Ringing World Index 2017
Index 2017
Introductory Notes
Acronyms and abbreviations: ANZAB Australian & New Zealand Assoc of Bellringers; AGM Annual General Meeting; Assoc Association; ART Association of Ringing Teachers; B Bob; BR bell ringers; CA County Association; CC Central Council; contrib contributor; D Delight; DA Diocesan Association; DG Diocesan Guild; obit obituary; QP quarter peal; quarters quarter peals; RW Ringing World; S or ST Saint; S Surprise; TB Treble Bob; TP Treble Place.
Filing orders: Mc filed as Mac; St filed as Saint; personal initials under first letter e.g. AJB in the 'A' section. Letter writers are indexed under the main heading ‘letters’; names of individual CC Committees e.g. Public Relations Committee are indexed under the main heading ‘Central Council Committees’.
Locators: bold locators are used where appropriate to indicate the most significant reference(s) or front page articles; italics are used for photographs and illustrations, though these are only distinguished where they form a significant subject in themselves rather than as part of the article; the suffix (let) is used for letters; the suffix (eds) is used for editorials.
Alphabetical Index
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Ringing World Index 2017
12-bell ringing: Cirencester, Glos, S John Bapt in 1767 96; judging striking 220–221; new contest for North West 121–123
see also National 12 Bell Striking Contest
50 Ringing Things (ART) 332, 527–528 (let), 574 (let), 1255
Abbey ringers remembered 538
Abbots Bromley, Staffs, S Nicholas 516
academic journal, bells 787
access to towers, 'Thought for the week' 567
accidents/incidents: Bristol, C Bris, S Michael 359; "Cumberland Secretary takes plunge" 682; Worcester, Worcs, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM 171 (eds), 175, 245 (let)
Accrington, Lancs, S James 953
activity trackers 101 (let)
Adams, David (contrib) 121–123
ageing and ringing 592
Agg, Anne and Rex 817
Ainsworth, Alan 1133
Ainsworth, Elva, family ring 482, 495
Alderney Channel Islands’ Ringing Centre 'Wells Bells' 1063
Alderney, S Anne, long length peal: breaking the Maximus record 1030–1031, 1034; Bristol S Maximus composition 1136; congratulations 1136; Hilling interview 1134; Mounsey interview 1134; photos 1125, 1128; publicity 1129; success 1100; technology 1126; Thurman interview 1135; Tiebout interview 1134; umpiring 1129; Wilby interview 1126–1127
All Wales Striking Competition 1071
Allen, Clive (obit) 358, 564
'Alternative Hobbyist': beekeeping 739 (eds), 757; brick laying 236–237; buttons 853; harp 636–637; post boxes 404–405, 471
see also rowing; Scout Association
America see Canada; USA
Anderson, John E. (Jack) (obit) 830, 854
Anderton, Frank (obit) 283
Anglican Church see Church of England
Angrave, Mick (contrib) 1172, 1197
anniversaries: Abbots Bromley, Staffs, S Nicholas 516; Ash by Wrotham, Kent, SS Peter & Paul 781; Elizabeth II, Queen, 70th Wedding Anniversary 911 (eds), 928–929; Exeter Colleges Guild 217–219, 916, 932; first ten-bell peal 300th 309; Handbell Ringers of GB 50th 120, 174 (let), 517; Leeds and Liverpool Canal bicentenary 69; Radio Leicester’s 50th 1172; Reed, Colin and Beryl 472; Roving Ringers 70th reunion 548–549; Sibson, Derek 698; Stepney, Gr London, S Dunstan 1100; World War I 816 (let)
appeals see charity; fund raising; restoration projects
Appleby, Robert (contrib) 150
Armistice centenary 1206 (let)
Armitage, Geoffrey D. (obit) 284–285
'Around and About', 25 Years Ago 574, 854
'Around' peal tour, Pidley, Cambs 866
ART see Assoc of Ringing Teachers
art: Durham Cathedral's Lumiere Festival 1109; Milton Keynes soundmap 1123
ASCY see College Youths, Ancient Society of
Ash by Wrotham, Kent, SS Peter & Paul 781
Ash, John (contrib) 617–619
Ashton, Emily (contrib) 1074
Aslett, Peter (contrib) 587
Aspland, Andrew R., resignation 150
Assoc of Ringing Teachers (ART): 50 Ringing Things 332, 527–528 (let), 574 (let), 1255; 2016 Annual Report 380–381; awards 2017 263; awards 2018 applications 1028; conference 2017 243 (eds), 264, 265–267, 267 (eds); learning handbells 168; Learning the Ropes 1024, 1053–1055, 1150, 1246; A Ringer's Guide to Learning the Ropes 72; Teacher’s Guide to Learning The Ropes 957–958; Technology in Teaching 550; "What happens after an ART course?" 1254–1255; workshops 571
Athawes, Angela (contrib) 1001
Atkinson, Eric (contrib) 119
Atom (obit) 522
Audley, Helen (contrib) 1254
augmented rings, Blockley, Glos, SS Peter & Paul 1253
see also new bells; restoration projects
Austin Reed 759
Australia: Bexley, Aus, New South Wales, S Gabriel 492; new bells for Ingleburn 96; steel bells 196–197, 223 (let)
ANZAB 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 434–435
Austrian student research project 494, 574 (let)
Aves, Simon (author) 1080–1081
awards: Assoc of Ringing Teachers 263, 1028; Beamish, David 25; Dorothy L. Sayers Award 1056–1057; Skelton, Neil 71; Technology in Teaching award 550
Bachelor, Sandra (contrib) 116
Back, Charles William, Lance Corporal 927
Bagley, David (contrib) 500, 514
Bailey brothers 764–765
Bailey, Margaret (contrib) 1149
Bailey, Roger (obit) 11, 30 (let)
Baldry, Tony, Sir 691 (eds), 692–693
Balls, Ed, returns to ringing 1147
Bamford, Stuart I. (author) 408
Bampton, Margaret Anne (obit) 587, 615
Banister, William 622
Banton, Jonathan (contrib) 998
Barber, Alan (contrib) 999
Barber, Rachel (contrbi) 711
Barnes, Jean (contrib) 283
Barnes, Phillip (contrib) 126, 450, 763, 766, 1156–1157
Barnes, Tim (contrib) 1105
Basford, Hazel (contrib) 1175
Basil, Jones 1133
Basildon, Essex, S Martin of Tours, Basildon Bell Tower 685
Bath & Wells DACR: honorary life members reunion 1122; QP month 632
BBC see broadcasts; Children in Need; radio
BBC Music Day: 280 towers ring for 619; "all about harmony" 523; "an insight into" 644, 645; BellBoard 496, 567; full list of towers 772–773; ringing response to 671 (let)
Beach, Donald John (Don) (obit) 118, 261
Beach, Jonathan (contrib) 261
Beacham, David (obit) 188, 198 (let)
Beaminster, Dorset, 50 Years Ago 638
Beamish, David, honours 25
Bedford, Stephen J. (contrib) 1251
beekeeping, 'Alternative Hobbyist' 739 (eds), 757
beer and ringing, 'brewsters' 270 (let), 293 (let), 319 (let)
'Beer Matters' 1292
Belcher, Lesley (contrib) 1254–1255
belfry maintenance: bell frames 495; louvres 741; Manual of Belfry Maintenance 832; woodwork 722
Belgium see Ypres, West Flanders
bell founders: John Taylor & Co 619 (eds), 812; Matthew Higby & Company 620; and Nicholson Engineering Ltd 550; Radio 4 interview 3 (eds), 24; steel bells 196–197
25 Years Ago: 12-tonne bell case at Loughborough 167
50 Years Ago: York bell foundry 1206
see also Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd
bell frames 495
bell funds see Fred E. Dukes International Bell Fund; fund raising; grants
bell towers, 'Thought for the week' 23
BellBoard: 178 Methods 371; Agg, Anne and Rex 817; Ainsworths three generations ring 482; Alderney Channel Islands’ Ringing Centre 'Wells Bells' 1063; Alderney long length 1087; 'animal week' 250; Austin/Williams wedding peal 841; BBC Music Day 496, 567; big bells 31; Birmingham undergraduate peal 1232; Birmingham, W Mids, Cath Ch of S Philip 941; Bladon, Brian 1139; Bridle, Peter 225; Bristol, S Thomas the Martyr 1207; Bristol undergraduate peal 1271; Brock, Dennis 673, 1187; Calvert band 176, 192; Carey, Ben 987; combination with Peals.co.uk 407; Cumberland Youths 394; Dillistone, Pip 648; Dordrecht Challenge 1109; Exeter Colleges Guild 916; FaceTime 56, 72; Goodyer, Tom 298; Grand Tour 2017 225, 240; Groves, Bernard 696; Haynes, Bill 528; Higby, Matthew 458; Hilling, David and Matthew 1038; Holdsworth, James 745; Horton's Four 506; January review 8, 24; Lawson, Gareth L. M. 176; 'likes' 79; Liverpool, Mers, Cath Ch of Christ, 1160; London, C London, Cath Ch of S Paul 793; long length Bob Doubles 176, 192; Manchester arena attack 554; in memoriam 600; National 12 Bell Striking Contest prep 625; outdoor ringing 767; Page, Daniel 965; performance list 128; Pipe, Henry J. W. 56, 72; Reading, Alan 1012; Regan, Alison 722; Ringing World access 980; Sherwood, Anna 965; silent peals 320; Southwark bells 342; Town, James 745; tribute performances 153; Tulloch spliced s maximus 576; University of London Society handbell peal 865; university ringing 107, 153, 176, 200; York, N Yorks, Cath & Metropolitical Church of S Peter (York Minster) 298; York ringers 200; young ringers QP 275; Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, S George 888
bellringers’ blessing 879
Bells & Bellfounding (Milsom) 1232
Bells4StGeorgeYpres 733–735
see also Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, S George
Bennett, Peter (CRAG Team) 789
Bentley, Alan (contrib) 28
Beresford, Jeremy (contrib) 1171
Beresford, Peter (obit) 1171
Beverley Surprise, 'Education Column' 856
Bevis, Peter 6 (let)
Bexley, Aus, New South Wales, S Gabriel 492
Biddenden, Kent, All Saints, 100 Years Ago 1218
Big Ben: casting 905–906; out of action 836, 837; 'Thought for the week' 931
Birkenhead Park, Merseyside 360
Birks, Frederick, 2nd Lieutenant 975
Birmingham, W Mids, Cath Ch of S Philip, National 12 Bell eliminators 264
Birmingham, W Mids, National 12 Bell team 610
Birmingham, W Mids, S Martin (Bullring) 1296; 50 Years Ago 45; Ringing World National Youth Contest 641–643, 737–741, 767 (let)
Birmingham, W Mids, SS Peter & Paul, Aston, Don Finnemore 716
birthdays: Brock, Dennis 1187, 1200; Goodyer, Tom 298, 336; Robertson, Ross 796; Slatford, Fred 845; Walker, Jim 878
Black Bourton, Oxon, S Mary V 1225–1226
Blackawton Boys, Devon, S Michael, history 78–79, 102–103
Blackman, Jean Elizabeth (obit) 999
Bladon, Brian 1139, 1152
blessings: Southwark, Gr London, Cath Ch of S Saviour 76–77; Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, S George 979, 1077–1079
Blockley, Glos, SS Peter & Paul 1253
Bodenham, Harry 784
books, inc ('Book Review'): 50 Ringing Things 332, 527–528 (let), 574 (let), 1255; academic journal on bells 787; Bells & Bellfounding 1232; Compendium of Plain Doubles Methods 408; Fifty English Steeples (Flannery) 164–165; historian J. C. L. Stahlschmidt 4–5; A History of Change Ringing in Scotland 1080–1081; listening skills 28–29; Manual of Belfry Maintenance 832; A Ringer's Guide to Learning the Ropes 72, 640; Teacher’s Guide to Learning The Ropes 957–958; On This Day... 710
Booth, Roger (CRAG Team) 789
Borden, Kent, SS Peter & Paul 909–911, 913
Border, Ruth (contrib) 235
Borman, Will (contrib) 515
Boston, MA, USA, Christ Church, Old North 100–101
Bosworth, Will (contrib): ART conference 2017 265–267; bell projects in York 141; Church Buildings Council 815; Diocesan Advisory Committee 804; Heritage Lottery Fund 815; judging striking 669–670; long length on Alderney 1030–1031, 1034; Ringing for Peace 1104–1105; Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, S George 1077–1079
see also BellBoard
Bow, Gr London, S Mary, peal withdrawn 621 (let)
Bowers, Malcolm (contrib) 879
Bradford, Andy (contrib) 357
Bradley, Edna (obit) 331, 928
Brent Tor, Devon, S Michael 249
'brewsters' 270, 293 (let), 319 (let)
brick laying, 'Alternative Hobbyist' 236–237
Bridle, Peter, 5000 peals 225, 252
Bristol, C Bris, National 12 Bell team 611
see also Gloucester & Bristol DA
Bristol, C Bris, S Mary V, Redcliffe 931
Bristol, C Bris, S Michael 359
Bristol S Maximus, long length 1136, 1252 (let)
Bristol, S Thomas the Martyr 1207
Bristol University Society (UBSCR), cupid selfie challenge 120
British Empire Medal, Neil Skelton 71
broadcasts: BBC Music Day 496, 523; bell founders interview 3 (eds), 24; Chilham, Kent, S Mary on BBC 47; Radio Leicester’s 50th Anniversary 1172; Russian bells 1027; Songs of Praise 349; Sunday Worship 841 (let)
25 Years Ago: memorial service of John Arlott 107
Brock, Dennis 673, 1187, 1200
Brooke, Norfolk, S Peter 617–619
Brown, Kathleen M. (obit) 1148
Brown, Keith 866
Brown, Michael Ernest (obit) 307–308
Bulleid, Chris (contrib) 21
Bund, Konrad (contrib) 1281
buoy bell 716
Buswell, Alan (contrib): mid-year 2017 observations 741, 783; November observations 1223; QP report 2016 330; QP September records 1027
Buswell, Brian Maurice (obit) 612–613
Buswell, Neil (contrib) 1076
Butler, Bill, On This Day... 710, 716
see also peal ringers, 'prolific'
Button, Roger (contrib) 383, 458
buttons, 'Alternative Hobbyist' 853
calendar, Ringing World 544, 1052
'Call me observation': Christmas Special 1290; conductors 735; exam season 591; practices 519; "quirky foibles" 567; ten pin bowling 543; "To Peal or not to Peal?" 639, 671 (let); understanding the more advanced ringer 615
calling methods see 'Education Column'; talking while ringing
calling positions 1248
Cambrai anniversary 6 (let)
Cambridge, Cambs, National 12 Bell team 611
Cambridge, Cambs, Our Lady & Eng Martyrs 600
Cambridge Minor, 'Education Column' 652–653, 712, 760, 808
Cambridge University Guild (CUGCR), Annual Dinner 2017 292–293
Camp, John E. (obit) 29 (let), 221
Campbell, Wendy (contrib) 539–540
Campton Festival of Bells 1151, 1204–1205
Canada: anniversary of confederation 1156–1157; York ringers' trip 932
cancer see Strike Back Against Blood Cancer campaign
Canford School Society 528 (let)
Cannon, Freda (obit) 70, 213–214
Canterbury, Kent, Cath & Metropolitical Church of Christ: exile in 19th Century 1082–1083; logbook 790, 839, 917, 982, 1035
Carey, Ben 220, 987
Carey, Ian (contrib) 1001
Carr, Alan, Revd (contrib) 1223
Carson, Marie (contrib) 636–637
Caryer, Chris (contrib) 548–549
Casserley, Richard (obit) 1074, 1099, 1220
casting see bell founders
Cattell, Mike (contrib) 1196–1197
Cawley, David (contrib) 689–691
centenaries, World War I 816 (let)
see also anniversaries
Central Council: 2016 AGM 418–425; 2017 Annual Meeting minutes 1051; 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 409–448; apathy towards 523 (eds); Christmas message 1251; Church Buildings Council 691 (eds), 692–693, 979; CRAG response 479–481 (let); date touches 1286–1287; Decisions framework 1105; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group 625; Edinburgh meeting 383, 545–547, 547 (eds); Historic England meeting July 615; louvres 741; Manual of Belfry Maintenance 832; new leadership 545–546, 574 (let); new website 144, 148, 433; November away day 1183; reform plans 663, 837; 'Ringing Remembers' 1257; visual aids for public speaking 621 (let); volunteers called for workgroups 914; "What people say" 26–27; woodwork 722
simplifying the rules: approach and architecture 934–935, 937; consultation 1227 (eds), 1230–1231; First Draft 1058–1059
see also CRAG (Central Council Review Action Group)
Central Council Committees: CRAG report 505
Administrative Committee: 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 432–433; March meeting 311; October meeting 1102
Bell Restoration Committee: 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 438–439; restoration projects 337–339
Biographies Committee: 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 439–440; meeting in Edinburgh 662
Carter Ringing Machine Collection 446
Compositions Committee: 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 440
Dove's Guide 447
Education Committee: 2017 Annual Meeting Papers 440; reform needed 199 (let); resources from 171