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Shropshire Association

Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 8 January 1979 in 47m (16–0–8 in E)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Richard C Stevens

2 Hazel D Willcox

3 John Harrold

4 Kenneth W Brice

5 Arthur Pritchard

6 A J Barnfield

7 Jill M Liddle

8 Neil Bennett (C)

First in m:2

Shropshire Association

Clun, Shropshire

St George

Sunday, 21 January 1979 (13–2–1 in F)

1260 Minor (2m)

Cambridge S and Plain Bob.

1 Kenneth W Brice

2 Leonard Colley

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

5 John Harrold

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

Farewell compliment to Rev RG Benson (Vicar)

Shropshire Association

Hodnet, Shropshire

St Luke

Saturday, 27 January 1979 in 3h 3 (12–0–24 in F)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

1120 London, 1088 Superlative, 1024 each Pudsey, Bristol and Cambridge, 107 com, atw.

Composed by AJ Pitman

1 Richard C Stevens

2 Christopher Adams

3 Lorna E Bedford

4 Neil Bennett (C)

5 Clive W Simpson

6 Jill M Liddle

7 Frederick M Mitchell

8 Ian Friend

Compliment to Rev C Bigby, inducted as Vicar of Moreton Saye.

Shropshire Association

Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 12 February 1979 (16–0–8 in E)

1280 Watford Surprise Major

1 Desmond Ferguson

2 Jill M Liddle

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 Lorna E Bedford

5 Neil Bennett (C)

6 Leonard Colley

7 Richard C Stevens

8 John Harrold

First in method for all except 5. Compliment to Valerie and Emlyn Roberts on the birth of their daughter.

Shropshire Association

Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire

St Andrew

Monday, 19 February 1979 in 2h 35 (7–1–27 in A)

5040 London Surprise Minor

Composed by R D Bailey

1 Leonard Colley

2 John Harrold

3 Neil Bennett

4 Richard C Stevens

5 Ernest F Willcox

6 Jill M Liddle (C)

First London Surprise Minor: 4, 5, 6.

Ringing World page reference: 3542.0226

Shropshire Association

Atcham, Shropshire

St Eata

Monday, 5 March 1979 (9–2–25 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each Norwich, London, Ipswich, Bourne, Beverley, Cambridge, Surfleet.

1 Leonard Colley

2 Richard C Stevens

3 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

4 Neil Bennett

5 John Harrold

6 Jill M Liddle (C)

1st Seven Surprise Minor - 3,6.

Ringing World page reference: 3544.0266

Shropshire Association

Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 12 March 1979 in 53m (16–0–8 in E)

1440 Spliced Surprise Minor (2m)

London, Wells

1 Charles Allmand

2 A J Barnfield

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 Jill M Liddle

5 Richard C Stevens

6 John Harrold (C)

Shropshire Association

Dodderhill, Worcestershire

St Augustine

Saturday, 24 March 1979 (18–2–4 in E♭)

2560 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1 Christopher Adams

2 Lorna E Bedford

3 Neil Bennett (C)

4 Clive W Simpson

5 John Harrold

6 Jill M Liddle

7 Frederick M Mitchell

8 Richard C Stevens

Compliment to Cheryl and Peter Everall on the birth of a daughter.

Shropshire Association

Uppington, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 26 March 1979 in 2h 37 (9½ in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (16m)

1 Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose and Bourne 2 Berwick and Hexham 3 Annable's London 4 York and Durham 5 Beverley and Surfleet 6 London and Wells 7 Norwich

1 Leonard Colley

2 Richard C Stevens

3 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

4 Jill M Liddle

5 Neil Bennett

6 John Harrold (C)

Most Surprise Minor for all

Ringing World page reference: 3547.0328

Shropshire Association

Chetwynd, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 28 March 1979 (6–3–22 in A)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frederick M Mitchell (C)

2 S Rolfe

3 Mark Adams

4 Peter J Everall

5 Mandy Lane

6 John Harrold

75th birthday compliment to Mr A Astley; also to welcome Claire Louise, daughter of Cheryl and Peter Everall.

Shropshire Association

Cound, Shropshire

St Peter

Sunday, 1 April 1979 (11–0–21 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Harrold

2 A Talbot-Ponsonby

3 Leonard Colley

4 Jill M Liddle (C)

5 Ernest F Willcox

6 FJ Jackson

In memoriam Charles Edwards

Shropshire Association

Atcham, Shropshire

St Eata

Monday, 9 April 1979 in 2h 45 (9–2–25 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

St Clements CB, Double Oxford, Plain Bob, Norwich S, Oxford TB, Cambridge S, Kent TB

1 Hazel D Willcox

2 Neil Bennett

3 John Harrold

4 Richard C Stevens

5 Leonard Colley

6 Jill M Liddle

1st peal - 1.

Shropshire Association

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 23 April 1979 in 3h 1 (19–2–8 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by CH Kippin

1 Frederick M Mitchell

2 Lorna E Bedford

3 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

4 Brian S B Kear

5 Jill M Liddle

6 Leonard Colley

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Geoffrey A Edwards

9 Neil Bennett (C)

10 Ernest F Willcox

First Caters - 3. For St George's Day.

Ringing World page reference: 3552.0435

Shropshire Association

Shifnal, Shropshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 28 April 1979 in 3h (18–3–9 in E)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 832 each Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative

Composed by AJ Pitman

1 Lorna E Bedford

2 Clive W Simpson

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Neil Bennett (C)

5 Christopher Adams

6 John Harrold

7 Frederick M Mitchell

8 Richard C Stevens

50th peal - 3.

Shropshire Association

Wellington

22 Heather Drive

Thursday, 10 May 1979 in 2h 21 (12)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by CK Lewis

1–2 Neil Bennett

3–4 Jill M Liddle

5–6 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton (C)

7–8 Richard C Stevens

First on 8 in hand - 3-4. First in hand - 7-8. 50th peal - 5-6

Ringing World page reference: 3557.0544

Shropshire Association

Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 14 May 1979 in 46m (16–0–8 in E)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Charles H Allmand

2 Jill M Liddle

3 Neil Bennett

4 A J Barnfield

5 John Harrold

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

Shropshire Association

Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 21 June 1979 (9–1–3 in B♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 E Ann Williams

2 Kenneth W Brice

3 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

4 John Harrold

5 Jill M Liddle

6 Neil Bennett (C)

Farewell compliment to Frazer and Ann Williams.

Shropshire Association

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 5 July 1979 in 3h 6 (18–3–27 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by CH Kippin

1 E Ann Williams

2 John J Stanier

3 John Harrold

4 Mark Adams

5 Eric E Speake

6 Lorna E Bedford

7 Christopher Adams

8 Frederick M Mitchell

9 Richard C Stevens (C)

10 Anthony J Barnfield

First on 10 - 4. For the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales to open the New Museum of Iron in the restored Great Warehouse at Coalbrookdale.

Shropshire Association

Stockton, Shropshire

St Chad

Monday, 16 July 1979 (13–0–20 in E)

1320 Doubles (12m)

1 Leonard Colley

2 Jill M Liddle

3 John Harrold

4 Kenneth W Brice

5 Richard C Stevens (C)

6 A J Barnfield

Shropshire Association

Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 26 July 1979 in 2h 37 (9–1–3 in B♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents each Cambridge S, Kent TB, Oxford TB, 1 Plain Bob

1 John Harrold

2 Reginald H Newton

3 Richard C Stevens

4 E Ann Williams

5 David R Ware

6 Frederick M Mitchell (C)

300th peal - 3. For the visit by HRH Princess Anne to RAF Shawbury: also farewell compliment to Rev Frazer Williams (Vicar of Shawbury) and E Ann Williams, moving to Short Heath, Wednesfield.

Shropshire Association

Wrockwardine, Shropshire

St Peter

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 43m (11–2–7 in F♯)

1320 London Surprise Minor

1 A J Barnfield

2 Christopher Adams

3 David R Ware

4 John Harrold (C)

5 Jill M Liddle

6 Richard C Stevens

Shropshire Association

Telford, Shropshire

St Michael, Madeley

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 46m (13–2–5 in F)

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Lorna E Bedford

2 Richard CStevens

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 David R Ware

5 John Harrold (C)

6 A J Barnfield

7 Jill M Liddle

8 Frederick M Mitchell

Shropshire Association

Telford, Shropshire

St Leonard, Malinslee

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 38m (8¼ in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John Harrold

2 Jill M Liddle

3 David R Ware

4 Kenneth W Brice

5 A J Barnfield

6 Christopher Adams (C)

Shropshire Association

Telford, Shropshire

Holy Trinity, Dawley Magna

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 44m (8–0–5 in A)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Kenneth W Brice

2 David R Ware

3 Christopher Adams

4 A J Barnfield

5 John Harrold

6 Jill M Liddle (C)

Shropshire Association

Telford, Shropshire

Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 46m (18–3–27 in E♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Christopher Adams

2 Lorna E Bedford

3 Charles H Allmand

4 Richard C Stevens (C)

5 John Harrold

6 Kenneth W Brice

7 David R Ware

8 Jill M Liddle

9 Frederick M Mitchell

10 A J Barnfield

6/6

Shropshire Association

Telford, Shropshire

All Saints, Wellington

Saturday, 18 August 1979 in 43m (16–1–2 in E)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Frederick M Mitchell

2 Kenneth W Brice

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Richard C Stevens (C)

5 Lorna E Bedford

6 John Harrold

7 Christopher Adams

8 A J Barnfield

Shropshire Association

Chetwynd, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 1 September 1979 in 2h 34 (6–3–22 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

7 different extents

1 John Harrold (C)

2 Peter J Everall

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 Mark Adams

5 Jill M Liddle

6 Frederick M Mitchell

1st Surprise Minor - 4. First Cambridge Minor - 3.

Shropshire Association

Madeley, Shropshire

St Michael

Tuesday, 4 September 1979 (13–2–5 in F)

1260 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Andrew W Gordon

2 Helen Ramsbottom

3 Philip R Johnson

4 Dawn L Franklin

5 David Franklin

6 Rachel Woodberry

7 John Harrold (C)

8 Philip A Ramsbottom

1st QP S Major: 2; 250th QP: 7

Shropshire Association

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

St Chad

Wednesday, 5 September 1979 in 3h 25 (39–2–7 in C)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by CH Kippin

1 Christopher Adams

2 Lorna E Bedford

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 John Harrold

5 Jill M Liddle

6 David R Ware

7 Richard C Stevens (C)

8 Geoffrey Edwards

9 Ernest F Willcox

10 Frederick M Mitchell

Rung "open" in memory of Lord Mountbatten.

Shropshire Association

Tong, Shropshire

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 12 September 1979 in 2h 45 (12–0–17 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by RD Bailey

1 John R Ketteringham

2 Reginald H Newton

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Philip R Johnson

5 Richard C Stevens

6 John Harrold (C)

Shropshire Association

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 15 September 1979 in 2h 59 (11–1–5 in G)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Giles B Thompson

1 John R Ketteringham

2 David R Ware

3 Richard C Stevens

4 Mark Adams

5 Jill M Liddle

6 John Harrold (C)

7 Neil Bennett

8 Frederick M Mitchell

Shropshire Association

Condover, Shropshire

St Andrew and St Mary

Saturday, 22 September 1979 in 50m (13 in G)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Des Ferguson

2 Alice Talbot-Ponsonby

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 Philip Keene

5 John Harrold

6 A Talbot-Ponsonby

7 A J Barnfield

8 Jill M Liddle (C)

For Flower Festival

Shropshire Association

Lilleshall, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 16 October 1979 (9 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mark A Bellerby

2 Ernest C Morrall

3 Margaret Smith

4 John Harrold (C)

5 William M Bellerby

6 Michael J Barker

First quarter - 1.

Shropshire Association

Whittington, Shropshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 27 October 1979 (9–0–15 in A)

1260 Minor (2m)

Cambridge S and Plain Bob

1 Christopher Adams

2 Kath Adams

3 David R Ware

4 Mark Adams

5 John Harrold (C)

6 Jill M Liddle

Shropshire Association

Selattyn, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 27 October 1979 (5–2–3 in C♯)

1260 Doubles (5m)

1 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

2 Jill M Liddle (C)

3 Christopher Adams

4 John Harrold

5 David R Ware

Shropshire Association

Leaton, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 27 October 1979 (14–2–0 in G)

1380 Doubles (6m)

1 John Harrold

2 Kath Adams

3 Jill M Liddle

4 Mark Adams

5 Christopher Adams (C)

Shropshire Association

Great Ness, Shropshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 27 October 1979 in 42m (7–3–17 in B)

1272 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Kath Adams

2 David R Ware

3 Mark Adams

4 Christopher Adams

5 A J Barnfield

6 John Harrold (C)

Shropshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Sunday, 28 October 1979 (9–3–12 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Ernest C Morrall

2 Ian Friend

3 John Harrold (C)

4 RE Morris

5 Richard J Scott

6 William M Bellerby

7 Mair Mothershaw (cover)

For Evensong. Also 21st birthday compliment to Richard Scott.

Shropshire Association

High Ercall, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 3 November 1979 in 2h 56 (10–2–8 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Mark Adams

2 Kenneth W Brice

3 Peter J Everall

4 Richard C Stevens

5 Lorna E Bedford

6 John Harrold

7 Ernest F Willcox

8 Frederick M Mitchell (C)

First S Major - 3. First on the bells since rehanging. Also to mark 100 years since previous rehanging.

Shropshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 November 1979 (9–3–12 in G)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Michael J Barker

2 Ernest C Morrall

3 John Harrold

4 William M Bellerby

5 Richard J Scott (C)

6 Lawrence L Barber

Half muffled for Remembrance Day.

Shropshire Association

Chetwynd, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 15 November 1979 (6–3–22 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 John Harrold

2 Peter J Everall

3 Lorna E Bedford

4 William M Bellerby

5 Michael J Barker

6 Richard C Stevens (C)

First Minor - 5.

Shropshire Association

Worthen, Shropshire

All Saints

Sunday, 18 November 1979 in 2h 36 (7–1–8 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 William J Gethin

2 Derek Parry

3 John E Colley

4 John Harrold

5 Edward W Colley (C)

6 Leonard Colley

First Minor - 1. Compliment to William (Bill) Gethin - 50 years a local ringer.

Shropshire Association

Sheriffhales, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 22 November 1979 (9 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lucy E Charrington

2 John Harrold (C)

3 Ernest C Morrall

4 William M Bellerby

5 Michael J Barker

6 Colin A Brown

First quarter (aged 12) - 1.

Shropshire Association

Shifnal, Shropshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 1 December 1979 in 3h 7 (18–3–9 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by JJ Parker

1 Frederick M Mitchell

2 Richard C Stevens

3 David R Ware

4 Mark Adams

5 Lorna E Bedford

6 John Harrold

7 Christopher Adams (C)

8 Frank G Easthope

For Patronal Festival.

Shropshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Sunday, 2 December 1979 (9–3–12 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Lawrence L Barber

2 Audrey Cooper

3 Christine Coates

4 Les Cooper

5 Ernest C Morrall

6 John Harrold

7 Ronald R Warford (C)

8 G Cross

Silver Wedding compliment to Lawrence and Gladys Barber.

Ringing World page reference: 3585.0032

Shropshire Association

Condover, Shropshire

St Andrew and St Mary

Saturday, 8 December 1979 in 3h (13 in G)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by WT Perrins

1 Simon P Hartley

2 Elizabeth A Clements

3 Lorna E Bedford

4 John A G Clements

5 Stephen A Elwell-Sutton

6 John Harrold

7 Richard C Stevens

8 Richard J Clements (C)

First Bristol - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 3586.0054

Shropshire Association

Meole Brace, Shropshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 10 December 1979 (7–1–7 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 A G Roberts

2 Hazel J Willcox

3 Catherine A Roberts

4 Ernest F Willcox

5 Lewis D K Roberts (C)

6 C A Lear

First quarter - 3. Half muffled in memoriam Arthur Williams (churchwarden) whose funeral was this day.

Ringing World page reference: 3585.0032

Shropshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Thursday, 13 December 1979 (9–3–12 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Paul A Harrold

2 Colin A Brown

3 Ernest C Morrall

4 John Harrold (C)

5 Christopher Adams

6 William M Bellerby

First quarter - 1. First Minor inside - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3586.0056

Shropshire Association

Sheriffhales, Shropshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 18 December 1979 (9 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Mark A Bellerby

2 William M Bellerby

3 Ernest C Morrall

4 John Harrold (C)

5 Michael J Barker

6 Richard J Scott

First Grandsire - 1,5.

Shropshire Association

Chetwynd, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 18 December 1979 (6–3–22 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 J Ann Brassington (aged 11)

2 John Harrold (C)

3 William M Bellerby

4 Michael J Barker

5 Richard J Scott

6 Mark A Bellerby

1st quarter -

Shropshire Association

Edgmond, Shropshire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 December 1979 in 2h 56 (9–3–12 in G)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by JR Ketteringham

1 William M Bellerby

2 John Harrold (C)

3 Kenneth W Brice

4 Leonard Colley

5 Richard J Scott

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Lorna E Bedford

8 Frederick M Mitchell

First on 8 - 1. Retirement compliment to the Ven SD Austerberry, Archdeacon of Salop, Association Vice President.

Shropshire Association

Chetwynd, Shropshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 30 December 1979 (6–3–22 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Cheryl M Everall

2 Barry J Lewis

3 Peter J Everall

4 L Watson

5 Frederick M Mitchell

6 Arthur Astley

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