July Country Meeting 2019

Beverley

This year’s July Country weekend was based in Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the meeting held on Saturday 13th July. It was an ideal location for the event with a plethora of good bells in the surrounding area and a lovely town centre, dominated by Beverley Minster.

As usual the weekend started early with peal attempts on the Thursday and Friday, meaning some less insane members travelled up (or down) on the Wednesday. Never ones to back down from a challenge, we departed at 05:30 on the Thursday to drive the 200 miles to Escrick for a 10:00 meet. However, the distance seemed to have little effect on the ringing and all five peal attempts on the Thursday were scored.

Friday also involved another early start, this time an 08:30 meet at St Wilfrid, York. All of us then dashed to Selby for a peal of Avon. A very relaxing day! Peals were also scored at Elloughton, Hessle, Kirk Ella and Pocklington. We all congregated in the evening at The Tiger Inn for many, many pints of lemonade although all the grown ups seemed to prefer the ample selection of beer on offer!

The four peal attempts on the Saturday morning all had different start times; I was very pleased to be in the 12:30 start at Barrow upon Humber as I could have a nice lie-in after two early starts. My plans were thwarted by being dragged along to the inaugural Parkrun at Beverley, Westwood. It was definitely worth it for the extremely large full English breakfast afterwards, but I think I’ll stick with bell ringing!

Whilst we were venturing over the fantastic Humber Bridge to collect my third new county of the weekend, the general ringing tour went to St Mary’s Lowgate, Hull, Hull Minster, the newly augmented twelve at St Mary’s, Beverley and finished at Beverley Minster.

The meeting was held in St Mary’s Beverley and was preceded by refreshments including very tasty cakes. The meeting was relatively swift as we remembered David J R Martin who had recently passed away and elected one new member, P Barry Jones.

The especially keen stopped off for a drink on the way to Beverley Masonic Lodge which was the venue for the evening social. It comprised of a delicious “pie and pea supper” with gallons of gravy and lemon cheesecake (not together!) followed by a quiz which concluded a thoroughly enjoyable weekend.

I diligently returned to the accommodation but many continued late into the evening, enjoying the wild nightlife that Beverley has to offer.

Many thanks go to the Master, Ben Constant, for co-ordinating the weekend and to James Blackburn and John Atkinson for organising the towers and the Saturday social, to Neville Pailing for hosting the challenging quiz for us and to David Wilson for the splendid array of cakes he provided before the meeting.

Daniel Page

Peals rung on Bellboard

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14 peals so far have been rung for the Society July Country meeting.

Barrow upon Humber, Lincolnshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 13 July 2019 in 3hrs 8mins (16-1-8 in E)
5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by A G Reading

  1. Daniel J Page
  2. Ruth Curtis
  3. Elizabeth A Hibbert
  4. Penelope J V Sharpe
  5. Felicity S Warwick
  6. Anthony P Cotton
  7. Paul F Curtis
  8. Andrew W Gordon
  9. Graham A Duke
  10. Jack E Page (C)
  11. Edward R Mack
  12. David A Warwick

Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Priory Church of St Mary
Saturday, 13 July 2019 in 3hrs 30mins (25-2-14 in D)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

  1. Joanna K Dorling
  2. Geraldine R Forster
  3. David C Bath
  4. Ian G Mills
  5. Barry D Mack
  6. Alan Regin
  7. John P Loveless (C)
  8. Thomas B Mack

Dedicated to Rev Maxine Waller, made Deacon on 30th June 2019, to serve as Curate at Bridlington Priory.
On SRCY Country Weekend in East Yorkshire

Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Augustine
Saturday, 13 July 2019 in 3hrs 14mins (17-1-19 in E)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by D G Hull (No 1)

  1. Alistair M Donaldson
  2. Sally A Brown
  3. Janet E Menhinick
  4. Margaret H Ross
  5. Michael H D O'Callaghan
  6. Michael Angrave
  7. Ian Roulstone
  8. Claire F Roulstone (C)

1900th peal: 7.

Elloughton, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Mary
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 2hrs 39mins (6-1-5 in B)
5040 Surprise Minor
1 extent each Berwick, Wooler, Bamborough, Cunecastre, York, Northumberland & Warkworth

  1. Josephine D Horton
  2. John J Ford
  3. Paul A Cammiade
  4. Christopher M Mansfield
  5. Matthew J L Durham (C)
  6. Russell A Brown

Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 2hrs 54mins (13-3-4 in F#)
5024 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by Alan G Reading

  1. Ruth Curtis
  2. Christine B J de Cordova
  3. Penelope J V Sharpe
  4. Russell A Brown
  5. Anthony P Cotton
  6. Alistair M Donaldson
  7. Andrew W Gordon
  8. Paul F Curtis (C)

Kirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Andrew
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 3hrs 17mins (19-0-12 in E)
5152 Glasgow Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

  1. Matthew J L Durham (C)
  2. Elizabeth A Hibbert
  3. Edward R Mack
  4. Gary J Audley
  5. Ian G Campbell
  6. Christopher M Mansfield
  7. Ian Butters
  8. Thomas B Mack

Rung in memory of Elizabeth Daniels (nee Bibby), one year after her passing. Elizabeth was a member of the congregation and local band at Kirk Ella and Great Aunt to Thomas and Edward.

Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 2hrs 59mins (17-0-1 in E)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Ian Butters no 387

  1. Anthony P Cotton
  2. Rosemary J Duke
  3. Elizabeth A Hibbert
  4. Ruth Curtis
  5. Graham A Duke
  6. Barry D Mack
  7. Paul F Curtis
  8. Ian Butters (C)

To mark the 50th anniversary, today, of 5's election to this Society. Also rung in memoriam Susan E Marshall, a former member of this Society, who died recently.

Selby, North Yorkshire
Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 3hrs 31mins (25-2-20 in D)
5088 Avon Delight Maximus
Composed by A G Reading

  1. Felicity S Warwick
  2. Claire F Roulstone
  3. Jack E Page (C)
  4. David C Bath
  5. Daniel J Page
  6. Timothy R Forster
  7. David A Warwick
  8. Jennifer A Town
  9. Roger S Riley
  10. Alan Regin
  11. Ian Roulstone
  12. Benjamin D Constant

York, North Yorkshire
St Wilfrid
Friday, 12 July 2019 in 3hrs 4mins (18-1-21 in F)
5120 Spliced Surprise Royal
Composed by Robert C Kippin
5m: 1120 London No.3, 1000 each of Bristol, Cambridge, Superlative No.2 and Yorkshire, with 116 changes of method and all the work.

  1. Timothy R Forster
  2. David A Warwick (C)
  3. Joanna K Dorling
  4. Felicity S Warwick
  5. Daniel J Page
  6. Ian Roulstone
  7. Benjamin D Constant
  8. Claire F Roulstone
  9. Alan Regin
  10. Jack E Page

Escrick, North Yorkshire
St Helen
Thursday, 11 July 2019 in 3hrs 29mins (34-2-10 in C)
5090 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3m)
Composed by A G Reading
1728 Yorkshire, 1682 Bristol, 1680 Cambridge, 37 com, atw.

  1. Ruth Curtis
  2. Daniel J Page
  3. Joanna K Dorling
  4. Felicity S Warwick
  5. Jack E Page (C)
  6. Timothy R Forster
  7. Luke G Groom
  8. Ian Butters
  9. Paul F Curtis
  10. Ian G Campbell
  11. Alan Regin
  12. David A Warwick

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire
St James
Thursday, 11 July 2019 in 2hrs 49mins (12-1-5 in F#)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
720 each of Annable's London, London, York, Durham, Bourne, Norwich and Cambridge

  1. Christine B Potter
  2. Claire F Roulstone
  3. Janet E Menhinick
  4. Michael H D O'Callaghan
  5. Ian Roulstone
  6. Andrew W Gordon (C)

Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Patrick
Thursday, 11 July 2019 in 2hrs 54mins (10-0-24 in F#)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
Composed by A J Pitman
4 methods: 1280 each Cambridge, London, Superlative; 1184 Bristol. 110 changes of method, all the work.

  1. Roderick R Horton
  2. Elizabeth A Hibbert
  3. David C Bath
  4. John J Ford
  5. Benjamin D Constant
  6. Ian G Mills
  7. Ian Roulstone (C)
  8. Claire F Roulstone

Roos, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints
Thursday, 11 July 2019 in 2hrs 41mins (12-3-11 in F)
5124 Rocket Pole Alliance Major
Composed by Ian Butters no 767

  1. Gary J Audley
  2. Ruth Curtis
  3. Jack E Page
  4. Ian Butters (C)
  5. Andrew W Gordon
  6. Paul F Curtis
  7. Graham A Duke
  8. Alan Regin

Thorne, South Yorkshire
St Nicholas
Thursday, 11 July 2019 in 2hrs 50mins (14-1-14 in F#)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by FH Dexter's No.2 variation of Thurstan's

  1. David A Warwick (C)
  2. Elizabeth J Cranfield
  3. Felicity S Warwick
  4. Daniel J Page
  5. Luke G Groom
  6. Anthony P Cotton
  7. Timothy R Forster
  8. Russell A Brown