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500th Quarter Peal

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsFriday, 2 June 2017 in 36m (1–1–2 in B)1260 Plain Bob Doubles1 Isla K A Ingram2 Kristian D Scudamore (C)3 John A Dodd4 Sallie-Louise Ingram5 Andrew J B Ingram6 Daniel Graham500th Quarter on the bells.

150th Peal on the bells

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsMonday, 4 April 2016 in 2h 29 (3–1–2)5056 Bristol Surprise MajorComposed by M B Davies (no.1)1 Graham J Wright2 John P Colliss3 Charlotte K Colliss4 James A Hodkin5 Malcolm M Powell6 Richard M Thompson7 John A Dodd8 Edward P D Colliss (C)150th peal on the bells.

10800 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsMonday, 28 December 2015 in 4h 11 (1–1–2)10800 Cambridge Surprise MinorComposed by R I Allton, R Bailey & R Roan1 John A Dodd2 Roy LeMarechal3 Benjamin J Carey4 Peter W Hill5 James A Hodkin6 Edward P D Colliss (C)Longest length of Cambridge S. Minor yet rung, subject to CC ratification. The…
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10080 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsSaturday, 7 March 2015 in 5h 16 (3–1–2)10080 Lincolnshire Surprise RoyalComposed by BYROC1 John A Dodd2 Brian J Woodruffe (C)3 Adrian P Beck4 Colin J Butler5 Christopher R Field6 Martin J E Daniels7 Patricia D Spink8 Robert E Beck9 James A Hodkin10 Andrew J PalkLongest peal: 4Rung in place of the…
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28512 Bristol S Major

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsSaturday, 22 November 2014 in 13:6 (3-1-2)28512 Bristol Surprise MajorComposed by B D Price1John A Dodd2David J Mattingley3Benjamin J Carey4James A Hodkin5Andrew B Mills (C)6Andrew J Dodd7Roy LeMarechal8Edward P D Colliss1000th peal – 1. Longest peal in the method and by the Guild. 4th longest tower bell peal…
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20160 Pudsey S Major

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan GuildAwbridge, HampshireClock House BellsSaturday, 19 April 2014 in 9:15 (3-1-2)20160 Pudsey Surprise MajorComposed by B D Price1 John A Dodd2 Andrew B Mills (C)3 Benjamin J Carey4 James A Hodkin5 David J Mattingley6 Roy LeMarechal7 Edward P D Colliss8 Peter W HillUmpires: Martin J E Daniels, Steve Castle, Christine R Hill,…
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250th Quarter Peal on the Bells

On Friday 19th April, a quarter peal of Rutland Surprise Royal was rung, making the 250th on the bells. This was also rung for Andrew Dodd’s 20th birthday. Awbridge, HampshireClock House BellsFriday 19 April 2013 in 44m (3-1-2)1360 Rutland Surprise Royal1 James E Daniels2 Caroline Daniels3 Andrew J Dodd4 John A Dodd5 Colin J Butler6…
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Quarter Peals

Again, for the 3rd year in a row, Awbridge has been the leading Quarter peal tower in not only the Winchester district, but the whole Winchester & Portsmouth Guild 2012 The Guild has increased its total by 116 in keeping with National figures. Awbridge, a Secular ring, has considerably added to the totals by ringing…
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10 Years of peal ringing

Today, a peal was rung on the bells to mark the 10th Anniversary of Andrew Dodd’s first peal on the 24th March 2003. The original plan was to ring 10000 of Cambridge S Royal however after difficulties with the band up til 12 hours before, Cambridge Major was settled upon 10 minutes before starting. Winchester…
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Milestone Quarters

The first quarter peals on 10 with the new tenor were finally rung last night.Superlative S Royal in 39 minutes was the first, being Jimmy Hodkin’s 150th on the bells and Stedman Caters being the 2nd, Brian Woodruffe’s 100th on the bells.