Quarter Peal Week 2006

Every year the Rochester District sets aside a week where all towers and ringers are encouraged to ring a quarter peal.

Below are details of the quarter peals rung in or for the district between Sunday 12th and 19th November 2006.


Tunstall, Kent
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 12 November 2006 in 44 mins (10-1-8)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1  Gareth L M Lawson
2  Stuart M Cox
3  Susan Symons
4  Steven J Haynes
5  Richard J Bushell
6  W Emma S Cundiff
7  Roger H Pocock (C)
8  Terence Barton
Rung half muffled for Evensong on Remembrance Day; and for Rochester District quarter peal week.

Rochester, Kent
Cathedral Church of Christ and the BVM
Sunday, 12 November 2006 in 54 mins (30-0-14)
1287 Grandsire Triples
1  Steve Fitton
2  Sue Gullett
3  Anita Perryman
4  Ben Kipling
5  Pete Cornell
6  Tony Gilbert
7  Neil Jones (C)
8  Phil Stott
Half-muffled for Evensong on Remembrance Sunday. Also for the KCACR Rochester District Quarter Peal Week.

Bobbing, Kent
Sunday, 12 November 2006
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1  Paul Everest
2  Chris M Trafford
3  Margaret Philpott
4  Richard Bushell
5  Roger Durrant (C)
6  Stephen Trafford
Rung half muffled for remembrance sunday. Also for the KCACR Rochester District Quarter Peal week.

Ospringe, Kent
SS Peter & Paul
Monday, 13 November 2006 in 46 mins (17-1-8)
1280 Superlative S Major
1  Helen L Small
2  Diana R Wraight
3  Graham D Heath
4  Timothy S Wriaght
5  Steven J Haynes
6  Martin W Marshall
7  Gareth L M Lawson
8  Michael A Birkbeck (C)
Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Winifred Wraight, aged 96, mother of the 4; and for Rochester District quarter peal week.

Hoo St Werburgh
St Werburgh
Tuesday, 15 November 2006
1260 Grandsire Triples
1  Margaret E Funnell
2  Nicola J Cottle
3  Graham P Cottle
4  Phil Stott
5  Verity E McGlashan
6  Brian R Trill (C)
7  Arthur D Vidgeon
8  Paul Coffill
1st in method: 4; 100th together: 2 & 3; Also for District Quarter Peal week.

High Halstow
Sunday, 19 November 2006
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1  Peter Hartley
2  Sharon J Davies
3  Alan C Driver (C)
4  Graham P Cottle
5  Arthur D Vidgeon
6  Peter A Verreck
First quarter peal: 6.  Rung for Rochester District quarter peal week, and as a get well compliment to Dave Wallace.

Cobham
Saturday, 25 November 2006
1260 Grandsire, Stedman & Plain Bob Doubles
1  Peter Hartley
2  Gordon Dickins
3  Nigel Haig
4  Alan C Driver
5  John Gander (C)
6  Chris Spanner
Rung (belated!) for Rochester District quarter peal week, and in thanksgiving for the life of  Ron Constant (Meopham) who died in September.

Commiserations to those who attempted but lost the following quarter peal: Plain Bob Royal at Rochester Cathedral (Sun 19th Nov).

If you rung in a quarter peal during the week and it's not listed above please email details to quarters@rochesterdistrict.org.uk