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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bishopston, Swansea

16 Kilfield Road

Saturday, 21 March 1987 in 2h 35 (15)

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B J Woodruffe

1–2 Hazel Way

3–4 Brian J Woodruffe (C)

5–6 R James Cook

7–8 Peter J Townsend

200th peal: 1-2. Specially arranged as a 90th birthday (16 March) compliment to Arthur Hoare, Past Master of the Guild.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanelly, Monmouthshire

St Elli

Friday, 21 August 1987 in 2h 40 (10 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents

1 William H Saunders

2 Donald G Clift (C)

3 Malcolm T Johns

4 Kenneth Phillips

5 David J Hughes

6 Andrew J Phillips

First Minor - 5. In memoriam Wilfred Williams on the 82nd anniversary of his birth. In the tower, and on the bells where he was taught to handle a bell, together with W H Saunders (82), ringer of the treble, who last rang a peal 27 years ago.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Tenby, Pembrokeshire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 2h 53 (12–2–14 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 Peter S Bennett

2 John Prytherch

3 Elaine M Scudamore

4 Ian P Hill

5 Graham L Sparey

6 Adrian Fawcett

7 Fr John M Hughes

8 Keith W Scudamore (C)

First in method: 6, 7. 60th anniversary of the first peal of Major in Pembrokeshire, and in the method for the Guild.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 2h 40 (12 in G)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 Tudor P Edwards

2 Andrew C John

3 D Geoffrey Kerley

4 Timothy J Butler

5 Fr John M Hughes

6 Adrian Fawcett

7 Alwyn R Lewis

8 Peter S Bennett (C)

First Surprise: 4. 300th as conductor. 60th anniversary of the first peal of Major in Carmarthenshire, and for the Guild (rung at Llanstephan)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 3h 9 (19–3–16 in E♭)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Judith B Harris

2 John Prytherch

3 Juliet Lawrence

4 Elaine M Scudamore

5 Michael R Thomas

6 Graham L Sparey

7 Ian P Hill

8 Keith W Scudamore (C)

First Surprise: 1. First in method: 2, 5, 6. 60th anniversary of the first peal of Major on the bells and first peal of Surprise in Pembrokeshire, and for the Guild.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

St Peter

Saturday, 3 October 1987 in 3h 2 (15–1–18 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F H Dexter

1 Juliet R Lawrence

2 D Geoffrey Kerley

3 Andrew C John

4 Malcolm T Johns

5 Nigel P Doyle

6 Tudor P Edwards (C)

7 Alwyn R Lewis

8 W J Lewis Groom

First Stedman Triples: 3. 60th anniversary of the first peal on the bells, the first peal of Stedman in Carmarthenshire, and for the Guild.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

St Mary

Monday, 28 December 1987 in 3h 6 (13–2–9 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F Dexter (No 3 var)

1 Michael R Thomas

2 Kenneth Phillips

3 Andrew J Phillips

4 D Geoffrey Kerley

5 Philip M Saunders

6 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

7 Tudor P Edwards

8 Bryan J Williams

First Stedman - 2. To mark the retirement of the Rt Rev Benjamin Vaughan as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.

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