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Index 2009
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acronyms & abbreviations: .. BR Bell Ringers; .. CR Change Ringers; Ad advert; AGM Annual General Meeting; A Alliance; anniv anniversary; ANZAB Australian & New Zealand Association of Bellringers; Assoc/s Association/s; augm augmentation; B Bob; C century; CA County Association; cent centenary; ch church; contrib contributor; corr corrections; D Delight; DA Diocesan Association; DG Diocesan Guild; ed edition; Ed Editorial; Edn Editor's note; Est Established; Exec Executive; fest festival/s; fnt fortnight; Hon Honorary; illus illustration; LB Little Bob; let letter/s; LS Little Surprise; Membs Members; Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun; MS manuscript; obit obituary; P p peal; photo photograph; Pl Plain Hunt; QP qp quarter peal; quarter/s quarter peal/s; Revd Reverend; S Surprise; Socs Societies; TB Treble Bob; TP Treble Place; w/e weekend
filing orders: Mc filed as Mac; St filed as Saint
page numbers: bold for major items; italics for photographs, and other illustrations marked with a suffix; suffix for adverts (ad), corrections (corr), Editorial (Ed), letters (let), illustrations (illus) (drawing) etc., tables (table)
A
A-Z of ringing 704 (let), 822 (let); Flying Circus 31; Grab 85; Hacker 127; Institute 191; Jack 224; Knock-Knock 277; Lockout 327; Mouseholing 459, 511 (let); No 531; Open Days 608; Peal Week 685; Quex 751; Rocking Horse **** 814, 822 (let); Score 898, 946 (let); Tick 945; Ungettable 1055; Variable 1092; Worst 1162; Xanadu 1228; Yorkshire 'n' score 1299; Z-course 1299
'Aarau Bell Foundry - A Swiss role' 73–74
Abel, John (17C carpenter), Holme Lacy bellframe 745
Abel ringing simulator software (see also dumbbells): Alderney training 120; motion controller utility 1112
Abingdon, Oxon, St Helen, nylon clapper shank 120
Abson, Glos, recast treble rededication 144
accidents: fall in tower 744; foundry blast 816
Accounts (CCCBR): 2007 426; 2008 431–433, 629, 679
accounts, charity 581 (let)
Ackland-Troyte, Revds JE and RHD (19C authors), Change Ringers' Guide to the Steeples of England 800, 843 (corr)
acoustics: acoustic louvres 7–8 (let); Sound Control Seminar 1132
acrimo-clavicular joint dislocations 1302
Adams, David (contrib) 1179
Adams, Kathrine (obit) 888
Administrative Committee: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 434–435, 680; appointment of 429
advertising (see also posters): Bromyard District, Hereford DG 1216; handbell practices 1111 (Ed), 1114–1115 (let)
Africa see Harare Cathedral; South Africa; South African Guild
after-school clubs 1239
age profiles, ringers 269 (graph), 445
Ahmad, Toseef (contrib) 717, 719
Aisthorpe, Lincs, bells now ringing at Boothby Pagnell 296
'AITCH' ('H') see cartoons
Alan Buswell's analyses & reports see Buswell, Alan
Aldenham, Herts, WWI ringers remembered 1109
Alderney, Channel Islands (see also Winchester & Portsmouth Guild): Hong Kong ringers visit 841; QP day on Guernsey 576; quarter peals 470; serious training 120
Aldingbourne, West Susx, neighbours visit 55 (let)
Aldingham, Henry see Allingham, Henry
ale see beer; 'Beer Matters'
Aley, Bill, 90th birthday 1221
Allen, Bob & Sylvia, 35th Wedding 1132
Allestree, Derbys, first peal on the bells 81, 85
Allingham, Henry (Great War, a last UK survivor) 819 (Ed), 868, 878, 1023 [Aldingham]; peals rung 826
alphabet of ringing see 'A-Z of ringing'; individual entries 'A is for ..'
Alresford see New Alresford
aluminium clapper shank 120
America, South 1162 (let)
Ancient Order of Foresters, 175th anniv 372
Ancient Society of College Youths (ASCY) see College Youths, Ancient Society of
Andrew, Ron (obit) 612, 997, 1008
angle, golden 1285
Anglia S Royal, long peal 590
Angrave, Richard J (composer) 380, 512, 729
ankle ligament operations 1303
anti-clockwise rings: London, Smithfield 1229; North Ockendon, Essex 887
ANZAB (see also Australia): AGM 2009, Brisbane 695; ANZAC Day peals 539; Australian Special Ringing Events in 2009 32; Brisbane Cathedral consecrated 1233–1234; e-list activity 23, 127, 187, 204, 291, 509, 551, 599, 632, 651, 987, 996, 1043, 1087; international report 415; Mandurah, WA, 'Second chance at...' 539, 669; Perth, WA see main entry; quarter peals 1148–1150; Ringing Festival 695; Ringing Towers 632
appeals (see also fund raising; grants & loans): Ashover, Derbys 143; Churchstanton, Somerset, new clappers 180; Elmsett, Suff 237; Herne, Kent 1203; High Wycombe, Bucks 823 (let); Hutton, Som 844; Kirby Underwood, Lincs, Wyer bell 924 (let); Lyme Regis, Dorset 176 (let); Merton, Gtr London 933; Olney, Bucks 1139–1140; Pillaton, Cornwall 815; Queenstown, South Africa 1237; Ringing Foundation Ltd 872; RW sponsorships 1211 (Ed); Shapwick, Dorset 1083; Stedham, West Susx 875; Streatham, Gr Lon 1058; Truro Cathedral 147 (Ed), 150 (let), 166 (ad); Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 24, 1043 (let)
April 16th, ringers born on 637
archaeologists, belfry 1273
Archer, Thomas (18C architect) 393
architects: Archer, Thomas (18C) 393; Ingall, George (19C) 393; Johnston, Francis (18/19C) 553–558
archives: BBC West 360; Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd (bellfounder) 54, 1033, 1062; Whitechapel Bellfoundry Ltd 54
Ariel Surprise Maximus compositions 729
arm injuries 1302, 1303
Armagh, N Ireland 553–558
Armed Forces Day (27th June) 675 (Ed), 681–682, 754
Armistice, 90th anniv peals 12, 58, 254
Armitage, Geoff D (contrib) 249–250
Armstrong, Revd Margaret, 'A quarter for Margaret' 873
Armstrong, Robert Henry (Edenham, Lincs), WWI 1110
Army Guild 23
Around Ringers, annual tour 903
art, performing 403 (let), 727; 'Strictly Come Ringing' 186 (cartoon)
art form, the quarter peal as an 911
ASCY see College Youths, Ancient Society of
Ashby St Ledgers, Nhants, rare tower report 895
Ashcroft, Dawn (contrib) 792
Ashes: 1902 874 (let), 924 (let); 2009 950, 952
Ashover, Derbys, bellringing suspended 143
Asperger's syndrome (AS) 946 (let), 970 (let), 996 (let)
Atcham, Shrops: eggs thrown 340
Atkins, David J (Pontefract) (obit) 46, 61
Atkinson, David (cartoonist) 8, 93, 265
Atkinson, Robert, JP (19C merchant) 966
atmosphere, effect of sound of bells on 403 (let)
augmentations (see also de-augmentations): Abbots Ripton, Cambs 171; Avebury, Wilts 1221; Avington, Hants 170; Brompton (Northallerton), N Yorks 170; Charwelton, Nhants 171; Chelsfield, Kent 540, 1059; Clifton, Notts, St Francis 170; Elmsett, Suff 170, 237; Farleigh Hungerford, Som 171; Herriard, Hants 170, 384; Horton, Glos 171; Hutton, Som 844; Ixworth, Suffolk 121–123, 124; Leicester, Leics, St Mary de Castro 893–894, 896; Moseley, W Mids, St Anne 170; Newnham, Kent 171; Nunney, Som 171; Olney, Bucks 1133–1135, 1139–1140; Pillaton, Cornwall 815; Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints 769–773; South Stoneham, Hants 171; Stanion, Nhants 170; Stone-by-Dartford, Kent 171; Thoroton, Notts 170; Truro Cathedral 147 (Ed), 150 (let); Waresley, Cambs, St James 170
Austin, Oliver M (composer) 729
Australia (see also ANZAB; Perth, WA): 19C Australian ringing certificate 924 (plaque); Ashes, 1902 Australian Cricket team 874 (let), 924 (let); Bathurst Cath, NSW, refurbished bells 647, 1069; Bendigo, VIC, St Paul, ringing suspended 143; bush fire quarters 147 (Ed), 365; Melbourne Arts Festival 2009 1090 (let); 'Melbourne ringers' outing', 1908 re-enactment 676; Queensland (and Lismore) in a day 1031; Sluter family celebrations 933; tours to 274–275
Avebury, Wilts, augmentation: last peal before 1221
Avery, Ian W, 1000 peals 997
Avington, Hants, augmentation 170
Awbridge, Hants, Clock House Bells 820–821
Ayres, Raymond M (Ray) (obit): Johannesburg, All Saints 26, 27 (Ed); memorial bells 894; memorial peals 36; memorial plaque 894; Obituary 44; York Minster carillon project 249
B
'Bach and Bells' evening 403 (let)
back operations 1303
Bacon, Francis 1151
Bade, Benjamin, first quarter peal 248
Bagley, David (contrib) 987
Bagley, Henry I (17C bellfounder) 1135
Bagnall, Jack (obit) 911
Bailey brothers (Leiston) 534 (let); Bailey, George Reader (19/20C) 559 (let), 607 (let)
Bainham, Christopher (obit) 266
Baker, Herbert (19C architect) 1237
Baldock, Alan R, 1000 peals 60, 131, 148
Baldwin, John (contrib): Book Review 328, 435, 1250
Baldwin, John (Steward) see 'Dove's Guide ...'
Ballymakenny, Co Louth, Ireland, description 582
Banana Doubles 1289
Bangor, Gwynedd, airgun fired 1043
Bangor, N. Ireland 965–968
Banks, John W (obit) 1228
Barclay, Roy, 1000 quarter peals 339
Barking Abbey, Essx, 1812 Overture 647
Barnes, John (contrib) 1163
Barnes, London SW13: 21st summer tour 1103, 1155 (corr); end of an era 597
Barnes, Timothy J (composer) 239, 240
Barnsley & District Soc, Centenary celebrations 975
Barraclough, Owen, ordination 136
Barrick, George Henry (Great Dunmow, Essex), WWI 1109
Barrow & District Soc see Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre
Barrow-upon-Humber Ringing Centre, Lincs 899–900
Bartlett, Jane (obit) 214
Barton, K Joan, birthday 499
Barton-Upon-Humber, Lincs: outing 537; Victorian Day 841
Basingstoke, Hants, All Saints, quarter peal w/e 738–739
Bates, Jeremy C (contrib) 193–195, 197–200, 212
Bath & Wells DA (BWDACR)
Association: 1100th anniv of Diocese 263, 405, 707, 753; competitions, 8 bell 228, 1036; Honorary Life Members gather 892; quarter peals 469
Bridgwater Branch, QP fortnight 498
Chew Branch: mini walking outing 898; QP fortnight 470; striking competition 560
Taunton Branch, annual outing 560
Bathurst Cath, NSW, Aus, refurbished bells 647, 1069
Battle, E Susx, Christmas Tree Festival 1260
'Battle of Witton', Ches 876
BATTY see Bristol Association of Thirteenth..
Battye, Matthew (obit) 474
BBC broadcasts see broadcasts
bbc.co.uk/radio4/bellsonsunday 219 (ad)
Beacham, David (contrib) 633–634
Beckett, Sir Edmund (19C) see Grimthorpe, Lord
Beddington, Surrey, 8 ringers celebrate 60 years of ringing 1296
Bedford, Stephen J (composer) 380
Bedfordshire Association
Association: QP day 18
Bedford District: QP week 498–499
Biggleswade District: Training Day 1161
beer mats, Bells Whisky 7 (let)
'Beer Matters': 'The Innkeeper' 1297; 'Jolly Good Ale..' 29
beers, Peal Ales 1180
Beijing, China, Great Bell Temple 823 (let)
Belapaise, Cyprus, Abbey Bell Tower Restaurant 275
Belbroughton, Worcs, Annual Dinner 247
belfry archaeologists 1273
Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292
Belfry Recycling Centre 1281
Bell, Maxine (contrib) 215
Bell Boys on BBC Radio 4 1060, 1090 (let)
Bell Club Awards 24, 240, 320, 504, 844, 1256; 'An Evaluation of the Sherbourne Bell Club' 293–295, 297
The Bell Foundry.. (jigsaw puzzle) 1009, 1058
'bell historians' e-list activity 23, 31, 55, 95, 103, 127, 187, 204, 223, 267, 291, 301, 328, 349, 509, 551, 562, 599, 608, 632, 651, 682, 743, 767, 799, 823, 875, 897, 935, 963, 987, 996, 1018, 1043, 1067, 1087; '.. - do you remember?' 1265, 1266; Great Malvern Priory judgment 397, 402
bell hunting 865, 1273
Bell News [and Ringers' Record] 747, 796, 797, 800, 958, 1087, 1157, 1158; DVD 436, 1206 (ad); Reeves, Harvey (founder) 1159 (Ed)
bell profiles: golden ratios 1285–1286; oriental 727 (let), 823 (let), 852 (let); Ruetschi 74; Taylor church bell 1285 (diag)
Bell Rescue Fund, Keltek Trust 170, 172
Bell Restoration Committee: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 448–449, 681; role 1107
Bell Restoration Fund (CCBRF): applications invited 1152; jigsaw puzzle 2009 1009, 1058; Johannesburg, All Saints 27; and Keltek Trust 172
bell ringing see ringing
'bell tower', Australia see Perth, W Australia, Swan Tower
bellfounders: B; Bagley, Henry I (17C) 1135; Bagley, Henry II (17C) 1253; Bagleys of Chacombe (19C) 987; Bilbie, Edward (18C) 217; Bowell, Alfred (19/20C) 1133, 1134; Brend II, John (17C) 374; Briant, John (18C) 1253; D; Dawe, William (14C) 1083; E; Eayre, Joseph of St Neots see main entry; G; Giles, Edmund (17C) 478; Gillett & Bland 393; Gillett & Johnston see main entry; Grouzet Hildebrand (19C Paris) 923 (let), 1018 let); H; Hemmony 1286 (table); Hendley, Robert (15C) 1033; L; Langhorne, John (14C) 1083; M; Manoušek, Petr 250; Mears, Charles & George 267, 721, 1280 (table); Mears, Thomas (19C) 217; Mears & Stainbank see main entry; O; Paccard Foundry of Annecy (21C France) 1020; Petit & Fritzen 1286 (table); R; Royal Eij[s]bouts 1286 (table); Rudhall, Abraham of Gloucester 794–795; Rudhall, John of Gloucester 747; Rudhall, Thomas of Gloucester 28; Ruetschi, H 73–74; S; Saunders, John (16C) 165; T; Taylor, John & Co see John Taylor & Co; Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd see main entry; W; W & J Taylor, Oxford (19C) 1253; Warner, John & Sons see main entry; Wasbrough Hale & Co, Bristol (19C) 350 (let), 460 (let), 535 (let); Wells, Robert (18C) 1083; White, John (16C) 165; Whitechapel Bellfoundry Ltd see main entry
bellfoundries, accident at French foundry 816
bellfoundry museums, John Taylor 449, 1062
bellframe, demonstration bell and frame 1160
bellframe conservation 822 (let), 849 (let), 995–996 (let), 1066 (let) (see also English Heritage; Great Malvern Priory); Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes 849 (let); costing options 482 (let); death watch beetle 1135; design evolution 482 (let); iron frames (1909) 1162 (let); museum proposal 1043 (let); recording 850 (let), 1211; Roberts, Ian 1083; surveys of existing bellframes 656
bellframe surveyors, Ward Cole Associates 218
bellframes: Abel, John (17C carpenter) 745; Charlton Adam, Somerset 217–219; Charwelton, Nhants 171; Grahamstown Engineering, South Africa 27; Holme Lacy, Herefs 745–746; Morville, Shrops 721–722; Olney, Bucks, replacement 1133–1135, 1139–1140; radial frame, 12 bells 1234; Rugeley, Staffs, 1850 wood 1033; Sandiacre, Derbys, concerns 1211; Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints 771; Shapwick, Dorset (17C oak) 1083; St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge 1066 (let)
bellhangers: Day and Son of Eye, Suffolk 747; Hayward Mills Associates see main entry; Mallaby of Masham see main entry; Nicholson Engineering see main entry; Whites of Appleton see main entry
'Bellnav', e-list, activity 291, 651
Bellringers (hymn) 653
bellringing see ringing
bells (see also Big Ben; inscriptions): list of the largest 702–703 (tab); Bells of Old Bailey see London, City of, St Sepulchre; Collings' Collection (small bells) 265; Flying Dragon bell (Japan) 852 (let); Great George, Bristol 700–701; Great Paul 696; Great Peter, Glos 200; in hymns see hymns; "Jean" 896; largest in the world 645, 701–703; 'Maria', Pamplona Cath, Barcelona 645; Portland 326 (let); small 265; in worship, prayer, and reunion of spirit 510 (let)
oldest, Wolverton, Warwickshire 28–29
Bells (composition) 525
Bells and Bell Frames: guidelines for consultation 849 (let), 1042 (let)
Bells and Bellringers of York Minster 1180, 1186 (let)
'Bells and Music - Are my bells any good?' 473
Bells in Schools project 630, 871 (see also schools)
Bell's Life in London 793, 947, 959
Bells of Exeter Cathedral 799 (let)
Bells of Truro Cathedral and Cornwall (CD) 868
Bells on Sunday (BBC Radio 4) 27 (Ed), 102 (let), 201 (let), 219 (ad), 629, 963 (see also broadcasts); and CCCBR Public Relations Committee 27 (Ed), 629
Bells Whisky: beer mats 7 (let); tags 103 (let), 126 (let)
Bendigo, Australia, St Paul, ringing suspended 143
benefactors see bequests; donors
Bennet, David J (obit) 612
Bennet, William (19C), great-great-granddaughter 672
Bennett, James A (Tony) (obit) 166, 368
bequesting before you die 762
bequests, Draper, Jean (Leics) 893–894, 896
Berkshire: lost rings 164; QPs 1005; tours 366
Beverley & District Ringing Society, Albert Sellers Award 221
Big Ben: another anniversary 697–699; Cambridge Chimes 501; cleaning 698; Enthusiasts' Weekend, comp 213, 299 (let); 150th anniv 213, 744; '.. and the 'Pips' 786; Westminster Chimes 319, 697–699
bikers group see motorcyclists
Bilbie, Edward (18C bellfounder) 217
Bill, Heritage Protection 656, 1211 (see also legislation)
Billinge, Ian (obit) 238
Biodiversity Day 326 (let)
Biographies Committee: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 435, 680; 2009 Motion C 628, 679; 2009 update 629; 'The impossible takes a bit longer' 1187–1189
Birmingham, W Mids (see also St Martin's Guild): Kids.Ring.Out 843; St Martin, 250th anniv of 1st true peal 62, 72
births: Boulton, Alexander Telemachus 306; Cumming, Ethan James 141; Vernon, Adam James 306
Bishop, Tony (contrib) 289
Bishop Gilpin School, Wimbledon, 250th anniv 655 (let)
Bishop's Castle, Shrops, Welsh Colleges revisit 1096
Bishopstone, Wilts, new sanctus bell 240
Björvang, Hanna (new ringer) 1054
black bands 988
Blagden, Thomas James (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1110, 1110
'blagging' 5
Blair, Alan (contrib): 'The twelve tonne bell 'Maria' in Pamplona Cathedral' 645; 'The World's Largest Bells' 701–702, 852 (let)
Blandy brothers (Redenhall, Norfolk) 48
Blatchly, Dr John MBE 1257, 1258, 1259 (Ed)
blind ringers, Retinitis Pigmentosa 717, 719
Blitz see World War II
Blitz, London 1259 (Ed)
blogs see Davies, Peter G
Bloom, Wendy (contrib) 1057, 1059
blue line: following 788–789; jumpers 215, 244 (cartoon)
Boatright, Meg (obit) 1178
Bob Singles see Singles
Boer War, Declaration of Peace 968
Bollington, Ches, bells still ringable 127 (let)
Bone, Fred (RW IT systems) 6, 125
Bone family (21C Donhead, Wilts) 981
bone fractures 1302
Boniface, Doug (contrib) 1078–1079, 1091 (let)
'Book Review': The Bells and Bellringers of York Minster 1180, 1186 (let); Carry on Counting 728, 1131 (ad); Church Clocks 317, 319; Del fondere campane (The Founding of Bells) 532–533; How to Learn Methods 1131 (ad); Living Heritage 1205, 1206 (ad); The Pilgrim's Guide to Devon's Churches' 1295; Prose, Poems and Puzzles for a Modern Christmas 1250, 1301; Teaching Unravelled: an evidence-based approach to teaching bell handling 328, 435
Booth, Roger (contrib) 871–872, 940 (let)
Boothby Pagnell, Lincs: 'Aisthorpe bells are now ringing ...' 296; dedication 648; first peal on the bells 1167
Borlase, Kevin (St Dominic, Corn), birthday 909
Boston, Lincs, St Botolph 700th anniv 972
Boston, Massachusetts, Old North Church 1041
Bosworth, Philip (obit) 499
bottle tags 103 (let), 126 (let)
Boulton, Alexander Telemachus (birth) 306
Bourne, Lincs, silent unconducted spliced QP 323
Bow Bells see London, City of, St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside
Bowden, Richard (contrib): Book Review 1295; 'Hymns that got me into trouble' 163
Bowell, Alfred (19/20C bellfounder, Ipswich) 1133, 1134
Bowley, Jim (obit) 92
Boyack, Aidan (obit) 866
Bradbury, Herbert A (obit) 1228
Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts, plinth ringers 1160
Bradshaw, Graham M (composer) 512, 729
Brain, John (contrib) 167
Braithwaite, J (contrib) 1302–1303
Branch, Angela and David, Silver Wedding 981, 1174
Brannell see St Stephen in Brannell
Brawn, Joseph H (19c band leader) 796–797
breast cancer 923 (let)
Brecon see Swansea and Brecon Guild
Brecon Cathedral, first pealers 600
Bredon Hill, Worcs, outing to 4
Brend II, John (17C bellfounder) 374
Brereton, Ches, St Oswald, first peal on aug bells 928
Brereton, William, 2nd Lord of Laghlin (17C) 928
Brereton family (17C+ Brereton, Ches) 928
bridge (card game) 270
Bridge, Tina Matilda (obit) 914, 1204
Bridle, Peter, 4000 peals 10
Brigstock Doubles 1186 (let)
Bring Back the Bells (poem) 728
Brisbane, Queensland, Aus (see also ANZAB): ANZAB AGM 695; Cathedral consecrated 1233–1234
Bristol Association of Thirteenth Tintinabulary Youth (BATTY) 933, 1043
Bristol Cathedral bells, 50th anniv 360
Bristol Surprise Major: compositions 512; Stedman Triples 302, 306
Bristol Surprise Maximus: compositions 729; pioneers 1214 (let), 1238 (let), 1266 (let)
Bristol University, 100th anniv 228, 563, 700–701, 710, 853
Britain, largest bell, mould 696
British Carillon Society 249, 250
British Heart Foundation 821
British Horological Institute 215
broadcasts (see also Bells on Sunday (BBC Radio 4)): advance notice of 27 (Ed); BBC and Big Ben 786; BBC East 533; BBC London 471; BBC news 216, 552; BBC Radio 3 744; BBC Radio 4, Bell Boys 1060, 1090 (let); BBC Radio Nottingham, St George's Day 276; BBC Radio Suffolk 109, 533; BBC South Today's Going Out series 96; BBC2 12 min ringing film (20C) 1084; BBC2 An Island Parish 1183; BBC2 Eggheads team 1180, 1216; "Christmas Day Morning Bells" 201 (let); internet, live on the 728; oldest ring in the world 943 (Ed); TV, Netherlands 1144
Brock, Denis (veteran ringer) 1087 (Ed), 1090
Brockworth, Glos, old tenor bell 1035
Brompton (Northallerton), N Yorks, augmentation 170
bronze bells 823 (let)
Brooke, Dorothy, Ambitious Apprentice Badge 916
brothers, bands of 484 (see also family networks); Bailey (Leiston, Suff) 534 (let), 559 (let), 607 (let); Blandy (Redenhall, Norf) 48; Head (19C Wye, Kent) 372; Jackson (Stockport, St George) 534 (let); Troyte 800, 843 (corr); White (1939 Moorlynch, Som) 581 (let)
Brown, Harry Wyatt (obit) 94, 180, 188–189
Brown, Helen, 1st QP and off to Nott Univ 1103
Brown, Richard (contrib) 1185
Brown, Robert DS (composer) 104, 512, 729
Bryars, Gavin (composer) 538
Bullock, George (19C millwright), bellframe 121
bunion operations 1303
Burdett-Coutts, Angela (19C bell donor) 1237
bursaries 939
Buswell, Alan (contrib)
2008 QP report and analysis 483, 535 (let), 850 (let); Bell Tower, Perth 631 (let), 677 (let); mini-rings 558 (let), 631 (let); secular ringing 725 (let), 774 (let)
thank you 850 (let)
Butcher, Malcolm (obit) 879, 888
BWDACR see Bath & Wells DA
Byrd, William (16C composer) The Bells 525
C
Cabinet Office, national survey on giving 271
call changes 1138 (let), 1162 (let def), 1214 (let); Cornwall 469, 738, 1126; music and mathematics 350 (let); Whiting Society see main entry; 'You don't have to call it from the tenor' 69, 71, 549, 550–551
call to worship see Church, calling people to
Cambridge Chimes 501, 865, 990
Cambridge Chronicle and Journal 947, 959
Cambridge Handbell Band, long length attempt 624
Cambridge Minor course 100
Cambridge Surprise Maximus compositions 729
Cambridge Surprise Minor, ringer's story 788–789, 791
Cambridge Surprised! (poem) 1213
Cambridge University
800th anniv: celebrations 103, 127 (let), 990; peals rung 105, 282, 513, 707, 803, 994
Gt St Mary's: last peal on the bells 405; news bells cast 501; 'Thirteen Taylors of Great St Mary's..' 989–994
Cambridge University Guild (CUGCR), Guild week 2009 1168–1169
Cambridgeshire: 5 QPs in a day 263; Histon & Friends quarter peal weekend 863
Camden, South Carolina (USA) 1007
Camp, John (contrib) 1213 see 'From the E-Lists' (FTEL)
Campanalogia (1677) (Stedman, Fabian) 1288
Campanalogia Improved (1702) 948
campaniles (see also mini-rings): Bishopstoke 1284; Fenton 900; Hungerford Ringers 1205; Louvaine 391; websites 1232
Campbell, Neil (Bearsden, Glasgow), convicted 508
Camping, Caravanning, Rambling and Hostelling Ringing Society, meetings 272
Campling, Pauline, 1000 peals 148
Campsea Ashe, Suff, Ringing Festival 652
Campton, Beds: two first quarters 761
Canada (see also North American Guild): visit to London, St Giles 369
canoes and coaching 1239
canon retaining headstocks 102–103 (let)
Canterbury, Archbishop of (Williams, Rowan) 228
Canterbury Cathedral (poem) 68
Cardinal Wolsey see Wolsey, Cardinal
Carillon Society, British 249, 250
carillon-grabbing excursion, France 1020
carillonneurs: Lesecq, Alfred 1020; Lombaert, Aimé (obit) 249–250; Zwart, Boudewijn 249, 1144, 1284
carillons: Bourneville, Birmingham 744; British founders 473; Carillon Instituut Nederland, 't Klockhuis 249; Eurocarillon 250; Loughborough War Memorial 249; Perth, WA, Swan Tower 249, 378 (let); reflections on 249–250, 378 (let); Swiss Centre, Leicester Square 74; Umberslade, Warw, Baptist Church 393; Westminster, Gr London 78 (let); York Minster 249
Carless, Paul (contrib) 845–848
Carlisle Cathedral, Bells 10th anniv 1019, 1031
Carlisle DG: striking competition 652; Young Ringers Award 552
Carlisle News & Star 1138
Carpenter, John (obit) 288
Carr, Derek J (contrib) 786
Carry on Counting (Grave, Karl) 728, 1131 (ad)
cars 1138 (let)
Carter Ringing Machine Coll: 2007 Report 429; 2008 Report 449, 681
cartoons: 'AITCH AT HOME' 900; 'And now for something completely different (P.538)' 580; blue line jumpers 244; 'Editorial P771!' 795; 'not every tower can boast a 10 cwt. tenor' 8; 'Oh no, not Whittingtons - again' 1286; 'ooooh, I see she's still ringing peals...' 450; 'said his last tower was Babel' 265; 'Strictly Come Ringing' 186; 'we like to to think of ourselves as firm but fair' 93
casting new bells 772, 896
Castle Morpeth, Nhmbld, Morpeth S Minor QP 391
Cater, Bob (contrib) 100
Cater, John, 6,000 towers rung 297
Caters (9 bell ringing) see methods named
Cathedral Grants (English Heritage), withdrawn 1018 (let)
"Catholic bell, old" 1033
Catholic Church bells, history 1033–1034
Cattell, Alan (ringer & craftsman) 769–772, 771 (Ed), 874 (let)
Cattermole, Paul (obit) 819 (Ed), 842, 940, 941, 1128, 1151 (corr); 'Paul Cattermole 1941 - 2009' 941–943; peals rung 953; photographs, 1968 1273; photographs, 2002 1276; quarter peals 957, 1005; reminiscence 1252; tribute 1273–1277
Cawley, David (contrib), 'Three lost seaside towers ...' 30 (let); Eastbourne 51, 53–54, 103 (let) (corr)
CCC see Council for the Care of Churches
CCCBR see Central Council (CCCBR)
CDG see Chester DG
CDs: The Bells and Bellringers of York Minster 1180, 1186 (let); Bells of Truro Cathedral & Cornwall 150 (let), 166 (ad), 868; Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral 277; Tales from the Crypt (Uphill, Michael) 1266 (let)
Cemetery Junction (film) 1062
Central Council (CCCBR)
AGM 2009 (see also Central Council Committees): Supplement 421–452; Accounts for 2007 426; Accounts for 2008 431–433, 629, 679; Agenda 2009 423–424; Annual Report 2007 426; Annual Report 2008 430–431, 679; Minutes 2007 426; Minutes 2008 678–679; Minutes 2008, 1st Session 425–430; Minutes 2009, 2nd session 678–682; Motions 2009 628–629, 679–680; peals rung for 638; RW reports 555 (Ed), 625–630; Welcome to Worcester 531
Bell Restoration Fund (CCBRF) see main entry
Carter Ringing Machine Collection: 2007 Report 429; 2008 Report 449, 681
Central Council Committees see main entry
external meetings: Church Buildings Council (CBC) 507, 1211; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group 1183; English Heritage 434, 656, 849–850 (let), 923 (let), 970 (let), 995 (let), 1066 (let); English Heritage and Church Buildings Council 1211
founding of 559 (let)
future meeting locations 682
Guidelines website 654
Honorary Members 534 (let), 555 (Ed), 606 (let), 628–629, 631 (let), 632, 679–680
image 531 (Ed)
Librarian 347 (Ed), 349, 434, 436, 629
Rescue Fund for Redundant Bells: 2007 Report 429; 2008 Report 451, 682; 2009 meeting 1044, 1090 (let)
Ringing Foundation Ltd see Ringing Foundation Ltd
Stewards' Reports (see also Rolls of Honour): Carter Ringing Machine Collection 2007 429; Carter Ringing Machine Collection 2008 449, 681; Dove Database 2007 429; Dove Database 2008 450–451, 682; Rolls of Honour 2007 429; Rolls of Honour 2008 449–450, 681–682
Venerable Groups, Safeguarding 460 (let)
views on 534 (let); object of CCCBR 559 (let); and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 682
Central Council Committees
Administrative 429; 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 434–435, 680; appointment of 429
Bell Restoration: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 448–449, 681; Johannesburg, All Saints 27
Biographies: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 435, 680; 2009 Motion C 628, 679; 2009 update 629; 'The impossible takes a bit longer' 1187–1189
Compositions Committee, remit 437, 679
conflicts of interest 399 (Ed), 402; Guidance 434–435
Education see main entry
elections 2009 350–351 (let)
Information & Communications Technology: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 629, 680–681
Library 347 (Ed), 349, 629; 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 434, 436, 681; Sanderson, Jean (obit) 1251–1252; website, new look 962
Methods: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; 2009 Report 629; methods in the RW Diary 175 (let), 289
Peal Compositions Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; renamed Compositions Committee 679; Stedman collection 2009 629
Peal Records: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; 2009 meeting 629; Decision (D) D 463
Peals Analysis: 2007 Report 428; merged with Records 427
Public Relations see main entry
Publications: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 443, 681; list 443, 1191
Records renamed Peal Records Committee
Redundant Bells: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 444, 681; 2009 Meeting 629
Ringing Centres: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 444, 681
Ringing Trends see main entry
Tower Stewardship: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 435, 629, 680; CRB checks 1017 (let) (see also main entry); Venerable Groups 460 (let) (corr)
Towers and Belfries: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 448, 681; 2009 Meeting 629–630; Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment 402, 481–482 (let), 510 (let); Sound Control Seminar 1132
Central Council Memorial Book for Ringers (1914-18) 449–450
Central Council Memorial Book for Ringers (1939-45) 341, 449–450
Central European Association of Change Ringers (CEACR): bell and ring information 750 (let); Dordrecht, Netherlands, firsts 1144; 'First peal in Continental Europe by a resident band' 675; 'Foundation of the..' 673–675; international report 415
Chacombe, Nhants, ' A band of Bagleys at..' 987
Champion, Colin, remembered 1048
Champion, Myrtle A (obit) 1048, 1055
Champion, Walter (obit) 864, 1008
Change Ringers' Guide to the Steeples of England 800, 843 (corr)
Change Ringing (1965) 269
change ringing, reflections on 249–250
Change4Life poster 344
'change-ringers' e-list, activity 55, 95, 103, 127, 187, 204, 223, 267, 291, 301, 328, 349, 509, 551, 562, 599, 608, 632, 651, 682, 743, 799, 823, 851, 875, 897, 935, 963, 987, 996, 1018, 1043, 1067, 1087
Changeringing on Handbells (CD) 1255 (ad)
Channel Islands District (CID) see Alderney; Guernsey; Winchester & Portsmouth Guild: annual striking comp 120; quarter peals 470; summer meeting 749
Chapman, Vicki (contrib) 180 (see also Ringing Around the Olympics)
Charitable Heritage Trust, John Taylor & Co archives 1062
charity accounts 581 (let)
Charity Commission 581 (let)
Charity Gift Aid scheme see Gift Aid
Charlton Adam, Somerset, restoration project 217–219
Charmborough Ring (see also mobile towers): London Marathon 344; Lord Mayor of Westminster's New Year's Day Parade 220; success 147 (Ed)
Chatham, Kent, transferable ring 850–851 (let)
Chawton, Hants, new ring of 6 bells 823 (let)
Chediston, Suff, bells restored 373–374, 376, 383, 460 (let)
Cheesman, John H (19C ringer) 353
Chelmsford Cathedral, outing 1006
Chelsfield, Kent: 1st peal on augm bells 540; augmentation 1059
Cheltenham, Glos, St Mark, first peal on augmented bells 540
Cheltenham, Glos (Warden Hill), first hundred QPs 313
Cheltenham Journal 948
Cheshire, outings to 653
Chester DG (CDG)
Guild: 6-bell striking competition 768; 8-bell striking competition 1177, 1179; e-list activity 127, 328, 823, 1018, 1067, 1087
Chester Branch, quarter peal days 933
East Branch, QP festival 2009 570
Mid Cheshire Branch, QP fortnight 2008 90
Chilcompton, Som, first peal on augmented bells 513
child abuse, 'Publishing the unthinkable' 455–456
Child Protection, 2006 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (see also sex offenders): 2008 Annual Report 434; 2009 Oct implementation 919 (Ed), 921–923, 1017 (let), 1039, 1067 (let); false records 1138 (let); local policy 725 (let); 'Mumbo Jumbo' 1186 (let), 1214 (let); 'Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults...' 457–459, 503 (corr); website 1039
Child Protection Officers 459, 921–923
children, 'Thought ...' 599
Children in Need peals 1241
Chiltern Mid-Week Group, QPs 91, 498, 761, 1005
chimes: Cambridge Chimes 501, 865, 990; Guildford Chimes 319; Merton Chimes 319; Morley Town Hall, Yks 865; Scilly Isles, St Mary 669; Westminster Chimes 78 (let), 501, 865, 1134
China (see also Hong Kong): Great Bell Temple, Beijing 823 (let); Pingdingshan (large bell) 852 (let)
Christmas 2008: "Christmas Day Morning Bells" 201 (let); Christmas in Devon 263; Puzzles & competitions 186 (ans)
Christmas 2009: greetings 1298; messages 1260; Puzzles & competitions 1300–1301
'Christmas Eve' (story) 1268, 1280, 1286
Christmas Morning Mattins (poem) 1277
Christmas Story, 'An alternative approach to the..' 1301
chromatic rings, Southampton, Hants 228
Church, calling people to 510 (let) (see also Mothering Sunday peals; 'Thought for the Week'); Bellringers (hymn) 653; it's a beautiful sound 891
Church Bells 795, 796, 947, 948
Church Bells of Northamptonshire (1879) 1253
Church Bells of Warwickshire (Tilley, Henry T) 1273
Church Bells of Worcestershire 1153
Church Buildings Council (CBC) 401; aim no 3 967 (Ed); Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes 849 (let); Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment 398; meetings with CCCBR 434, 507; meetings with CCCBR and English Heritage 1211; St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge, bellframe 1066 (let)
Church Clocks (Rock, Hugh) 317, 319
Church Converts (property developers) 1262
Church Stowe, Nhants, rare tower report 895
Church Times 507 (Ed), 996, 1018
Churcham, Glos, Gough, Joseph (19C) 795–797
Churchdown, Glos, day out 763, 766
Churches Conservation Trust, 40th anniv: announcement 152; BBC news 216, 273 (let); peals rung 251, 329, 330; public relations 271 (Ed); Westminster Abbey service 939, 1060
Churchstanton, Som, new clappers needed 180
CID see Channel Islands District
Cinques (11 bells) see Erin Cinques, in 2 years; Stedman Cinques; Stedman:'Quick or Slow?'
Cistercians 1268
City of London see London, City of
Civil Partnerships: Butler/Harper 85, 93; QP w/e 538, 551
Clapham, N Yorks, restoration project 1105
Clapham Park, Gr Lon, St Stephen 464, 510 (let)
Clapper (NAGCR) 919 (Ed), 935
clappers: adjusters 175 (let); aluminium shank 120; problem at Cottenham 655 (let), 704 (let), 727 (let); and tonal quality 277, 534 (let); wooden shaft 534 (let)
Clare, Co Armagh, N Ireland, description 582
Clark, Leslie B, 90th birthday 1296
Clarke, Mary (Gee) (obit) 574
Clarke, Stephen (contrib) 748
Clavis Campanalogia or a Key to the Art of Ringing (1788) 377
Clements, William Shapley (19C ringer, Australia) 924 (let)
Clent, Worcs, Annual Dinner 2009 247
clergy, relations with ringers see relations between ringers and clergy
clerical titles in peal reports, RW copy policy 3 (Ed)
Clifton, Notts, St Francis, augmentation 170
climate change: Cop15 conference 940, 1066 (let), 1090 (let), 1255
Clist, Rodney & Sally, Golden Wedding 738
clock bells 73 (see also Big Ben; chimes; Turret clock forum); Cambridge University, Gt St Mary's 994; Morley Town Hall, Yorkshire 865, 867; Olney, Bucks 1134; Umberslade, Warw, Baptist Church 393
'Clock House Bells - open for business' 820–821
clockmakers: Cumbria Clock Company 1135, 1281; Grimthorpe, Lord 319, 727, 1134, 1275; John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell (19C ) 1153
Clocks, Church (Rock, Hugh) 317
Clonmore, Co Armagh, N Ireland, description 582
clothes: evening wear 580 (cartoon); hot pants 378 (let); RingingLocker 1009
coaching techniques 654
Codicote, Herts, 100th anniv of 1st peal 54, 56
Cole, Betty, 80th birthday 185, 192
Coleman, Murray (composer) 380
Coleman, Steve (contrib) (see also 'Ringing & Money'): 'Betty Cole at 80' 192; 'Drumming and Ringing' 72; 'Looking back on the 2008 Roadshow' 1281–1284; 'The Sight of Gentle Maiden Deftly Handling of a Rope' 1267–1268
Coles, Emma (16), York Minster tenor bell 144
Colgate, Miss Doris, 75 years of ringing 964
Collection of Doubles Methods 437, 629
Collection of Popular Major Methods (2001) 437, 729 (corr)
collections, small bells 265
Colleen (French instrumentalist) 538
College Youths, Ancient Society of (ASCY): Annual Dinner 1135 (Ed), 1211 (Ed), 1212–1213, 1220, 1239 (let); Country Meeting 917–919, 920, 927; Election of Officers & Officials 1180; e-list activity 767; Name Book 928; returns to its roots 928; Somerset peal weekend 1143; tours 61, 903, 1192; Whitechapel Trophy 1136–1137
Collings, Howard (tower collector) 379
Collings' Collection (small bells) 265
Collis, WM David (obit) 787
Columbia, S America 1162 (let)
'Comment' (see also debates): 'Publishing the unthinkable' 455–456
commercial in confidence 245 (let)
committee name changes (CCCBR) 679
competitions (see also Christmas; 'Puzzle Corner'): parsnips 292
competitions, striking (see also London 12-bell Striking Contest; National 12-Bell Striking Contest): Bath & Wells DA, 8 bell 1036; Carlisle DG 652; Chester DG, 6-bell 768; Chester DG, 8-bell 1177, 1179; Chew Branch, Bath & Wells DA 560; Crawford Cup, Southwell & Nott.. 672; Essex Trophy 1039; Hutchins, John, Memorial 652; C Edward Jeffries Memorial Trophy 168; John Hutchins Memorial 652; London 12-bell see main entry; National 12-bell see main entry; Oswy Street Memorial Cup 1132; Ridgman Trophy 693; Salisbury DG 1089; Tewkesbury Shield 2008 405, 504 (tab); Tewkesbury Shield 2009 579; White Rose Shield, inaugural comp 1056; Whitechapel Trophy see London 12-bell Striking Contest; Winchester District 607; Wooding, Harry, Memorial Trophy 1012; WW Worthington Memorial Trophy 1236; YACR Western Branch 824
competitive ringing debate 743
composers: Angrave, Richard J 380, 512, 729; Austin, Oliver M 729; Barnes, Timothy J 239; Bedford, Stephen J 380; Bradshaw, Graham M 512, 729; Brown, Robert DS 104, 512, 729; Coleman, Murray A 380; Cornock, John 729; Davies, Mark B 729; Dodds, Geoffrey 104; Fielden, John H 512, 729; Finch, David R 729; Griffiths, Thomas W 380; Grimmett, Richard B 104; Hinks, Thomas J 729; Ivin, Stephen J 104; Lindoff, Gabriel (19C) 353; Martin, Edward W 104; Morrison, Donald F 380, 510 (let); Pomeroy, Mike J 104; Pullin, Richard B 512; Saddleton, Philip AB 512; Sheppard, Peter WJ 380, 512, 729
composing, The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292
compositions: Bristol Surprise Maximus 512; Cambridge Surprise Royal 380; Erin Triples 104; Grandsire Triples 104; Maximus 729; Plain Bob Triples 104; Reverse Bob Triples 104; Spliced, website 1162 (let); Stedman collection 2009 629; Stedman Triples 104; Yorkshire Surprise Royal 380
Compositions Committee formerly Peal Compositions Committee; 2009 Stedman collection 629; remit 437, 679
concentration 482 (let)
conducting: The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; 'You don't have to call it from the tenor' 8 (cartoon), 69, 71, 549, 550–551
conductor responsibilities 1207
conductors: Pye, William (19C) 353; Southerington, Emma 968–969; Thurstans, Thomas (19C), Stedman Cinques 148; Truman, James (19C), Stedman Cinques 148
400 peals as conductor: Southerington, Emma 732
conductors' milestones (peals as conductor)
1st peal: Archibald, JE 901; Atkinson, KD 1168; Barnicott-White, M 81; Brook, P 84; Butler, SL 1070; Crockett, MR 1045; Davies, JE (handbells) 307; Dawson, PKD 1166; Dodd, AJ 1168; Dunnett, BL (Becky) 803; Forster, HM 564; Galloway, JE 178; Hansen, EM 1242; Harpole, JG 1193; Hockenhull, B 753; Jasper, LDE 489; Jasper, PM 84; Joiner, R 1118; Knott, JC 1190; Matthews, DAC 461; McCulloch, I 1233; Mellon, M 514; Mills, CV 406; Parker, DC 461; Pym, EL 357; Ricketts, BF 1118; Roberts, DJ 853; Rook, CW 777; Ross, MH 803; Smith, AL 59; Smith, MJ 36; Spreadbury, J 1072; Turner, CP 514; Walker S 1118; Warner, K 1119
50 peals: Ogden, AC 731; Waterson, TJ 1045
100 peals: Constant, BD 878; Cresshull, J 902; Lee, CM 710; Purday, MG 973; Sheppard, PWJ 856
150 peals: Duke, GA 82
200 peals: Clay, MJ 731; Lee, RW 1095; Mainwaring, AL 587
300 peals: Hutchieson, SCW 304; Reading, AG 84
400 peals: Hunt, DJ 1241; Mountjoy, BV 753; Southerington, EJ 732; Waterfield, PJ 901
500 peals: Chester, M 563; Halls, PAM 381; Hull, DG 879
550 peals: Smith, IVJ 730
600 peals: Haseldine, A 878
650 peals: Carter, DB 563; Peachey, BF 225
700 peals: Crocker, RJ 731
800 peals: Jenner, S 226
1250 peals: Ainsworth, JA 541
1300 peals: Butters, I 254
1400 peals: Maughan, M 330
1600 peals: Salter, DG 660
1950 peals: Morton, FR 1045
2100 peals: Dove, CB 130
2150 peals: Dove, CB 1095
2200 peals: Mears, MEC 154
confidentiality, commercial 245 (let), 273 (let)
conflicts of interest: Guidance for CCCBR members 399 (Ed), 434–435; Towers & Belfries Committee 402
Congresbury, Som, 'Don't forget the pine logs!' 167
Connection (charity) 132, 330, 471
Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes 849 (let)
Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance 402
Consistory Court 398 def; Great Malvern Priory see main entry; Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 575
contests see competitions
Cook, Eric, (contrib) 769–773
Cooper, Christopher J, St James' Society, London 201 (let), 378–379 (let), 459 (let)
Copson, Pam (Bell Club Awards) 293
Corbett, Sue, Country Life article 93
Cornock, John (composer) 729
Corns, Cathryn (contrib) 705
Cornwall (see also East Cornwall Bellringers' Association): call change peal afternoon 1126; call changes 469, 738; first 12 bell tower in the county? 147 (Ed), 150 (let); QPs 263, 760; St Columb Major, Annual Dinner 570; tours 982
'Corrections & Clarifications' (see also 'Peal Corrections & Amendments'): RW 2008 291; RW 2009 191, 201 (let), 267, 291, 319, 371, 389, 419, 503, 575, 655 (Ed), 655 (let), 671, 742, 776, 843, 1035, 1155, 1179, 1231, 1250
Cotswolds, outings to 763, 766, 1083
Cottenham, Cambs, clappers 655 (let), 704 (let), 727 (let)
Council for the Care of Churches (CCC) see Church Buildings Council
Council of Paris (Middle Ages) 1267
counties, name changes 450
Country Life, ringing articles 93, 1162 (let)
courses (see also Ringing Around the Olympics): The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; Bell-Handling 1216; Cambridge Minor 100
Court of Arches 243 (Ed), 399 (Ed), 402
Covey-Crump, Janet (contrib) 476
Cowper, William, The Task (1784) 1133
Craddock, Drew (author), Up the Spiral Staircase (DVD) 867
Crambo Doubles 1288
Cranfield, Beds, young ringers make history 476
Crawford, Allen (contrib) 237
Crawley, John (obit) 190
CRB (Criminal Records Bureau), certification 457, 503 (corr), 775 (let), 776 (let), 851 (let), 1017 (let), 1138 (let)
Cresswell, Tony, accident 744
cricketers: Ashes, 1902 Australian Cricket team 874 (let)
crime allegations, Southampton 174, 201 (let) (Ed), 216
crimes committed by ringers: RW copy policy 201 (Edn), 201 (let), 630, 747 (Ed), 897 (let), 1266 (let); sex offences see main entry
Criminal Records Bureau see CRB
Crocker, Adam R (student), handbell progress 156
croquet 269, 269 (graph), 270–271
Cross, Marie ("Miss Cross"), remembering 904, 946 (let)
cross-posting on e-lists 875
crownpin staple with twiddlepin 102–103 (let)
Croydon, Hoist & Plant Hire 818
'Croydon foundry' see Gillett & Johnston; Johnston, Cyril
Cub Scouts 320, 511 (let)
Cumberland, Duke of, banned ringing 1019
Cumberland, West, Archdeacon Richard Pratt, Collation 265
Cumbria: 'Two Headed Sheep' (Morris dancers) 1009
Cumbria Clock Company 1135, 1281
Cumming, Ethan James (birth) 141
Cundy, Rt Revd Ian, Bishop of Peterborough (obit) 643, 648, 662
cycling and ringing tours 856, 1115–1116
Cyprus, Belapaise, Abbey Bell Tower Restaurant 275
Czech Republic, Prague: bells and ringers 1240; Eurocarillon 250
D
DAC see Diocesan Advisory Committee
Daily Mail, St George's Day 323 (Ed), 349
Daily Telegraph 1067, 1087; mentions Ringing World 644
Dale, Jean (obit) 472
Dale, Peter (contrib) 1007
Dalton, Christopher, remembered 12, 204, 216, 1167; bell-adjective guru 277; Dorset Bells and Belfries 460 (let); Tales from the London County crypt 1266 (let)
Dangan Castle Chapel, Co Meath, description of 582
Daniels, L Martin, 1000 peals 638
Darmon, Jean A (obit) 164
Darwin, Charles Robert, 200th anniv 253
Davey, Andrew (contrib) 788–789, 789, 791
Davies, Barbara, 1000 peals 515
Davies, CDP (author) 146
Davies, Gareth (contrib) 989–994
Davies, Iolo D (obit) 418, 811–812
Davies, Jane E, first peal as conductor (handbells) 307
Davies, Mark B (composer) 729
Davies, Peter (contrib) 597
Davies, Peter G (RW Director): Christmas card design 396, 531 (Ed), 1000 (pullout); Diary 2010 420; diary design 6, 245 (let), 1186 (let); 'New Director's Blog...' 5–7, 123, 125, 324–325; tribute 3 (Ed)
Davies, Rebecca (contrib) 889
Dawe, William (14C bellfounder) 1083
Day and Son (bellhangers), Holme Lacy, Herefs 747
de Kok (Dutch) see Kok
Deadman, Hugo (contrib) 153, 156
deafness, old ringers? 103
death, and Gift Aid 762
death watch beetle 1135
'Deaths' see obituaries
de-augmentations: Macclesfield, Ches 511 (let); Upper Beeding, W Susx 51 (Ed), 477–479, 660
debates in 2009 see clerical titles in peal reports; 'Comment'; e-mails debate; Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment; Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre; music debate; sex offenders; Singles (3 bell ringing)
Decision (D) D: non-compliant performances 463
decline of ringing?: coaching techniques 654; what puts people off? 55
Deeping St Nicholas, Lincs, 100 peals on the bells 129, 332
Del fondere campane (The Founding of Bells) 532–533
demonstrations 608, 1160
Denison, Edmund Beckett (19C) see Grimthorpe, Lord
Deptford, Gr London, project abandoned 171
Derby DA: Central District QP week 91; e-list activity 562
Derbyshire: first mini-ring peal 81; peal week 1193; QP week 1201; tours 313, 619
Devon: 6-bell day 314–315; 'A Heavy Day!' 67; call change peal afternoon 1126; Christmas in 263; Lenten Quarters 570; outings 934; peal week 2008 108; QP week 1201; summer QPs 910; tours 211, 469–470, 760, 934, 982, 1164, 1192
Devon Young Ringers', outing to Teign Valley 490
'DevonRinging', e-list activity 23, 95, 103, 187, 328, 509, 632, 897, 963
Devonshire Ringers Guild: handbell event 765, 766; Quarter Peal Week 2008 138
Dewbys Bells, Hooe, E Susx 558 (let), 1284
Diagrams (Snowdon, Jasper) 945
'Diary of a South African adventure' 913, 915, 937, 939, 961, 963
Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC): conference 2010 1211; 'DAC Bell Advisor's log 17.6.2009' 657–658
direct debits for subscriptions 991 (Ed), 1012, 1015 (Ed)
disabled ringers: Asperger's syndrome (AS) 946 (let), 970 (let), 996 (let); deaf 103; lymphoedema of the arm 923 (let); mini-rings 719; Retinitis Pigmentosa (blindness) 717, 719
discipline see standards in ringing
dislocations 1302–1303
divine proportion 1285–1286
Dixonoid Doubles 1290
"D.J.L" (contrib) 292
Dobby, Phil (contrib) 676
Docklands Ringing Centre, London Marathon 344
Dodd, Geoffrey K (Geoff) (contrib): 60th anniv of 1st peal 109; 'Lost rings of bells in Berkshire' 164
Dodds, Geoffrey (composer) 104
Dodford, Nhants, rare tower report 895
dogs: Pedro (guide dog) 717; Taz (Hearing Dog) 970 (let)
Domesday survey 28
donations (see also bequests): Shawcross, Joan 1151
donors, bell (see also FunderFinder program): Burdett-Coutts, Angela (19C) 1237; Collings, Alan (small bells) 265; Faulkes, Martin ('Dill') 991 (Ed); Francis, George (small bells) 265; Reynolds, Laith (21C) 1237; Saddleton, Philip & Anthea 1043 (let); Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd (bellfounder) 26
Donovan, Pam (contrib) 293–295, 297
Dordrecht, Netherlands (see also Central European Association of Change Ringers): Central European firsts 1144; 't Klockhuis bells 249
Dorothy L Sayers Society, award 244, 528
Dorset, tours 19, 497, 1006, 1102
Dorset, Wimborne Minster see Wimborne Minster, Dorset
Dorset Bells and Belfries 460 (let)
Dorset County Association, in peril 623
Double Grandsire Triples 375, 377
Double Norwich Court Bob Major peal (1899) 672
double three-legged gravity escapement 1134
Doubles (5 bell ringing) 1287 def (see also methods named); Brigstock 1186 (let); discovery 326 (let); Doubles Peals 2008 326 (let); 'Doubles Vision' 1287–1290; Erin 289; Eurydice 726 (let)
Doubles Methods, Collection of 437, 629
Dove, Ron, tower collecting 1116
Dove's Guide (Book) 630
Dove's Guide (Dove Database): proto-National Bell Register (pNBR) 450; Stewards Report 2007 429; Stewards Report 2008 450–451, 682; and tower collectors 322, 527; work flow 630
Dove's Guide (policy): checking entries 630; include simulators? 450, 774 (let); rationalizing counties 450; weights in metric? 450
Downham, Jean, 50 years at Calne 996
Downing, Graham (contrib) 373–374, 376, 383, 460 (let)
Draper, Alf, 60 years a ringer 1060, 1096
Draper, Jean, bequest 893–894, 896
'drawing boards' 899 def
Drewett, Leonard (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1110, 1111
drinking: and belfry reform 126 (let)
Driver, Albert, 80 years of bell ringing 509
Drogheda, Ireland, St Peter's, description 582
'dropage' 1090 (let)
drumming & ringing 72
du Boulay, George Houssemayne (obit) 984
Dublin, Ireland, Johnston, Francis (18C architect) 553–558, 582–584
Duchess of Cornwall 228
ducks 1174
Duke of Cumberland, banned ringing 1019
Dukes, Fred E see Fred E Dukes' International Bell Fund
dumb bells (see also simulators): mini 1177 (ad); Worcester Cathedral 530
dummy handbells 682, 748, 1112–1113
Dunedin, New Zealand, ringer convicted of rape 455, 456
Durham & Newcastle DA, Central District QPs 136–137
Durham University Society (DUSCR): 50th anniv 4, 329, 755, 851 (corr), 877, 1141, 1269; Life Members' tour 752; raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care 576
duty 535 (let)
DVD reviews: Bell News 436, 1206 (ad); Bells in the City 1206 (ad), 1208; Up the Spiral Staircase 867
E
EACR see Essex Association ...
Eagleside House, RW leaving 3 (Ed), 5–6
Earis, Philip (contrib) 1287–1290
Earl, Rosemary, 50 years a ringer 1125
Earle, Harry (obit) 767
earthquake, Ashover, Derbys 143
East, Anne & Ron, Ruby Wedding 1174
East, Anne (contrib) 265
East Cornwall Bellringers' Association, Evening League 562
East meets West: 40th anniv tour 542; holiday peals 1120
East Pennard, Som , wooden clapper shaft 534 (let)
Easter ringing: eggs for ringers 378 (let); Good Friday, half muffled 513; peals rung 461–462, 487, 488, 514
Eastry, Kent, first peal on the bells since aug 461
Eayre, Joseph of St Neots (bellfounder): Mereworth, Kent 818, 897 (let)
Eayre & Lewis 26
Eayres, Thomas (bellfounder), Loughborough, Leics 355
Ecclesiastical Exemption 849 (let), 995 (let), 1043
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, meetings with CCCBR 1183
Eccleston, Lancs, flower festival 792
'economic downturn' 55 (let), 171 (Ed)
Edmonton, Gr Lon, All Saints, peal board 590
Edna Grabham Memorial Education Trust (EGMET) 939
education see courses; learning to ring; 'NRT'
Education Committee: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 435–436, 680; The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; Integrated Teacher Training Scheme 872
Education Committee articles: 'A short touch of Plain Bob Major' 367; 'Quick or Slow?' in Stedman 101, 108, 126 (let), 176 (let), 298 (let), 327 (let), 351 (let); Retention of Ringers: Recent Developments in Coaching 654; 'You don't have to call it from the tenor' 8 (cartoon), 69, 71, 549, 550–551
Edwards, Anthea S, 1000 peals (tower bells) 57, 85
Edwards, Tudor P, 3000 peals 998
e-forums, The Belfry Forums 292
EFTA see European Free Trade Association; Every Fourth Tuesday Association
Eggheads team (BBC2 programme) 1180, 1216
EGMET see Edna Grabham Memorial Education Trust
8 bell ringing see Major
1812 Overture, bells section 647
Eire see Ireland
Eisel, John C (contrib) 349; 'Double Grandsire Triples' 375, 377; 'Down in the forest ...' 793–798; 'Edward Roberts' (18C/19C ringers) 300–301; Holme Lacy - tercentenary of the bells 745–747, 749; Loughborough ... 18,027 Stedman Caters cent 353; 'Nutcrackers' 71; 'Peals of Grandsire Doubles' 947–947, 958; retiring as CCCBR Librarian 347 (Ed), 349, 434, 436, 629; 'Stephen Wood' 1085–1086, 1089, 1092, 1114 (let); Troyte brothers 843 (corr)
elbow injuries 1302
electronic Ringing World see Ringing World on-line
11 bells see Cinques entries
Eliot, TS The Waste Land 1136
e-lists see e-forums; e-mails debate; 'From the E-lists'; individual Guilds/Assocs/Socs
Ellacombe apparatus 900
Ellie (guide dog) 717, 719
Ellis & Pritchard's Ropes 1281
Elmbridge, Surrey, ringer becomes mayor 1107
Elmsett, Suff, augmentation 170, 237
Eloie, Yvonne L (obit) 214
Elstow, Beds, 100 peals on the bells 224
Elvin House, RW move to 3 (Ed), 5–6, 99 (Ed), 123 (Ed), 324–325
Ely DA: 900th anniv of Diocese 540, 707, 801, 901; AGM 319
e-mails debate 558 (let), 606 (let), 655 (let)
Empire Service, BBC 786
engineers, church bell see Matthew Higby & Company Ltd
English, Tim (obit) 928
English Bicknor, Glos, aluminium clapper shank 120
English Heritage: accountability 995 (let), 1042 (let); bellfoundry industry, effects on 995–996 (let); bellframe conservation 849 (let), 970 (let), 1042 (let); bellframe recording 1211; Bells and Bell Frames: guidelines ... 849 (let); Cathedral Grants withdrawn 1018 (let); Charlton Adam, Somerset 218; Daily Telegraph 644; Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment 397–403, 481 (let), 510 (let), 631 (let), 644, 651 (Ed), 656; 'living heritage' 967 (Ed); Loughborough foundry site 1065, 1211; meetings with CCCBR 434, 656, 849–850 (let), 923 (let), 970 (let), 995 (let), 1066 (let); meetings with CCCBR and Church Buildings Council 1211; Mereworth, Kent 818; Morville, Shrops 721; Olney, Bucks, bellframe condemned 1134; St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge, bellframe 1066 (let)
'Englishness' and church bells 403 (let), 727
The Era 947
Erin Cinques, in 2 years 193–195, 197–200, 212, 223 (let), 239, 240, 245 (let)
Erin Doubles 289
Esperanto, 150th anniv 1162 (let)
ESRCY see Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, Eastern
Essex, 7 QPs on New Year's Eve 263
Essex, West, 4th Wednesday Band Anniv 715
Essex Association (EACR)
Association: 1970 peals, Towler, JL 405; on Lundy Island 390; 'Some memories of north Essex in the 1950s' 945
NE District, London outings 586
Northern District, quarter peal month 233–234
NW District, QP month 1198–1199
SE District, quarter peal fnt 739
Essex Trophy 1039 (see also Lufkin, Frank)
Eurocarillon 250
Europe, Central see Central European Association
European Free Trade Association (EFTA), not the 1020
Eurydice Doubles 726 (let)
Evans, Barry (contrib) 817–819
Every Fourth Tuesday Assoc (EFTA), Nor-Pas de Calais 1020
Evesham Journal 649–650
Exeter Cathedral, Talley bell 799 (let), 850 (let)
Exeter Diocese, 1100th anniv 461, 587, 683, 1241
Exonian Society, summer tour 2009 1200
Eyers, Dorothy & Geoff, Diamond Wedding 132
F
'F is for Flying Circus' 31
Facebook groups 655 (let), 1068
Fairhead, Bernard W (obit) 290, 342, 542, 547, 548, 550
Fairtrade 1009
false peals: Drewe Arms S Minor 420; Zonza S Major 291
family networks: Bone family (21C Donhead, Wilts) 981; Brereton family (17C+ Brereton, Ches) 928; brothers see brothers, bands of; Head family, (19C Wye, Kent) 372; Hinton family (19C Worcester) 1157; Munnings family (21C Worcs) 320, 1271; Taylor family (Loughborough), 1900s glass slides 844; White family (1939 Moorlynch, Som) 581 (let); Wyer family (19C+ Kirby Underwood, Lincs) 924 (let)
Fannin, Anne (contrib) 1040–1041
Faraday Guild, Chew Valley outing 671
Farthingstone, Nhants, rare tower report 895
Faulkes, Martin ('Dill') (bell donor) 991 (Ed)
Faull, Sue (contrib) 49–50, 52
Feirn, George E (obit) 890
Felixstowe, Suff, first peal on the bells 1047
Fellows, Martin D, remembering 62
Fellows, Michael J, remembering 62
The Fellowship of Narnia Youths, misc performance 463
Felstead records 947, 959
Fenton Campanile 900
festivals: ANZAB Ringing Festival 695; Battle, E Susx, Christmas Tree Festival 1260; Campsea Ashe, Suff, Ringing Festival 652; Chester DG, East Branch QP 570; Eccleston, Lancs, flower festival 792; FUSE Leeds 2009 (cultural music festival) 538, 580 (cartoon); Gloucester & Bristol DA, QP and P 42; Grappenhall, Ches, flower festival 1256; Measham, Leics, flower festival 624; Melbourne Arts Festival 2009 1090 (let); Peterborough DG 560, 1012; Swansea & Brecon Guild QP 1200; W&PDG, Isle of Wight District QP 910
festivals versus competitions 743
Field, Chris, North East England tour 662
Fielden, John H (composer) 512, 729
50 plus years of ringing 1200
films: Bells in the City 1206 (ad), 1208; Cemetary Junction (20C) 1062
Finch, David R (composer) 729
fines and forfeits 721 (manuscript)
finger and thumb dislocations 1302
fire escapes 750 (let), 774 (let)
Fire Service Guild: 20th anniv dinner & AGM w/e 47; Autumn Fixtures 1229, 1231; The London Ringing 47; QP day 752
Firefighters, Annual Service of Remembrance 1229
fires: Leamington Hastings, Warw 1216; Victoria, Australia 147 (Ed), 365
'First Peal Congratulations': A; Ager, M 1143; Allen, J 587, 627; Arbuthnot, A 915; Atkinson, MR 1094; B; Bain, AFR 901; Baker, I 1190; Bannister, R 1270; Barclay, RJ 11; Bartlett, H 1233; Bartram, B 1272; Bates, JC 193; Bates, LM 1022; Beaumont, H 660; Beaumont, HM 1219; Beltham, J 926; Betham, J 926; Blazey, M 279; Bower, J 203; Brady, AA 707; Brady, DW 707; Brooks, KJ 9; Brown, ND 539; Bullough, LM 659; Burt, M 382; Burton, JS 461; C; Callander, I 926; Carey-Smith, R 1193; Charnley, PW 589; Charnley, SM 359; Chester, JR 81; Clark, T (Ted) 661; Clark, VI 129; Collings, MA 34; Collisson, SJ 1024; Cotton, P 1221; Cousins, A 973; Creveul, S 1165; Crichton, J 877; Crighton, J 877; Crockford, D 803; D; Daniels, JP 489; Dann, SJD 280; Davies, LM (aged 14) 1093; Davies, M 382, 600; Dawson, G 85; Day, SJ 84; Dell, Tony 34; Delves, A 1070; Dicken, F 755; Dicks, AJ 854; Dietz, RC 204; Dodd, GK (1948) 109; Dodds, IW 251; Downing, G 383; Drake, J 1143; Drew, M 1165; Duguid, T 514; DuPuy, F 1270; Durrant, K 587; E; Ellis, CM 565; Enzor, AG 683; Enzor, GC 683; Evans, GL 488; Evans, THO 178; F; Fawcett, SMC 359; Feeney, GP 252; Felton, A 491; Fiddy, EG 488; Flanagan, R 755; Forster, TR 178; Foster, T (Tony) 252; Furnivall, AC 193; G; Gardiner, M 854; Gaspar, H 877; Geach, J 877; George, RAV 34; Godber, D 10; Goldrick, S 303; Gorick, SD 462; H; Harris, J 382, 600; Harris, RJ 178; Haseldine, KR 155; Herriott, HM 708; Hinton, MG 661; Hollands, DJ 588; Holloway, R 10; Houchin, RM 57; Houghton, TW 251; Houston, J 1166; Howells, EJ 382, 600; Humbey, IA 155; J; Jackson, SE 997; Jameson, D 1118; Joce, G 36; Jones, EA 1118; Jones, TJ 754, 847; K; Kefford, PM 60; Kempe, J 915; Kent, M 279; Kitchener, SJ 1269; Kivilo, M 636; Kok, Harm-Jan de (aged 13) 1144; L; Lander, WJ 754; Lee, AD 684; Leese, MF 1219; LeFevre, V 57; Lewis, M 382, 600; Lindsay, GJ 636; Littlejohn, SLC 62; Lockett, S 514; Luxford, TFM 1168; Lynes, A 1190; M; Mann, NM 975; Meader, CGE 489; Mew, SV 683; Micocci, AP 193; Mills, CP (no 6) 84; Moody, RS 359; Morgan, K 382, 600; Morrant, C 35; Mortimer, JD 359; Moyse, PD 359; Munday, LC 382; Murray, FJ (aged 11) 779; N; Nicholls, R 610; Nye, KM (St Chad's) 997; O; Ogunyinka, WO 951; Ostins, WT 686; Overton, I 280; P; Palmer, SD (aged 14) 129; Parker, J 1143; Pasmore, NM (aged 13) 997; Paxford, RT 1242; Pelham, TJ 999; Pell, JM 801; Percival, SE 731; Perrins, JW (aged 12) 381, 396; Powell, HA 1269; Press, S 178; Pygott, APL (aged 11) 951; R; Ramsbottom, JP 281; Rapior, JJ 541; Reading, RE 999; Redgers, B 755; Reid, JR 62; Roe, JM 589; Routh, CH 60; Rowse, VL 56; Ruszczyk, D 84; S; Safford, A 777; Sanderson, WJ 777; Saunders, AG 252; Savage, J 754, 847; Scanlan, JP 60; Scott, S 1118; Sharpe, AP 1241; Shead, S 202; Shepherd, CC 251; Sims, RC 10; Sloman, AL (aged 13) 177; Smith, CF 1021; Smith, JH 109; Smith, NI 131; Spencer, JA 731; Spink, KL 610; Stewart, LC 305; Stimpson, SR 9; Stokoe, PCM 1272; Sweeney, SH 1241; T; Telford, SJ 462; Thompson, OHJ 754; Thorley, HE 754, 847; Tittley, ME 461; Townsend, A 1046; Toze, Mike 1233; V; Vaughan, GC 384; Vellender, A 10; W; Wantoch, L von 660; Wardley, MS 59; Wareing, TGA 659; Waterston, S 1021; Watson, S 489; Webster, FJC 487; Webster, H 1219; Welbourne, J 731; Welch, J 731; West, SKA 303; Westman, RS 825; Westman, SJ 227; White, IG 381; Whitwood, M 803; Wilde, CM 280; Wilde, JC 280; Williams, VEJ 754; Woolley, MPRH 565, 648; Wright, KL 589; Y; Young, JH 463
First Peal in the Method see methods named
The First Peal ('Oddstruck') 79–80
first peal on the bells see peals, first peal on the bells
5 bell ringing see Doubles
'Flapping boards' 899 def
Flitcroft, Timothy (Thursby, Cumb), convicted 1138
flowerpots, ring of three 900
Flying Circus, 'F is for..' 31
'FODS' (Friends of Dorothy Society): Civil Partners' QP weekend 538, 551; e-list activity 103, 204, 223, 291, 509, 599, 651, 743, 799, 1018, 1087; '.. - do you remember?' 1266
folk art 403 (let), 911
footnotes: 'From the footnotes ...' 723; puzzle 824; RW copy policy 1135 (Ed)
Forester, Graham (obit) 644
Foresters Friendly Society (AOF), 175th anniv 372
43ers reunion 920, 1035 (corr)
Foulds, Michael (author), How to Learn Methods 653
found: blue Lundy T-shirt 816; green jacket 599
founders see bellfounders
Founders' Company: Encouragement of Young People 2008 49–50, 52; Grant Fund 444; Prizes suspended 444
The Founding of Bells (Del fondere campane) 532–533
Four Shires Guild of Bellringers: Centenary celebrations 649–651, 671 (ad), 752; Centenary peal 1244
'4000 pealers' peal' 171 (Ed), 180, 192, 222 (let)
4000 peals, first person to reach 180
4 bell ringing (Minimus) 899–900
Fourways Gardens see Johannesburg, All Saints
Fox, Catherine & David, Golden Wedding 1244
fractures, bone 1302
frames see bellframes
France: carillon-grabbing excursion 1020; foundry accident 816
Francis, George (small bells) 265
Franklin, Vanessa (obit) 266
Freckingham, 'Nance' (supporter), remembered 571
Fred E Dukes' International Bell Fund: 2008 Report 449; 2010 grant applications 1255; Johannesburg, All Saints 26, 27
Freehold Street site see Loughborough foundry
French, Clare (obit) 574, 983
Friends of the Library 436, 1111 (Ed)
'From across the pond' (NAGCR round-up): new column 919 (Ed); Boston, Massachusetts, Old North Church 1041; Hawaii 1140; round-up of reports 935
'From the E-lists' (FTEL) (see also 'bell historians'; 'change-ringers'; 'DevonRinging'; 'FODS'; individual Guilds/Assocs/Socs; 'Merseybells'; 'nabbers'; 'nag-talk'; Network for Ringing Training; 'ringing-chat'; 'ringing-theory'; Three & Four Bell Society): final column 1087, 1087 (Ed), 1207; '.. - do you remember?' 1265–1266; cross-posting 875; quality of mails vs letters to RW 1043
'From the footnotes ...' see footnotes
FSGBR see Fire Service Guild
FTEL see 'From the E-Lists'
Full-Circle tune ringing, Italy 606 (let)
fund raising (see also appeals; FunderFinder; Gift Aid; grants & loans; Heritage Lottery Fund; Keltek Trust; open days): BATTY 933; 'blagging' 5; Connection (charity) 132, 471; FunderFinder 448; Inspire mark (Olympics 2012) 187; leaflets 24; London, City of, St Magnus-the-Martyr 1278; Lord Mayor of Westminster's New Year's Day Parade 220; Ringing Roadshow 2008 448; sponsored peals 330, 421–422, 471, 491, 576, 1272; sponsored walks 648; wedding gifts 1043 (let)
FunderFinder.co.uk, search service 448
FUSE Leeds 2009 (cultural music festival) 538, 580 (cartoon)
G
'G is for Grab' 85 (def)
G&BDA see Gloucester & Bristol DA
G&J see Gillett & Johnston
Gambling, David (contrib) 1181–1182
Gamlingay Christmas Tree ringers 48
Gant, Frank, remembered 12
garage rings see private rings
Gardiner, Maureen (contrib) 941–942
Garton, Linda (contrib): 'All aboard for the SRCY Dinner!' 1013–1016, 1025; SRCY Past Masters' Peal 1183 (Ed), 1184 (let), 1184–1185, 1214 (let), 1232, 1238 (let)
Gates, Leonard G (obit) 938
Gay, Phil & Rowena: mini-ring, Keele, Staffs, Woodlands 889
Gay, Rowena (contrib) 75–77
Gaywood, Norf, outing 1962 1163
Gaze, Isaac (19C ringer) 958–959
geometry, sacred 1285–1286
Gift Aid: bequeath before you die 762; give freely 149; rule changes 744, 750 (let); subscriptions 798–799 (let); Toolkit (HMRC) 1066–1067 (let), 1113
Gilbert, Marion D (obit) 316
Giles, Edmund (17C bellfounder) 478
Gillett & Bland (bellfounder): Umberslade, Warw 393
Gillett & Johnston (bellfounder) 1253, 1262, 1279 (table); golden ratios 1286 (table)
Girl Guide Movement, centenary 1018 (let), 1021, 1045
Glasgow: handbell ringer convicted 508; St Mary's Cath Soc, founder 1085
Glasgow Surprise Major 485–486; long length peal attempt 1091
Glenton, Ian, 80th birthday 525
Gloucester & Bristol DA (G&BDA)
Association: QP and peal festival 42
Gloucester Branch: secretary 80th b/day 185
Gloucester Cathedral, ringer's scrapbook 200
Gloucester Journal 796, 947, 958, 959
Gloucestershire: 19C peals of Grandsire Doubles 958; holiday, warm welcome 874 (let); quarter peals 523
Gloucestershire, isolated towers see Four Shires Guild of Bellringers
Golby-Kirk, Emma (DVD), Up the Spiral Staircase 867
golden ratio 1285
Gough, Joseph (19C band leader) 793–798
Gould, Arthur J (obit) 70, 316
GPTR see Post and Telecom Ringers Guild
Grab, 'G is for..' 85 (def)
grabbing see carillon-grabbing; Nabbers; tower collecting
Grabham, Edna, Memorial Education Trust (EGMET) 939
Graham, Wendy (contrib): 'Archdeacon of West Cumberland..' 265; 'For one day only! Cathedral bells on view' (Carlisle) 1019; 'Tenth anniversary of Wigton's bells' 604
Grahamstown Engineering, South Africa (bellframes) 27
Grandsire (Snowdon, Jasper 1888) 948, 958
Grandsire Doubles, 'Peals of ...' 947–947, 958
Grandsire Pig: learning 1108 (graphic)
Grandsire Singles, 'free' 222 (let)
Grandsire Triples, Double 375, 377
Grandsire Triples, Psalm 150 in (choral work) 988
grants & loans (see also fund raising; Gift Aid; Heritage Lottery Fund; Keltek Trust; Ringing Foundation Ltd): All Churches trust 1140; applications invited, CCBRF 1152; ASCY Bell Fund 1278; Awards for All 176 (let); Bell Restoration Fund, CCCBR 27; Bucks Historic Churches Trust 1140; Cathedral Grants withdrawn 1018 (let); City of London 1278; English Heritage 721, 1018 (let); Founders' Company Grant Fund 444; Fred Dukes' International Bell Fund, The 26, 27, 449, 1255; FunderFinder 448; Ipswich Historic Churches Trust 1257; Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme 150; Livery Companies 1278; Manifold Trust, The 448; Middlesex Bell Fund 1278; Sharpe Trust 1140; Worshipful Company of Girdlers 1259 (Ed); for young people 871–872 (see also The Ringing Foundation Ltd)
Grappenhall, Ches, flower festival 1256
Grave, Karl (author), Carry on Counting 728, 1131 (ad)
Great Bell Temple, Beijing, China 823 (let)
Great Dunmow, Essex, WWI ringers remembered 1109–1110
Great Malvern Priory, Worcs: bellframe description 534 (let), 633–634; bells 631 (let); Church Times 507 (Ed); Consistory Court judgment 243 (Ed), 397–403, 399 (Ed), 434, 481–482 (let), 510 (let); Daily Telegraph 644; and English Heritage 273 (let), 651 (Ed), 656
Great Paul (bell): mould 696
Great War see World War I
Green, Philip N (contrib) 93
Greenwich Time Signal 786
Gressenhall, Norfolk, Anglia S Royal, long peal 590
Griffiths, Harry (obit) 1128, 1298
Griffiths, Thomas W (composer) 380
Griffiths, Timothy W (obit) 502, 526, 590, 710, 715, 716, 718–719, 742 (corr)
Grimmett, Richard B (composer) 104
Grimthorpe, Lord (19C clockmaker): double three-legged gravity escapement 1134; Great Clock at Westminster 319; 'The Grimthorpe twelve..' 1175; Winchester Cathedral 727
Grosmont, Monmths, Hand-bell ringers reunion 573, 575
Grouzet Hildebrand (19C bellfounder) 923 (let), 1018 (let)
Guardian readers 911
Guernsey, Channel Islands: QP day for Alderney 576; QPs 470
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association 717, 719
guidelines website (all topics), CCCBR 654
Guild of... see Clerical Ringers Guild; Devonshire Ringers Guild; Fire Service Guild; Ladies Guild; Medical Ringers Guild; North American Guild; Police Ringers Guild; Post and Telecom Ringers Guild; Railway Guild
Guildford Chimes 319
Guinness, 250 years in production 1117
Guthrie, Chloe (aged 13), Dorothy L Sayers award 244
Gypps, Arthur (Great Dunmow, Essex), WWI 1110
H
'H' (cartoonist) 186, 244, 580, 795, 900, 1286 (see also cartoons)
'H is for Hacker' 127
Hackford, Alan (contrib) 276
Hackney, Gr London, 50th anniv 153, 156
Hackney and Friends in the North, 6th annual trip 261
Hale, Mary & Stuart, private 6-ring 1205
Hall, Emily (aged 12) 1179 (corr)
Hall, Hazel and Michael, Silver Wedding 981, 1174
Hall, Robin (contrib) 869–870
Hall, Rosemary, first QP (aged 9): (reported as Emily Hall aged 8) 1126, 1179 (corr)
Halls, Pat (contrib) 728
Hampshire Handbell Week 1095
Hancock, Bob and Rose (ringers), leave Glasgow 963
hand and wrist injuries 1303
Handbell Collection 437
handbells: Devonshire Ringers Guild, event 765, 766; dummy 682, 748, 1112–1113; earliest change-ringing 267; Hampshire Handbell Week 1095; Hexham Abbey weekend 665; history 603; Lesotho, South Africa 913; Lincolnshire, 100 anniv 1st peal 1219; Long Buckby, Nhants 3 Leys Close, handbell QP day 1126; long length ringing attempt 624; 'Motion controllers as dummy...' 1112–1113; Oxford DG Handbell Day 571; practice advertising 1111 (Ed), 1114–1115 (let); 'The reunion of 'Four-In-Hand' Grosmont Hand-bell Ringers ...' 573, 575; Ringing Roadshow 2008 1283; Washington DC, Monday Night handbell group 1108
Handbells, Changeringing on (CD) 1255 (ad)
Handel, GF (composer), 250th anniv of death 540
handling: Teaching Unravelled: an evidence-based approach to teaching bell handling 328, 435
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, St John, ring transfer to Stone 216, 575, 1063 (Ed), 1259 (Ed); 'The Saga of St John's..' 1262
Hannington, Wilts, teenage QP 339
Hanoi Cathedral, Vietnam 417, 420, 558 (let), 923 (let), 1018 (let)
Hansford, Jill M, 1000 peals 973
Harare Cathedral, Zimbabwe, news & appeal 222–223 (let), 798 (let)
Harborne, Birmingham, new ringers 1054
Harbottle, Lizbeth (contrib) 45, 47
Hardwick, Carol A (obit) 943 (Ed), 962, 1072, 1080
harmonic tuning 473
Harris, Caroline (obit) 622
Harris, Ernest Edward (Great Dunmow, Essex), WWI 1110
Harris, Susan (contrib) 719
Harrison, John (contrib): 'The impossible...' 1187–1189; Living Heritage 1205, 1206 (ad); tuning method 1067
Harrison, Peter (contrib) 577–578, 631 (let), 701
Harrisson, Patrick A (obit) 214, 572
Hart, Henry Horace (Aldenham, Herts), WWI 1109
Hartley, Eddie, 25 yrs as Tower Captain 597
Harvey, Rob, 91st birthday 895
Hawaii 1140
Hawkins, Gertrude E (obit) 644
Hayward, Peter LR, 2000 peals 998
Hayward Mills Associates (bellhangers) merged with John Taylor & Co (2009); John Taylor & Co (21C) absorbs trading entity 1065, 1108; Charlton Adam, Somerset 218–219; Leicester, Leics, St Mary de Castro 894; Long Preston, N Yks 724; Queenstown, South Africa 1237; Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints 770, 771
HCACR see Hertford CA
Head brothers (19C Wye, Kent) 372
headstocks, canon retaining 102–103 (let)
health and safety (see also accidents; child protection in towers; fire safety in towers): Cub Scouts 511 (let)
Hearne, Thomas (18C diarist) 2
Heart Foundation, British 821
Heath, Pauline (contrib) 605
Helmdon, Nhants, 'What's up that tower?' 1253
Hemmony (bellfounder), golden ratios 1286 (table)
Hemyock Ringers, Devon, at Culm Davy Chapel 624
Hendley, Robert (15C bellfounder) 1033
Hendry, Barrie, 2000 peals 82
Henry VIII, 500th anniv of accession 514
Heppenstall, A Robin (contrib) 453–455
Heptonstall, W Yorks, long length peal attempt 1091
Herbert, AP, Bring Back the Bells (poem) 728
Hereford DG: Bromyard District, bell-handling course 1216; Hereford District outing 1083; Young Ringers, get-together 504
Hereford Journal 300, 746, 797, 947
Hereford Times 794, 948, 959
heritage, living: bellfounding 967 (Ed); Worcester Cathedral 727
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF): Charlton Adam, Somerset 219; Chediston, Suffolk 374; Clapham, N Yorks 1105; Ixworth, Suffolk 122; Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre 7 (let), 78 (let), 147 (Ed), 151–152, 176 (let), 245 (let), 273 (let), 677 (let); Olney, Bucks 1139; Umberslade, Warw, Baptist Church 393
Heritage Protection Bill 656, 1211
Herne, Kent: Church 700th anniv 1203
Herne Bellringers' Hymn (poem) 1203
Herriard, Hants: augmentation 170; first peal on the bells 384
Herriott, Nigel (contrib) 1212–1213
Hertford CA (HCACR)
Association: 125th anniv of Assoc 1181–1182; on Lundy Island 384, 390; meetings 471
Watford District: QP w/end 1126
Western District: Annual District Meeting 264; December meeting 187; Improvers' Outing and Oct meeting 1207; November meeting 32; outing to Loughborough foundry 632; QP day 261
Hexham, Nhmbld, Isle of Wight tour 1129, 1131
Hexham Abbey Handbell Ringers & Friends, weekend 665
Hibbert, Bill (RW IT systems) 6, 125; 'Bells and Music - Are my bells any good?' talk 473
Hibbert, Elizabeth (contrib) 234–235
High Wycombe, Bucks, appeal 823 (let)
Higson, Jennie (contrib) 355
Hillfarance, Som, quarter peals 497
Hilling, David (contrib) 192, 1209–1210, 1211 (Ed), 1227
Hinks, Thomas J (composer) 729
Hinton, John G (obit) 670, 764, 983–984
Hinton, William James (19C ringer) 1157, 1157–1159, 1161, 1169
hip replacements 1303
Histon & Friends, Cambs, quarter peal w/e 863
History and Art of Change Ringing 224, 301, 377, 484, 948
Hitchins, Laurence E (contrib) 200
HLF see Heritage Lottery Fund
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Gift Aid Toolkit 1066–1067 (let), 1113
Hobbs, Mick (contrib) 1157–1159, 1161
hobbyists 727
Hodge, Alison (contrib) 269–271, 272, 298 (let), 299 (let)
Hodgson, Cllr Lucy, Mayor of Worcester 531
Hoffnung, Gerard (1950s humorist) 1207
Hoist & Plant Hire, Croydon 818
Holborn, London WC2, St-Giles-in-the-Fields: Canadians visit 369; welcomes visitors 351 (let)
Holden, Simon (contrib) 476
holidays: Ireland 276
holidays, ringing: Camden, South Carolina (USA) 1007; Dorset 1006; Gloucestershire 874 (let); narrowboat 760; 'P is for Peal Week' 685; Somerset 876; Vale of Evesham 874 (let); Yorkshire Dales, apartment 420
Holland see Netherlands
Holland, Ian M, 70th birthday 144, 282
Holliday, Colin (contrib) 965–968, 1125
Hollobone, Phillip (MP ringer) 24
Holme Lacy, Herefs: peal board 749; tercentenary of the bells 745–747, 749
Holroyd, Ander (composer & mathematician): Banana Doubles 1289; Jump Stedman 1288
Holybourne, Hants, first peal on the bells 1243
Home Counties, trip to Lundy Island, Devon 390
Home Office, Child Protection site 1039
Hong King Wu, ringer from Singapore 1108
Hong Kong: Po Lin Monastery 727 (let), 823 (let); ringers in Alderney 841
Honorary Members (CCCBR): election & function of 534 (let), 555 (Ed), 606 (let), 628–629, 631 (let), 632, 679–680
Hooe, E Susx, Dewbys bells 558 (let), 1284
Hornchurch, Essex, remembers two Ringing Masters 12
Horne, Douglas R (Ray) (obit) 644
Horological Institute, British 215
Horrell, Anne and Brian, Golden Wedding 659, 887
Horseman, Michael (contrib) 892
Horsington, Revd Timothy, retires 804
Horton, Roderick R, Spliced compositions website 1162 (let)
hospitals, quarter peals for 943
Houghton, BIll (obit) 166
House of Lords, legal precedents 402
Houses of Parliament, clock chimes 990
Houssemayne du Boulay, George (obit) 984
How to Learn Methods (Whiting Society) 653, 1131 (ad)
Howard, Andrew (EGMET) 939
Howland, Stanley Percy (Great Dunmow, Essex), WWI 1110
HRGB see Handbell Ringers of Great Britain
HSBC Bellringers, 40th anniv outing, Bredon Hill, Worcs 4
Hughes, Gill (contrib) 653
Hughes, Lynne P (contrib): Bells Whisky tags 103 (let), 126 (let); birthday quarters 498
Hughes family, and Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd 1114 (let)
Hughes-D'Aeth, Cathy, get well peal 54
Hughes-D'Aeth, Edward, 18th birthday 409
Hull, Ewan (aged 7), 12 bells 1012
Hungerford Ringers, weekend 1205
Hunt, John (obit) 740
Hursley, Hants QP day 739
Hutchins, John, Memorial competition 652
Hutchinson, Chris (contrib) 275
Hutchinson, Ruth see Harare Cathedral, Zimbabwe
Hutton St Mary's, Som: augmentation 844; QP 1249
Hyden, Myrtle (obit) 842
hymns: 'Bellringers' 653; Bells in Hymns 1185; Derbyshire & West Notts booklet 1250; Herne Bellringers' Hymn 1203; 'Hymns that got me into trouble' 163
I
'I is for Institute' 191
illustrations (see also cartoons): 19C Australian ringing certificate 924 (plaque); Bangor, N. Ireland, Roll of Honour (1914) 968; Bath & Wells DA, Honorary Life Members gather 892; bell profile, far eastern monastery 727; Bells Whisky tags 103; Beverley Town Handbell Ringers 1283; Big Ben, cleaning 697–698; casting new bells 772, 896; Del fondere campane (The Founding of Bells) 532–533; fines and forfeits 721 (manuscript); golden ratio in bells 1285 (diag); Grandsire Pig 1108 (graphic); Great George 700; handbell ringing in Lesotho, South Africa 913; Hanoi, Vietnam, cathedral bells 923 (let); Hinton, William James (19C ringer) 1157; Ipswich outing 1924 601, 651 (Ed), 655 (let); John Taylor & Co (21C) first advert 1065 (ad); 'John Taylor Bellfounders', inside 600; Loughborough foundry 1061; Malvern Priory - frame foundation 633 fig 1 (drawing); Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre bus 151, 245 (let); mould for largest bell in Britain 696 ; new bells 896, 991, 1037, 1277; Queen visits Whitechapel.. 345–348; radial bellframe 1234; Ranmoor bells, Sheffield, 1944 605; ringers 1256 (painting); ringers, small 48; ringers in the 1950s 677, 726 (let); Ringing Roadshow 2008 1281–1284; Stedman Caters, 18,027 changes, 1909 353; tuning a bell 772; turret clock 215; Whitechapel Trophy 1136
Imber bells see Edington, Wiltshire, Imber bells
indexes
Index, Obituary (CCCBR Library) 436
Obituary Index (CCCBR Library) 962
ringers names on peal boards 603 (Ed)
Ringing World Index 75
Information & Communications Technology Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 629, 680–681
Ingall, George (19C architect) 393
Inglesant, William Hyde (19C ringer) 353
Inheritance Tax 762
inscriptions: Ayres, Raymond M, in memory of 44; Bangor, N. Ireland 966; Boothby Pagnell, Lincs 296; Cambridge University, Gt St Mary's 994; Charlton Adam, Somerset 217; Eastbourne, Susx, All Souls 53; Frome Mill, Som, bell 350 (let); Holme Lacy, Herefs 746; Ipswich, Suffolk, St Lawrence 1258; London, City of, St Magnus-the-Martyr 1279; Loughborough, Leics 355; Mereworth, Kent 897 (let); Olney, Bucks 1139; Painswick, Glos 369; Poole, Dorset 984; Rugeley, Staffs 1033; Scilly Isles, St Mary 273 (let); Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints 773; Tardebigge, Worcs 1153; Upper Beeding, W Susx 478; Upton Grey, Hants, tenor bell 165; used in 'Bell Hunting' 1273
Institute, 'I is for..' 191
insurance, travel 916
Integrated Teacher Training Scheme 872
An Integrated Teacher Training Scheme 1240
international reports 415, 526
internet broadcasts see webcasts
Inventory of the Church Bells of the Diocese of Peterborough 1253
Inwood, Walter Samuel (Aldenham, Herts), WWI 1109
Ipswich, Suffolk, St Lawrence 1259 (Ed); and Cardinal Wolsey 1257–1259; first peal since restoration 1220; oldest ring in the world 943 (Ed); 'Recreating the sound Cardinal Wolsey heard...' 1260
Ipswich Historic Churches Trust 1257, 1258, 1259 (Ed)
Ireland: Armagh 553–558; Bangor, N. Ireland 965–968; Johnston, Francis (18/19C architect), churches, towers & bells 553–558, 582–586; St Comgall, Bangor, N Ireland, bells 110th anniv 965–968, 1125
Irish Association: international report 415; ringing outings, holidays and tours 276
Irwing, Miss (1920s ringer) 967
An Island Parish (BBC2 series) 1183
Isle of Wight (IoW) (see also Winchester & Portsmouth Guild): first person to peal all the bells on the island 1144; tours 1129, 1131
Isleham, Cambs, 'cubs have a go' 320, 511 (let)
Isles of Scilly see Scilly Isles
Italy: Del fondere campane (The Founding of Bells) 532–533; Full-Circle tune ringing 606 (let); Liguria, protest 852; San Giobbe, Cannaregio, Venice 813
Ivin, Stephen J (composer) 104; 60th anniv 1st peal 1096
Ivings, Henry (obit) 1104
Ixworth, Suffolk, restoration & augmentation 121–123
J
'J is for Jack' 224
Jackson, Frederick (obit) 524, 677 (let)
Jackson, William H (Bill) (obit) 394, 661, 665, 666–668, 686
Jackson brothers (Stockport, St George) 534 (let)
James, Revd H Law 1086
Japan, Flying Dragon bell (large) 852 (let)
Jeffries, C Edward, Memorial Trophy: first presentation 168
Jennings, Kate (contrib) 1261
jigsaw puzzles: "The Bell Foundry ..." 1009, 1058, 1230 (ad)
Johannesburg, All Saints, Fourways Gardens, dedication 25–27, 29
John, Graham (contrib) 1112–1113
John Hutchins Memorial competition 652
John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell (19C clockmaker) 1153
John Taylor & Co (19C bellfounder): Brereton, Ches, St Oswald aug 928; Defynnog, Brecon 409; Eastbourne, Susx 53; Helmdon, Nhants 1253; Loughborough, Leics 355; Morville, Shrops 721; Rugeley, Staffs 1033; Worcester Cathedral 727
John Taylor & Co (21C bellfounder) (see also UK Bellfoundries Ltd): new company formed 1061–1062, 1065; management team 1108, 1138 (let); adverts, first 1065 (ad), 1304 (ad); relaunch peals 1119; 'Thought for the Week' 1131
John Taylor & Son (19C bellfounder): Helmdon, Nhants 1253
John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum 449, 1062
John Taylor Shield, 1981 winners 120
Johnson, Andrew (composer), 'In-course 120' 1289
Johnson, Lynda (contrib) 870
Johnston, Francis (18/19C architect), 'The churches, towers and bells of' 553–558, 582–586
Joiner, Tim (contrib) 220
Jones, Eric, 40 years as Tower Captain 486
Jones, Janet (contrib) 486
Jones, Revd Timothy (Tim) (contrib) see 'Belfry reform today?'
Jones, Richard (contrib), Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral (CD) 277, 299 (let)
Jordan, Douglas (obit) 840
Joyce, Peter, August Bank Holiday tour 1019
Judd, Harold P, 90th birthday 8
K
'K is for Knock-Knock' 277
KAFFRIN (contrib) see Tester, Katherine
Kahil Gibran (author), The Prophet 599
Kalamazoo College, 25th anniv of the bells 636, 672
Karaoki (sic), handbell 1283 (bottom left)
KCACR see Kent CA
Keech, Thomas, C Edward Jeffries Memorial Trophy 168
Keele, Staffs
S John: first peal on the Lichfield Mobile Belfry bells 514
Woodlands 889
Keele Ringing Centre: 2008 75–77; Wirral Young Ringers' outing 889, 891
Keeley, Revd Roger, quotation 1107
Keltek Trust (bell rescue): activities 2008 169–172; Clapham, N Yorks 1105; Elmsett, Suff 237; grants offered in 2008 172; Herriard, Hants 384; Johannesburg, All Saints 27; Queenstown, South Africa 1237; and Redundant Bells Committee 444, 1044; and Rescue Fund..., CCCBR 451; Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints 770; Upper Beeding, W Susx 51 (Ed)
Kenealy, Peter (contrib) 649–651
Kensington, Gr Lon, St Mary Abbots Guild, Ringing Week 32 - Lincoln 1000
Kent CA: Ashford District, walk/ring/walk 1064; Canterbury District, True Triples 276; Maidstone District, walk/ring/walk 1064; Tonbridge District, QP week 139
Kettering, Nhants, MP ringing for Christmas 24
Ketteringham, John R (contrib): 80th birthday 1232; 'Aisthorpe bells are now ringing at Boothby Pagnell' 296; 'Dedication of Boothby Pagnell Bells' 648; Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders 278; 'William Byrd's composition The Bells' 525
K.H. (contrib) 345–348
Kidlington, Oxon (1899), peal board 672
Kids.Ring.Out: 5th anniv 100; Birmingham 843; presentations 1239
Kimberley, South Africa, new ring 171
Kineton, Warw: 1st peal on augm bells 730; Young Ringers 339
King Edward VI school, Stratford-upon-Avon 272
'King's Lynn and Gaywood Outing...1962' 934
King's Lynn, Norf, outing 1962 1163
King's School, Worcester, 'Three little boys..' 1273–1277
Kingsbridge, Devon, first peal on the bells 108
Kintbury, Berks, ringer convicted 119, 455
Kippin, Jessie, remembering 384
Kippin, Robert C, 2000 peals 409
Kirkby Malham: apartment 420; ringers' gallery 1012
Kirkby Malzeard, N Yorks, casting of the bells cent 407
knee injuries 1303
Knight, Walter (contrib) see 'Tail Ends'
Knighton, Leics, St Mary Magdalen, tour 2009 813
Knights, Benjamin A (19C ringer) 353
Knights, Don, remembering 360
Knipe, Francis AP (19C ringer) 1274–1275
knitting, blue line jumpers 215, 244 (cartoon)
Knock-Knock, 'K is for..' 277
Knox, Ian R (obit) 764–765
Knutsford, Ches, outing to rural Cheshire 653
Kok, Harm-Jan de (aged 13): first person to ring first peal in Central Europe 1135 (Ed)
Kok, Paul de (contrib): Central European Association of Change Ringers, inaugural meeting 675; 'First peal in Continental Europe by a resident band' 675; first person to circle a tower in Central Europe 1144
Kunonga, Nolbert (Harare, Zimbabwe) 223 (let); good news 798 (let)
Kuranlu, Soraya, first QP 1174
L
'L is for Lockout' 327
ladies (see also ladies' bands; Ladies Guild; Womens Institute): Bangor, N. Ireland (1920s) 967; calling and conducting 69; Coles, Emma (16), rings 25cwt tenor bell 144; Colgate, Miss Doris, 75 years of ringing 964; first woman to ring 1267 (MS); nuns, ringing 1267, 1268; Parker, Edith K (1909) 590; Roosevelt, Eleanor, quote 1059; 'The Sight of Gentle Maiden Deftly Handling of a Rope' 1267–1268; Southerington, EJ (conductor) 968–969; Surprise, first peal cent 590
ladies' bands: Burnham, Lancs (1949) 597; first peal by a Peak District ladies band 901; Leeds Lasses 1057, 1059; Sevenoaks, Kent (1977) 964
Ladies' Guild
Guild: AGM 2009 768, 887; award from the Dorothy L Sayers Society 244, 528; Colgate, Miss Doris, 75 years of ringing 964; website address 768
Eastern District: 70th anniv QP week 19
Kent District: Annual District Meeting 315
The Marches (new district) 221
Laing, Richard, moving to Birmingham 471
Laming, Janet (obit) 68
Lancashire Association
Association: 'Ticking along nicely', sponsored peal 491
Blackburn Branch, 6-bell comp 706
Liverpool Branch, QP week 260–261
Wigan Branch, QP week 739
Lance, Brigadier Martin J (obit) 960
Langhorne, John (14C bellfounder) 1083
Lantao Island, nr Hong Kong, Po Lin Monastery 727 (let), 823 (let)
largest bells in the world 701–703, 852 (let); Britain, Great Paul 696; Russia 852 (let); Vietnam, Hanoi 558 (let), 923 (let), 1018 (let)
Laughton, William (19C tower collector) 800
law see legislation
Lawes, John Frederick Pike (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1110, 1111
Lawn, Herbert (obit) 1082
Lawson, Roger (photographs), Whitehaven, Cumbria 97–98
Leading quarter peal ringers 2008 246–247, 248
Leamington Hastings, Warw, fire 1216
The Learning and Skills Council 533
learning to ring (see also A-Z of ringing; Education Committee, CCCBR): 'An arithmetic approach to touches of Spliced' 1078–1079, 1091 (let); BBC East Big Skill Award 533; The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; blue-line ringer 167; Cambridge Surprise Minor 788–789, 791; canoeing 1239; Carry on Counting (Grave, Karl) 728, 1131 (ad); concentration 482 (let); Erin Cinques in 2 years 223 (let), 245 (let) (see also Erin Cinques, New York City); Grandsire Pig 1108 (graphic); Harborne, Birmingham, new ringers story 1054; Hereford DG, Bromyard District, bell-handling course 1216; hot pants and beer bellies 378 (let); "Learners' Helpline" 292; How to Learn Methods 653, 1131 (ad); in the 1950s 945; practice nights 93 (cartoon); Ringing World diary 167; 'Teaching Ringing IX - The Local Resources' 899–900; Up the Spiral Staircase (DVD) 867; Whiting Society of Ringers 1127
Leckhampton, Glos, QP day 1296
Lee, Wendy & George, Silver Wedding 1116
Leeds, W Yorks, St Peter: Leeds Lasses Recipe for Success 1057, 1059; longest length on the bells 999; National 12-Bell eliminator round 344
Leeds Intelligencer 377, 947
Leeds Lasses band see Leeds, W Yorks, St Peter
Leeds Mercury 377
Leek, Staffs, ringers in the 1950s 677 (let), 726 (let)
Leeson, William (19C clockmaker) 1134
Leeves, Anthony (contrib), 'Puzzle corner': Christmas crossword 1300; crossword 24 1035, 1058 (ans)
left-handed ringers: anti-clockwise ring in Essex 887; anti-clockwise ring in London 1229
leg fractures 1302
legal precedents 402–403
legislation (see also guidelines, CCCBR): Ecclesiastical Exemption 849 (let), 995 (let), 1043; Gift Aid see main entry; Heritage Protection Bill 656, 1211; noise pollution, new EU law 8 (let); Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 see Child Protection; Town & Country Planning 403
Leicester, Leics, St Mary de Castro, augmentation 893–894, 896
Leicester Guild, Rising Ringers 1068
Leicester Mercury 991
Leicestershire, south west, tour 813
Leighton Buzzard, Beds, All Saints Church 910
LeMarechal, Roy (contrib): 'Clock House Bells - open for business' 820–821; 'Diary of a South African adventure' 913, 915, 937, 939, 961, 963
Lesecq, Alfred (carillonneur, France) 1020
Lester, Ray, remembered, memorial plaques 894
Letterpress and Surprise Methods (Snowdon, Jasper) 945
Letters (see also pages suffixed (let)): carefully considered 1043; "name and address supplied" 102 (let), 201 (let)
Leukemia Research, sponsored walk 648
Levy, Lee (NLC Ltd), explains louvres 7–8 (let), 77 (let)
Lewis, Colin A (contrib): 'Dedication of Jo'burg's new ring' 25–27, 29; 'Jimmy Riadore: organ-builder ... Cape Town' 971–972, 1090 (let corr), 1155 (corr)
Lewis, Robert (Editor) 1061–1062, 1065
Leyton, Gr London, Ringing Around the Olympics 91
Librarian, CCCBR, retiring 347 (Ed), 349, 434, 436, 629
Library, Friends of 436
Library Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 434, 436, 681; history 349; Librarian successor 629; Sanderson, Jean (obit) 1251–1252; website new look 962
Lichfield, Bishop of 216
Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society, '118th Handbook and Report for 20007/8' 126 (let)
Lichfield Mobile Belfry 1281; 10th anniv 603 (Ed), 612; first peal on the bells 514; success 147 (Ed)
Liddell, Roger (obit) 1204
life boats 372
light rings (see also mini-rings): Ludlow, Shropshire 171; North Woott[o]n, Som 137; South Ockendon, Essex 171; 'toy bells' 629
lighting tower steps 245–246 (let)
Liguria, Italy, protest 852
Limehouse, Gr London, Ringing Around the Olympics 91
Lincoln Cathedral, Byrd, William (16C composer) 525
Lincoln DG (see also Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre)
unsigned letter 375 (Ed)
West Lindsey Branch: Founders' Prize, Encouragement of Young People.. 49–50, 52; QP month 761
Lincolnshire: 100 anniv 1st handbell peal 1219; tours 1000
Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders 278
Lincolnshire Council, North, Press Office 299 (let)
Lincolnshire Day 1174, 1180 (flag)
Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus compositions 729
Lindoff, Gabriel (19C) (composer) 353
Linford, Simon (contrib) (see also A-Z of ringing): 'A short touch of Plain Bob Major' 367; 'Prolific Peal ringers 2008' 968–969, 996 (let); 'Quick or Slow?' in Stedman 101, 108, 126 (let), 176 (let), 298 (let), 327 (let), 351 (let); 'You don't have to call it from the tenor' 69, 71, 549, 550–551
Linford-Bridgeman (21C building restorers) 1084
Lipscomb, Elizabeth ('Betty') (obit) 116–117
Lismore, and Queensland, Aus, 1 day QP tour 1031
listed buildings 850 (let); Charlton Adam, Somerset (Grade I) 217
Little Eversden, Cambs, dedication 1215
Little Missenden, Bucks, rededicated 572
Littleport Little Surprise Maximus compositions 729
live ringing events 27 (Ed), 102 (let)
Liverpool University Society (LUSCR), Golden Jubilee 791
Living Heritage (Harrison, John) 1205, 1206 (ad)
Livingston, David (obit) 83, 92
Llandaff & Monmouth DACBR: Kids.Ring.Out 100, 1239
Llandaff Cathedral, legend 827
Llanfair ym Muallt see Builth Wells
Lockout, 'L is for..' 327
Lombaert, Aimé (obit) 249–250
London, City of
Cathedral Church of St Paul: Easter 2008 (see also St Paul's Cathedral Guild); Memorial Book of Church Bell Ringers (1914-18) 449–450; Memorial Book of Church Bell Ringers (1939-45) 341, 449–450
St Bride, Fleet St, new ring project 1259 (Ed)
St Bartholomew Gt, Smithfield: anti-clockwise ring 1229
St Katharine Cree, restoration project 816
St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge 1277–1280; first peal on the bells 1277; Harold Rogers visits 744; impression, passable 1156; London 12-Bell contest, host 1037–1038, 1039 (Ed), 1087 (Ed), 1108, 1179; new bells cast 171 (Ed), 192; new ring consecrated 243 (Ed), 268
London 12-Bell Striking Contest 1136
inaugural comp 1037–1038, 1039 (Ed), 1087 (Ed), 1108, 1156; recordings 1179; results tables 1108, 1137 (final)
Whitechapel Trophy 1136
London Blitz 1259 (Ed)
London County Assoc (LCA) 191, 378–379 (let) (see also St James' Society); past masters 720
London Marathon 344
London Olympics see Ringing Around the Olympics 2012
London Ringers', Advent Carol Service 2008 163
Long Buckby, Nhants 3 Leys Close, handbell QP day 1126
Long Preston, N Yks, restoration project 724
Longridge, Revd Richard N (obit) 1010
Lord Mayor of Westminster's New Year's Day Parade 220
Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral (CD) 277, 299 (let)
lost property: blue Lundy T-shirt 816; ladies green jacket 599
lost rings of bells: Berkshire 164
Loughborough, Leics, All Saints: history of the bells 355; Stedman Caters 18,027 changes cent 352–354, 389 (corr), 396, 404 (let), 565
Loughborough foundry (see also John Taylor & Co; Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd): English Heritage views 1211; inside the main building 600; rescued 1061–1062, 1065; Victorian premises 1061
Loughborough University, Physics Dept 1285–1286
Loughborough War Memorial Carillon 249
Louvaine Campanile 391
louvres 7–8 (let), 77 (let)
Love, Dickon (contrib) 1277–1280
Lower Basildon, Berks, BBC news 216
loyalty 460 (let), 510 (let)
Lubbock, Roger (contrib) 539, 669
Lucy, Charles, tuning method 1067, 1087
Ludlow, Shrops: first peal on augmented bells 659; lighter rings 171
Lufkin, Frank 1041; Essex Trophy donor 1039 (Ed); tribute 1039 (Ed), 1040–1041
Lundy (poem) 390
Lundy Island, Devon, trips to 384, 390, 490, 613, 732
Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 70th anniv 943
Lyme Regis, Dorset, appeal for heavy overhaul 176 (let)
Lymington, Hants, visit Big Ben 699
lymphoedema of the arm 923 (let)
Lyndhurst, Hants, visit Big Ben 699
Lynn, William Stanley (Edenham, Lincs), WWI 1110
M
'M is for Mouseholing' 459, 511 (let)
Macclesfield, Ches, de-augmentation 511 (let)
McCluggage, Lynell, moving to Birmingham 471
McBride, Miss (1920s ringer) 967
McCullough, Miss (1920s ringer) 967
McMillan, Ian (poet) 1060
McTear, Jack (contrib) 97–98
Maguire, Dean Edward (19C N Ireland) 965–966
Major (8 bell ringing) see methods named
Major Methods, A Collection of Popular (2001) 437, 729 (corr)
Mallaby of Masham (bellhangers): Long Preston, N Yks 724
Malton, Adrian Charles (Dunmow, Essex), convicted 579 (Ed), 586, 635, 704 (let), 723, 725 (let), 747 (Ed), 748, 750 (let), 751 (let), 776 (corr), 851 (let), 874 (let)
Malvern Link, Worcs, Tower Meeting 536–537
Malvern Priory see Great Malvern Priory
Manchester Chronicle, Wheeler's 947
Manchester Mercury 794
Mandurah, WA, 'Second chance at...' 539, 669
Mann, Colin D (obit) 132, 140–141
Mann, Tony, 70th birthday peal 34
Manoušek, Petr (bellfounder, Prague), Eurocarillon 250
Mantyjarvi, Jaakko (composer, Finland) 988
Marie Curie Cancer Care 576
Market Deeping, Lincs, sponsored peal 1272
Market Harborough, Leics, Psalm 150 in Grandsire Triples 988
marriages ladies first, last names only (see also Civil Partnerships)
Baker/Bumstead 1072, 1081
Bateman/Jeffery 604
Bedden/Baxter 420
Court/Tuck 724
Edwards/Saddleton 1024, 1036; wedding gifts 1043 (let)
Ellins/Hughes 307, 317
Franklin/Preston 108, 117
George/Gorman 732, 741
Hodgkin/Greenhalgh 341
Littlejohn/Morgan 587, 690, 741, 743
Matson/Preston 569
Norman/Smith 686
Oliver/Armitage 686
Platt/Darvill 566, 576
Thompson/Spiller 904
Trapnell/Martin 1121
Williams/Powell 1018
Marske-by-the-Sea, N Yorks, open night 1084
Martin, Alexander J (obit) 94, 281, 287, 384, 389, 392, 419 (corr)
Martin, Edward W (composer) 104
Martin, Robert (obit) 692
"Martini" ringers, ringing holiday 876
Mason, Philip R (obit) 288
Mason, R Kingsley (contrib) 893–894, 896
mastectomy, ringing after 923 (let)
mathematical algorithms and music 350 (let)
Matthew Higby & Company Ltd (Church Bell Engineers): Shire Hall, Monmouth 1084; Suffolk Guild, mini ring 506; wooden clapper shaft 534 (let)
Matthews, Hubert (obit) 619
Mawby, Eileen (supporter), remembered 571
Mawhinney, Miss (1920s ringer) 967
Maximus (12 bell ringing), compositions 729 (see also methods named)
May, Bobbie (contrib) 1205, 1206 (ad)
May, Fred (20C South Africa), headstone 1011
Maybrey, John (contrib) 456
Mayle, Peter, hon life member 528
Mayne, John R, 4000 peals, 1st to reach 180
Mazars (accountants), Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd administration: press release 988; sale announcement 1062
Mc filed as Mac
Mears, Charles & George (C&G) of Whitechapel (bellfounder): Morville, Shrops 721; St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge 1280 (table)
Mears, Thomas (19C bellfounder) 217
Mears & Stainbank Founders, London (bellfounder) 10 (see also bellfounders: Mears...; Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd); Boothby Pagnell, Lincs 296; Eastbourne, Susx 53, 54; Shapwick, Dorset 1083; Upper Beeding, W Susx 478
Measham, Leics, S Lawrence: flower festival 624
Measham, Leics, 'The Garage Ring' 1205
Medd, George (contrib) 480
mediaeval bells: Catholic Churches 1033–1034; Morville, Shrops 721; Rugeley, Staffs, c1480 1033–1034; Upper Beeding, W Susx 478
Medical Ringers Guild, summer meeting 2009 580
Medieval ringing 1267–1268
Medley, Patricia (obit) 318, 342
Melbourne Arts Festival 2009 1090 (let)
'Melbourne ringers' outing', 1908 re-enactment 676
MEMO (Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory) 326 (let)
Memorial Books 341, 449–450 (see also Rolls of Honour)
mentors 322
Mereworth, Kent, refurbishment 817–819, 897 (let)
'Merseybells' e-list, activity 31, 103, 328, 509, 632, 851, 987
Merton, Gtr London, appeal 933
Merton, Thomas (20C monk), thoughts on bells 603
Merton Chimes 319
'Methcom sketch', 'special', Glasgow Surprise Major 485–486
method names 174
methods: Doubles, Erin 289; 'Doubles vision' 1287–1290; How to Learn Methods 653, 1131 (ad); methods/bells analysis 2008 447; Ringing World diary 102 (let), 150 (let), 175 (let); Surprise Major, discussion 301; Triples, the eleven regular true 276
Methods Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; RW diary 175 (let)
methods named in 2008
Minor (6 bells): Bulphan S (QP) 133; Cortyton S (QP) 174 (corr); Coryton S (QP) 174; Dunton S 174 (corr); Tattingstone White Horse (QP) 37; Ullingswick S 12; Wayletts S 174
Triples (7 bells): Saint Bernadette B (QP) 63, 86; St David's (QP) 283
Major (8 bells): Bedale D 11; Chipping Campden A 56; Clenchwarton S 57; Crystal Palace S 34; Cymru S 106; Firbeck S 61; Frithelstock S 59; Gadolinium A 33; Half-Century S 254; Handsworth D (QP) 37; Highclere Red House S 109; Isenfluh S 130; Middlethorpe Hall D 11; Mullins Court S 131; Old Dilton S 33; Oxfordshire D 59; Peak District (QP) 37; Peckleton S 35; Radcliffeborough S 131; Remember Me S 58; Ringmer D 35; Stoneville S 33; Superlambanana S 105; Titusville S 33; Unionville S 105; Wales S 255; Washingborough TP (QP) 86
Royal (10 bells): Cytringan S 254; Du Migit LS 57; Luffburra D 9; Plymouth D 34; Pointon S 59; Rain-in-the-Face B (QP) 37; Ridiculous D 61
Maximus (12 bells): Quartzite S 59; Trojan A 35
methods named in 2009
Minimus (4 bells): Boatman's Differential (QP) 157; Buzbury (QP) 1097; Rural (QP) 756; Rustic (QP) 543
Doubles (5 bells): A; Apache Group 997; Arapaho Group 997; Atironta (QP) 906, 929; B; Banana 710; Beacon Hill (QP) 567; Big Turtle (QP) 906, 929; Bigby (QP) 1145; Black Hoof (QP) 906; Black Kettle (QP) 929; Blackfoot Group 997; Blue Jacket (QP) 906; Brigg (QP) 1145; Brocklesby Hunt (QP) 1097; Burton Hunt (QP) 1097; Butser Hill (QP) 567; C; Caistor (QP) 1145; Charioquois (QP) 906, 929; Cherokee Group 997; Cheyanne Group 997; Choctaw Group 997; Clipston Pl 1167; Commanche Group 997; Copper Dragon Place (QP) 157; Corley B 382; Cornstalk (QP) 906; Crosspool (QP) 1222; Crow Group 1241; Cucumber 710; D; Danebury Hill (QP) 567; Denford B 462; Dibley B 754; Dull Knife (QP) 929; E; Elsham (QP) 1145; F; Fourthectomy (QP) 1001; Freedom House (QP) 1194; G; Grasby (QP) 1145; H; Healing (QP) 1145; Huron Group 997; Hurstbourne Hill (QP) 567; I; Immingham (QP) 1145; J; Joan Barton 587; John Grey Eyes (QP) 906, 929; Jolly Good Wood (QP) 880; K; Kiowa Group 997; L; Little Horse (QP) 929; Little Wolf (QP) 929; M; Musket (QP) 857; N; New Forest Hunt (QP) 1097; Nez Perce Group 1241; North Killingholme (QP) 1145; O; Old Winchester Hill (QP) 567; Oughtibridge (QP) 1170; P; Paiute Group 1241; Parsnip 710; Pawnee Group 997; Peter Hinton (QP) 1170; Pilot Hill (QP) 567; Pitsford Pl 1167; Pontiac (QP) 906, 929; Portsdown Hill (QP) 567; R; Roman Nose (QP) 929; S; Scawby (QP) 1145; Selborne Hill (QP) 567; Shawnee Group 997; Shoshone Group 1241; Stallingborough (QP) 1145; T; Tahunrenche (QP) 906, 929; Tecumsah (QP) 906; Tenskwatawa (QP) 906; Thornton Curtis (QP) 1145; Thruxton (QP) 1121; W; Walkley (QP) 1170; Warwick Hunt (QP) 1097; Wild Hog (QP) 929; Wollaton Place variations 906; Woodwell B 462; Wootton (QP) 1145
Minor (6 bells): A; Amanda & Callum D (QP) 1001; Ashford D (QP) 86; B; Battlesbridge S (QP) 780; Beached Az D (QP) 1145; Bozeat A 178; Brafield-on-the-Green TP 588; Buttsbury S (QP) 614; C; Catania TP (QP) 205; Cattawade S (QP) 256; Catterwade S (QP) 229; Chadwell S (QP) 780; Childerditch S (QP) 614; Claremont B (QP) 1291; Claremont TB (QP) 86; Coalhouse S (QP) 361; Crays Hill S (QP) 543; D; Dalwallinu D (QP) 567; Double Norwich S 179; Drewe Arms S 356; Dry Street S (QP) 953; Dylan Thomas S 179; E; Eastwoodbury S (QP) 953; F; Farnbridge S (QP) 953; Fidlers Hamlet S (QP) 1245; Foulness S (QP) 229; Furtho TP 878; G; Garswood B (QP) 591; H; Hawkwell S (QP) 953; Herongate S (QP) 780; Holmesdale Road S Minor 926; Hullbridge S (QP) 953; I; Illston-on-the-Hill TP 878; Indooroopilly D (QP) 205; Ivy Heath S (QP) 953; J; Jury Hill S (QP) 953; K; Kent Hill S (QP) 953; KT S (QP) 733; L; Lancelin D (QP) 157; Laugharne Castle 179; Lecras D (QP) 543; Liquorice Allsorts D (QP) 929; Lower Holbrook S (QP) 110; M; Martlesham S (QP) 1222; Maxey TP 331; Messing S (QP) 361, 614 (corr); Mikes New Shed D (QP) 1049; Mt Nameless D (QP) 1245; Mucking S (QP) 229; N; Nanny Piggins S (QP) 308; Nevendon S (QP) 543; Newbourne S (QP) 543; Nocton TP (QP) 953; Noseley TP 878; O; Oozedam S (QP) 361; P; Peak District TB (QP) 1145; Pigstye Green S (QP) 614; Potterhanworth TP (QP) 953; Pride of High Halden TP (QP) 805; Q; Queenslea Drive D (QP) 229; Quire Green S (QP) 614; R; Rawreth S (QP) 544; Roconbello Place (QP) 780; Roncobello Place 1143; Rundlestone Tor D (QP) 182; S; St Mary S (QP) 1222; SDG D 826; Sheeps Tor D (QP) 333; Shotgate S (QP) 1245; Stereo D (QP) 313; T; Tambree D (QP) 157; Thornworthy Tor D (QP) 516; Thurrock S (QP) 229, 371 (corr); Tilbury S (QP) 614; TK S (QP) 1222; U; Ulles Tor D 687; Ulting S (QP) 1245; Useless Loop D (QP) 780; V; Vellow B (QP) 229; Vixen Tor D (QP) 880; W; Watern Tor D (QP) 1026; Watery Lane S (QP) 953; Westcliff S (QP) 1245; Woolloongabba D (QP) 687; Y; Yenworthy B (QP) 361; Z; Zener TB 1119
Triples (7 bells): Artistic 709
Major (8 bells): A; Abbott S 1022; Adbaston S 357; Addenburgh S 84; Adenine D 179; Aldbury S 999; Allingham S 826; Ankh-Morpork S 177; Aubergine S 926; Aughton S 730; B; Baddeley Green D (QP) 1073; Bathurst S 1069; Bengeo S 331; Birnbeck S 542; Bovey Castle S 925; Bovey Tracey D 1093; Bratislava S 1189; Braughing S 226; Broughty Ferry D 106; Bruxelles S 303; C; Calcutt S 925; Campton S 826; Caveman S 179; Chedburgh TP (QP) 205; Cheesecake D 179; Chunky Monkey S 853; Clairedom A 659; Clayhanger D 225; Clifton B 565; Clifton D 81; Conisbrough Castle S 1047; Copernicum S 1166; Creag MacRanaich D 381; Cree D 564; D; Dame Vera D 1021; Darwin S 253; Daw's Green D (QP) 1145; Derwenthaugh S 753; Destructor S 975; Dilithium S 405; Dinton S 707; Diptonmill S 331; Djelibeybi S 926; Donhead S 563; Dorcestre S 854; Dordrecht D 659; Dore S 565; E; East Belfast D 179; East Coast A 1169; East Hoathly S 407; Eggplant S 1070; Ellenwood S 997; Eucalyptus S 926; Exeter Diocesan D 329; F; Fifty TB 803; Fixture Secretary D 83; Four Shires D 1244; Francesca S 1118; Frosterley S 155; G; Gillett S 611; Greville Smyth D 1186 (let), 1189; Guinness D 1117; H; Handsworth D 130; Hawkswick S 1218; High Spen S 1118; Hobgoblin S 406; Holywoood S 1165; Hope D 879; Horseferry Road S 179; Horsington S 804; Hukeley Bridge S 853; I; Ideal D (QP) 805; Iron Horse D 462; Isenthal S 106; J; Jackbury S 82; Jarvis Brook S 1094; Jennycliff S 154; Jersey D 611; Johnston S 803; K; Kimberlow Hill D 1190; Knockdown S 129; L; Lake Garda D 802; Landford S 609; Layerthorpe S 305; Lund's Court S 203; M; Madrid S 997; Magnum D 129; Midhopestones S 1023; Monaco S 683; Morebath D 635; Moretonhampstead S 81; Morville D 723, 730; Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni D 1069; N; Nettleton S 1217; New Buckenham S 83; New Romney D 951; O; Odo D 777; Orwell D 405; P; Panamera S 1070; Peak District, 997; Peak District S 84; Penhill S 540; Petton D 877; Pinner D 360; Play School D 406; Poet's Walk S 1168; Q; Quail Green D (QP) 1222; Quirm S 709; Quorn D 280; R; The Reverend Geoffrey and Mrs Ruth Stickland A 854; Riga S 105; Rosemary S 405; Rothamsted S 684; Rudgate Ruby Mild D 879; S; Sagarmatha S 685; St Marie's B 879; St Saviourgate D 407; Salehurst S 636; Sandy Lane S 683; Second Chance D 539, 669; Septuagenarian D 1168; 70th Birthday D 1071; Shepton Beauchamp S 635; Silverdale B 610; Siward's How S 1168; Sjambok D 179; Spliced S 587; Stanmore S 1218; Sto Helit S 541; SUGCR D (QP) 639; T; Tactical S 1241; Tallinn S 563; Teffont S 1142; Teign Valley S 707; Thea D 660; Threekingham S 878; Timothy D 997; Totley D 1271; Traditional Cumberland Sausage D 753; Tripleport S 252; U; Unnamed D 1021; V; Vacaville S 330; Valentine D 226; Vendredi Treize S 226; Venn Ottery S 155; Victoria Garesfield S 825; Vilnius S 202; Viney Hill S 303; Vitznau S 731; Vth November S (QP) 1194; W; Whirlow S 778; Whittington D (QP) 110, 1286 (cartoon); Whorlton Old Church D 754; William Penny Brookes S 949; Windmill Hill S 330; Woodside TP (QP) 157; Woodville S 330; Xceat S 331; Xeniaville S 330; Xupu S 358; Y; Yarhampton S 178; Yarpole D 280; Yatford S 303; Yelford D 406; Yorkshire Day D 854; Yorkville S 405; Ytterbium A 636; Z; Zigzag Path D 1095; Zionville S 405; Zonda S 1070; Zopf S 950
Caters (9 bells): He Dog Place (QP) 182; They-Fear-Even-His-Horses B (QP) 361
Royal (10 bells): A; A'Chailleach D 1269; Acomb D 331; Am Bodach D 539; B; Belgravegate S 1270; Benenden S 1142; Biscay D 129; Bovey Bob D 1117; C; Champion Dragon D 801; Circle Master Diff S 709; Copmanthorpe D 331; D; Deppers Bridge S 251; Despina D 611; Dingleden S 802; Dunsby S 1023; E; East Farleigh Lock A 304; Eastby S 358; F; Fastnet D 926; Fitzroy D 488; Fryerning A 1045; Fulford D 331; G; The Green A 540; Greene King IPA S Royal 1271; H; Houndsditch S 565; I; Independence Day S 755; Irish Sea D 998; J; Johnby S 1143; K; Kingerby S 179; L; Landmark D 732; Leatherhead A 973; Lundy D 901; M; Masham S 778; Mulberry Hall LA 331; N; Nidderdale S 587; O; Otreburne S 683; P; Pero's Bridge S 683; Pride of Romsey S 1118; R; Rockall D 1142; S; Sgor Gaoith D 202; Sgurr Diff S 331; Shannon D 1093; Shepton Beauchamp D 1241; Shepton Beauchamp S 777; Skeldergate Bridge LA 331; Soave D 709; Sole D 684; St George and the Dragon S 564; Stob Ghabhar S 1069; Stoneycroft S 1218; Superlative A 407; T; Temple Meads Diff S 709; Trafalgar D 203; U; Ufton S 684; W; Washington D 973; Wigan A 637; Woodgate S 1241; X; Xenolith S 999
Cinques (11 bells): American Horse B (QP) 1026; Conquering Bear B (QP) 711; Red Bull B (QP) 385; Sitting Bull B (QP) 1145; Spotted Tail B (QP) 567
Maximus (12 bells): Adrastea LA 461; Alma LTP 461; Hudderzfield LS 461; Hussar LTP 1120; Kirkgate S Maximus 1069; Klink LP 303; Micklebring S 565; New Cut A 540; Shepton Beauchamp S 1093; Wolsey S 1259; Xylophone S 926
metric bell weights 301
Mew, Chris (contrib): 'Aarau Bell Foundry - A Swiss role' 73–74; 'Child Protection - Towards October 2009 ...' 921–923; 'Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults...' 457–459, 503 (corr); 'Publishing the unthinkable' 455–456
Meyer, Gwendoline G (Gee) (obit) 598, 720, 811
Meyer, Paul Richard (Well, Lincs), convicted 456, 747 (Ed), 776 (corr)
Middlesex and Surrey, three QPs in a morning 933
Middlesex County Assoc & London DG: Middlesex misapprehension 459 (let); North and East District, QP day 619; Southern & Western Districts QP week 1249
Midland Counties Association: 56th report (1941) 1235; Stedman Caters, 18,027 changes cent 352–354, 389 (corr), 396, 404 (let)
Miller, Miss (1920s ringer) 967
Miller, Mrs (1920s ringer) 967
Minimus (4 bells), definition 899
mini-ring directory 1232
mini-rings (see also campaniles; light rings; mobile towers): annual QP analysis 535 (let); Clock House Bells, Awbridge, Hants 820–821; demonstration bell and frame 1160; Derbyshire, first peal in 81; Dewbys Bells 558 (let), 1284; disabled ringers using 719; Fenton Campanile 900; Keele, Staffs, Woodlands 889; Louvaine Campanile 391; Measham, Leics, 'The Garage Ring' 1205; North Woott[o]n, Som 137; and secular ringing 725 (let), 798 (let); Suffolk Guild, new ring 506, 864, 1006; Trafford 1284
Minor (6 bell ringing) see methods named
Minsterworth, Glos, peal board 796
Mitchell, Victor James, awarded MVO 627 (Ed)
mnemonics, taapaataapaa 1138 (let)
Mobile Belfry, Lichfield see Lichfield Mobile Belfry
mobile phone antennae, in bellchambers? 31 (let)
Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre 726 (let); bus 151, 245 (let); Heritage Lottery Fund application 7 (let), 78 (let), 147 (Ed), 151–152, 176 (let), 245 (let), 273 (let), 677 (let); North Lincolnshire Council, Press Office statement 299 (let); rejected 677 (let)
mobile towers: Charmborough Ring see main entry; Lichfield Mobile Belfry see main entry; Lincoln Guild 176 (let)
monarchs, foundry visits 328, 347 (Ed)
monasteries, Po Lin, Lantao Island 727 (let), 823 (let)
money (see also 'Ringing & Money'): quotation 1151
Monk, Claire (contrib) 505–506
Monmouth Museum, returns bell 1084
Moore, Claire (obit) 166
Moore, Ron (obit) 357, 472–473
Moorlynch, Som, quarter peal first timers 498
Morley Town Hall, Yks, 'What's up that tower?' 865, 867
Morris, Ernest (author): History and Art of Change Ringing 224, 301, 377, 484; Towers & Bells of Britain 1115
Morris, Lesley WG (20C ringer) 1275–1276
Morris, Meredith (contrib) 250
Morris dancers 1009
Morrison, Donald F (composer) 380, 510 (let)
Morton, Chris (poems): Cambridge Surprised! 1213; A Dodgy Practice 163
Morville, Shrops, bells ring again 721–723; Morville D Major 730
Moseley, W Mids, St Anne, augmentation 170
Moss, Roy (obit) 936
Mothering Sunday peals 357, 382, 406, 489
'Motion controllers as dummy handbells' 1112–1113
motorcyclists: bikers group 1114 (let); outings 460
Moulding, Peter (contrib) 217–219
Mouseholing, 'M is for..' 459, 511 (let)
MPs who ring: Hollobone, Phillip 24
muffles (tyre silencers) 511 (let)
Munday, David C (Chris) (obit) 281, 288–289
Munnings family (21C Worcs) 320, 1271
Muntz, George F (19C industrialist) 393
Murray, Fraser J (aged 11) rings his first peal 779
museums: bellframe museum proposal 1043 (let); John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum 449, 1062; Monmouth, returns bell 1084
music, 'Bells and...' 473
music debate 298 (let), 350 (let), 403 (let), 460 (let), 511 (let), 911
music which includes bells 580 (cartoon), 606 (let)
music written for bells 538, 580 (cartoon)
musical instruments, bells as 298 (let), 403–404 (let), 459 (let), 511 (let), 538, 580 (cartoon); Puritan era 559 (let); rhythm in ringing 1107; "soul music on heavy metal" 727
Myanmar, largest bells 852 (let)
N
'N is for No' 531
Nabb, Graham (contrib) see 'The tower collectors tale...'
Nabbers (tower collectors), e-list: origin 323; activity 23, 31, 55, 95, 103, 127, 187, 204, 267, 291, 328, 509, 551, 562, 682, 799, 851, 875, 897, 935, 987, 1018, 1087; activity, '.. - do you remember?' 1265
NAGCR see North American Guild
'nag-talk' see North American Guild
Nailsea, Som, tower outing 934
Nash, Bill (contrib) 450 (cartoon), 745–747, 749
National 12-Bell Striking Contest 2009 and visit .uk; editorial 726 (let), 751 (let); eliminators 219 (Ed), 223 (ad), 344; final 371 (corr), 696, 698 (Ed), 726–727 (Let), 743, 845–848; results table 720; winners 845
National 12-Bell Striking Contest 2011, eliminators date 1063 (Ed)
National Bell Registers 657 see also 'Dove's Guide ...'; prototype 2008 Report 450
National Guild of Police Ringers, 5 QPs in a day 595
Naval Aviation, 100 years 1119
Navy Guild see Royal Navy Guild
Naylor, Eric, 80th birthday 109
neck operations 1303
negotiating 1066 (let)
nerve releases 1303
Neston High School, 50th anniv 62
Netherlands visit also wisselluiders.dse.nl; Central European Association of Change Ringers, 'Foundation of the..' 673–675; Dordrecht, firsts 1144; Dordrecht, 't Klockhuis bells 249
Network for Ringing Training (NRT) 436; The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292, 436; e-list activity 267, 823, 851, 875, 897, 935
New Alresford, Hants, anecdotes 1068
new builds see planning applications near bells
new ring projects: Cambridge University, Gt St Mary's see main entry; Chawton, Hants 823 (let); Johannesburg, All Saints 25–27, 29; Kimberley, South Africa 171; London, St Bride, Fleet St 1259 (Ed); St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge see London, City of
New Ringers Handbook 435
New Work in Historic Places of Worship 849–850 (let)
New York City, Trinity Church, Erin Cinques in 2 years 193–195, 197–200, 212, 223 (let), 239, 240, 245 (let)
The New York Times 943 (Ed)
New Zealand visit also .au (see also ANZAB); Dunedin, ringer convicted of rape 455, 456; tours to 274–275
New-Born Society of Ringers 141 (see also births)
Newburn on Tyne, Tyne & Wear, first peal on the bells 1166
Newing, Angela (contrib): Christmas Morning Mattins (poem) 1277; Prose, Poems and Puzzles for a Modern Christmas 1250, 1301; 'Puzzle Corner' 623, 1300
Newton Abbot, Devon, surprise gift 1151
Nicholson Engineering (bellhangers): Chediston, Suffolk 374, 460 (let); Morville, Shrops 721; Ringing Roadshow 2008 1281; Scilly Isles, St Mary 273 (let)
The Nine Tailors 244, 528; ringing questions 631 (let)
9 bell ringing see Caters entries
NLC Ltd (louvres) 7–8 (let), 77 (let)
No, 'N is for..' 531
noise (see also sound control): abatement 103; ducks 1174; Kensington, Gr Lon, St Mary Abbots 476; Liguria, Italy, protest 852; pollution 7–8 (let)
nominal note 473
non-ringers: veteran ringing supporters 571
Norfolk, 5 quarters in 43
Norman & Underwood (church building restorers) 1065
Nor-Pas de Calais, France, carillon-grabbing 1020
North, Thomas (19C author) 1273
North American Guild (NAGCR) (see also Canada; 'From across the pond'; Philadelphia Guild; United States of America (USA); Washington Ringing Society)
Guild: 2,500 peals rung in North America 777; report 526
e-list activity 127, 682, 767, 799, 963; NAGCR e-list activity 95, 187, 223, 267, 608, 743, 897, 935, 963; 'nag-talk' 95, 187, 204, 223, 509, 651, 743, 851, 963, 996
Boston, Massachusetts, Old North Church 1041
New York City, Trinity Church (Wall Sreet): Erin Cinques in 2 years 193–195, 197–200, 212, 223 (let), 239, 240, 245 (let); New York Times 943 (Ed
North Ockendon, Essex, anti-clockwise ring 887
North Staffs Assoc (NSACR), quarter peal week 911
North Woott[o]n, Som, Avon Amateurs 137
Northallerton, N Yks, Tornado steam engine 180, 344
Northampton
All Saints: PCC debt 1039 (Ed), 1044
St Matthew: 'What's up that tower?' 621, 623
Northamptonshire, The Church Bells of 1253
Northfleet, Kent, tower accident 744
Northwich, Ches, Witton 876
Norwich DA, quarter peal week 737–738
Norwood Green, Middx, 100th anniv recast bells 975
Nottingham University Society (NUSCR): 50th anniv 19; go to Newcastle 491; reunion 501
Nottinghamshire, QP days 934
NRT see Network for Ringing Training
NSACR see North Staffordshire Assoc of Change Ringers
Nudds, William J (19C ringer) 353, 404 (let)
nuns, ringing 1267, 1268
NUSCR see Nottingham University Society
'Nutcrackers', cracks in towers 71
O
'O is for Open Day' 608 (see also 'G is for GRAB')
Oadby, Leics, Oadby Surprise Major 48
Obama, President Barack of the USA, Inauguration 75 (Ed), 95, 103, 127, 156, 250, 282
obituaries
A
Adams, Kathrine 888
Andrew, Ron 997, 1008
Atkins, David J (Pontefract) 46, 61
Ayres, Raymond M (Ray) 44; Johannesburg dedication 26, 27 (Ed); memorial bells 44, 894; memorial peals 36; memorial plaque 894; York Minster carillon project 249
B
Bagnall, Jack 911
Bainham, Christopher 266
Banks, John W 1228
Bartlett, Jane 214
Battye, Matthew 474
Bennet, David J 612
Bennett, James A (Tony) 166, 368
Billinge, Ian 238
Boatright, Meg 1178
Bosworth, Philip 499
Bowley, Jim 92
Boyack, Aidan 866
Bradbury, Herbert A 1228
Bridge, Tina Matilda 914, 1204
Brown, Harry Wyatt 94, 180, 188–189
Butcher, Malcolm 879, 888
C
Carpenter, John 288
Cattermole, Paul 819 (Ed), 842, 940; Obituary 1128, 1151 (corr); 'Paul Cattermole 1941 - 2009' 941–943; peals rung 953; quarter peals 957, 1005, 1128, 1151 (corr); reminiscence 1252; tribute 1273–1277
Champion, Myrtle A 1048, 1055
Champion, Walter 864, 1008
Clarke, Mary (Gee) 574
Collis, WM David 787
Crawley, John 190
Cundy, Rt Revd Ian, Bishop of Peterborough 643, 648, 662
D
Dale, Jean 472
Darmon, Jean A 164
Davies, Iolo D 418, 811–812
du Boulay, George Houssemayne 984
E
Earle, Harry 767
Eloie, Yvonne L 214
English, Tim 928
F
Fairhead, Bernard W 290, 342, 542, 547, 548, 550
Feirn, George E 890
Forester, Graham 644
Franklin, Vanessa 266
French, Clare 574, 983
G
Gates, Leonard G 938
Gilbert, Marion D 316
Gould, Arthur J 70, 316
Griffiths, Harry 1128, 1298
Griffiths, Timothy W 502, 526, 710, 715, 716, 718–719, 742 (corr); long length peal 590
H
Hardwick, Carol A 943 (Ed), 962, 1072, 1080
Harris, Caroline 622
Harrisson, Patrick A 214, 572
Hawkins, Gertrude E 644
Hinton, John G 670, 764, 983–984
Horne, Douglas R (Ray) 644
Houghton, Bill 166
Houssemayne du Boulay, George 984
Hunt, John 740
Hyden, Myrtle 842
I
Ivings, Henry 1104
J
Jackson, Frederick 524, 677 (let)
Jackson, William H (Bill) 394, 661, 665, 666–668, 686
Jordan, Douglas 840
K
Knox, Ian R 764–765
L
Laming, Janet 68
Lance, Brigadier Martin J 960
Lawn, Herbert 1082
Liddell, Roger 1204
Lipscomb, Elizabeth ('Betty') 116–117
Livingston, David 83, 92
Lombaert, Aimé 249–250
Longridge, Revd Richard N 1010
M
McNutt, Alan 416
Mann, Colin D 132, 140–141
Martin, Alexander J 94, 281, 287, 384, 389, 392, 395, 419 (corr), 489
Martin, Robert 692
Mason, Philip R 288
Matthews, Hubert 619
Medley, Patricia 318, 342
Meyer, Gwendoline G (Gee) 598, 720, 811
Moore, Claire 166
Moore, Ron 357, 472–473
Moss, Roy 936
Munday, David C (Chris) 281, 288–289
O
Orchard, Jennifer A (Jenny) 62, 67, 68
P
Page, Jack 166
Palmer, Brian 20
Payne, Valerie M 603 (Ed), 620
Poole, W. C. (Cecil) 238, 340
Porter, T Brian 94, 490, 500
Powell, Laura M 524, 579 (Ed), 596
Pye, Reginald W 620
R
Reynolds, Joan 766
Rider, Kenneth J 46, 236, 239, 267 (corr), 638
Roberts, Sydney 20
Rogers, A. H. (Tony) 692
Ross, Canon Frederick 1034, 1114 (let), 1169, 1175–1176, 1207
S
Salter, Donald 1080
Sanderson, Jean 1111 (Ed), 1130, 1244, 1251–1252
Schofield, S Barry 238, 252
Smith, Florence L 960
Stott, Elizabeth M (Mair) 766
Stubbs, James A 416
Sturgeon, Reginald J ('Jack') 92
T
Taylor, Colin 986
Taylor, Revd Gordon C 718, 720, 904, 912
Thompsett, William E ('Bill') 255, 264
Thompson, Ronald J 938
Thornton, Eleanor, M ("Peggy") 646, 840
Thornton, John B 318, 572
Tocock, Philip H 1230
Treseder, Jane 1032
Turner, Robin G 238
V
Vardy, Raymond ("John") 764
W
Walton, Harry 742
White, Basil 1034
Willard, Valerie 1254
Willcox, Ernest F 212
Wilson, John 1152
Wood, Linda 70
Woodgyer, Peter (Widge) 766, 936–937, 1046
obituaries (18C/19C) 300–301
Obituary Index (CCCBR Library) 436, 962
Octavian Delight Royal 776 (let)
"Oddstruck" (contrib), The First Peal 79–80
Ode to a Flowery Quarter (poem) 1043 (let)
ODG see Oxford DG
Offen, Richard (contrib), 'A Kentish reminiscence' 1263–1264
Old Bailey, Bells of see London, City of, St Sepulchre
oldest bells: Wolverton, Warwickshire 28–29
oldest ring of bells in the world 943 (Ed)
oldest ringers see Rogers, Harold; veteran ringers
Ollerton, Steve (contrib): 'And now for something ... twice!' 538, 580 (cartoon); 'Stedman Triples and Bristol Surprise Major spliced' 302, 306
Olney, Bucks, 'The Olney Bells Project' 1133–1135, 1139–1140
onion contest, Notts 292
open days: Bourton-on-the-Water, near 608; Marske-by-the-Sea, N Yorks 1084; Pillaton, Cornwall 815; Salisbury Guild, West Dorset Branch 1088–1089
Open Days, 'O is for..' 608
Open University Society of Change Ringers: AGM day 2008 139; Autumn meeting in Essex 1250; Michaelmas Term 2008 470; spring meeting & mini-ring day 391; 30th anniv 391, 804
Operation Noah 940 (see also climate change)
operations, orthopaedic 1303
Opportunity Knocks 983
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 682
Oram, Ian H (RW Company Secretary) 6
Oranges and Lemons quarter peal day 168
Orchard, Jennifer A (Jenny) (obit) 62, 67, 68
Organising a Bell Restoration Project 449
Orpheus Doubles 1288
'Orthopaedic conditions and church bell ringing' 1302–1303
OUS see Oxford University Society of Change Ringers
outings 1116; motorcyclists 460; tower collecting 800, 934; walking 898
outings to (see also holidays; tours): Bredon Hill, Worcs 4; Cambridgeshire 1006; Cheltenham, Glos 739; Cheshire 653; Chew Valley, Som 671; Cotswolds, Glos 763, 766, 1083; Devon 1164, 1188; Devonshire 934; East Mendip 560; East Susx 898; Essex 21, 1006; Guernsey 576; Holborn, London WC2, St-Giles-in-the-Fields, welcomes visitors 351 (let); Ireland 276; Keele, Staffs 889, 891; Kent 898; Leics, Melbourne ringers 1908 re-enactment 676; Nailsea, Som 934; Norfolk 119; North East Essex 586; North Ferriby, E Yorks 537; Northamptonshire (1962) 1163; Oxford 1113; Penistone, N Yorks, ringers 503; Pershore Abbey (poem) 289; Salisbury Guild 934; Scilly Isles 1202; Shropshire 1044; Suffolk 119; Taylors Eayre & Smith 632; Teign Valley 561
Overseas Service, BBC 786
Oxford, outings to 1113
Oxford DG (ODG)
Guild: Handbell Day 571; outings 1164; peal and QP tour 566; peal board (1946) 196
Banbury Branch, 'Firsts' Week 366
Newbury Branch, QP week 287
Oxford City Branch 672, 720
Oxford Society
275th anniv: peals rung 83, 107, 902, 998, 1218; Ringing Day 869–870; '...'twas excellent Ringing ...' 1–4
peal board (1946) 196
Oxford University Society (OUS/OUSCR): Oxford Brookes University ringing policy 632; QPs for the summer vacation 2008 18; quarter peals, Jan-Jun 2009 982
Oxfordshire: quarter peals 1005; tours 366
Oxfordshire, isolated towers see Four Shires Guild of Bellringers
P
'P is for Peal Week' 685
Paccard Foundry of Annecy (21C bellfounder, France) 1020
Page, Jack (obit) 166
Page, Muriel, 55th anniv of 1st peal 163
Pagesuite experiment see Ringing World on-line
Painswick, Glos: 19C peal song 222 (let); Prose, Poems and Puzzles for a Modern Christmas 1250; Ringers' 19C Silver Cup 369, 404 (let) (corr); Ringer's scrapbook (20C) 200
Palmer, Brian (obit) 20
Pargeter, Robert 1950s ringer 677
Parham, Suff, first peal on the bells 1243
Parker, Edith K, cent of 1st peal 590
Parkinson, Harold, 100th birthday 1107
Parry, Sheila EM (contrib) 573, 575
parsnip contest, Notts 292
partial frequencies 473
Pascoe, Paul J (prolific ringer) 969
Patch, Harry (last Great War survivor, UK) 819 (Ed), 878, 1023
Patmore, Iris & Brian, Golden Wedding 1193
Pawley, Peter, 80th birthday 525
Payne, Tim (contrib) 241–243, 244
Payne, Valerie M (obit) 603 (Ed), 620
PC see political correctness
PCCs, transferring funds to 149
PDF files: coaching techniques PDF 654
peace declarations: South Africa 1902 968
Peachey, Barry F (contrib) (see also Mobile Ringing Heritage Centre): 'Teaching Ringing IX - The Local Resources' 899–900
Peak District,: first peal by a Peak District ladies band 901; QP day 313; tours 1019
peal boards: Castle Morpeth, Nhmbld 391; Edmonton, Gr Lon, All Saints 590; Holme Lacy, Herefs 749; index of ringers names 603 (Ed); Kidlington, Oxon (1899) 672; London, City of, St Magnus-the-Martyr 1277; Minsterworth, Glos 796; Oxford Society 196; Radcliffe on Trent, St Mary 141; Romsey Abbey, Hamps 1203; Stedman Cinques, record peals 145–147, 148, 172–174, 196, 197 (corr); Whiting Society of Ringers 1127; Worcester band (1983) 145; Yatton, N Som 508
Peal Compositions Committee (see also Compositions Committee): 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; renamed Compositions Committee 679
'Peal Corrections & Amendments': RW 1983 767; RW 1984 767; RW 1985 743, 767; RW 1986 767; RW 1987 767; RW 1988 767; RW 1990 957; RW 1994 767; RW 1997 767; RW 1999 957; RW 2004 767; RW 2005 607, 743, 767; RW 2006 607, 743, 767, 827; RW 2007 607, 743, 776, 957; RW 2008 607, 743, 767, 776, 785, 827; RW 2009 201 (let), 291, 607, 743, 785, 827, 957
Peal Records Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 437, 681; 2009 Meeting 629; Decision (D) D 463; new name & absorbs Peals Analysis Committee 427
'Peal Reports' (see also peals.co.uk): clerical titles, RW copy policy 3 (Ed); footnotes, RW copy policy 1135 (Ed)
peal ringers (see also 'First Peal Congratulations')
prolific (2008) 968–969, 996 (let)
50 peals: Atkinson, KD 1219; Austin, OM 406; Bartholomew, K 803; Cole, SJ 803; Dodd, AJ 61; Fawbert, AM 975; Forster, HM 1072; Henfrey, TJ 330; Hutchieson, E 802; Mitchell, RJ 731; Murch, JA 11; Potter, JH 487; Pym, EL 1024; Rogers, H 904; Scase, JE 1190; Shanks, GW 489; Young, B 803
100 peals: Beckingham, SJ 331; Bond, SA 998; Brook, P 1168; Brown, Carol 83; Edwards, MJ 853; Frye, JS 878; Gill, MER 356; Hajok, AJ 1189; Hardy, MD 179; Harvey, AM 710; Hodge, R 407; Holdsworth, JW 11; Jones, D 1022; Jones, DTG 589; Lane, J 1269; Loveday, MS 707; Maddocks, RA 224; Marchbank, JC 357; Mitchell, S 731; Mumby, MH 106; Pagdin, JR 975; Parker, CM 803; Ross, MH 803; Scase, TG 154; Sheasby, CN 1117; Smith, AJE 11; Smith, DJ 1117; Wilkinson, GL 203; Wood, RP 132
150 peals: Carey, SA 61; Cowcill, GL 36; Griffith-Jones, L (Liz) 487; Griffiths, CJ 1217; Hetherington, MD 878; McCoy, PW 11; Rogers, PV 1117; Scase, TG 1143; Trumpler, ER 1141; Waters, J 997; Wignell, AR 491; Wilson, AB 1093
200 peals: Bickerton, RK 686; Butler, JE 252; Freebody, MJ 406; Galloway, JE 974; Hine, TC 255; Hinks, TJ 1047; Hitchins, P 1022; Holdsworth, JW 826; Hughes-D'Aeth, EN 1144; Hutchinson, SE 1047; Jones, MJ (Cheshire) 106; Phillips, AJ 34; Sales, R 57; Seagrave, MJ 1143; Trebble, L 58; Webb, SDG 854; Wiltshire, I 878; Woodcock, CCP 926
250 peals: Austin, SM 827; Down, PR 253; Holdsworth, JW 1271; King, R 1269; Maddison, T 564; Marchbank, CA 357; Shelbourn, AM 1119; Stone, VJ 1045; Wake, MJ 636; Warboys, FE 926
300 peals: Angrave, M 710; Angrave, RJ 710; Anthony, AM 803; Colliss, EPD 36; Garner, MS 951; Maude, C 1219; Maynard, DG 204, 282; Moore, CB 154; Penney, SW 1120; Thorley, KM 754
350 peals: Cross, C 1021; Ledger, TC 36; Moore, DR 331
400 peals: Carpenter, A 566; Colliss, EPD 999; Crocker, AR 710; Davey, AJ 1025; Lee, CM 730; Marshall, RL 154; Mills, IG 540; Morris, JL 1243; Phillips, H 462; Purday, MG 1269
450 peals: Chapman, CF 1021; Constant, BD 778; Greenley, AS 778; John, AC 588; Peachey, HLE 280
500 peals: Alldrick, AF 1189; Cater, G 1219; Fellows, MJ (1968) 62; Hall, DG 105; Higby, MRT 1072; Hill, PW 462; Johns, MT 463; Lebon, JRN 540; Palmer, MJ 1242; Roberts, J 1070; Spencer, MR 683; Trebble, AM 106; Walker, DG 202; Wilshaw, M 1118
550 peals: Ellender, M 382; Horton, JD 280
600 peals: Armitage, PQ 34; Brewin, GM 84; Croft, JS 179; Fortey, AC 1166; Knipe, J 563; Knipe, LA 1141; Mainwaring, AL 34; Marsden, SE 330; Pick, SG 155; Reading, AG 60; Stokes, R 951; Whiting, BE 826; Wright, GJ 1047
650 peals: Cheshire, CP 661; Saunders, PM 407
700 peals: Ballard, RJ 1070; Braben, AS 84; Carey, IJ 659; Cooper, JP 203; Dodd, JA 1071; Eccleston, MR 1072; Foster, CM 57; Haseldine, JA 1218; Hutchieson, SCW (QP) 156; Jones, DL 1046; Jordan, RH 661; Reading, AG 1117; Woodruff, R 901; Young, PT 489
750 peals: Forster, GR 1117; Gay, PW 974; Hardy, RE 383; Hilling, MJ 405; Seaman, PS 359; Woof, SD 381
800 peals: Andrew, C 662; Brown, RA 81; Churchill, RR 1046; Croft, WS 1144; Cross, OD 564; Diserens, RF 489; Field, CR 662; Matthews, SC 563; Stokes, CC 280; Wells, JD 1022; Whiteley, M 356
850 peals: Jenner, A 226; Sherriff, RW 129
900 peals: Bedford, SJ 107; Bill, PL 1093; England, PJ 358; Ladd, JP 755; Reading, SJ 60; Sanderson, PJ 331
950 peals: Hyden, J 303; Tibbetts, AJW 827
1000 peals: Avery, Ian W 997; Baldock, Alan R 60, 131, 148; Campling, Pauline 148; Daniels, L Martin 638; Davies, Barbara 515; Edwards, Anthea S (tower bells) 57, 85; Hansford, Jill M 973; Waterfield, Peter J 952; Wells, E John 1167
1100 peals: Campling, P 1189; Dunbavin, ME 1046; Fiander, MD 489; Llewellyn, DJ 777; Mason, PM 755; Pettifor, DR 1189; Randall, GL 462; Smith, A 1189; Stone, BJ 59
1200 peals: Duke, GA 228, 235; Hill, IP 10; Howell, CE 1220; Love, DR 82; Moore, DF 542; Towler, YA 1021; Yeo, LJ 1217
1250 peals: Lane, ND 1046; Pascoe, PJ 56; Poole, SJ 777
1350 peals: Pascoe, PJ 539; Sibson, AD 730; Smith, I 203
1400 peals: Daw, RH 1217; Furniss, PL 357; Jenner, S 253; Pascoe, PJ 753
1450 peals: Mayle, AP 129
1500 peals: Allton, RI 565; Champion, P 57; Malton, AC 154; Norris, BR 356; Pascoe, PJ 1217
1550 peals: Rothera, DE 901
1600 peals: Ridley, JR 82; Thoday, GE 331
1650 peals: Ridley, JR 1217
1700 peals: Rogers, RH 1241
1750 peals: Warboys, SJ 1143
1800 peals: Shallcross, F 730
1900 peals: Hudson, PJH 683; Hunt, DJ 1189
2000 peals: Hayward, Peter LR 998; Hendry, Barrie 82; Kippin, Robert C 409; Randall, Geoffrey W 405; Towler, James L 1166
2100 peals: Price, KM 638
2350 peals: Halls, PAM 251
2500 peals: Edwards, MF 1143; Salter, DG 660
2600 peals: Hird, D 513
2650 peals: Dove, CB 854
2800 peals: Campling, GH 998
3000 peals: Edwards, Tudor P 998
3500 peals: Mears, MEC 279
3800 peals: Ainsworth, JA 997; Baldwin, R 974
3900 peals: Bowden, EAG 659
4000 peals: 4000 pealers' peal 171 (Ed), 180, 192, 222 (let); Bridle, P 10; Mayne, John R 180; Sibson, Derek 148
4100 peals: Bridle, P 1070
4500 peals: Bladon, Brian (on tower bells) 462
Peal Week, 'P is for..' 685
peals: 1st by 4000 pealers band 171 (Ed), 180, 192, 222 (let); 1st by Continental Europe resident band 675; 1st on chromatic ring ... 228; are peals too long? 1239 (let); arranging 1138 (let); Children in Need 1241; not complying with the Decisions on Peal Ringing 437
peals, analysis 2008: 2008 Report 437; Doubles 326 (let)
peals, commemorative (see also Armistice; Cambridge University, 800th anniv; Durham University Society 50th anniv; Oxford University Society, 275 years; Remembrance peals): Armistice, 90th anniv 12, 58, 254; Bath & Wells Diocese 1100th anniv 228, 263, 405, 707, 753; Bristol Cathedral bells, 50th anniv 360; Bristol Univ 100th anniv 228, 563, 700–701, 710, 853; Churches Conservation Trust, 40th anniv 251; Darwin, Charles Robert, 200th anniv 253; Deeping St Nicholas, Cent of bells 129, 332; Ely, 900th anniv of Diocese 540, 707, 801, 901; Exeter Diocese, 1100th anniv 461, 587, 683, 1241; Four Shires Guild of Bellringers Centenary 1244; Girl Guide Movement, Centenary 1021, 1045; Guinness, 250 years in production 1117; Henry VIII, 500th anniv of accession 514; Hertford CA, 125th anniv see Hertford CA; John Taylor & Co relaunch 1119; Kirkby Malzeard, casting cent 407; Naval Aviation, Cent 1119; North America, 2,500 peals rung 777; Oxford Society, 275th anniv 83, 107, 902, 998, 1218; Postgate, Oliver (creator of Bagpuss ...) 33, 35; Sheff, S Yorks, Dore Centenary of the bells 278, 1271; Sheffield, Ranmoor, 75th anniv of bells 605; Sheffield University Guild, 50th anniv 280; St Edmund's Day 109; Tornado steam engine 180, 344; Welsh Colleges' Society, 50th anniv 255; Woolworths, RIP 35
peals, Easter 461–462, 487, 488, 514
peals, false: Drewe Arms S Minor 420; Zonza S Major 291
peals, first on the bells/new bells 1166; Allestree, Derbys 81, 85; Boothby Pagnell, Lincs 1167; City of London, EC3, St Magnus-the-Martyr 1277; Felixstowe, Suff 1047; Herriard, Hants 384; Holybourne, Hants 1243; Keele, Staffs 514; Kingsbridge, Devon 108; Lichfield Mobile Belfry 514; Parham, Suff 1243; Stanton in Peak, Derbys 85
peals, first since augmentation: Brereton, Ches, St Oswald 928; Chelsfield, Kent 540; Cheltenham, Glos, S Mark 540; Chilcompton, Som 513; Eastry, Kent 461; Kineton, Warw 730; Ludlow, Shrops 659; Wendover, Bucks, St Mary 35; Youlgreave, Derbys 487
peals, first since de-augmentation: Upper Beeding, W Sussx 660
peals, 100 peals on the bells: Deeping St Nicholas, Lincs 129, 332; Elstow, Beds 224; Warwick, Coll Ch S Mary 332
peals, last peal on the bells: Cambridge Univ 405; Shiplake, Oxon 779
peals, long length: Anglia S Royal 590; Glasgow Surprise Major attempt 1091
peals, Mothering Sunday 357, 382, 406, 489
peals, record (10,000 or more changes), 2008 Report 437
peals, Stedman Caters, 18,027 changes cent 352–354, 389 (corr), 396, 404 (let), 565
Peals Analysis Committee: 2007 Report 428; merged with Peals Records Committee 427
'peals of Grandsire Doubles' (Eisel, John C) 947–948, 958
peals of Singles (3 bells) see Singles
peals.co.uk: coverage 632
Pedro (guide dog) 717
Peking see Beijing
Penistone, N Yorks, ringers outing 503
Penney, Pip (contrib): DVD review, Bells in the City (Worcester) 1208; Retention of Ringers: Recent Developments in Coaching 654; Teaching Unravelled: an evidence-based approach to teaching bell handling 328, 435
Penney, Stephen (contrib) 241–243, 244
Pennington, John (17C bellhanger, Monmouth) 1084
performers 8 (cartoon), 186 (cartoon), 580 (cartoon), 727
Perrin, R (contrib) 1285–1286
Perrins, James (aged 12), 1st peal 381, 396
Pershore, 'The day we went to ..' (poem) 289
Perspectives Conference 2007: evaluation of restoration proposals 402
Perth, W Australia, Swan Tower: 600th quarter peal 607; carillon 249; Collings' Collection (small bells) 265; QP report and analysis 631 (let), 677 (let); Scilly Isles, tubular bells 273 (let); Upton Grey tenor bell 165; West Australian Tourism Award, Silver 24
Peterborough, Inventory of the Church Bells of 1253
Peterborough DG
Guild: summer fest and striking comp 1012
Daventry Branch: four towers restored 895
Peterborough Branch: Spring Festival 560
Rutland Branch, QP week 2008 19
Wellingborough Branch: QP day 715
Petit & Fritzen (bellfounder), golden ratios 1286 (table)
petitions, 'stop bells' in West London 476
Philadelphia Guild, QP weekend 314
Phillipson, David (contrib) 1133–1135, 1139–1140
photographs see illustrations; italic page numbers in main index
Pickford, Chris (contrib) 1276; 'The Great Malvern judgment: an analysis and explanation' 397–403, 481–482 (let), 510 (let) (see also 'What's up that Tower?'); 'Three little boys from school' 1273–1277
Pig-le-Tower, Som, 10 peals in a day 855–856
The Pilgrim's Guide to Devon's Churches 1295
Pillaton, Cornwall, open day for anniv bell project 815
Pimlico, Gr Lon, St Barnabas, restoration work 31
Pipe, George (contrib) 484 (see also brothers, bands of)
pitch see tuning methods
Plain Bob Major, a short touch of 367
Plain Minor Methods, 3rd ed 437
poems: Go Stedman 705, 822 (let), 1043 (let); Lundy 390; Ode to a Flowery Quarter 1043 (let)
'Poet's Corner' (see also hymns)
Herbert, AP, Bring Back the Bells 728
Morton, Chris: Cambridge Surprised! 1213; A Dodgy Practice 163
Newing, Angela, Christmas Morning Mattins 1277
Sirett, Sam (Yvonne): Go Stedman 705, 822 (let), 1043 (let); Ode to a Flowery Quarter 1043 (let)
Towner, Becky: Herne Bellringers' Hymn 1203, 1250 (corr); Reflections on Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral 68
Vessey, Rachel, The day we went to Pershore 289
Police Ringers Guild, 5 QPs in a day 595
policemen remembered, Barker, PC Bill, Cumbria 1269
political correctness (PC), St George's Day 323 (Ed)
Polyfilla ringing 511 (let)
Pomeroy, Mike J (composer) 104
Poole, Dorset, refurbishment 984
Poole, W.C. (Cecil) (obit) 238, 340
Porter, T Brian (obit) 94, 500
Portsmouth see Winchester & Portsmouth Guild
Post and Telecom Ringers Guild (GPTR), Autumn Meeting 32
postal strikes 943 (Ed), 1015 (Ed)
posters: 'Bellringers' Open Night' 1084; 'Ring the Changes' 271 (Ed), 479, 558 (let)
Postgate, Oliver (creator of Bagpuss ...) 33, 35
Potter, David (author) 1180, 1186 (let)
Powell, Christopher (contrib) 603
Powell, Laura M (obit) 524, 579 (Ed), 596
Powell-Williams, Bob (contrib) 1020
Powys, High Sherriff's (sic) peal 409
"P.R" (contrib) 282
Prague, Czech Republic: bells and ringers 1240; Eurocarillon 250
Pratt, Archdeacon Richard of West Cumberland, Collation 265
prayers for ringers 559 (let) (see also hymns)
precedents, legal 402–403
Preston, David (contrib) 169–172
Prewett, Bertram (19C ringer) 353
Prince of Wales: 60th birthday 58, 211, 254–255; St Martin-in-the-Fields renewal 228
principles 1288 def; new 710; Stedman Doubles 1288
private rings see mini-rings
Probell research project 74
promotional material, Bells in the City (film) 1208
property developers see Church Converts consortium
The Prophet (Gibran, Kahil) 599
proposals: bellframe museum proposal 1043 (let)
Prose, Poems and Puzzles for a Modern Christmas 1250
Protecting Young Ringers, CCCBR guidelines 457
Psalm 150 in Grandsire Triples (choral work) 988
'Public Benefit' 581 (let)
Public Relations Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 441–442, 681; 2009 AGM 629; BBC Radio 4 Bells on Sunday 27 (Ed), 629; 'internal' public relations 531 (Ed); National 12-Bell Striking Contest 698 (Ed); peals, analysis 2008 441–442; Ringing Around the Olympics 2012 187, 629
Publications Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 443, 681; publications list 443, 1191, visit also .uk/pubs
Pullin, Richard B (composer) 512
Puritan era 559 (let)
Pusey, John (contrib) 532–533
'Puzzle Corner' (see also Christmas Puzzle solutions): Christmas crossword 1300; Christmas puzzles 1300–1301; crossword 24 (Leeves, Anthony) 1035; Holy Week (Taylor, Phil) 343, 372 (ans); Homework (Newing, Angela) 623
Pye, George R (19C ringer) 353
Pye, Reginald W (obit) 620
Pye, William (19C conductor) 353
Q
'Q is for Quex' 751
quarter peal as an art form 911
quarter peal day, 'Oranges and Lemons..' 168
quarter peal milestones
1000 QPs: Barclay, Roy 339; Strong, David 693
'Quarter Peal Reports': backlog 723 (Ed), 771 (Ed), 795 (cartoon), 819 (Ed), 828–839; corrections 1231 (corr); footnotes, RW copy policy 1135 (Ed)
quarter peals: 1000 quarters in 12,556 days, ringers story 784; Alan Buswell's analyses & reports see main entry Buswell, Alan; Bristol Univ 100th anniv 710; Cheltenham, Glos (Warden Hill), first 100 313; Compositions Committee remit 437; Kuranlu, Soraya, first QP 1174; Leading QP Ringers List 1256 (ad); leading ringers in 2008 246–247, 248; Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 70th anniv 943; mini-rings 535 (let); RAF, 63 Squadron return from Afghanistan 940; Remembrance 2009 1225–1227; silent unconducted spliced QP 323; teenage band 339
Queen Elizabeth II: birthday 513; Birthday Honours 627 (Ed); Whitechapel Bell Foundry visit 345–348
Queensland (and Lismore), Aus, 1 day QP tour 1031
Queenstown, South Africa, new Diocese 1237
Quex, 'Q is for..' 751
R
'R is for Rocking Horse ****' 814, 822 (let)
Radcliffe on Trent, St Mary, peal board 141
radial frame, 12 bells 1234
RAF see Royal Air Force
Raggett, Stuart & Rita, Ruby Wedding 656
Railway Ringers Guild, Tornado steam engine 180, 344
Rambling Ringers 1115
Randall, Geoffrey W, 2000 peals 405
Raving Ringers 1115–1116
Rayne, Essx, All Saints reunion 1032
Reading, Rosie, 1st peal and off to Camb Univ 951, 999
real tennis 270
record peals (10,000 changes or more): 2008 Report 437; Double Norwich Court Bob Major (1899) 672
Records Committee, CCCBR see Peal Records Committee
recruiting: 2008 Report 434; Hereford DG, Bromyard District 1216; mobile belfries 7 (let), 176 (let); neighbours enjoy practice night 55 (let); posters 271 (Ed), 558 (let), 1084; 'Ring the Changes' poster 479; Ringing Around the Olympics 93; trends in ringing 269–271
rectangle, golden 1285
recycling, Belfry Recycling Centre 1281
Red Square Hybrid Doubles 1289
Redenhall, Norfolk, Blandy brothers 48
redundancies, Taylors Eayre and Smith Ltd 996
Redundant Bells Committee see also Rescue Fund for Redundant Bells: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 444, 681; 2009 Meeting 629
Redundant Bells Fund see Rescue Fund for Redundant Bells
redundant churches: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 1262; Ipswich 1257
Reeves, Harvey (founder Bell News & Ringers..) 1159 (Ed)
'Reflections on change-ringing and carillons' 249–250
Reflections on Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral (poem) 68
reform see Belfry Reform; belfry reform today?
Regan, Mark (contrib) 657 (see also Verdi's Requiem); conservation and repair of bells and bellframes 849 (let); 'DAC Bell Advisor's log 17.6.2009' 657–658; Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral (CD) 277, 299 (let); ''Reflections on the record peals of Stedman Cinques' 145–147, 148, 172–174, 196–197, 197 (corr), 222 (let), 298–299 (let); Worcester Cathedral, bells on the internet 48; Worcester Cathedral Volunteers' talk 727–728; Worcestershire bells cast 1600-2000 1042 (let tab graph), 1066 (let)
Regin, Alan (contrib): CC Memorial Book for Church Bell Ringers killed.. (1939-45) 341; 50th birthday 1165; Loughborough Parish Church ... 18,027 Stedman Caters cent 352–354, 389 (corr), 396, 404 (let); Memorial Book for Church Bell Ringers (1914-18) 449–450; 'Ringers killed in the Great War' 1109–1112
relations between ringers & clergy (see also 'Belfry Reform today?'; clerical titles in peal reports; 'Thought for the Week'): CCCBR founding 559 (let)
Remembrance 2009 (see also Armistice; Rolls of Honour; World War I (WWI); World War II (WWII)): Firefighters Annual Service 1229; peals 12, 18, 33, 34, 58, 1220, 1242; quarter peals 1225–1227
rentals, bell 165
Rescue Fund for Redundant Bells (see also Keltek Trust): 2007 Report 429; 2008 Report 451, 682; 2009 Meeting 1044, 1090 (let)
resources, ringing: The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292, 436
restaurants, Cyprus, Abbey Bell Tower 275
restoration projects (see also appeals; augmentations; Bell Restoration Committee, CCCBR): Charlton Adam, Somerset 217–219; Chediston, Suffolk 373–374, 376, 383, 460 (let); Clapham, N Yorks 1105; Herriard, Hants 384; Ixworth, Suffolk 121–123, 124; Leicester, Leics, St Mary de Castro 893–894, 896; London, City of, St Katharine Cree 816; Long Preston, N Yks 724; Morville, Shrops 721–723; Olney, Bucks 1133–1135, 1139–1140; Shapwick, Dorset, bell restoration 1083; Upper Beeding, W Susx 51 (Ed)
Retention of Ringers: Recent Developments in Coaching 654
Retinitis Pigmentosa (blindness) 717, 719
retirements: Ellie (guide dog) 717, 719; Horsington, Revd Timothy 804
reunions: Beddington, Surrey, 60 years of ringing 1296; 43ers 920, 1035 (corr); 'Four-In-Hand' Grosmont Hand-bell Ringers ...' 573, 575; NUSCR 501; Rayne, Essx, All Saints 1032; 'Reunion of the Ladykillers!' 597; USSCR 463
Revere, Paul (18C Boston) 1041
reviews see 'Book Review'; CD reviews; DVD reviews
Reynolds, Joan (obit) 766
Reynolds, Laith (21C bell donor) 1237
RHP see 'R is for Rocking Horse ****'
rhythm in ringing 1107
Riadore, Jimmy (Capetown, St Georges's Cath) 971–972, 1090 (let corr), 1155 (corr)
Richmond, Amanda, climbs Mnt Everest 821
Richmond, Gr Lon, rare peal 1156
Rider, Kenneth J (obit) 46, 236, 239, 267 (corr), 638
Ridley, Chris (contrib): 'ASCY return to its roots' 928; 'The Welsh Colleges' Society...' 241–243, 244
Ridley, Simon (contrib) 317, 319
"right-place" methods 175 (let)
ringer milestones see conductor milestones; 'First Peal Congratulations'; peal boards; peal ringers; quarter peal ringers; tower collector milestones
ringer profiles 445
ringers, disabled see disabled ringers
ringers, general: cricketers 874 (let); cyclists 856, 1115–1116; Harborne, Birmingham, new ringers 1054; hymns see main entry; Memorial Books 341, 449–450; Morris sides 1009; motorcyclists 460, 1114 (let); 'muscular Christians' 1162 (let); musician debate 298 (let), 350 (let), 403 (let), 460 (let), 511 (let), 911; paintings of 1256; peal ringing song 222 (let); prayers for 559 (let); small 48
ringers, left-handed 887, 1229
ringers, suspended see sex offenders, convictions
ringers, veteran: Aley, Bill, 90th birthday 1221; Beddington, Surrey, 8 ringers celebrate 60 years of ringing 1296; Brock, Denis 1087 (Ed), 1090; Clark, Leslie B, 90th birthday 1296; Colgate, Miss Doris, 75 years of ringing 964; Draper, Alf, 60 years a ringer 1060, 1096; Earl, Rosemary, 50 years a ringer 1125; Glenton, Ian, 80th birthday 525; Harvey, Rob, aged 91 895; Ketteringham, John, 80th b/day 1232; Parkinson, Harold, aged 100 1107; Pascoe, Herbert ('Pickles'), 93rd b/day 1217; Pawley, Peter, 80th b/day 525; Rogers, Harold, 90s see Rogers, Harold; Smeaton, Frederick Nelson (Fred), 100th birthday 577–578, 579 (Ed); Yeo, Norman, aged 102 320
ringers, young (see also after-school clubs; Dorothy L Sayers Society; The Ringing Foundation Ltd): Ambitious Apprentice Badge 916; Birmingham, 'Kids in ... Ring Out' 843; Carlisle Young Ringer's Award 552; Cub Scouts 320, 511 (let); Cycling Tour 1116; Devon, Hallowe'en outing 1188; Devon, Teign Valley outing 561; EGMET bursaries 939; 'Facebook' group 655 (let); Founders' Prize, Encouragement of Young People.. 49–50, 52; Hereford, get-together 504; in the 1950s 945; outing to Keele 889, 891; Rising Ringers (Leics Guild) 1068; teenage QP 339; Up the Spiral Staircase (DVD) 867; Warwickshire Young Ringers' Event 372; Wirral Young Ringers' outing 889, 891; Wolborough Young Ringers' day 1151; young bands 871 (Ed); 'Young bellringers in the UK' 655 (let)
'Ringers killed in the Great War' 1109–1112 (see also World War I)
ringing: boosts wellbeing 141; declining? 55; and drumming 72; after orthopaedic operations 1303; saves money 55 (let); standards 30–31 (let), 93 (cartoon), 102 (let), 201 (let); in US schools 743
'Ringing & Money' (Coleman, Steve): 'A 50% Return' 149–150; 'Enjoying the Thought' (how to bequeath donations) 762–763
Ringing Around the Olympics 2012 91, 706
advertising: ideas 93; Public Relations Committee 187, 629
applications 93
courses & ringing schools: five year plan 706, 1240; course outline 91; Leyton pilot 187, 706
Ringing Centres: appreciated 740; Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincs 899–900; The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; Founders' Prize suspended 444; Keele 75–77; Worcester Cathedral Teaching Centre for Bellringing see main entry; Yorkshire Dales 100
Ringing Centres Committee: 2007 Report 428; 2008 Report 444, 681
Ringing Foundation Ltd: Central Council 2009 626–627, 630; '..first public appearance..' 453–455; mission 535 (let); 'Moving Forward' seminars 1216, 1239; school curriculum links 535 (let); sponsored peal 421–422; 'Supporting work with young people' 871–872, 940
The Ringing Practice Toolkit 435, 1239–1240
Ringing Roadshow 2008 967 (Ed); 2008 Report 434, 629; 2009 CCCBR AGM 629; Bell Restoration Fund 448; biggest & best ever 55 (let); Clock photo 'mystery man' 239; 'Looking back on the 2008 Roadshow' 1281–1284; Network for Ringing Training (NRT) 436; Ringing Foundation Ltd 453; Ringing World 5; sponsored peal 421–422
Ringing Roadshow 2011: financial commitment 434; Sundays? 295 (Ed), 326 (let), 351 (let), 404 (let)
ringing simulators see simulators
Ringing Towers (ANZAB) 632
Ringing Trends Committee (see also decline of ringing): 2007 Report 428–429; 2008 Report 445–447, 681; Trends in ringing, other voluntary activities 269–271, 272, 298 (let), 299 (let), 447
Ringing World (see also 'Corrections & Clarifications'): 1911 gift subscriptions 579 (Ed); AGM and new officers 630, 671 (corr); apology to Alan Taylor 191; Appointment of Directors 371 (ad); article submission guidelines 1235; backlog of QP Reports 723 (Ed), 771 (Ed), 795 (cartoon), 819 (Ed), 828–839; bell ringers or church bell ringers? 725 (let), 726 (let); blogs see Davies, Peter G; Board 5–6, 125; Calendar 2010 5, 991 (Ed), 1000 (pullout); Centenary celebrations see Ringing World Centenary; Christmas card 2009 375 (Ed), 396, 531 (Ed), 624, 630, 1000 (pullout); Christmas double issue 30 (let); circulation 6, 123 (Ed), 126–127 (let); in Daily Telegraph 644; direct debits for subs 991 (Ed), 1012, 1015 (Ed), 1235; 'dropage' 1090 (let); Editor 1212; finances 99, 125, 126–127 (let), 630, 1235; Index 75; issues 6; Letters page 102 (let); move to Elvin House 3 (Ed), 6–7, 99 (Ed), 123 (Ed), 324–325; mug 1000 (pullout); plans for future 1235; policy see Ringing World copy policy; postal strikes 943 (Ed), 1015 (Ed); poster, ringer recruitment 271 (Ed), 479, 558 (let); remembers Valerie Payne 603 (Ed); Roadshow 2008 5; sales & marketing 125; sponsoring pages 1087 (Ed); sponsorship agreement (corporate) 630, 1015 (Ed), 1210, 1211 (Ed); sponsorship scheme 1211 (Ed); submission guidelines 790; subscriptions 450 (cartoon), 991 (Ed), 1012, 1015 (Ed), 1235; team photograph 1282; youngest reader (aged 2) 916
Ringing World Centenary: dates 1063 (Ed), 1235; events outline 967 (Ed) (see also Ringing Roadshow 2011); ideas 125, 630; National 12-Bell eliminator date 1063 (Ed), 1235; organiser (lead director) 5
Ringing World columns
added: 'From across the pond' 919 (Ed)
ended: 'A-Z of ringing', (Linford, Simon) 1299; 'From the E-Lists', (John Camp) 1087, 1087 (Ed)
Ringing World copy policy: clerical titles 3 (Ed); endorsement of articles 191; footnotes 1135 (Ed); 'Publishing the unthinkable' 455–456; sex offences 201 (Edn), 201 (let), 630, 747 (Ed), 897 (let), 1266 (let)
Ringing World Diary
2009 6
2010 5, 6, 123, 295 (Ed), 319, 420, 991 (Ed), 1000 (pullout), 1183 (Ed), 1186 (let); design 245 (let); methods 102 (let), 150 (let), 175 (let), 289
Ringing World on-line 1235; Breaking News viewings 1062; Pagesuite experiment 1015 (Ed), 1018, 1043; PDF file 943 (Ed); readers' views 1090 (let); subscription numbers 1067; website, new look 6
'ringing-chat', e-list activity 23, 31, 55, 95, 103, 127, 187, 204, 223, 267, 291, 301, 328, 349, 509, 551, 562, 599, 608, 632, 651, 682, 743, 767, 799, 823, 851, 875, 897, 935, 963, 987, 996, 1018, 1043, 1067, 1087; '.. - do you remember?' 1265
RingingLocker (clothing), Fairtrade 1009
'ringing-theory', e-list activity 23, 55, 95, 127, 204, 223, 267, 301, 328, 509, 551, 562, 651, 767, 799, 823, 851, 875, 935, 963, 987, 1018, 1043, 1067, 1087; '.. - do you remember?' 1265
rings see anti-clockwise rings; campaniles; chromatic rings; light rings; mini-rings; mobile towers
Rix, GC (contrib) 477–479
roadshow see Ringing Roadshow
Roast, Joe & Mary, Golden Wedding 856
Roberts, Alan, welcomes CCCBR 531
Roberts, Edward (19C) 300–301
Roberts, Ian (21C bellframe restoration) 1083
Roberts, Jackie (RW Chairman) 5, 6
Roberts, Sydney (obit) 20
Robertson, Ross, 50th anniv of 1st QP 366
Robinson, John, 50 years of ringing 662
Rock, Hugh (author), Church Clocks 317
Rocking Horse ****, 'R is for..' 814, 822 (let)
Rodliffe, Alan, 70th birthday 377
Rogers, A.H. (Tony) (obit) 692
Rogers, Chris (RW Finance Director) 5, 6; 50th anniv 1st peal 1022; 'The Ringing World finances' 99, 125
Rogers, Harold (contrib) 420, 917–919; Chediston, Suff 375 (Ed), 376; with Denis Brock 1090; 93rd birthday 1190, 1213; 'Peal stopped at gun point' 78; at St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge 744, 1060, 1087 (Ed), 1090 (let); unwell 420, 514; wearing shorts 916, 924 (let)
Rogers, Olive, Girl Guide Movement 1021
Rogers, Reginald Charles (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1111
Rolls of Honour (see also Memorial Books; World War I; World War II): 2007 Report 429; 2008 Report 449–450, 681–682; 2009 Meeting 630; Armed Forces Day (27th June) 675 (Ed); Bangor, N. Ireland (1914) 968; remit, expansion suggestions 675 (Ed)
Romney Marsh & District Guild, AGM 327, 340
Romsey Abbey, Hamps, peal board 1203
Rooke, Philippa, sponsored walk 648
Roosevelt, Eleanor, quote 1059
rope drier 126 (let)
rope lights 245–246 (let)
rope making 1282
rope splicing toolkit, emergency 476
ropes, broken 1205
ropes, Ellis & Pritchard's Ropes 1281
Ropesight (Snowdon, Jasper) 945, 1161
Ross, Canon Frederick (obit) 1034, 1114 (let), 1169, 1175–1176, 1193, 1207
Ross Gazette 795, 958, 959
Rossiter, Peter, 70th birthday 91
Rothera, Sue (contrib) 920
Rothera Dowson (law firm) 1236
Rotherham, S Yorks, All Saints, National 12-Bell eliminator round 344
Roving Ringers 1115
Rowe, Ian (contrib) 721–723, 730
Rowland, Adrian (contrib): 'Tinkling the Ivories' 1113
Royal (10 bell ringing) see methods named
Royal Air Force Guild (RAFG) 23
Royal Air Force (RAF), 63 Squadron return from Afghanistan 940
Royal Cumberland Youths see Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
Royal Eij[s]bouts (bellfounder), golden ratios 1286 (table)
Royal National Association for the Blind (RNAB) 648
Royal Navy Guild 23; 100 years of aviation 552, 1119
royal titles 671 (corr)
RR see Ringing Roadshow
Rudhall, Abraham of Gloucester (bellfounder) 794–795
Rudhall, John of Gloucester (bellfounder), Holme Lacy, Herefs 747
Ruetschi, H (bellfounder) 73–74
Rufforth, N Yorks, first quarter peal 497
Rugeley, Staffs, 'What's up that tower?' 1033, 1035
Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob and Alliance Methods, 3rd ed 437
Russ, Ron (tower collector) 379
Russia, largest bells 852 (let)
Rutland, tours 613
S
'S is for SCORE' 898, 946 (let)
SACR see Scottish Assoc of Change Ringers
'Sacred geometry and the western bell' 1285–1286
Saddleton, Philip & Anthea, bell donors 1043 (let)
Saddleton, Philip AB (composer) 512
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 see Child Protection
SAGCBR see South African Guild
St/Saint
St Bees Priory, Cumbria, 150 years of ringing, Anniversary Dinner 96
St Clement Danes see Westminster, St Clement Danes, Strand
St Comgall, Bangor, N Ireland, bells 110th anniv 965–968, 1125
St Edmund's Day ringing 109
St George's Day 276, 323 (Ed), 515; peals rung 349, 513, 514, 540, 638; St George and the Dragon S Royal 564
St James' Society, London 201 (let), 378–379 (let)
Saint Magnus-the-Martyr 1156 (see also City of London, St Magnus-the-Martyr)
St Martin's Guild (see also Birmingham, W Mids): Open Day, 1.1.11 608; peal board (1966) 196; Southern Area, QP w/e 339
St Martin's Society of Bellringers, Perth WA 24
St Mary Bourne, Hants, ringers on TV 96
St Paul's Cathedral Guild: National 12-Bell Striking Contest 2009 845–848; Peal Weekend 204, 282
St Stephen in Brannell, Cornwall, cent of recast bells 779, 868
St Stephen's Ringing Guild (1895 Bristol): rules 1158
Saint Therese of Lisieux 1161
Salisbury, outing to towers 934
Salisbury DG: AGM 536; Open Day 1088–1089; QP week 137; sponsored RW page 1088
Salter, Donald (obit) 1080
San Giobbe, Cannaregio, Venice, Italy 813
Sanders, Ken, remembering 360
Sanderson, Doreen, 80th birthday 1156
Sanderson, Jean (obit) 1111 (Ed), 1130, 1244, 1251–1252
Sandiacre, Derbys, bellframe concerns 1211
Saunders, John (16C bellfounder) 165
Saxilby Simulator, Salisbury Guild 1088–1089
Sayers, Dorothy L (author) (see also Dorothy L Sayers Society): Nine Taylors and the Nebuly Coat 631 (let)
Schofield, S Barry (obit) 238, 252
school curriculum links 535 (let)
schools, ringing in 630, 743, 871; after-school clubs 1239; USA schools 743; York, Bootham School 964
Schools Ringing Society 941
Scilly Isles, St Mary, new ring of 8: BBC2 An Island Parish 1183; dedication of new bells, clock & chimes 669; Hallowing the bells 456; thank you 273 (let); Truro DG visit 1202
Score, 'S is for ...' 898, 946 (let)
Scott, Ernest (Aldenham, Herts), WWI 1109
Scott, Stan (contrib) 920, 1035 (corr)
Scotter, Sue (contrib) 274–275
Scottish Association (SACR), Keltek Trust bell projects 171
The Scout Association 270–271
Scraptoft, Leics, All Saints: augmentation 769–773
Scrivens, Hubert (20C Painswick), scrap book 200
seaside towers lost: Eastbourne 51, 53–54, 103 (let) (corr)
'The Secret Seven Visit Worcester' 529–531
secular ringing 559 (let), 725 (let), 798 (let), 915; societies 774 (let)
security, bell codes 559 (let), 581 (let)
Selborne, Hants, first QP on the 'new' bells 665
7 bell ringing see Triples entries
sex offenders (see also Child Protection): adult victims of child abuse 751 (let), 822 (let); expulsion discussion 579 (Ed), 704 (let), 723 (Ed), 747 (Ed), 774–776 (let), 799 (let); 'Publishing the unthinkable' 455–456; RW copy policy 201 (Edn), 201 (let), 630, 747 (Ed), 774 (let), 897 (let), 1266 (let)
sex offenders, convictions: Dunedin, New Zealand 455, 456; Dunmow, Essex 579 (Ed), 586, 723, 748; Glasgow 508; Thursby, Cumb 1138; Well, Lincs 456; 'Were you affected?' 751 (let)
Shackleton, Brynley A, 70th birthday 307
Shade, Isaac George (19C ringer) 353
shape and tone see bell profiles
Shapwick, Dorset, bell restoration 1083
Sharpe, Lenny, bequeathed funds 121
Shawcross, Joan (donor) 1151
Shedden, Mandy (contrib) 529–531
Sheffield, S Yks
Christ Church, Dore, bells centenary 278, 1271
St John, Ranmoor, 75th anniv of bells 605
Sheffield Cathedral, National 12-Bell eliminator round 344
Sheffield Universities' Guild: 50th anniv 280, 505–506, 1221; 100 peals for the Guild 1221
Shelford, Notts, trophy 504
Shepherd James (20C tower collector) 1115
Sheppard, Peter WJ (composer) 380, 512, 729; 'Ten (and a re-hang) in 24 hours..' 855–856
Sherbourne Teaching-aids Bell Club scheme see Bell Club Awards
Shilvock, Ivor, Go Stedman (poem) question 705, 822 (let), 1043 (let)
Shiplake, Oxon, last peal on the bells 779
Shire Hall, Monmouth, bell returned 1084
A Short History of the Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, 1887-1912 127
shoulder injuries 1302, 1303
Shrawley, Worcs, quarter peals 1005
Shrewsbury, Union Society of (19C) 300–301
Shrewsbury Chronicle 301
Shropshire: outings to 1044; tours 944, 1103, 1200
Sibson, Derek: 4,000 peals 148; prolific peal ringer 2008 969; speedy recovery 877
silent towers 1067; Speen, Berks, revived 1208
simulators (see also Abel ringing simulator software; dumb bells): Bagley 435; Dove's Guide? 450, 774 (let); Lincoln Guild 972; Saxilby 1088–1089; Sixbell Simulator 176 (let)
Singapore: Hong King Wu 1108
Singles (3 bell ringing) 899–900, 899 def, 946 (let), 970 (let)
Sirret, Sam (Yvonne) (poems), Ode to a Flowery Quarter 1043 (let)
6 bell ringing see Minor
Sluter family (Australia) celebrations 933
Small, Peter & Jean, Diamond Wedding 575
small bells 265
Smeaton, Frederick Nelson (Fred), 100th birthday 577–578, 579 (Ed), 701; thank you 631 (let)
Smith, Alec & Anne, Golden Wedding 738
Smith, Elisabeth (contrib) 417, 420, 558 (let), 923 (let), 1018 (let)
Smith, Florence L (obit) 960
Smith, Frederick Thomas (Edenham, Lincs), WWI 1110
Smith, Pauline and Alan (Glos), Silver Wedding 981
Smith, Richard (composer) 1289
Smyth, Greville (19C benefactor) 1186 (let), 1189
Snowdon, Jasper (19C ringing author): Grandsire 948, 958; series of 19C ringing books 945, 1161
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 218, 849 (let)
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths (SRCY): Country Meeting, Lincs 1025; Dinner on the SS Great Britain 1013–1016, 1025; Eastern, picnic afternoon 1006; January meeting 148; March meeting 408; May meeting 524; October Meeting & AGM 1063, 1072; orange juice evidence 1232, 1266 (let); Past Masters' Peal 1183 (Ed), 1184 (let), 1184–1185, 1214 (let), 1232, 1238 (let); Pitman's Day 1048
soldier, unknown 1209–1210
solicitors 763
Somerset: 6 QPs in a day 569; North Somerset ringers go North 313; Somerset 2009 1127; tours 876, 981
song about ringing a peal 222 (let)
Sonic Mappings, music for bells 538
sound control 7–8 (let), 1132
sound quality: clappers 277; talk 473; wooden clapper shaft 534 (let); Worcester Cathedral, 'wow' 403 (let)
Soundweld (welders), Olney, Bucks 1135, 1140
South Africa: black band, first 988; 'Diary of a South African adventure' 913, 915, 937, 939, 961, 963; 'Jimmy Riadore: organ-builder ... Cape Town' 971–972, 1090 (let corr), 1155 (corr); Queenstown, Ukhahlamba 1237
South African Guild (SAGCBR): AGM 1164; international report 415; Johannesburg, All Saints, Fourways Gardens, dedication 25–27, 29; Kimberley, new ring 171
The South African Ringing Circle 415
South African War, declaration of peace (1902) 968
South America, Colombia 1162 (let)
South Stoke, Oxon, tenor bell 400th anniv 824, 1091
Southampton, Hants, Bitterne Park, 1st peal on chromatic ring... 228
Southampton Echo 174
Southampton University Guild (SUGCR), Dinner Day 1024; peals 803
Southerington, Emma (conductor) 732, 968–969
Southwell & Nottingham Guild
Guild: AGM 652; Crawford Cup 672; Oswy Street Memorial Cup 1132; St George's Day, BBC Radio Nottingham 276; vegetable contests, onions 292; vegetable contests, parsnip 292
Bingham District, annual striking comp 504
Newark District QP week 19
Spain, Barcelona, Pamplona Cath, 10 tonne bell 645
Speen, Berks, revived 1208
spinal fractures 1302
Spliced, 'An arithmetic approach to touches of..' 1078–1079, 1091 (let)
Spliced compositions, website 1162 (let)
sponsoring The Ringing World see Ringing World
sport, ringing as 403 (let), 559 (let)
St filed as Saint
Standard Methods (Snowdon, Jasper) 167, 1161
standards in ringing 30–31 (let), 93 (cartoon), 102 (let), 201 (let)
Stanford-on-Soar, Notts, remembering past bellringers 12
Stanion, Nhants, augmentation 170
Stanton in Peak, Derbys, first peal on the bells 85
statistics, Worcestershire bells 1042 (let), 1066 (let)
stay-lock, Winchester Cathedral 480
Stedham, West Susx, appeal 875
Stedman: 'Quick or Slow?' 101, 108, 126 (let), 176 (let), 298 (let), 327 (let), 351 (let)
Stedman (Davies, CDP) 146
Go Stedman (poem) 705, 822 (let), 1043 (let)
Stedman, Fabian, Campanalogia (1677) 1288
Stedman Caters, 18,027 changes cent 352–354, 389 (corr), 396, 404 (let), 565
Stedman Cinques, reflections on record peals 145–147, 148, 172–174, 196–197, 197 (corr), 298–299 (let)
Stedman compositions collection 437
Stedman Doubles 1288
Stedman Triples: and Bristol Surprise Major spliced 302, 306
Go Stedman'(poem) 705, 822 (let), 1043 (let)
Steeple Langford, Wilts, ducks 1174
Stephens, Mary (contrib) 276
Stevenson, Janet (Ladies' Guild) 244, 528
Steward's Reports (CCCBR) see Carter Ringing Machine Collection; Dove Database; Rolls of Honour
Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, ringer becomes mayor 1107
Stone, Staffs
Hanley ring of 10: accepted 216, 575; saga 1259 (Ed), 1262; set-back 1063 (Ed)
Story, William (contrib) see 'From the Archives'
A Story of a Soul (Saint Theresa of Lisieux) 1161
Stott, Elizabeth M (Mair) (obit) 766
Stradishall, Suff, first peal on bells since re-hanging 684
'Strange things to do..', Queensland (and Lismore) in a day 1031
Stratford-upon-Avon, King Edward VI school 272
'Straw Ben' 1169
Streatham, Gr Lon, tower closed 1058
strike note 473
strikes, postal 943 (Ed), 1015 (Ed)
striking see clappers; headstocks; oddstruck
striking competitions see competitions; National 12-Bell Striking Contest
Strong, David, 1000 quarter peals 693
Stuart, Revd Chris, transfers 1006
Sturgeon, Reginald J ('Jack') (obit) 92
subscriptions: and Gift Aid 798–799 (let)
Suffolk Guild
Guild: AGM 632; mini-ring, new 506, 864, 1006; peal week 359; St Edmund's Day ringing 109; Sharpe, Lenny, bequest 121; .uk 124
North East District, QP fnt 570–571
North West District quarter peal week 664–665
SUGCR see Southampton University Guild
suggestions see proposals
Suggett, Ruth (contrib) 121–123, 124
Summer Schools, Keele (see also courses)
Sunday ringing, priority in tours 175 (let)
The Sunday Telegraph 141
Superlative Surprise major, first lady 590
Supplements, 2009 Central Council 375 (Ed), 421–452
Surprise Major methods, discussion 301
Surprise Maximus compositions 729
Surrey Association: 5-bell QP day 1125; Eggheads team (BBC2 programme) 1180, 1216; quarter peal week 809–810
Surrey University Society (USSCR), reunion dinner 2009 463
Surrey/Middlesex, three QPs in a morning 933
surveys (see also Ringing Trends Committee)
Sussex County Association
Association: 3 QPs in a day 315; quarter peal week 262–263
East Division, QP weekend 499
Sussex Weekly Advertiser 377
Swalloe, GM (contrib), 'Sacred geometry and the western bell' 1285–1286
Swan Tower see Perth, W Australia, Swan Tower
Swansea & Brecon Guild: annual striking competition 940; Centenary & High Sherriff's (sic) peal at Defynnog 409; Summer QP festival 1200
Swift Owners Club 608
Swindon Advertiser 23
Switzerland, 'Aarau Bell Foundry - A Swiss role' 73–74
T
'T is for TICK' 945
'taapaataapaa' 1138 (let)
'Tail Ends': blue line jumpers 215, 244 (cartoon); blue-line ringer 167; branding the flock 143; hospital, being in 95; 'Single' 191; before TV... 119
Tales from the Crypt (Uphill, Michael): book and CD 1266 (let); thank you 1261
Talley, Carmarth, great bell in Exeter 799 (let), 850 (let)
Tardebigge, Worcs, 'What's up that tower?' 1153, 1155
The Task (1784 Cowper, William) 1133
Taylor, Alan, RW apology to 191
Taylor, Caroline (tower secretary), MBE 48
Taylor, Colin (obit) 986
Taylor, John & Co see John Taylor & Co
Taylor, John & Denison (bellfounders): Eastbourne 54
Taylor, John & Son see John Taylor & Son
Taylor, Merle (John Taylor & Co Ltd, President) 1062
Taylor, Peter (Darley Dale), 70th birthday 1272
Taylor, Phil (contrib), 'Puzzle Corner': colouring block 1301; Holy Week 343, 372 (ans)
Taylor, Revd Gordon C (obit) 718, 720, 904, 912
Taylor, Sarah (contrib) 168
Taylor Bell Foundry site see Loughborough foundry site
Taylor Bells see John Taylor & Co
Taylor church bell, geometry 1285
Taylor family (Loughborough), 1900s glass slides 844
Taylor Trophy see National 12-Bell Striking Contest
Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd (bellfounder): new company formed see John Taylor & Co (21C bellfounder); archives 54, 1033, 1034, 1062; Boothby Pagnell, Lincs 296; Brockworth, Glos, 1849 1035; Cambridge, Gt St Mary's 501; Cambridge University, Gt St Mary's 993; carillons 249; Carlisle Cathedral 1019; Chawton, Hants 823 (let); Chelsfield, Kent 1059; clapper adjusters 175 (let); Elmsett, Suff 237; English Heritage 995–996 (let); foundry visits 600, 600, 632; Great Paul mould 696; jigsaw puzzle 2009 1009, 1058; Johannesburg, All Saints 25–27; last tour party 1205; Leicester, Leics, St Mary de Castro 894; Lester, Ray, remembered 894; Mereworth, Kent 897 (let); new crownpin staple with twiddlepins 102–103 (let); open day 600; Rugeley, Staffs 1033; RW calendar & diary 991 (Ed); RW sponsorship agreement 630, 1015 (Ed); St Stephen in Brannell, Cornwall 868; Taylor family, 1900s glass slides 844
Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd (bellfounder), administration: administration date 967 (Ed); Church Times 996, 1018; Daily Telegraph 1043; English Heritage 1211; Leicester Mercury 991 (Ed); Mazars press release 988; redundancies 991 (Ed), 996; RW sponsorship 1015 (Ed); sold 1061–1062, 1065; Whitechapel Bellfoundry Ltd 1114 (let)
Taylors of Loughborough see John Taylor
Taz (Hearing Dog) 970 (let)
TCCT see Churches Conservation Trust
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture 647
teaching (see also courses; learning to ring; Worcester Cathedral Teaching Centre): coaching techniques 654; Integrated Teacher Training Scheme 872, 1240; projects 630; Ringing Around the Olympics 2012 91, 93
'Teaching Ringing IX - The Local Resources' 899–900
Teaching Unravelled: an evidence-based approach to teaching bell handling (Penney, Pip) 328, 435
teamwork 1155, 1281–1284
television see broadcasts
10 bell ringing see Royal entries
Tennyson, Alfred Lord (Poet Laureate): 200th anniv birth 974; Locksley Hall 867
'The Tenor Man' 705
Tenterden, Kent, 'A Kentish reminiscence' 1263–1264
Tewkesbury Shield: 2008 results 504 (tab); 2008 Winners peal 405; 2009 report 579
Thompsett, William E ('Bill') (obit) 255, 264
Thompson, George, first QP 537
Thompson, Leon (contrib) 168
Thompson, Ronald J (obit) 938
Thornton, Eleanor, M ("Peggy") (obit) 646, 840
Thornton, John B (obit) 318, 572
Thoroton, Notts, augmentation 170
'Thought for the Week': "A fat man wearing funny clothes ..." 371; ageing 623; 'An alternative approach to the Christmas Story' 1301; annual trip 191; AUDI VIDE TACE 267; badges and symbols 1179; 'bearing gifts' ... 671; blame culture 291; changing the points 867; 'Characters' 1299; 'Checking out' 647; children 599; conductors 1207; Faith 419; Holy Spirit 575; Holy Week 343; 'Humility' 719; it's a beautiful sound 891; 'Keeping alert' 475; Lent 239; 'Light in the gloom' 119; lights going out 1255; Listen; Look; Keep Silent 267; 'Make a joyful noise' 791, 823 (let); Oranges and lemons.. 503; past generations 1131; remembering teachers 167; rhythm 1107; ringing today 695; sacred and secular bells 915; spires 143; 'Sponsored Slim through Lent' 319; teamwork 1155; "This is all." No way! 395; 'value for money' 843; 'We not me' 215; winners and losers? 743; world peace 551
Thoughts on Solitude 603
Three & Four Bell Society 900; '3&4bell' e-list, activity 851, 987, 1018, 1265
3 bell ringing see Singles
940 see climate change
thumb and finger dislocations 1302
Thurcaston, Leics, celebrations 887
Thursby, Cumb, ringer convicted 1138
Thurstans, Thomas (19C), Stedman Cinques 148
Thurstans' QP tip 281
Tick, 'T is for..' 945
The Ticker Club (heart charity) 491
tied bells see dumb bells
Tilley, Revd Henry Timothy (19C ringer) 1273–1274
The Times 675, 1018
'Tinkling the Ivories' 1113
Tintinnalogia (website) 1290
titles, royal 671 (corr)
Tocock, Philip H (obit) 1230
toe straightening operations 1303
Tompsett, Roger (contrib) 473
tonal quality of bells see sound quality
tone see tuning methods
Toolkit, Ringing Practice (website) 435, 1239–1240
Tosh, Matthew (contrib) 700–701
touches: 'An arithmetic approach to touches of Spliced' 1078–1079, 1091 (let); Compositions Comm remit 437
tourism awards, Perth, W Australia, Swan Tower 24
tours (see also festivals; holidays, ringing; outings; walks): Alderney 841; Australia 274–275, 1031; Berkshire 366; Cheltenham, Glos 739; Chilterns 45, 47; College Youths, Ancient Society of 61; Cornwall 982; cycling and ringing 856; Derbyshire 313, 619, 1205; Devon 211, 469–470, 760, 934, 982, 1192; Dorset 497, 1006, 1102; East meets West 40th anniv 542; Field, Chris 662; Hampshire 1095; Ireland 276; Isle of Wight (IoW) 1129, 1131; Leicestershire 1205; Leicestershire, south west 813; Lincolnshire 1000; Lismore, NSW, Aus 1031; London, Big Ben 699; London, west 752; Lundy Island, Devon 390, 490, 613, 732; New Zealand 274–275; Norfolk 566, 903; North East England 662; North Wales 1200; Oxfordshire 1005; Oxon 366; Peak District, 1019; Queensland, Aus 1031; Rutland 613; Shropshire 944, 1103, 1200; Somerset 876, 981; South Africa 913, 915; Staffordshire 1205; Suffolk 566; Sunday ringing 175 (let); tower collecting 322–323, 1116; Wales 944; Wales, North 1200; Worcestershire 625; Yorkshire 261, 313
Tower Captaincy: loyalty to ringers 460 (let); The Ringing Practice Toolkit 435
tower collecting (grabbing) 85 (def)
'The tower collector's tale ...' (Nabb, Graham): Why do you do it? 321–323; Why do we do it? 379; The budding tower collector - difficult decisions! 527; Notable grabs' 601–602, 655 (let); Early development years 800; 'The 20th Century' 1115–1116
tower collector milestones
5,000 rung: Turner, Martin 297
6,000 rung: Cater, John 297
Tower Fund, transfer to PCC account 149
Tower Stewardship Committee 921–923 (see also Child Protection in towers); 2007 Annual Report 427; 2008 Annual Report 435, 629, 680; CRB checks 1017 (let) (see also main entry); Venerable Groups 460 (let) (corr)
towers, mobile phone antennae 31 (let)
towers, seaside, lost 30 (let); Eastbourne 51, 53–54, 103 (let) (corr)
Towers & Bells of Britain (Morris, Ernest) 1115
Towers and Belfries Committee: 2007 Report 427; 2008 Report 448, 681; 2009 Meeting 629–630; Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment 402, 481 (let), 510 (let); Sound Control Seminar 1132
Towler, James L, 2000 peals 1166
Town, Jennie (contrib) 180, 344
Towner, Becky (poems): Herne Bellringers' Hymn 1203, 1250 (corr); Reflections on Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral 68
Toze, Mike (contrib) 1233–1234
training see courses; learning to ring
transferable rings, Chatham, Kent 850–851 (let)
translations, Türmer (German) 632
travel insurance 916
Treble Dodging Minor Methods, 3rd ed 437
Treseder, Jane (obit) 1032
triangle, golden 1285
Triples (7 bell ringing), 'The eleven regular true..' 276 def
Troyte brothers 800, 843 (corr)
Truman, James (19C conductor), Stedman Cinques 148
Trumpler, Donald & Elisabeth, Golden Wedding 58, 189
Truro Cathedral, 1st 12 bell tower in Cornwall? 147 (Ed), 150 (let)
Truro DG (see also Scilly Isles): AGM 315, 316; day trip to the Isles of Scilly 1202; e-list activity 23, 187, 267, 328, 987; young ringers sought 103
Trustees Annual Reports 581 (let)
Tucker, Kathryn (contrib) see 'From across the pond'
tuning 772
tuning methods: harmonic tuning 473; Harrison, John 1067; Lucy, Charles 1067, 1087
Türmer (German), ringing translation 632
Turner, Martin, 5,000 towers rung 297
Turner, Robin G (obit) 238
Turret Clock Forum 215
12 bell ringing see London 12-Bell Striking Contest; Maximus; National 12-Bell Striking Contest
'twenty-four doubles and singles' see Singles
'Two Headed Sheep' (Morris dancers) 1009
tyre silencers (muffles) 511 (let)
U
'U is for Ungettable' 1055
UA see Universities Association
UBSCR see University of Bristol Society
UK Bellfoundries Ltd: consortium described 1065; John Taylor & Co (21C) management team 1108; Taylors Eayre & Smith purchase 1062
Ukhahlamba, Queenstown, SA, new diocese 1237
ULSCR see University of London Society of Change Ringers
Umberslade, Warw, Baptist Church, 'What's up..?' 393
Ungettable, 'U is for..' 1055
United States of America (USA) (see also North American Guild; Obama, President Barack of the USA): Camden, South Carolina 1007; Philadelphia Guild, QP weekend 314; Washington Cathedral, carillon 249; Washington DC, Monday Night handbell group 1108
Universities Association (UA), summer tour 45, 47
University of Bristol Society (UBSCR), Univ 100th anniv 228, 563, 700–701, 710, 853
University of London Society (ULSCR): peal w/e 491
University of Surrey Society (USSCR), reunion dinner 463
University of Washington, Red Square Hybrid doubles 1290
university ringing trends 446
unknown warrior 1209–1210
unringable towers: list of 450; tower collecting 602
Uphill, Michael (contrib), Tales from the Crypt 1261, 1261; book & CD 1266 (let)
Upper Beeding, W Susx, restoration 51 (Ed), 477–479, 660
Upton Grey, Hants, new home for tenor bell 165
USA see United States of America
UWSCR see University of Wales Society
V
'V is for Variable' 1092
vandalism: airgun fired, Bangor, Gwynedd 1043; eggs thrown at Atcham, Shrops 340; fire, Leamington Hastings, Warw 1216
Vardy, Raymond ("John") (obit) 764
Variable, 'V is for..' 1092
Venice, bells and towers 813
Verdi's Requiem 119, 940, 1080
Vernon, Adam James (birth) 306
Vessey, Rachel (poem), The day we went to Pershore 289
veteran ringers see ringers, veteran; Rogers, Harold
Vickers, James (Mayor of Elmbridge) 1107
Vickers, Ray, 75th birthday 1272
Victorian Society: conservation role 849 (let); Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment 398
Vietnam, Hanoi Cathedral 417, 420, 558 (let), 923, 923 (let), 1018 (let)
'virger' 480
Voluntary Code of Practice for Surplus Church Bells in Yorkshire 170
voluntary organisations, recruitment trends 269–271
voluntary work, four towers restored 895
Vulnerable Groups, Safeguarding see Child Protection
W
'W is for Worst' 1162
W&P Guild see Winchester & Portsmouth Guild
Waite, William (Great Dunmow, Essex), WWI 1110
Wakefield, Bruce (contrib) 533
Wales (see also Swansea & Brecon Guild; University of Wales Society; Welsh Colleges' Society): Powys, High Sherriff's (sic) peal 409; Talley, Carmarth, great bell in Exeter 799 (let), 850 (let); tours 1200
Walker, Elizabeth (contrib): 'Christmas Eve' 1268, 1280, 1286
Walker, Simon (contrib) 553–558, 582–586
walking and ringing 898, 1064
Wallingford, Oxon, Easter Day gift 378 (let)
Wallis, Richard J (contrib) 246–247, 248
Walters, HB (bell historian) 267
Walton, Harry (obit) 742
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, appeal 24, 1043 (let)
Ward Cole Associates (bellframe surveys) 218
Waresley, Cambs, St James, augmentation 170
Warner, John & Sons (bellfounder): Chatham, Kent 850–851 (let); Chesham, Glos 796; Morley Town Hall, Yks 865
Warren, Jeremy (contrib) 941–943 (see also Cattermole, Paul)
warrior, unknown 1209–1210
wars see World War I; World War II
Warwick, Coll Ch S Mary, 100 peals on the bells 332
Warwick, Richard (contrib) 815
Warwickshire, isolated towers see Four Shires Guild of Bellringers
Warwickshire bells, county books 1273
Warwickshire Young Ringers' event 372
Wasbrough Hale & Co, Bristol (19C bellfounder) 350 (let), 460 (let), 535 (let)
Washington Cathedral, carillon 249
Washington DC, Monday Night handbell group 1108
Washington Ringing Society 250
Washington University, Red Square Hybrid Doubles 1290
The Waste Land (Eliot, TS) 1136
Waterfall, Joan & Charles, Diamond Wedding 476
Waterfield, Peter J, 1000 peals 952
Watt, Tim & Rosemary, Golden Wedding 132
Watts, Phil (RW Sales & Marketing Director) 6, 125, 1235
webcasts: Winchester Cathedral 728
websites: 3 bell ringing (Singles) decision 946 (let); Abel ringing simulator software 1113; BBCR4 Bells on Sunday 219 (ad); The Belfry Forums (e-forums) 292; The Bells (Byrd) recording 525; campaniles 1232; CCCBR guidelines information 654; CCCBR library, new look 962; Central European Association of Change Ringers 675; Child Protection, Home Office site 1039; coaching techniques PDF 654; Doubles links 1290–1291; English Heritage Consultation guidelines 1211; Great Malvern Priory Consistory Court judgment: full text 398; HM Revenue & Customs, Gift Aid Toolkit 1066–1067 (let), 1113; London 12-bell recordings 1179; Melbourne Arts Festival 2009 1090 (let); mini-ring directory 1232; motion controllers 1113; Obituaries Index (CCCBR Library) 962; oldest ring of bells in the world, publicity 943 (Ed); peals.co.uk 632, 969; Premier Christian Radio 985 (ad); Ringing Foundation Ltd 872; The Ringing World 6, 630; RingingLocker (clothing) 1009; Rolls of Honour, CCCBR 341; Spliced compositions 1162 (let); teaching 872; Tintinnalogia 1290; 'Young bellringers in the UK' 655 (let)
Wednesday Group, visits Cheltenham 739
Weir, David, first to peal all IoW bells 1144
Welch, Gordon and Jean, Ruby Wedding 887
Well, Lincs, ringer jailed for sex attacks 456
Wells, E John, 1000 peals 1167
Wells, Robert (18C bellfounder) 1083
Welsh Colleges' Society: 50th anniv 241–243, 244, 255, 944; Bishop's Castle revisited 1096; Master's Tour 1214
Wendover, Bucks, St Mary, first peal on augm bells 35
Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw Company: "The Bell Foundry ..." 1009
West, Sarah (contrib) 241–243, 244
Westbury-on-Severn, Glos, Gough, Joseph (19C) 793–795, 797
Westminster, Gr London
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square 132 (see also Connection); first peal of Stedman 1788 146–147; reopens 228, 234–235
Westminster, Palace of, Big Ben competition 213
Westminster Abbey, services: Churches Conservation Trust, 40th anniv 1060; Remembrance 2009 1209–1210, 1211 (Ed)
Westminster Chimes 78 (let), 501, 865, 1134
'What's up that tower?' (Pickford, Chris): Helmdon, Nhants 1253; Morley Town Hall, Yks 865, 867; Rugeley Roman Catholic Church, Staffs 1033, 1035; St Matthews, Northampton 621, 623; Tardebigge, Worcs 1153, 1155; Umberslade Baptist Church, Warwickshire 393; Wolverton, Warwickshire 28
Wheeler, William John (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1110, 1111
Wheeler's Manchester Chronicle 947
Whitbread, Samuel (brewer) 224
Whitby, N Yorks, 100 years of peal ringing 1072
White, Basil (obit) 1034
White, Brian (bellfounder) 1283 (see also Whites of Appleton)
White, Harold & Hazel, Diamond Wedding 589
White, John (16C bellfounder) 165
White brothers (1939 Moorlynch, Som) 581 (let)
White Rose Shield, inaugural comp 1056
Whitechapel Bellfoundry Ltd (see also Mears ...): archives 54; BBC Radio 4, Bell Boys 1060, 1090 (let); Chediston, Suffolk 374, 460 (let); Gloucester Cathedral 200; golden ratios 1286 (table); Ipswich, Suffolk, St Lawrence 943 (Ed), 1258; London, City of, St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge 192, 1037–1038, 1060, 1286 (table); Long Preston, N Yks 724; MD's office (replica) 1282; Morville, Shrops 721; Olney, Bucks 1135, 1140; Pillaton, Cornwall 815; Queen visits 345–348; 'Recreating the sound that Cardinal Wolsey heard - a very special job for Whitechapel Bell Foundry' 1260; Ringing World calendar & diary 991 (Ed); RW sponsorship agreement 630, 1015 (Ed), 1210, 1211 (Ed); Shapwick, Dorset 1083; and Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd 1114 (let); 'Thought for the Week' 1131; tours 892; Upper Beeding, W Susx 51 (Ed); Whitechapel Trophy inaugural comp 1037–1038
Whitechapel Trophy see London 12-Bell Striking Contest
Whitehaven, Cumbria, rededication 97–98
Whites of Appleton (bellhangers): Cambridge University, Gt St Mary's 993; error correction 191 (corr); Ixworth, Suffolk 124; Mereworth, Kent 819, 897 (let); Olney, Bucks 1134, 1139, 1140; Pillaton, Cornwall 815; Ringing Roadshow 2008 1282
Whiting, Arthur (20C ringer) 1127
Whiting Society of Ringers: 40th anniv 1127; booklets 1131 (ad), 1214 (let); website 1214 (let)
WI see Women's Institute
Wicken, Nhants, number puzzle 1114 (let)
Wigorn, John, welcomes CCCBR 531
Wigton, Cumbr, tenth anniv of bells 604
Wikipedia 150 (let)
Wilby, Andrew (John Taylor & Co (21C), Chief Exec): heads new John Taylor company 1061–1062, 1065; management team 1108, 1138 (let)
Willard, Valerie (obit) 1254
Willcox, Ernest F (obit) 212
William, TR (19C photographer) 313
Williams, Michael (contrib) 1–4
Willingham by Stow, Lincs, 1st peal on rehung bells 1022
Wills 762–763
Willson, William (19C ringer) 352, 353
Wilson, John (obit) 1152
Wilson, Wilfrid (author), Change Ringing (1965) 269
Wiltshire, 6-bell quarter peal days 910
Wimborne Ringers, outing to Oxford 1113
Winchester & Portsmouth Guild
Guild: e-list activity 551, 767, 1067; Hampshire Handbell Week 1095; QP week 1201
Alton & Peterborough District, QP fortnight 139
Andover District: outing 21; QP fortnight 1199
Channel Islands District (CID): annual striking comp 120; quarter peals 470; summer meeting 749
Christchurch & Southampton District: Prince of Wales, 60th birthday 211
Isle of Wight District, QP festival 910
Winchester District, Striking Competition 607
Winchester Cathedral: bells on BBC Radio 3 744; 'The Winchester Stay-Lock' 480
Winter, Marjorie (contrib) 1215
Wirral Young Ringers' outing: Wirral Young Ringers' outing 889, 891
Witton, Ches, 'Battle of Witton' 876
Wizened of Oz (contrib) 341
Wokingham, Berks, All Saints, Living Heritage 1205, 1206 (ad)
Wolborough, Devon, Young Ringers' day 1151
Wolsey, Cardinal: Ipswich, Suffolk, St Lawrence 1257–1259; 'Recreating the sound Cardinal Wolsey heard...' 1260; Wolsey S Maximus 1258
Wolverton, Warwickshire, 'What's up that tower? 28
Wood, Anthony (17C diarist) 1
Wood, Linda (obit) 70
Wood, Peter (contrib) 945
Wood, Stephen H (1906-1940) remembered 704, 750 (let), 850 (let), 1085–1086, 1089, 1092, 1138 (let); Wood's Notebook Peal 1114 (let)
Woodbridge, Suffolk, Army Freedom Parade 1011
wooden clapper shaft 534 (let)
Woodgyer, Peter (Widge) (obit) 766, 936–937, 1046
Wooding, Harry, Memorial Trophy 1012
Woolley, Robin (contrib) (see also 'Methcom Sketch Special'): 1,000 quarters in 12,556 days 784
Woolworths, RIP 35
Wootton see North Woott[o]n, Som
Wootton Bassett, Wilts, 'Armed Forces thank...' 23
Worcester, All Saints, 1983 band, peal board 197
Worcester, King's School, 'Three little boys from school' 1273–1277
Worcester & Districts Change Ringing Association: Annual Dinner 1159 (Ed); DAC Advisor, new 476; welcomes CCCBR 531; Worcester Dinner 96
Worcester band (1983), peal board 145
Worcester Cathedral: bellringing history 727–728; bells on the internet 48; 'The Secret Seven Visit Worcester' 529–531; Verdi's Requiem 119, 940, 1080; the 'wow' experience 403 (let)
Worcester Cathedral Teaching Centre for Bellringing: Bells in the City (film) 1206 (ad), 1208; Central Council 2009 AGM 625–626; Hull, Ewan (aged 7) 1012; Volunteers' Talk 727–728
Worcestershire: bells, county books 1273; bells cast, 1600-2000 1042 (let tab graph), 1066 (let); isolated towers see Four Shires Guild of Bellringers; tours 625
Worcestershire, The Church Bells of 1153
Wordley, Reginald Cecil (Edington, Wilts), WWI 1111, 1111
World Service, BBC 786
World War I: unknown warrior 1209–1210; 'A Service to Mark the Passing of the World War One Generation' 1209–1210, 1211 (Ed), 1227; Armistice, 90th Anniversary see main entry; Remembrance peals see main entry; Rolls of Honour see main entry
World War I, ringers remembered
survived the conflict: Allingham, Henry 819 (Ed), 826, 868, 878, 1023 [as Aldingham]; Patch, Harry (last UK survivor) 819 (Ed), 878, 1023
died during the conflict: CC Memorial Book for Church Bell Ringers killed.. 449–450; 'Ringers killed in the Great War' 1109–1112; Armstrong, Robert Henry (Edenham, Lincs) 1110; Barrick, George Henry (Great Dunmow, Essex) 1109; Blagden, Thomas James (Edington, Wilts) 1110; Drewett, Leonard (Edington, Wilts) 1110; Gypps, Arthur (Great Dunmow, Essex) 1110; Harris, Ernest Edward (Great Dunmow, Essex) 1110; Hart, Henry Horace (Aldenham, Herts) 1109; Howland, Stanley Percy (Great Dunmow, Essex) 1110; Inwood, Walter Samuel (Aldenham, Herts) 1109; Lawes, John Frederick Pike (Edington, Wilts) 1110; Lynn, William Stanley (Edenham, Lincs) 1110; Rogers, Reginald Charles (Edington, Wilts) 1111; Scott, Ernest (Aldenham, Herts) 1109; Smith, Frederick Thomas (Edenham, Lincs) 1110; Waite, William (Great Dunmow, Essex) 1110; Wheeler, William John (Edington, Wilts) 1110, 1111; Wordley, Reginald Cecil (Edington, Wilts) 1111
World War II, ringers remembered: CC Memorial Book of ringers killed 341, 449–450; Wood, Stephen H 704, 750 (let), 850 (let), 1085–1086, 1114 (let), 1138 (let)
world's largest bells 701–702, 852 (let); Britain 696
worship, bellringing as 510 (let), 559 (let)
Worshipful Company of Founders see Founders' Company
Worshipful Company of Girdlers 1259 (Ed)
Worst, 'W is for..' 1162
Worthington, W. W., Memorial Trophy 1236
Wratten, Cyril, collection of ringing books 797, 959
Wright, Colin E, remembered 12
Wrington, Som, Outing 2009 934
wrist and hand injuries 1302, 1303
"wrong-place" methods 175 (let)
Wu, Hong King, ringer from Singapore 1108
Wye, Kent, Victorian band of brothers 372
Wyer, Frank, fifth bell appeal 924 (let)
Wyer family (Kirby Underwood, Lincs) 924 (let)
X
'X is for Xanadu' 1228
Y
'Y is for Yorkshire 'n' score' 1299
YACR see Yorkshire Association
Yatton, N Som, cent of first peal 508
YBRCT see Young Bell Ringers Cycling Tour
YCG see York Colleges Guild
Yeates, Rodney (contrib) 673–675
Yeo, Norman, aged 102 320
York Colleges Guild (YCG): learners w/e 497; quarter peals 911; teach school pupils 964
York Courant 377
York Minster: The Bells and Bellringers of York Minster 1180, 1186 (let); carillon, new 249; youngest female to ring tenor bell 144
Yorkshire, tours 313
Yorkshire Association (YACR)
Association: AGM 552; e-list activity 95, 223, 267, 562, 599, 743, 767, 799, 851, 996, 1018, 1043, 1087; four peals in a day 637; September General Meeting 1081–1082; Snowdon Dinner 1160–1161
Leeds & District Branch, QP week 18
Western Branch: QP week 136; striking comp 136, 824
Yorkshire Dales Ringing Centre, course 100
Yorkshire Post 1087
Yorkshire Surprise Maximus compositions 729
Youlgreave, Derbys, first peal on augm bells 487
young ringers see ringers, young
Youtube videos: Little Missenden, Bucks, rededicated 572; Melbourne Arts Festival 2009 1090 (let)
Z
'Z is for Z-course' 1299
Zamenhof, Ludwig (Esperanto) 1162 (let)
Zennor Ringers, Cornwall, QPs 137
Zimbabwe Guild see Harare Cathedral
Zwart, Boudewijn (carilloneur) 249, 1144, 1284
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