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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Wednesday, 3 January 1996 in 2h 44 (7–0–8 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Oxford T B, Beverley S, Surfleet S, Kent T B, Cambridge S, St Clements B, Plain B.

1 Jonathan G Cook

2 Anne L Kleiser

3 Kathleen M Johnson

4 Douglas G Davison

5 Paul C Johnson

6 J Robert Johnson (C)

First peal - 1; 50th peal - 6. A birthday compliment to the treble ringer, and with the band's best wishes to Malcolm Johns for a speedy recovery.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 6 January 1996 in 2h 38 (8–2–14 in A)

5040 Doubles (4m)

2 extents Stedman, 12 extents Grandsire, 4 extents Reverse Canterbury, 2 extents Reverse Canterbury, 2 extents Plain Bob

1 Kathryn A Williams

2 Jonathan G Cook

3 Catherine Lloyd

4 Philip J Evans

5 Douglas G Davison (C)

6 Gareth Jones

First peal inside - 2. First peal - 6. 25th together - 4, 5. A compliment to Fr Michael Marsden, rector of Merthyr Tydfil, on his marriage today (Merthyr bells being out of action). Get-well wishes to Susan Lloyd.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Sketty, W Glamorgan

St Paul

Sunday, 18 February 1996 (14)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ann Wood

2 Hilary Rose

3 John Keddie

4 Julian Newman

5 Julia Johnson (C)

6 Robin Trebilock

7 Hadden Arrowsmith

8 Michael Rose

1st in method: 4

Before Evensong, a birthday treat for 2.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil

St John the Baptist

Monday, 19 February 1996 in 2h 37 (8–2–14 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

(1) Oxford T B (2, 4) Cambridge S (3) Kent T B (5) St Clements B (6) Plain B (7) St Clements B, Plain B

1 Philip M Saunders

2 Douglas G Davison

3 William E Thompsett

4 Alwyn R Lewis

5 Tudor P Edwards

6 Peter S Bennett (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llandefaelog, Powys

St Maelog

Saturday, 2 March 1996 in 2h 38 (10 in G)

5040 Doubles (6m)

24 extents Plain B; 5 extents each Grandsire, St Simon's B; 4 extents Stedman; 3 extents Reverse Canterbury; 1 extent St Martin's B

1 Jonathan G Cook

2 Kathleen M Johnson

3 Philip J Evans

4 Paul C Johnson

5 Douglas G Davison (C)

6 Gareth Jones

For St David's Day. With best wishes to Revd Keith Thomas, vicar of Aberdare, for a speedy recovery.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 23 March 1996 in 2h 45 (8–1–7 in G)

5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by B D Price

1 Andrew J Phillips

2 Rev John Dixon

3 Douglas G Davison

4 Rev J Anthony Ellis

5 Richard W Yates

6 Philip M Saunders

7 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

8 Lucinda J C Reeve

First in the method - 2.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

St Mary

Saturday, 30 March 1996 in 3h 9 (13–2–9 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Jonathan G Cook

2 Anne L Kleiser

3 Kathleen M Johnson

4 Douglas G Davison

5 Philip J Evans

6 Paul C Johnson

7 J Robert Johnson (C)

8 Philip M Saunders

First peal on eight bells - 1.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Sketty, Swansea

St Paul

Monday, 8 April 1996 in 2h 50 (13–2–4 in F)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Arthur

1 Douglas G Davison

2 Kathleen M Johnson

3 Margaret A Anderson

4 Jonathan W Lewis

5 Paul C Johnson

6 Martin T Howard

7 Alwyn R Lewis

8 J Robert Johnson (C)

For the baptism of Emily Rose Lewis, daughter of the 4th ringer, on Easter Day.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, W Glamorgan

St Mary

Thursday, 2 May 1996

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Anita Morgan

2 Nigel Doyle

3 Patrick Wagstaff

4 Joe Norton

5 Hadden Arrowsmith (C)

6 Ken Morgan

First quarter as conductor: 5.

Silver Wedding compliment to Anita & Ken Morgan

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 8 June 1996 in 3h 10 (16–2–14 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Albert M Tyler

1 Kathleen M Johnson

2 Malcolm T Johns

3 Anne L Kleiser

4 J Robert Johnson

5 Douglas G Davison

6 Paul C Johnson

7 Nicholas W H Simon (C)

8 Philip J Evans

9 Philip M Saunders

10 Rev J Anthony Ellis

First on ten - 1. First peal on the bells. Before the Service of Thanksgiving for the success of the 900th Anniversary Appeal which included the installation of this ring.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Saturday, 15 June 1996 in 3h 3 (12–0–19 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 12-part

1 Philip J Evans

2 Malcolm T Johns (C)

3 Hilary J Rose

4 Kathleen M Johnson

5 Douglas G Davison

6 Paul C Johnson

7 Nigel P Doyle

8 Gareth Jones

First peal of Triples - 8. A Guild Master's Peal.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Sunday, 29 September 1996 in 2h 48 (12–0–19 in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Samantha M Farrar

2 Kathleen M Johnson

3 Simon C Farrar

4 Paul C Johnson

5 F Anthony N Finch

6 Alexander E Holroyd

7 J Robert Johnson (C)

8 Martin J Bright

50th peal for the Guild - 4.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, Swansea

St Mary

Thursday, 3 October 1996 in 3h (20–2–12 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

42 extents

1 Nigel P Doyle (C)

2 Hilary J Rose

3 Matthew Knight

4 Gillian Knight

5 Patrick W Wagstaff

6 Len Morris

First peal - 3, 6. To mark the golden wedding anniversary of John and Brenda Armstrong, both ringers at this Church.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 9 November 1996 in 2h 40 (8–2–14 in A)

5040 Doubles (5m)

1 extent each Reverse Canterbury, St Simon; 2 extents St Martin; 3 extents Grandsire; 35 extents Plain Bob

1 Gareth Jones

2 Marie Carson

3 Susan H Lloyd

4 Kathleen M Johnson

5 Douglas G Davison (C)

6 Paul C Johnson

For the Patronal Feast of St Illtyd (6 Nov) and for the 150th anniversary of the parish of St Illtyd, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, W Glamorgan

St Mary

Saturday, 16 November 1996 in 3h 7 (20–2–12)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by J Clatworthy

1 Stephen W Penney

2 Hadden Arrowsmith

3 Gwen G Oliver

4 Douglas G Davison

5 Nigel P Doyle

6 Revd Neil J Sheard

7 Simon C Farrar (C)

8 Gus Jones

To mark the retirement of the Revd. Cannon D Lewis as vicar of the parish. Birthday compliment to the ringer of 2nd and mothers of 3rd and 5th.

Ringing World page reference: 4472.0037

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Sketty, W Glamorgan

St Paul

Sunday, 24 November 1996 in 40m (14)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Julia Johnson

2 Hilary Rose

3 Joe Norton

4 John Keddie

5 Hadden Arrowsmith

6 Nigel Doyle (C)

For evensong.

Special thanks to James Perrins for finding this, one of Hadden`s "missing quarters" in April 2010!

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Saturday, 7 December 1996 in 2h 31 (7–0–8 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Julia A Lysaght

2 Anne L Kleiser

3 Paul C Johnson

4 Douglas G Davison

5 Malcolm T Johns (C)

6 Philip M Saunders

First peal - 1. The band wish to congratulate Julia of Doneraile, Co Cork, on ringing her first peal.

Ringing World page reference: 4473.0062

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