Ringing on the original six.
As the Leigh End bells are in a private house, ringing is strictly by invitation only and by friends of the family. The bells are rung on a regular basis and a practice is usually held once a month. There are also quarter peals attempted (some are even successful). Peals are arranged for special occasions.
Hopefully this website will provide you with information of interest on the bells. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me by e-mail. Requests to ring will, in most cases, be politely refused.
Mark Walker
mark at mogs.demon.co.uk
Peals and Quarter Peals rung on the Leigh End Bells
Thursday 11th May 2000
2000 Plain & Little Bob Minor
59 minutes
1 John C. Beck
2 Brian R. White
3 Mark J. Walker
4 Paul C. Lucas
5 Graham J. Clifton
6 Leonard R. Porter (C)
First quarter peal on the bells. The band consisted of those who helped to hang the bells.
Thursday 18th May 2000
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
28 minutes
1 Robert A Reeves
2 Barry J Davis
3 Mary Rose Goodwin
4 John Lindsay
5 Mark J Walker
6 Graham J Clifton (C)
First of Surprise on the bells.
Saturday 20th May 2000
1260 Doubles (3e Stedman, 4e Plain Bob, 3.5e Grandsire)
35 minutes
1 Leonard R Porter
2 John C Beck
3 David G Andrews
4 Mark J Walker (C)
5 Paul C Lucas
6 Paul J Morley
First in three methods - 2. Rung as a birthday compliment to Ralph Porter.
Saturday 3rd June 2000
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Doubles (14e Stedman, Grandsire & Plain Bob)
2 hours 9 minutes
1 Lloyd S Cartwright
2 John Pladdys (C)
3 Mark J Walker
4 Bernard J Stone
5 Clive Holloway
6 Paul J Morley
First peal on the bells. First peal - 6.
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Surprise Minor (1e Norwich, York, Beverley, Wells, Surfleet, London & Cambridge)
1 hour 55 minutes
1 Victoria J M Halliwell
2 Robin O Hall
3 Peter G C Ellis
4 Mark A Bell
5 Mark A Humphreys (C)
6 Mark J Walker
First of minor on the bells.
Saturday 8th July 2000
1260 Plain Bob Minor
32 minutes
1 Paul J Morley
2 Mark J Walker
3 John C Beck
4 John V Lonsbrough
5 Patricia M Newton
6 Robert H Newton (C)
First of minor - 1 & 3.
Saturday 29th July 2000
1299 Grandsire Doubles
33 minutes
1 Ruth Walker
2 Mark Walker (C)
3 Len Porter
4 Paul Lucas
5 John Beck
6 Paul Morley
Rung to welcome Ruth Walker home after a year in Croydon and also as a wedding compliment to Jennifer Anniston & Brad Pitt...
Monday 2nd October 2000
1260 Plain Bob Minor
32 minutes
1 Paul Morley
2 Katie Lane
3 John Beck
4 Sarah Crabtree
5 Mark Walker
6 Mike Purday (C)
Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Jennifer Butler whose funeral took place today at St. Mary's Church, Thatcham.
Monday 16th April 2001
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
35 minutes
1 Mark J Walker
2 Mary Joseph
3 Simon L Edwards
4 David G Andrews
5 Leonard R Porter (C)
6 Paul J Morley
Friday 4th May 2001
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Stedman Doubles
1 hour 55 minutes
1 John Pladdys (C)
2 Lloyd Cartwright
3 Charlotte Everett
4 Peter G Ellis
5 Clive Holloway
6 Mark J Walker
Rung on the first anniversary of the opening of the bells.
Sunday 27th May 2001
1260 Plain Bob Minor
34 minutes
1 Paul Morley
2 Len Porter (C)
3 David Andrews
4 Mary Joseph
5 Simon Edwards
6 Mark Walker
Rung as a 16th birthday compliment to Paul Morley (treble). Circled the "tower" to quarter peals - 6.
Sunday 3rd June 2001
1260 Grandsire Doubles
37 minutes
1 Mary Joseph
2 John Beck
3 Mark Walker
4 Len Porter (C)
5 Paul Morley
6 Roy Jones
Rung to welcome Anne and Gregory Walker home from holiday. Circled the "tower" to quarter peals - 4.
Sunday 10th June 2001
Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 hour 54 minutes
1 N David Lane
2 Mark J Walker
3 Michael G Purday
4 Catherine MA Lane
5 Richard C Stevens
6 Timothy G Pett (C)
Rung as a birthday compliment to Katie Lane.
Friday 6th July 2001
1260 Grandsire Doubles
31 minutes
1 Stuart T Nelson
2 Mark J Walker
3 Robin O Hall
4 Dorothy G Hall
5 Michael A Williams (C)
6 Paul J Morley
Monday 20th August 2001
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Surprise Minor (1e York, Durham, London, Wells, Beverley, Surfleet & Cambridge)
2 hours 12 minutes
1 Bernard J Stone
2 Victoria J M Halliwell
3 Michele Ellender
4 John PW Taylor
5 Mark J Walker
6 Mark A Humphreys (C)
In memory of Kay Holloway, on the day of her funeral.
Thursday 27th September 2001
Ancient Society of College Youths
5040 Surprise Minor (1e Norwich, York, Wells, Beverley, London, Surfleet, Cambridge)
1 hour 47 minutes
1 Cecilia EC Pipe
2 Michael PA Wilby
3 David J Pipe (C)
4 Mark J Walker
5 John M Thurman
6 Robin O Hall
Thursday 29th November 2001
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
35 minutes
1 John C Beck
2 Michael A Williams
3 Dorothy G Hall
4 Jonathan Cresshull
5 Robin O Hall
6 Catherine L Sherwood
A farewell compliment to Catherine Sherwood and a birthday compliment to Karen Williams.
Saturday 8th December 2001
1260 Plain Bob Minor
34 minutes
1 Clara Westlake
2 Frances Lancaster
3 Debbie Barnes
4 Mark Walker
5 Jonathan Cresshull (C)
6 Matthew Turner
Rung as birthday compliments to Simon Middlemiss, Lindsey Quarrie and Mark Walker. First as conductor of minor.
Sunday 6th January 2002
Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers
5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m: 1-6 Allendale, Alnwick, Annable's London, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Wells, Westminster, Waitley, Woller & York. 7 Bourne, Cambridge, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk & Primrose.)
1 hour 49 minutes
1 Frank C Price
2 Nicola J Turner
3 Marc Hart
4 David G Salter
5 Peter GC Ellis (C)
6 Colin M Turner
2000th Peal together - 5 &6.
Friday 15th March 2002
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
38 minutes
1 Mary Joseph
2 Katie Lane
3 Jonathan Cresshull
4 David Lane
5 Len Porter (C)
6 Mark Walker
A 50th birthday compliment to Mary Joseph.
Wednesday 5th June 2002
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Stedman Triples
2 hours 10 minutes
1 Christopher J Poole
2 Peter GC Ellis
3 John Pladdys (C)
4 Michele Ellender
5 Charlotte Everett
6 Robert J Crocker
7 Clive Holloway
8 Bernard J Stone
First peal on the eight.
Sunday 14th July 2002
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
2 hours 11 minutes
1 Nicola J Turner
2 Christopher J Poole
3 Nicholas J Clarke
4 Peter GC Ellis
5 Robin O Hall
6 Colin M Turner
7 Timothy G Pett (C)
8 Robert J Crocker
First peal of major on the bells.
Saturday 31st August 2002
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
33 minutes
1 David Lane
2 Mark Walker
3 Katie Lane
4 Jonathan Cresshull
5 Debbie Barnes
6 Matthew Turner (C)
Birthday compliments to Anne Walker and Jonathan Cresshull.
Saturday 16th November 2002
Oxford University Society of Change Ringers
1260 Grandsire Triples
35 minutes
1 Henry D Coggill
2 Mark Walker
3 Oliver Lomax
4 Mary A. Sloman
5 Martin J Cansdale (C)
6 Marika Pascovitch
7 Laura M Duncan
8 Jack P Gunning
First quarter peal on the eight. For the OUS quarter peal day.
Friday 6th December 2002
1250 Cambridge Surprise Minor
34 minutes
1 Simon Edwards
2 Mark Walker
3 Mary A. Sloman
4 Martin Cansdale
5 Marika Pascovitch
6 Jonathan Cresshull (C)
Rung as birthday compliments to Michael Williams, Ian Cresshull and Helen Cresshull.
Friday 12th December 2003
1344 Grandsire Triples
42 minutes
1 Mark Walker
2 Jonathan Cresshull (C)
3 Claire Thomson
4 Paul Lucas
5 Michael Williams
6 Len Porter
7 Simon Edwards
8 Martin Crick
Rung as a 25th birthday compliment to Mark Walker, at the suggestion of Marinka. First on small bells - 8. First triples on small bells - 4.
Friday 21st May 2004
1260 Stedman Triples
1 Barry Davis
2 Mark Walker
3 James Hazeldine
4 Julie Hazeldine
5 Brian White
6 Andrew Hazeldine
7 Graham Clifton (C)
8 Bob Reeves
Sunday 25th November 2004
Oxford Society of Change Ringers
5040 Stedman Triples
2 hours 5 minutes
1 Alban D Forster
2 John Pladdys (C)
3 Charlotte Everett
4 Catherine M A Lane
5 N David Lane
6 Simon L Edwards
7 Clive Holloway
8 John M Thurman
Friday 7th July 2006
1440 London Surprise Minor
1 Paul Lucas
2 Nicholas Hartley
3 Mark Walker
4 Simon Edwards
5 Leon Thompson
6 Jonathan Cresshull (C)
Rung with the compliments of the band to Brian and Diana White upon becoming grandparents for the first time.