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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Cadoxton juxta Neath, Neath Port Talbot
St Catwg
Monday, 28 May 1928 in 2h 53 (7–2–2 in B)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 six-scores, ten different callings
1 Harry Boyce
2 Terry Davies
3 Cyril Lake
4 David J Lewis
5 Gwyn I Lewis (C)
6 Arthur Pyner
First peal - 2, 6. Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr D J Lewis. Thanks are due to the ringer of the treble, who stood in at a minute's notice.
Ringing World page reference: 898.0357Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelly, Monmouthshire
St Elli
Friday, 1 June 1928 in 2h 44 (10 in G)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 six-scores
1 Brinley Jones
2 Hawthorn L Morris
3 William H Saunders
4 Sydney T Rackham
5 Alec A Rackham (C)
6 William Weaver
Rung as a farewell peal to the Rev, W, B, T, Thomas, curate of the above church, who has gone to take up similar work at St. George’s, Clun, Shropshire. He was a true friend, to the above band. All the ringers are Sunday service ringer at the above church
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Nantmel, Powys
St Cynllo
Sunday, 3 June 1928 in 2h 48 (12 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
being 12 x 240’s of Pitman’s, 4 of Morris’s, and 10 six-scores, each called differently
1 William H Fussell
2 William Evans
3 Charles Powell
4 George J R Price
5 James P Hyett (C)
6 William A Jones
First peal 6. First peal of Doubles 1. First peal on the bells.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelly, Monmouthshire
St Elli
Sunday, 19 August 1928 in 2h 50 (10 in G)
5040 Minor (3m)
Two 720's Oxford, three of Kent and two of Plain Bob
1 William Pike
2 George Popnell
3 Percy Jones
4 Sidney T Rackham
5 Alec A Rackham (C)
6 Wilfred Williams
First peal in three methods - 1, 2, 3, 6. First 720 of Oxford - 5. First peal in three methods for the Guild. Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelly, Monmouthshire
St Elli
Saturday, 15 September 1928 in 2h 56 (10 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven extents
1 J Brinley Jones
2 Alec A Rackham
3 William H Saunders
4 George Popnell
5 Rev F Arthur Oswell
6 Sydney T Rackham (C)
First peal of Minor - 1. First peal of Minor inside - 5. This peal was arranged for the Rev F A Oswell and Mr G Popnell.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanfeugan, Powys
St Meugan
Saturday, 22 September 1928 in 3h 5 (12–0–19 in G)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thurstan's Four-Part
1 William Pike
2 Harry Broughton
3 George Popnell
4 George Cooke
5 Percy Jones
6 Sidney T Rackham
7 Wilfred Williams (C)
8 Alec A Rackham
Proposed members previous to the attempt - 2, 4. First peal of Stedman - 8. First peal of Stedman as conductor. First peal of Stedman on the bells.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot
St Mary
Saturday, 22 September 1928 in 3h 28 (16–1–2 in F♯)
5376 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E Morris' composition No. 5
1 John T Williams
2 Albert J Pitman (C)
3 Edward Phillips
4 John E Bloxham
5 Gwyn I Lewis
6 David J Lewis
7 Harry Boyce
8 Ernest Stitch
First peal of Bob Major - 1, 3, 5, 6. A birthday compliment to the conductor. First peal of Bob Major for the Guild. The ringer of the tenor has now rung each bell in the tower to a peal, and it was his 60th peal. All the ringers, except of 2nd and tenor, are from six bell towers. This composition has the 2nd alternately in 4th’s and 2nd's place.
Ringing World page reference: 914.0612Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Talgarth, Powys
St Gwendoline
Saturday, 27 October 1928 in 2h 55 (7–3–0 in A)
5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor
Being seven different 720's.
1 James P Hyett
2 William Pike
3 Percy Jones
4 George Popnell
5 Sydney T Rackham
6 Wilfred Williams (C)
First peal of Treble Bob Minor on the bells.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelly, Monmouthshire
St Elli
Thursday, 8 November 1928 in 2h 47 (10 in G)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 six-scores
1 Edward Prancley
2 Sydney T Rackham
3 G Robert Jones
4 William H Saunders
5 Alec A Rackham (C)
6 Brinley J Jones
First peal - 3. First peal of Doubles - 2. Rung as a farewell peal to Col. L. Partridge, churchwarden of the above church, who has left the parish to reside in Gloucestershire.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot
St Mary
Monday, 26 November 1928 in 3h 7 (16–1–2 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part
1 Frederick E Stone
2 Harry Boyce
3 Gwyn I Lewis
4 Walter J Nurton
5 John J Williams
6 Ernest Stitch (C)
7 Albert J Pitman
8 Albert E Pitman
First peal of Triples - 5. First peal on eight - 8. Rung as a wedding compliment to Mr. G. W. Hollis (late of the local band) and Miss Gill, who were married at King's Nympton, Devon, on this date, the band wishing them every happiness in the future.
Ringing World page reference: 924.0771Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Cadoxton juxta Neath, Neath Port Talbot
St Catwg
Saturday, 8 December 1928 in 2h 46 (7–2–2 in B)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
Ten different callings
1 Jack L Bloxham
2 Gwyn Evans
3 Terrance Davies
4 Gwyn I Lewis
5 Harry Boyce (C)
6 Arthur Pynes
First peal - 1. First peal on a bob bell - 2. Ringers of 2nd, 3rd and 5th hail from Neath, the rest are local.
Ringing World page reference: 925.0790Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelly, Monmouthshire
St Elli
Thursday, 13 December 1928 in 2h 46 (10 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven extents
1 J Brindley Jones
2 Alec A Rackham
3 G Robert Jones
4 Sydney T Rackham (C)
5 William H Saunders
6 George Popnell
First peal of Minor - 3. Mr. Geo. Popnell has now completed the circle in this tower, having rung each bell to a peal of Minor. Rung to celebrate the birth of a son and heir to the ringer of the treble and Mrs. Jones, the latter being the daughter of the ringer of the 2nd and niece of the ringer of the 4th.
Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
St Elli
Saturday, 15 December 1928 in 2h 53 (8–1–26 in A♭)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 six-scores, 10 different callings.
1 Leslie B Hurren
2 Christopher H Hawkins
3 Gwyn I Lewis (C)
4 Stanley V Rees
5 Richard G Micheal
6 William Robbings
First peal - 1.