Peals rung for the Ladies Guild

2025

CHERINGTON Warkickshire St John the Baptist

Saturday, 8 March 2025 in 2h 54 (5–3–22 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1  Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

2. Alison Lee

3  Eliza I Lewis-Skeath

4. Sue McCouaig

5  Rosemary K Hemmings (C)

6  Sally A Austin

1st as C. 1st for the Ladies Guild: 3. Associating Katie Lane. Celebrating International Women’s Day.

Our IWD performances were accompanied by donations to Refuge (supporting women and child victims of domestic abuse) and Womankind (strengthening women's movements and changing the lives of women and girls around the world).

CHILTON, Oxfordshire, All Saints

Thursday, 13 February 2025 in 2h 42 (7–2–3 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor (Composed by Traditional)

1 Joanne P Druce

2 Patricia M Davidson

3 Rosemary K Hemmings

4 Millie C Gall

5 Catherine M A Lane

6 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

First for the Ladies Guild: 1,4. First minor: 4. First surprise minor: 3. First surprise as C.

The photo shows the band, front row 1-3 back row 4 - 6, both left to right.

2022

BLETCHINGDON, Oxfordshire, St Giles

Tuesday, 5 July 2022 in 2h 49 (8–0–1 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

   1  Sue McCouaig

   2  Sarah Thomas

   3  Sue Roderick

   4  Sally A Austin

 5  Rosemary K Hemmings

 6  Alison T Merryweather-Clarke (C)

First peal for the Ladies Guild for all. First peal of minor as conductor.

Rung by members of the South Midlands District in celebration of the election of Elizabeth Smith (South Midlands District Vice President) as President of the Ladies Guild.

2018

WONSTON, Hampshire, Holy Trinity

Thursday, 6 September 2018 in 2h 58 (8–0–20)

5040 Minor (3m. Extents 1, 3, 5-7 Plain Bob; 2 Cambridge Surprise, 4 St Clements College Bob)

   1  Mary Sterry

   2  Polly Osborne

   3  Maureen J Hanney

   4  Patricia M Davidson

   5  Janet C Garnett (C)

   6  Marina Warner

Rung in loving memory of Valerie Keel, a ringer here at Wonston for over 30 years. Val, as she was affectionately known, lost her battle with a long illness on April 3rd. A member of the Ladies Guild for many years during which time she served as both District Secretary and latterly as District Treasurer. 1st peal for the Ladies Guild: 1 & 3.

WONSTON, Hampshire, Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 6 September 2017 in 2h 44 (8–0–20)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

   1  Vicki Rowse

   2  Polly Osborne

   3  Laura Amor

   4  Patricia M Davidson

   5  Judith J Williamson

   6  Christine R Hill (C)

Rung by members of the Southern District. 1st peal with Ladies Guild: 1,3. 

2016

WONSTON, Hampshire, Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 7 September 2016 in 2h 53 (8–0–20)

5040 Minor (3m: 2 extents each Cambridge Surprise and St Clements, 3 extents Plain Bob)

1  Sheila C Matthews

2  Polly Osborne

3  Patricia M Davidson

4  Judith J Williamson

5  Christine R Hill (C)

6  Janet C Garnett

Rung by members of the Southern District (Polly, Patricia, Judith and Christine), with friends from the Western and Eastern Districts (Sheila and Janet).

BLO' NORTON, Norfolk, St Andrew

Sunday, 29 May 2016 in 2 hr 35 mins (8 in A♯) 

5040 Surprise Minor (7m: Norwich, York, Beverley, Surfleet, Ipswich, Bourne and Cambridge)

   1 Linda M Bullough 

   2 Ann-Malena Webb 

   3 Vanessa E Webster 

   4 Alison Daniels 

   5 Janet C Garnett (C) 

   6 Katie L Wright 

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and also as a compliment for their forthcoming significant birthdays to Betty Baines and Theo Crowder (Ringing Master and Vice-President of the Eastern District) and to the conductor. Also to celebrate the life of Edna Wakeling, long-term friend and neighbour of the treble ringer. 50th peal: 3; first peal for the Ladies Guild: 4 & 6.

2014

MATCHING, Essex, St Mary the Virgin

Sunday June 1, 2014 in 2h50 (7cwt) 

5040 Doubles (5m: 4 exts Rev Canterbury Pleasure B, 6 exts St Simon's B, 5 exts St Martin's B, 17 exts Plain B, 10 exts Grandsire) 

   1 JoAnne Rutter 

   2 Carol Wilkinson 

   3 Wendy Godden 

   4 Marina Warner 

   5 Janet C Garnett (C) 

   6 Helen Webb 

Rung as a 70th birthday compliment to Wendy Godden. Most methods in a peal: 3.

2013

HILTON, Cambridgeshire, St Mary Magdalene

Sunday February 10, 2013 in 2h50 (9cwt) 

5040 Plain Bob Minor 

   1 Valerie A Ridgman 

   2 Vanessa E Webster 

   3 Marina Warner 

   4 Catherine M Richardson 

   5 Janet C Garnett (C) 

   6 Barbara I Le Gallez 

Rung by Cambridgeshire members of the Ladies Guild in loving memory of Tony Baines, husband of Betty Baines, ringing master of the Ladies Guild Eastern District, whose funeral is on 11th February. 

First peal: 1, first peal of Minor (and second peal): 4. First peal for 25 years: 3

SHERFIELD ENGLISH, Hampshire, St Leonard

Wednesday September 4, 2013 in 2h55 (8cwt) 

5056 Plain Bob Major (Comp: J S Warboys)

   1 Teresa M Brown 

   2 Rosemary E Hill 

   3 Valerie J Williams 

   4 Elizabeth Davey 

   5 Polly Osborne 

   6 Patricia M Davidson 

   7 Judith J Williamson 

   8 Christine R Hill (C) 

Rung by members of the Southern District. 175th peal as conductor.

2012

BLO' NORTON, Norfolk, St Andrew

Saturday March 24, 2012 in 2h50 (8cwt)

5040 Minor (7m: Norwich, Cambridge S, Kent TB, Double Oxford, Pinehurst B, St Clement's CB, Buxton B)

  1 Carol Wilkinson (Essex) 

  2 Ann-Malena Webb (Norfolk) 

  3 Alison C Evans (Essex)

  4 Michelle Clutten (Norfolk)

  5 Janet C Garnett (Cambridgeshire)

  6 Lesley A Steed (C) (Suffolk)

Rung to mark the Centenary of the Ladies' Guild by a band made up of representatives of each county in the Eastern District. Also to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

WEST WRATTING, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew

Sunday October 7, 2012 in 2h43 (7cwt) 

5040 Doubles (5m: 10 exts Rev Canterbury Pleasure Pl; 4 exts each St Simon's, St Martin's Bob; 12 exts each Plain B, Grandsire) 

   1 Lynda K Lee 

   2 Catherine M Richardson 

   3 Carol Wilkinson 

   4 Vanessa E Webster 

   5 Janet C Garnett (C) 

   6 Jenny M Pell 

Rung by a band of Ladies’ Guild members from the Eastern District, to celebrate the centenary of the Ladies’ Guild. First peal: 2. First peal for the Ladies’ Guild: 1 & 6.