringing World page reference: 4940.1255

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Little Aston, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 12 November 2005 in 2h 29 (9–0–13)

5040 Minor

4 Extents Cambridge Surprise, 2 Extents Plain Bob, 1 Extent St Clements

1 Lucy Smith

2 Clive M Smith

3 Christopher Duckett

4 John P Burton

5 David M Webb

6 Philip A Burton (C)

Rung in loving memory of P George Golder who passed away 11/10/05, Aged 85. George learned to handle a bell in this tower in 1934 and continued to ring here until very recently.

Ringing World page reference: 4940.1255

Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society

Polesworth, Warwickshire

St Editha

Sunday, 11 December 2005 in 3h 2 (11cwt)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Stephen Sheldon

2 Anita M Allsopp

3 John F Mulvey

4 Andrew E Else

5 David Blick

6 William H Riley

7 Malcolm Quimby (C)

8 Richard J Chantler

First peal: 1.

First Surprise: 2, 5.

First peal on the bells since augmentation.

Rung in memory and thanksgiving for the life of William 'Bill' Thompson churchwarden and servant of the Abbey.

£5

Ringing World page reference: 4942.0033

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