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Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

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Ringers
  1. Alan Regin 2385 (70 as C)
  2. Derek E Sibson 1776 (1554 as C)
  3. Simon J Davies 1317 (6 as C)
  4. E Jane Sibson 1211 (1 as C)
  5. Ian G Campbell 1205 (1 as C)
  6. Ian R Fielding 1203 (683 as C)
  7. Graham A Duke 1172 (160 as C)
  8. John P Loveless 1054 (487 as C)
  9. Richard M Hobbs 1027 (129 as C)
  10. Shirley E McGill 1023 (1 as C)
 
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Conductors
  1. Derek E Sibson 1554
  2. Ian R Fielding 683
  3. Stephen A Wheeler 552
  4. John P Loveless 487
  5. Jack E Page 287
  6. Roger Baldwin 274
  7. Ian Roulstone 233
  8. George Newson 227
  9. Graham A Duke 160
  10. Dennis Beresford 150
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Shoreditch, St Leonard 1010
  2. Spitalfields, Christ Church 233
  3. Westminster, St Martin in the Fields 122
  4. Watford, 15 Harford Drive 99
  5. Trumpington, St Mary & Michael 84
  6. Barton Seagrave, St Botolph 74
  7. Edmonton, All Saints 71
  8. West Ham, All Saints 63
  9. Highgate, St Anne 60
  10. Hackney, St John 51
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Spliced Surprise Major 1026
  2. Bristol Surprise Major 728
  3. Surprise Minor 359
  4. London Surprise Major 314
  5. Grandsire Triples 296
  6. Yorkshire Surprise Major 276
  7. Stedman Cinques 268
  8. Bristol Surprise Maximus 244
  9. Plain Bob Major 212
  10. Kent Treble Bob Major 206
Methods
 

Waldron, East Sussex
All Saints
Friday, 14 November 2008 in 2hrs 51mins (12-0-7)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton

  1. Peter M Wilkinson
  2. Valerie J Howard
  3. Philip R Down
  4. Catherine S Finn
  5. Frank W Lewis
  6. Alan R Baldock (C)
  7. P Jonathan Franklin
  8. Colin R Spencer
Peal No: 6553

Ashchurch, Gloucestershire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 40mins (11-2-24)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Stanley Jenner
5 methods: 1280 Cambridge, Superlative, 960 Bristol, 800 London, Rutland, 135 changes of method.

  1. Benjamin D Kipling
  2. Elizabeth A Coke
  3. Carole A Wood
  4. Simon R Holden
  5. Richard L Thumwood
  6. Joanne R Fielding
  7. Mary E Holden (C)
  8. Andrew J Wood
Peal No: 6554

Beeston, Nottinghamshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 0mins (17-1-14)
5040 Southwell Surprise Royal
Composed by John H Fielden

  1. Sally A Mason
  2. Simon Humphrey
  3. Christine M Langton
  4. Ian D Butters (C)
  5. David J T Wilson
  6. Andrew J Davey
  7. Emma J Southerington
  8. Andrew J Cairns
  9. Ronald R Warford
  10. Colin M Lee
Peal No: 6555

Bristol, Bristol
St Stephen the Martyr
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 13mins (19-1-17)
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by J Alan Ainsworth

  1. Rebecca J Cox
  2. Christine Andrew
  3. Hilary A Beresford
  4. Andrea B Beaumont
  5. Susan M Stott
  6. Deborah M Talbott
  7. Joseph St J Beaumont (C)
  8. Stuart P B Talbott
  9. Clifford R Nicholls
  10. Anthony J Cox
  11. Andrew J Mead
  12. Donald B Carter
Peal No: 6556

Broadclyst, Devon
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 6mins (20-0-25)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

  1. Ruth E Reeves
  2. Susan M Sawyer
  3. Ann Smith
  4. Alison C Waterson
  5. Janet M Coles
  6. David J Garton
  7. Ian V J Smith
  8. Pauline C Champion (C)
Peal No: 6557

Claverley, Shropshire
All Saints
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 9mins (15-1-7)
5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison
No.1233

  1. Andrew D Hodgson
  2. Heather A Kippin
  3. Paul J Lewis
  4. Ann S Thompson
  5. Caroline J Champion
  6. Geoffrey M Brewin
  7. Stuart D Piper
  8. Richard J Clements (C)
Peal No: 6558

Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 59mins (13-3-10)
5152 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Richard J Angrave
No.4

  1. Philip W Gay
  2. Alison M Harvey
  3. Ruth M Border
  4. Richard J Angrave (C)
  5. Jennifer A Harvey
  6. Neil W Harvey
  7. Michael Angrave
  8. Andrew W Harvey
Peal No: 6559

Clifton, Bedfordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 53mins (10-0-6)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton

  1. John P Loveless (C)
  2. Michael R Crockett
  3. Julia A Lysaght
  4. Rosemary H Buckle
  5. Philippa M Whittington
  6. Frank W Rivett
  7. Russell A Brown
  8. Margaret Whiteley
Peal No: 6560

Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire
St Michael
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 52mins (9-3-0)
5056 Cornwall Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison

  1. Fiona M Wheeler
  2. Joanna K Dorling
  3. Penelope J V Sharpe
  4. Catherine N Merlane
  5. John J Ford
  6. Alan Regin
  7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
  8. Ian G Campbell
Peal No: 6561

Hinckley, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 5mins (22-0-6)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Joseph J Parker
Twelve part

  1. Philip W Gay (C)
  2. Michael Angrave
  3. Angela S Preston
  4. Andrew J Preston
  5. Andrew W Harvey
  6. Ian N Robinson
  7. Richard J Angrave
  8. Neil W Harvey
Peal No: 6562

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 49mins (9-0-16)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

  1. Robert T Kakuk (C)
  2. Donald Trumpler
  3. Elisabeth Trumpler
  4. Mark R Rizzo
  5. Kathryn F Almy
  6. Britt E Hartenberger
  7. Linda C Woodford
  8. Margaret I Miller
Peal No: 6563

Kettering, Northamptonshire
SS Peter & Paul
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 11mins (21-1-2)
5040 Cytringan Surprise Royal
Composed by James Clatworthy

  1. Anne P Cook
  2. James E Benner
  3. E Jane Sibson
  4. Benjamin F Ricketts
  5. Christopher J Groome
  6. Peter J Blight
  7. Michael H D O'Callaghan
  8. Derek E Sibson (C)
  9. Ian N Willgress
  10. Andrew W Gordon
Peal No: 6564

Longstanton, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 49mins (7-2-11)
5088 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by Stanley Jenner

  1. Michael R Crockett
  2. Julia A Lysaght
  3. Samantha L George
  4. John P Loveless (C)
  5. Charlotte M Smith
  6. Russell A Brown
  7. Frank W Rivett
  8. Linda M Garton
Peal No: 6565

New York, New York, United States of America
Trinity Church
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 5mins (23-3-17)
5060 Plain Bob Cinques
Composed by Donald F Morrison
No.2849

  1. Danielle M Morse
  2. B Haley Barnett
  3. John S Danaher
  4. Donald F Morrison (C)
  5. Theresa M Rice
  6. Kristine K Fowler
  7. Gregory J Watson
  8. Elaine M Hansen
  9. John E Schreiner
  10. Alexander T Taft III
  11. Jason R Turnock
  12. J Chapman Knott
Peal No: 6566

Newmarket, Suffolk
Mindinho le Tower Campanile
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 30mins (0-0-9)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Anthony J Cox

  1. Philip D Bailey
  2. Katharine J Salter
  3. Joan Garrett
  4. Peter J Waterfield (C)
  5. Ruth Eagle
  6. Susan E Marsden
  7. Ian M Holland
  8. Phillip J Wilding
  9. Christian M Peckham
  10. Anthony P Cotton
Peal No: 6567

Norton, Hertfordshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 55mins (9-0-2)
5184 Ealing Surprise Major
Composed by Stanley Jenner

  1. Geoffrey Dodds
  2. Sheila M Cheesman
  3. Margaret M Horritt
  4. Christine M Carter
  5. Geoffrey T Horritt
  6. Charles F Pocock
  7. Graham A Duke
  8. Richard E Sales (C)
Peal No: 6568

Norwich, Norfolk
St George Colegate
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 30mins (9-2-24)
5040 Surprise Minor
7 methods: One extent each of Norfolk, Cambridge, Beverley, Surfleet, London, Wells and Norwich.

  1. Maureen P Cubitt
  2. Faith J Pearce
  3. Edward C Westlake
  4. Richard A Turk
  5. Jonathan M Spreadbury
  6. Stephen J Day (C)
Peal No: 6569

Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 46mins (11-2-6)
5079 Stedman Caters
Composed by J M Hadley Hunter

  1. Katharine J Firman
  2. Ann Davies
  3. Janet E Menhinick
  4. Catherine M A Lane
  5. Kenneth J Darvill (C)
  6. Diana M Bridle
  7. David Phillipson
  8. Douglas J Beaumont
  9. Stephen A Rossiter
  10. Patricia M Newton
Peal No: 6570

Petworth, Sussex
St Mary
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 55mins (18-0-9)
5024 Lessness Surprise Major
Arranged by James W Belshaw

  1. Stephanie J Pattenden
  2. Elizabeth A Hibbert
  3. Philip R Down
  4. Peter M Wilkinson
  5. Geoffrey C Rix
  6. Ian P Hastilow
  7. James W Belshaw (C)
  8. Colin R Spencer
Peal No: 6571

Rendham, Suffolk
St Michael
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 53mins (10-2-21)
5090 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen D Pettman

  1. Brian E Whiting
  2. Mary S Garner
  3. Mary E Dunbavin
  4. Katherine J Eagle
  5. Kevin S Hohl
  6. Stephen D Pettman (C)
  7. Adrian Knights
  8. Jonathan J Stevens
Peal No: 6572

Shap, Cumbria
St Michael
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 40mins (7-2-19)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
7 extents

  1. Alison J Brittliff (C)
  2. Anne E Pettifor
  3. Diana J Handley
  4. Robert Cater
  5. Nicholas C Tithecott
  6. Julia R Cater
Peal No: 6573

Southampton, Hampshire
The Church of the Ascension, Bitterne Park
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 51mins (8-1-13)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Peter W J Sheppard

  1. Rebecca L Dunnett
  2. Mark B Place
  3. Peter W Hill
  4. Janice E Higgins
  5. Nicola E Firminger
  6. Philip A L Rioch
  7. David J Forder
  8. Stephen Borman
  9. Jonathan C Hetherington
  10. Peter W J Sheppard (C)
Peal No: 6574

St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 15mins (24-0-3)
5055 Stedman Caters
Composed by Robert E J Dennis
Arranged by Donald F Morrison

  1. Graham A Duke
  2. Rosemary J Duke
  3. Janet L Penney
  4. Christine M Carter
  5. Janet E Archibald
  6. Barry D Mack (C)
  7. Andrew V Brown
  8. Thomas B Mack
  9. Richard E Sales
  10. Brian C Watson
Peal No: 6575

Warnham, Sussex
St Margaret
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 2mins (14-2-11)
5080 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Robert W Lee
No.1

  1. Roger G Bull
  2. Beryl R Norris
  3. Anne M Anthony
  4. Karen M White
  5. Sally A Schupke
  6. Jonathan H B Deane
  7. Anne L Rueff
  8. J Richard Anthony
  9. Nicholas M W Haggett
  10. Julian Morgan (C)
Peal No: 6576

West Malling, Kent
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 54mins (10-1-9)
5056 Cassiobury Surprise Major
Composed by Stanley Jenner

  1. Valerie J Howard
  2. Jacqueline M Barlow
  3. Nigel F C Gale
  4. Diana R Wraight
  5. Ian H Oram
  6. David W Grimwood
  7. Thomas M Barlow
  8. Stanley Jenner (C)
Peal No: 6577

Withyham, East Sussex
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 2hrs 53mins (15-0-9)
5120 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

  1. Shirley E McGill
  2. Benjamin D Constant
  3. Lee Pinnington
  4. Richard M Hobbs
  5. Alexander J Britton
  6. Oliver D Cross
  7. Ian K Bushell
  8. Ian R Fielding (C)
Peal No: 6578

Wrotham, Kent
St George
Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 3hrs 9mins (20-0-10)
5120 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Alan G Reading
Arranged by Graham M Bradshaw

  1. Ann Jenner
  2. Christine M Webb
  3. Damien S Smith
  4. Ian Q Smith
  5. Paul J Flavell (C)
  6. Nicholas J Wilkins
  7. Martin W Marshall
  8. Peter I Harrison
Peal No: 6579

Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 39mins (7-2-7)
5024 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by David W Beard

  1. Patricia A M Halls
  2. Judith S McCoy
  3. Sally A Mason
  4. Timothy J Peverett
  5. Peter W McCoy
  6. Peter S Lacy
  7. Ronald R Warford
  8. Andrew J Cairns (C)
Peal No: 6580

Campton, Bedfordshire
All Saints
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 30mins (6-2-10)
5058 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison

  1. E Jane Sibson
  2. Julia A Lysaght
  3. Andrew J Davey
  4. Michael R Crockett
  5. Emma J Southerington
  6. Derek E Sibson (C)
  7. Russell A Brown
  8. Graham A Duke
Peal No: 6581

City of London, Cheapside
St Mary le Bow
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 3hrs 27mins (41-3-21)
5040 Avon Delight Maximus
Composed by Peter Border

  1. Paul A Caruana
  2. Joanne R Fielding
  3. Gabrielle L Cowcill
  4. Thomas B Mack
  5. Mary E Holden
  6. Nicholas M W Haggett
  7. Martin J Bright
  8. Simon R Holden (C)
  9. Colin M Lee
  10. Peter I Harrison
  11. Jonathan C Hetherington
  12. Oliver D Cross
Peal No: 6582

Edinburgh, Lothian
St Andrew and St George
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 57mins (14-2-23)
5040 Surprise Minor
5 methods: (1) London, (2) Wells, (3) London, Wells, (4) Beverley, (5) Surfleet, (6) Beverley, Surfleet, (7) Cambridge.

  1. Helen M Brotherton
  2. William A Brotherton
  3. Tina R Stoecklin
  4. Stephen A Elwell-Sutton
  5. Matthew D Hetherington
  6. Matthew J Edwards (C)
Peal No: 6583

Great Hampton, Worcestershire
St Andrew
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 49mins (12-2-4)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Ian R Fielding

  1. Margaret A Edwards
  2. Fiona M Wheeler
  3. Joanna K Dorling
  4. Penelope J V Sharpe
  5. John J Ford
  6. Catherine N Merlane
  7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
  8. Alan Regin
Peal No: 6584

Grundisburgh, Suffolk
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 55mins (9-2-24)
5050 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Brian E Whiting

  1. Adrian Knights
  2. Christine A Knight
  3. Mary S Garner
  4. Joan Garrett
  5. Mary E Dunbavin
  6. Richard A Knight
  7. Kevin S Hohl
  8. Jonathan J Stevens
  9. Brian E Whiting
  10. Stephen D Pettman (C)
Peal No: 6585

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America
Kalamazoo College
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 31mins (15)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by William Hudson

  1. 1–2Elisabeth Trumpler
  2. 3–4Donald Trumpler (C)
  3. 5–6Robert T Kakuk
  4. 7–8Margaret I Miller
Peal No: 6586

Keele, Staffordshire
Woodlands
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 3mins (0-3-19)
5040 Treble Dodging Minor
7 methods: One extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, London, Wells, York, Durham, Cambridge and Norwich Surprise.

  1. Alison M Harvey
  2. Paul J Lewis
  3. Steven J Harvey
  4. Neil W Harvey
  5. Michael Angrave
  6. Philip W Gay (C)
Peal No: 6587

Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
27 Shackleton Close
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 44mins (15)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by Roy LeMarechal

  1. 1–2Vivienne Johnson
  2. 3–4Susan A Faull
  3. 5–6Christopher J Sharp (C)
  4. 7–8Emma J Southerington
  5. 9–10Andrew J Davey
Peal No: 6588

Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 50mins (7-1-12)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by PWJ Sheppard

  1. Catherine M A Lane
  2. Anne M Anthony
  3. Christine M Carter
  4. Janet E Menhinick
  5. Michael H D O'Callaghan
  6. Hugh J W Wilkinson
  7. Benjamin D Kipling
  8. Edward J W Manley
  9. Claire F Roulstone
  10. Ian Roulstone (C)
Peal No: 6589

Terling, Essex
All Saints
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 49mins (11-1-13)
5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison
No.2056

  1. Vicki L Chapman
  2. Paul A Cammiade
  3. Cecile Cross
  4. Yvonne A Towler
  5. Christina D A Brewster
  6. Colin F Chapman
  7. David L Sparling
  8. James L Towler (C)
Peal No: 6590

Watford, Hertfordshire
15 Harford Drive
Sunday, 16 November 2008 in 2hrs 22mins (14 in C#)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by John S Warboys

  1. 1–2S Kathleen M Baldwin
  2. 3–4Kevin I Lucas
  3. 5–6Roger Baldwin (C)
  4. 7–8Paul A Cammiade
Peal No: 6591

Marietta, Georgia, United States of America
St James
Monday, 17 November 2008 in 2hrs 29mins (5-1-5)
5040 Minor
3 methods: 2 extents of Cambridge Surprise, St Clement's College Bob, 3 extents of Plain Bob.

  1. Eileen J Butler
  2. Kathryn E Tucker
  3. Catherine P Brown
  4. Derek J Wilsden
  5. Christian J Haller
  6. Bruce N Butler (C)
Peal No: 6592

Northallerton, North Yorkshire
All Saints
Monday, 17 November 2008 in 3hrs 1min (17-2-15)
5002 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by David G Hull
No.11

  1. David V Craggs
  2. Christine Richardson
  3. Jennifer A Town
  4. Christopher H Enzor
  5. G Jessica Durham
  6. Michael J Pickup
  7. Matthew J L Durham (C)
  8. Stephen A Croxall
  9. Paul D A Mills
  10. Kristopher King
Peal No: 6593

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 in 3hrs 16mins (25-1-11)
5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by David G Hull

  1. Richard M Hobbs
  2. Joanna K Dorling
  3. James W Belshaw
  4. Mary E Holden
  5. Peter J Blight
  6. John S Barnes
  7. Benjamin D Kipling
  8. Frank W Rivett
  9. Graham A Duke
  10. Derek E Sibson (C)
  11. Colin J E Wyld
  12. Alan Regin

To mark the 80th anniversary of the first peal of Surprise Maximus for the Society, which was on 17th November 1928 in this tower.

Peal No: 6594

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