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Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 in 43m (11 in G)
1312 Spliced Surprise Major (14m)
Bristol, Ashtead, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire, Cornwall, Cray.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Most methods:1-2.
Birthday compliment to Brian Harris.
Ringing World page reference: 5935.0064Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Albrighton, Shropshire
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 11 January 2025 in 3h 2 (11–0–14 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (16m)
Contains 448 Ashtead, Cambridge, Ipswich, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 224 Bristol, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative; 153 com; atw.
Composed by N Smith
1 Jonathan J F Stokoe
2 Gail K Lawrence
3 Elizabeth Hutchieson
4 Scott Wheaver
5 Martin D Scott
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
7 Matthew Lawrence
8 Andrew R Aspland
Most methods:4,5.
Birthday compliment to Brian Harris.
Ringing World page reference: 5936.0080Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Thursday, 16 January 2025 in 42m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (17m)
Std 8 + Cornwall, Uxbridge, Ashtead, Glasgow, Jersey, Cray, Ospringe, Cassiobury, Lindum.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Most methods: 1-2.
Ringing World page reference: 5938.0130Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Codsall, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 17 January 2025 in 2h 45 (9–2–21 in G)
5088 Cray Surprise Major
Composed by Don Morrison
1 Ruth Jopp
2 Matthew Lawrence
3 Stephen G Askew
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Andrew W Gordon
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
7 Andrew J Ellis
8 Andrew R Aspland
First in method for all. Circled tower:2.
Ringing World page reference: 5937.0103Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 25 January 2025 in 48m (8–3–7 in A)
1372 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by Scott Wheaver
1 Andrew C Ogden
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Amber M Wheaver
4 Anne E Ogden
5 Alesha M Wheaver
6 David L Towell
7 Scott Wheaver (C)
8 David C Everett
First quarter peal on 8: 3 and 5
Ringing World page reference: 5937.0108Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 26 January 2025 in 65m (8–3–7 in A)
2025 Stedman Triples
Composed by Alan S Burbidge
1 Scott Wheaver (C)
2 Andrew C Ogden
3 Jonathan J F Stokoe
4 Jonathan B Townsend
5 Gail K Lawrence
6 Anne E Ogden
7 David C Everett
8 Matthew Lawrence
Remembering Paul Sheldon, ringer at Lichfield Cathedral.
Ringing World page reference: 5938.0129Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Sunday, 26 January 2025 in 45m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (20m)
Contains 128 Cambridge, London, Pudsey; 96 Superlative; 64 Ashtead, Bristol, Higher Walton (Z), Ipswich, Lincolnshire (N), Lindum (M), Ospringe (E), Radcliffe (D), Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 32 Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (W), Cray (K), Glasgow, Jersey; 40 com.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Most methods in hand: 1-2.
Happy 70th birthday to BUSCR (3 graduates and a guest)
Ringing World page reference: 5938.0132Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 in 42m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (24m)
Contains Pudsey, Uxbridge, Yorkshire, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (Cs), Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin (Dd), Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton (Hw), Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum (Ln), London, Ospringe, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Most Surprise Major methods in hand: 1-2, 3-4, 7-8 and as conductor.
Most Surprise Major methods on an inside pair: 5-6.
Ringing World page reference: 5939.0153Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 2h 42 (8–3–7 in A)
5120 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Scott Wheaver
1 Jonathan B Townsend
2 Andrew R Aspland
3 Elizabeth Hutchieson
4 Gail K Lawrence
5 Eliza I Lewis-Skeath
6 Matthew Lawrence
7 Scott Wheaver (C)
8 Stuart C W Hutchieson
100th Peal: 1
First Peal of Superlative: 5
Ringing World page reference: 5938.0127Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Sunday, 2 February 2025 in 53m (31–2–9 in D)
1259 Grandsire Caters
Composed by trad
1 Rhydian Perkins
2 Helen R Jarvis
3 John F Mulvey
4 David C Everett (C)
5 Raymond J Hosking
6 Nigel Argust
7 Aled L J Perkins
8 David Webb (j)
9 Daniel Munday
10 James Ellingworth
First on 10 - 1
Rung in affectionate memory of Paul Sheldon - a long time ringer at this tower.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 2 February 2025 in 42m (11–2–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Julie A Davies
2 Jill D Walburn (C)
3 John D Deakin (C)
4 Keith A Davies (C)
5 Gordon R Birks (C)
6 Keith Ball
First jointly conducted quarter and first as conductor : 3 and 4. For society challenge month.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Armitage, Staffordshire
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 2 February 2025 in 39m (4–2–20)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Viv Leyland
2 Brenda C Harper
3 Tayeed MacPherson
4 Simon P Ferguson
5 Lance G Hill (C)
6 Karen Spink
Rung for Candlemas day. Also a birthday compliment to Tayeed and Brenda and to mark 30 years as a member of the Society for Brenda.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Sunday, 2 February 2025 in 43m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)
27m: Ashtead, Bilsborrow, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (Cs), Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne (Ck), Dorchester, Double Dublin (Dd), Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton (Hw), Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum (Ln), London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Most Surprise Major methods in hand: 1-2, 3-4, 7-8 and as conductor.
Most Surprise Major methods in hand on an inside pair: 5-6.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 in 43m (12–0–5 in F♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Helen M Mullins
2 Joyce V Gent
3 Lesley J Hall
4 Peter W Olding (C)
5 Andrew E Else
6 David Hall
First Quarter Peal: 1
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Sedgley, West Midlands
All Saints
Sunday, 9 February 2025 in 44m (12–3–20 in F♯)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Keith Ball
2 Gordon R Birks (C)
3 John D Deakin
4 Keith A Davies
5 Alex J Davies
6 Jill D Walburn
First on a working bell: 1. Rung as part of the society challenge month
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 9 February 2025 in 49m (11–1–5 in G)
1376 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Stuart C W Hutchieson
1 Amber M Wheaver
2 Clare L S Townsend
3 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 David L Towell
7 Scott Wheaver
8 Andrew R Aspland
First QP of Bristol - 2.
First QP of TB Major - 1.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Saturday, 15 February 2025 (31–2–9 in D)
120 Plain Bob Doubles
Conducting Course
James Ellingworth
Hilary Ghazireh
David Webb (j)
Helen R Jarvis
Rachel J Everett
Tayeed MacPherson
Kate Eccleston-Brown
Rebecca S Sillery
Daniel Munday
Nathaniel M L Gibbons
David C Everett
Using the simulator to consider and understand coursing orders.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 16 February 2025 in 43m (11–2–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Kate Anderson
2 John D Deakin
3 Richard A Harper
4 Jill D Walburn
5 Gordon R Birks (C)
6 Paul K Timmins
First quarter: 1
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Sedgley, West Midlands
All Saints
Monday, 17 February 2025 in 44m (12–3–20 in F♯)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Alex Hutton
2 C Mary Zielonka
3 Sally R J Southall
4 Jill D Walburn
5 Brett R Morgan
6 Fr John C Greatbatch
7 Gordon R Birks (C)
8 George R Hutton
First quarter peal: 8. First on 8: 1. First on 8 inside: 5
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
St Michael
Thursday, 20 February 2025 (10 in A♭)
80 Plain Hunt Minimus
1 Andrea Ferguson
2 Hilary Ghazireh
3 Timothy Jarvis
4 Helen R Jarvis (C)
5 Nick Tinsdeall
Well done Andrea
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 22 February 2025 in 41m (6–0–11 in B)
1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor
1 Rachel J Everett
2 Helen R Jarvis
3 James Ellingworth
4 Nigel Argust
5 David C Everett (C)
6 David Webb (j)
First of TB minor ‘inside’ - 3
First of Kent TB Minor - 6
Rung as a thanksgiving for 11 years of ministry of the Rev. Jonathan Iddon in the Peel parishes, leaving to be vicar of Shenstone.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Saturday, 22 February 2025 in 43m (11–2–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Keith A Davies
2 Julie A Davies
3 John D Deakin
4 Gordon R Birks (C)
5 Alex J Davies
6 Keith Ball
First quarter inside: 2. For society challenge month
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Colton, Staffordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 22 February 2025 in 2h 30 (8–0–19 in A)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by Roger Bailey
1 Gail K Lawrence
2 Anne E Ogden
3 Eliza I Lewis-Skeath
4 Scott Wheaver
5 Andrew C Ogden
6 Matthew Lawrence (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 in 39m (8 in C)
1260 Stedman Doubles
Composed by trad
1–2 Helen R Jarvis
3–4 David C Everett (C)
5–6 Raymond J Hosking
First in the method in hand for all the band.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 in 5m (8 in C)
120 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by P Course
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
First proper plain course of Cambridge in hand 1-2.
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0271Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 (11–1–5 in G)
168 Stedman Triples
1 Scott Wheaver (C)
2 Andrew Aspland
3 Clare L S Townsend
4 David J Crump
5 David L Towell
6 Jonathan Stokoe
7 Jonathan B Townsend
8 Dawn Grundy
Rung in memory of Martin Roger Clarke and Christine Ray. Two villagers whose funerals were held here this week. May they rest in peace.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Thursday, 6 March 2025 in 45m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Brook
1 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
2 Clare L S Townsend
3 David J Crump
4 Dawn Grundy
5 Derek B Giddins
6 David L Towell
7 Jonathan B Townsend
8 Andrew D Simmonds
Arranged and rung half-muffled in memory of our good friend Lucy Smith who died today.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Friday, 7 March 2025 in 42m (11–2–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Julie A Davies
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Keith A Davies
4 Alex J Davies
5 Gordon R Birks (C)
6 Paul K Timmins
A tribute to the late Dr. Shahid Ali Khan, Black Country Psychiatrist
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0268Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 8 March 2025 in 25m (8–3–7 in A)
504 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by 6H
1 Nathaniel M L Gibbons
2 John F Mulvey
3 Rhydian S L Perkins
4 Rebecca Sillery
5 Hilary Ghazireh
6 James Ellingworth
7 David C Everett (C)
8 Raymond J Hosking
Rung by Lichfield Cathedral ringers in memory of Lucy Smith, a long time faithful and well loved member of the Cathedral band.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire
St James
Saturday, 8 March 2025 in 3h 11 (14–1–11 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Gail K Lawrence
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Jonathan B Townsend
4 Scott Wheaver
5 Matthew Lawrence
6 Christopher J Bardsley
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Gordon R Birks
9 Andrew R Aspland
10 Andrew C Ogden
First peal on the bells since their augmentation to ten.
Rung in memory of Lucy Smith of Lichfield Cathedral.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Armitage, Staffordshire
St John the Baptist
Monday, 10 March 2025 (4–2–20 in C)
General Ringing
Practice night ringing, in memory of Lucy Smith.
Tonight's methods were: Union, Holy Orders, Wainfleet, Armitage, Reverse Bob, April Day, Grandsire, Plain Bob Minor, Plain Hunting.
Sarah Shepherd
Lance G Hill
Viv Leyland
Ian Slater
Jordan Lawley (C)
Karen Spink
Linda Barrett
Rupert S N Dyer
Brenda Harper
Ringing in memory of Lucy Smith.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Rugeley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 in 44m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)
27m: Ashtead, Bilsborrow, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (Cs), Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne (Ck), Dorchester, Double Dublin (Dd), Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton (Hw), Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum (Ln), London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Rung in memory of Lucy Smith of Lichfield Cathedral.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 13 March 2025 in 42m (6–2–5 in A♯)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Peter W Olding
2 Joyce V Gent
3 Lesley J Hall
4 Mike Emery
5 David Hall (C)
6 David Boden
First quarter peal: 6
Rung in memory of Lucy Smith.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 in 43m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)
Same 1st part, different 2nd part.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 23 March 2025 (7–1–14 in B♭)
Rounds and Call Changes
1 Linda Nightingale
2 Tracey L Crutchley
3 Wendy A Fellows
4 Alison E Maley
5 Gary S Crutchley
6 Mike Emery (C)
Rung before and after the service to celebrate the inauguration and The Collation and Induction of Reverend Alison Mary Morris as Vicar of Pelsall and Commissioning as Assistant Rural Dean of Walsall
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Sunday, 23 March 2025 in 54m (31–2–9 in D)
1296 Plain Bob Caters
Composed by trad
1 Emily L S Bloom
2 Kate Ecclestone-Brown
3 Helen R Jarvis
4 David C Everett
5 Heather E Griffiths (C)
6 Daniel Munday
7 David Webb (jnr)
8 Wendy Bloom
9 Martin A Smith
10 Timothy Jarvis
First attempt on 10 ‘inside’ - 2
First attempt as conductor on 10 - 5
Rung in affectionate memory of Lucy Smith, mother of the ringers of 8 and 9 and grandmother of the ringer of 1. Lucy was a long time member of this band.
Clive Smith was outside the Cathedral listening to the ringing and wanted to be associated with the quarter peal.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 29 March 2025 in 47m (8–3–7 in A)
1372 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by Scott Wheaver
1 Anne E Ogden
2 David C Everett
3 Alesha M Wheaver
4 Andrew R Aspland
5 Andrew C Ogden
6 Amber M Wheaver
7 Scott Wheaver (C)
8 David L Towell
Rung to celebrate the life of Cliff Thomas, father of local ringer Nick.
Ringing World page reference: 5946.0314Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Sunday, 30 March 2025 (21–2–12 in E♭)
Call Changes and Grandsire Triples
Paul H Bennett
Gillian B Wheatley
Rosemary Taylor
Robert F Short
Stephen G Askew
Christine Clifford
Avril Simpson
Lynn Bibb
Helen Skidmore
Derek K Knowles
David R Hawksworth
David Hunt
Keith A Brooks
Rung in memory of Sue Bennett, friend of the tower and wife of Paul, who sadly passed away this week.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Monday, 31 March 2025 in 42m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Doubles (3m)
April Day, Grandsire, Plain Bob.
1 Simon Wilson
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Jonathan B Townsend
4 David L Towell
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
6 Clare L S Townsend
Arranged as a 60th birthday compliment to Simon Wilson with the best wishes of all the band.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0377Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 in 3m (15 in C)
48 Plain and Little Bob Royal
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5–6 Mark R Eccleston
7–8 Margaret Sherwood
9–10 David C Everett
Rung at the start of Lucy Smith's funeral service, at her request.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Walsall, West Midlands
St Matthew
Friday, 4 April 2025 in 55m (25–2–18 in D)
1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by 4 homes
1 Elizabeth Hutchieson
2 Gail K Lawrence
3 Jonhy Stokoe
4 Andrew R Aspland
5 Scott Wheaver
6 David C Everett
7 Jonathan B Townsend
8 Martin D Scott
9 Matthew Lawrence
10 Philip A Burton
11 Jonathan P Healy
12 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
First quarter peal on 12 bells - 8.
First quarter peal of Bristol Maximus - 5.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0379Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Trysull, Staffordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 5 April 2025 in 2h 45 (11–0–17 in F)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
One extent each London, Beverley, Surfleet, Bourne, Norwich, Ipswich and Cambridge
1 Dawn Grundy
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Gail K Lawrence
4 Stephen G Askew
5 Timothy M Davis (C)
6 Andrew C Ogden
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 6 April 2025 in 40m (7–1–14 in B♭)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 John D Edlin
2 John D Deakin
3 Gary S Crutchley
4 Anthony R Marsden
5 Mike Emery (C)
6 Richard J Hartnell
Rung for Passion Sunday
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Armitage, Staffordshire
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 6 April 2025 in 40m (4–2–20 in C)
1260 Union Bob Doubles
1 Sarah Shepherd
2 Brenda Harper
3 Viv Leyland
4 Lance Hill
5 Jordan Lawley (C)
6 Karen Spink
First in method for everyone!
Rang in memory of Lucy Smith.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0384Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Monday, 7 April 2025 in 49m (11–1–5 in G)
1320 Plain Bob Doubles
1 David J Crump
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Simon M Pearce
4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 Dawn Grundy
First quarter peal on an inside bell for Simon - well done.
Also rung in memory of Katya Cooper who died last week aged 101 years.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0376Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 9 April 2025 in 59m (11 in G)
1728 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)
27m: Ashtead, Bilsborrow, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (Cs), Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne (Ck), Dorchester, Double Dublin (Dd), Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton (Hw), Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum (Ln), London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Radcliffe, Rochester, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Johny Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 18 April 2025 in 2h 53 (11–1–5 in G)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Brooks (arr. F H Dexter)
1 Jonathan B Townsend
2 Gail K Lawrence
3 Scott Wheaver
4 Andrew C Ogden
5 David L Towell
6 Philip A Burton
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Matthew Lawrence
Rung half-muffled for Good Friday.
First of Stedman Triples completing the family:3.
Ringing World page reference: 5950.0398Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 (21–2–12 in E♭)
General Ringing
Gillian B Wheatley
Stephen G Askew
Derek K Knowles
Keith A Brooks
Richard Harris
Shirley Harris
David Hunt
David R Hawksworth
Robert F Short
Simon Douglas
Avril Simpson
General Ringing to celebrate St George's Day.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Wombourne, Staffordshire
St Benedict Biscop
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 60m (9–2–13 in F♯)
Call Changes
Angela Fenton
Carol Godwin
Jeanne Keeling
Samantha Bush
Sandra Crouch
James Godwin
Steve Hill (C)
To commemorate 80 years since VE Day @ 6.30pm
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0479Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Whittington, Staffordshire
St Giles
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (6–1–26 in B♭)
General Ringing
Grandsire Doubles & Call Changes
Gillian L Barnard
Margaret Benbow
Sara J Dyott
Hazel J Herschell
Susan L Watkins
Milton Brown
Peter W Olding
John Shorthouse
Jonathan M W Smith
For the 80th anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0478Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Sedgley, West Midlands
All Saints
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 30m (12–3–20 in F♯)
Call Changes
Call changes on back 6 for 15 minutes and then Bob Doubles on back 5 for 15 minutes
3 Brendan Greaney
4 Mary Zielonka (C)
5 Sally Southall
6 Brett Morgan
7 George Hutton
8 Alex Hutton
Ringing for VE day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0473Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rushall, West Midlands
St Michael Archangel
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (7–1–10 in B)
Rounds and Call Changes
1 Tracey L Crutchley
2 Ann Jones (C)
3 Wendy Manton
4 Stephanie Watkins
5 Rose Woodworth
6 Elliott Owen
Rung in in commemoration of the the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Harold Williams, a regular ringer at this tower, would like to be associated with this performance.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0472Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rushall, West Midlands
St Michael Archangel
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (7–1–10 in B)
Rounds and Call Changes
1 Tracey L Crutchley
2 Ann Jones (C)
3 Revd Colin Such
4 Stephanie Watkins
5 Rose Woodworth
6 Elliott
Rung in in commemoration of the the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Harold Williams, a regular ringer at this tower, would like to be associated with this performance.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0472Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rushall, West Midlands
St Michael Archangel
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (7–1–10 in B)
Rounds and Call Changes
1 Tracey L Crutchley
2 Ann Jones
3 Revd Colin Such
4 Stephanie Watkins
5 Gary S Crutchley (C)
6 Elliott Owen
Rung in in commemoration of the the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Harold Williams, a regular ringer at this tower, would like to be associated with this performance.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0472Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rushall, West Midlands
St Michael Archangel
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (7–1–10 in B)
Rounds and Call Changes
1 Ann Jones (C)
2 Suzanne Heath
3 Tracey L Crutchley
4 Stephanie Watkins
5 Rose Woodworth
6 Elliott Owen
Rung in in commemoration of the the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Harold Williams, a regular ringer at this tower, would like to be associated with this performance.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0472Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rugeley, Staffordshire
St Augustine
Thursday, 8 May 2025
140 Call Changes, Grandsire and Plain Bob Doubles
60 Grandsire, 80 Plain bob Doubles
Composed by Anon
Adele Clarke
Zoe Ogden
Ruth Leon
Simon P Ferguson
Noel J C Bowen (C)
Alan Clarke
Diana Cutler
Wendy Holland
Rung prior to 80th Anniversary of V E Day service in town centre
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0472Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Penn, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (10–0–12 in A)
Call Changes
Call changes Plain Bob Doubles Plain Hunt on 7
1 Keith Porter
2 Pam Garbett
3 Jayne Cowdale
4 Sarah Gilhooly
5 Chris Stockford
6 Sue Beck
7 Bob Dunphy
8 Nicki Harris
9 Phil Ward
Rang for 80th VE Day Celebrations
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0470Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Penkridge, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (16–1–21 in E)
General Ringing
General Ringing for VE 80 Natonal Ring at 6.30pm
1 Richard Bower
2 Mikey Roberts
3 Sam Aldridge
4 Petula Hughes
5 David Hawksworth
6 Wendy Bissell
7 Matt Aldridge
8 Andrew Hughes
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 25m (7–1–14 in B♭)
80 Call Changes
1 Tracey L Crutchley
2 Linda Nightingale
3 Alison E Maley
4 Wendy A Fellows
5 Gary S Crutchley
6 Mike Emery (C)
Rung at 16:30 on the 80th Anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0470Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pattingham, Staffordshire
St Chad
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (12–3–6 in F)
Call Changes
60 on queens
1 Harvey Butler
2 Sue Butler
3 Joanne Bramall
4 Margaret Booth
5 Guy Davies
6 Geoffrey Dann (C)
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0470Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Little Aston, Staffordshire
St Peter
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (9–0–13 in A)
General Ringing
Call changes, Plain Bob Doubles, St Simon’s Doubles and St Martins Doubles
Christopher Duckett (C)
Sally Duckett
Dave Pomeroy
Emma Paxton
Richard Paxton
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0467Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
St Michael on Greenhill
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 30m (10)
Rounds and Call Changes
Rounds and Call changes
Gillian Eastwood (C)
Paul E Bibilo
Jan Mitchell
Tim Jarvis
Andrea Ferguson
For 80th Anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0466Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (31–2–9 in D)
General Ringing
Plain Bob Caters, Rounds and Call Changes and Grandsire Caters
Nigel Argust
Nathaniel M L Gibbons
Helen R Jarvis (C)
Daniel Munday
Tayeed MacPherson
Hilary Ghazireh
David C Everett
James Ellingworth
Amanda Hilmarsson
Rachel J Everett
Kate Ecclestone-Brown
Canon Andrew Stead
Heather E Griffiths
Rung for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0466Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lapley, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 8 May 2025
General Ringing
General ringing, including call changes, PB Doubles and Triples, Grandsire Triples
Bill Deason
Tony Withers
Charles Silvester
Debbie Baker
Graham Baker
Benn Gunn
Philip Michie
Philip Murphy
Gillian Wheatley
Karen Powell
Paul Bennett
To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0466Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (9–1–15 in G)
Rounds, Call Changes and Plain Bob Doubles
Matthew Hardy
Rosie England
Earl Morton
David Ingram
Brenda Hatfield
Charles Hatfield
Jacob Reeves
Rung to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.
Alison Whalley would like to be associated with this ringing.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Elford, Staffordshire
St Peter
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (6–1–2 in B)
General Ringing
Call Changes and PB Minimus
Pamela Brown
Hazel J Herschell
Susan L Watkins
Milton Brown
Peter W Olding
John Shorthouse
For the 80th anniversary of VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0461Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (21–2–12 in E♭)
Call Changes and Methods
Call changes, Grandsire Triples and Stedman Triples
Paul H Bennett
Simon Douglas
Derek K Knowles
Gillian B Wheatley
Robert F Short
Stephen G Askew
Frances Burns
Philip H Michie
Philip M Murphy
Keith A Brooks
David Hunt
General ringing for the 80th anniversary of VE day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0456Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Armitage, Staffordshire
St John the Baptist
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 38m (4–2–20)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Karen A Spink
2 Brenda C Harper
3 Viv Leyland
4 Rupert S N Dyer
5 Lance G Hill (C)
6 Linda Barrett
Rung to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0446Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (12–0–5 in F♯)
General Ringing
Call changes on 8, Bastow Doubles and Grandsire Triples
Joyce V Gent
Jeffrey Greatwood
Emma Thompson
Lesley J Hall (C)
David Hall (C)
Jacqui Bates
Mike Emery
Jordan Lawley
Peter W Olding
Chris Webb
Rung on the 80th anniversary of VE day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0453Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Aldridge, West Midlands
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (9–0–6 in A)
1280 Triples (2m)
6 Ashford Little Bob, 1274 Plain Bob
1 Ryhdian Perkins
2 Antoni Kisiecki
3 Raymond J Hosking
4 Ruth Balem
5 Clare Coleman
6 Jonathan Healy
7 Philip A Burton (C)
8 Oliver Bouckley
Rung to celebrate the 80th anniversary VE Day.
Remembering Private Cyril Hosking, Royal Engineer, 1939-45, great grandfather of 1, father of 3, former ringer St Thomas, Neath.
1st on 8: 2
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0446Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 50m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Robin E H Woolley
1 Simon M Pearce
2 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
3 Xanthe A Simmonds
4 Jonathan B Townsend
5 Clare L S Townsend
6 Elizabeth Hutchieson
7 David L Towell
8 Andrew D Simmonds
First QP on eight bells - 1.
Rung to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0445Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 30m (11–1–5 in G)
General Ringing
Call changes on 8 and 6 and Grandsire Triples
1 Elizabeth Hutchieson
2 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
3 Gilly F Hanson-Giddins
4 Derek B Giddins
5 Sheila Templier
6 Simon Wilson
7 Dawn Grundy
8 Simon Pearce
9 Tracey Davies
10 Clare L S Townsend
11 Jonathan B Townsend
Congratulations to recent recruit Tracey on ringing for her first official occasion.
Half-muffled ringing prior to the 11am memorial service at the war memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0453Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Friday, 9 May 2025 in 2h 47 (11 in G)
5056 Spliced Surprise Major (27m)
Contains 192 Ashtead, Bilsborrow, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Crewkerne, Dorchester, Glasgow, Helmshore, Higher Walton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Radcliffe, Rutland, Simonstone, Superlative, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 128 Rochester, Double Dublin; 157 com.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
First of spliced in hand: 1-2.
Most Spliced Surprise Major methods in hand: 3-4,7-8 and for the Society.
Most methods as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 5953.0496Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd
St Beuno
Saturday, 10 May 2025 in 0m 46s (18–0–5 in E)
12 Original Singles
1 Gillian B Wheatley
2 Martin J Brown
3 Christopher E Wheatley (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Friday, 16 May 2025 (31–2–9 in D)
General Ringing
Rounds and call changes on 8, Little Bob Major, Kent TB Major, Kent TB Minor and 120 PB Doubles x2
Nigel Argust
Raymond J Hosking
Rhydian S L Perkins
Rachel J Everett
James Ellingworth
Tayeed MacPherson
Amanda Hilmarsson
Jo Johnson
Hilary Ghazireh
Kate Ecclestone-Brown
David C Everett
A really good simulator practice with Special Mention of Rhydian and Kate for calling the PB Doubles and of Amanda and Jo for ringing the treble and tenor respectively to that doubles - Amanda:- you ‘got’ it!
Absent friends in mind.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Collegiate Church of St Peter
Sunday, 18 May 2025 (33–0–21 in C♯)
General Ringing
Harvey Butler
Sue Butler
Kath Harrow
Carole Owen
Richard Robson
Sheila Ward
For Bell Sunday
Ringing World page reference: 5953.0506Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 18 May 2025 (7–1–14 in B♭)
General Ringing
Rounds and call changes.
1 Elizabeth Anne Vincent
2 Tracey L Crutchley
3 Linda Nightingale
4 Alison E Maley
5 Wendy A Fellows
6 Gary S Crutchley (C)
Rung in joyous celebration and with thanks to God on the occasion of the baptism of Ellis Liam Crutchley, first grandson of the ringers of the second and sixth.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 18 May 2025 (7–1–14 in B♭)
40 Plain Bob Doubles
Service ringing.
1 Elizabeth Anne Vincent
2 Tracey L Crutchley
3 Linda Nightingale
4 Mike Emery
5 Gary S Crutchley (C)
6 John R Vincent
Rung in joyous celebration and with thanks to God on the occasion of the baptism of Ellis Liam Crutchley, first grandson of the ringers of the second and fifth.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 24 May 2025 in 2h 45 (8–3–7 in A)
5120 Speedball Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison
1 Dawn Grundy
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Gail K Lawrence
4 Anne E Ogden
5 Matthew Lawrence
6 Andrew R Aspland
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Andrew C Ogden
Remembering Maurice F Edwards.
40th anniversary of Andrew Ogden's first peal.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0871Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 25 May 2025 in 47m (11–1–5 in G)
1320 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Elizabeth Hutchieson
2 David L Towell
3 Andrew D Simmonds
4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5 Andrew R Aspland
6 Simon A Wilson
First QP inside - 3, well done!
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0629Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 in 44m (11 in G)
1344 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (E), Cray (K), Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire (N), Lindum (M), London, Preston , Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley (X), Whalley, Yorkshire (parts 1 and most of 7).
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Darwin Court
Thursday, 29 May 2025 in 3m (7 in D)
60 Plain Bob Minor
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5–6 Clive M Smith
With Clive's best wishes to all his ringing friends.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 8 June 2025 in 45m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Robin E H Woolley
1 Dawn Grundy
2 Amber M Wheaver
3 Xanthe A Simmonds
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Derek B Giddins
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
7 Scott Wheaver
8 Simon Wilson
First of Grandsire Triples - 2.
First QP covering on 8 bells - 8.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0629Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Friday, 13 June 2025 in 55m (11 in G)
1632 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Parts 1 and 7 in full.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0632Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 in 67m (11 in G)
1952 Spliced Surprise Major (24m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire, Woodstock.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Parts 1, 2(short) and 7.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0632Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Sunday, 22 June 2025 in 50m (12–0–5 in F♯)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Mark B Davies
1 Alesha M Wheaver
2 Amber M Wheaver
3 Scott Wheaver (C)
4 Eliza I Lewis-Skeath
5 Derek B Giddins
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson
7 Greg J Pearce
8 Andrew R Aspland
First Quarter Peal of Treble Bob Major - Treble
First Quarter Peal of Surprise Major inside - 2
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0629Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in 33m (8 in C)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
With best wishes to Lilas Rawling.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Friday, 27 June 2025 in 1h 18 (11 in G)
2336 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
All of parts 1, 2 and 7.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0632Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Sunday, 29 June 2025 in 49m (12–0–5 in F♯)
1288 Grandsire Triples
Composed by R William Willans
1 Alesha M Wheaver
2 Amber M Wheaver
3 Lesley J Hall
4 Mike C Emery
5 Jordan M A Lawley
6 Xavier D Howell
7 Scott Wheaver (C)
8 David Hall
First quarter peal on 8: 6
Rung for the Alrewas Open Gardens Weekend.
Ringing World page reference: 5960.0655Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 29 June 2025 in 47m (11–1–5 in G)
1320 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Andrew D Simmonds
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Simon M Pearce
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Stuart Hutchieson (C)
6 Xanthe A Simmonds
First QP fully affected - 3.
Birthday compliments to Xanthe (19 today!)
Rung to open the Nostalgia Wedding Dress exhibit.
Ringing World page reference: 5961.0676Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Tarporley, Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 5 July 2025 (11–0–7 in G)
Call Changes
General ringing, including call changes, Grandsire, Stedman, and varoious other methods.
Frances Burns
Derek K Knowles
Robert F Short
Robert Hess
Philip M Murphy
Mike Emery
Avril Simpson
Gillian B Wheatley
Paul Caddick
Keith A Brooks
Stephen G Askew
Simon Douglas
Paul H Bennett
Helen Skidmore
A very enjoyable day on the annual Brewood Tower outing. This year it was to Cheshire. Visiting Bunbury, Little Budworth, Tarporley, Tarvin and Tattenhall.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Erdington, West Midlands
St Barnabas
Saturday, 5 July 2025 in 5m (15–1–15 in F)
120 Call Changes
1 Amber M Wheaver (C)
2 Xavier D Howell
3 Rowan Wesley-Turner
4 Sam Walton
5 Alesha M Wheaver
6 Sam Aldridge
The winning touch of the RWNYC 6-bell call change contest, and winner of the Editor Trophy for Excellence.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Sunday, 6 July 2025 in 50m (11 in G)
1632 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Full parts 3 and 7.
Ringing World page reference: 5961.0679Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Aldridge, West Midlands
St Mary the Virgin
Monday, 7 July 2025 in 44m (9–0–6 in A)
1288 Little Bob Major
Composed by DC Everett
1 Hilary Ghazireh
2 John F Mulvey
3 David C Everett (C)
4 Heather E Griffiths
5 Kate Ecclestone-Brown
6 Raymond J Hosking
7 James Ellingworth
8 Daniel Munday
First of Little Bob Major - 5
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 8 July 2025 in 33m (8 in C)
1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
Continued best wishes to Lilas Rawling.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Friday, 18 July 2025 in 30m (9–1–15 in G)
720 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Denise J Large
2 Rosie England
3 H Brenda White
4 Mark R Eccleston (C)
5 David J Large
6 Charles W Hatfield
Rung on practice night in memory of Dennis Clive, the heart of Great Barr ringing for six decades and a ringer for more than 80 years.
Ringing World page reference: 5978.1073Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Friday, 18 July 2025 (9–1–15 in G)
General Ringing
Plain Bob Minor, Stedman Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles, Plain Hunt and Rounds
Earl Morton
Matthew Hardy
John Edlin
Gill Hardy
Rosie England
Denise Large
Patsy Clifton
Louise MacCarthy
Remi Hodister
Richard Harper
David Large
Jacob Reeves
Mark Eccleston
Brenda White
Charles Hatfield
Rung by members and friends of the Great Barr band in memory of Dennis Clive. Dennis was a Life Member of the LAWSCR, former Secretary of the Society and a former Central Council Representative. He will be sadly missed.
Mary Trumper, Alison Whalley and Oliver Bouckley would like to be associated with this ringing.
Ringing World page reference: 5978.1073Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 in 1h 15 (11 in G)
2240 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
One lead of Glasgow and parts 5, 6 and 7 in full.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0869Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Walsall, West Midlands
St Matthew
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 30m (25–2–18 in D)
Rounds and Call Changes
3 Caroline Moore
4 Kate Bouckley
5 Diana Wilkes
6 Antoni Kisiecki
7 Neil Melville
8 Oliver Bouckley (C)
Rung in commemoration of VJ Day 80th anniversary
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0822Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rugeley, Staffordshire
St Augustine
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 30m (8)
360 Doubles (2m)
Plain Bob, Grandsire Doubles
Composed by Traditional
Noel J C Bowen (C)
Alan Clarke
Zoe Ogden
Alesha Wheaver
Wendy Holland
Adele Clarke
Diana Cutler
Rung for 80th anniversary of VJDay
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0819Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Penkridge, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 45m (16–1–21 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Howard Allen
2 Petula Hughes
3 David Hawksworth (C)
4 Michael Roberts
5 Andrew Hughes
6 Richard Bower
Rung for VJ 80 A period of General Ringing with Matthew Aldridge, Penkridge & Anthony Withers, Lapley was followed by the Quarter Peal. Howard Allen's father, Kenneth John Allen T/Captain R.A. was in Insia & Burma 1945 to 1947 ( Howard holds his fathers Medal in the photo).
Also to celebrate the life of Donald Cartwright, local busines man, Parish & District Councillor
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0810Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 15 August 2025 (7–1–14 in B♭)
Rounds and Call Changes
Rounds and call changes.
1 H Jane Marsden
2 Tracey L Crutchley
3 Alison E Maley
4 Wendy A Fellows
5 Gary S Crutchley
6 Mike Emery (C)
Rounds and call changes rung in memory of the victims of conflict and the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0819Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Friday, 15 August 2025 (31–2–9 in D)
General Ringing
Call changes, plain Bob doubles, Little Bob minor
Helen R Jarvis (C)
Jo Johnson
Rachel J Everett
Rebecca S Sillery
Heather E Griffiths
Janet Shaw
Hilary Ghazireh
Tayeed MacPherson
Amanda Hilmarsson
Rung at 6.30pm on the front 6.
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0818Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lapley, Staffordshire
All Saints
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 46m (9–3–20 in F♯)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Gillian B Wheatley
2 Mark Adams
3 Selwyn G Jones
4 Philip H Michie
5 William S Deason
6 Derek K Knowles
7 Keith A Brooks (C)
8 Paul H Bennett
Rung to mark the 80th Anniversary of VJ day
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0810Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 5m (9–1–15 in G)
Rounds
Caroline Moore
H Brenda White
Jacob Reeves
Oliver Bouckley
Earl Morton
David J Large
For the 80th VJ Day Anniversary
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0816Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 5m (9–1–15 in G)
120 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Oliver Bouckley
2 Denise J Large
3 H Brenda White
4 Matthew D Hardy
5 Remi Hodister (C)
6 David J Large
Rung to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0816Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 45m (21–2–12 in E♭)
Call Changes and Methods
Rounds, Call Changes, Grandsire, Stedman, Reverse Canterbury
Dominic Weaver
Paul H Bennett
Derek K Knowles
Keith A Brooks
Frances Burns
Philip H Michie
Robert Hess
Gillian B Wheatley
Philip M Murphy
Stephen G Askew
Mark Adams
Avril Simpson
Robert F Short
Simon Douglas
Ringing as part of the national commemorations for the 80th Anniversary for VJ Day.
First rounds for Dominic Weaver
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0814Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 15 August 2025 (11–1–5 in G)
General Ringing
1 Sheila Templier
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Clare L S Townsend
4 Jonathan B Townsend
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson
6 Simon M Pearce
Ringing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0812Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 15 August 2025 in 40m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Simon M Pearce
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Clare L S Townsend
4 Andrew R Aspland
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
First of Minor - 1.
Rung to celebrate the marriage of Emma and Simon Friend.
Ringing World page reference: 5968.0841Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Bushbury, Staffordshire
St Mary's
Sunday, 17 August 2025
General Ringing
General Ringing
1 Sam Aldridge
2 Petula Hughes
3 Anthony Withers
4 David Hawksworth
5 Michael Roberts
6 Matthew Aldridge
7 Andrew Hughes
General Ringing for VJ Day
Ringing World page reference: 5967.0823Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary and St Chad
Monday, 18 August 2025 in 52m (21–2–12 in E♭)
1288 Middlesex Bob Triples
Composed by R. W. Willans
1 Derek K Knowles
2 Gillian B Wheatley
3 David Hunt
4 Andrew Hughes
5 Philip H Michie
6 Philip M Murphy
7 Keith A Brooks (C)
8 Paul H Bennett
First quarter in the method for ringer of 3 and 8. Belated birthday compliment for ringers of 7 and 8
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Oswestry, Shropshire
St Oswald King and Martyr
Saturday, 30 August 2025 in 3h 9 (13–3–19 in F)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (19m)
448 Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Rutland; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 com; atw.
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Timothy M Davis
2 Alex J Parsons
3 Scott Wheaver
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
7 Matthew Lawrence
8 Andrew C Ogden
Most methods - 3.
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0951Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Pelsall, West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 7 September 2025 (7–1–14 in B♭)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 John D Deakin
2 John W Pollard
3 Anthony R Marsden
4 Gary S Crutchley
5 Richard J Hartnell (C)
6 Mike C Emery
In Memoriam David Franklin, long-time member of LWASCR and All Saints, Bloxwich.
Ringing World page reference: 5970.0886Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 10 September 2025 in 1h 15 (11 in G)
2240 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
128 Glasgow, 96 Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Bristol, Whalley, Double Dublin, Watford, London, Tavistock, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
All of parts 5, 6 and 7.
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0957Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Former Church of St Mary
Sunday, 14 September 2025 in 45m (18½ in E)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Traditional
1 Clare L S Townsend
2 Xanthe A Simmonds
3 James T Ellis
4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5 Anne E Ogden
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Andrew C Ogden
8 Jonathan B Townsend
First of Suprise Major - 2.
First QP on the bells since restoration, with thanks to HS2 and The Hub management for funding the cost of most of the work.
Rung using the new simulator.
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0956Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
St Peter
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 in 37m (6–0–11 in B)
1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor
1 Rachel J Everett
2 Rebecca S Sillery
3 Kate Ecclestone-Brown
4 John F Mulvey
5 Helen R Jarvis (C)
6 David C Everett
First of St Clements 2 and 3
Rung to celebrate the engagement of the ringer of the 2nd.
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0956Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 24 September 2025 in 2h 50 (11 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
224 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Bristol, Whalley, Watford, London, Tavistock, Glasgow, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey; 160 com, atw
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
First Smith's atw 23-Spliced in hand: 1-2.
First Smith's atw 23-Spliced on an inside pair: 3-4 & 5-6.
First Smith's atw 23-Spliced: 7-8.
First atw Spliced in hand as Conductor.
First atw Spliced Surprise in hand for the Society.
1400th peal: 3-4.
Marking the 40th anniversary of the first performance of this composition in hand.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0993Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Colton, Staffordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 27 September 2025 (8–0–19 in A)
General Ringing
Rounds, Call Changes, Grandsire, Stedman, Plain Bob and Cambridge Surprise
Robert F Short
Simon Douglas
Mike Emery
Stephen G Askew
Avril Simpson
Gillian B Wheatley
Keith A Brooks
Helen Skidmore
Paul H Bennett
Philip H Michie
Frances Burns
Brewood Tower Outing for Autumn 2025 to Rugeley, Armitage, Longdon, Colton and Ingestre. A very enjoyable outing. Thanks to Keith.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael and St Wulfad
Monday, 29 September 2025 in 48m (10–0–3 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by H 2W 3H W 2H
1 Jonathan J F Stokoe
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Angela Wakefield
4 Xanthe A Simmonds
5 Amber M Wheaver
6 David L Towell
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Scott Wheaver
9 Anthony M Daw
10 Jonathan B Townsend
First on ten - 4.
First of Royal - 5,6.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.1000Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Penkridge, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 10 October 2025 in 43m (16–1–21 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Howard Allen
2 Petula Hughes
3 David Hawksworth
4 Michael Roberts (C)
5 Andrew Hughes
6 Richard Bower
Rung in memory of David Jones, a former Penkridge ringer for many years before becoming tower Captain at Codsall.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Vernet-les-Bains
St George
Saturday, 11 October 2025 in 2h 44 (5–0–15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by Denis A Frith
1 Jonathan J F Stokoe
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Heather E Griffiths
4 Stephen G Askew
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
6 Dawn Grundy
7 Xanthe A Simmonds
8 David L Towell
9 Jonathan B Townsend
10 Paul Jopp
First on ten - 7. First of Royal - 8.
Abbots Bromley Bellringers Abroad (ABBA) and friends.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0996Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Vernet-les-Bains
St George
Sunday, 12 October 2025 in 40m (5–0–15 in C)
1344 Glasgow Surprise Major
Composed by IOI x 3
1 Angie Wakefield
2 Jonathan J F Stokoe
3 Ruth Jopp
4 Paul Jopp
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
6 David L Towell
7 Jonathan B Townsend
8 Anthony M Daw
First in method - 6,7.
Rung after morning service.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.1000Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 in 35m (8 in C)
1260 Spliced Minor (3m)
Plain Bob, Double Bob and St Clements
Composed by trad
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
To welcome Sonny Everett-Poore, son of Holly and Mason and grandson of Rachel and David, and Linda and Richard, and great nephew of Helen.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Thursday, 16 October 2025 in 2h 49 (11 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
23 methods: 224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 160 com; atw.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett
First of Norman Smiths 23m atw in hand as conductor.
Rung to welcome Sonny Everett-Poore, first grandchild for David and Rachel Everett.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0997Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 18 October 2025 in 44m (8–3–7 in A)
1288 Grandsire Triples
Composed by R William Willans
1 Alesha M Wheaver
2 Dawn Grundy
3 Andrew C Ogden
4 Anne E Ogden
5 Derek B Giddins
6 Amber M Wheaver
7 Scott Wheaver (C)
8 Gilly F Hanson-Giddins
First quarter peal on 8: 8
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0999Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Codsall, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 18 October 2025 in 45m (9–2–21 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Mike Emery
2 David Hunt
3 Philip H Michie
4 Gillian B Wheatley
5 Philip M Murphy
6 Derek K Knowles
7 Keith A Brooks (C)
8 Paul H Bennett
Rung in memory of David L.Jones who died recently, by some of his ringing friends from Keith's Saturday Group of Ringers to which he attended Pre-Covid. David was Tower Captain here at Codsall. May he rest in Peace.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0998Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 18 October 2025 in 2h 55 (11–1–5 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (20m)
Contains 448 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Rutland; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Lindum , London, Pudsey, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 com; atw.
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Stephen G Askew
2 Ruth Jopp
3 Andrew J Ellis
4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5 Scott Wheaver
6 Martin D Scott
7 R Philip Graves
8 Andrew C Ogden
Most methods - 3,5,6.
25th peal - 6. 150th peal - 5.
Ringing World page reference: 5979.1089Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 1 November 2025 in 2h 41 (8–3–7 in A)
5184 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen Yates (Op. 6)
1 Paul M Mason
2 Gail K Smedley
3 Anthony R Marsden
4 Jonathan B Townsend
5 Andrew C Ogden
6 Stephen G Askew
7 Malcolm S Turner
8 Philip A Burton (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Penkridge, Staffordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Sunday, 2 November 2025 (16–1–21 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Howard Allen
2 Sam Aldridge
3 David Hawksworth
4 Michael Roberts (C)
5 Andrew Hughes
6 Richard Bower
Rung to celebrate the 16th birthday of Sam also his first inside.
Ringing World page reference: 5978.1070Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Alrewas, Staffordshire
All Saints
Sunday, 2 November 2025 in 44m (12–0–5 in F♯)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Emma J Thompson
2 Joyce V Gent
3 Lesley J Hall
4 Jacqui T Bates
5 David Hall (C)
6 Peter W Olding
Rung for the Patronal Festival.
1: First quarter peal.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 in 35m (8 in C)
1260 Childwall Bob Minor
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
First in the method for all the band.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 7 November 2025 in 41m (8–3–7 in A)
1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Hilary Ghazireh
2 John F Mulvey
3 Helen R Jarvis
4 Philip A Burton
5 Heather E Griffiths
6 Scott Wheaver
7 David C Everett (C)
8 Daniel Munday
Treble - First of Surprise Major
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Codsall, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 8 November 2025 in 2h 53 (9–2–21 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 160 com; atw.
Composed by Norman Smith
1 Philip A Burton
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Andrew R Aspland
4 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
5 Martin D Scott
6 Stephen G Askew
7 Matthew Lawrence
8 Andrew C Ogden
First of Norman Smith's 23atw - 3,5.
750th peal - 7.
Ringing World page reference: 5979.1089Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 9 November 2025 in 45m (11–1–5 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Jonathan B Townsend
2 Clare L S Townsend
3 Andrew D Simmonds
4 Xanthe A Simmonds
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
6 Elizabeth Hutchieson
First affected inside - 3.
Rung half-muffled for Remembrance.
Ringing World page reference: 5979.1091Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 in 25m (9–1–15 in G)
720 Plain Bob Doubles
1 H Brenda White
2 Denise J Large
3 Mark R Eccleston (C)
4 Louise MacCarthy
5 David J Large
6 Earl Morton
Rung in fond memory of Marjorie Clive, a ringer at this church for four decades and a Life Member of this society. She and her late husband Dennis were mainstays of our church and tower and will be sadly missed by us all.
Ringing World page reference: 5978.1073Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
St Peter
Thursday, 13 November 2025 in 42m (6–0–11 in B)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Andrew E Else
2 Jacqui T Bates
3 Hilary Ghazireh
4 Kate Eccleston-Brown
5 John F Mulvey (C)
6 Oscar Friend
First Quarter: 6
Ringing World page reference: 5979.1091Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
1 Preedys Close
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 in 57m (11 in G)
1760 Spliced Surprise Major (25m)
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire, Belfast, Hereford.
Composed by Norman Smith
1–2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3–4 Stuart C W Hutchieson
5–6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7–8 David C Everett (C)
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Whittington, Staffordshire
St Giles
Saturday, 22 November 2025 in 2h 38 (6–1–26 in B♭)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Alan G Reading
1 Dawn Grundy
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 Ruth Jopp
4 Jonathan P Healy
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 Jonathan J F Stokoe
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Andrew C Ogden
300th peal - 2. 50th together - 4,7.
Celebrating the weddings of Ruth C Townsend and Robin M Nowell on 19 July 2025, and Jonathan A Townsend and Laura Steadman on 4 October 2025. Two grandchildren of Bernard Townsend whose name is on the treble bell.
Ringing World page reference: 5980.1112Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Walsall, West Midlands
St Matthew
Sunday, 23 November 2025 in 21m (8–2–17)
570 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Antoni Kisiecki
2 John Edlin
3 Mike Emery
4 Ray Hoskins
5 Gary Crutchley (C)
6 Caroline Moore
6 First Eighth Peal
5 First as Conductor.
Oliver Bouckley wishes to be associated with this performance.
Ringing World page reference: 5981.1141Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Former Church of St Mary
Sunday, 23 November 2025 in 48m (18½ in E)
1280 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)
320 Bristol, Superlative; 256 Yorkshire; 192 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N); 30 com.
Composed by P Sanderson & I Johnson
1 Clare L S Townsend
2 Elizabeth Hutchieson
3 James T Ellis
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 David L Towell
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Andrew R Aspland
First of Spliced - 3.
Rung for the official switching-on of the Lichfield Christmas Lights.
Ringing World page reference: 5981.1142Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Friday, 28 November 2025 (8–3–7 in A)
672 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by 3M (starting at snap lead of treble)
1 James Ellingworth
2 Helen R Jarvis
3 Heather E Griffiths
4 David Towell
5 Scott Wheaver
6 David Webb (jnr)
7 David C Everett (C)
8 Daniel Munday
Rung after the conductor had problems distinguishing between middles and homes.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Saturday, 29 November 2025 in 51m (31–2–9 in D)
1296 Plain Bob Caters
1 Rebecca S Sillery
2 Tayeed MacPherson
3 Rachel J Everett
4 David C Everett
5 Helen R Jarvis (C)
6 Nigel Argust
7 Heather E Griffiths
8 James Ellingworth
9 Daniel Munday
10 David Webb (jnr)
1st on 10 - treble
1st on 10 inside - 2
Rung for the Advent service
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Sunday, 30 November 2025 in 53m (31–2–9 in D)
1296 Plain Bob Caters
1 Helen R Jarvis
2 Kate Eccleston-Brown
3 Hilary Ghazireh
4 David C Everett
5 Heather E Griffiths (C)
6 Raymond J Hosking
7 Timothy Jarvis
8 James Ellingworth
9 David Webb (jnr)
10 Daniel Munday
First of caters inside - 3
Rung prior to the Advent Sunday service.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Burntwood, Staffordshire
3 Macadam Close
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 in 35m (8 in C)
1260 Buxton Bob Minor
Composed by trad
1–2 Raymond J Hosking
3–4 Helen R Jarvis
5–6 David C Everett (C)
First in the method by all.
Birthday compliment to Jan Hosking.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Friday, 5 December 2025 in 5m (9–1–15 in G)
120 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Richard Harper
2 Denise J Large
3 Matthew D Hardy
4 Louise MacCarthy
5 David J Large (C)
6 Charles W Hatfield
Remembering Keith Lane, a ringer and member of the church choir at St Margaret's in the 1960s.Keith created a band of young ringers here, among whom were the ringers of the 2nd and 5th and whose first peal he arranged in 1964(RW 1964 page 752).
Ringing World page reference: 5985.0020Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 6 December 2025 in 2h 38 (8–3–7 in A)
5088 Ipswich Surprise Major
Composed by John M Goldthorpe
1 Dawn Grundy
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Gail K Smedley
4 C Luke Heaton
5 Ruth Jopp
6 Stephen G Askew
7 Timothy M Davis (C)
8 Andrew C Ogden
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Brewood, Staffordshire
St Mary the Virgin and St Chad
Saturday, 13 December 2025 in 46m (21–2–12 in E♭)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Philippa Wheatley
2 Mark Adams
3 Gillian B Wheatley
4 William S Deason
5 Derek K Knowles
6 Christopher Adams
7 Keith A Brooks (C)
8 Christopher E Wheatley
To celebrate the 65th birthday today of Gill with family and friends
Pat and Selwyn Jones and Philip H.Michie wish to be associated with this preformance
Ringing World page reference: 5982.1212Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Aldridge, West Midlands
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 21 December 2025 (9–0–6 in A)
1270 Stedman Triples
Composed by Christopher J Pool
1 Ruth Balem
2 Helen R Jarvis
3 Clare Coleman
4 Heather E Griffiths
5 David C Everett
6 Daniel Munday
7 Philip A Burton (C)
8 Niall D Huskisson
Rung in loving memory of Jenny Hopley, member of the Aldridge band since the 1970s, and faithful servant of the church, who passed away on Monday 15th December, aged 70, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Sunday, 21 December 2025 in 50m (11–1–5 in G)
1344 Cambridge Surprise Major
View composition
1 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
2 Clare L S Townsend
3 Xanthe A Simmonds
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Dawn Grundy
6 Scott Wheaver
7 Jonathan B Townsend
8 David L Towell
First atw inside - 3. First tenor turned in - 8.
Rung prior to the Christmas Carol Service.
Ringing World page reference: 5986.0038Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Tuesday, 23 December 2025 in 44m (10–2–12 in A)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Amanda Hilmarsson
2 Kate Ecclestone-Brown
3 Daniel Munday
4 David C Everett (C)
5 James Ellingworth
6 Helen R Jarvis
First Quarter-peal away from the tenor - 1
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Rushall, West Midlands
St Michael Archangel
Saturday, 27 December 2025 in 39m (7–1–10 in B)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 John D Deakin
2 Oliver Bouckley
3 Mike Emery
4 Gary S Crutchley
5 Anthony R Marsden (C)
6 Richard J Hartnell
Rung in celebration of the wedding of Abi Couchman and Josh Annable at Pelsall Evangelical Church, 27th December 2025.
Ringing World page reference: 5986.0040Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
St Nicholas
Monday, 29 December 2025 in 2h 43 (8–3–7 in A)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by T M Perrins (12 part)
1 Anne E Ogden
2 Gail K Smedley
3 Mark R Eccleston (C)
4 Elizabeth Hutchieson
5 Jonathan B Townsend
6 Stuart C W Hutchieson
7 Andrew C Ogden
8 Dawn Grundy