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Dorset County Association

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset

St Michael

Tuesday, 10 January 2006 in 3h 17 (10–3–16)

5069 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Dale Barton

1 Lesley A Knipe

2 Graham W Elmes

3 Frederick J Sage

4 Raymond Haines

5 R James Cook

6 Sheila C Matthews

7 Phill J Payne

8 Derek S Beaufoy

9 Jeffrey Knipe

10 Nigel R Woodruff

11 Timothy F Collins (C)

12 D John Knight

First peal of Cinques 7. 1900th peal as conductor.

A 75th birthday compliment to Jim Cook.

Rung open in celebration of the life of

Hilary Jeayes, former Churchwarden at Shepton Beauchamp.

Ringing World page reference: 4945.0107

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 19 January 2006 in 2h 53 (8–0–27)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 D John Knight

2 Frederick J Sage

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Lesley A Knipe

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Phill J Payne

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal of Superlative 2,7.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Suzy Fellows, one of Phill's girls.

Ringing World page reference: 4946.0128

Dorset County Association

Bradpole, Dorset

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 21 January 2006 in 2h 57 (15–1–0)

5024 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by Richard J Tibbetts

1 Susan M Carter

2 Joanna Wenborne

3 Thomas R Garrett

4 Timothy M Payne

5 Andrew G Smith

6 Raymond Haines

7 John R Schmidt

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 2,6.

Ringing World page reference: 4946.0128

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 26 January 2006 in 2h 45 (8–0–27)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (9 methods)

Being 1120 changes of Rutland, 768 changes of Bristol, 672 changes each of Cambridge and Lincolnshire, 448 changes each of Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire and 224 changes each of Ashtead and London, with 114 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by William T Perrins

1 D John Knight

2 Michael Hatchett

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Lesley A Knipe

5 Lynne P Hughes

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Timothy M Bayton

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4947.0155

Dorset County Association

Pitney, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Friday, 27 January 2006 in 2h 48 (7cwt)

5040 Stedman Doubles

Being 42 extents (15 different callings)

1 Jeffrey Knipe

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 D John Knight

4 Phill J Payne

5 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal of Doubles in the principle 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4947.0155

Dorset County Association

Bath, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary, Bathwick

Sunday, 29 January 2006 in 3h 12 (18–3–20)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Frederick J Sage

4 Phill J Payne

5 Sheila C Matthews

6 Derek S Beaufoy

7 Jeffrey Knipe

8 John R Schmidt

9 Timothy F Collins (C)

10 D John Knight

First peal of Stedman Caters and completes the Stedman family from Doubles to Cinques within one calendar month of ringing first peal in the principle 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4947.0155

Dorset County Association

Bradford Peverell, Dorset

Dunstanburgh

Monday, 30 January 2006 in 38m (14 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Phill J Payne

3–4 John R Schmidt

5–6 Timothy F Collins (C)

First quarter peal in hand 1-2.

Dorset County Association

Cattistock, Dorset

SS Peter and Paul

Thursday, 2 February 2006 in 2h 59 (13–3–13)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by John H Fielden

1 D John Knight

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Frederick J Sage

5 Jeffrey Knipe

6 Phill J Payne

7 Graham W Elmes

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 6.

Ringing World page reference: 4948.0176

Dorset County Association

Martock, Somerset

All Saints

Thursday, 9 March 2006 in 3h 22 (25 cwt)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8 methods)

Being 640 changes each of Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, 608 changes each of Cambridge, Lincolnshire and London with 120 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 D John Knight

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Graham W Elmes

5 Lynne P Hughes

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Timothy M Bayton

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

700th peal 4. 50th peal together 1,7. 25th peal together 5,7.

Ringing World page reference: 4953.0305

Dorset County Association

Bradpole, Dorset

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 15 March 2006 in 46m (15–1–0)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Christopher M White

2 Joanna Wenborne

3 Andrew G Smith

4 Wendy Carnell

5 Deryk R Bugler

6 Phill J Payne

7 John R Schmidt (C)

8 Howard Bowering

First Triples: 4

Dorset County Association

Kingston, Dorset

St James

Wednesday, 22 March 2006 in 3h 28 (26–3–16)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony R Carter's arrangement of Fielden's

1 D John Knight

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Frederick J Sage

5 Graham W Elmes

6 Derek S Beaufoy

7 Jeffrey Knipe

8 D John Hunt

9 Phill J Payne

10 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal of Royal in the method 9.

Ringing World page reference: 4955.0352

Dorset County Association

Puddletown, DORSET

St MARYS

Friday, 18 August 2006 in 47m (16–1–18)

1260 Doubles (3 methods)

PLAIN BOB, REV CANT & GRANDSIRE

1 Yvonne Hall

2 Richard Ellis

3 Robin Mears

4 John Schmidt

5 Ian Tucker (C)

6 Mike Pitman

RUNG OPEN TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF MABEL LOUISE WOODS AGED 99YEARS,, RUNG ON THE EVENING OF HER FUNERAL.. MABEL"S FATHER (ALFRED JOHN PARSONS) WAS TOWER CAPTAIN AT PUDDLETOWN FOR OVER 40YEARS, HE STARTED RINGING IN 1895..YVONNE HAS KNOWN MABEL FOR 43YEARS.

Dorset County Association

Toller Porcorum, Dorset

St Andrew

Monday, 11 September 2006 in 2h 59 (8–2–16)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being 2 different 1440's and 3 different extents.

1 Joanna Wenborne

2 Richard W Ellis

3 John R Schmidt

4 Graham W Elmes

5 Thomas R Garrett

6 Timothy F Collins (C)

Rung with the band's best wishes for the future to Ricky Bugler and Vanora Hereward, local ringers at this tower, who were married earlier this day.

Ringing World page reference: 4980.0960

Dorset County Association

Piddlehinton, Dorset

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 20 September 2006 in 50m (12–0–14)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Joanna Wenborne

2 Christopher M White

3 Andrew G Smith

4 Richard W Ellis

5 John R Schmidt

6 Timothy F Collins (C)

A wedding compliment to Vanora Hereward and Rick Bugler, Master of the DCA. Rung by past and present DCA committee members.

Dorset County Association

Puddletown, Dorset

St Marys

Saturday, 23 September 2006 in 45m (16–1–18)

1260 Doubles (5m)

120 St Simon's, 120 St Martin's, 240 Reverse Canterbury, 360 Grandsire, 420 Plain Bob

1 Robin Mears

2 Joanna Wenborne

3 Andrea Jacob

4 Nick Baker

5 John Schmidt (C)

6 Robert Newton

Rung after the wedding of Ruth Alison Illingworth & James Guy Pidgeon (friends of the Mears family). Also for Deryk Bugler & Vanora Hereward married at Toller Porcorum on Sept 11th. Also a Silver Wedding compliment to Patrica & Bramley Sparks of Puddletown (friends of the Mears family).

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 5 October 2006 in 2h 50 (8–0–27)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by John S Warboys

1 D John Knight

2 Frederick J Sage

3 Lesley A Knipe

4 Sally K Lawrence

5 Phill J Payne

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4984.1055

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 12 October 2006 in 2h 56 (8–0–27)

5026 London Surprise Major

Composed by Alan Cattell

1 D John Knight

2 Sheila C Matthews

3 Frederick J Sage

4 Jeffrey Knipe

5 D John Hunt

6 Phill J Payne

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 3,6.

Ringing World page reference: 4984.1055

Dorset County Association

Bradford Peverell, Dorset

Dunstanburgh

Monday, 16 October 2006 in 33m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Phill J Payne

3–4 Lynne P Hughes

5–6 Timothy M Bayton (C)

For World Food Day and bad luck to Marie Antoinette who lost her head this day in 1793.

Dorset County Association

Bradford Peverell, Dorset

Dunstanburgh

Monday, 16 October 2006 in 33m

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Lynne P Hughes

3–4 Timothy F Collins

5–6 Timothy M Bayton (C)

Rung to celibrate Phill J Payne's excellent culinary skills. Rung whilst Phill was performing boat maintenance.

Dorset County Association

Bryanston, Dorset

St Martin

Wednesday, 18 October 2006 in 52m (16–3–27)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Christopher M White

2 Joanna Wenborne

3 Richard W Ellis

4 Mike P Rose

5 John R Schmidt

6 Phill J Payne

7 Timothy F Collins (C)

8 D John Knight

Mike's first quater of Stedman.

Doctors Watson, Crick & Wilkins win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA this day in 1962.

Dorset County Association

Wyke Regis, Dorset

All Saints

Sunday, 29 October 2006 in 3h 15 (16–2–20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 Joanna Wenborne

2 Frederick J Sage

3 Derek S Beaufoy

4 Richard W Ellis

5 John R Schmidt

6 Michael J Dillistone

7 Phill J Payne

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 6.

Rung to celebrate the Patronal Festival.

Also, rung to celebrate the wedding of Deryk R Bugler (former ringer at this tower) and Vanora Hereward.

Ringing World page reference: 4987.1125

Dorset County Association

East Pennard, Somerset

All Saints

Thursday, 2 November 2006 in 3h 43 (24–3–9)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 extents, 10 different callings.

1 Phill J Payne

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Jeffrey Knipe

4 John R Schmidt

5 Timothy F Collins (C)

Rung to celebrate the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 4987.1125

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 9 November 2006 in 2h 53 (8–0–27)

5056 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Leslie F Bailey (Arr from Richard J Tibbetts)

1 D John Knight

2 Preb Christopher J B Marshall

3 Phill J Payne

4 Sheila C Matthews

5 Lynne P Hughes

6 Lesley A Knipe

7 Jeffrey Knipe

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 3.

Rung on the day of the funeral of Gerald C Hemming, of Great Hampton, Worcestershire, an exemplary ambassador for ringing.

Ringing World page reference: 4995.0061

Dorset County Association

Piddletrenthide, Dorset

All Saints

Saturday, 11 November 2006 in 54m (19–0–4)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 D John Knight

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Graham W Elmes

4 Jeffrey Knipe

5 Phill J Payne

6 Timothy F Collins (C)

Rung half-muffled to celebrate Armistice Day.

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 16 November 2006 in 2h 53 (8–0–27)

5058 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1 D John Knight

2 Phill J Payne

3 Jeffrey Knipe

4 Sally K Lawrence

5 Lesley A Knipe

6 Frederick J Sage

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 2,4.

Ringing World page reference: 4989.1172

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 23 November 2006 in 2h 55 (8–0–27)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major

In 5 methods, being 1152 changes each of Bristol and Yorkshire, 960 changes each of Cambridge and Lincolnshire and 864 changes of Rutland with 74 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by Philip G K Davies

1 D John Knight

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Phill J Payne

5 Frederick J Sage

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

Most Spliced Surprise Major methods to a peal 5.

This peal is dedicated to the life of Ann Arnott of Huntsham.

Ringing World page reference: 4990.1197

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 30 November 2006 in 2h 55 (8–0–27)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Robert E Hardy

1 D John Knight

2 Jeffrey Knipe

3 Sheila C Matthews

4 Sally K Lawrence

5 Lesley A Knipe

6 Frederick J Sage

7 Michael Hatchett

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

First peal in the method 4.

Ringing World page reference: 4991.1225

Dorset County Association

Bradford Peverell, Dorset

Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 11 December 2006 in 41m (5–3–27)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Joanna Wenborne

2 Malcolm Smith

3 D John Knight

4 Howard Bowering

5 Timothy F Collins (C)

First in the method 2.

Dorset County Association

Martinstown, Dorset

St Martin

Wednesday, 20 December 2006 in 43m (8–1–4)

1260 Stedman Doubles

1 Joanna Wenborne

2 Andrew G Smith

3 Howard Bowering

4 John R Schmidt

5 Timothy F Collins (C)

6 D John Knight

First Stedman inside: 3

Dorset County Association

Huntsham, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 21 December 2006 in 2h 52 (8–0–27)

5056 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by John N Longridge

1 D John Knight

2 Jeffrey Knipe

3 Lesley A Knipe

4 Sally K Lawrence

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Graham W Elmes

7 D John Hunt

8 Timothy F Collins (C)

Rung to mark the first anniversary of the passing of John N Longridge, who died on December 18th., 2005. Rest in peace good friend.

Ringing World page reference: 4995.0061

Dorset County Association

Muchelney, Somerset

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 23 December 2006 in 3h 19 (17½)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 extents (10 different callings)

1 Lesley A Knipe

2 D John Knight

3 Phill J Payne

4 Jeffrey Knipe

5 Timothy F Collins (C)

Ringing World page reference: 4995.0061

Dorset County Association

Lyme Regis, Dorset

St Michael the Archangel

Thursday, 28 December 2006 in 44m (10–3–18)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Angie Hodges

2 Jessica Vale

3 Phil Hope

4 Brenda Arscott

5 Lesley A Knipe

6 John R Schmidt

7 David Horrocks

8 Jeffrey Knipe

9 Gordon W Rendell

10 Timothy F Collins (C)

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