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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

Thursday, 25 March 2010 in 46m

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by 2H,2W,2H,SW

1 David Thorpe

2 Mrs A D Smith

3 Angela Brown

4 Andrew Clark-Maxwell

5 Michael Hurst (C)

6 Gemma Hurst

7 Adrian Moon

8 J Martin Rice

For ODG Newbury Branch Quarter & Curry Night

800th Quarter Peal : 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 25 March 2010 in 2h 31 (8–1–13)

5040 Century Alliance Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Hilarie Rogers

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Nicola J Turner

6 John C Sheppard

7 Colin M Turner

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Friday, 26 March 2010 in 2h 44 (9)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

23m: 224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley and Yorkshire; 160 changes of method, all the work

Composed by N Smith

1 Christopher M Tuckett

2 Hilarie Rogers

3 D Kay Chamberlain

4 Noel J Diserens

5 Beryl R Norris

6 Timothy G Pett

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 Bernard F L Groves

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aldermaston, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 26 March 2010 in 2h 36 (10)

5120 Southwell Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 William Butler (C)

2 Bobbie May

3 Stuart F Gibson

4 Peter Bridle

5 Mark D Robins

6 David Wilcox

7 Barry D Pointer

8 J Martin Rice

With the ringers' best wishes to the Revd Peter Steele, Vicar, on his leaving the benefice. We wish him every happiness in his retirement. 800th peal: 2

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Whitmore, Staffordshire

Saint Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 27 March 2010 in 2h 13 (3 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Netherseale. 2) London. 3) Beverley. 4) Bourne. 5) Cambridge. 6) Westminster. 7) Norwich.

1 Harold Dowler

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Colin M Turner

4 Bernard F L Groves

5 Nicola J Turner

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 27 March 2010 in 44m (8½ in B♭)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Susan King

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam (C)

5 Maarit Kivilo

6 Judith Kirby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Silverdale, Staffordshire

St Luke

Saturday, 27 March 2010 in 2h 35 (9–2–18)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Philip W Gay

2 Raymond J Ballard

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Nicola J Turner

5 David G Salter

6 Timothy M Davis

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Colin M Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ducklington, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 27 March 2010 in 39m (4–2–11 in B)

1260 Doubles (7m)

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

1 Susan King

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones

4 Maarit Kivilo

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cookham, Berkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 27 March 2010

1282 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

1 Marcia Dieppe

2 Mandy Salter

3 Sheila Bruce

4 Angela Darvill

5 Alison Bailey

6 Maryanne Roach

7 Ken Darvill (C)

8 Martin Whitaker

9 Graham Firman

10 David Cox

First in method: 2, 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 27 March 2010

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Katharine Firman

2 John Hearn

3 Sam Maynard

4 Chris Nunn

5 Fred Reynolds

6 Trevor Scott

7 Graham Firman (C)

8 John Payne

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary-le-More

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 46m (19 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Jim Diserens (C)

2 Helen Diserens

3 Heather Ancil

4 Nuala Clements

5 Hilarie Rogers

6 Daryl Dixon

7 Christopher Tuckett

8 Philip Mills

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 47m (20 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Brian Snell

2 Joyce Vernon

3 Rob Needham

4 Pam Elliston (C)

5 Peter Kemm

6 Alan K Barsby

7 Andrew Elliston

8 Keith Vernon

For Palm Sunday Evensong.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 39m

1260 Doubles (11m)

St Simon, St Martin, St Osmund, Eynesbury, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St Remigius, Huntley and Grandsire

1 Julian Stevens

2 Ann Stevens

3 Lucy Laird

4 Darran Ricks

5 Tony Crabtree (C)

6 Tracey Wright

Most methods: 2

For Palm Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (6m)

St Simon's, St Martin's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Ailsa Reid

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Charles Smith

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Judith Kirby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 2h 30 (6 cwt)

5184 Cuba Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

1 Brian Bladon

2 Deborah N Vining

3 Peter Bridle

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Nicola J Turner

6 John C Sheppard

7 Colin M Turner

8 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 28 March 2010 (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles

Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Susan King

2 Michael Haynes

3 Roy Jones (C)

4 Charles Smith

5 Paul Lucas

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 47m

1344 Grandsire Triples

Composed by David Ellery

1 Kathy Bossom

2 Cath Fitsell

3 Angela Brown

4 Jenny Jones

5 Geoff Dodd

6 Maureen Tarbox

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 David Thorpe

For Palm Sunday, and:

1 - Kathy's first treble to triples

4 - Happy Birthday Jenny

6 - Maureen's 50th quarter peal

8 - Compliments to Dave on the marriage of his daughter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Faringdon, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 28 March 2010 in 44m

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1 Lucy Laird

2 D Kay Chamberlain

3 Susan Read*

4 Cheryl Watson

5 John Pusey

6 Brian Read

7 Paul Coad

8 Tim Pett (C)

* First Quarter of 8 Spliced Major

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Fovant, Wiltshire

St George

Monday, 29 March 2010 in 2h 47 (9)

5040 Surprise Minor

Seven extents in 14 methods: Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Hull, Primrose and Bourne; London and Wells; Carlisle, Chester and Munden; Westminster and Allendale; Ipswich; Norwich; Cambridge.

1 Jeffrey Knipe

2 Lesley A Knipe

3 Michael Hatchett

4 William Butler (C)

5 Stuart F Gibson

6 Robert D S Brown

Ringing World page reference: 5164.0366

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Wednesday, 31 March 2010 in 2h 51 (size 15)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by D G Hull (No 18)

1–2 John S Croft

3–4 Patricia M Newton

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0420

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sandhurst, Berkshire

St Michael's and All Angels

Friday, 2 April 2010

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Clifford Hales

2 Genine Leslie

3 Graham Steele

4 Michael Paterson

5 Derek Palmer (C)

Rung half muffled on Good Friday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 4 April 2010

1250 Spliced Surprise Major (352 Yorkshire and 898 Cambridge)

1 Angela Brown

2 Rosemary Evans (1st of spliced surprise)

3 Gemma Hurst

4 William Butler (C)

5 Anthony D Smith

6 Richard J Marshall

7 Cyril Lewington

8 Michael Hurst

For Festival Evensong and as a birthday compliment to Arthur Stacey, former ringer at Thatcham, who was 90 on the 24 March.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 4 April 2010 in 48m (10–0–4 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert Packer

2 Martha Hazell

3 Jacqueline Hazell

4 Derek R Smith

5 Caroline Andrew (C)

6 Derek Brayne

Rung to the Glory of God on Easter Day.

2: 1st Quarter Peal inside

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 4 April 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Susan King

3 Maarit Kivilo

4 Donna Bennett

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Robert Bruce

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 4 April 2010 in 45m

1260 April Day Triples

1 Heather Allen

2 Dorothy Blythe

3 Jenny Jones

4 Rebecca Browning

5 Peter Payne

6 David Thorpe

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Kathy Bossom

For Easter Sunday Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 4 April 2010

1280 Pudsey Surprise Major

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 Joyce Cornwall

3 Ann Davies

4 Patricia Newton

5 Josie Martin

6 Robert Newton

7 George Whiteside (C)

8 David Cornwall

First in method: 5

For Easter and dedicated to the memory of John Evans, brother of Louise James.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

St Andrew's

Sunday, 4 April 2010 in 45m (21½)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Phyllis Brook

2 H Jillian Garlick

3 Shirley Goss

4 Clifford Garlick

5 Jeffery Powell

6 Alan Foster

7 Nick Balshaw (C)

8 Duncan Webb

Rung for 8.00am Eucharist service on Easter Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Benson, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Monday, 5 April 2010 in 2h 58 (14)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by arr. M J Pomeroy

1 Kay Bartholomew

2 Sue J Dyke

3 Wendy E Simon

4 John C Tchighianoff

5 Daniel P Rogers

6 Hilarie Rogers

7 Robert H Newton (C)

8 David J Perry

First peal attempt: 8.

First peal on the bells since rehanging.

Ringing World page reference: 5165.0394

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Tuesday, 6 April 2010 in 2h 25 (8)

5088 Lord Of The Rings Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 2056)

1 John C Sheppard

2 Peter Bridle

3 Beryl R Norris

4 William Butler

5 Jonathan H Potter

6 Alan D Flood

7 Edgar T Skipsey

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 7 April 2010 in 2h 18 (size 13)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by J S Warboys

1–2 Graham G Firman

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Colin M Lee

7–8 E John Wells (C)

First S on handbells: 5-6.

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0420

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead,

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 7 April 2010 in 2h 49 (size 17)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Nicholas W Jones

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton

800th handbell peal: 9-10.

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0420

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 7 April 2010 in 3h 8 (21–2–0)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Alan D Flood

2 Timothy G Pett

3 Diana M Bridle

4 Roger Baldwin (C)

5 Edgar T Skipsey

6 John C Sheppard

7 Peter Bridle

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 8 April 2010 (13–0–2)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ann Stevens

2 Pete Tombs

3 Darran Ricks

4 Alan Avery

5 Lucy Laird (C)

6 Julian Stevens

Rung after the funeral of former Shrivenham ringer Vic Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Englefield, Berkshire

St Mark

Thursday, 8 April 2010 in 2h 44 (8–0–11)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

In 23 Methods: Aldenham, Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin,Ealing, Ickleton, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Ospringe, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Yorkshire. 160 c.o.m and a.t.w

Composed by T G Pett

1 Stuart F Gibson

2 Bobbie May

3 Hilarie Rogers

4 Beryl R Norris

5 June D Wells

6 Robert A Partridge

7 E John Wells

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Most suprise major - 2

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Friday, 9 April 2010 in 50m (23)

1280 Bristol Surprise Royal

1 Ian Judd

2 Antoinette Jackson

3 Jennifer Herriott

4 Jim Diserens

5 June Wells

6 Robert Partridge

7 Richard Youdale

8 John Wells

9 Robert Newton (C)

10 Nigel Herriott

First in method - 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 9 April 2010 in 45m (8cwt)

1260 Oxford Bob Triples

1 John Davidge

2 Toby Jackman

3 Kathy Jackman

4 Diana Cooke

5 Myles Hawkins

6 Jan Galloway

7 Martin Whitaker (C)

8 Stuart Galloway

First of Oxford Bob Triples for all except the Treble

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Friday, 9 April 2010

1346 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

1 Katharine Firman

2 Ann Davies

3 Angela Darvill

4 Sheila Bruce

5 Patricia Newton

6 George Whiteside

7 Peter Mackie

8 Graham Firman

9 Kenneth Darvill

10 David Cox

11 Alan Ainsworth

12 Robert Newton (C)

Remembering Ann Bethell on the third anniversary of her passing

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wootton, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 10 April 2010 in 44m (9–2–20 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Susan King

2 Maarit Kivilo

3 Roy H Jones

4 Alan Hillsden

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Mel Leggett

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 11 April 2010 in 47m (20 cwt)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Brian Snell

2 Pam Elliston

3 Rob Needham

4 Alan K Barsby

5 Andrew Elliston

6 Richard Bennett

7 Kenneth Davenport

8 Simon C Farrar (C)

For evensong, & a 12th birthday complement to Edward Farrar, son of the conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 11 April 2010 in 52m (25cwt)

1312 Iron Surprise Major

1 Helen Herriott

2 Helen Diserens

3 Gill Carlill

4 Nigel Herriott (C)

5 Jim Diserens

6 Steve Bennett

7 Chris Barrett

8 Peter Ellis

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 11 April 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (8m)

Winchendon, St Nicholas, St Simon's, St Martin's, All Saints, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury

1 Kate Crosby

2 Charles Smith

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Maarit Kivilo

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Little Milton, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 11 April 2010 in 44m (11–3–22 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Maureen Owens

2 Hugh Deam

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Charles Smith

5 Raymond Fergusson

6 Gordon Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 11 April 2010 in 45m

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Maureen Tarbox

2 Rebecca Browning

3 Rosemary Evans

4 Angela Brown

5 Geoff Dodd

6 William Butler

7 J Martin Rice

8 Mark Robins (C)

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Monday, 12 April 2010 in 53m (23)

1346 Ariel Surprise Maximus

1 Sarah Barrett

2 June Wells

3 Katharine Firman

4 Tessa Beadman

5 Jennifer Herriott

6 Simon Bond

7 Nigel Herriott

8 Steve Rossiter

9 Doug Beaumont

10 John Wells

11 Alex Byrne (C)

12 Mark Bell

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 13 April 2010 in 2h 46 (13–0–23)

5040 Xantan Surprise Royal

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 William Butler

2 Alan D Flood

3 W John Couperthwaite

4 Beryl R Norris

5 John C Sheppard

6 James Clatworthy (C)

7 Robert H Newton

8 Martin J Turner

9 Ian G Campbell

10 Peter Bridle

First peal in the method.

Xantan Surprise Royal

C1 x3x4x5x6x2x38x4.56.47x456x9

Ringing World page reference: 5166.0418

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 13 April 2010 in 46m (13–0–2)

1288 April Day Triples

1 Julian Stevens

2 Deb Vining

3 Ann Stevens

4 Lucy Laird

5 Pete Tombs

6 David Endacott

7 Darran Ricks (C)

8 Alan Avery

First in variation for all except 2 and 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

18 Sandhills Way, Calcot

Wednesday, 14 April 2010 in 2h 50 (15)

5008 Spliced Surprise Maximus (6m)

1056 Bristol; 960 each Superlative, Yorkshire; 768 Cambridge; 720 Lincolnshire; 544 Littleport Little. 30 com, atw.

Composed by P W J Sheppard

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Thomas J Hinks (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Graham A C John

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5167.0475

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 14 April 2010 in 2h 21 (6–3–26)

5088 Haydon Bridge Surprise Major

Composed by BYROC

1 Bobbie May

2 Brian Bladon

3 Colin M Turner

4 Nicola J Turner

5 John C Sheppard

6 Peter Bridle

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Lee Pinnington

Ringing World page reference: 5167.0474

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford

St Thomas the Martyr

Thursday, 15 April 2010 in 2h 44 (11–2–6)

5040 Ramsbury Bitter Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Helen J Piper

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 William Butler

5 Colin M Turner

6 Robert J Crocker

7 Nicola J Turner

8 Peter Bridle

9 John C Sheppard

10 Bernard F L Groves (C)

The first peal in the method.

b -3-4-5-6-7.2.38-4-5-678.34.9

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Thursday, 15 April 2010 in 40m (6cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Christine M Nunn

3 Janet Galloway

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 Alan F R Bain (C)

6 Jonathan H Potter

First quarter peal as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 16 April 2010 in 2h 39 (8)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 3161)

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 Katharine J Firman

3 Valerie J Simmonds

4 Janet E Menhinick

5 Robert H Newton

6 John C Davidge

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Stephen J Crawley

Ringing World page reference: 5167.0474

Oxford Diocesan Guild

South Perrott, Dorset

St Mary

Saturday, 17 April 2010 in 2h 24 (6–2–7)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 methods)

London, Westminster, Ipswich, Bourne, Norwich, Durham, Cambridge

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Helen J Piper

3 Hilary A Beresford

4 Colin M Turner

5 David G Salter

6 Donald B Carter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5167.0474

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Souldern, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 April 2010 in 41m (7–3–6 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Roy H Jones

2 Judith Kirby

3 Maarit Kivilo

4 Hugh Deam

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Paul C Lucas

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Preston Plucknett, Somerset

St James

Saturday, 17 April 2010 in 2h 40 (9 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Wells. 2) Beverley. 3) York. 4) Surfleet. 5) Westminster. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Helen J Piper

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Hilary Beresford

5 Donald B Carter

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5167.0474

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 18 April 2010 (10½ cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Pam Elliston

2 Lavinia Sullivan (C)

3 Victoria Parkin

4 Peter Kemm

5 Alan K Barsby

6 Rob Needham

For evensong. 1st blows on these bells:3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 18 April 2010 in 45m (4–3–17 in C)

1440 Minor (2m)

Plain Bob Minor, Single Canterbury Pleasure Minor

1 Kate Crosby

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones

4 Hugh Deam

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 18 April 2010 in 45m

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Darran Ricks

2 Geoff Dodd

3 Angela Brown

4 Jenny Jones

5 Adrian Moon

6 Walter Newton

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Kathy Bossom

For Evensong on Constable Sunday, at the end of Hocktide week. Giving thanks to the outgoing Constable Barbara Barr for her 3 years service and welcoming Greg Furr as the new Constable for the Town and Manor of Hungerford.

Also, congratulations to Barnaby and Kathleen Newton on their Silver Wedding.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High WYcombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 18 April 2010

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Charles Botting

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Josie Martin

4 Robert Newton

5 David Sullivan

6 Meryl Kennedy

7 Patricia Newton (C)

8 George Whiteside

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swerford, Oxfordshire

Monday, 19 April 2010 in 39m

1260 Doubles

240 St Simons, 360 Plain Bob, 240 Reverse Canterbury, 420 Grandsire

1 Graham Allman

2 Michael Gray

3 Michael Haynes

4 Colin Meakes

5 Michael Dane (C)

Rung in advance for St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Church Enstone, Oxfordshire

St Kenelm

Monday, 19 April 2010 in 42m (10–2–14 in G)

1260 Minor (2m)

Single Oxford, Plain Bob Minor

1 Hugh Deam

2 Paul C Lucas

3 Maarit Kivilo

4 Susan King

5 Simon L Edwards

6 Christian Burrell (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kidlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 in 43m (21 Cwt 1qr 27lb)

1260 Grandsire Doubles (768 covering)

1 Rebecca Smith

2 Jane Burgess

3 J Anthony Ellis

4 Lynn Fidler

5 Ron Burgess '' (C)

6 Tim Hillsdon

7 Ian Davey-Wilson

8 Philip Sampson

Rung in thanksgiving for the lives of Victoria Davey-Wilson (wife of 7)

and Irene Sampson (mother of 8)

1st quarter on '6'. 1st quarter on these bells '1+7'

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Barton, Suffolk

Holy Innocents

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 in 2h 48 (8–3–3)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Allendale, Beverley, Bourne, Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge

1 Timothy G Pett

2 Bobbie May

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 William Butler (C)

6 Katharine J Salter

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0620

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 in 2h 37 (16)

5120 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1–2 Graham G Firman

3–4 Katharine J Firman

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 Peter C Randall

9–10 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5168.0499

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Raynham, Norfolk

St Mary

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 in 3h 4 (9–3–5)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Cynthia E Howell

2 Bobbie May

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 William Butler

5 Michael Hatchett

6 Mary E Dunbavin

7 Peter Adcock

8 David G Salter

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0620

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Thursday, 22 April 2010 in 46m (19cwt)

1293 Stedman Triples

Composed by D E House

1 Christine M Nunn

2 J Alan Ainsworth

3 Meryl Kennedy

4 Janet Galloway

5 Maryanne Roach

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 Jonathan H Potter (C)

8 John C Davidge

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary le More

Friday, 23 April 2010

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sally Worsley

2 Nuala Clements

3 Helen Diserens

4 Jo Gamester

5 Jim Diserens

6 Chris Tuckett (C)

For St George's Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tostock, Suffolk

St Andrew

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 2h 25 (5–2–0)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Carlisle, Wells, Netherseale, Surfleet, Westminster, Norwich, Cambridge

1 Michael Hatchett

2 Bobbie May

3 William Butler

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Katharine J Salter

6 Timothy G Pett (C)

For St George's Day

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0620

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 23 April 2010

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Rosemary Evans

2 Mrs A D Smith (C)

3 Angela Brown

4 Anthony D Smith

5 Ronald C Christopher

6 Cyril Lewington

7 Mark Robins

8 J Martin Rice

Rung to celebrate St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thame, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 2h 53 (11–1–11)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Graham Bradshaw

1 Robert H Newton

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Hilarie Rogers

4 Noel J Diserens

5 Diana M Bridle

6 John C Sheppard

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Peter Bridle

To celebrate St George's Day.

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0521

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 2h 57 (13–0–2)

5040 Plain Bob Caters

Composed by Tony Crabtree

1 Eric Sutton

2 Darran Ricks

3 Lucy Laird

4 Deborah N Vining

5 Ann Stevens

6 Mark T Weaver

7 Julian Stevens

8 John C Sheppard

9 Tony Crabtree (C)

10 Alan Avery

First peal: 10

First inside on 10: 7

To celebrate St George's Day and in memory of former Shrivenham ringer Vic Day.

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0521

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Roy H Jones (C)

3 Donna Bennett

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Judith Kirby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 23 April 2010 (9–3–15 in G)

1260 April Day Doubles

1 Neil Merryweather-Clarke

2 Elizabeth Lawrence

3 Anthony Williamson (C)

4 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

5 Louise Brown (C)

6 Alan Hillsdon

Rung to celebrate many happy April days including St Georges Day, the birthdays of Anthony Williamson and Thingfrith Merryweather-Clarke, and Terry Hester's 70th. Also rung as a long overdue celebration of the life of Denis George Merryweather, who died on a very sad April day 6 years ago. 1st in V: 2, 3, 4, 5. 1st as C: 3.

This QP report was accompanied by a £7:50 donation in the RW.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 23 April 2010 (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (4m/7v)

1 Brian Todd

2 Keith Godfrey

3 Robin Webb

4 Steve Everett

5 Christian Burrell (C)

6 Jonathan Jones

First quarter: 1

Rung for St George's Day by an Iffley Band

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurst, Berkshire

St Nicholas

Friday, 23 April 2010 (14 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alison Clayton

2 Joyce Vernon

3 Alan K Barsby

4 Rob Needham

5 Pam Elliston

6 E John W Manley

7 Robert Partridge (C)

8 Keith Vernon

For St George's Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Friday, 23 April 2010

1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Josie Martin

2 Margaret Rueger

3 Ann Davies

4 George Whiteside

5 Christopher Parkinson

6 David Sullivan

7 Charles Botting

8 Robert Newton (C)

First in method: 2

For St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

St Peter & St Paul

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 49m (24cwt)

1296 Plain Bob Major

1 Jonathan H Potter (C)

2 Lucy C J Wilson

3 Ryan S Noble

4 Alan F R Bain

5 Halisi Drysdale

6 Stephen Parslow

7 Godfrey C Reynolds

8 Christopher J Potter

Rung for the village on St George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beenham (St Marys), Berkshire

Friday, 23 April 2010 in 42m (9)

1260 Call Changes

210 changes called every 3rd hand stroke.

1 Eleanor Brooke

2 Ros Witcomb

3 Rosemary Maslen

4 Tessa Allum

5 Marcus Allum (C)

6 Chris Maslen

To celebrate St. George's Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Saturday, 24 April 2010 in 43m (15)

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Alan K Barsby

2 June D Wells

3 Kenneth R Davenport

4 Richard H Johnston

5 John A Harrison

6 Jon P Tutcher

7 Christopher P Cole

8 E John Wells (C)

50th birthday compliment to the ringer of the seventh. 5th anniversary of the licensing of Father John Connell as Priest in Charge.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Taunton, Somerset

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 24 April 2010 in 2h 13 (4cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) Beverley. 3) Westminster. 4) Ipswich. 5) Bourne. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Colin M Turner

4 Hilary Beresford

5 Donald B Carter

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5168.0498

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 24 April 2010 in 2h 59 (11–1–3)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, St Clements; 1 extent Plain Bob

1 Kay Bartholomew

2 William Butler

3 Christopher M Tuckett

4 Richard E White

5 Hilarie Rogers

6 John S White (C)

Specially arranged and rung to mark the 30th anniversary of Hilarie's election to the ODG (26/04/1980) and the 35th anniversary of John's first peal (26/04/1975)

Ringing World page reference: 5168.0498

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Fitzhead, Somerset

St James

Saturday, 24 April 2010 in 2h 43 (12–1–14)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 methods)

Wells, Fryerning, Bourne, Norwich, Ipswich, York, Cambridge

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 Hilary A Beresford

4 Colin M Turner

5 David G Salter

6 Donald B Carter (C)

400th tower to a peal as conductor - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 5168.0498

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 24 April 2010 in 3h 7 (19)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Nicholas J Balderson

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Graham G Firman

6 Valerie J Simmonds

7 James Haseldine

8 John B Keeler

9 Jonathan H Potter

10 Edgar T Skipsey

11 Robert H Newton

12 Andrew Haseldine

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 25 April 2010

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Mrs A D Smith

2 Angela Brown

3 Rosemary Evans

4 Margaret Robinson

5 William Butler (C)

6 Richard J Marshall

7 Anthony D Smith

8 John Robinson

Rung for Evensong and as a 70th Birthday compliment to Margaret Robinson.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 25 April 2010 in 48m (20 cwt)

1288 Plain Bob Triples

1 Joyce Vernon

2 Pam Elliston

3 Rob Needham

4 Graham Slade

5 Alan K Barsby

6 Andrew Elliston

7 David Sullivan (C)

8 Keith Vernon

For evensong.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 25 April 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Judith Kirby

3 Donna Bennett

4 Charles Smith

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 25 April 2010 (10 in A♭)

1260 Doubles (6m/5v)

1 June Steele

2 Susan King

3 Roy Jones

4 Paul Lucas

5 Christian Burrell (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 25 April 2010 in 43m

1250 Zebedee Surprise Major

1 Maureen Tarbox

2 Geoff Dodd

3 Gemma Hurst

4 Helen Piper

5 Darran Ricks

6 Mark Robins (C)

7 J Martin Rice

8 Mike Hurst

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Faringdon, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 25 April 2010 in 44m

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1 Paul Coad

2 D Kay Chamberlain

3 Susan Read

4 Brian Read

5 Jon Chamberlain

6 Tony Crabtree

7 Tim Pett (C)

8 Julian Watson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 25 April 2010 in 44m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Roy H Jones

2 Judith Kirby

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Kate Crosby

5 Charles Smith

6 Raymond Fergusson

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Barton Stacey, Hampshire

All Saints

Monday, 26 April 2010 in 2h 42 (7)

5040 Surprise Minor

In 14 methods: 1. Chester and Munden 2. London and Wells 3. Primrose and Norfolk 4. Berwick and Hexham 5. York and Durham 6. Beverley and Surfleet 7. Cambridge and Ipswich

1 John C Davidge

2 Bobbie May

3 Michael Hatchett

4 Timothy G Pett

5 William Butler (C)

6 Martin J Turner

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bodicote, Oxfordshire

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 in 2h 28 (8)

5088 Jackson Bridge Surprise Major

Composed by A R Peake

1 William Butler (C)

2 Martin J Turner

3 Diana M Bridle

4 John C Sheppard

5 Beryl R Norris

6 Peter Bridle

7 Edgar T Skipsey

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Ringing World page reference: 5177.0714

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Clinton (St Michaels & All Angels), Buckinghamshire

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 (5cwt)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Hal Drysdale

2 Roy Woodruff

3 Nick MacMahon

4 John Davidge

5 Marc A McDonald

6 Jon Potter (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 in 2h 23 (6–3–26)

5010 Dame Allan's A Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 1993)

1 Lee Pinnington

2 Brian Bladon

3 Cynthia E Howell

4 Nicola J Turner

5 John C Sheppard

6 Colin M Turner

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 Peter Bridle

Circled the tower - 1

100th peal on the bells - 3

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead,

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 in 2h 48 (size 17)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by James C Marchbank

1–2 James S Croft

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 Robert H Newton

11–12 Benjamin J Carey

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0595

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 29 April 2010 in 2h 32 (8–1–13)

5040 East Coast A Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Hilarie Rogers

6 John C Sheppard

7 Colin M Turner

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's

Thursday, 29 April 2010 in 2h 43 (6cwt)

5120 Quedgeley Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 1264)

1 David A Cornwall

2 Janet E Menhinick

3 Joyce I Cornwall

4 Catherine M A Lane

5 Janet Galloway

6 Paul N Harden

7 Jonathan H Potter (C)

8 Valerie J Simmonds

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wendover, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 1 May 2010 in 2h 52 (14)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parkers 12 part (7th Observation)

1 Halisi Drysdale

2 Janet E Menhinick

3 Nicholas A MacMahon

4 Alan F R Bain

5 Ryan S Noble

6 Alan J Frost

7 L Roy Woodruff (C)

8 Simon J O Head

10th peal 5

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tamerton Foliot, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 1 May 2010 in 2h 56 (11 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) Beverley. 3) York. 4) Ipswich. 5) Westminster. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Jill M Hansford

4 Colin M Turner

5 Robert D S Brown

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Saturday, 1 May 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

St Simon's, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Peter Lloyd

For May Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Loddiswell, Devon

St Michael & All Angels

Saturday, 1 May 2010 in 2h 41 (9 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Wells. 2) Surfleet. 3) Durham. 4) Beverley. 5) Ipswich. 6) Cambridge. 7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Jill M Hansford

4 Colin M Turner

5 Robert D S Brown

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 1 May 2010 in 45m (8)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 James Trewin

2 Bobbie May

3 Michael A Haynes

4 William Butler (C)

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 Stuart F Gibson

First in method: 3. To mark the 68th birthday of Irene Haynes, mother of 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wootton, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 2 May 2010 in 44m (9–2–20 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Roy H Jones

2 Kate Crosby

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Mel Leggett

5 Gordon Smith

6 Peter Lloyd

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 2 May 2010

1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 Rosemary Evans

2 Mrs A D Smith

3 Anthony D Smith

4 William Butler

5 Gemma Hurst

6 Michael Hurst (C)

7 Diana M Bridle

8 Adrian J Moon

9 Mark Robins

10 Peter Bridle

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 2 May 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (4m)

St Simon's, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Douglas Wilks

2 Roy H Jones (C)

3 Donna Bennett

4 Robert Bruce

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Berry Pomeroy, Devon

St Mary

Sunday, 2 May 2010 in 3h 9 (14 cwt)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Colin C Monson

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Lesley A Knipe

4 Colin M Turner

5 Barrie Hendry

6 Jeffrey Knipe

7 Robert D S Brown

8 David G Salter (C)

1400th peal : 7

First peal on the rehung bells and to mark the 100th anniversary of the first peal on the bells on 28th March 1910.

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Holcombe Burnell, Devon

St John the Baptist

Monday, 3 May 2010 in 2h 42 (11–0–27)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(Warkworth, Carlisle, Westminster, Bourne, Annable's London, York, Beverley)

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Mervyn C Way

3 Katharine J Salter

4 Colin M Turner

5 Robert D S Brown

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bridford, Devon

St Thomas a Becket

Monday, 3 May 2010 in 2h 42 (9–0–0)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(London, Chester, Durham, Ipswich, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge)

1 Mervyn C Way

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Katharine J Salter

5 Robert D S Brown

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 4 May 2010 in 45m

1260 April Day Doubles

1 Brenda Abrahams

2 Dave Thorpe

3 Cath Fitsell

4 Mike Clark

5 Mark Robins (C)

6 Kathy Bossom

To celebrate the birth of Capucine Grace Abrahams on April 8th. Brenda's first Great-Granddaughter

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 4 May 2010 in 2h 40 (9)

5088 Axminster Surprise Major

Composed by D F Morrison (no 1639)

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Beryl R Norris

3 Peter Bridle

4 Roger Baldwin

5 Peter G Giles

6 Edgar T Skipsey

7 Edward J W Manley

8 Robert H Newton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5169.0525

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead, Berkshire

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 5 May 2010 in 2h 56 (16)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus

(5m: 1200 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; 1008 Cambridge, 912 Pudsey; 720 Newgate; 15 com, atw)

Composed by Richard I Allton

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 David C Brown (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Graham A C John

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0548

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 6 May 2010

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Heather Allen (1st on 10)

2 Peter Bridle

3 Gemma Hurst

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Mrs A D Smith

6 Ronald C Christopher

7 Michael Hurst (C)

8 Mark Robins

9 Cyril Lewington

10 Anthony D Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Thursday, 6 May 2010

1260 Doubles (2M)

Grandsire and Plain Bob

1 Tom Kemp

2 Ann Martin

3 John Manley

4 Rachel Moss (C)

5 Paul Fox

6 Edward Martin

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 3h 6 (13–0–23)

5078 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Pladdys

1 Bobbie May

2 John Pladdys (C)

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Helen J Piper

5 William Butler

6 Lucy P A Walpole

7 Noel J Diserens

8 Mark D Robins

9 Michael K Till

10 J Martin Rice

First of Stedman Caters-1,8.Birthday compliment to Geoff Dodd.May he have many more!

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Swinderby, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 2h 25 (4 cwt)

5040 Doubles

21 methods: 1,2) Reverse Bob. 3,4) Canterbury Place. 5,6) Grandsire, Pitman's 240. 7,8) New Bob. 9,10) Huntspill Bob. 11,12) St Vedast Bob 13,14) Blaisdon Bob. 15,16) Westminster Bob. 17,18) Blackburn Place Bob. 19,20) St Hilary Bob. 21,22) Dragon Place Bob. 23,24) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 25,26) St Nicholas Bob. 27,28) Winchendon Place. 29,30) St Remigius Bob. 31,32) Huntley Place. 33,34) Plain Bob. 35,36) St Simon's Bob. 37,38) St Martin's Bob. 39,40) St Osmund Bob. 41,42) Eynesbury Bob.

1 Cynthia E Howell

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert J Crocker

5 David G Salter (C)

For the 65th anniversary of VE Day.

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Claypole, Lincolnshire

St Peter

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 2h 46 (10 cwt)

5040 Doubles

14 methods: 1-3) Westminster Bob. 4-6) Blackburn Place Bob. 7-9) St Hilary Bob. 10-12) Dragon Place Bob. 13-15) St Nicholas Bob. 16-18) Winchendon Place Bob. 19-21) St Remigius Bob. 22-24) Huntley Place. 25-27) St Simon's Bob. 28-30) St Martin's Bob. 31-33) St Osmund Bob. 34-36) Eynesbury Bob. 37-39) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 40-42) Plain Bob.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Cynthia E Howell

3 David G Salter

4 Colin M Turner

5 Robert J Crocker (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bloxham, Oxfordshire

The Church of Our Lady

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 50m (26–3–7)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles (468 cover)

1 Veronica Warner

2 Alison Varney

3 Rosemary Hemmings

4 Martin Warner

5 Martin Saunders

6 Stephen Hathaway

7 Alan Griffin (C)

8 Isabel Hands

Rung for the "Bloxham May Festival".

Also a tribute to Paul Varney, husband of Alison, who died suddenly on the 1st of September 2009.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Oxfordshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 2h 52 (13)

5065 Stedman Caters

Composed by F E Darby (Arr P A B Saddleton)

1 John W T Hibbert

2 Robert A Partridge

3 Christine C Darby

4 Stuart F Gibson

5 Michael J Uphill (C)

6 Richard L Thumwood

7 Michael J Hobbs

8 John H Napper

9 D John Hunt

10 Bernard J Stone

Rung to mark the 65th anniversary of V E Day and as a birthday compliment to John Hibbert who was born on that day

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 8 May 2010 in 2h 53 (16 - 0 - 0)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Michele Ellender

2 Lorna Smale

3 Harry Winter

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Nicholas J Clarke

6 Hilarie Rogers

7 John G Pusey

8 Kevin V Beer

9 John E Dowling

10 Timothy G Pett (C)

1st Yorkshire S Royal 2

1st Surprise Royal at first attempt 8,9

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 44m (20 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Andrew Elliston

2 Pam Elliston (C)

3 Joyce Vernon

4 Rob Needham

5 Peter Kemm

6 Lavinia Sullivan

7 Simon Milford

8 Keith Vernon

For a service commemorating the 65th anniversary of VE Day.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 2h 49 (11cwt)

5042 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Benjamin D Constant

1 Ian G Judd

2 Antoinette J R Jackson

3 June D Wells

4 Patricia M Newton

5 Robin P D Middleton

6 Robert A Partridge

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 E John Wells

9 Robert H Newton

10 Lee Pinnington

1st of Bristol Royal: 2,5.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Robert Bruce

5 Charles Smith

6 Judith Kirby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 2h 36 (6–3–26)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Colin M Turner

2 Brian Bladon

3 Nicola J Turner (C)

4 Diana M Bridle

5 Debby M Talbott

6 John C Sheppard

7 Stuart P B Talbott

8 Peter Bridle

The 200th peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Little Milton, Oxfordshire

St James

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 44m (11–3–22 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Maureen Owens

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones (C)

4 Hugh Deam

5 Raymond Fergusson

6 Gordon Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 45m

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Geoffrey K Dodd

2 Mrs A D Smith

3 William Butler

4 Gemma Hurst

5 Anthony D Smith

6 Michael Hurst

7 J Martin Rice

8 Mark D Robins (C)

For Evensong

Congratulations to Sarah Chatters on the birth of her first grand daughter, Seren.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Faringdon, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 9 May 2010 in 2h 56 (17)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Dexter's No 2

1 Michele Ellender

2 Catherine M A Lane

3 Darran Ricks

4 John G Pusey

5 Stuart F Gibson

6 Paul N Harden

7 Harry Winter (C)

8 John S White

Birthday Wishes to Norman and Dennis Leslie on their forthcoming 80th Birthday.

1st in Method:3

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Speen, Berkshire

St Mary

Monday, 10 May 2010 in 44m

1296 Beverley Surprise Minor

1 Diana Bridle

2 Gemma Hurst

3 Anthony D Smith

4 Michael Hurst (C)

5 Adrian Moon

6 Mark D Robins

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 11 May 2010 in 2h 48 (13)

5042 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by B D Constant

1 William Butler

2 John C Sheppard

3 Peter G Giles

4 Beryl R Norris

5 Edward J W Manley

6 Diana M Bridle

7 Alan D Flood

8 Robert H Newton (C)

9 W John Couperthwaite

10 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5170.0546

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire

St Denys

Tuesday, 11 May 2010 in 43m

1280 Pudsey Surprise Major

1 Alan Griffin

2 D Kay Chamberlain

3 Susan Read

4 Brian Read

5 Jon Chamberlain

6 Keith Abbott

7 Simon Edwards

8 John Pusey (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Wednesday, 12 May 2010 in 2h 40 (size 15)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by A J Cox

1–2 Jillian E Galloway

3–4 Patricia M Newton

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 John S Croft

9–10 Colin M Lee

1,600th peal: 3-4.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0595

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 13 May 2010 in 44m (13–0–2)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Ann Stevens

2 Alan Avery

3 Clare Knock

4 Pete Tombs

5 Deb Vining

6 Lucy Laird (C)

7 Darran Ricks

8 Julian Stevens

On Ascension Day

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Giles

Friday, 14 May 2010 in 46m (14)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Diana McClure

2 Joyce Vernon

3 Steve Smith

4 Nick MacMahon

5 Chris Barrett

6 Kelvin Britton

7 Peter Ellis (C)

8 Keith Vernon

Rung to celebrate the life of Don Drayton, a regular ringer in this tower for over twenty-five years.

250th quarter peal as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Padbury, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 14 May 2010

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Helen Stanworth

2 Richard Stanworth

3 Brian Plummer

4 Michael Tinsley

5 Catherine Stanworth

6 John Stanworth (C)

Rung to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Elizabeth Stanworth, Mother of 2 and Grandmother of 5 and 6.

1st Quarter Peal - 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Rode, Somerset

St Lawrence

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 2h 48 (11 cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) London. 2) York. 3) Durham. 4) Westminster. 5) Beverley. 6) Norwich. 7) Cambridge.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Richard L Thumwood

4 David G Salter

5 Robert D S Brown

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5171.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter & St Paul

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 43m (7cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

Composed by trad

1 Matthew J Sheaf

2 B Douglas Hird

3 Simon O Head

4 Charles J Knight

5 Alan J Marchbank (C)

6 Elizabeth Sheaf

First quarter on the new front 6

First quarter 1 & 6

Rung with best wishes to David Phillipson who has just moved to Australia to work.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary-le-Tower

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 3h 28 (35)

5021 Stedman Cinques

Composed by P N Mounsey

1 David J Dearnley

2 George W Pipe

3 John W T Hibbert

4 Ronald F Diserens

5 Michael P Moreton

6 John H Napper

7 David E Rothera

8 Keith D Anderson

9 Paul N Mounsey (C)

10 Brian G Meads

11 J Alan Ainsworth

12 R Kingsley Mason

Ringing World page reference: 5175.0666

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ilchester, Somerset

St Mary Major

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 2h 44 (11 cwt)

5040 Doubles

21 methods: 1,2) Reverse Bob. 3,4) Canterbury Place. 5,6) Grandsire, Morris's 240. 7,8) New Bob. 9,10) Huntspill Bob. 11,12) St Vedast Bob 13,14) Blaisdon Bob. 15,16) Plain Bob. 17,18) St Simon's Bob. 19,20) St Martin's Bob. 21,22) St Osmund Bob. 23,24) Eynesbury Bob. 25,26) Westminster Bob. 27,28) Blackburn Place Bob. 29,30) St Hilary Bob. 31,32) Dragon Place Bob. 33,34) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place. 35,36) St Nicholas Bob. 37,38) Winchendon Place. 39,40) St Remigius Bob. 41,42) Huntley Place.

1 Robert D S Brown

2 Nicola J Turner

3 Colin M Turner

4 Robert J Crocker

5 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5171.0570

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 May 2010

1263 Stedman Triples

1 Peter Mackie

2 Patricia Newton

3 George Whiteside

4 Josie Martin

5 Clifford Davies

6 Roy Woodruff

7 Charles Botting (C)

8 Robert Newton

For the "Weighing-in" of Cllr Jane White as Mayor of High Wycombe. Also to mark the dedication of a memorial in Christ Church, Gravesend to Marine Jason Mackie (nephew of treble ringer), killed in active service in Afghanistan on 14th May 2009.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversfield, Oxfordshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 40m (4–3–16 in D♭)

1260 Doubles (9m)

Winchendon, St Nicholas, St Simon's, St Martin's, All Saints, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury, Antelope, Grandsire

1 Peter Lloyd

2 Judith Kirby

3 Roy H Jones

4 Christian Burrell (C)

5 Hugh Deam

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aldermaston, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 May 2010 in 2h 39 (10)

5056 Aldermaston Manor Delight Major

Composed by Graham A C John

1 Anthea S Edwards

2 Katharine J Firman

3 June D Wells

4 John J Durham

5 E John Wells

6 Graham G Firman

7 Philip A B Saddleton

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

Rung immediately following the wedding of Eleanor John (the composer's daughter) and Ryan Jones. http://wedding.brambles.org

First peal in the method.

Aldermaston Manor Delight Major x58x14.58x58.36x12x18x3456x58 g

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

St Mary-le-More

Sunday, 16 May 2010

1278 Grandsire Caters

1 Jim Diserens

2 Jo Gamester

3 Heather Ancil

4 Helen Diserens

5 Wendy Middleton

6 Robin Middleton

7 Roy Thorpe

8 Robert Partridge

9 Christopher Tuckett (C)

10 Philip Mills

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 16 May 2010 in 45m (4–3–17 in C)

1440 Minor (2m)

Single Canterbury Pleasure Minor, Plain Bob Minor

1 Roy H Jones

2 Judith Kirby

3 Andrew Dunn

4 Hugh Deam

5 Bernard Masterman (C)

6 Charles Smith

Oxford Diocesan Guild

North Leigh, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 16 May 2010 (9–3–15 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Neil Merryweather-Clarke

2 Cathy Rowland

3 Jeannie Tognola

4 Ian Davey-Wilson

5 Louise Brown (C)

6 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

Rung to thank the Friends of St Mary for funding imminent renovation to the treble headstock. Also to celebrate Louise’s birthday, and to wish Liz Lawrence a speedy recovery; thanks to Ian for stepping in at short notice! Congratulations Jeannie! Hope the blisters have healed!

1st QP: 3.

This QP report was accompanied by a £8 donation in the RW.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newbury, Berkshire

St Nicolas

Sunday, 16 May 2010 (21–2–1)

1296 Grandsire Caters

1 Rebecca Browning

2 Michael Hurst (C)

3 Geoffrey K Dodd

4 Angela Brown

5 William Butler

6 Zoe Cleal

7 Ian Park

8 J Martin Rice

9 Mark Robins

10 Roy Pratley

For evening Holy Communion. Farewell compliment to Rev. David Stone, who is moving to become Canon Residentiary and Precentor at Coventry Cathedral

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 16 May 2010

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Peter Blower

2 Ann Davies

3 Robert Newton

4 Josie Martin

5 David Cornwall

6 Meryl Kennedy

7 Patricia Newton

8 David Sullivan (C)

For Evensong and as a fairwell compliment to Revd Paul Willis (Curate)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Sunday, 16 May 2010 (16–0–0)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Daphne Pollard

2 Priscilla Morris

3 Katherine Young

4 John E Dowling

5 Susan Read

6 Brian Read (C)

7 Norman Bailey

8 Kevin V Beer

For choral evensong (with Deanery Choirs)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

The Minster Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Monday, 17 May 2010 in 47m (25)

1288 Grandsire Triples

1 Sian E Lane

2 Tessa K Beadman

3 James R Milford

4 Nicholas A MacMahon

5 Christopher M Tuckett

6 Chris Barrett

7 Colin M Parker (C)

8 Peter Bennett

First on 8: 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Calcot, 18 Sandhills Way

Monday, 17 May 2010 in 2h 38 (size 15)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by J Shaw

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 E John Wells

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Kenneth R Davenport

9–10 Christopher P Cole

First peal of Royal: 9-10.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0595

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Slough, Berkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 in 2h 55 (18)

5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)

1,440 each Bristol and Cambridge and 1,080 each London No.3 and Yorkshire, with 125 changes of method, atw

Composed by D F Morrison

1 Alan D Flood

2 J Alan Ainsworth

3 Roger Baldwin (C)

4 Timothy G Pett

5 Diana M Bridle

6 Edgar T Skipsey

7 Edward J W Manley

8 John C Sheppard

9 Robert H Newton

10 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 in 2h 56 (17)

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Mark B Davies

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham A C John (C)

5–6 Bernard F L Groves

7–8 Peter C Randall

9–10 Graham G Firman

11–12 Robert H Newton

Rung to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first peal of Bristol S Maximus.

50th peal of Bristol S Maximus on handbells: 11-12.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0595

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurst, Berkshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 20 May 2010

1288 Grandsire Triples

1 Pam Elliston

2 John A Harrison

3 Sue E Davenport

4 Alison Clayton

5 Jon P Tutcher

6 Kenneth R Davenport

7 Graham E Slade (C)

8 Andrew Elliston

Rung in celebration of the life of Don Elliot, husband to Mary, tower captain at Hurst

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 21 May 2010 in 2h 48 (10cwt)

5088 Whalley Surprise Major

1 Stuart F Gibson

2 Noel J Diserens

3 D Kay Chamberlain*

4 Beryl R Norris

5 Robin P D Middleton

6 Robert A Partridge

7 Robert H Newton

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

* 50th Peal

With the best wishes of the band for a speedy recovery to Hilarie Rogers who organised the peal and should have rung in it.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

St Peter & St Paul

Saturday, 22 May 2010 in 2h 47 (9)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Joanna Knight

2 Joyce Vernon

3 Patricia M Newton

4 Robert H Newton

5 Stephen R Smith

6 Graham J Clifton

7 L Roy Woodruff

8 Robert A Partridge (C)

First peal on the new bells

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 47m (20 cwt)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

covered, on bells 1 & 3-8

1 Brian Snell

2 Rob Needham

3 Jo Knight

4 James Milford

5 Kenneth Davenport

6 David Sullivan (C)

7 Andrew Elliston

For evensong.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 38m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Hugh Deam (C)

3 Roy H Jones

4 Robert Bruce

5 Charles Smith

6 Anthony Hughes

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 2h 41 (6–3–26)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

1 Peter Bridle

2 Robert H Newton

3 Brian Bladon

4 Nicola J Turner (C)

5 Cynthia E Howell

6 Patricia M Newton

7 Colin M Turner

8 John C Sheppard

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Claire Machin, a former parishioner.

Ringing World page reference: 5172.0594

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 45m

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Geoff Dodd

2 Angela Brown

3 Maureen Tarbox

4 Jenny Jones

5 Dave Thorpe

6 J Martin Rice

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Mark Brock

Rang as a tribute for the life of Malcolm (Flick) Laing.

Lifetime friend of David Thorpe.

Also, as a canal-side tower, marking the bi-centenary of the completion of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Faringdon, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 43m

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 D Kay Chamberlain

2 Carina Lobley*

3 Lucy Laird

4 Caroline Phillips

5 Cheryl Watson

6 Gordon Belcher

7 Jon Chamberlain (C)

8 Edwin Monk

* 1st in the method.

Rung as an 80th Birthday Compliment to Den and Norman Leslie

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Sunday, 23 May 2010 in 42m (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Minor (5m)

Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob, Little Bob

1 Roy H Jones

2 Judith Kirby

3 Hugh Deam

4 Simon L Edwards

5 Paul C Lucas

6 Christian Burrell (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in 2h 16 (size 14)

5058 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by G A C John

1–2 Robert H Newton

3–4 June D Wells

5–6 Graham A C John (C)

7–8 E John Wells

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0619

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Andrew, Headington

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in 2h 26 (7–3–0)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 J Alan Ainsworth

2 Edward J W Manley

3 Roger Baldwin (C)

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Edgar T Skipsey

6 Robert H Newton

7 Clive Holloway

8 Claire F Roulstone

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maidenhead,

7 Laburnham Road

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in 2h 28 (size 16)

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Composed by R A Pearce

1–2 Katharine J Firman

3–4 Nicholas W Jones

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 James S Croft

9–10 Benjamin J Carey

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0644

Oxford Diocesan Guild

East Ilsley, Berkshire

St Mary

Thursday, 27 May 2010 in 2h 34 (8–1–13)

5088 Byfield Surprise Major

Composed by Gen: BYROC

1 Diana M Bridle

2 Brian Bladon

3 Deborah N Vining

4 Cynthia E Howell

5 Nicola J Turner

6 Colin M Turner

7 Peter Bridle

8 Timothy G Pett (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Friday, 28 May 2010 in 45m

1344 Grandsire Triples

1 J Martin Rice

2 Angela Brown

3 Maureen Tarbox

4 Di Bridle

5 Peter Bridle

6 Heather Allen

7 Mark Robins (C)

8 Mark Brock

6 - First inside to method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Friday, 28 May 2010 in 2h 37 (8)

5088 Blackdown Delight Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 4253)

1 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

2 Valerie J Simmonds

3 David Burbidge

4 Edgar T Skipsey

5 Janet E Menhinick

6 John C Davidge

7 Christopher W Hoare

8 Stephen J Crawley

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Winslow, Buckinghamshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 3h 5 (17–1–9)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Raymond A Vickers

2 Julie A Haseldine

3 Ryan S Noble

4 Halisi Drysdale

5 L Roy Woodruff

6 Christopher C Stokes

7 James A Haseldine (C)

8 Andrew Haseldine

First peal on the bells since rehanging.

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

St Leonards, Sunningwell, Oxfordshire

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 42m

1260 (7 methods 1 variation)

Mixed Doubles

1 Kate Crosby

2 Michael A Haynes

3 Judith Kirby

4 Susan King

5 Hugh Deam (C)

6 James Trewin

This quarter peal was dedicated to Isabel King

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Morville, Shropshire

St Gregory the Great

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 2h 43 (8–0–3)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin (reversed)

1 Deborah M Talbott

2 Ashley C Fortey

3 Stuart P B Talbott

4 Nicola J Turner

5 Hilary A Beresford

6 Colin M Turner

7 Roman E Sadowski

8 Donald B Carter (C)

400th tenor to a peal and 250th peal in a Std 8 S Major method - 8;

Rung to mark the first anniversary of the restoration of the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Broseley, Shropshire

All Saints

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 2h 51 (12–2–19)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 Hilary A Beresford

4 Deborah M Talbott

5 Stuart P B Talbott

6 Roman E Sadowski

7 Ashley C Fortey

8 Donald B Carter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beenham (St Marys), Berkshire

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 44m (9)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Eleanor Brooke

2 Rosemary Maslen

3 Reg Allum

4 Chris Maslen

5 Marcus Allum (C)

6 Fred Brown

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Lucy Knight (ringer of Beenham) to Duncan Lubbar.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 29 May 2010 in 2h 42 (6–1–14)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 David A Cornwall

2 Roger Baldwin

3 S Kathleen M Baldwin

4 Janet E Menhinick

5 Robin P D Middleton

6 John C Davidge

7 Valerie J Simmonds

8 Stephen H Stanford (C)

100th peal for the ODG - 4

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 30 May 2010 in 2h 38 (10–0–24)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 methods)

Wells, London, Bourne, Norwich, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge

1 Stuart P B Talbott

2 Deborah M Talbott

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Hilary A Beresford

5 Colin M Turner

6 Donald B Carter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Uffington, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 30 May 2010 in 41m (12–3–17)

1284 Plain Bob Minor

1 Andrew Baxter

2 Lucy Laird

3 Joe Norton

4 Paul Coad

5 Hugh Baxter

6 Darran Ricks (C)

First Quarter Peal: Treble

For Deanery Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 30 May 2010 (20 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rob Needham

2 Pam Elliston

3 John Middleditch

4 Joyce Vernon

5 Peter Kemm

6 Robert Partridge (C)

7 Alan K Barsby

8 Keith Vernon

For evensong during Sonning scarecrow weekend and to mark the annual visit of the Sonning/Ligugé Twinning Association.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas, Marston

Sunday, 30 May 2010 in 39m (4–3–17 in C)

1260 Doubles (5m)

St Simon's, All Saints, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Ailsa Reid

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Charles Smith

6 Judith Kirby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 30 May 2010

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Samantha Martin (aged 11)

2 Charles Botting

3 David Sullivan

4 George Whiteside

5 Josie Martin

6 Patricia Newton

7 Robert Newton (C)

8 David Twissell

First attempt: 1

For Evensong and to welcome Kenny Bladock (born this morning), grandson for Josie and nephew for Samantha

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hambleden, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 31 May 2010

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

with 7, 6, 8 covering

1 Benjamin J Allen

2 Sheila Bruce

3 Rebecca S Bruce

4 Charles M S Botting (C)

5 John E Walton

6 Barbara J Oldham

7 James B Oldham

8 Roderick A C Baird

First quarter peal on the bells since rehanging and augmentation

First quarter peal at first attempt: 1, 6, 7, 8

70th Birthday compliment to Ben Allen

Pre-wedding compliment to John Walton and Louise Houghton, to be married on 5th June at Wooburn, Bucks

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Droitwich, Worcestershire

Dodderhill, St Augustine of Canterbury

Monday, 31 May 2010 in 3h 2 (18cwt)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 Stephen J Bedford

2 Hilary A Beresford

3 Stuart P B Talbott

4 Nicola J Turner

5 C Martin Foster

6 Daniel Jones

7 Colin M Turner

8 Donald B Carter (C)

650th of S as conductor: 8.

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cradley, Herefordshire

St James

Monday, 31 May 2010 in 2h 39 (13–2–20)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by D Knox

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 C Martin Foster

4 Stuart P B Talbott

5 Hilary A Beresford

6 Stephen J Bedford

7 Daniel Jones

8 Donald B Carter (C)

750th tower to a peal - 8;

600th together - 2 & 8.

Ringing World page reference: 5173.0618

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 in 43m (15 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor with tenor cover

1 Phillipa Mitchell

2 Mary Ede

3 Susan E Davenport

4 Elizabeth J Davenport

5 Alan K Barsby

6 Kenneth R Davenport (C)

7 Christopher P Cole

16th birthday compliment to Emma Barsby

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 in 2h 41 (14)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Alan D Flood

2 S Kathleen M Baldwin

3 Roger Baldwin (C)

4 Beryl R Norris

5 Edward J W Manley

6 Robert H Newton

7 Peter Bridle

8 Edgar T Skipsey

Circled tower-8

Ringing World page reference: 5180.0788

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Longcot, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 in 45m (8–1–24)

1288 April Day Triples

1 Pete Tombs

2 Deb Vining

3 Clare Knock

4 Ann Stevens

5 Julian Stevens

6 Lucy Laird

7 Darran Ricks (C)

8 Alan Avery

First in variation: 3 and 5

First April Day in June for all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Wednesday, 2 June 2010 in 2h 37 (6–3–26)

5152 Tresham Surprise Major

Composed by Simon Humphrey

1 Bobbie May

2 Brian Bladon

3 Timothy G Pett (C)

4 Colin M Turner

5 Cynthia E Howell

6 Lee Pinnington

7 Nicola J Turner

8 Peter Bridle

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Milton, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 2 June 2010 in 2h 56 (15–3–19)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Meryl Kennedy

2 Beryl R Norris

3 John C Davidge

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 Peter Bridle

6 W John Couperthwaite

7 Timothy G Pett (C)

8 Alan D Flood

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bledlow, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 2 June 2010 in 2h 51 (12)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by R Baldwin

1 Ian G Campbell

2 Roger Baldwin (C)

3 Peter G Giles

4 Edward J W Manley

5 James Clatworthy

6 John R Whitham

7 J Alan Ainsworth

8 Claire F Roulstone

200th Bristol Surprise Major-7

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire

The White House

Wednesday, 2 June 2010 in 2h 55 (17)

5136 Spliced Surprise Maximus

(4m: 1440 Bristol, 1344 Cambridge, 1296 Yorkshire, 1056 Littleport Little; 22 com, atw)

Composed by Peter W J Sheppard

1–2 Patricia M Newton

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 David C Brown (C)

7–8 Graham G Firman

9–10 Katharine J Firman

11–12 Robert H Newton

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0644

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Guernsey, CI

St Pierre du Bois

Thursday, 3 June 2010 in 2h 50 (11)

5040 Spliced Caters and Royal (2m)

2m: 360 Grandsire Caters and 4680 Yorkshire Surprise Royal, 3 com

1 June D Wells

2 Jennifer M Herriott

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 Alex F Byrne

5 Noel J Diserens

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Kelvin R Britton

8 E John Wells

9 Peter R Ellis (C)

10 Stephen A Rossiter

Birthday compliment to 1 and 4.

Ringing World page reference: 5175.0669

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham,, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Friday, 4 June 2010 in 2h 50 (19)

5000 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 Edgar T Skipsey

2 Deirdre R Watson

3 Janet E Menhinick

4 Valerie J Simmonds

5 John C Davidge

6 David A Cornwall

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 David Burbidge

9 Brian C Watson

10 Robert H Newton

For the Flower Festival.

First peal of Royal, 2.

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thornton in Craven, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 5 June 2010 in 2h 41 (9–3–19)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(1) Carlisle, (2) London, (3) York, (4) Westminster, (5) Beverley, (6) Norwich, (7) Cambridge.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Nicholas D Soanes

3 Colin M Turner

4 Adam R Crocker

5 David G Salter

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 5 June 2010 in 42m (13–0–2)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 D Kay Chamberlain

2 Deb Vining

3 Ann Eyles

4 Helen Weaver

5 Pete Tombs

6 Daniel Knight

7 Darran Ricks (C)

8 Jon Chamberlain

With the bands best wishes to Mark Laird, husband of local ringer Lucy, on his Birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Guernsey, St Peter Port

St Peter the Apostle & Martyr

Saturday, 5 June 2010 in 3h 10 (21cwt)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by John S Warboys

1 John A Harrison

2 June D Wells

3 Jennifer M Herriott

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 Kelvin R Britton

6 E John Wells

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Stephen A Rossiter

Rung as a wedding compliment to Andy Smith and Kathleen Cara Polet, married today in Canada, and to Sue Park from Guernsey on her 60th birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 5175.0669

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Easthampstead, Berkshire

SS Michael and Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 5 June 2010 in 40m (6–0–12)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Anthony Perry

2 Ann G Martin

3 Lynne Jordon

4 Peter Jordon

5 Gregory Jordon

6 Graham Scott

7 Edward W Martin (C)

8 John Manley

60th wedding anniversary compliment to Stanley & Joan Scott.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Burnsall, Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 5 June 2010 in 2h 37 (9cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Munden. 2) Wells. 3) Surfleet. 4) Allendale. 5) Bourne. 6) Ipswich. 7) Norwich.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Adam R Crocker

3 Nicholas D Soanes

4 Colin M Turner

5 Robert J Crocker

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thatcham, Berkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 6 June 2010

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Anthony D Smith

2 Mrs A D Smith

3 William Butler (C)

4 Margaret Robinson

5 Cyril Lewington

6 David L Wilcox

7 Peter Bridle

8 John Robinson

For Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stockton on the Forest, Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 6 June 2010 in 2h 8 (5cwt)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: 1) Netherseale. 2) Chester. 3) Durham. 4) Ipswich. 5) Westminster. 6) Beverley. 7) Norwich.

1 Adam R Crocker

2 Robert J Crocker

3 Nicola J Turner

4 Colin M Turner

5 Nicholas D Soanes

6 David G Salter (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Souldern, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 6 June 2010 in 42m (7–3–6 in G)

1260 Doubles and Minor (3m)

Plain Bob Minor (720), Plain Bob Grandsire

1 Kate Crosby

2 Roy H Jones

3 Hugh Deam (C)

4 Donna Bennett

5 Gordon Smith

6 Bernard Masterman (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Nunburnholme, E R Yorks

St James

Sunday, 6 June 2010 in 2h 49 (12)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(1) Carlisle, (2) London, (3) York, (4) Allendale, (5) Surfleet, (6) Norwich, (7) Cambridge.

1 Nicola J Turner

2 Colin M Turner

3 David G Salter

4 Nicholas D Soanes

5 Adam R Crocker

6 Robert J Crocker (C)

3,400th peal: 6.

400th peal together: 5 & 6.

Ringing World page reference: 5174.0642

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 6 June 2010 in 46m

1260 St Clements Triples

Composed by arr MH

1 Angela Brown

2 J Martin Rice

3 Maureen Tarbox

4 Helen Piper

5 Gemma Hurst

6 Mark Robins

7 Michael Hurst (C)

8 David Thorpe

First in method: 2, 3, 4 & 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 6 June 2010

1280 London Surprise Major

1 David Cornwall

2 Ann Davies

3 Joyce Cornwall

4 Patricia Newton

5 Sheila Bruce

6 David Sullivan

7 George Whiteside (C)

8 Charles Botting

A pre-wedding compliment to Ian Parkinson and Caroline Smith to be married at Lane End on Saturday 12th June.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 7 June 2010 in 41m (9–1–20)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Beryl Yeats

2 Alun Griffiths

3 Claire Ward

4 Nick Clarke (C)

5 Frank Cullen

6 Louise Dixon

1st attempt 1, 1st inside 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading,

Tilehurst, 15 Lytham End

Wednesday, 9 June 2010 in 2h 40 (size 15)

5000 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1–2 June D Wells

3–4 Graham A C John

5–6 Bernard F L Groves (C)

7–8 Katharine J Firman

9–10 E John Wells

First of Royal in the method in hand: 1-2 & 9-10.

Ringing World page reference: 5177.0715

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