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Hereford Diocesan Guild

Hereford, Herefordshire

All Saints

Monday, 7 April 1969 in 2h 58 (17–2–19 in E)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Robert A Hatcher

2 Frederick R Harris

3 Peter L Hughes

4 Thomas E Wood

5 William P Nash

6 Norman R Mattingley

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 Austin T Wingate

First peal in the method by all except the conductor.

Rung for the Festival of Easter.

Ringing World page reference: 3030.0388

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Clifford, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 8 April 1969 in 2h 36 (12–1–14 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being (1) Cambridge Surprise, (2) Oxford T.B., (3 and 4) Kent T.B., (5, 6 and 7) Plain Bob.)

1 Peter L Hughes

2 Leslie Evans

3 Austin T Wingate

4 John F I Turney

5 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

6 Norman R Mattingley

Ringing World page reference: 3030.0388

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Colwall, Herefordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 19 April 1969 in 2h 43 (10–1–5 in G)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Patrick G Hickey

2 John F I Turney

3 Ernest Price

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Thomas E Wood

6 S Barnaby Bell

7 Adrian G Semken

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal for 35 years - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 3030.0388

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Wellington, Herefordshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Thursday, 24 April 1969 in 2h 47 (17–0–15 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

(Being two 2,160’s and one 720.)

1 Peter L Hughes

2 Denise Jaine

3 Austin T Wingate

4 Michael V Powell

5 John F I Turney

6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal of Surprise Minor - 2 & 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3031.0408

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Eardisland, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 26 April 1969 in 2h 51 (12–2–26 in G)

5056 Nailstone Surprise Major

Composed by Rev. H. L. James

1 Leslie Evans

2 Michael R Rose

3 Alan R Pink (C)

4 Valerie Willard

5 Brian W Hall

6 Walter G Knight

7 D Kay Adkins

8 Christopher C Clarke

First peal in the method - 4 & 6. First in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 3031.0408

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Clifford, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 May 1969 in 2h 54 (12–1–14 in G)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A. J. Corrigan

1 Frederick R Harris

2 Margery A Wratten

3 Frances Fairbank

4 Ivor Goulter

5 Valerie Willard

6 Leonard C Edwards

7 Patrick H Allen

8 George T Cousins (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3032.0428

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 18 May 1969 in 2h 30 (9 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (14m/v)

(Being three extents each of Stedman St. Simon. St. Albans, St. Martin, St. Paul. Wihchendon Place, St. Miles, St. Nicholas, St. Giles, Plain Bob, Kennington, Rev. Canterbury, Southrepps and Grandsire.)

1 Brian J Hillstead

2 Howell O Istance

3 Robert A Hatcher

4 John W Hope (C)

5 Frederick R Harris

First peal - 1. First “inside” - 2.

Rung to welcome the birth of a son to Colin and Gillian Lewis on May 4th.

Ringing World page reference: 3035.0488

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 7 June 1969 in 3h 15 (18–3–27 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Charles H. Kippin

1 Elizabeth Timmins

2 Ian Friend

3 Richard C Stevens (C)

4 S Geoffrey Pick

5 Peter J Wycherley

6 Alan M Jones

7 Philip R Johnson

8 Reginald H Newton

9 Ernest F Willcox

10 Ronald T Winwood

First peal of Grandsire Caters- 5. 25th peal on the bells -6.

First of Caters and 50th peal - 7.

Rung in Memoriam Walter Crawford, a member of the local band.

Ringing World page reference: 3037.0529

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bodenham, Herefordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 12 June 1969 in 2h 38 (12–1–20 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

(Being seven different extents.)

1 Reginald G Powell

2 Austin T Wingate

3 E Charles Biggs

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Peter D Sell

6 Adrian G Semken (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3037.0529

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bridgnorth, Shropshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 14 June 1969 in 3h 5 (18–0–18 in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve - part (7th obs)

1 Alan M Jones

2 E Marion Key

3 Ian Friend

4 Elizabeth Timmins

5 Barnabas G Key

6 David Hawksworth

7 Richard C Stevens (C)

8 Ronald T Winwood

Rung on the day of the Queen’s official birthday; also as a compliment to Barnabas and Marion Key, marking their 20th wedding anniversary, and a compliment to Ian Friend, marking his birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 3037.0529

Hereford Diocesan Guild

New Radnor, Radnorshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 2 July 1969 in 2h 22 (7–2–18 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

In three methods, being one extent Oxford T.B., two extents Kent T.B. and four extents Plain Bob.

1 John W Hope

2 Valerie M Edge

3 Peter J Wycherley

4 Frederick R Harris

5 John F I Turney

6 Robert A Hatcher (C)

First peal of Minor in 3 methods - 2.

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Madeley, Shropshire

St Michael

Saturday, 12 July 1969 in 2h 59 (13–2–5 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J. J. Parker Twelve Part (7th obs)

1 Richard Stevens

2 Alan Jones

3 David J Bates

4 Barnabas G Key (C)

5 Gerald Bowen

6 Elizabeth Timmins

7 Alfred W Glazzard

8 Ronald Winwood

Ringing World page reference: 3042.0627

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Clifford, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 13 July 1969 in 2h 21 (12–1–14 in G)

5040 Doubles (10m/14v)

(Being, Two extents each of St. Simon, St. Albans, Cassington, St. Martin, St. Paul, St. Peter, St. Osmund, St. Ambrose, St. Patrick, St. Nicholas, St. Giles, St. Thomas, Winchendon Place. St Miles, St. Luke, St, Remigius, Plain Bob and Kennington, and one each of Church Gresley, St. Chrysostum, Rev. Canterbury Pleasure, Southrepps, Grandsire and Spliced Rev. St. Bartholomew and Plain Bob.)

1 Austin T Wingate

2 Malcolm M Turner

3 John W Hope

4 Colin A Lewis (C)

5 Robert A Hatcher

6 Danzey Watkins

Ringing World page reference: 3042.0627

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bridstow, Herefordshire

St Bridget

Saturday, 19 July 1969 in 2h 52 (8–3–19 in A♭)

5024 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by A. Wilson

1 Claudia A Sherwood

2 Colin A Lewis

3 Robert A Hatcher

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Frederick R Harris

6 Michael V Powell

7 Peter D Sell

8 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal of Major and of Treble Bob - 1. First of Treble Bob

Major - 3.4 & 6. 50th peal for the Guild - 6. 25th peal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3043.0642

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Hereford, Herefordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 24 July 1969 in 2h 27 (9–3–26 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

(C.C.C. Nos. 21-27.)

1 Reginald G Powell

2 Claudia A Sherwood

3 Valerie M Edge

4 Frederick R Harris

5 Peter D Sell

6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

First peal “inside” - 2. First of Plain Bob Minor - 3.

Rung for St. Anne’s Day.

Ringing World page reference: 3043.0642

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Goodrich, Herefordshire

St Giles

Thursday, 24 July 1969 in 2h 41 (10–0–2 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

(Being one extent each of St. Clement's Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford T.B., Kent T.B and three of Plain Bob.)

1 Claudia A Sherwood

2 Reginald G Powell

3 Adrian G Semken

4 John F I Turney

5 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

6 George T Cousins

First peal of Minor.

Rung to honour the successful completion of the Apollo 11 moon mission.

Ringing World page reference: 3043.0642

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bridgnorth, Shropshire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 26 July 1969 in 2h 54 (8–2–4 in G)

5104 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Alan M Jones

2 Gerald Bowen

3 Philip J Day

4 Elizabeth Timmins

5 David J Bates

6 Philip G K Davies

7 Ian Friend

8 Richard C Stevens (C)

25th peal - 5.

Rung to mark the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 3044.0658

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Linton, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 1 August 1969 in 2h 28 (8–1–20 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

(Being two different 2,160’s and a 720.)

1 George T Cousins

2 Austin T Wingate

3 John F I Turney

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Leslie Evans

6 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

Circled the tower to peals - 1. First of Surprise “inside” - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3045.0674

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 21 August 1969 in 2h 38 (10–0–11 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

(Seven extents.)

1 John W Hope

2 Colin A Lewis

3 Frederick R Harris

4 Austin T Wingate

5 Norman R Mattingley

6 John F I Turney (C)

First peal of Surprise as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 3050.0772

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bromyard, Herefordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 30 August 1969 in 3h (13–3–13 in F)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A. J Corrigan

1 Thomas Cooper

2 Valerie M Edge

3 Austin T Wingate

4 Leslie Evans

5 Norman R Mattingley

6 John F I Turney

7 John C Eisel

8 George T Cousins (C)

First peal in the method - 1. First of Major in the method - 2. First in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 3054.0852

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Marden, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 1 September 1969 in 3h (12–1–6 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (4m)

(Being one extent of Primrose Surprise, one extent of Cambridge Surprise, two extents of Oxford T.B and three extents of Kent T.B.)

1 Peter L Hughes

2 Valerie M Edge

3 John F I Turney

4 Austin T Wingate

5 John C Eisel (C)

6 George T Cousins

First peal of Treble Bob Minor - 2. First of Treble Bob Minor on the bells

Ringing World page reference: 3054.0852

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Aston Ingham, Herefordshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 3 September 1969 in 2h 40 (5–1–17 in B)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

(42 extents, 10 callings.)

1 Alison Savagar

2 Heather McArthur

3 George T Cousins ( Joint C)

4 Elizabeth Wycherley

5 Valerie M Edge (Joint C)

6 Peter L Hughes

First peal - 1 & 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3054.0852

Hereford Diocesan Guild

St Weonards, Herefordshire

St Weonards

Friday, 5 September 1969 in 2h 42 (10–0–24 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

(Being one extent of Double Oxford, one extent of St. Clement’s and five extents of Plain Bob.)

1 Michael V Powell

2 Peter L Hughes

3 Valerie M Edge

4 Peter L Wycherley

5 John C Eisel (C)

6 George T Cousins

Ringing World page reference: 3054.0852

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bishop's Castle, Shropshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 6 September 1969 in 2h 25 (8–2–18 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

(Being one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., St. Clement's, Single Oxford, Double Oxford and Plain Bob.)

1 Heather McArthur

2 Michael V Powell

3 Peter J Wycherley

4 Austin T Wingate

5 Adrian G Semken

6 Norman R Mattingley (C)

First peal in seven Minor methods - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3054.0852

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Leominster, Herefordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 18 October 1969 in 3h 12 (22¾ in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Charles H. Kippin

1 Valerie M Edge

2 Elizabeth Stevens

3 Peter J Wycherley

4 Frederick R Harris

5 Richard C Stevens (C)

6 John F I Turney

7 Norman R Mattingley

8 George T Cousins

9 Adrian G Semken

10 Robert A Hatcher

Ringing World page reference: 3056.0892

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bodenham, Herefordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 23 October 1969 in 2h 41 (12–1–20 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents

1 Alan M Savagar

2 Robert A Hatcher

3 Norman R Mattingley

4 Austin T Wingate

5 John F I Turney (C)

6 Frederick R Harris

First of Minor - 1. 21st birthday compliment to treble ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 3064.0035

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Eardisland, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 27 October 1969 in 2h 50 (12–2–26 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's Transposition

1 George T Cousins

2 Peter J Wycherley

3 Valerie M Edge

4 Austin T Wingate

5 Norman R Mattingley

6 Frederick R Harris

7 Wilfred F Moreton (C)

8 Leslie Evans

First peal of Stedman Triples - 2. First of Stedman - 3 & 5.

Rung half-muffled in memory of John D. Rock, who learned to ring in this church.

Ringing World page reference: 3060.0973

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire

St David

Saturday, 8 November 1969 in 2h 34 (8–1–18 in G)

5040 London Surprise Minor

1 Michael V Powell

2 Robert A Hatcher

3 John F I Turney

4 Norman R Mattingley

5 John C Eisel (C)

6 Frederick R Harris

First peal of London Surprise Minor - 2 & 4.

Ringing World page reference: 3060.0973

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Eardisley, Herefordshire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 15 November 1969 in 2h 30 (8–1–27 in G♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

(Being two different 2,160’s and one 720.)

1 John W Hope

2 John F I Turney

3 Valerie M Edge

4 Frederick R Harris

5 Thomas P Bound

6 Robert A Hatcher (C)

Circled the tower to peals - 1. First peal of Surprise - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 3059.0951

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Mathon, Worcestershire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 22 November 1969 in 2h 42 (7–2–23 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

(Being two extents Rev. Canterbury Pleasure, two Single Oxford and three Plain Bob.)

1 Roland E Lewis

2 Barbara E Luckes

3 Leonard J Walters

4 C William Nutt

5 E Charles Biggs

6 James Ward (C)

First peal 2. Has “circled the tower” to peals - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3061.0992

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Clifford, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 November 1969 in 2h 44 (12–1–14 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. R. Pritchard

1 Geoffrey R Drew

2 Peter J Wycherley (C)

3 Elizabeth Wycherley

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Norman R Mattingley

6 Michael V Powell

7 Frederick R Harris

8 Robert Edwards

First on eight bells - 3. First in method as cond.

Ringing World page reference: 3063.0012

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Bridstow, Herefordshire

St Bridget

Saturday, 29 November 1969 in 2h 42 (8–3–19 in A♭)

5152 New Cambridge Surprise Major

(27-course block reduced.)

1 Peter L Hughes

2 Michael V Powell

3 Shirley M Drew

4 Robert Edwards

5 Peter J Wycherley

6 Frederick R Harris

7 Norman R Mattingley

8 Geoffrey R Drew (C)

First in the method - 1,4,6 & 7. First of Surprise Major

“inside” -2. 200th peal - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3063.0012

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Eardisland, Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 December 1969 in 2h 52 (12–2–26 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J. J. Parker Twelve Part

1 James E Wightman

2 Peter J Wycherley (C)

3 Elizabeth Wycherley

4 Peter L Hughes

5 Adrian G Semken

6 Peter D Sell

7 Leslie Evans

8 Sidney J Daniels

First of Triples - 3. First of Grandsire Triples - 5.

First odd-bell method as conductor.

Wedding compliment to Vicar’s daughter.

Ringing World page reference: 3067.0095

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Kingstone, Herefordshire

Blackthorn

Sunday, 21 December 1969 in 2h 37 (11 in G)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood (arr and cond)

1–2 Elizabeth Wycherley

3–4 Peter J Wycherley

5–6 Norman R Mattingley

7–8 Marcus C W Sherwood (arr and cond)

First handbell peal by all except the conductor, and at first attempt.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0058

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Ledbury, Herefordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 26 December 1969 in 3h 5 (22–0–27 in E♭)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Norman R Mattingley

2 Peter L Hughes

3 William E Nash

4 Michael V Powell

5 Patrick G Hickey

6 S Barnaby Bell

7 Marcus C W Sherwood

8 Roy Williams (C)

1st of Major inside - 5. 1st on eight as conductor.

An engagement compliment to Rosemary F Collins and Roy K Williams. Also a 21st. birthday compliment to S Barnaby Bell.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0055

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Hereford

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert

Friday, 26 December 1969 in 3h 17 (33–3–21 in C♯)

5021 Grandsire Caters

1 Frederick R Harris

2 Norman R Mattingley

3 Peter L Hughes

4 Austin T Wingate

5 Thomas E Wood

6 Peter J Wycherley

7 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

8 John F I Turney

9 Peter D Sell

10 Michael V Powell

First of Caters - 3,5. 50th together - 7,9. For the Christmas Festival and engagement compliment to 9th.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0055

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 27 December 1969 in 2h 45 (8–1–26 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (8m/v)

(10 Grandsire, 9 Plain Bob 8 Rev. Canterbury, 3 Rev. Barts, April Day, Kennington, Cliffords Pleasure, Southrepps).

1 James Ranford

2 Leonard J Waltes (C)

3 C William Nutt

4 James Ward

5 E Charles Biggs

6 George Gwynne

Ringing World page reference: 3066.0074

Hereford Diocesan Guild

Hereford

3 Venns Lane

Tuesday, 30 December 1969 in 2h 27 (11 in G)

5376 Plain Bob Major

Composed by M C W Sherwood (arr and cond)

1–2 Elizabeth Wycherley

3–4 Peter J Wycherley

5–6 Norman R Mattingley

7–8 Marcus C W Sherwood (arr and cond)

A wedding compliment to John F I Turney and Alison Savage, married at Leominster Priory on December 27, 1969.

Ringing World page reference: 3065.0058

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