Quarter Peals in 2019

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, 19/12/2019

Thursday, 19th December 2019 (7-2-16 in G)

1320 Surprise Minor (2m: 720 Beverley, 600 Cambridge)

 1 Annemarie Adams

 2 JoAnne Rutter

 3 Wendy Godden

 4 Hilary Stearn

 5 Janet Garnett (C)

 6 Marina Warner

1st Beverley in a quarter: 3.

Rung as a get-well compliment to Alwyn Brock.


1260 Mixed doubles (6m: 240 each of St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Simons and St Martins; 60 of Grandsire.)

 1  Wendy Godden

 2  Annemarie Adams

 3  Hilary Stearn

 4  Marina Warner

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  JoAnne Rutter

For Christmas.


Both rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District.

Hilton, Cambridgeshire, St Mary Magdalene, 05/12/2019

Thursday, 5th December 2019 (9–0–15 in G♯)

1320 Bourne Surprise Minor

 1 Elaine Woolward

 2 Vanessa E Webster

 3 Sharon Williams

 4 JoAnne Rutter

 5 Janet Garnett (C)

 6 Marina Warner

1st in method: 3.


1260 Plain Bob Minor

 1  JoAnne Rutter

 2  Elaine Woolward

 3  Sharon Williams

 4  Marina Warner

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  Vanessa E Webster

Called with all singles.


Both rung by Cambridgeshire members of the Ladies' Guild.

Pattishall, Northamptonshire, Holy Cross, 21/11/2019

Thursday, 21 November 2019 in 48 minutes (11–2–24 in G)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1  Charlotte A Holmes

2  Sue McCouaig

3  Sue Roderick

4  Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

5  Rosemary K Hemmings (C)

6  Sarah Thomas

Rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild

Rayne, Essex, All Saints, 21/11/2019

Thursday, 21 November 2019 (6–2–5 in B♭)

1260 Mixed Doubles (4m: Plain Bob, St Martin's, St Simon's and Grandsire)

1  Susan Sherrington

2  JoAnne Rutter

3  Wendy Godden

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett

6  Sandra Murphy

Jointly conducted by 2, 3, 4 & 5. Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District.

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 07/11/2019

Thursday, 7 November 2019 (7–1–6 in G)

1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor

 1 Wendy Godden

 2 Sharon Williams

 3 Annemarie Adams

 4 Hilary Stearn

 5 Janet Garnett (C)

 6 Vanessa E Webster

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District, as a compliment to Alwyn Brock, with best wishes for a speedy recovery and return to ringing.


1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

 1  Annemarie Adams

 2  Sharon Williams

 3  Wendy Godden

 4  Vanessa E Webster

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  Hilary Stearn

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District.

Minstead, Hampshire, All Saints, 01/11/2019

Friday, 1 November 2019

1320 All Saints Place Doubles

1  Polly Osborne (C)

2  Julie Hodkin

3  Mary Melbourne

4  Rosemary Rogers

5  Patricia M Davidson

1st in method: 2. Rung on the back 5 by members of Southern District to celebrate All Saints Day.

Wilburton, Cambridgeshire, St Peter, 24/10/2019

Thursday, 24 October 2019 (6–3–9 in G)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

 1 Sharon Williams

 2 Elaine Woolward

 3 Annemarie Adams

 4 JoAnne Rutter

 5 Janet Garnett (C)

 6 Marina Warner

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, in memory of Edward Smith, father of Sharon, who passed away on 22 September 2019.


1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor

 1  Elaine Woolward

 2  Sharon Williams

 3  Annemarie Adams

 4  Marina Warner

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  JoAnne Rutter

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, in memory of Elizabeth Holland Redden, mother of JoAnne, who would have been 94 on 20th October.

Bottisham and Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, 17/10/2019

Thursday, 17 October 2019 

Bottisham, Holy Trinity (11–0–7 in F)

1260 Mixed Doubles (7m: Winchenden Place, St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Martin's, St Simon's, Grandsire)

 1  Alwyn Brock

 2  Wendy Godden

 3  Hilary Stearn

 4  Helen Lewis

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  Vanessa E Webster

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, as a Golden Wedding Anniversary compliment to Wendy and Richard Godden.


Great Wilbraham, St Nicholas  (7–2–16 in G)

1260 Minor (2m: 720 Cambridge Surprise, 540 Plain Bob)

 1  Alwyn Brock

 2  Wendy Godden

 3  Hilary Stearn

 4  Helen Lewis

 5  Janet Garnett (C)

 6  Vanessa E Webster

 Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, as a farewell compliment to Val Banwell, Ladies Guild member, on her departure to Scotland later this month.

Farndon, Nottinghamshire, St Peter, 05/10/2019

Saturday, 5 October 2019 in 44m (9–0–18 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1  Christine Raithby

2  Janet Stevenson

3  Nicola L Eves (C)

4  Joan Bird

5  Marian Thomas

6  June Stanley


Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, St Mary, 05/10/2019

Saturday, 5 October 2019 in 42m (8–3–17 in A)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1  Debra Holmes

2  Jane Lynch

3  Sue Roderick

4  Janet Garnett (C)

5  Sandra G Jackson

6  Dawn Neville

7  Alison Williams

8  Rhiannon F Pugh

1st QP in method 5.

The photo shows the Ladies Guild quarter peal weekend group outside All Saints Stamford. Great day of ringing and even the weather was fantastic. Thanks to Elaine for organising the day.

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 03/10/2019

Thursday, 3 October 2019 (7–1–6 in G)

1272 Surprise Minor (2m: Norwich and Cambridge)

1  Hilary Stearn

2  Claire Willetts

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Annemarie Adams

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Vanessa E Webster

1320 Bourne Surprise Minor

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Vanessa E Webster

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Claire Willetts

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Hilary Stearn

Both rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District.

Sparsholt, Hampshire, St Stephen, 27/09/2019

Friday, 27 September 2019

1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 44m (7–1–20 in A)

1  Maureen Hanney

2  Patricia Davidson (C)

3  Rosemary Pegrum

4  Polly Osborne

5  Liz Davey

6  Mary Broadbridge

1st inside, 3. Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Southern District, following a training morning.

Stisted, Essex, All Saints, 19/09/2019

Thursday, 19 September 2019 in 43m (9–1–20 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 43m (9–1–20 in A♭) 

1  Sandra Murphy

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  Annemarie Adams

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Marina Warner

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District. 1st quarter peal: 1.


1260 Grandsire Doubles in 42m (9–1–20 in A♭)

1  Susan Sherrington

2  Wendy Godden

3  Gail Farrow

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Alwyn Brock

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Bodicote, Oxfordshire, St John the Baptist 07/09/2019

Saturday, 7 September 2019

1260 Plain Bob Triples in 48m (8–1–4 in A)

1 Brenda Day

2 Alison Varney

3 Elizabeth A Smith (C)

4 Chris Cox

5 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke

6 Heather Bletchly

7 Charlotte A Holmes

8 Sue McCouaig

First for the Ladies Guild: 5 Rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild

Holywell, Cambridgeshire, St John the Baptist, 05/09/2019

Thursday, 5 September 2019 

1260 Grandsire Doubles (9–1–4 in G)

1  Sharon Williams

2  Elaine Woolward

3  Caroline Louth

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  JoAnne Rutter

1260 Plain Bob Minor (9–1–4 in G)

1  Elaine Woolward

2  Sharon Williams

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Caroline Louth

5  Marina Warner

6  Janet Garnett (C)

Both rung by Cambridgeshire members of the Ladies Guild.

Wonston, Hampshire, Holy Trinity 04/09/2019

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

1260 Grandsire Doubles in 40m (8–0–20 in A♭)

1  Elizabeth Davey

2  Vicki Rowse

3  Maggie Cobb

4  Patricia Davidson

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Elizabeth Johnson

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Southern District, with the help of Janet from the Eastern District

Cold Higham and Pattishall, Northamptonshire 29/08/2019

Thursday, 29 August 2019

Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, St Luke

1260 Plain Bob Minor  in 43m (8–0–21 in A♭)

1  Pam M Bailey

2  Sue McCouaig

3  Elaine Woolward

4  Charlotte A Holmes

5  Elizabeth A Smith (C)

6  Rosemary K Hemmings


Pattishall, Northamptonshire Holy Cross

 1260 St Martins Bob Doubles (11–2–24 in G)

1  Elaine Woolward

2  Elizabeth A Smith

3  Pam M Bailey

4  Rosemary K Hemmings (C)

5  Charlotte A Holmes

6  Sue McCouaig


Both rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild

Middleton, Greater Manchester, St Leonard, 29/08/2019

Thursday, 29 August 2019 

1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor (7–1–4)

1  Angela Collins

2  Debra Holmes

3  Carole J Hallam

4  Christine Silkstone

5  Dawn R Neville

6  Jane Lynch (C)

Dedicated to the Wood family. William "Bill" Wood, a long standing member of this Church's congregation and activities, including past Church Warden and Treasurer of the Friends Society, whose funeral took place in this Church on Tuesday 13th August 2019. And also to Ann Wood, daughter of Bill & Mary Wood, who died some days later and whose funeral took place on 27th August 2019. R.I.P.

Redgrave, Suffolk. St Mary. 22/08/2019

Thursday, 22 August 2019

1260 Stedman Doubles in 45m (7–2–25 in A)

1  Jane Grandfield

2  Zoe Wright

3  Carmen Wright

4  Betty Baines (C)

5  Katie Wright

6  Rona Sporle

First of Stedman for 2 and 3. Rung by an Eastern District Ladies Guild Band to congratulate the conductor's grandson, Bill Baines on passing all his GCSEs including 3 with the top grade of 9.

Eye and Leominster, Herefordshire, 20/07/2019

Saturday, 20 July 2019

Eye, Herefordshire,  St Peter and St Paul (8–1–0 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles in 40 m

1  Lynn Scales (C)

2  June Stanley

3  Sue Robinson

4  Rhiannon Pugh

5  Alison R Williams

6  Alice Pugh

Rung for Rev Kirsty Clarke as she leaves the Leominster Team Ministry for pastures new.


Leominster, Herefordshire, St Peter and St Paul (22¾ in E♭)

1296 Plain Bob Caters in 49m

1  June Stanley 

2  Helen K Normington 

3  Elaine Wilkinson 

4  Judith Edwards 

5  Anna L Kleiser 

6  Diane Pritchard 

7  Sue Robinson 

8  Rhiannon Pugh 

9  Alison R Williams (C)

10  Samantha Goode 

1st on 10 for the 1 and 10. 1st inside for the 6

Gosfield, Essex, St Catherine, 18/07/2019

Thursday, 18 July 2019 (9–2–7 in G♯)

1260 Mixed Doubles (1p/2m Stedman, Plain Bob and Grandsire)

1 Vicky De-Vries

2 Alwyn Brock

3 Wendy Godden

4 Valerie Banwell

5 Janet Garnett (C)

6 JoAnne Rutter

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, remembering Hilda Snowdon, stalwart of the Ladies Guild, in her home tower.


1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Susan Sherrington

2 Alwyn Brock

3 Valerie Banwell

4 JoAnne Rutter

5 Janet Garnett (C)

6 Vicki Elliott

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, with best wishes to Val and Geoff for their forthcoming move to Scotland. Also for the centenary of the formation of the Northern District of the Essex Association. 1st of tenor to minor for Vicki.

Arkesden, Essex, St Mary the Virgin, 11/07/2019

Thursday, 11 July 2019 (5–2–19 in G)

1260 Mixed Doubles (3m: Grandsire, Plain Bob and St Martins)

1  Alwyn Brock

2  Sally Mew

3  Wendy Godden

4  JoAnne Rutter

5  Janet Garnett

6  Rhiannon Atkins

Jointly conducted by 3 and 5. First as cover for Rhiannon. Rung as a birthday compliment to Wendy.


1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  Rhiannon Atkins

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  JoAnne Rutter

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Sally Mew

First of tenor to minor for Sally.


Both rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Old Fletton, Huntingdonshire, St Margaret, 29/06/2019

Saturday, 29 June 2019 in 47m (7–3–26 in A♭)

1340 Doubles (1m and 4v: 410 Changes of Plain Bob, 240's of Kennington & April Day,  230 Changes of Litchurch & 220 Changes of Seighford)

1  Judith Edwards

2  Elaine Wilkinson

3  Sue Robinson

4  Rhiannon Pugh (C)

5  Alison R Williams

Rung by Ladies’ Guild members (The Marches District), attending a gathering of ringing friends to mark the special birthday for Elaine Wilkinson.

Middleton, Greater Manchester, St Leonard, 29/06/2019

Saturday, 29 June 2019 (7–1–4)

1260 Plain Bob Minor Composed by Glenn A A Taylor

1  Angela Collins

2  Debra Holmes

3  Carole J Hallam

4  Kate Warren-White

5  Christine Silkstone

6  Jane Lynch (C)

1st quarters for the Ladies Guild 3 & 4 Birthday compliment to Martin Bullock, brother in law of treble, 51 this week.

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 27/06/2019

Thursday, 27 June 2019 (7–1–6 in G)

1320 Bourne Surprise Minor

1 Alwyn Brock

2 Annemarie Adams

3 Marina Warner

4 Claire Willetts

5 Janet Garnett (C)

6 Vanessa E Webster


1260 Plain Minor (2m: 540 St Clements, 720 Plain Bob)

1 Annemarie Adams

2 Alwyn Brock

3 Vanessa E Webster

4 Marina Warner

5 Janet Garnett (C)

6 Claire Willetts

1st St Clements in a quarter: 2. 200th quarter: 1.


Both Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, St Mary, 26/06/2019

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 in 48m (13–2–1 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1  Mary Melbourne

2  Sally Jenkins

3  Rosemary Rogers

4  Patricia M Davidson

5  Judith J Williamson

6  Margaret A Cobb

7  Christine R Hill (C)

8  Teresa M Brown

Rung by the Ladies' Guild Southern District members. 400th quarter - 2. A birthday compliment to Pat Davidson.

Bradbourne, Derbyshire, All Saints, 21/06/2019

Friday, 21 June 2019 (8–3–15 in G♯)

1260 Doubles (3m: 780 of Plain Bob, 240 each of St Simon's and St Martin's. )

1  Lyn Clackson

2  Wendy Godden

3  Jackie Latham

4  Lesley Steed (C)

5  Anne Bridge

6  JoAnne Rutter

Rung by a Ladies' Guild band the day before the Guild AGM. Doubles rung in a Doubly Thankful village.

Lighthorne and Radford Semele, Warwickshire, 18/06/2019

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Lighthorne, Warwickshire, St Laurence (5–2–6 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 43m

1  Sue McCouaig

2  Sarah Thomas (C)

3  Sue Roderick

4  Elizabeth A Smith

5  Rosemary K Hemmings

6  Charlotte A Holmes

Radford Semele, Warwickshire St Nicholas (9–3–19 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 46m

1  Elizabeth A Smith

2  Sue McCouaig (C)

3  Alison Saunders

4  Alison Varney

5  Charlotte A Holmes

6  Rosemary K Hemmings

Both rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild. Although it was not actually a "first" for either conductor, it had been a great many years since they had called a quarter and both said they get little or no opportunity to do any calling in their home towers.  The Ladies Guild has given them that opportunity!

The band at Lighthorne, in ringing order left to right.

Minstead, Hamphire, All Saints, 18/06/2019

Tuesday, 18 June 2019 (7–0–20 in B♭)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1  Teresa Brown

2  Elizabeth Johnson

3  Judith Williamson

4  Elizabeth E Davey

5  Polly Osborne (C)

6  Mary Sterry

Rung by Ladies Guild (Southern District) to celebrate the life of Jane Cooke, a Ladies Guild member, who died recently in June 2019.

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas 13/06/2019

Thursday, 13 June 2019 (7–2–16 in G)

1260 Mixed Doubles (5m: Winchenden Place, Plain Bob, St Martin's, St Simon's and Grandsire)

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  Elaine Woolward

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Linda Bullough

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild in memory of Sarah Tasker, our friend and Ladies Guild member, who died 15th May 2019. 1st quarter in more than one method: 4.


1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  Alwyn Brock

2  Annemarie Adams

3  Linda Bullough

4  Wendy Godden

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Elaine Woolward

All singles calling. Rung by members of the Ladies Guild Eastern district,

with the help of Elaine from the South Midlands district.

Kemsing, Kent, St Mary the Virgin. 30/05/2019

Thursday, 30 May 2019 in 39m (4–1–5 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Bobbie Fairclough

2  Isabel Pearce

3  Sue Cameron

4  Shirley Raynor

5  Lesley Barclay (C)

6  Fraser Clift

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Janet Croughton, a Ladies' Guild Member, by her friends

Ridgewell, Essex, St Laurence, 30/05/2019

Thursday, 30 May 2019 (8–3–23 in A♭)

1260 Mixed Doubles (6m: Reverse Canterbury, Winchenden Place, Plain Bob, St Martin's, St Simon's, Grandsire).

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Kay Lucas

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  JoAnne Rutter

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, in memory of Sarah Tasker, Ladies Guild member, on the day of her funeral.

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, 09/05/2019

Thursday 9 May 2019

1320 Surfleet Surprise Minor

1   Wendy Godden

2  Caroline Louth

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Claire Willetts

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Marina Warner

1st in m. 2. Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District, to celebrate the birth of a son to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.


1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor

1  Caroline Louth

2  Wendy Godden

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Claire Willetts

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District.

Westminster, Greater London, St Clement Danes, 27/04/2019

Saturday, 27 April 2019 (21–1–23 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples in 48m

1  Susan Bailey (South Eastern)

2  Wendy Godden (Eastern)

3  Elaine Woolward (South Midlands)

4  Vicki Rowse (Southern)

5  Isabel M Pearce (South Eastern)

6  Vanessa E Webster (Eastern)

7  Janet Garnett (Eastern) (C)

8  Lesley Barclay (South Eastern)

On the back 8.


1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 41m

1  Christine Silkstone (North Western)

2  Vanessa E Webster (Eastern)

3  Helen Webb (South Eastern) (C)

4  Lesley Barclay (South Eastern)

5  Janet Garnett (Eastern)

6  Helen Knight (North Western)

On the front 6. First calling Plain Bob.


1280 Plain Bob Major in 50m

1  Elizabeth M Shearman (South Eastern)

2  Christine Silkstone (North Western)

3  Susan Bailey (South Eastern)

4  Ann-M Webb (Eastern)

5  Vanessa E Webster (Eastern)

6  Helen Knight (North Western)

7  Lesley Barclay (South Eastern)

8  Katie Wright (Eastern) (C)

On the back 8.


1260 Plain Bob Triples in 45m

1  Christine Silkstone (North Western)

2  Elizabeth M Shearman (South Eastern)

3  Ann-M Webb (Eastern)

4  Elizabeth A Smith (South Midlands)

5  Rosemary Tuhey (Western)

6  Tosh Arscott (Western)

7  Katie Wright (Eastern) (C)

8  Helen Knight (North Western)

On the back 8.

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 25/04/2019

Thursday 25th April 2019

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Sarah Tasker

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  Janet Garnett

5  Claire Willetts (C)

6  Marina Warner


1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1  Alwyn Brock

2  Marina Warner

3  Wendy Godden

4  Claire Willetts

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Vanessa E Webster


Both rung by members of the ladies' Guild, Eastern District

Southern District Quarter Peal Day in Hampshire, 24/04/2019

Wednesday, 24 April 2019

Buriton, St Mary the Virgin (8–2–6 in G)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1  Mary Broadbridge

2  Patricia Davidson

3  Carol Higgins

4  Judith Williamson (C)

5  Teresa Brown

6  Tilly Cooper


Chawton, St Nicholas (6–0–26 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor in 42m

1  Elizabeth Johnson

2  Sally Jenkins (C)

3  Jenny Watson

4  Rosemary Rogers

5  Christine Hill

6  Michelle Day


Froxfield, St Peter, High Cross (5–1–23 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Jenny Watson

2  Tilly Cooper

3  Teresa Brown

4  Sally Jenkins

5  Patricia Davidson (C)

6  Sue Walker

1st quarter as cover for Sue towards her Level 3 of the Art Learning the Ropes Scheme. 


Privett, Holy Trinity (12–0–15 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1  Carol Higgins

2  Jenny Watson

3  Rosemary Rogers

4  Patricia Davidson

5  Judith Williamson

6  Elizabeth Johnson

7  Christine Hill (C)

8  Teresa Brown

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust.


All rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Southern District on their Quarter Peal Day

Remembering Mary Bartholomew in Herefordshire, 13/04/2019

Saturday, 13 April 2019

Dilwyn, St Mary the Virgin (11–0–13 in G)

1260 April Day Doubles  in 42m

1  Rhiannon Pugh

2  Patricia Key

3  Elaine Wilkinson (C)

4  Sue Robinson

5  Alison R Williams

6  Ellie Williams


Eardisland, St Mary the Virgin (12–2–26 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Triples in 45m

1  Elaine Wilkinson

2  Margaret Oakley

3  Judith Edwards

4  Anne Newman

5  Patricia Key

6  Sue Robinson

7  Alison R Williams (C)

8  Ellie Williams


Eye, St Peter and St Paul (8–1–0 in A♭)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor  in 45m 

1  Diane Pritchard

2  Judith Edwards

3  Elaine Wilkinson

4  Sue Robinson

5  Rhiannon Pugh

6  Alison R Williams (C)


Stoke Prior, St Luke (6–3–13 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (2m: 300 Grandsire, 960 Plain Bob) in 40m

1  Sam Goode

2  Diane Pritchard

3  Rhiannon Pugh

4  Sue Robinson

5  Alison R Williams (C)

6  Alice Pugh


All rung remembering Mary Bartholomew

Worlingham, Suffolk, All Saints, 04/04/2019

Thursday, 4 April 2019 in 44m (8–3–6 in G)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

1  Chrissy Pickup

2  Kate Gill

3  Ann-M Webb (C)

4  Betty Baines

5  Rona Sporle

6  Katie Wright

First in method: 2 Rung by members of the Ladies Guild Eastern District

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, 04/04/2019

Thursday, 4 April 2019 (7–2–16 in G)

1260 Mixed Doubles (6m: 240 each of Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, 

Plain Bob, St Martin's and St Simon's; 60 of Grandsire)

1  Sarah Tasker

2  Alwyn Brock

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Hilary Stearn

Most methods in a quarter: 2.


1260 Plain Bob Minor 

1  Alwyn Brock 

2  Annemarie Adams 

3  JoAnne Rutter 

4  Hilary Stearn 

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Marina Warner 


Both rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Arkesden, Essex, St Mary the Virgin.  24/03/2019

Sunday, 24 March 2019 (5–2–19 in G)

1260 St Clement's College Bob Minor

1  Linda Bullough

2  Wendy Godden

3  Lyn Clackson

4  Andrea Alderton

5  JoAnne Rutter

6  Lesley Steed (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor

Rayne, Essex, All Saints 14/03/2019

Thursday, 14 March 2019 (6–2–5 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Alwyn Brock

2  Elizabeth A Coates

3  Claire Willetts (C)

4  Kay Lucas

5  Janet Garnett

6  Wendy Godden

1st quarter as Conductor


1260 Mixed Doubles (5m: Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, St Martins and Grandsire).

1  Kay Lucas

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  Claire Willetts

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Elizabeth A Coates


Both rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Eye, Herefordshire, St Peter and St Paul, 14/03/2019

Thursday, 14 March 2019 (8–1–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Sue Cornah

2  Sue Rees

3  Margaret Oakley

4  Denise A Hughes

5  Clare Coleman (C)

6  Judith Edwards

Rung by a Marches District ladies band in memory of our secretary, Mary Bartholomew 

Berriew, Powys, St Beuno 13/03/2019

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 (8–1–20 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  Ruth Holmes

2  Sheila Wellen

3  Lynda Dabinett

4  Rachel Hamer

5  Jill Danby

6  Richard Danby (C)

In memory of Mary Bartholemew by members of The Marches branch of the Ladies Guild and a conductor who also rang with Mary

Eye and Stoke Prior, Herefordshire. 09/03/2019

Saturday, 9 March 2019

Eye, Herefordshire, St Peter and St Paul (8–1–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles in 39m

1  Sue Rees 

2  Margaret Oakley 

3  Denise Fletcher 

4  Patricia Key 

5  Diane Pritchard (C)

6  Rhiannon Pugh 

In memory of Mary Bartholomew secretary of the Marches Branch, Ladies Guild. Bo Hollinghurst, founder member of the Marches District, wishes to be associated with this quarter peal 


Stoke Prior, Herefordshire, St Luke (6–3–13 in B♭)

Saturday, 9 March 2019  

1260 Doubles (1p/2m/1v: 60 Stedman, 480 Grandsire, 480 Plain Bob & 240 April Day) in 45m

1  Judith Edwards 

2  Anne Newman 

3  Elaine Wilkinson (C)

4  Sue Robinson 

5  Rhiannon Pugh 

6  Alice Pugh 

In memory of Mary Bartholomew, secretary of the Marches Branch, Ladies Guild. Dorothy Chamberlain would like to be associated with the quarter peal. 

Durrington, Wiltshire, All Saints, 09/03/2019

Saturday, 9 March 2019 (11–2–26 in G)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1  Sally Jenkins

2  Judith Williamson

3  Carol Higgins

4  Julia Russell

5  Patricia Davidson (C)

6  Nicki Tinkler

Rung by members of Ladies Guild, Southern District, following the Baptism of

Toby Andrews held here earlier today. 1st in method 4.

Pampisford and Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 07/03/2019

Thursday, 7 March 2019

Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, St John the Baptist  (7–1–2 in A)

1320 Ipswich Surprise Minor

1  Annemarie Adams

2  JoAnne Rutter

3  Marina Warner

4  Hilary Stearn

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Ian Hamilton

1st in m: 4. 


Duxford, Cambridgeshire, St Peter,  (8–2–6 in G)

1320 Beverley Surprise Minor

1  Hilary Stearn

2  Annemarie Adams

3  Marina Warner

4  JoAnne Rutter

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Ian Hamilton


Both rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District, and friend.

Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, St Michael, 01/03/2019

Friday, 1 March 2019 in 42m (6–3–5 in B♭)

1260 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1  Vicki Rowse

2  Patricia Davidson (C)

3  Judith Williamson

4  Margaret Romano

5  Simon Ford

6  Tilly Cooper

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild,Southern District and friends. With the band's best wishes to Polly Osborne for her continuing recovery from recent surgery and a speedy return to ringing.

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 28/02/2019

Thursday, 28 February 2019 (7–1–6 in G)

1320 Beverley Surprise Minor

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Caroline Louth

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Ian Hamilton


1272 Norwich Surprise Minor

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Caroline Louth

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Ian Hamilton


Both rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, and friend.

1st in m: 2 (both quarters!)

Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire, St Lawrence, 25/02/2019

Monday, 25 February 2019 in 46m (11–0–11 in F)

1260 Doubles (2 Methods: 660 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place, 600 Plain Bob)

1  Heather Bletchly

2  Sarah Thomas

3  Chris Cox

4  Alison Varney

5  Elizabeth A Smith (C)

6  Chris Cooke

Rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild in memory of Angela Elliott, a long standing member of the Guild. Karen Colvin, Margaret Ingman and Mary Williams wish to be associated with this quarter.

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, 14/02/2018

Thursday, 14 February 2019 (7–2–16 in G)

1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor

1  Caroline Louth

2  Wendy Godden

3  JoAnne Rutter

4  Hilary Stearn

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Claire Willetts

1st in method: 2 & 6. Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Hanwell, Oxfordshire, St Peter, 10/02/2019

Sunday, 10 February 2019 in 45m (7–0–8 in A)

1260 Doubles (3 methods: 480 St Martins, 480 St Simons, 300 Plain Bob)

1  Brenda Day

2  Elizabeth A Smith (C)

3  Heather Bletchly

4  Chris Cox

5  Rosemary K Hemmings

6  Alison Varney

Rung by members of the South Midlands District of the Ladies Guild as a compliment to Margaret Ingman before she stands down as our Vice President.

Middleton, Greater Manchester, St Leonard, 07/02/2019

Thursday, 7 February 2019 in 46m (11–2–8 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Margaret Perrott

2  Christine Silkstone (C)

3  Catherine Wilding

4  Debra Holmes

5  Dawn R Neville

6  Jane Lynch

1st quarter peal as conductor - 2; 1st for the Ladies Guild - 1; 1st inside for the Ladies Guild - 3

Great Yeldham, Essex, St Andrew, 31/01/2019

Thursday, 31 January 2019 (7 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1  Annemarie Adams

2  Elizabeth A Coates

3  Wendy Godden (C)

4  Marina Warner

5  Janet Garnett

6  Alwyn Brock


1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  Elizabeth A Coates

2  Alwyn Brock

3  Wendy Godden

4  Annemarie Adams

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Marina Warner


Both rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, St Martin in the Fields, 21/01/2019

Monday, 21 January 2019 (4–2–8 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  Sue De Vuyst

2  Eileen Joy Butler

3  Beverly Faber

4  Madeline Reeder

5  Linda D Rankin

6  Meredith A Morris (C)

A successful attempt for the Ladies Guild

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew, 17/01/2019

Thursday, 17 January 2019 (7–1–6 in G)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1  Alwyn Brock

2  Claire Willetts

3  Annemarie Adams

4  JoAnne Rutter

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Ian Hamilton

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, and friend, to celebrate the life of Jean Price, mother-in-law of the tenor ringer, who died on 15/01/2019 at the age of 91.


1260 Plain Bob Minor

1  JoAnne Rutter

2  Ian Hamilton

3  Annemarie Adams

4  Alwyn Brock

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Claire Willetts

Rung by members of the Ladies Guild, Eastern District, and friend.

Pampisford and Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 03/01/2019

Thursday, 3 January 2019

Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, St John the Baptist, (7–1–2 in A)

1320 Surprise Minor (2m: 720 Beverley, 600 Surfleet)

1  Caroline Louth

2  Hilary Stearn

3  Marina Warner

4  Claire Willetts

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Vanessa E Webster

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District, to welcome 2019.


Duxford, Cambridgeshire, St Peter (8–2–6 in G)

1260 Single Canterbury Pleasure Bob Minor

1  Vanessa E Webster

2  Caroline Louth

3  Claire Willetts

4  Hilary Stearn

5  Janet Garnett (C)

6  Marina Warner

Rung by members of the Ladies' Guild, Eastern District. 1st in method: 2, 3 & 4.