Quarter peal week is from Saturday 26th April to Saturday 3th May
inclusive, with Quarter Peal Day on Saturday 3rd May and a social event in the evening.
Use the following links to download 2008 QPW documents:
On Quarter Peal day itself the evening social event will
take the form of a gathering at The Wayfarer pub on the A34 at
Stone. The pub serves good food and real ale. Meet from
approximately 6:30pm onwards (most people should have done enough
ringing by then).
Details of the quarters rung are as follows:
Keele, 27 April, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles: John Griffiths 1, Rowena Gay 2, James Scott 3, Steve Hickey 4, Phil Gay (C) 5, Dan Viggars 6. Rung before morning service as a 70th birthday compliment to Bev Stringer, churchwarden.
Norton-in-the-Moors, 27 April, 1260 Plain Bob Triples: Dave Crump 1, Rowena Gay 2, Peter Sharp 3, Steven Harvey 4, Frank Beech (C) 5, David Simpson 6, Phil Gay 7, Jim Cooke 8. Rung in memory of Evelyn Davey, mother of the rector of this church, who passed away on April 23rd 2008, and in memory of the wife of Alan Dutton, ringer at St Michael Stone, who passed away this morning.
Broughton, 28 April, 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major: Jean Nixon 1, Rowena Gay 2, Frank Beech 3, Sue Kingman 4, Phil Gay 5, Warren Griffiths 6, Jim Nixon 7. Peter Sharp (C) 8. 1st 1/4 in method: 4. Rung as a Birthday Compliment to Christopher Brown, cousin of the conductor
Burton-Upon-Trent (St Modwen), 28 April, 1260 Plain Bob Triples: Stewart Bannister 1, Lee Cooke 2, Louise Twigg 3, David Hall 4, Antony Allen 5, Richard Gibson 6, Scott Wheaver (C) 7, Richard Austin 8.
Eccleshall, 29 April. 1260 Grandsire Triples: Frank Beech 1, Jean Nixon (c) 2, Peter Sharp 3, Ben Hockenhull 4, Warren Griffiths 5, Jim Nixon 6, Derek Knowles 7, Denis Owen 8.
Keele, Woodlands, 29 April. 1296 Cambridge S Minor: Ray Ballard 1. Rowena Gay 2, Peter Sharp 3, Frank Beech 4, Jenny Beech 5, Phil Gay (C) 6.
Stretton, 29 April, 1260 Grandsire Doubles: Janet Royall 1, Sarah Gibson 2, Lee Cooke 3, Barry Gooding 4, Richard Gibson (C) 5, Richard Austin 6.
Swynnerton, 30 April, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles: Heather Eyre 1, Yvonne Pynenburg 2, Susan Lewis 3, Alan Dutton 4, Chris Adams (C) 5, Yvonne Rawsthorne 6. Rung to congratulate Mrs Ruth Cheadle on her forthcoming 90th birthday.
Rolleston on Dove, 1 May, 1272 Single Oxford, and spliced Plain and Little: Stewart Bannister 1, Lee Cooke 2, Louise Twigg 3, Richard Gibson 4, Scott Wheaver 5, Antony Allen (C) 6. Rung 6.30am for Ascension Day.
Rolleston on Dove, 1 May, 1260 PB Triples: Richard P Austin 1, Barry Gooding 2, Lee Cooke 3, Colin Whieldon 4, Alan Faiers 5, Scott Wheaver 6, Antony Allen (C) 7, Stewart Bannister 8. 1st Triples: 2
Keele, 1 May, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles: Phil Gay 1, John Griffiths 2, Rowena Gay 3, James Scott 4, Ben Hockenhull (C) 5, Steven Harvey 6. 1st inside: 2. For Ascension Day
Stafford, 1 May, 1280 Rutland S Major: Margaret Jones 1, Jim Nixon 2, Denis Owen 3, Ted Fairbrother 4, Peter Sharp 5, Derek Knowles 6, Selwyn Jones (C) 7, Nigel Horritt 8. 1st of surprise major inside: 3. 1st in Method: 5.
Marchington, 3 May, 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor: Jean Nixon 1, Judy Yates 2, Jim Nixon 3, Keith Brooks 4, Ben Hockenhull (C) 5, Peter Sharp 6.
Stone, 3 May, 1296 Little Bob Major: Margaret Simpson 1, Pat Bishop 2, Sue Kingman 3, Alan Dutton 4, Bill Harris 5, David Simpson 6, David Crump 7, Michael Wilshaw (C) 8. Rung in memory of Eileen Dutton, wife of the ringer of the 4th.
Horton, 3 May, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles: Joanna Ashby 1, Philip Wood 2, Rowena Gay 3, Rob Barcroft 4, Len Venables 5, Phil Gay (C) 6.
Uttoxeter, 3 May, 1280 Rutland Surprise Major: Kath Adams 1, Ben Hockenhull 2, David Crump 3, Frank Beech 4, Scott Wheaver 5, Peter Sharp 6, David Simpson 7, Chris Adams (C) 8. 1st in Method: 2. Rung as a Birthday Compliment to Barbara Parker, wife of the tower captain.
Rolleston on Dove, 3 May, 1260 Grandsire Triples: Barry Gooding 1, Jean Nixon (C) 2, Peter Marriott 3, Lee Cooke 4, James Went 5, Chris Wilton 6, Jim Nixon 7, Richard Austin 8.
Burton-on-Trent (St Chad), 3 May, 1260 Plain Bob Triples: Ben Hockenhull 1, Barry Gooding 2, Chris Wilton 3, Lee Cooke 4, Scott Wheaver 5, Chris Adams 6, Peter Sharp (C) 7, Stewart Bannister 8.
Keele, 3 May, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles: Anne Curwen 1, Rowena Gay 2, Marion Lawrence 3, Alan Dutton 4, Phil Gay (C) 5, Frank Beech 6. First quarter attempt for Anne Curwen.
Stafford, 3 May, 1280 Cambridge Surprise Royal: Jean Nixon 1, Kath Adams 2, Ben Hockenhull 3, Phil Gay 4, David Simpson 5, Jim Nixon 6, Peter Sharp 7, Derek Knowles 8, Chris Adams 9, Michael Wilshaw (C) 10. First Surprise Royal: 3.
Keele, 4 May, 1260 Doubles (Stedman, Grandsire & Plain Bob): Pauline Mellor 1, Phil Gay (C) 2, Rowena Gay 3, Ben Hockenhull 4, Steve Mellor 5, Dan Viggars 6.
Burton on Trent (St Modwen), 4 May, 1260 Doubles (4m): Richard P Austin 1, Louise Twigg 2, Lee Cooke 3, Alan Faiers 4, Antony Allen (C) 5, Stewart Bannister 6. A birthday compliment to Richard Gibson.
