Peal Weekend 2009
Peals rung for 2009 Peal Weekend
41 (39 Tower and 2 Handbell) peals so far have been rung for Society peal weekend.
23 different methods, 39 different towers by 245 ringers 33 as conductor.
Leading ringers
Russell A Brown 6Michael R Crockett 5
Linda M Garton 4
Frank W Rivett 4
Richard M Hobbs 4
John P Loveless 4 (3 as C)
Janet E Archibald 3
Christine Richardson 3
E Jane Sibson 3
Julia A Lysaght 3
Leading conductors
Derek E Sibson 3Ian R Fielding 3
John P Loveless 3
Stephen A Wheeler 3
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
All Saints
Monday, 23 November 2009 in 3hrs 7mins (17-2-15)
5040 Quakers Friars Surprise Royal
Composed by D F Morrison (no. 283)
- Jonathan R Wilkinson
- Christine Richardson
- C Anita Blundell
- Jeremy Housden
- Michael J Pickup
- Judith Moreton
- Matthew J L Durham (C)
- Jonathan J F Stokoe
- Stephen A Croxall
- Jennifer A Town
For SRCY peal weekend.
1st for the Society: 1,6
Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire
St Botolph
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 46mins (9cwt)
5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by D W Beard
- E Jane Sibson
- Pam M Bailey
- Caroline M Mitchell
- Bill Blowfield
- Christopher M Pearson
- Derek E Sibson (C)
- Benjamin D Kipling
- David P Westerman
Rung as an 87th birthday compliment to Bill Edmonds, a former member of the local band.
Bristol, Bristol
Christ Church with St Ewen
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 54mins (20 cwt)
5002 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
Composed by A J Cox
- Anthony M Bulteel
- Alison E Leach
- Elizabeth A Coke
- Andrea B Beaumont
- David J Spencer
- Michael R Spencer
- Anthony J Cox (C)
- Joseph St J Beaumont
- Rebecca J Cox
- Philip M Pratt
To welcome Rev. Richard Hoyal as Priest-in-Charge at Christ Church on the day of his installation.
Fordingbridge, Hampshire
St Mary
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 57mins (14 cwt)
5186 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Richard J Angrave
- Sarah E Hutchinson
- Rosemary E Hill
- Nicola E Firminger
- Malcolm M Powell
- Jonathan C Hetherington (C)
- Colin J Butler
- Stephen Borman
- Peter W Hill
Rung for the Society's Peal Weekend.
Grundisburgh, Suffolk
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 53mins (10cwt)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by B E Whiting
- Michael J Edwards
- Mary S Garner
- Diana M Pipe
- Joan Garrett
- Mary E Dunbavin
- Katherine J Eagle
- Peter W Harper
- Margaret H Ross
- Adrian Knights
- Brian E Whiting (C)
With the band's best wishes to Christine Knight who was to have rung in this peal. We look forward to ringing with you again soon.
Harlow Common, Essex
St Mary Magdalene
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 53mins (12-0-9)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen Ivin
- Michael R Crockett
- Christine M Carter
- Samantha L Gorman
- Kristine K Fowler
- John P Loveless (C)
- Michael H D O'Callaghan
- Nicholas D Brown
- Russell A Brown
First in method, 4,7
Keele, Staffordshire
Woodlands
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 19mins (103 lbs)
5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by R J Angrave (5120 No.2)
- Philip W Gay
- Rowena Gay
- Alison M Harvey
- Paul J Lewis
- Richard J Angrave (C)
- Michael Angrave
- Neil W Harvey
- Andrew B J Lansberry
Rung for SRCY peal weekend.
The 250th peal at Woodlands.
King's Lynn, Norfolk
St Margaret
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 3hrs 23mins (28)
5055 Stedman Caters
Composed by R E J Dennis
- Andrew J Davey
- Peter J Waterfield
- George Unsworth
- Christopher J Sharp
- Adrian G Clifton
- Emma J Southerington (C)
- Dennis R Allcock
- Anthony P Cotton
- Michael J Belcher
- Philip D Bailey
Rung for the Society's Peal Weekend.
First stedman: 5
First stedman caters: 1
Pershore, Worcestershire
St Andrew's Parish Centre
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 40mins (9cwt)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by A J Cox
- Fiona M Wheeler
- Heather A Kippin
- Joanna K Dorling
- John J Ford
- Penelope J V Sharpe
- Catherine N Merlane
- Stephen A Wheeler (C)
- Alan Regin
Shoreditch, Greater London
St Leonard
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 43mins (8-3-3)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4 Methods)
Composed by A J Pitman
1280 each London, Cambridge, Superlative; 1184 Bristol. 110 changes of method, all the work.
- Shirley E McGill
- Heather M Forster
- Hugh J W Wilkinson
- Janet E Archibald
- Mary E Holden
- Peter I Harrison
- Ian R Fielding (C)
- Richard M Hobbs
For SRCY peal weekend. With the best wishes of the band to Stephen Wheeler who is currently drying out.
Terling, Essex
All Saints
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 45mins (11)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by M. S. Bruce
- Vicki L Chapman
- Cecile Cross
- Paul A Cammiade
- Susan Page
- Yvonne A Towler
- David L Sparling
- Colin F Chapman
- James L Towler (C)
On SRCY peal weekend.
Ticknall, Derbyshire
St George
Sunday, 22 November 2009 in 2hrs 44mins (9cwt)
5080 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by J H Fielden
- Ruth Curtis
- Michael Maughan
- Judith S McCoy
- Sarah J Young
- Jonathan F Young
- Lorna C Champney
- Peter W McCoy
- Peter S Lacy
- Colin M Lee (C)
- Paul F Curtis
Ashford, Kent
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 7mins (22)
5040 Swindon Surprise Royal
Composed by S Jenner
- John E Hawes
- Anne L Rueff
- Ian G Mills
- Peter W Emery
- Nicholas Wilkins
- David W Grimwood
- Damien S Smith
- Alan R Baldock
- Peter I Harrison
- Stanley Jenner (C)
800th peal: 2.
A thanksgiving for the life of Mrs Joyce M Horton (26 July 1914 - 3 October 2009).
For the Society's peal weekend.
Claverley, Shropshire
All Saints
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 3mins (15-1-7)
5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by David W Beard
- Heather A Kippin
- Jane E Mason
- Valerie M Roberts
- Paul J Lewis
- Richard J Clements (C)
- Anthony J Cox
- Daniel Jones
- Stuart D Piper
For the Society's peal weekend.
Faversham, Kent
45 Bramley Avenue
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 1hr 53mins (8 in C)
5040 Minor (5m)
(1 ext each Cambridge S, Oxford TB, Kent TB; 2 exts each St Clements CB, Plain Bob)
- 1–2Philip H Larter (C)
- 3–4Clare J Larter
- 5–6Alan L Andrews
For Society Peal Weekend.
Gosforth, Tyne & Wear
All Saints
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 11mins (22)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Peter W J Sheppard
- E Alyson Kerr
- Matthew J L Durham
- Karen Maughan
- Karen Dickinson
- Richard Grainger
- Barbara Davies
- Kristopher King (C)
- Christine Richardson
- Ronald R Warford
- Stephen A Croxall
For SRCY peal weekend.
Hartlebury, Worcestershire
St James the Great
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 3mins (18cwt)
5120 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by S J Ivin
- Fiona M Wheeler
- Joanna K Dorling
- John J Ford
- Penelope J V Sharpe
- Catherine N Merlane
- Alan Regin
- Stephen A Wheeler (C)
- Ian G Campbell
Kettering, Northamptonshire
SS Peter and Paul
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 16mins (21 Cwt)
5040 Whitwick Surprise Royal
Composed by J Clatworthy
- Diane M Faux
- Anne P Cook
- E Jane Sibson
- Peter J Blight
- James E Benner
- Christopher M Pearson
- Michael H D O'Callaghan
- Derek E Sibson (C)
- Ian N Willgress
- Andrew J Gordon
Rung to mark the birth of a second son, Linus Alexander Hugh, to the Revd Dominic and Alison Barrington, on November 17th.
First peal on 10 bells: 1.
First peal in the method by all the band.
Knebworth, Hertfordshire
St Mary and St Thomas a Becket
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 55mins (13)
5152 Jubilee Surprise Major
Composed by Murray A Coleman
- Rosemary J Duke
- Sheila M Cheesman
- Margaret Horritt
- Geoffrey T Horritt
- Edward R Mack
- Richard Sales
- Thomas B Mack
- Graham A Duke (C)
For Society peal weekend.
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 50mins (10)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
- Marion A Robinson
- Janet M Yeo
- Samantha L Gorman
- Geoffrey Pearson
- Edith M Robinson
- Peter V Rogers
- John R Peverett
- Andrew D Downs (C)
100th peal for the society 7
Rung on SRCY peal day
Rung in memory of Jean Sanderson
Okehampton, Devon
All Saints
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 57mins (16-2-13)
5056 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by P G K Davies
4m: 1440 Yorkshire; 1280 Cambridge; 1184 Lincolnshire; 1152 Rutland; 69 com, atw.
- Sheila M Williams
- Ann Smith
- Alison C Waterson
- C Michael H Brady
- Bruce Hicks
- Thomas J Waterson
- Pauline Champion
- Ian V J Smith (C)
For Society Peal Day.
Olney, Buckinghamshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 19mins (24)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by J A Ainsworth
- June D Wells
- Patricia M Newton (C)
- Edward J Manley
- Janet E Menhinick
- Kenneth J Darvill
- Stephen A Rossiter
- Douglas J Beaumont
- David Phillipson
- Colin M Lee
- Claire F Roulstone
First Royal on the bells
Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 47mins (7)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by A J Cox
- Janet E Archibald
- Linda M Garton
- Christine M Carter
- Roger Baldwin (C)
- Michael R Crockett
- S Kathleen M Baldwin
- Mary E Holden
- Russell A Brown
- John P Loveless
- Frank W Rivett
Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 52mins (11-2-6)
5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal
Composed by James Clatworthy
- Catherine M A Lane
- John P Loveless (C)
- Janet E Archibald
- Julia A Lysaght
- Christine M Carter
- Michael R Crockett
- Frank W Rivett
- Russell A Brown
- Mary E Holden
- Linda M Garton
First in method, 6
Portsmouth (Portsea), Hampshire
St Mary
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 59mins (17)
5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Arr. J W Belshaw
- Stephanie J Pattenden
- Linda J Etherington
- Jane E Deadman
- Hugh J W Wilkinson
- Philip R Down
- Stephen J Beckingham
- James W Belshaw (C)
- Colin R Spencer
Prestbury, Cheshire
St Peter
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 51mins (14)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by R W Lee (No. 1)
- Gail L Randall
- Joanne R Fielding
- Ben Hockenhull
- Caroline J Champion
- Duncan G Walker
- Alan H Champion
- Andrew C D Mayes
- Simon R Holden (C)
For Society peal weekend.
Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset
St Michael
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 55mins (10 cwt)
5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal
Composed by BYROC
- Donald B Carter
- Susan M Stott
- Andrea B Beaumont
- Deborah M Talbott
- Helen Phillips
- Andrew J Mead
- Hilary A Beresford
- Stuart P B Talbott
- Clifford R Nicholls
- Joseph St J Beaumont (C)
SRCY peal weekend
Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 36mins (16)
5088 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Brian D Price
(4 methods; 1344 each Cambridge, Superlative, 1248 Bristol, 1152 London, 78 changes of method, all the work)
- Patricia A M Halls
- Ruth Curtis
- Sally A Brown
- Andrew J Cairns
- Peter S Lacy
- Richard C L Brown
- Ian Butters (C)
- Paul F Curtis
For the Society's peal weekend.
Stonham Aspal, Suffolk
SS Mary and Lambert
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 57mins (23)
5021 Grandsire Caters
Composed by M Powell (Arr. CMP)
- Frances E Haynes
- Simon A Rudd
- Susan E Marsden
- Benjamin F Ricketts
- Peter J Waterfield
- Roy A Meads
- Christian M Peckham (C)
- Anthony P Cotton
- Timothy J Peverett
- Simon Humphrey
Sutton, Surrey
All Saints, Benhilton
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 2mins (13-2-6)
5120 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by A J Cox
- Ian R Fielding (C)
- Simon J Davies
- Shirley E McGill
- Richard M Hobbs
- Lee Pinnington
- Benjamin D Constant
- Jason R Turnock
- Oliver D Cross
On SRCY peal weekend.
Washington, District of Columbia
The Old Post Office Tower
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 15mins (26)
5040 Plain Bob Caters
Composed by DF Morrison, no. 1622
- Theresa Rice
- Eileen J Butler
- Derek Wilsden
- Gregory J Watson
- Elisabeth Trumpler
- Bruce N Butler
- B Haley Barnett
- Donald Trumpler
- Alexander T Taft III (C)
- Christian J Haller
Celebrating Bruce and Eileen's 25th Wedding Anniversary, and for the Society's Peal Weekend
Whitchurch, Hampshire
All Hallows
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 3hrs 10mins (26-1-4)
5082 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Peter W J Sheppard (No.4)
- Dennis A Chapman
- Maureen J Hanney
- Elizabeth J Hetherington
- Sarah E Hutchinson
- Martin Press
- Christine R Hill
- Colin J Butler
- Peter W J Sheppard (C)
- Malcolm M Powell
- Peter W Hill
Rung for the Society peal weekend.
Wimbledon, Surrey
St Mary
Saturday, 21 November 2009 in 2hrs 54mins (10-3-16)
5152 Adelaide Surprise Major
Composed by I R Fielding
- Lee Pinnington
- Shirley E McGill
- Jason R Turnock
- Simon J Davies
- Richard M Hobbs
- Oliver D Cross
- Benjamin D Constant
- Ian R Fielding (C)
On SRCY peal weekend.
Allendale, Northumberland
St Cuthbert
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 48mins (10-0-09)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by M B Davies
- Anne E Davies
- Jeremy Housden
- Kristopher King
- Barbara Davies
- Karen Dickinson
- Christine Richardson
- Stephen A Croxall (C)
- Ronald R Warford
SRCY Peal Weekend
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
St Giles
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 47mins (8 cwt)
5184 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Simon Humphrey
- Katherine J Firman
- Beryl R Norris
- Ann Davies
- Valerie J Simmonds
- Janet E Menhinick
- Patricia M Newton
- Anne L Rueff
- Claire F Roulstone (C)
Rung for the Society peal weekend. Remembering Ann Bethell, whose 60th birthday would have been on 22nd November.
Claremont, Western Australia
Christ Church
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 29mins (6-1-21)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by Roger Bailey
- Roger B Lubbock (C)
- Amanda J Harris
- Patricia Lubbock
- Richard C Offen
- Michael C Bryant
- Anthony R Mann
For the Society peal weekend.
Crimplesham, Norfolk
St Mary the Virgin
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 27mins (6)
5040 Stedman Doubles
40 extents, 10 callings and 1 x 240.
- Marion A Robinson
- Janet M Yeo
- Philip D Bailey
- Andrew J Davey
- Peter J Waterfield (C)
First of Stedman Doubles - 2.
Circled the tower to peals - 3.
Ickleton, Cambridgeshire
St Mary Magdalene
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 3hrs 2mins (18-2-21)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox
- Linda M Garton
- Julia A Lysaght
- Michael H D O'Callaghan
- Michael R Crockett
- Geoffrey S Perryman
- Russell A Brown
- Frank W Rivett
- John P Loveless (C)
First in method, 4
Londonthorpe, Lincolnshire
Woodcote House
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 35mins (14)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by MCW Sherwood
- 1–2Emma J Southerington
- 3–4Susan A Faull
- 5–6Christopher J Sharp (C)
- 7–8Andrew J Davey
For the Society's peal weekend
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Trumpington, SS Mary and Michael
Friday, 20 November 2009 in 2hrs 44mins (10cwt)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
Composed by A J Pitman
(4m: 1280 Cambridge, London & Superlative, 1184 Bristol: 110 com, atw)
- Michael R Crockett
- George Unsworth
- Julia A Lysaght
- E Jane Sibson
- Linda M Garton
- Derek E Sibson (C)
- Russell A Brown
- Simon A Rudd
Spitalfields, Greater London
Christ Church
Thursday, 19 November 2009 in 2hrs 58mins (17-1-10)
5024 Golden Heart Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison
- Douglas J Beaumont
- Ian G Campbell
- Joanna K Dorling
- Frank W Rivett
- Alan Regin
- Russell A Brown
- Stephen A Wheeler (C)
- Richard M Hobbs
First peal in the method.
-58-1458-58-38.14-14.58-14-58 LH 12
Rung to the memory of Dennis Esquilant and with the bands best wishes to Sandra Esquilant, landlady of the Golden Heart for the past 30 years.