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Derby Diocesan Association

North Wingfield, Derbyshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 1 January 1976 in 2h 36 (17–3–21 in E)

5040 Minor (5m)

3 extents Plain Bob; 1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Raymond Loughlin

2 Jennifer M Clay

3 Robert G Radford

4 Christopher H Bostock

5 David Bostock

6 Mark Regan (C)

1st peal : 1.

For the New Year.

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Tuesday, 13 January 1976 in 2h 33 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gordon A Halls

1 Arthur F Hall

2 Gordon A Halls (C)

3 Timothy Ball

4 Ruth H Parker

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 John V Chadwick

7 Robin J Turner

8 David Hird

1st of Yorkshire : 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Saturday, 17 January 1976 (14–3–1 in G)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Cyril Wright

2 Timothy A Swift

3 Andrew E Hall

4 Stuart C Lawrence

5 Paul J Flavell

6 Timothy Ball

7 Robin J Turner (C)

8 Stephen B Queen

Birthday compliment to C Wright.

First surprise major inside: 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 22 January 1976 in 3h 1 (17–0–9 in E)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Anne Wass

4 John V Chadwick

5 Thomas W Dutton

6 Denis R Carlisle

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 31 January 1976 in 3h 17 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Traditional

1 Joseph C Woolley

2 Janet S Foulds

3 Patricia A M Halls

4 Michael Foulds

5 Brian A Tomlinson

6 Harold Taylor

7 Gordon A Halls

8 John F Murfin

9 David Hird

10 David W Friend (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Friday, 6 February 1976 in 2h 30 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gordon A Halls

1 Denis R Carlisle

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Adrian Dempster

4 Janet S Foulds

5 John V Chadwick

6 Ruth H Parker

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 7 February 1976 in 3h 9 (13–1–21 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Vivienne M Rigby

2 Timothy Ball

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Paul J Flavell (C)

5 Rev Frederick Ross

6 Robin J Turner

7 Geoffrey Paul

8 David Hird

On the day of the 24th Sir A P Heywood Memorial Dinner.

Derby Diocesan Association

Lockington, Leicestershire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 8 February 1976 in 2h 44 (14–1–1 in F)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Timothy Ball

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 David Stainsby

4 Malcolm Quimby

5 Peter L R Hayward

6 Robin J Turner

7 Adrian Dempster (C)

8 David Hird

100th for the Association : 8.

Derby Diocesan Association

Eckington, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 9 February 1976 (16–0–14 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 A Dowell

2 Jennifer M Clay

3 Timothy Ball

4 Robin J Turner

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Noel Bagguley

7 Stephen B Queen

8 Malcolm P Phipps (C)

First surprise major: 2 & 6.

Rung half muffled in memoriam Revd. P Turner (curate).

Derby Diocesan Association

Heanor, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Thursday, 12 February 1976 in 2h 55 (15–2–4 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Ruth H Parker

2 Anne Wass

3 Trevor W Marchbank

4 David Kingman

5 John V Chadwick

6 Revd Frederick Ross

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Hird

First of Surprise inside: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 3385.0224

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Whittington, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 21 February 1976 in 2h 37 (5–0–20 in C)

5040 Minor (8m)

1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Killamarsh Treble Bob, London Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Trinity Sunday Treble Bob; 360 each St Clements Court Bob, Plain Bob.

1 G Jasper Newman

2 Timothy A Swift

3 Lawrence Gascoyne

4 Stuart C Lawrence

5 Robin J Turner (C)

6 Stephen B Queen

Half-muffled by the local band, in memoriam Douglas A Culling, a ringer here for nearly 50 years.

Derby Diocesan Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Saturday, 21 February 1976 in 3h 10 (15–2–2 in F)

5152 Hensingham Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Eric Roughley

2 Sidney Hough

3 Neil Parrish

4 Raymond J Ballard

5 R Brian Mills

6 David G Massey

7 David G Midgley

8 Denis Mottershead (C)

1st in the method : 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Brampton, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 22 February 1976 (12–0–9 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 John R Holmes

2 Stanley Margereson

3 Brian Fletcher

4 Robert G Radford

5 John D Arkwell (C)

6 Terry R Jeffrey

Engagement compliment to Paul Wallis

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Peter

Thursday, 26 February 1976 in 2h 48 (12–1–5 in F♯)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gordon A Halls

1 Michael Redfern

2 John V Chadwick

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Rev Frederick Ross

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Thomas W Dutton

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

1st in the method : 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Duffield, Derbyshire

St Alkmund

Thursday, 4 March 1976 in 2h 43 (17–2–11 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by B Jealous

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Joseph C Woolley

3 Anne Wass

4 David Kingman

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Gordon A Halls (C)

7 Rev Frederick Ross

8 John V Chadwick

9 David Hird

10 Thomas W Dutton

Derby Diocesan Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Saturday, 6 March 1976 in 2h 57 (15–2–2 in F)

5184 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 J Edward Dakin

2 Michael St J Smith

3 Rev Frederick Ross

4 Herbert E Taylor

5 Arthur F Hall

6 John V Chadwick

7 Simon Humphrey (C)

8 David Kingman

1st of Surprise : 1 and 2.

For the birth of a son (Simon Edward) to Pauline and Peter Taylor.

Derby Diocesan Association

Sawley, Derbyshire

All Saints

Thursday, 11 March 1976 in 2h 48 (9–3–4 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Richard Stevenson

2 John V Chadwick

3 Trevor W Marchbank

4 Gordon A Halls

5 Anne Wass

6 Rev Frederick Ross

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Hird

1st of Yorkshire : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Brampton, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 13 March 1976 (12–0–9 in A♭)

1320 Surprise Minor (2m)

Durham & Wells

1 Jennifer M Clay

2 Stuart C Lawrence

3 David Bostock

4 David Hird

5 Stephen B Queen

6 Timothy A Swift (C)

First Minor as cond.

On Chesterfield District Quarter Peal Day.

Derby Diocesan Association

Eckington, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 13 March 1976 (16–0–14 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Timothy A Swift

2 Jennifer M Clay

3 Robert G Radford

4 Stuart C Lawrence

5 M Clay

6 Noel Bagguley

7 Malcolm P Phipps (C)

8 Stephen B Queen

On Chesterfield District Quarter Peal Day.

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Saturday, 13 March 1976 (14–3–1 in G)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Pamela J Ashley

2 Bessie Holmes

3 Cyril Wright

4 Timothy A Swift

5 Timothy Ball

6 Stephen B Queen

7 Robin J Turner

8 David Hird (C)

First of Superlative: 4 & 6.

To welcome Amanda Louise Gaunt (niece of Stephen Queen).

On Chesterfield District Quarter Peal Day.

Derby Diocesan Association

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

St Mary and All Saints

Wednesday, 17 March 1976 (8–3–10 in A)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Cyril Wright

2 Sandy M Dowell

3 Timothy Ball

4 Stephen B Queen

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Robin J Turner (C)

First surprise: 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 18 March 1976 in 2h 47 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Colin M Shaw

2 Joyce Chadwick

3 Anne Wass

4 Trevor W Marchbank

5 Richard Stevenson

6 Robert J Tanner

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 John V Chadwick (C)

1st of Cambridge Major : 1 and 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Breadsall, Derbyshire

All Saints

Thursday, 18 March 1976 in 2h 43 (13–3–21 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 David Hird

2 Susan J Cook

3 J Howard Percy

4 Ruth H Parker (C)

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 G Alan Harper

7 Arthur F Hall

8 Gordon A Halls

1st peal : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Grantham, Lincolnshire

St Wulfram

Saturday, 20 March 1976 in 3h 25 (32–1–11 in D♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Rev Frederick Ross

2 Janet S Foulds

3 Denis R Carlisle

4 Gordon A Halls (C)

5 David Kingman

6 Harold Taylor

7 Peter Marriott

8 Simon Humphrey

9 Michael Foulds

10 David W Friend

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Whittington, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 21 March 1976 in 42m (5–0–20 in C)

1320 Minor

St. Albans Delight & Stamford Surprise

1 G Jasper Newman

2 Robin J Turner

3 Tim Swift

4 Lol Gascoyne

5 Stuart C Lawrence

6 Stephen B Queen (C)

1st as Conductor. Half muffled in memoriam to Annie Sadler Centenarian of this Parish.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Brampton, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 21 March 1976 (12–0–9 in A♭)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1 John Margereson

2 Jane P Bowler

3 Stanley Margereson

4 John D Arkwell

5 John R Holmes (C)

6 Paul Wallis

For morning service.

Derby Diocesan Association

Heanor, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 27 March 1976 in 3h (15–2–4 in E)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 Anne Wass

4 Cecile Colborne

5 John V Chadwick

6 Paul J Flavell

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Luke

Saturday, 27 March 1976 in 3h 32 (30–3–2 in D)

5118 Filton Surprise Major

Composed by Humphrey Baldwin

1 Michael Foulds

2 Diana M Bridle

3 Cecile Colborne

4 Elisabeth A G Bowden

5 Arthur F Hall

6 David Hird

7 Anthony J Cox (C)

8 Peter Bridle

100th together : 7 and 8.

Derby Diocesan Association

Clay Cross, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 27 March 1976 in 2h 25 (8–2–16 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clements Court Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Christopher H Bostock (C)

2 Raymond Loughlin

3 Jennifer M Clay

4 Robert G Radford

5 Bryan Fletcher

6 David Bostock

1st inside : 2.

Birthday compliment to Jane Dunning.

Also wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs D Ellis.

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Sunday, 28 March 1976 in 2h 40 (14–3–1 in G)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Elisabeth A G Bowden

2 Anthony J Cox (C)

3 Stephen B Queen

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Cecile Colborne

6 Robin J Turner

7 David Hird

8 Peter Bridle

1st of Bristol : 3 and 6.

Derby Diocesan Association

Sandiacre, Derbyshire

St Giles

Saturday, 3 April 1976 in 2h 50 (10–2–23 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, London Scholars' Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Timothy Ball

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Timothy A Swift

4 Stephen B Queen

5 Robin J Turner

6 David Hird (C)

Half-muffled in memoriam Percy Gough, local organist, killed in an accident.

Derby Diocesan Association

Mayfield, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 3 April 1976 in 2h 49 (11–2–19 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents.

1 George L Roobottom

2 Philip Warrington

3 J Denys Johnson

4 Harold Taylor

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 David Kingman (C)

1st attempt : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Sunday, 4 April 1976 (19–0–1 in D♭)

1299 Stedman Caters

1 David W Friend (C)

2 Patricia A M Halls

3 Stephen B Queen

4 Janet Foulds

5 Brian A Tomlinson

6 Harold Taylor

7 S Walklate

8 David Hird

9 Clive G Bryant

10 Michael Foulds

For Morning Eucharist

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Peter

Thursday, 8 April 1976 in 2h 55 (12–1–5 in F♯)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by George Baker

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Trevor W Marchbank

3 Rev Frederick Ross

4 Ruth H Parker

5 John V Chadwick

6 Gordon A Halls

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Hird

1st Rutland : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 10 April 1976 in 3h (13–1–21 in F)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Rev Frederick Ross

2 Thomas W Dutton

3 John V Chadwick

4 Gordon A Halls (C)

5 Burley P Morris

6 Harold Taylor

7 Simon Humphrey

8 David W Friend

To welcome Rev David Sansum (Vicar), instituted the previous evening.

Derby Diocesan Association

Eckington, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 11 April 1976 (16–0–14 in E)

1282 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Cyril Wright

2 Lol Gascoigne

3 Paul J Flavell (C)

4 Sandy M Dowell

5 Timothy Ball

6 Timothy A Swift

7 Robin J Turner

8 Stephen B Queen

First Surprise Major: 2 & 4.

For Palm Sunday.

Also birthday compliment to Lynn Roberts.

Derby Diocesan Association

Breadsall, Derbyshire

All Saints

Thursday, 22 April 1976 in 2h 47 (13–3–21 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thomas Thurstans Arr. Sir A P Heywood

1 R Kingsley Mason

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 David Hird

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Gordon A Halls (C)

7 Denis R Carlisle

8 G Alan Harper

For memorial service to Rev AG Grime, (former Vicar) & Mrs Grime, parents of the ringer of the third.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ashover, Derbyshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 April 1976 in 3h 3 (18–0–10 in E)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Tibbetts

1 Stephen B Queen

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Timothy Ball

4 David Bostock

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Paul J Flavell (C)

7 Robin J Turner

8 David Hird

1st in method : 2 and 4.

50th peal : 3.

For the Derby Diocesan Association AGM.

Also birthday compliment to Timothy Ball and Melonie Loggenbery.

Derby Diocesan Association

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

St Paul

Thursday, 29 April 1976 in 3h 19 (28–2–9 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Ruth H Parker

3 John V Chadwick

4 Brian A Tomlinson

5 Harold Taylor

6 Gordon A Halls (C)

7 Clive G Bryant

8 David Hird

9 Peter Marriott

10 David W Friend

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 1 May 1976 in 3h 15 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

1 Arthur F Hall

2 Patricia A M Halls

3 Brian A Tomlinson

4 Simon Humphrey

5 David W Friend (C)

6 Harold Taylor

7 Gordon A Halls

8 Michael Foulds

9 David G Massey

10 David Hird

No composer given.

Derby Diocesan Association

Alvaston, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 12 May 1976 in 2h 59 (17–1–3 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Beverley, Cambridge, Durham, London, Surfleet, Wells, York.

1 Gordon A Halls

2 Patricia A M Halls

3 Harold Taylor

4 Brian A Tomlinson

5 David Hird

6 David W Friend (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Thursday, 13 May 1976 in 2h 34 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1440 Yorkshire; 1280 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 1120 Rutland; 69 com. atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Timothy A Swift

2 Timothy Ball

3 Anne Wass

4 Robin J Turner

5 Rev Frederick Ross

6 David Kingman

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Hird

1st of Spliced inside : 2.

1st of Spliced as Conductor.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ockbrook, Derbyshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 May 1976 in 2h 35 (5–1–26 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob; 1 extent each Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Robin J Turner

2 Sharon D Pugh

3 Stephen B Queen

4 Andrew E Hall

5 Paul J Flavell (C)

6 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 19 May 1976 in 2h 45 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Joyce Chadwick

2 Anne Wass

3 Sheila Copley

4 Trevor W Marchbank

5 Richard Stevenson

6 Robert J Tanner

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 John V Chadwick (C)

1st of Surprise : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Coleorton, Leicestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 20 May 1976 in 2h 52 (12–3–25 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Susan J Cook

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Richard Stevenson

4 Ruth H Parker (C)

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Gordon A Halls

7 John V Chadwick

8 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Brampton, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 22 May 1976 (12–0–9 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jane P Bowler

2 Stanley Margereson

3 Patrick C Squires

4 John D Arkwell (C)

5 John R Holmes

6 Paul Wallis

Birthday compliment to ringer of treble.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 May 1976 in 3h 1 (12–1–5 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Ann M StJohn Smith

2 Gordon A Halls

3 George L Roobottom

4 Ruth H Parker (C)

5 Brian A Tomlinson

6 Thomas W Dutton

7 Dennis M Orchard

8 John V Chadwick

Wedding compliment to Susan Lancaster & Geoffrey Peach married at St. Luke's church Derby this day.

Derby Diocesan Association

Sandiacre, Derbyshire

St Giles

Saturday, 29 May 1976 in 3h (10–2–23 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Norwich Surprise; 1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Anne Wass

2 Trevor W Marchbank

3 John V Chadwick

4 Richard Stevenson

5 David Kingman

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Shardlow, Derbyshire

St James

Thursday, 3 June 1976 in 2h 45 (12–1–24 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Cambridge Surprise, Capel Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Kingston Treble Bob, London Scholars Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Sandal Treble Bob.

1 David Kingman

2 Ruth H Parker

3 David Hird

4 John V Chadwick

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 5 June 1976 in 2h 40 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Geoffrey R Peach

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Michael Foulds

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Ronald F Andrew

6 John H W Smith

7 Robert B Smith (C)

8 Peter L R Hayward

1st on 8 : 1.

50th for the Association : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Long Eaton, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Thursday, 10 June 1976 in 2h 45 (6–2–6 in B♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Anne Wass

2 John V Chadwick

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Robert J Marchbank

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Trevor W Marchbank

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Hird

1st Cambridge Surprise Major : 4.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 12 June 1976 in 3h 5 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Arthur F Hall

2 Ruth H Parker

3 David Kingman

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Harold Taylor

6 Gordon A Halls (C)

7 John V Chadwick

8 Clive G Bryant

9 Michael Foulds

10 Peter Marriott

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 16 June 1976 in 2h 47 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's var. Middleton's

1 Robert J Marchbank

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Robert J Tanner

4 Richard Stevenson

5 Anne Wass

6 Trevor W Marchbank

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 John V Chadwick (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Peter

Thursday, 17 June 1976 in 2h 55 (12–1–5 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Susan J Cook

2 Rev Frederick Ross

3 John V Chadwick

4 Ruth H Parker

5 Thomas W Dutton

6 Dennis M Orchard

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 Andrew J Slade

Derby Diocesan Association

Chelmorton, Derbyshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 19 June 1976 in 2h 35 (8–3–24 in A)

5040 Doubles (6m)

8 extents each Grandsire, Rev Canterbury Pleasure Bob, Plain Bob, St Nicholas, St Simon; 2 extents Stedman.

1 Michael St J Smith

2 Colleen L East

3 Stephen B Queen

4 Simon Humphrey (C)

5 David Kingman

1st of Doubles : 1, 2, 3 and 5.

1st inside : 2.

For Arts and Flower Festival to celebrate 720th anniversary of the village.

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Saturday, 19 June 1976 in 3h (14–3–1 in G)

5152 Hensingham Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Denis Mottershead

2 John Robinson

3 Peter Broadbent

4 Eric Nixon

5 Ralph B Mitchell

6 David G Midgley

7 John H Fielden (C)

8 David W Friend

Derby Diocesan Association

North Wingfield, Derbyshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 20 June 1976 (17–3–21 in E)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 P Squires

2 Robert G Radford

3 Raymond Loughlin

4 Bryan Fletcher

5 Stephen B Queen

6 F Clarke

7 Christopher Bostock (C)

8 David Bostock

For Confirmation Service.

Also in memoriam Mr A Dunning.

Derby Diocesan Association

Dore, South Yorkshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 22 June 1976 in 2h 40 (11–0–24 in G)

5056 Ashtead Surprise Major

Composed by Arr. Paul J Flavell

1 Timothy A Swift

2 Martin J Whiteley

3 Stephen J D Britten

4 Paul J Flavell (C)

5 Stephen B Queen

6 F John Keddie

7 Ross J Finbow

8 C Barrie Dove

1st in the method : 2, 3, 5 and 7.

Derby Diocesan Association

Breadsall, Derbyshire

All Saints

Thursday, 24 June 1976 in 2h 50 (13–3–21 in F♯)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gordon A Halls

1 John V Chadwick

2 Anne Wass

3 Dennis M Orchard

4 Ruth H Parker

5 Gordon A Halls

6 Thomas W Dutton

7 Rev Frederick Ross

8 David Hird (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Tideswell, Derbyshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 June 1976 (13–0–11 in F♯)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 David Hird

2 Elizabeth A G Bowden

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Cecile Colbourne

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Stephen B Queen

7 Paul J Flavell (C)

8 R Kingsley Mason

Derby Diocesan Association

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

St James the Great, Norton

Saturday, 26 June 1976 in 2h 45 (15–2–6 in F)

5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Timothy A Swift

2 Paul J Flavell (C)

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Cecile Colborne

5 Robin J Turner

6 Stephen B Queen

7 David Hird

8 R Kingsley Mason

Derby Diocesan Association

Heanor, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 26 June 1976 in 3h 15 (15–2–4 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 Donald J Beach

2 Alan J Marchbank

3 Trevor W Marchbank

4 Dudley Coulson

5 Malcolm J Dipper

6 Robert J Marchbank

7 F Gordon Faulks (C)

8 David W Camm

1st of Major : 2.

A retirement compliment to H W Farnsworth (46 years verger).

Derby Diocesan Association

Lockington, Leicestershire

St Nicholas

Sunday, 27 June 1976 in 2h 46 (14–1–1 in F)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev Henry Law James

1 David C Lester

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Cecile Colborne

5 Peter L R Hayward

6 David Hird

7 Adrian Dempster (C)

8 R Kingsley Mason

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Saturday, 3 July 1976 (14–3–1 in G)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Timothy Ball

2 William Spendlove

3 Timothy A Swift

4 Andrew E Hall

5 Robin J Turner (C)

6 David Hird

7 Paul J Flavell

8 Stephen B Queen

First on 8: 2

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Wednesday, 14 July 1976 in 2h 39 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Norwich Surprise; 1 Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 John V Chadwick

2 Robert J Tanner

3 Robert J Marchbank

4 Richard Stevenson

5 George E Futers

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

For the opening of the Flower Festival.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Peter

Thursday, 22 July 1976 in 2h 48 (12–1–5 in F♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 Michael Redfern

2 Susan J Cook

3 Ruth H Parker

4 J Howard Percy

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Thomas W Dutton

7 John V Chadwick

8 David Hird (C)

1st of Surprise Major : 2 and 4.

150th of Major : 8.

Wedding compliment to Roger G Green and Susan J Phillips (Sawley).

Derby Diocesan Association

Scofton w Osberton, Nottinghamshire

St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 25 July 1976 in 2h 25 (3–2–25 in E♭)

5058 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by W John Couperthwaite

1 Christine M N Wright

2 Julian C Parker

3 David A Holland

4 Timothy Ball

5 Andrew Ball

6 Robin J Turner

7 Philip Rogers (C)

8 Gwen Rogers

In memoriam Harold Archer, tower captain of St. Michaels the Archangel West Retford (died July 13th).

Derby Diocesan Association

Bradbourne, Derbyshire

All Saints

Thursday, 29 July 1976 in 2h 36 (8–3–15 in G♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Beverley Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob

1 Susan J Cook

2 Elisabeth A G Bowden

3 David Kingman

4 Arthur F Hall

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 David Hird (C)

Most methods to a peal : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 1 August 1976 in 2h 55 (17–0–9 in E)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Peter G Brown

2 Tudor P Edwards

3 Charlotte M Smith

4 John G Gipson

5 Anthony H Smith (C)

6 Kenneth J Hesketh

7 Brian D Threlfall

8 R Kingsley Mason

Derby Diocesan Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Monday, 2 August 1976 in 2h 59 (15–2–2 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker (12 part )

1 Pauline A Taylor

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 J Howard Percy

4 David Kingman

5 Simon Humphrey

6 J Edward Dakin

7 Herbert E Taylor (C)

8 Ernest Paulson

1st Grandsire Triples : 3 and 5.

1st Triples inside : 6.

By Sunday Service band as a diamond wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs G H Paulson.

Derby Diocesan Association

Brassington, Derbyshire

St James

Saturday, 7 August 1976 in 2h 40 (8–0–26 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob; 1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, St Clements Court Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Ann M StJohn Smith

2 Ruth H Parker

3 J Howard Percy

4 Stephen B Queen

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 David Kingman (C)

Most Minor methods : 3.

Engagement compliment to Heather Beck and Michael St J Smith.

Derby Diocesan Association

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Collegiate Church of St Peter

Saturday, 14 August 1976 in 3h 30 (33–0–21 in C♯)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Arr. Stephen J Ivin

1 Janet S Foulds

2 Gwen Rogers

3 Robin J Turner

4 Simon Humphrey

5 Michael Foulds

6 Ian Friend

7 Peter L R Hayward

8 Rev Frederick Ross

9 Philip Rogers

10 David G Massey

11 David Hird

12 David W Friend (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 25 August 1976 in 2h 44 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's var. Middleton's

1 David W Camm

2 Joyce Chadwick

3 Anne Wass

4 Robert J Marchbank

5 Trevor W Marchbank

6 Richard Stevenson

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 John V Chadwick (C)

In memoriam Charlie Geary, local ringer for 75 years.

Derby Diocesan Association

Castleton, Derbyshire

St Edmund

Saturday, 28 August 1976 (11–2–0 in E♭)

2240 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Susan J Cook

2 Ruth H Parker

3 J Howard Percy

4 Dennis M Orchard

5 Stephen B Queen

6 Simon Humphrey

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 David Kingman (C)

For the Castleton Village Festival.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Brampton, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 1 September 1976 (12–0–9 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Jane P Bowler

2 Raymond Loughlin

3 David Bostock

4 John D Arkwell (C)

5 John R Holmes

6 Paul Wallis

Rung half-muffled as a memorial to the mother of the ringer of the 4th.

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Wednesday, 8 September 1976 in 2h 41 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Beverley Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Thomas W Dutton

2 Robert J Tanner

3 Robert J Marchbank

4 Richard Stevenson

5 George E Futers

6 John V Chadwick (C)

Most methods : 3 and 4.

Derby Diocesan Association

Pinxton, Derbyshire

St Helen

Thursday, 9 September 1976 in 2h 17 (5–2–8 in C)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Plain Bob; 1 extent each Norwich Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Anne Wass

2 Doreen Bradley

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Timothy Ball

5 David Kingman

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Long Eaton, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Thursday, 16 September 1976 in 2h 43 (6–2–6 in B♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's var. Middleton's

1 Thomas W Dutton

2 Anne Wass

3 Sheila Copley

4 Trevor W Marchbank

5 Richard Stevenson

6 David J Marshall

7 Denis R Carlisle

8 John V Chadwick (C)

Half muffled in memoriam Charles Geary (1889-1976) a ringer here for 63 years.

Derby Diocesan Association

Washingborough, Lincolnshire

St John

Saturday, 18 September 1976 (12–1–11 in F♯)

1344 Superlative Surprise Major

Arr by Paul Flavell

1 Timothy Ball

2 Cyril Wright

3 Robin J Turner

4 Timothy A Swift

5 Paul J Flavell (C)

6 Andrew Ball

7 David Hird

8 Stephen B Queen

Derby Diocesan Association

Eckington, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 19 September 1976 (16–0–14 in E)

1282 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 J Neville Sharpe

2 Jennifer M Clay

3 Cyril Wright

4 Timothy A Swift

5 Gordon C Briggs

6 Stephen B Queen

7 Robin J Turner

8 Paul J Flavell (C)

Wedding compliment to Keith Eyre and Ginny Marriot.

Derby Diocesan Association

Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 25 September 1976 in 3h 29 (25–1–3 in D)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Timothy A Swift

2 David W Friend (C)

3 Elisabeth A G Bowden

4 Simon Humphrey

5 Robin J Turner

6 Rev Frederick Ross

7 Cecile Colborne

8 Anthony J Cox

9 Peter L R Hayward

10 David G Massey

11 Peter Bridle

12 David Hird

[no comp given]

Derby Diocesan Association

Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 25 September 1976 (9–1–24 in A♭)

1280 Stedman Triples

1 Gillian Gibson

2 Andrew E Hall

3 Harold Taylor

4 D Parkin

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Stephen B Queen

7 Clive G Bryant (C)

8 A Harper

A birthday compliment to Denis Orchard.

Derby Diocesan Association

Heanor, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 25 September 1976 (15–2–4 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Margaret R Wragg

2 Patricia A M Halls (C)

3 Gillian Gibson

4 Neil J Morgan

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Mike Redfern

7 Stephen B Queen

8 Gordon A Halls

21st birthday compliment to Mike Redfern.

Derby Diocesan Association

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

St Mary and All Saints

Sunday, 26 September 1976 in 3h 7 (25–1–5 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by W Doubleday-Crofts

1 Stephen B Queen

2 David Hird

3 Jennifer M Clay

4 David Bostock

5 Christopher H Bostock

6 Harold Taylor

7 John D Arkwell

8 David Kingman

9 Gordon A Halls

10 Malcolm P Phipps (C)

1st on 10 : 3.

1st Royal in the method : 4 and 5.

1st peal on the bells since overhaul.

A Compliment to D King (Chesterfield) & F Shaw (Wingerworth) ordained deacons this morning.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

St Oswald

Monday, 27 September 1976 in 3h 5 (13–1–21 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Malcolm P Phipps

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Rev David H Sansum

4 J Howard Percy

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Rev Frederick Ross

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David J Marshall

1st in the method : 4.

Derby Diocesan Association

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 28 September 1976 in 3h 3 (17–1–14 in E)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Thomas W Dutton

2 Anne Wass

3 Ann M StJohn Smith

4 Harold Taylor

5 J Howard Percy

6 Gordon A Halls

7 Rev Frederick Ross

8 Paul J Flavell (C)

1st in the method : 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Basford, Nottinghamshire

St Leodegarius

Tuesday, 28 September 1976 in 2h 55 (14–3–0 in F♯)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

1152 Bristol, Yorkshire; 960 Cambridge, Lincolnshire; 864 Rutland; 74 com. atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Malcolm P Phipps

2 Rev Frederick Ross

3 Thomas W Dutton

4 Arthur F Hall

5 David Kingman

6 Paul J Flavell

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Attenborough, Nottinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 28 September 1976 in 2h 45 (11–0–21 in F♯)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Arthur F Hall

4 Rev David H Sansum

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 David Kingman

7 Stephen B Queen

8 David Hird (C)

Birthday compliment to Sophia Kingman.

Derby Diocesan Association

Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

St Mary Magdalene

Wednesday, 29 September 1976 in 3h 6 (15–1–18 in F)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Gordon A Halls

2 Anne Wass

3 Thomas W Dutton

4 Harold Taylor

5 Rev Frederick Ross

6 Malcolm P Phipps

7 David Kingman

8 David W Friend (C)

1st London : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 29 September 1976 in 2h 50 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 Joyce Chadwick

2 Alan J Marchbank

3 David W Camm

4 Robert J Tanner

5 Robert J Marchbank

6 John V Chadwick (C)

Most methods : 2.

For Patronal Festival.

Derby Diocesan Association

Pinxton, Derbyshire

St Helen

Thursday, 30 September 1976 in 2h 25 (5–2–8 in C)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Stephen B Queen

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Arthur F Hall

7 Clive G Bryant

8 David Hird (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Measham, Leicestershire

St Laurence

Thursday, 30 September 1976 in 2h 49 (9–2–6 in F♯)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1344 Rutland; 1248 Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire; 90 com. atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Anne Wass

3 Ann M StJohn Smith

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Ruth H Parker

6 Simon Humphrey

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Kingman

Derby Diocesan Association

Lockington, Leicestershire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 30 September 1976 in 3h 3 (14–1–1 in F)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

896 Rutland; 704 Lincolnshire,Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative; 448 Bristol; 87 com. atw.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 Arthur F Hall

2 Patricia A M Halls

3 Rev Frederick Ross

4 Thomas W Dutton

5 David Hird

6 David Kingman

7 David W Friend

8 Simon Humphrey (C)

1st of 8 Spliced : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Fairfield, Derbyshire

St Peter

Friday, 1 October 1976 in 2h 44 (12–0–10 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Ruth H Parker

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Anne Wass

4 Janet S Foulds

5 David Hird

6 Thomas W Dutton

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David W Friend

Derby Diocesan Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Friday, 1 October 1976 in 3h (15–2–2 in F)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Arthur F Hall

2 J Howard Percy

3 Stephen B Queen

4 Rev Frederick Ross

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Clive G Bryant

7 Simon Humphrey

8 David Kingman (C)

1st in method : 2 and 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Wednesday, 13 October 1976 in 2h 40 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Beverley Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 David W Camm

2 Richard Stevenson

3 Robert J Tanner

4 Robert J Marchbank

5 George E Futers

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

For Patronal Festival.

Derby Diocesan Association

Norton, South Yorkshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 17 October 1976 (15–2–6 in F)

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Arr Paul Flavell

1 Sandy M Dowell

2 Pamela J Ashley

3 Timothy Ball

4 Timothy A Swift

5 Gordon C Briggs

6 Paul J Flavell (C)

7 Stephen B Queen

8 Robin J Turner

Derby Diocesan Association

Coleorton, Leicestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 21 October 1976 in 2h 45 (12–3–25 in G)

5088 Watford Surprise Major

Composed by W Cashmore

1 Richard Stevenson

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Thomas W Dutton

4 John V Chadwick

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 Robert B Smith

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

St Luke

Saturday, 23 October 1976 in 3h 20 (30–3–2 in D)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Michael Foulds

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Harold Taylor

4 Trevor H Kirkman

5 Gordon A Halls

6 Robert B Smith (C)

7 David Hird

8 John M Jelley

For Patronal Festival.

Derby Diocesan Association

Louth, Lincolnshire

St James

Saturday, 30 October 1976 in 3h 31 (31–0–7 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Heather Brown

2 Olive L Rogers

3 David Cooper

4 Cyril Rusby

5 Stephen B Queen

6 Ross J Finbow

7 Harold W Rogers

8 David Hird (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Wednesday, 10 November 1976 in 2h 40 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5040 Minor (8m)

Beverley Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Primrose Surprise, Surfleet Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob.

1 George E Futers

2 Richard Stevenson

3 Robert J Marchbank

4 Robert J Tanner

5 Thomas W Dutton

6 John V Chadwick (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Baslow, Derbyshire

St Anne

Saturday, 13 November 1976 in 2h 45 (7–3–15 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

5 extents Plain Bob; 1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Ian Roulstone

2 Stephen B Queen

3 Gillian Gibson

4 J Howard Percy

5 David Kingman

6 Ann M StJohn Smith (C)

1st as Conductor.

1st inside : 3.

150th peal : 5.

For Remembrance Sunday.

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 17 November 1976 in 2h 50 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5040 Minor (10m)

(1) Cambridge, Primrose Surprise; (2) Beverly, Berwick Surprise; (3) Surfleet, Hexham Surprise; (4) Norwich Surprise; (5) Oxford Treble Bob; (6) Kent Treble Bob; (7) Plain Bob.

1 David W Camm

2 Robert J Marchbank

3 Richard Stevenson

4 Robert J Tanner

5 John V Chadwick

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 18 November 1976 in 2h 58 (17–0–9 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Ruth H Parker

2 Susan J Cook

3 Michael Redfern

4 Dennis M Orchard

5 Thomas W Dutton

6 J Howard Percy

7 Gordon A Halls

8 David Hird (C)

1st of Surprise Major : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Whittington, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 20 November 1976 in 2h 32 (5–0–20 in C)

5040 Minor (3m)

3 extents Plain Bob; 2 extents each Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Gordon A Halls (C)

2 Geoffrey R Peach

3 G Jasper Newman

4 Neil J Morgan

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Harold Taylor

100th birthday compliment to the mother-in-law of Jasper Newman.

Derby Diocesan Association

Eyam, Derbyshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 20 November 1976 in 2h 34 (6–3–0 in A)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents each Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob; 1 extent Cambridge Surprise.

1 Arthur F Hall

2 Julia A Gillman

3 Bruce M Kilgour

4 Robert W Winstanley

5 Dennis M Orchard

6 David W Friend (C)

1st peal : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire

St Thomas a Becket

Saturday, 20 November 1976 in 2h 49 (11 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents.

1 Janet S Foulds

2 Margaret R Wragg

3 Martin G Halls

4 Anthony Wragg

5 G Alan Harper

6 Michael Foulds (C)

1st peal : 2, 3 and 4.

Derby Diocesan Association

Burbage, Derbyshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 20 November 1976 in 2h 42 (9–0–2 in G)

5040 Minor (2m)

5 extents Plain Bob; 2 extents Kent Treble Bob.

1 Rev Frederick Ross

2 Colleen L East

3 Philip Warrington

4 George L Roobottom

5 Rev David H Sansum

6 David Kingman (C)

1st Minor inside : 2.

Derby Diocesan Association

Church Gresley, Derbyshire

St George and St Mary

Saturday, 27 November 1976 in 2h 35 (8–0–3 in G)

5040 Stedman Doubles

1 Paul J Flavell (C)

2 Ruth H Parker

3 J Howard Percy

4 Robert B Smith

5 David Hird

1st Stedman Doubles : 1, 2, 3 and 5.

50th as Conductor.

Derby Diocesan Association

West Hallam, Derbyshire

St Wilfrid of York

Thursday, 2 December 1976 in 2h 35 (9–1–6 in B♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (11m)

1280 London; 960 Rutland; 320 Bristol, Cambridge, Cray, Lincolnshire, New Gloucester, Pudsey, Superlative, Wembley, Yorkshire; 139 com.

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 David Kingman

2 Thomas W Dutton

3 David W Friend

4 John V Chadwick

5 Gordon A Halls

6 Rev Frederick Ross

7 David Hird

8 Simon Humphrey (C)

Most Major methods : 2, 4, 5, 7 and for the Association.

Derby Diocesan Association

Watford, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 4 December 1976 in 3h 9 (24–1–6 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Thomas J Lock

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Janet S Foulds

4 Michael Foulds

5 Gordon A Halls (C)

6 Harold Taylor

7 John V Chadwick

8 Clive G Bryant

9 David Hird

10 David W Friend

1st of Yorkshire Surprise Royal : 8.

Derby Diocesan Association

Lewisham, Greater London

St Mary

Sunday, 5 December 1976 in 3h 2 (21–1–14 in E♭)

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Rev R D StJohn Smith

1 David J Dearnley

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Christine M Webb

4 Susan E Smith

5 Alan E Brown

6 Timothy Wylie (C)

7 Melvyn J Hiller

8 David Hird

100th peal : 2.

Birthday compliment to Michael J Uphill.

Derby Diocesan Association

Denby, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 8 December 1976 in 2h 45 (9–3–20 in G)

5040 Minor (10m)

(1) Cambridge, Primrose Surprise; (2) Beverley, Berwick Surprise; (3) Surfleet, Hexham Surprise; (4) Norwich Surprise; (5) Oxford Treble Bob; (6) Kent Treble Bob; (7) Plain Bob.

1 David W Camm

2 Richard Stevenson

3 Robert J Marchbank

4 Robert J Tanner

5 John V Chadwick

6 Thomas W Dutton (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Heanor, Derbyshire

St Laurence

Thursday, 9 December 1976 in 2h 53 (15–2–4 in E)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gordon A Halls

1 John V Chadwick

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Robert J Marchbank

4 Rev Frederick Ross

5 Thomas W Dutton

6 Dennis M Orchard

7 Gordon A Halls (C)

8 David Hird

1st of Yorkshire : 3.

Derby Diocesan Association

Eckington, Derbyshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 11 December 1976 in 2h 56 (16–0–14 in E)

5056 Nailstone Surprise Major

Composed by Rev Henry Law James

1 Gordon C Briggs

2 Christine M N Ball

3 Timothy Ball

4 J Howard Percy

5 Andrew Ball

6 Paul J Flavell (C)

7 Robin J Turner

8 David Hird

1st for 23 years : 1.

200th Surprise : 2.

1st in method by all.

On the day of the Chesterfield District ADM.

Derby Diocesan Association

Bolsover, Derbyshire

St Mary and St Laurence

Sunday, 12 December 1976 (14–3–1 in G)

1250 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Cyril Wright

2 Gordon C Briggs

3 Pamela J Ashley

4 Paul J Flavell (C)

5 Timothy A Swift

6 Robin J Turner

7 David Hird

8 Stephen B Queen

First Superlative: 3.

Birthday compliment to Paul Flavell and Gordon Briggs.

Derby Diocesan Association

Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 15 December 1976 in 2h 47 (10–2–1 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Eric Taylor

1 Robert J Tanner

2 Robert J Marchbank

3 David W Camm

4 George E Futers

5 Richard Stevenson

6 John V Chadwick (C)

7 Thomas W Dutton

8 Colin M Shaw

Derby Diocesan Association

Coleorton, Leicestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 16 December 1976 in 2h 45 (12–3–25 in G)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Robert B Smith

2 Ruth H Parker

3 Thomas W Dutton

4 Dennis M Orchard

5 Gordon A Halls

6 J Howard Percy

7 John V Chadwick

8 David Hird (C)

1st of Pudsey : 6.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 18 December 1976 in 3h 12 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 Gwen Rogers

2 John E Anderson

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Stephen B Queen

6 Michael Foulds

7 Robert B Smith

8 Leslie Boumphrey

9 David Hird

10 Philip Rogers (C)

1st peal of Yorkshire S Royal : 3 and 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Whittington, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Sunday, 19 December 1976 in 45m (5–0–20 in C)

1440 Killamarsh Treble Bob Minor

1 G Jasper Newman

2 Stuart C Lawrence

3 Lol Gascoyne

4 Sandy M Dowell

5 Tim Swift (C)

6 Stephen B Queen

Retirement compliment to Lol Gascoyne.

Derby Diocesan Association

Clay Cross, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Monday, 20 December 1976 in 2h 28 (8–2–16 in A)

5040 Original Minor

1 Christopher H Bostock (7)

2 Timothy A Swift (3)

3 Paul J Flavell (5)

4 Robin J Turner (6)

5 David Bostock (4)

6 David Hird (2)

1st extent equally and jointly Conducted, thereafter each extent conducted as shown.

Believed to be 1st in method rung to this plan.

1st Original by all and for the Association.

25th together : 1 and 5.

Derby Diocesan Association

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 23 December 1976 in 2h 50 (17–0–9 in E)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Charles H Hattersley

1 J Howard Percy

2 Ruth H Parker

3 John V Chadwick

4 Thomas W Dutton

5 Gordon A Halls

6 Rev Frederick Ross

7 Robert B Smith

8 David Hird (C)

Derby Diocesan Association

Old Whittington, Derbyshire

St Bartholomew

Monday, 27 December 1976 in 2h 30 (5–0–20 in C)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise, Norwich Surprise, York Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Killamarsh Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Jennifer M Clay

2 Robin J Turner (C)

3 Paul J Flavell

4 Andrew R Queen

5 Joseph Leary

6 Stephen B Queen

Derby Diocesan Association

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 28 December 1976 in 2h 59 (19–0–21 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Patricia A M Halls

2 Susan J Cook

3 Gordon A Halls

4 Dennis M Orchard

5 Michael Redfern

6 Arthur F Hall

7 Thomas W Dutton (C)

8 David Kingman

200th peal : 1.

Derby Diocesan Association

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

St Mary and All Saints

Wednesday, 29 December 1976 in 2h 57 (25–1–5 in D)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1 Jennifer M Clay

2 Timothy Ball

3 Robin J Turner

4 David Bostock

5 Paul J Flavell

6 Stephen B Queen

7 Malcolm P Phipps (C)

8 David Hird

Half-muffled for the funeral of Mr Frederick Davis (80), last survivor of the pre-1914-18 band at Chesterfield.

Derby Diocesan Association

Derby, Derbyshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Friday, 31 December 1976 in 3h 9 (19–0–1 in D♭)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 David W Friend

2 Joseph C Woolley

3 Susan Cook

4 Janet S Foulds

5 Harold Taylor

6 Clive G Bryant (C)

7 Gordon A Halls

8 Arthur F Hall

9 David Hird

10 Dennis M Orchard

For the birth of a son, David Tudor, to the conductor and Mrs Bryant.

Derby Diocesan Association

Darley Dale, Derbyshire

St Helen

Friday, 31 December 1976 in 2h 58 (15–2–2 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Frederick H Dexter (No. 1)

1 Peter D Taylor

2 Ann M StJohn Smith

3 Ruth H Parker

4 Herbert E Taylor

5 Robert B Smith (C)

6 J Edward Dakin

7 David Kingman

8 J Howard Percy

1st Stedman : 6.

25th together : 2 and 7.

Half-muffled.

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