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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

New Radnor, Powys

St Mary

Friday, 4 January 2019 in 41m (7–2–18 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (1p/5m)

60 changes of Stedman, 240 changes each St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury and Grandsire

1 Kathleen M Johnson

2 Rebecca Drysdale

3 Tim D Hollinghurst

4 Barney Bell

5 Paul C Johnson (C)

6 Amaryllis Bell

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Charlie Owen, a ringer at this tower, whose funeral took place today at St Clement's Church, Rhayader. With the best wishes of all the band to his partner Lee and family.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Sunday, 13 January 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

1440 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Alison C Alcock

2 Kath Johnson

3 Paul Johnson

4 David Katz

5 Becky Drysdale

6 Hal Drysdale (C)

For Evensong

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 13 January 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Doubles (7 Methods)

(1) St Nicholas; (2) Winchendon Place; (3,4) Reverse Canterbury; (5,6) Plain Bob; (7) St Simon's; (8) St Martin's; (9-10½) Grandsire

1 Jean Hudman

2 Pauline Stables

3 Wendy Medd

4 Kath Johnson

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Claire Alexander

For the Rorke's Drift Anniversary Service.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cadoxton juxta Neath (Llangatwg), Neath Port Talbot

St Catwg

Saturday, 19 January 2019 (7–2–2 in B)

1320 Bourne Surprise Minor

1 Chris Tough

2 Susanne M L Gomm

3 Barbara Fewster

4 Rebecca Drysdale

5 Lynn Scales

6 Tim D Hollinghurst (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Nantmel, Powys

St Cynllo

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 (12 in F♯)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Barney Bell

2 Barbara Fewster

3 Lynn Scales

4 Serena F Jopson

5 David A Childs

6 Tim D Hollinghurst (C)

50th together: David and Lynn

Most tiring bell to a successful quarter peal: everyone

With thanks to the band for concentrating during Tim's scarf striptease.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 (9–0–15 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Andrew J Williams

2 Becky Drysdale

3 Paul Johnson

4 Tom Harris

5 David Katz

6 Hal Drysdale (C)

To mark the selection of Mrs Annabelle Elletson, a St. Peter's Church Warden, as an Ordinand.

1 - First quarter in Minor and first QP after more than 43 years (RW 3346.0492 - 1975)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys

St Padarn

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 in 38m (5–3–2 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m/1p)

Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Stedman.

1 Amaryllis Bell

2 Barbara Fewster

3 Barney Bell

4 David A Childs (C)

5 Tim D Hollinghurst

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llandovery, Carmarthenshire

St Dingad, Llandingat

Thursday, 28 February 2019 (8–3–23 in A♯)

1260 Doubles (7 Methods)

(1) St Osmund; (2) Eynesbury; (3) St Simon's; (4) St Martin's; (5,6) Plain Bob; (7,8) Reverse Canterbury; (9-10½) Grandsire

1 Claire Alexander

2 Wendy Medd

3 Kath Johnson

4 Barbara Fewster

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Jean Hudman

50th QP: 6. Happy Birthday, Claire!

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfaes, Brecon, Powys

St David

Friday, 1 March 2019 (12–0–19 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (7 Methods)

(1) St Osmund; (2) Eynesbury; (3) St Simon's; (4) St Martin's; (5,6) Plain Bob; (7,8) Reverse Canterbury; (9-10½) Grandsire

1 Jean Hudman

2 Pauline Stables

3 Kath Johnson

4 David Katz

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Wendy Medd

For St David's Day.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 3 March 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1272 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 David Katz

2 Wendy Medd

3 Kath Johnson

4 Becky Drysdale

5 David Childs

6 Paul Johnson (C)

1st Norwich: 2. For evensong. Also a wedding anniversary compliment to David and Marian Katz.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Friday, 22 March 2019 (6–2–19 in B)

1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor

1 Rosie Gibson

2 Wendy Medd

3 Kath Johnson

4 David Katz

5 Sarah Dempsey

6 Paul Johnson (C)

1st Ipswich: 2,4,5. By the Friday Llanfeugan Ringers.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 30 March 2019 in 3h 9 (16–2–14 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 Lynn S Scales

2 Rebecca M Drysdale

3 Joy E Kipling

4 Neil Bennett

5 Tim D Hollinghurst

6 David A Childs

7 Halisi Drysdale

8 Craig P Homewood (C)

9 Christopher W Kipling

10 Tom R Childs

For Mothers

With the band’s best wishes to Andrew V Brown

50th peal - 2

Ringing World page reference: 5635.0405

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 7 April 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Glenn A A Taylor

1 Grace Dooley

2 Wendy Medd

3 Kath Johnson

4 Paul Johnson (C)

5 Malcolm Johns

6 Hal Drysdale

1st Minor: 1.

For Evensong.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Sunday, 14 April 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Wendy D M Medd

2 Kath Johnson

3 Alison C Alcock

4 Susanne M L Gomm

5 David Katz

6 Paul Johnson

7 Rebecca Drysdale

8 Hal Drysdale (C)

For Palm Sunday.

Also to celebrate the continuing recovery of Brian and Anne Collins after their serious accident.

1 - First Major; 5 - First inside to Major

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

252 Grandsire Triples

1 Anne Stacey

2 Alison Alcock

3 Gerda Fewster

4 Kath Johnson

5 David Katz

6 Paul Johnson

7 Stephen Shipley (C)

8 Hal Drysdale

Rung in sympathy with the People of France following the catastrophic fire in Notre-Dame de Paris.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Talgarth, Powys

St Gwendoline

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (7–3–0 in A)

Tolling

Chime tolling of tenor from 6:50 -7:00 before service

6 Bill Morgan

In observance of the tragedy in Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, Swansea

St Mary

Thursday, 18 April 2019 in 7m (20–2–12 in E)

Rounds and Call Changes

1 Ken Morgan

2 Anita Morgan

3 Luke Tobin

4 Alan Jeffery

In solidarity with Notre Dame Cathedral after the devastating fire on 15th April 2019.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Tolling

1 Mike Reynolds (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (12–0–19 in G)

Tolling

6 Mark Dempsey/Sarah Dempsey

In solidarity with Notre Dame

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfaes, Brecon, Powys

St David

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (12–0–19 in F♯)

Rounds and Call Changes

1 Rosie Gibson

2 Jean Hudman

3 Grace Dooley

4 Paul Johnson (C)

5 Sian Shakespear

Rung in solidarity with the cathedral community of Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanelly, Monmouthshire

St Elli

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (10 in G)

Tolling

Full-circle tenor tolling from 6:50-7:00pm

6 Peter Hulme

To show our support for the people of Paris and the future of Notre Dame Cathedral. Rung before the Maundy Thursday service.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (9–0–15 in G)

Rounds and Call Changes

For 9 minutes from 7pm on bells 1, 2, 3 & 5

1 Gerda Fewster

2 Sam Paramor

3 Andrew J Williams

5 Tom Harris (C)

Rung in sympathy with the People of France following the devastating fire in Notre-Dame de Paris.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys

St Padarn

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Tolling

1 David Lewis (C)

2 Vanessa Garwood

3 Eileen Lewis

4 Claire Lewis

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

Rounds and Call Changes

20 minutes of call changes, followed by 7 minutes tolling of the tenor bell

1 Heidi Brown

2 Colin A Lewis

3 Alison C Alcock

4 Rebecca Drysdale

5 Hal Drysdale (C)

6 Alec Edwards

In solidarity with Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cwmdu, Powys

St Michael Archangel

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (13¼ in E)

Tolling

Full-circle tenor tolling for 7min from 7pm

6 Mike Stroud

Following the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, an expression of our sympathy - & also hope.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (7–0–8 in A)

Tolling

Chime tolling of tenor from 6:45 -6:55

6 Alan Charters

In observance of the tragedy in Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

St Mary

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (13–2–9 in E♭)

Rounds and Call Changes

1 Pauline Stables

2 Rosie Gibson

3 Jean Hudman

4 Wendy Medd

5 Kath Johnson / Wendy Smith

6 Paul Johnson (C)

7 Claire Alexander

8 Grace Dooley

Rung in solidarity with the cathedral community of Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (16–2–14 in E)

Rounds and Call Changes

1 Kath Johnson

2 Pauline Stables

3 Sian Shakespear

4 Pat Hope

5 Wendy Smith

6 Paul Johnson (C)

7 Wendy Medd

8 Grace Dooley

9 Jean Hudman

10 Claire Alexander

Rung in solidarity with the cathedral community of Notre Dame.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys

St Padarn

Sunday, 21 April 2019 (5–3–2 in C)

Rounds and Call Changes

1 Eileen Lewis

2 Claire Lewis

3 Vanessa Garwood

4 David Lewis

5 Mike Reynolds (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Builth Wells, Powys

St Mary

Monday, 22 April 2019 in 2h 38 (6–2–17 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7 Methods)

1 extent each Thelwall,Double Oxford,Norwich Surprise,Childwall,St.Clements, Cambridge Surprise and Plain Bob.

1 Laura Childs

2 Tim D Hollinghurst

3 Lynn S Scales

4 Halisi Drysdale

5 David Katz

6 David A Childs (C)

Most methods 5.

First peal following serious illness 1

Farewell to Father Neil Hook and his family moving to Haverfordwest.

In solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks in Sri Lanka.

Ringing World page reference: 5638.0489

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Sunday, 12 May 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

With 7 & 8 covering

1 Andrew J Williams

2 Susanne M L Gomm

3 Rebecca Drysdale

4 Wendy D M Medd

5 David Katz

6 Hal Drysdale (C)

7 Jayne Shipley

8 Alec Edwards

For Evensong.

Wishing Claire Alexander well.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Thursday, 6 June 2019 (9–0–15 in G)

Call Changes

On five bells, then on six with 'Twenty All Over'

1 Gerda Fewster

2 Tom Harris

3 Marian Katz

4 Clifford Jones

5 Andrew J Williams

6 David Katz

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings on 6th June 1944.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

St Cynidr and St Peter

Thursday, 6 June 2019 in 25m (11–2–23 in F)

Call Changes

On the back six

1 Rebecca Drysdale

2 Heidi Brown

3 Colin A Lewis

4 Rod Preece

5 Hal Drysdale

6 Alec Edwards

In honour of, and with gratitude to, all who contributed to the success of the D-day landings and in memory of all from this parish who served King and country in 1939-45.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Sketty, Swansea

St Paul

Sunday, 9 June 2019 in 43m (13–2–4 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Nina Reader

2 Mark Anderson

3 Hilary Rose

4 Nicky Startin (C)

5 David G Herbert

6 Nicholas Bond

Rung to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 1944.

First quarter peal as conductor 4

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 in 2h 49 (9–0–15 in G)

5040 Minor (7 Methods)

1 extent each of Kent Treble Bob, Pinehurst Bob, Buxton Bob, Plain Bob, Double Oxford, St Clements and Cambridge Surprise

1 Malcolm T Johns

2 Alwyn R Lewis

3 Andrew C John

4 Stephen R Shipley

5 David Katz

6 David A Childs (C)

For Petertide, with best wishes to those being ordained at Brecon Cathedral on Saturday.

Welcome back to peal ringing - 1

Ringing World page reference: 5646.0680

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 21 July 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

10x120, 60

1 Claire Alexander

2 Jean Hudman

3 Wendy Medd

4 Kath Johnson

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Sian Shakespear

First Quarter: 6. For Morning Service.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 4 August 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Kath Johnson

2 Jean Hudman

3 Sarah Dempsey

4 Wendy Medd

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Claire Alexander

1st Grandsire: 2. For Evensong.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Maesyfed (New Radnor), Powys

St Mary

Saturday, 10 August 2019 (7–2–18 in B♭)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Amaryllis Bell

2 Laura Childs

3 Barney Bell

4 Lynn Scales

5 Gareth B R Jones

6 Tim D Hollinghurst (C)

I ddathlu carnifal Maesyfed. To celebrate New Radnor carnival. First quarter in the method: Gareth.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 11 September 2019 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Glenn A A Taylor

1 Claire Alexander

2 Laura Childs

3 Wendy Medd

4 Kath Johnson

5 Becky Drysdale

6 Paul Johnson (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cwmdu, Powys

St Michael Archangel

Sunday, 29 September 2019 (13¼ in E)

1272 Plain Bob Minor

1 Wendy D M Medd

2 Kath Johnson

3 Hal Drysdale

4 Paul Johnson

5 David Katz

6 Malcolm T Johns (C)

To celebrate these bells at Michaelmas and in the tercentenary year of their founding by Evan Evans of Chepstow: a complete maiden ring and unique in our Diocese. Wendy's mother's family (née Farr) were Cwmdu residents. Kath and Paul were closely involved with the bells' restoration project in 1997 and in the training of local ringers. Malcolm conducted the first known peal here in 1998.

Shelmerdene and Michael I Stroud wish to be associated with this performance.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Sunday, 13 October 2019 in 45m (11–2–23)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Laura Childs

2 Alison C Alcock

3 David A Childs (C)

4 Kath Johnson

5 Paul Johnson

6 David Katz

7 Rebecca Drysdale

8 Andrew J Williams

1st covering to triples

Congratulations to Pete Hampson and Cathy Ockwell on their marriage yesterday. Hal Drysdale would like to be associated with this quarter.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

St Cynidr and St Peter

Friday, 18 October 2019 in 44m (11–2–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

768 behind.

1 Rebecca Drysdale

2 Colin A Lewis (C)

3 Patricia C Key

4 Andrew J Williams

5 Alison C Alcock

6 Brian Collins

7 Hal Drysdale

8 Alec Edwards

In memory of Roy Edwards, Alec's twin brother, who died in June, and to compliment Alec on becoming a septuagenarian. Alec and Roy were taught to ring at Whitney on Wye by John Hope.Also birthday compliments to Carrie, daughter of 5.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, Swansea

St Mary

Saturday, 19 October 2019 in 3h 11 (20–2–12 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J.J Parker 12 part . 7th obs

1 David Katz

2 Susanne M L Gomm

3 Rebecca M Drysdale

4 Andrew C John

5 Jonathan W Lewis

6 David G Herbert

7 Alwyn R Lewis (C)

8 Halisi Drysdale

Rung on the 60th anniversary of the first peal on the post war bells, which was called by the conductor's father.

Ringing World page reference: 5662.1067

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Talgarth, Powys

St Gwendoline

Wednesday, 13 November 2019 (7–3–0 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 David A Childs

2 Alison C Alcock

3 Hal Drysdale (C)

4 David Katz

5 Andrew J Williams

6 Claire Alexander

For the forthcoming birthday of Judith Katz, no 4's daughter.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Monday, 18 November 2019 (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1x60 & 2x240 of Grandsire Doubles and 6 exts of Plain Bob Doubles

1 Claire Alexander

2 Marian Katz

3 Hal Drysdale

4 David Katz

5 Malcolm T Johns (C)

6 Sian Shakespear

To wish Anne Learmonth well.

Also for Stephanie Andrews, daughter of ringers on 2 & 4, whose birthday is today.

First quarter inside to mixed Doubles - 2

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Kington, Herefordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 (11–0–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Marian Katz

2 David Katz

3 Anne L Kleiser

4 Andrew J Williams

5 Hal Drysdale (C)

6 Lynn Scales

In memory of Sylvia Williams, mother of 4

800th QP - 6

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

New Radnor, Powys

St Mary

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 (7–2–18 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Tim Hollinghurst

2 Alison C Alcock

3 David Katz

4 Rebecca Drysdale

5 Andrew J Williams

6 Lynn Scales (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Defynnog, Powys

St Cynog

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 (14–2–7 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Claire Alexander

2 Hal Drysdale

3 David Katz

4 Andrew J Williams

5 David A Childs (C)

6 Lynn Scales

With the band's best wishes for the father of 2, admitted to hospital today.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llangattock, Powys

St Cattwg

Wednesday, 4 December 2019 (14–2–11 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

10½ extents

1 Wendy D M Medd

2 Susanne M L Gomm

3 Tom Harris

4 Clive Summers

5 Malcolm T Johns (C)

6 John-Louis Masters

7 David Katz

8 Claire Alexander

Rung with 768 cover.

Celebrating the tercentenary year of the founding of bells 2,3, 4, 6 & 7 by Evan Evans of Chepstow.

Also wishing Wendy a Happy Birthday tomorrow!

4 - first quarter inside; 6 - first quarter

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Sunday, 8 December 2019 (11–2–23 in F)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Andrew J Williams

2 Susanne M L Gomm

3 Alison C Alcock

4 Rebecca M Drysdale

5 Lynn S Scales

6 David A Childs

7 David Katz

8 Halisi Drysdale (C)

Rung before Nine Lessons and Carols.

1 - First quarter in Major

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Sketty, Swansea

St Paul

Sunday, 15 December 2019 in 41m (13–2–4 in F)

1260 Mixed Doubles

Grandsire 120, St Simon's 120, Plain Bob Doubles 1020.

1 Nina Reader

2 Nigel Doyle

3 Nicky Startin

4 Judith Doyle

5 David G Herbert (C)

6 Eifion Francis

For Christingle service

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