CHESTER DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS WIRRAL BRANCH

NEWS DESK NEWS AROUND THE WIRRAL BRANCH

Date	News Item
12 May 08	Congratulations to Jane Davies, who, yesterday at Neston, rang her first Quarter Peal of Surprise Major.
19 Apr 08	Congratulations to Anne Parsons, who, yesterday at Burton, rang her first Quarter Peal of Minor.
28 Apr 08	Results of the Branch 6-Bell Striking Competition, held Saturday 26th April at Capenhurst, are tabulated below. A detailed report will appear on this website in due course (once published in The Ringing World). Position Tower Method Rung Faults Percentage (-) Master's Select Cambridge S Minor 30 100% (-) Neston & Friends Call Changes 56 77% 1st Port Sunlight Grandsire Doubles 56 75% 2nd Wallasey St Nicholas Plain Bob Minor 69 67% 3rd Shotwick Call Changes 100 33% 4th Shotwick 'Nomads' Plain Bob Doubles 113 21% 5th Burton Plain Hunt 116 17% Only eligible bands assigned a position
19 Apr 08	Congratulations to Samantha Allin, elder daughter of Margaret Allin, on her marriage with Richard Harrison Saturday 12th April. A Quarter Peal was rung at Heswall to mark the happy event. This was also the 500th Quarter Peal for Lindsey Jones to whom we also offer our congratulations!
10 Apr 08	Margaret Allin of Heswall writes.... I don't usually contribute to the website but, for general interest, I thought it would be good for fellow ringers who struggle to get all the bells rung on a Sunday, to know that with general nurturing, Heswall has at last, managed to ring Cambridge Surprise Major with our own band, for Sunday. Something we have been trying to obtain for a while now.
07 Apr 08	Congratulations to our Branch Secretary Jane Davies who, yesterday, conducted her first Quarter Peal of Caters.
01 Apr 08	Jane Davies reports... Roger Newton's Ordination into the Church of England took place at St Oswald's, Bidston on Easter Sunday. It was an intensely personal service in which Rogers' whole family took part. His wife, Norma, and two of his sons did the readings and his other son and grandchildren lead the prayers. The church was full with people who had come to support Roger, people who have got to know him throughout all his life and ministry. A number of bellringers were present and Roger said he was pleased to hear the bells ringing as he came into Church to a Quarter Peal of Mixed Doubles. Pictured here are Bishop Keith with Roger following the Ordination Service. (Click on picture to see a larger version).
13 Jan 08 (Belatedly!)	Congratulations to Peter Hughes who, on 2nd January in York, rang his 600th Peal. (With thanks to Tony Power for drawing this to my attention).
07 Jan 08 (Belatedly)	There was an excellent turnout of ringers at Shotwick for the Christmas Day Service at St Michael's with the nearly all the regular Sunday Service band in attendance. The picture here (click for larger version) shows (L to R) Matthew Lewis, Bob Peers, John Collinson, Peter and Brenda Humphreys, Max Pemberton, Dave Hocker, Gwenda Edge and Frank Parry (Tower Captain). Ringing ranged from Plain Hunt to P B Minor. (Photo John Collinson)

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