Quarter Peal Week 2010
Quarter Peal Week 2010
Thank you to everyone who took part in Quarter Peal week and helped make it such a success. 34 quarters were scored altogether and there were attempts in 27 of the 31 district towers. Unfortunately an attempt at Greenwich had to be cancelled due to the start of works to install a mobile phone mast and quarters were lost at West Wickham, Erith CC, Hayes, Beckenham and Chelsfield. Of the 34 scored, 27 had at least one home tower ringer in the band. Over 90 ringers took part with 81 successfully scoring and 9 people ringing their first quarters. So special congratulations to John, Bryony, Rebecca, Simon, Tiffany, Jonathan, Chris, Jon and Shelagh and may you ring many more! There were 33 firsts of one sort or another. Helen rang in the most quarters with 16 closely followed by David and myself. There were 10 different conductors. Plain Bob Doubles was easily the most popular method rung. Other notable performances were a district band ringing Bristol Maximus at St Magnus, London S Royal at Beckenham, ringing two quarters of Surprise Major at Horton Kirby and Bromley at the same time and the first by an all Cudham band "for years". A summary of all the quarters rung can found below (with thanks to www.campanophile.com) or here
| Sunday 20 December 2009 | ||
| Ash By Wrotham (SS Peter & Paul), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; John Stook |
| Friday 12 February 2010 | ||
| Beckenham (St George), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Triples | 1st on 8; Rosemary Stretton |
| Saturday 13 February 2010 | ||
| Farningham (SS Peter & Paul), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Minor | |
| Eynsford (St Martin), Kent | 1288 Grandsire Triples | |
| Shoreham (SS Peter & Paul), Kent | 1260 Grandsire Doubles | 1st Grandsire; Benedict Valuks |
| Erith (St John the Baptist), Kent | 1288 Grandsire Triples | |
| Sunday 14 February 2010 | ||
| Dartford (Holy Trinity), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st on treble; Deryck Jones |
| City of London (St Magnus the Martyr), EC3 | 1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus | |
| Beckenham (St George), Kent | 1259 Grandsire Caters | 1st on 10; Lizzie Duffey |
| Bromley Common (St Luke), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Minor | 1st minor; Jackie Duke, Alastair Scott and Ken Gristwood |
| Eltham (St John the Baptist), London | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; Bryony Holdridge and Rebecca Jones |
| Monday 15 February 2010 | ||
| Woolwich (St Mary Magdalene), London | 1260 Grandsire Triples | |
| Lewisham (St Mary the Virgin), London | 1260 Grandsire Triples | 1st blows of Grandsire Triples; Benedict Valuks |
| Deptford (St John the Evangelist), London | 1280 Plain Bob Major | 1st major; Benedict Valuks, 1st major inside; Helen Valuks |
| Penge (St John the Evangelist), London | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | |
| Downe (St Mary Magdalene), Kent | 1320 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st quarter; Simon Wilson, 1st inside; Alison Wilson |
| Tuesday 16 February 2010 | ||
| Crayford (St Paulinus), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st inside; Brian Ashmore |
| Eltham (St John the Baptist), London | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; Tiffany Kelly |
| Biggin Hill (St Mark), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st on a working bell; Doug Fisher |
| Bromley (SS Peter and Paul), Kent | 1260 Doubles (2 methods) | 1st quarter; Jonathan Payne |
| Eltham (St John the Baptist), London | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; Chris Goldsmith |
| Thursday 18 February 2010 | ||
| Beckenham (St George), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Triples | |
| St Mary Cray (St Mary), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; Jon Richards |
| Beckenham (St George), Kent | 1440 London Surprise Royal (No. 3) | 1st London S. Royal; Dominic Meredith and David Kingston |
| Friday 19 February 2010 | ||
| Bromley (SS Peter & Paul), Kent | 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major | 1st Surprise Major as conductor; Dominic Meredith |
| Horton Kirby (St Mary), Kent | 1280 Bristol Surprise Major | 1st Bristol; Mark Backhouse and as conductor; Rupert Cheeseman |
| Cudham (SS Peter & Paul), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st as cover; Simon Wilson |
| Saturday 20 February 2010 | ||
| Biggin Hill (St Mark), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | |
| West Wickham (St John the Baptist), Kent | 1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor | 1st Surprise; Judith Fry |
| Sunday 21 February 2010 | ||
| Dartford (Holy Trinity), Kent | 1260 Doubles (2 methods) | |
| Foots Cray (All Saints), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st inside; Clare Osmond, 1st on 5; Helen and Benedict Valuks |
| Sidcup (St John the Evangelist), Kent | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | |
| Bexley (St Mary), Kent | 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor | |
| Eltham (St John the Baptist), London | 1260 Plain Bob Doubles | 1st attempt; Shelagh Norman |