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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Brecknockshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 1 January 2020 in 3h 10 (13–2–9 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R B Pullin

1 Kathleen M Johnson

2 Andrew C John

3 Halisi Drysdale

4 Paul C Johnson

5 Alwyn R Lewis

6 Richard B Pullin (C)

7 J Anthony Ellis

8 David A Childs

Circled the tower - 7

50th peal for the guild - 2

Ringing World page reference: 5676.0144

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 5 January 2020 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Claire Alexander

2 Wendy Medd

3 Sarah Dempsey

4 Kath Johnson

5 David Katz

6 Paul Johnson (C)

For Evensong, when the serving diocesan bishops of the Church in Wales met in Sacred Synod to confirm the election of Cherry Vann as Bishop of Monmouth.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Talgarth, Powys

St Gwendoline

Thursday, 9 January 2020 (7–3–0 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Gerda Fewster

2 Sian Shakespear

3 David Katz

4 Alison C Alcock

5 Hal Drysdale (C)

6 Claire Alexander

2 - First quarter peal inside.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 12 January 2020 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Claire Alexander

2 Rosie Gibson

3 Jean Hudman

4 Kath Johnson

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Laura Jones

50th QP: 1; 1st PB Doubles inside: 2; 25th together: 1 & 5; 50th together: 3 & 4.

For the Rorke's Drift Anniversary Service.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Thursday, 16 January 2020 (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Claire Alexander

2 Alison C Alcock

3 Hal Drysdale (C)

4 Sian Shakespear

5 Andrew J Williams

6 David Katz

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Monday, 27 January 2020 (9–0–15 in G)

1920 Doubles (3m)

720 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place 480 Plain Bob 720 Grandsire

1 Halisi Drysdale

2 Andrew J Williams

3 Andrew C John

4 Tom Harris

5 Nicholas D Jones (C)

6 David Katz

Rung half-muffled on Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 2 February 2020 (7–2–21 in B)

1296 Beverley Surprise Minor

1 Kath Johnson

2 Laura Childs

3 Wendy Medd

4 David Childs

5 David Katz

6 Paul Johnson (C)

First Beverley S: 3, 5.

For Evensong.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Bronllys, Powys

St Mary

Thursday, 6 February 2020 (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sian Shakespear

2 Kath Johnson

3 David Katz

4 Tom Harris

5 Paul Johnson

6 Hal Drysdale (C)

Wishing Alison Alcock well; she would otherwise have rung in this quarter peal.

First quarter in Minor for 1.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Glasbury on Wye, Powys

SS Cynidr and Peter

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 (11–2–23 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sian Shakespear

2 Gerda Fewster

3 Alison C Alcock

4 Lynn Scales (C)

5 David Katz

6 Rebecca Drysdale

On the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from Victor Verster Prison, South Africa.

With the band's best wishes to Stephen Shipley, the tenor ringer's father.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Talgarth, Powys

St Gwendoline

Thursday, 13 February 2020 (7–3–0 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sian Shakespear

2 Alison C Alcock

3 Gerda Fewster

4 Andrew J Williams

5 David Katz

6 Hal Drysdale (C)

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfaes, Powys

St David

Thursday, 13 February 2020 (12–0–19 in F♯)

1260 Buxton Bob Minor

1 Claire Alexander

2 Barbara Fewster

3 Kathleen M Johnson

4 Lynn Scales

5 Paul C Johnson

6 Tim D Hollinghurst (C)

5th birthday compliment to Max, canine companion of Peter Hayward.

First plain minor as conductor.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 1 March 2020 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Doubles (2m)

2x120+60 Grandsire, 8x120 Plain Bob

1 Claire Alexander

2 Jean Hudman

3 Wendy Medd

4 Sarah Dempsey

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Sian Shakespear

For Morning Service, St David's Day and a birthday compliment to Claire.

Most methods to a Q: 2.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 (7–2–21 in B)

1260 Doubles (4m)

3x120 Grandsire, 2x120 St Simon's, 2x120 St Martin's, 3x120+60 Plain Bob

1 Jean Hudman

2 Rosie Gibson

3 Wendy Medd

4 Kath Johnson

5 Paul Johnson (C)

6 Claire Alexander

Most methods to a Q: 2.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llangorse, Powys

Neuadd

Friday, 24 July 2020 in 30m (11 in G)

1260 Variable Hunt Minimus (4m)

12+2x48 Bastow Little Bob; 16x24 each Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Plain Bob; all methods variable hunt (4 different hunt bells); 12 com, 59 changes of hunt bell.

1–2 Kath Johnson

3–4 Paul Johnson (C)

First in hand for both.

First QP in the house for 20 years (RW2000 p841).

First documented performance on the bells since 1914 (RW1914 p331).

A Covid-19 lockdown project.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Sunday, 26 July 2020 in 15m

Rounds and Call Changes

On 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

1 Kath Johnson

2 Claire Alexander

3 Wendy Medd

4 Sian Shakespear

5 Paul Johnson (C)

First ringing since Covid-19 lockdown.

For morning service.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys

St Peter

Saturday, 15 August 2020 (9–0–15 in G)

75 Tolling

5 David Katz

Chimed to commemorate 75th anniversary of VJ day

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