Index 2019

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. Letter writers are indexed under the main heading ‘letters’; names of individual CC Committees or Workgroups e.g. Public Relations Committee are indexed under the main headings ‘Central Council Committees’ and ‘Central Council Workgroups’.

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
5-bell ringing, 75 Years Ago  827
7-bell methods, 75 Years Ago  642
10-bell ringing: Chester DG  1121; Essex Trophy  1145
12-bell ringing: London 12 Bell Competition  1104–1105; North-West 12-bell striking competition  352; South West 12 Bell Competition for the Higby Trophy  51, 1096
 see also National 12 Bell Striking Contest
14-bell ringing, 14-spliced  25–27
50 Ringing Things  392

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, S Nicholas  1173–1175
Abel-enabled ringer  396
accidents/incidents: broken fingers  700 (let); insurance and ringing  426; Notre Dame, Paris fire  371, 371 (eds), 443 (eds), 1004; "Police!"  916–917; Revelstoke, Devon, S Peter, Noss Mayo confrontation  579; Royston, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt fire  296; serious incident reporting  177, 302–303 (let); Soham train explosion  620; Wimbotsham, Norfolk, S Mary  907
Ace, Jenny (contrib)  1072
Adams, David (contrib)  241
Adams, Mark (contrib)  692
Adelaide Ringing Centre, autograph book  28
Adlestrop, Glos, 'First Peal on the Bells'  1066
ageing and ringing: first peal aged 81  271; "life begins at seventy?"  1223, 1229 (let); memory, "why do we forget things so quickly?"  989 (let), 1223; "on being too old to learn to ring"  1147, 1179 (let); retirement of Bill Case  1262
50 Years Ago: learners over 50  258
air conditioning in towers  422 (let)
'AJB' see Barnfield, A. J. (contrib)
Albion Society of Shifnal  744–745 (let)
Alderney Ringing Centre  794
Alford, Jeremy (contrib)  639
Almonsbury, Glos, S Mary the Virgin  391, 417–418
Alvington, Gloucestershire, S Andrew  1170
Anacreontic ringing  1155 (let), 1179 (let)
Anderson, Janice (obit)  930, 1023–1024
Andrews, Ivan L. (obit)  98, 411–412
Andrews, James (contrib)  509
Andrews, Jim (contrib)  712
anniversaries: Avon D Maximus  1221; Churches Conservation Trust  413; Durham University Society  812, 1181; Open University Society  953; Royal Naval Guild  4–5; Salisbury, Andrew,  21; Selby, North Yorkshire, Abbey Ch of S Mary & S Germain 950th  1101–1102; Shinfield, Berks, S Mary 950th anniversary  716
Apollo 11 anniversary ringing  767–768
Appleby, Kelvin  270
Appleby, Robert (contrib)  48
Apter, Susan (contrib)  856
Argory bell  57
Arkless, Lucy  846, 913
Arkless, Toby (contrib)  913
Armistice archive, Winchester & Portsmouth DG  1035, 1082 (let)
Armistice Centenary  501–503
Around Tour  826
Arthur, E. John  391
ASCY see College Youths, Ancient Society of
Aspland, Andrew R. (contrib)  148
Assoc of Ringing Teachers (ART): 2019 awards  392; 2020 awards  1224; accountability  247 (eds); Alderney Ringing Centre  794; ART 2020 awards  1073; "award winners – where are they now?"  984; awards results  272; course passes  167; defence of role  175 (eds), 178 (let), 277; experienced teachers  250 (let), 278 (let); focus in ringing  1059; interview with Lesley Belcher  249; learning the rhythm of the lead  836; masterclass in Birmingham  957–958, 1004; new staff  99; professionalisation and control of ringing tuition  153–154 (let), 250 (let); putting both strokes together  866; saving method ringing  798–799; support for  226 (let); teaching basic handling course  445 (let); teaching bell handling course  736; "which hand is doing most of the work?"  1127; "why do ringers lapse?"  319; Worcester conference  245–247
Astridge, Jenny (obit)  414
Asymmetric Plain Doubles Methods Disentangled (Woolley)  819
Atherton, Jim (contrib)  809
attire see clothing
augmented rings: Cottered, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt  1080–1081; Grappenhall, Cheshire, S Wilfrid  981–983, 986; Little Cornard, Suffolk, All Saints  1029–1031; Northampton, Northamps, S Edmund  198–199, 250 (let), 374 (let)
 see also restoration projects
Austin, Sam (contrib)  1196–1197
Australia
50 Years Ago: nation's gift to Australia  973, 976, 978
Australian & New Zealand Association: Suffrage 125  18
Avon D Maximus anniversary  1221

Bagley, David (contrib)  473, 840–841
Bagley, Geoff, 90th birthday  23
Bagshaw, Judith (contrib)  71
Bagshaw, Rhian Nigel (obit)  71
bake-off, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, Priory Ch of S Mary & S Michael  1148
Banwell, Somerset, S Andrew ringers outing  1050
Barber, Alan (contrib)  218, 620
Barker, Dorothy (obit)  616
Barnes, Anne (contrib)  1264–1265
Barnes, John (obit)  1031 (eds), 1050, 1074, 1264–1265
Barnes, Phillip (contrib): Hinde, Robert W.  71; OUS 1980s in Lundy  839
Barnes Summer Tour  917
Barnes, Tim (contrib)  346–348, 553
Barnett, Haley (contrib)  750
Barnfield, A. J. (AJB): responses to emergency strategy  1130, 1131–1132 (let)
(contrib): 2019 review  1267; 'Down the Pub'  1123, 1147; emergency strategy  1083; ringing in the post-apocalyptic age  179–180; Ringing World Pathways  1086; saving method ringing  798–799
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, S James Gt  810
Bartholomew, Mary (obit)  242
Barton, Dale (contrib)  523
Barton, Stuart (contrib)  785
Barwick, Elmet, Yorkshire Christmas trees  1224
Basingstoke, Hants, All Saints  933–934
Bateman, Stephen James (Batman)  216
Bath & Wells DACR: new ringers' hymn  786; Somerset’s Wednesday Group May trip  520; Westonzoyland fund raising  723 (let)
Bath, Somerset, Christ Church, Walcot  1005–1007, 1007 (eds)
Baxter, Ros (contrib)  552
Baynes, Matthew, Revd Canon  581
BBC Radio 3  1206 (let)
Beale, Keith  242
Beamish, David (contrib)  144, 691
Bedford, Stephen J. (contrib)  807
Bedfordshire Assoc: peal rung by the current serving Masters of the Cambridge UG & Oxford UG  526; young ringers new team leader  1049
Beeby, Janet (contrib)  1000, 1240–1241
'Beer Matters': downsizing  219; empty towers and full bottles  1049; Fuller's Pride  146; "the good, the bad and the indifferent"  1269; underneath the arches  931
beginners see learning to ring
Belbroughton, Worcestershire, scarecrows  1056–1057
Belcher, Lesley: (contrib)  736, 813, 984; interview with  249
belfry model  650 (let), 676 (let), 700 (let), 744 (let)
belfry prayers, 75 Years Ago  701
belfry webcams  816
bell chambers see ringing chambers
bell founders: earliest known Taylor bell  200; largest swinging bell in the world  52; Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd interview  193–194
50 Years Ago: Bells and Bellfounding (Shepherd)  37
100 Years Ago: London dinner  192
 see also Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
Bell, Frederick, Private  1142
bell funds: Associations' bell fund uses  834; Fred E. Dukes International Bell Fund  367, 1147, 1271; Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund open day  879
bell handling: changing the speed of the bell  711, 723 (let); teaching bell handling course  736
 see also learning to ring
bell inscriptions  439
Bell, Julie and Stephen (contrib)  28
bell sound see sound of bells
bell towers, Australia  422 (let)
BellBoard: 147 all worked out  307; 2000th tower-bell peal at Birmingham Cath Ch  628; Adelaide Cathedral  651; Arkless, Lucy  846; Aspinwall family ringing  1061; bands from  692; Bishopstoke peal  88; Bristol Maximus firsts  31; Bristol University Society  109; Cambridge Youths, Society of  894; Children in Need  1132; Chirk, Wrexham double peal  701; D-Day anniversary ringing  503; Durham University Society (DUSCR)  1181; family and friends  357; Flood, Alan  822; Game, Keith  1036; Halliday, Jenny  327; Helyer, Harry  131; "Impossible One Part"  203; "insistent trebles ringing"  726; Johnson, Christopher M. P. (obit)  181; ladies peal of 41-spliced peal  157; ladies' peal of spliced - the most methods rung  1108; London, C London, Cath Ch of S Paul  1157; long length of Cinques and Maximus  1014; marriage of Hill/Waterson  942; Marshall, Sue  60, 279, 678, 751; Maynard, David  1249; milestone ringing  774; Moreton, Michael  870; Nicolases peal  1210, 1213; ODG Bristol S Max  605; Oxford handbell peal  447; peals at the top  918; recording performances retrospectively  987; Redcliffe Guild peal  423; Scudamore, Keith  991; Severn Stoke challenge  31; 'Show of Strength'  556; silent and non-conducted peal  538; Singapore Cathedral  796; Southerington, Emma  376; spliced fourteen in Birmingham  9; Stedman Triples Celebration  581; variable cover Stedman  488; Vernet-les-Bains, France, S George  402, 966; Warboys’s all-the-work peal compositions  258; Westminster Abbey  1036; Worcester, Worcs, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM  9, 229; young ringers QP in Tulloch  1086; Ypres, York and York  511
Bellringing Motorcyclists tour  689
Bells and Bellfounding (Shepherd)  37
BEMs: Brock, Dennis  575; Hunter, Joseph Maclean Hadley  55; Pashley, Mary  27; Pashley, Roger  27; Rawlins, Lyril  55; Willis, Edwin John  3; Willis, Veronica Jane  3
Bevis, Peter, interview  480–481
Bimson, Richard (contrib)  596
Birchington, Kent, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park  833, 956
bird nesting  298
birthdays: Bagley, Geoff  23; Beale, Keith  242; Cater, Gail  21; Cole, Betty  148; Cornwall, David  955; Dean, Margaret  18; Edmonds, Alison  21; Godfrey, Peter  104; Hodkin, Connor  220; Hughes, David M.  1195–1196, 1229 (let); Lind-Smith, Eve  1121; Mahoney, Rachel L.  169–170; Mills, William  217; Odell, Stanley, Sir  1181; Sedgbeer, Cyril  952
Bishop, Ernie (obit)  1198
Blackburn, Chris (contrib)  1172
Bleby, David (contrib)  28
Blencowe, Julie (contrib)  1219
Blewbury, Oxfordshire, S Michael & All Angels  152
blind ringers  552, 1123, 1261
Bloodwise Bellringing Challenge  1033–1034
Bloomfield, Paul (obit)  832
Bloomfield, Tony (contrib)  832
Bone, Mary (contrib): CC meeting  127, 257, 482, 1199; The Old Watling, Watling St, London meeting  550
books, inc ('Book Review'): Asymmetric Plain Doubles Methods Disentangled (Woolley)  819; Bells and Bellfounding (Shepherd)  37; Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings of Bells of the World (11th Edition)  148, 154 (let); Exploring England’s Belfries (Dalton)  1129; Great War Memorial booklet  573–574; Modern Parish Churches: their plan, design, and furniture  107; The Tower Grabbers' Guide (Wrycroft)  1194–1195
Booth, Cathy (contrib)  194
Booth, Marcus (contrib)  426
Bosworth, Will (contrib): 2020 diaries  1001; ART 2019 awards  392; ART conference  245–247; discrimination case  817; first Editorial as editor  1055; guest editorial  443 (eds); as new editor  959 (eds); ringers invited to reception in US Embassy  477–478; Ringing World Pathways  1064–1065
see also BellBoard
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, Holy Trinity  952
Bowers, Malcolm, Canon (contrib)  439, 955
Bradshaw, Andrew (contrib)  567–568
Bramble, York  625 (let), 676 (let)
Bramley, John, memorial to  327
Bredon, Worcestershire, S Giles, Revd Canon Baynes  581
Brett, Leslie G.  963
Brexit: ringing suggestions  6 (let), 58 (let); 'Tail Ends'  123
Brexit Triples  105 (let)
Bristol S Max 50th anniversary celebration  600
Bristol S Max, 'Education Column'  608–609
Bristol University Society (UBSCR): 25 Years Ago  57; 75th Anniversary Dinner peal  109; bells during WW1  227 (let); founder member  130 (let)
25 Years Ago: Great Hall  171
Brock, Dennis, honour for  575
Broom, Edric and Maureen  692
Brown, David, interview  372
Brown, Graham (contrib)  4–5
Brown, June Muriel (obit)  520
Brown, Michael (contrib)  520
Buckfast, Devon, Abbey Ch of S Mary  80–81, 106, 907
Bucknell. Ian (contrib)  764
Bucks and Berks Young Ringers  716
Budget, Lucy (contrib)  765–766
buildings see church buildings
Burbridge, Alan (contrib)  251
Burlington bell cisterns  29 (let)
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, S Peter  842–843, 1132 (let)
Burrows, Hannah, yoga for ringers  504–505
Buswell, Alan (contrib)  180–181
Buswell, Neil (contrib)  645–650
Butler, Bill (contrib): Critchley, William Eric  818–819, 890; Cullingworth, Thomas  429; Lufkin, Frank Benjamin  204; Rowley, Arthur E.  651

calendar of bells  1234–1235
calendar, Ringing World  980
call changes: Morden Changes  58 (let); musings on call changes in Devon – and beyond  328–329, 350–351, 375, 400–401, 424–425, 446–447, 484–485, 508–509, 554 (let), 579 (let); quirky ideas for  1204; teaching  6 (let)
Calstock, Cornwall, S Andrew  964–965
Camberley, Surrey, S Michael, Yorktown, new bells  713, 715
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, S Clement  1003
Cambridge method extensions  476
Cambridge University Guild (CUGCR): "award winners – where are they now?"  985; Johnson, Christopher M. P. (obit)  181; in south Lincolnshire  870
Cambridge Youths, Society of (SCY)  894
campanology journal plans  58 (let)
Campbell, Wendy and Ian (contrib)  547
Campling, George (contrib)  509
Candlemas  123, 147
Carless, Janet (contrib)  294
Carless, Paul (contrib)  1033–1034
carpets in ringing chambers  795
Carr, Andrew Richard (obit)  1120
Carter, John (historical composer)  1176–1177, 1207–1209
Carter Triples  367
Cartidge, Richard (obit)  642
Carveth, Mary (obit)  568
Case, Bill  1262
Cater, Gail, 75th birthday  21
Central Council: 122nd annual meeting  762–763, 775 (let); 2019 ringing weekend  475; AGM 2019 accommodation  227; April executive meeting  482; Chapman, Vicki, as public relations officer  700; defence of ART  178 (let); Easter message  371; Jan executive meeting  127; Linford, Simon as new president  885–886, 935 (eds); London weekend impressions/reviews  887 (eds), 908, 936–937; London weekend plans/booking  788, 818; meeting with Historic England  668; mini roadshow  767, 857; minutes of Lancaster Annual Meeting  252–257; more nominations needed?  817 (let), 866 (let); new website  399, 554 (let), 601 (let), 625 (let); nominations invited  700 (let), 797 (let); November meeting  1199; The Old Watling, Watling St, London meeting  550; O'Mahony stepping down as president  551; open towers  860, 884; "rising to the challenge"  604–605; September Goldsmiths meeting preparations  551, 624, 671, 739; Skype meeting  1026; website update  579 (let); Where’s the rust?  326; "winding up"  1179 (let), 1206 (let)
75 Years Ago: the CC and the exercise  952, 972; meeting postphoned  511
100 Years Ago: CC powers  865; future of  714; meeting  546, 602; Midland Counties Association criticism  966; role of  556
 see also Framework for Method Ringing
Central Council Committees: annual reports  255–256
Methods Committee: 100 Years Ago  666; annual report  256
Central Council Workgroups  625 (let)
Historical and Archive Workgroup: update  940–941
Stewardship & Management Workgroup: update  506–507, 940
Technical and Taxonomy Workgroup: methods team update  869; purpose and updates  913
Volunteering and Leadership Workgroup: purpose and updates  912
Chadwick, Simon (contrib)  740
Chamberlain, Russell (contrib)  51, 571, 1099
Chancel Tax  130 (let)
Chandhial, Lucy  1145
Chapman, Jane (contrib)  878
Chapman, Vicki: as public relations officer  700
(contrib): Essex Association Dinner  1100; London weekend impressions/reviews  936–937; London weekend planning  624; mini roadshow  857
Chapple, Ian (contrib)  1219
Chapple, Sara (contrib)  1219
Charity Commission, reporting to  177
charity events: Bloodwise Bellringing Challenge  1033–1034; Children in Need ringing  1132; children ringing for children  1199; Motor Neurone Disease Association  954; Paddington Bear fund raising  1267; Save the Children founder  1074; Thomas Gay’s ring and run  243
Charlton, John  242
Chatt, Nick, first peal  474
Cheshire Cats (young ringers band)  699
Chester, Cheshire, Cath Ch of Christ and BVM  241
Chester DG, 10-bell competition  1121
Child Okeford, Dorset, S Nicholas  941
children see ringers, young
Children in Need  1132
Childs, Sue (contrib)  1075
chiming, and bell damage  302 (let)
Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, S Mary  750
Chiu, Zachary: (contrib)  129; recruitment by  127 (eds), 128
Christmas: Barwick, Elmet, Christmas trees  1224; brain teasers  1271; calendar of bells  1234–1235; Dawlish Christmas Tree Festival  1263; double issue  1227 (eds); "five build a snowman - and gran learns Glasgow"  1220; greetings  1223; Lilliputters outing  169; "merry jottings on Christmas bells"  1269; prize crossword  1270; quirky call changes  1204; RW gifts  1200; 'Thought for the week'  1271
Church and ringing: Christian foundations  398 (let); church wedding in decline  371, 398 (let); "completing the circle"  643–644; "summoned by bells"  595; Sunday services  229; support for ringing  326 (let), 349 (let); "what ringers offer"  603
church buildings: air conditioning  422 (let); Peterstone Wentloog, Newport, Wales, former ch of S Peter  569; "plan, design, and furniture"  107; purpose of commemorative ringing  505 (let); for sale  193
Church Buildings Council, clocks code of practice  179 (let)
church clocks: Church Buildings Council code of practice  179 (let); 'Thought for the week'  319, 523, 691
church towers, 'Thought for the week'  1171
Churches Conservation Trust  413
Cirel software  1229 (let)
Citizenship Awards  123
Clapham Society fund raising  691
Claremont, Australia, Christ Church  273–275
Clark, Valerie (contrib)  1216
Clarke, David (contrib)  568
Clarke, Hazel (contrib)  70
Clavis Lodge tour  468
Clements, Derek (contrib)  1198
Clerical Ringers Guild in South Wales  1194
Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Corpus Christi  550
clocks see church clocks
clothing: highland dress  153 (let); swinging 60s  105 (let), 130 (let), 154 (let); 'Tail Ends'  75, 81 (let)
"clustering"  1130, 1154–1155 (let), 1209
Cobb, Lewis Frank (obit)  975–976
Cole, Betty  148
Coleman, Steve, as author  891 (let)
Collection of Surprise Compositions (Wratten)  218
College Youths, Ancient Society of (ASCY): 14-spliced on 14-bells  25–27; 382nd Anniversary Dinner  1128–1129; country meeting in Beverley  801, 827; peal weekend  1089; seniors' summer tour  801
Collins, Terry (contrib)  1045
commemorative plaques  1198
commemorative ringing: Armistice Centenary badges  501–503; Citizenship Awards  123; D-Day anniversary  503, 652; for emergencies  531 (let); "for what the bells toll"  482 (let), 505 (let); Houston, Texas, Apollo 11 anniversary ringing  768; moon landing  6 (let), 58 (let), 768, 783; new son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex  561; Notre Dame, Paris  443 (eds), 448–465, 531 (let); personal stories behind WW1 peals  1142; Ringing Remembers  154; Sri Lankan bombings  489; VE day anniversary planning  624, 1012 (let); Victoria, Queen of England  156; War Centenary commemorations  497–498; "what ringers offer"  603; what should we ring for?  625–627; World Scout Jamboree  787
composing: 10,368 Spliced S Major  394–395, 397; 14-spliced on 14-bells  25–27; 147 all worked out  306–307; Carter, John (historical composer)  1176–1177, 1207–1209; Collection of Surprise Compositions (Wratten)  218; false touches  1082 (let); Holt, John (historical composer)  746–747; Lancashire S Major  226 (let), 305; Norman Smith’s composition of 23-spliced Surprise Major  78–79, 130 (let), 153 (let); Parker, Joseph J. (historical composer)  792–793, 820–821; Scientific Triples  1242–1245; Shipway, William (historical composer)  772–774, 817 (let); Stedman Triples  228, 251, 722
50 Years Ago: handbell peals  388
75 Years Ago: method construction rules  667; seven bell methods  690
 see also 'Method of the Month'
conductors: Abel-enabled ringer  396
1000 peals: Crocker, Robert J.  282; Southerington, Emma  376, 537
2000 peals: Keeler, John B.  702
 see also 'Education Column'; 'First Peal as Conductor'
Coode, Edward  104–105
Cook, Colin (contrib)  1048
Cook, Roland H. (obit)  738, 927
Cooper, Henry  722
Cornwall, David, birthday  955
'corrections' see under Ringing World
costs, of ringing, 100 Years Ago  399
Cottered, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt  549–550, 1080–1081
court see legal matters
Coventry DG: bicentenary of George Eliot's birth  1260
Cox, Rebecca (contrib)  632
Cox, Roy (contrib)  1095
Cranfield, Frances (contrib)  569–570
Crediton, Devon, Holy Cross  723 (let)
Cringles, George G., Revd (contrib)  295, 835, 1223
Critchley, William Eric  818–819, 890, 914
Crockett, Michael (contrib)  1255
Croughton, Janet Elise (obit)  760
Crowther, Tony (contrib)  691, 999
CUGCR see Cambridge University Guild
Cullingworth, Thomas  429
Culverden, William  1082 (let)
Cumberland Youths: annual peal weekend  1255; Bristol S Max 50th anniversary celebration  600; two peal boards in The Arches, London  52; USA tour  1253–1254; Whitechapel Trophy  1071
Curdridge, Hampshire, S Peter, memorial  809
Curdridge memorial dedicated  809
Curtis, Philip (obit)  1219
Cutt, John (obit)  1219

D-Day anniversary: 25 Years Ago  656; BellBoard  503; commemorative ringing  503, 652
 see also VE day anniversary
D-Day Landings, Rolls of Honour  527
DAC see Diocesan Advisory Committee
Dalton, Christopher (author)  1129
Darby, Christine (contrib)  120
Darke, Graham (contrib)  941
Darmos, Agata  293
date touches  1247
Davies, Peter (contrib)  343, 811
Davies, Philip G. K. (obit)  242, 340, 398–399 (let)
Davis, Doug  224
Daw, Raymond (contrib)  293
Dawson, George (contrib)  200, 326
Dawson, Peter M. (obit)  48
de Kok, Paul, interview  720–721
deaf ringers  1059 (let)
Dean, Margaret, 90th birthday  18
Decisions, revision to 'Framework'  346–348
 see also Framework for Method Ringing
dedication: Worcester, Worcs, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM  617
Derby, Derbyshire, Cath Ch of All Saints  1078, 1079
Deva S Major  1060
Dewsbury, W Yorks, Ringing Remembers  154
Diocesan Advisory Committee: 2019 conference  475; "an observer’s view"  724
disabled ringers: Abel-enabled ringer  396; blind ringer, Rebecca Legowski  552, 1123, 1261; Motor Neurone Disease Association  954; multiple sclerosis and Remap  1027; QP by Lucy Arkless with Downs Syndrome  846, 913
distraction in ringing  1059
Ditmas, Monica (obit)  1024
Dorchester, Dorset. S Peter  123
Dordrecht, SHolland, Netherlands, 't Klockhuys: Clavis Lodge tour  468; St Paul’s Cathedral Guild  284
Double Dublin S Major  31, 84, 157
Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings of Bells of the World (11th Edition)  148, 154 (let)
Dove’s Guide (website)  963
'Down the Pub'  1123, 1147, 1171, 1199, 1222, 1268
Downs Syndrome QP  846, 913
dress see clothing
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, National Cath Ch of S Patrick  1149, 1150
Durham and Newcastle Association: 10 and 12 bell QP w/end  142; ramble in Tyneside Coastal area  855
Durham, Durham, S Oswald  270
Durham University Society (DUSCR), 60th anniversary  812, 1181
Durleigh, Somerset, 1000 QPs  60
DUSCR see Durham University Society

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, All Saints  692
East Meets West 50th Anniversary Tour  632
East Taphouse, Liskeard, S Pinnock  193
Easter  369, 395 (eds); 100 Years Ago  374; message from CCCBR president  371; 'Thought for the week'  415; Vernet-les-Bains, France, S George  393
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, Holy Trinity, Martin/Griffiths marriage  836
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (EIG)  426
Eccleston, Mark (contrib)  251
Edgmond, Shropshire, S Peter  692
Edmonds, Alison, 50th birthday  21
'Education Column': Bristol S Max  608–609; Cambridge  476; extending your methods  24; Grandsire  76; Grandsire on even numbers  320; London  524; Plain Bob, 'even and odd'  124, 153 (let); St Clement’s  172, 196; St Simon’s  172; Stedman  416; Stedman Plus  1236; suggestions for  23; training methods  368; twin hunt methods  244; Yorkshire S Major  572
Edwards, Geoffrey A. (obit)  438, 567–568
Edwards, Simon (contrib)  169, 641, 1105, 1194–1195
Eisel, John (contrib): Horbury, West Yorkshire, S Peter & S Leonard  674–675; Stedman, Fabian  1178; Tingley, Roger, obituary of  268
musings on call changes in Devon – and beyond  554 (let), 579 (let); discussion of evidence and wider context  446–447; earlier evidence of call changes in Devon  400–401, 424–425; introduction  328–329; 'peals' of call changes  375; spread of call changes in Devon  350–351; terminology: ‘call changes’ and ‘set changes'  484–485, 508–509
Eliot, George, bicentenary  1260
Elliott, Angela (obit)  316
Ellis, Anthony (contrib)  195, 667, 1199
Ellisdon, D. (contrib)  435–436, 810
Eltham, Greater London, S John the Baptist  104–105
emotions in ringing  1075
Essex Assoc: 2019 Dinner  1100; handbell day  228
Essex Handbell Day  1224
Essex Trophy  1145
Everett, Alison (contrib)  604–605
Eves, Peter J. (obit)  170, 388
Exeter Colleges Guild: in Lundy  898; QP day  931
Exeter, Devon, Cath Church of S Peter: 12-bell final full report  645–650; 12-bell final preparations  392, 548; home win at 12 Bell  623 (eds)
Exonian Society Annual Tour  782

Falder, Roy (contrib)  242
Farnham, Tim (contrib)  1059
Feast, Paul (contrib)  63
Feldberg, Emily (contrib)  786
Festival of Ringing  813–815
Fidler, Arthur (obit)  1026, 1095
Fielden, John (contrib)  78–79, 130 (let), 179 (let)
finances see costs, of ringing; fund raising
Fire Service Guild: AGM and dedication  1144; springtime changes  617–618
first church bells plaque  1229 (let)
'First Peal as Conductor': Barnes, Malcolm D.  205; Campbell, Hannah M.  205; Clarke, Stephen L.  800; Daw, Robin A.  259; Downes, Jay P.  657; Jerome, Matthew N.  919; Knipe, Jeffrey  205; Larter, Barnaby R.  652; Mahoney, Rachel L.  19; Matthews, Anthony P.  537; Moore, Adam  404; Owen, Brian J.  871; Page, Daniel J.  873; 'points from peals'  105; Raggett, David  1110; Rebick, Adam D.  1110; Regan, William M.  777; Roberts, Jackie  1249; Robertson, Craig M.  537; Scudamore, Russell N.  331; Senior, Samuel M.  159; Sherwood, Thomas R.  111; Spencer, Jonathan A.  512; Stafford, William  920; Thewsey, Matthew W.  1088; Wareing, Thomas G. A.  582; Webb, Ann-M.  1087; White-Horne, Alistair  776; Yeoman, Jimmy L.  895
'First Peal Congratulations': (A) Andre, Lydia  1038; Austin, Matthew C.  34; (B) Baker, Nick  753; Baker, Richard M.  994; Barr, Christopher  282; Barritt, Ivan S.  158; Beattie, Isabella  158; Bell, Alexander S.  583; Bleach, Catherine  583; Blummers, Charles F. C.  752; Bowron, Philippa  205; Bradshaw, Sue  583; Brake, Elena L.  282; Brett, Natalie  679; Broughton, Stephen  1183; Brown, Jon D.  159; Brown, Nicolas J.  1185; Bryan, Wayne D.  111; Bulleid, James O.  993; Burnet, Jason F. G.  308; Burnett, Mandy  679; Burwell, Brodie  135; Byrne, Laura  259; (C) Cater, Bethany I. C.  943; Chadwick, Elizabeth M.  1213; Chard, Sam N. A.  943; Chatt, Nicholas M.  474; Coleman, Brian D.  404; Cotton, Joshua H.  943; Croft, Nellie  310; Croft, Rachel  206; Curry, Christopher J.  379; (D) Deakin, Rachel S.  260; Digby, Andrew P.  631; D’Mello, Zack  1066; Doughty, Jessica  968; (E) Eastall, Jane  847; Erlandson, Gareth  583; Evans, Sue  282; Ewens, Susannah M.  1252; Eycott, George  205; (F) Farrimond, Judy A.  1087; Farrimond, Martin D.  1087; Field, Sonia G.  702; Foreman, Matthew J.  559; Forsey, Tim  800; (G) Gladwyn, Ben  1249; Godfrey, Josie M.  260; Goodman, Jason J.  776; (H) Hargreaves, Simon W.  205; Harrison, Tracey L.  62; Hartzell, Elizabeth  486; Hayes, Callum  159; Helyer, Harry  131; Hennessey, Stuart  1171; Herne, Francis L.  354; Hollings, Peter G.  61; Hughes, Daniel E.  111; Hughes, Oliver D. W.  159; Huskisson, Niall D.  536; Huskisson, Robert K.  260; Hutt-Fletcher, Lindsey  135; (I) Iliffe, Daniel J.  135; (J) James, Steve  1182; Jiang, Yuhan L.  583; Johnson-Smith, Rachel A. B.  703; Jovic, Debi  62; (K) Keating, Ben F.  231; Keeble, Eileen  681; Keeble, Michael  681; Klingebiel, Stella  536; Knight, Max G.  1016; Knipe, Jeffrey  243; Knowles, Jack  1249; (L) Lanigan, Stuart  652; Laugharne, Bronwen  10; Lay, Andrew  968; Lay, William J. E.  87; Le Ray, Will  848; (M) Mackervoy, Ben  992; Marriott, Adam  702; McGregor, Melanie  943; McKinney, Harry  486; Melen, Tristan P.  260; Metcalfe, Jessica L.  1088; Meyer, Patrick T.  1037; Middleton, David G.  284; Mitchell, Charlotte E.  112; Moldon, Marion  1111; Morris, Clare  1183; (N) Normington, Ioan B. G.  777; Newton, Paul A.  631; (P) Packham, Alex  260; Parker, M. Michael R.  1066; Parsons, Alex J.  1111; Porteous, Oliver  467; Portsmouth, Due  86; (R) Rhodes-Gilrane, Kara  702; Rice, Oliver  62; Runting, Stephanie K.  34; Rushton, Rowan R. L.  1110; Russell, Julia P.  111; (S) Sabev, Martin R.  657; Sanderson, Rachael K.  680; Shannon, Seana  1038; Sim, Michael  466; Simpson, Peter G.  1211; Sokolova, Svetlana  752; Spracklen, Michael A.  271; Stearn, Hilary J.  231; Stephens, Matthew J.  404; (T) Taylor, Simon  1180; Tennant, Christopher W.  467; Tingley, Olivia  1038; Tucker, Frank  558; Tucker, Ian  34; Turner, Ian B.  378; Turner, James C.  943; (U) Unwin, Nicola A.  62; (V) Vale, Douglas S.  467; (W) Waring, Andy  753; Whatmore, Adrian K.  110; White-Horne, Catherine N. C.  230; Wild, Malcolm S.  62; Wilding, Thomas G.  260; Williams, Morgan F.  1211; Williams, Robin  330; Wilson, David B.  34; Woods, Matthew A.  134
'First Peal on the Bells', Adlestrop, Glos  1066
Fishburn, Alex (contrib)  59
Fisher, Marianne (contrib)  1202–1203
Fleming, Keith (contrib)  1231
Flood, Alan (obit)  822
flood bells, Devonshire  268
focus in ringing  1059
Foulds, Michael (contrib)  544
Four Shires Guild  341
Fox, David William (obit)  240
Framework for Method Ringing: adoption of  225, 347 (eds); FAQs from  7, 95; goes live  553; long length peal failures and publishing as normal peals  1205–1206 (let), 1228 (let); "red tape bonfire"  346–348
FAQs from: blocks, rows and changes  126; 'funny numbers'  190; peals of triples  106; permissiveness  30, 190; processes and dynamic methods  155
Franks, Sheila (obit)  1146
Fred E. Dukes International Bell Fund  367, 1147, 1271
Frederick Sharpe Collection  127
French ringing vocabulary  866 (let), 891 (let), 914 (let), 938 (let), 963 (let), 989 (let)
Friends of Derick Obergene QP week  1196–1197
Frodsham S Major  629
Fuller's Pride, 'Beer Matters'  146
'Fun with Bells'  194
fund raising: Bath & Wells DACR Westonzoyland  723 (let); Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, S Clement  1003; Clapham Society  691; Fred E. Dukes International Bell Fund  367, 1147; Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS)  1099; Loughborough Bellfoundry Museum Heritage Lottery Fund bequest  1013, 1100; Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers  521; Runcorn, Cheshire, All Saints  100; Shifnal, Shropshire, S Andrew  717–719; Vernet-les-Bains, France, S George  100; World War I badges  1201
 see also bell funds; charity events
Furniss, Beverley (contrib)  750
future of ringing: CC "winding up"  1179 (let), 1206 (let); "Heard in Parliament"  203; "prove the numbers"  775 (let), 797; "Ringing in the Post- Apocalyptic Age"  179–180; ringing society statistics  863–865; saving method ringing  798–799; signs of  891 (let); strategies for  1083, 1130, 1131–1132 (let); a vision for the future of youth ringing  248; "Why do ringers lapse?"  319, 621–623

Galbraith, Cyril  353
Galley, Giles (contrib)  475
Game, Keith (obit)  594, 856
Garrard, Neil (obit)  414, 592
Gates, William Leonard (Bill) (obit)  240
Gay, Louise (contrib)  879
Gay, Phil (contrib)  1232–1233
Gay, Thomas  243
geography, and Ringing Associations  1209
George, Clive (Leslie) (obit)  568
George, James, last peal  201 (let)
Glasbury on Wye, Powys, Wales, S Peter  1095
Gloucester & Bristol DA: Almonsbury Bells Restoration Project  391; Ringing World National Youth Contest preparations  764; role splicing  619; training day for young ringers  1125–1126
Gloucester, Duke of, visit to Loughborough Bellfoundry Museum  765–766
Godfrey, Josie (contrib)  932
Godfrey, Peter  104
Gold Plus Achievements  392
Gooch, Chris (contrib)  4–5
Gooch, Hazel (contrib)  317
Gough, David K. (obit)  96
Gough, Wendy (contrib)  96
graduation ringing, St Andrews University  740
Grainger, Bruce: (contrib)  391; (obit)  883
Grandsire, 'Education Column'  76, 320
Grant, Graham (obit)  291
grants see bell funds; fund raising
Grappenhall, Cheshire, S Wilfrid  981–983, 986, 1012
Great Malvern, Worcestershire, Priory Ch of S Mary & S Michael, bake-off  1148
Great Tom of Lincoln  902
Great War see Armistice Centenary; Rolls of Honour; World War I
Greenley, Adam (contrib)  292, 600, 933–934
Griffin Ringers Outing  1048
Griffiths, Tom (contrib)  344, 529–530
Griffiths, Warren (contrib)  836
Grimmett, Richard (contrib)  717–719, 1221
Grimwood, David (contrib): charitable objects  299; Clerical Ringers Guild in South Wales  1194; "completing the circle"  643–644; compostable wrappers  1103; new RW editor  959; overseas subscription rate anomalies  1055; subscription rates  1175; "summoned by bells"  595; 'Thought for the week'  99, 123; "what ringers offer"  603
Groom, Luke (contrib)  888–890
Guildford DG, QP weekend  1070

Haighton, Revd Michael  367, 859
Hall, Emily (contrib)  521, 1266
Hall, Susan (contrib)  1204
Hampson, Peter  1180
hand creams  1206 (let)
handbells: Essex Handbell Day  1224; first handbell peal of Rebecca Legowski  552; Kent young ringers  956; Llandaff & Monmoth DA handbell bell  402; Oxford DG 50 years of handbell ringing  365; Oxford DG handbell day  413; Servants' Six  97; St Cuileáin Guild handbell week  873; Vant, George  217
50 Years Ago: handbells in the attic  883; peal compositions  388
Hanley bells, Staffordshire, rehanging  741–743, 798 (let), 1151
Harare, Zimbabwe, Cath Ch of S Mary & All Saints,  1228 (let)
Harbinson, Tara, wedding  523
Harding, Lisa (contrib)  842–843
Harris, Brian (contrib)  340, 640
Harris, Gillian  599
Harris, Sally (contrib)  808, 1050
Harris, Tom (contrib)  811
Harrison, John (contrib)  625–627, 1248
Harrison, Peter (contrib)  102
Harrop, Nicholas (contrib)  522
Hattersley, Charles Henry book collection  228
Hawes, John  391
Hayes, Marisa (contrib)  373
HCACR see Hertford County Assoc
Heath, Donald C. (obit)  195, 435–436, 482 (let)
Heaton, John Edward (obit)  1192–1193
Hebden, Michael "Tub" (obit)  570, 808
Helyer, Harry  131
Hemper, Julian (contrib)  975–976
Henman, Ray  55
Hennessey, Stuart  1171
Heritage Lottery Fund, Loughborough Bellfoundry  344, 1013, 1100
Heritage Open Days  933–934
Herriott, Nigel (contrib)  291
Hertford, All Saints  761
Hertford County Assoc: Coburn Trophy  691; QP weekend  18, 1216; ringing tour in Ireland  49–50; Western district update  108
Heywood, Anne (contrib)  108
Higby Trophy, South West 12 Bell Competition  51
Hill, Christine (contrib)  1025
Hill, Thomas (obit)  349 (let)
Hilling, David (contrib)  370
Hinde, Robert W. (Bob) (obit)  71
Hine, Tim (contrib)  912
Hinks, Tom (contrib)  698, 873
Historic England meeting  668
histories: Adelaide Ringing Centre  28; "freedom without pain"  835; Horbury, West Yorkshire, S Peter & S Leonard  674–675; judging striking  723 (let); Rampisham, Dorset mystery  20; Strange, Louis (Wing Commander)  748; Townsend, John Alfred  1079; Westminster Abbey bells  370; Willson family  506
composers: Carter, John  1176–1177, 1207–1209; Holt, John  746–747; Parker, Joseph J.  792–793, 820–821; Shipway, William  772–774, 817 (let)
musings on call changes in Devon – and beyond  554 (let), 579 (let); discussion of evidence and wider context  446–447; earlier evidence of call changes in Devon  400–401, 424–425; introduction  328–329; 'peals' of call changes  375; spread of call changes in Devon  350–351; terminology: ‘call changes’ and ‘set changes'  484–485, 508–509
peal ringers: Critchley, William Eric  818–819, 890; Cullingworth, Thomas  429; Lufkin, Frank Benjamin  204; Rowley, Arthur E.  651
 see also Old RW News
Hitchins, Eric and Trish (contrib)  1071
Hitchins, Laurence (obit)  1002, 1071
Hoar Cross Challenge  1173–1175
Hodge, Alison (contrib): bell fund uses  834; bird nesting season  298; Four Shires Guild  341; library sale  715; rust  326; theft of metal  812; Westley award for church bell maintenance  759, 905–906; Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association library  280–281
Hodister, Remi (contrib)  145
Hodkin, Connor: birthday  220; (contrib)  170
Holden, Jenny (contrib)  147, 619, 1123
Holdridge, David (contrib)  104
holidays  811
Holland, Victor (contrib)  321–323
Holt, John (historical composer)  746–747
Holy Land  219
honours: Brock, Dennis  575; Esbester, Robert Mark  3; Harris, Gillian  599; Henman, Ray  55; Hunter, Joseph Maclean Hadley  55; Pashley, Mary  27; Pashley, Roger  27; Rawlins, Lyril  55; Shepherd, Ronald Edward  101–102; Willis, Edwin John  3; Willis, Veronica Jane  3
Hope, Margaret Joan (née Stephens) (obit)  120
Horbury, West Yorkshire, S Peter & S Leonard  441–443, 674–675
Horritt, Nigel (contrib)  741–743, 1151
Horton, Roddy (contrib)  394–395, 397
Horton's Four  300–301
Hosking, Gillian  392
Hough, Martin (contrib)  689
Hough, Richard (contrib)  415, 907
Houston, Texas, Apollo 11 anniversary ringing  767–768
Howell, Carolyn (contrib)  1096–1097
Hughes, Chris (contrib)  567–568
Hughes, David M.: birthday  1195–1196, 1229 (let); (contrib)  1024
Hughes, Lynne (contrib)  392, 548, 1263
Hull, David (contrib): Deva S Major  1060; Ely S Major  939; Jovium S Major  535; Kenninghall S Major  305; Lancashire S Major  202; Painswick S Major  867; Turramurra S Major  421; Vernet 2019 Summer School  861–862; a vision for the future of youth ringing  248; Ytterbium S Major  725
Hunt, Peter (contrib)  715
Hunter, Joseph Maclean Hadley  55
Hunter, Paul (contrib)  699
Hurcombe, Peter (obit)  19
Hurrell, Geoffrey (obit)  104–105
Hutchinson, Chris (contrib)  1237–1239
Hyde, Carrie (contrib)  750, 1121
Hyde, Linda, interview  1032
hymns: new ringing hymn  422 (let), 505–506 (let); not a hymn  786, 798 (let)

incidents see accidents/incidents
inclusivity in ringing  1106 (let)
Ingram, Jennifer, Revd  692
insurance and ringing: Ecclesiastical Insurance Group  426; theft of metal  812
interviews: Bevis, Peter  480–481; Brown, David  372; Christian foundations  398 (let); de Kok, Paul  720–721; Hyde, Linda  1032; Johnson, Jennifer  420; Page, Jack  576–577; Phillips, Helen  221, 222–223; Pullin, Robert  276–277; Roulstone, Claire  528–529; Taylor, Nigel  193–194; Willans, Maggie  324–325, 349 (let)
Irish mystery "bell"  21, 29 (let)
Itchen Stoke, Hampshire  796
Ivey, Laura  103

Jackson, Tim (contrib)  963, 975
Jacob, Dan (contrib)  1143–1144
Jasper, Peter (contrib)  716
Jebb, Eglantyne (contrib)  1074
John, Graham (contrib)  553
John Taylor & Co (bellfounder), earliest known Taylor bell  200
 see also Loughborough Bellfoundry
Johnson, Barry (contrib)  1156–1157
Johnson, Beth (contrib)  621–623
Johnson, Christopher M. P. (obit)  181, 364
Johnson, Elizabeth (contrib)  22, 796
Johnson, Henry: 100 Years Ago  243; Commemoration Dinner  269
Johnstone, Derek (contrib)  154
Jones, Basil (obit)  640, 761
Jones, David (contrib)  352
Jones, Mary (contrib)  1269; children ringing for children  1199; Festival of Ringing  814–815; "how to develop as a new band"  673; "internal dialogue of a novice ringer"  157; "on being too old to learn to ring"  1147; "ringing for tin in Poldark country"  859; 'Room at the Top' perspective  1099; "what to expect as a new ringer"  915; yoga for ringers  504–505
Jones, Richard (contrib)  717–719, 1023–1024, 1129
Jordan, Pete (contrib)  1140
Judge, Raymond, Private  1142
judging striking: 12-bell lessons revisited  483, 510, 532, 555, 580; Cirel software  1229 (let); does it matter where you are drawn to ring?  8–9; history of  723 (let), 775 (let); Ringing World National Youth Contest  763, 1124

Kabwemba, Teddy (obit)  1228 (let)
Keates, John D. (obit)  387
Kelly, David (contrib)  53–55
Kelso, Andrew (contrib)  228, 1224
Keltek Trust: 2018 activities  53–55; Kilmood, Down, Ireland, S Mary  2, 3; Stoke-on-Trent, S John the Evangelist, Hanley bells  741–743, 798 (let)
Kenninghall S Major  305
Kensington Ringing Week  514, 1018
Kent CA: winners of RWNYC editor's trophy  669–670, 671 (eds); young ringers  444, 956, 1200
Kettering, Northants, SS Peter and Paul  104
Key, Peter (contrib)  1148
Kildwick MiniRingers  348, 593
Kilifi, Kenya, Africa, S Thomas, 50 Years Ago  930, 1036
Killick, Elizabeth  775 (let)
Kilmood, Down, Ireland, S Mary  1–3, 351
Kimpton Cup  999
King, Christine (contrib)  501–503, 775, 1201
King, Jacqueline (obit)  218
Kipling, Ben (contrib)  51
Kirkcaldy, David (contrib)  19, 227, 471–472, 551, 860
Kitson, Martin R. (contrib)  952
Knaresborough, golden anniversary  571
Knife Angel, Derby  1078, 1079
Knight, Christine (contrib)  496
Knight, Peter (contrib)  617–618, 1144
Knowles, Jack  1249
Kowalski, Radek  293

L Martin Daniels Peal Tour  514
L&MDA see Llandaff & Monmoth DA
LACR see Lancashire Assoc
Ladd, Jeff (contrib)  100, 393, 1008–1009
lady ringers: 41-spliced peal  157, 171; 100 years of ladies in the Oxford Society  176; "117 Ladies and Me"  149–151; peal of spliced - the most methods rung  1108
25 Years Ago: ladies' 12-bell peal  1014
Lancashire Assoc (LACR): Wigan Branch QP week  591; young ringers group  672
Lancashire S Major  202, 226 (let)
language see terminology
Lawrance, Matt (contrib)  434–435
Lawrence, Samuel  717–719
Lay, Graham  224
leadership: recruitment  127 (eds), 128; young ringers  303 (let)
Leadsom, Andrea  203
Leale, Robin (contrib)  303
Learning the Ropes: Festival of Ringing  813–815; masterclass in Birmingham  957–958, 1004; passes  788, 868, 972–973, 1107, 1263
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, All Saints  715
Learning the Ropes Plus  271
'Learning Tips'  1059
learning to ring: Alderney Ringing Centre  794; as a blind ringer  552, 1123, 1261; call changes  6 (let); changing the speed of the bell  711, 723 (let); "five build a snowman - and gran learns Glasgow"  1220; "how to develop as a new band"  673; "internal dialogue of a novice ringer"  157; learning the rhythm of the lead  836; Learning the Ropes Plus  271; "on being too old"  1147, 1179 (let); professionalisation and control by ART  153–154 (let), 178 (let), 250 (let); putting both strokes together  866; QP by Lucy Arkless with Downs Syndrome  846; Steeple Aston, Oxon, SS Peter & Paul  1249; targeted/focused practice  1202–1203; teaching in Singapore  892–894; tower zones  1058 (let), 1131 (let); training day for young ringers  1125–1126; Vernet 2019 Summer School  861–862; "what to expect as a new ringer"  915
50 Years Ago: learners over 50  258
100 Years Ago: toleration  1018
 see also recruitment/retention; 'Room at the Top'
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Minster Ch of S Peter  297, 298
legal matters: Charity Commission, reporting to  177; Julie McDonnell court case adjournments  55, 151, 299, 1031, 1203; Julie McDonnell court case escalation  623; Julie McDonnell court case update  791; safeguarding - a final review  904
Legg, Isobel (contrib)  990–991
Leggett, Josephine (contrib)  169
Legowski, Rebecca (contrib)  552, 1123
Leicester DG, AGM  1099
Lent  243
L'Estrange, Susan (contrib)  49–50
Let's Ring!, naming a method for  121–122
letters: (A) Abbiss, Janet and Colin  531 (let); Anthony, Geoff  1206 (let); Archibald, Wendy  422 (let); Austin, Br SSF  326 (let); Austin, Brian  250 (let); Aylward, Jacak  130 (let); (B) Baldwin, John  1155 (let); Barber, Alan  201 (let); Barnes, Phillip  700 (let); Barnes, Tim  1205–1206 (let); Barnfield, A. J.  200 (let), 398 (let); Barnicott-White, Michael  700 (let); Barton, Jo  29 (let), 81 (let), 650 (let), 989 (let); Barton, Steve  531 (let); Bassett, Chris  938 (let); Beirne, Simon  1059 (let); Belcher, Lesley  178 (let), 1058 (let), 1154–1155 (let); Bevis, Peter  201 (let); Bianco, Stella  650 (let), 914 (let), 1012 (let); Bimson, Richard  554 (let), 601 (let); Blundell, Cliff  1132 (let); Bone, Fred  817 (let); Boniface, Doug  1034 (let); Booth, Roger  303 (let), 797; Bouckley, Oliver  723 (let); Boultbee, Roger  29 (let); Bunyan, Jay  989 (let); Burr, Stephen P.  844 (let); Bushell, Richard  279 (let); Buswell, Alan  130 (let), 226 (let), 914 (let); (C) Carson, Marie  798 (let); Castle, Steve  153–154 (let); Chadwick, Simon  798 (let); Charles, Rosemary  531 (let), 1131 (let); Chester, Mike  625 (let); Clark, Gill  130 (let); Collis, Robin  676 (let), 1012 (let), 1131–1132 (let), 1155 (let), 1179 (let), 1228 (let); Cresswell, Tony  505 (let); Croft, Bill  398 (let), 798 (let); (D) Davis, Rob  1058 (let); Dickerson, Laura  445 (let); Ditmas, Monica  227 (let); Donnelly, Diane  1058 (let), 1082 (let); Duff, Neil  250 (let); (E) Eisel, John  58 (let), 179 (let), 349 (let), 531 (let), 579 (let), 744–745 (let), 1082 (let), 1131 (let), 1179 (let); Evans, Gareth Alun  1206 (let); Eve, David  154 (let); Everett, Alison  817 (let); (F) Farnham, Tim  1154 (let); Field, Giles  226 (let), 891 (let); Fielden, John  201 (let); Finaldi, Pierpaolo  1229 (let); Fleming, Keith H.  201 (let); Fountain, Roger  374 (let); Fox, Roger  201 (let); Frampton, Derek  179 (let); Frye, Chris  445 (let); (G) Gay, Phil  676 (let), 891 (let), 989 (let); Glover, Harry  153 (let); Gray, Angus  58 (let); (H) Haighton, Revd Michael  505–506 (let), 798 (let); Hallett, John  745 (let); Harris, Brian  445 (let), 700 (let), 775 (let), 844 (let), 1106 (let), 1229 (let); Harris, Graham  1155 (let); Harrison, George  302 (let); Harrison, John  58 (let), 797 (let), 1106 (let), 1131 (let); Heading, Jim  179 (let), 797 (let), 866 (let); Herschell, David  625 (let); Hill, John  154 (let); Hitchcock, Trevor  1179 (let); Hodge, Alison  676 (let), 891 (let), 1131 (let); Hodister, Remi  1012 (let); Horton, Janet  279 (let); Horton, Roderick R.  58 (let); Howard, Andrew  105 (let), 398 (let), 579 (let), 775 (let); Howes, Mick  723 (let); Hughes, David  130 (let); Hughes, Rita  1229 (let); Hutchinson, Chris  554 (let); Hyde, Linda  1228 (let); (J) Johnson, Andrew  226 (let); Johnson, Barry  302 (let); Johnstone, Derek C.  81 (let); Jones, Derek  279 (let); Jones, Helen Lloyd  6 (let); Jones, Mary (contrib)  866 (let); (K) Kelly, Dave  201 (let); Kipling, Chris  482 (let); Knox, Gill  29 (let); (L) Ladd, Jeff  745 (let); Lawrance, Tom  1106 (let), 1229 (let); Left, David  1106 (let); LeMarechal, Roy  817 (let); Lewis, Colin A.  1206 (let); Lock, Janet  1229 (let); Long, Graham  226–227 (let); Loveless, John  130 (let), 482 (let); (M) Major, Richard  1034 (let), 1155 (let); Manley, John  1059 (let); Mansley, Martin  153 (let), 554 (let); Marsh, Gary  445 (let); McClure, Diana  914 (let); McIlwrick, Tony  1154 (let); McKay, Chris  179 (let); (N) McNaughton, Sue  105 (let); McRobert, Derrick  914 (let); Mealor, David  1058 (let); Mew, Chris  302–303 (let); Mew, Susan  505 (let); Mitchell, Angela  531 (let); Nabb, Graham  278 (let), 1059 (let); Napper, Sam  1131 (let); Napper, Sam W.  505 (let), 1034 (let), 1106 (let); Neal, John D.  6 (let); Nicholson, Andrew  29 (let); Nightingale, Louise  579 (let); Norris, John  58 (let); (O) O'Mahony, Christopher  178 (let); Orchard, Nigel  531 (let); (P) Pargeter, Richard  278 (let), 723 (let); Pearson, Andrew  200–201 (let); Perrott, Margaret  250 (let); Pfeiffer-Rupp, Rüdiger  744 (let); Pickford, Chris  1131 (let); Pipe, David  1228 (let); Pipe-Wolferstan, Charles  250 (let); Place, Mark  482 (let); Pladdys, John  1205 (let); Platten, Jeremy  938 (let); Price, Brian  1106 (let); (R) Ramsbottom, James  1155 (let); Reade, Alan  1154 (let); Regan, Mark  676 (let); Regin, John  278 (let); Reynolds, Andrew  374 (let); Reynolds, Laith  226 (let); Rice, Martin  1229 (let); Ridley, John  278–279 (let); Roach, Maryanne  866 (let); Rogers, Chris  1058 (let), 1082 (let); Rogers, Phil  303 (let); (S) Scales, Lynn  81 (let), 891 (let); Sealey, Phil  844 (let); Shaw, Neil  650 (let); Sherratt, David  6 (let); Shuttleworth, Ted  914 (let); Simon, Nick  326 (let), 1206 (let); Sims, Liam  531 (let); Skelton, Neil  29 (let), 250 (let); Smith, Anthony D.  422 (let); Smith, David  153 (let), 178 (let), 326 (let), 1082 (let), 1206 (let), 1228 (let); Smith, Richard A.  1205 (let); Snape, Mary  349 (let); Stanford, Ernie  105 (let); Stanford, Stephen  29 (let), 58 (let), 130 (let), 278 (let); Stanworth, Celia  554 (let); Stock, John  1131 (let); Sutton, Helen  153 (let); (T) Tarry, Howard  989 (let); Timmins, David  844 (let), 963 (let); Towell, David L.  81 (let); Tremain, Phil  676 (let); Trueman, Heather  676 (let); (V) Vaughan, Ian  989 (let); (W) Westman, Richard  1155 (let); Westwood, John  1229 (let); Whetton, David  179 (let); White, Andrew  723 (let); Wilkes, Diana M.  399 (let); Willans, William  1132 (let); Williams, Ann  1179 (let); Williamson, Jonathan  422 (let); Willis, Anne  1206 (let), 1229 (let); Wong, Terry  844 (let); Woods, Hamilton  744 (let); Woollam, Peter  6 (let); Woolley, Robin  1082 (let); Worthington, Tessa  6 (let), 1155 (let); Wright, Chris  700 (let)
Lewis, Colin (contrib)  120, 845–846, 1095
Lewis, Robert (contrib): "a quick look back"  1052; contact details  1055; farewell lunch  1073; the RW AGM  960–962; stepping down as editor  719 (eds); tributes to  962
Lewis, Tony, rememered  1252
LGBT discrimination case  817, 844 (let)
Liberty Bell  879
libraries: Sheffield Cathedral  228; Worcestershire & Districts Change Ringing Association Library  280–281, 715
Lilliputters: AGM weekend  437; birthdays  169–170, 220; Christmas outing  169; Kent weekend  641; Summer Tour  888–890; Sussex weekend  1105
Lind-Smith, Eve  1121
Linford, Simon
(contrib): lessons from the 12-bell revisited  483, 510, 532, 555, 580; as new CC president  885–886; strategy for future of ringing  1130;  see also 'Room at the Top'
responses to: lessons from the 12-bell revisited  676 (let); saving method ringing  798
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS)  1099
listening skills  1082 (let), 1106 (let)
 see also sound of bells
Little Cornard, Suffolk, All Saints, augmentation and new band  1029–1031
Llandaff & Monmoth DA (L&MDA): Handbell day  402; Horton's Four  300–301; QP f/night  1190; South West 12 Bell Competition for the Higby Trophy  1096
Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund (LEBRF) Open Day  879
Lock, Kathleen  176
Lockwood, David (obit)  664
London 12 Bell Competition  1104–1105
London, City of London, S James Garlickhythe, Garlick Hill  440
London method extensions  524
London Society (ULSCR) Summer Tour  932
London University, 75 Years Ago  999
Loughborough Bellfoundry, Singapore Cathedral bell  597, 598
Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust: earliest known Taylor bell  200; Heritage Lottery Fund bequest  1013, 1100; Lottery funding award  344; visit from Duke of Gloucester  765–766
Love, Dickon (contrib)  440, 474, 817
Loveless, John (contrib)  892–894, 1049, 1181
Loyd, Richard (contrib)  152
Lufkin, Frank Benjamin  204
Lundy Island, Devon, S Helen  77; Exeter Colleges Guild  898; sixteen go to Lundy  292
Lyminge, Kent, S Mary & S Ethelburga  1225, 1226

MacKenzie, Irene E. (contrib)  103
Mackfall, Walter, Private  1142
Mahoney, Rachel L.  169–170
maintenance issues: church clocks  179 (let); new award for belfry maintenance  415; rope length adjustment using bobbins  809; rust  326; stays  1034 (let); theft of metal  812; Westley award for church bell maintenance  759, 905–906; Where’s the rust?  326
Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cath Ch of S Michael & S Georg, 25 Years Ago  795
Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Holy Cross Monastery, Hillandale  845–846
Malala, John (contrib)  808
Mallet, John  57
Mallett, Norman (obit)  1170
Mann, Wendy (contrib)  1234–1235
maps, 'Tail Ends'  195
Marlborough, Wiltshire, S Mary, 50 Years Ago  397
marriages: Duley/Tengatenga  1121; Hill/Waterson  942; Marshall/Skillicorn  1017; Martin/Griffiths  836; Morton/Harbinson  522; Ockwell/Hampson  1180; Waterson/Hill  1025
Marsden, Sue (contrib)  107
Marshall, Christopher (contrib)  271, 691, 1171
Marshall, Rosie (contrib)  1056–1057
Marshall, Sue (obit): "a bell for"  754, 1059 (let); friends and family peal  60, 72; obituaries  678, 1136, 1143–1144
Martin, Ruth  836
Martin, Tim (contrib)  269
Matthews, Frank John (obit)  70
Mattingley, David (contrib)  834
'Maximus Bibendus' (contrib)  146, 219, 931, 1049
May, Bobbie (contrib)  318, 413, 557, 716, 1221
Mayes, Andrew (contrib)  509
Maynard, David: 1000 peals  1249; (contrib)  898, 1128–1129, 1153
MBEs: Esbester, Robert Mark  3; Rawlins, Lyril  55
McClaughry, Sue (contrib)  964–965
McDonnell, Julie: court case attendance  55, 151, 299; court case deferred  1031, 1203; court case update  791; escalation of case  623
McEune, Rhona (contrib)  75, 547, 929, 1003
McGregor, Helen (contrib)  794, 836; putting both strokes together  866
McNamara, Moya (contrib)  1224
McStedman, Fabian (contrib)  571
Meadows, Leslie (obit)  218
Mears, Denison, legacy grant  1013
media see news and ringing
Medical Ringers Guild: summer outing  569–570; the Westminster Hospital  575
Melbourne, Australia, Cath Church of S Paul  129
Melen, Rebecca (contrib)  72, 1143–1144
memory, "why do we forget things so quickly?"  977–978, 989 (let), 1012 (let), 1034 (let), 1223
Mercer, James J. (contrib)  748
Merryweather-Clarke, Alison (contrib)  149–151
metal plaques  1198
Meter, Simon (contrib)  1209
method extensions  24; Framework for Method Ringing  95
 see also under 'Education Column'
'Method of the Month': Cooktown Orchid D Major  31; Deva S Major  1060; Double Dublin S Major  31, 84, 157; Ely S Major  939; Frodsham S Major  629, 691; Jovium S Major  535; Kenninghall S Major  305; Lancashire S Major  202; Painswick S Major  867; Turramurra S Major  421; Ytterbium S Major  725
methods named
75 Years Ago: new methods  721
Singles: Eastleach Martin (QP)  490
Minimus: Geraint Thomas Pl (QP)  607; Greta Thunberg TB (QP)  802
Doubles: Cornerstone (QP)  311; Cracked it (QP)  262; Double Court (QP)  1214; Isle Of Wight (QP)  469; King's Somborne (QP)  406; Leeds Castle (QP)  334; Liberator (QP)  490; Make Some Noise (QP)  1069; Monday Lunchtime Blues (QP)  187; New Zealanders’ Compassion B (QP)  359; Newark variations  584; Off we go (QP)  262; Ruby Anniversary (QP)  755; Salisbury Guild (QP)  13; Sprat and Winkle (QP)  755; Steeple Langford (QP)  13; Stentman (QP)  730; Transfiguration Pl (QP)  946; Unscientific (QP)  469; Westgate-on- Sea (QP)  779; Yesterday (QP)  311
Minor: Anniversary B (QP)  586; Batherm B (QP)  359; Berrick Salome Treble Pl (QP)  65; Bicarbonateofsoda D (QP)  209; Bickleigh B (QP)  946; Brightwell Baldwin Treble Pl (QP)  65; Brompton Ralph B (QP)  730; Cacofonix D (QP)  209; Charlgrove D (QP)  209; County Town Treble Pl (QP)  1113; Crich Tramway D (QP)  969; Dorstone B (QP)  802; Douglas Head Lighthouse S  540; Dubh Artach Lighthouse S (QP)  849; Duncansby Head Lighthouse S (QP)  922; Elokuu Diff B  208; Flannelette D (QP)  39; Frankenstein Day B (QP)  899; Heinäkuu Diff B  208; Holywell TP  133; Horspath TB (QP)  730; Hylle Byshops B (QP)  209; Impedimenta TB (QP)  187; Isle of Wight TP  1134; Jet The Dog TP (QP)  469; Joulukuu Diff B  208; Let's Ring! D  121–122; Little Milton D (QP)  209; Llanthony B (QP)  660; Lokakuu Diff B  208; Marraskuu Diff B  208; Metallurgix D (QP)  209; Michaelchurch Escley B (QP)  802; Mis Awst D (QP)  828; Mis Chwefror D (QP)  209; Mis Ebrill D (QP)  380; Mis Gorffennaf D (QP)  779; Mis Hydref D (QP)  1040; Mis Ionawr D (QP)  161; Mis Mai D (QP)  562; Mis Mawrth D (QP)  285; Mis Medi D (QP)  922; Mis Mehefin D (QP)  682; Mis Rhagfyr D (QP)  1258; Mis Tachwedd D (QP)  1139; Miserable Thursday Afternoon B (QP)  380; Miss ’ogwash S (QP)  311; Nettlebed D (QP)  209; Nettlebed Treble Pl (QP)  209; New Zealand S (QP)  334; Oldcastle B (QP)  430; Snodhill B (QP)  1162; South Stoke D (QP)  923; St Gildas the Wise (QP)  311; St Hildegard Of Bingen D (QP)  209; St Hildegard of Bingen (QP)  311; St Ivo Of Ramsey D (QP)  311; St Joavan Of Leon D (QP)  359; Streatley D (QP)  849; Syyskuu Diff B  208; Tostock S (QP)  1214; Tranquility Base (QP)  899; Un-Saiph Little B (QP)  1162; Vowchurch TP  1251; Walterstone B  540; Wellington Hundredth Alliance (QP)  634; Wheatley TB (QP)  1113; Witcombe D (QP)  1090
Triples: Ashmore Green B (QP)  311; Cold Ash B (QP)  113; Dewbys Bells Pl (QP)  359; Drellingore Pl (QP)  39; Finlay B (QP)  187; Fork Handles B (QP)  562; Four Candles B (QP)  469; Gallybagger B (QP)  13; Highclere New B (QP)  730; Jakeman’s B (QP)  187; Kintbury New B (QP)  899; Rockall B (QP)  39; St Helena B (QP)  39; St John The Evangelist B (QP)  65; St Mary The Virgin B (QP)  89; St Philip B (QP)  187; St Piran B (QP)  469; St Simon’s Little B (QP)  187; Stephen Bateman B (QP)  755; Westminster II B (WP)  995; Wilderness B (QP)  515; Wyatts Yard B (QP)  515
Major: 100 S  1134; Aether S  1189; Aimlessnesses A  967; Almondbury D  1015; Alpha A  183; Anti-Medusa S (QP)  633; Atlas S  558; Barlow TB (QP)  875; Black Five A  1251; Blatherskite A  427; Bowland D  1159; Bracknell TP  282; Bravo A  752; Britomartis S  558; Brizo S  558; Bushey Manor S  607; Carmela D  847; Castle Baynard S  944; Centennial A  1255; Charlie A  752; Chelsfield D  1016; Chilcompton D  657; Chittlehampton TP  679; Christmas Day A  183; Clementine B (QP)  1214; Clenchwarton A  753; Collings S (QP)  209; Concorde Little B (QP)  562; Cramlington A  993; Crow S  207; Daresbury D  776; Delta A  753; Demeter S  558; Deoxyribonucleic Acid D  205; Dipsophobia A  1250; Dordrecht Little S  994; Dordrecht TP  330; Drake D  356; Dungannon D  558; Easter A  467; Easton-in-Gordano D  1182; Eastwood A  993; Echo A  355; Electra S  558; Fenham A  992; Firkytoodle A  1015; Fontus S  558; Foxtrot A  355; Fryerning A  896; Fulking Hill A  967; Fustyweed S  679; Gillett A  920; Glenside D  355; Goldcrest S  405; Golf A  752; Grangetown A  920; Hamilton Alliance (QP)  730; Harborne D  259; Hawkins D  895; Haydon Bridge A  183; Hen Harrier S  134; Hookergate A  992; Hotel A  752; Huntsham Hybrid  182; India A  183; Jackdaw S  1212; Jalsagor S  284; Juliet A  753; Juturna S  558; Kelway S  1066; Kilo A  355; Kingsbury A  753; Kirkby Woodhouse S  703; Lambda A  1251; Lima A  355; Llanfeugan D  895; Low Fell A  183; Madley S  1137; Menin Gate S  332; Merlin S  330; Merope S  558; Merrie Ol’ Soul Alliance (QP)  138; The Messiah (QP)  875; Mike A  1251; Minions S  536; Montana A  992; Morning Star TP  652; Myrmica TP  1158; Nathan D (QP)  311; Nessless S (QP)  586; Nethertown A  824; Nevison’s Leap S  1067; The New Highweek A  1158; North Creake S (QP)  946; November A  1251; Nunney Castle D  134; Omega A  1251; Oscar A  728; Oscar S  1111; Oxford Castle S  282; Papa A  753; Pendennis Castle D  354; Penwortham A  1183; Phoebe D (QP)  730; Pickled Plum S (QP)  359; Pink Fizz D  1136; Prattinum Alliance (QP)  311; Purple Loosestrife D  944; Quail Alliance (QP)  161; Quebec A  183; Queenborough Castle S  630; Quernendon S  232; Querulous A  679; Rampisham A  871; Richmont Castle D  727; Riddle-Me-Ree! D  1250; Ridware D  992; River Severn S  230; Rome D  1017; Ronkswood A  777; Rook S  1111; Shaggs A  871; Sham Castle S  752; Song Thrush S  754; Sparrowhawk S  402; St Giles-In-The-Fields S (QP)  682; St Nicholas’s Day S  1213; St Saviour’s D (QP)  490; Strawberry Line D  657; Tango A  993; Tantobie A  183; Taunton Castle S  895; Tawny Owl S  560; Teignwick D  1250; Terminological Inexactitude  679; Tolladine A  872; Tranquility Base (QP)  755; Uniform A  355; Urquhart Castle D  1066; Ventongimps S  427; Veryan A  1067; Vialls D  559; Vicissitudinous D  1250; Victor A  753; Victoria Garesfield A  183; Vorlus-Snorlus A  967; Waldron D  231; Washington DC. Alliance (QP)  1214; Wayward TB (QP)  65; Widford S  679; Wild Garlic D  560; Windpassing TP  207; Winterfell D  585; Wood Pigeon S  1067; Wookey Hole A  967; Wortley A  537; Wren S  309; Xmas A  34; Xpeedishus B (QP)  430; Xylobium S  184; Yankee A  752; Yellowhammer Alliance (QP)  922; Yeolmbridge D  776; Zulu A  183
Caters: Bromyard Downs B (QP)  849; Holy Orders B (QP)  262; Jan Little Alliance (QP)  828; Mythering B (QP)  1257; St Hugh B (QP)  209; St Thomas The Apostle B (QP)  39
Royal: Ama Dablam S  1037; Annapurna S  776; Backwell A  1133; Birthday DLH  111; Boghead S  1015; Darlington D  606; Dartford Little B (QP)  490; Haselbech A  920; Holderness S  309; Hurricane Jack Diff  823; Jordonston D  356; Kingsbury LS  10; Kingsgate A  584; Kittiwake A  800; Loch Fyne A  823; Makalu D  182; Mountjoy S  752; Northgate A  1111; Outgate A  897; Risegate A  332; Robinson S  727; Skye D  823; Vital Spark S  823; Whirlwind Diff LH  10; Wyevale S  1255
Maximus: Alcedo A  377; Alderaan_1 A  1037; Alderaan_2 A  1037; Baluan A  377; Bandersnatch LTP  85; Camberwick LA  1088; Cambridge A  134; Cauldron Dome LD  1249; Coruscant S  1037; Darwin LA  377; Diamond Head A  377; Emerald Diff LA  1088; Endor Little A  1037; Frumious LTP  85; Geonosis A  1037; Gooseberry S  1088; Hallasan A  1249; Hydra A  1037; Jarita S  1037; Kalavinka D  1037; Kamino A  1037; Kilauea Diff LH  377; Kinnara S  1037; Lime D  1088; Maidenhead D  1088; Marchena LA  377; Maryland S  560; Metheringham Fen S  1160; Mount Mackenzie A  1249; Nephthys S  1252; Olive S  1088; Paludian S  1039; Poperinge D  428; Sea S  1088; Tatooine S  1037
 see also Framework for Method Ringing
Mew, Chris (contrib)  96; Charity Commission, reporting to  177; DAC bell advisors  724; Notre Dame, Paris fire  1004; Railway Memorial Service  1102–1103; ringers welcome new vicar  692; safeguarding - a final review  904
Mew, Susan (contrib)  786
Micklethwaite, J. T. (author)  107
micropubs  219
Midland Counties’ Association, 100 Years Ago  423, 966
Millennium project  344
Mills, William  217
Milton Lilbourne, S Peter  173–175
Mini-Roadshow  475
Mitchell, Len (contrib)  1192–1193
Mitchell, Stephen (contrib)  616, 1168
modelling a belfry  650 (let), 676 (let), 700 (let), 744 (let)
Modern Parish Churches: their plan, design, and furniture  107
modes, Framework for Method Ringing  95
moon landing, commemorative ringing  6 (let), 58 (let), 768, 783
Morden Changes  58 (let)
Moreton, Andrew (contrib)  664
Moreton, Michael  870
Morley, Giles (contrib)  242
Morris, George (contrib)  23
Morrison, Don (contrib)  784
Morton, Michael, wedding  523
Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA)  954
motorcyclists' tour  689
Mounsey, Paul N. (contrib)  1252
moving house/tower  811
multiple sclerosis  1027
music and ringing: fundamentals and harmonics  835; Kildwick MiniRingers  348; new ringing hymn  422 (let), 505–506 (let), 786, 798 (let); ringing as music (coursework)  767 (eds), 770–771, 797–798 (let)

Nabb, Graham (contrib)  271
Nash, Melissa  526
National 12 Bell Striking Contest: does it matter where you are drawn to ring?  8–9; eliminator results  298; Exeter Cathedral prepares to host  392, 548; Exeter's home win  623 (eds); final full report  645–650; final results  625; lessons revisited  483, 510, 532, 555, 580, 676 (let); peals rung by the bands in the final  56–57
Nettleham, Lincolnshire, All Saints, ringing suspended  319
New Alresford, Hants, S John Bap, World War I ringing  22
new bells: Camberley, Surrey, S Michael, Yorktown  713, 715; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, S Clement  1003; Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, National Cath Ch of S Patrick  1149, 1150; Horbury, West Yorkshire, S Peter & S Leonard  441–443; Kettering, Northants, SS Peter and Paul  104; Kilmood, Down, Ireland, S Mary  1–3; Ponteland, Northumb, S Mary V  28; Singapore, Singapore, Cath Ch of S Andrew  597, 598; Vernet-les-Bains, France, S George  100
New Romney, Kent, S Nicholas, 25 Years Ago  483
New Year's Honours see honours
news and ringing: Eric Critchley and the first attempt for the 40,320  914; Galbraith, Cyril  353; Wallis, Barnes  914; young ringers on TV  479
Newton, Robert (contrib)  271
Ngetsa, Betty (Elizabeth) (obit)  618, 808
Nicholas, Dorothy  596
"Nicolases" peal  1210, 1213
Nightingale, Louise (contrib)  399
Nobbs, Viv (contrib)  497–498, 1035
non-ringable bells: Great Tom of Lincoln  902; Irish mystery "bell"  21, 29 (let); oldest ship’s bell  296; the silent bell  295
Norman Smith’s composition of 23-spliced Surprise Major  153 (let)
North Wales Assoc (NWACBR): QP week  1191; Ringing World calendar  980
North-West 12-bell striking competition  352
Northampton, Northamps, S Edmund  198–199, 250 (let), 269, 374 (let)
Norwich DA
100 Years Ago: future of  942, 1085; revival  1051
notice boards  858
Notre Dame, Paris: commemorative ringing  443 (eds), 448–465, 531 (let); events of fire  499; fire  371, 371 (eds); purpose of commemorative ringing  482 (let), 505 (let); restoration update  1004
Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers (NUSCR): nine in a day  1266; v. pigeons  521
Nunn, Tony (contrib)  917
NUSCR see Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers
Nutton, Vivian and Christine (contrib)  364

obituaries: Anderson, Janice  930, 1023–1024; Andrews, Ivan L.  98, 411–412; Astridge, Jenny  414; Bagshaw, Rhian Nigel  71; Barker, Dorothy  616; Barnes, John  1031 (eds), 1050, 1264–1265; Bartholomew, Mary  242; Bateman, Stephen James (Batman)  216; Bishop, Ernie  1198; Bloomfield, Paul  832; Brown, June Muriel  520; Carr, Andrew Richard  1120; Cartidge, Richard  642; Carveth, Mary  568; Cobb, Lewis Frank  975–976; Cook, Roland H.  738, 927; Croughton, Janet Elise  760; Curtis, Philip  1219; Cutt, John  1219; Davies, Philip G. K.  242, 340, 398–399 (let); Dawson, Peter M.  48; death notices now free  1151; Ditmas, Monica  1024; Edwards, Geoffrey A.  438, 567–568; Elliott, Angela  316; Eves, Peter J.  170, 388; Fidler, Arthur  1026, 1095; Flood, Alan  822; Fox, David William  240; Franks, Sheila  1146; Game, Keith  594, 856; Garrard, Neil  414, 592; Gates, William Leonard (Bill)  240; George, Clive (Leslie) (obit)  568; Gough, David K.  96; Grainger, Bruce, Revd  883; Grant, Graham  291; Guy, Robin  146; Heath, Donald C.  195, 435–436, 482 (let); Heaton, John Edward  1192–1193; Hebden, Michael "Tub"  570, 808; Hill, Thomas  349 (let); Hinde, Robert W. (Bob)  71; Hitchins, Laurence  1002, 1071; Hope, Margaret Joan (née Stephens)  120; Hurcombe, Peter  19; Hurrell, Geoffrey  104–105; Johnson, Christopher M. P.  181, 364; Jones, Basil  640; Kabwemba, Teddy  1228 (let); Keates, John D.  387; King, Jacqueline  218; Lockwood, David  664; Mallett, Norman  1170; Marshall, Sue  678, 1136, 1143–1144; Matthews, Frank John  70; Meadows, Leslie  218; Ngetsa, Betty (Elizabeth)  618, 808; Orme, John, Revd  602; Orme, Revd John  120; Overington, Roger F.  168; Parry, Anthony Hawley Grey  319, 735; Parsons, Joyce  810; Parsons, Roy  475; Payne, Eric  96; Roberts, J. Michael  1170; Roberts, Jill  975; Sadler, Bernard  1146; Scudamore, Keith  991; Slatford, Frederick Sidney (Fred)  880; Smith, John Alexander  642; Smith, Peter Jefferson  144; Smith, Ruth H.  270, 294, 539, 544; Smith, T. Jefferson  784; Southall, Lee  807; Spiers, Alfred George Frank  663–664; Stenton, Geoffrey  1168; Stillwell, Ronald Edward  471–472; Stracey, Alastair  1170; Taylor, Charlie  1222; Taylor, Helen R.  74, 316; Thornley, Joeseph  414, 712; Tingley, Roger  268; Trueman, Ivor H.  191–192; Tudball, Margaret  366; Venn, Edward R. (Ted)  858, 974–975; Waddy, Richard F.  48; Webb, Matthew  907; White, Arthur  688; Whiting, Roland C.  496; Whittaker, Philip  472; Willis, David  1268; Willis, Geoff  1168; Yates, Derek Frank  1045
Ockwell, Catherine  1180
Ockwell, David (contrib)  1180
oddstruckness  840–841
Odell, Stanley, Sir  1181
ODG see Oxford DG
Offen, Richard (contrib)  127, 273–275
Old RW News: first bell openings  577; Willson family  506
25 Years Ago: Around & About  578, 915; Birmingham conquer the Exeter heavies  632; Bristol University Society  57; carpets  795; D-Day anniversary ringing  656; Great Hall  171; ladies' 12-bell peal  1014; Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cath Ch of S Michael & S Georg  795; memorial to John Bramley  327; New Romney, Kent, S Nicholas  483; progress and inflation  425; sex and the belfry  988; sound control  751; "wide-eyed, and dizzy"  601
50 Years Ago: Belfry Gossip  738; Bells and Bellfounding (Shepherd)  37; Carter Triples  367; competition brings cleaner belfries  1083; first prize in Fabian Stedman competition  1083; gas conversions  397; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, S Mary de Lode  1000; Great Tom of Lincoln  902; gross abuse  1083; Hampshire's unique ower  397; handbell peals  388; handbells in the attic  883; Kilifi, Kenya, Africa, S Thomas  930, 1036; learners over 50  258; Marlborough, Wiltshire, S Mary  397; nation's gift to Australia  973, 976, 978; note on Stedman Caters and Cinques  945; Parker’s twelve-part  793; Pye, George  436; "ring out the old - ring in the new"  1026; Ringing and Conducting Standard Methods  388; Ringing World editor retires  930; Ringing World new editor  858; rough peal technique  1184; Universities Association Life Membership  75; "waiting for the dawn"  343; Whitstable, Kent, S Alphege  999
75 Years Ago: 5-bell ringing  827; 7-bell methods  642; air raids  619; belfry prayers  701; Bob Major lead ends  701; the CC and the exercise  952, 972; Central Council meeting  511; curious towers and belfries  978–979, 1061; dodecahedron  594; the future  887 (eds); Liberty Bell  879; London University  999; method construction rules  667; miscellaneous performances  499; new methods  721; paper supply  1122; peal ringing  1023, 1047; Plain Bob Fourteen in  918; "ringing and life"  439; seven bell methods  690; Stedman Triples  1222; thoughts about methods  415, 445 (let); "twelve months after"  376
100 Years Ago: "among the heavy bells of Kent"  825; Association subscriptions  154; Associations’ opportunities  810; bell founders London dinner  192; CC meeting  546, 602; CC powers  865; CC's future  714; CC's role  556; church struck by lightning  1147; district system  485; Easter meetings  374; "fallen heroes"  219; finance and reconstruction  399; Johnson, Henry  243; length of a peal  898; memorial service  131; method tapping  1147; Methods Committee  666; Midland Counties’ Association  423, 966; Norwich DA  942, 1051, 1085; Norwich scholar  1194; peal ringing standard  854; Putney officers peal  281; royal bell founding  329; St Athan, The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, S Tathan  987; striking in peals  921; toleration  1018; Uniting in action  98; war memorials  349, 1108; Westminster Abbey bells  109, 370; Westminster, Greater London, S Clement Danes  726; Winchester Guild  678
O'Mahony, Christopher
(contrib): Easter message  371; Framework for Method Ringing  225; stepping down as CC president  551
responses to: saving method ringing  798
open days: 1981 Bedford District  445 (let); Basingstoke, Hants, All Saints  933–934; Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund  879
Open University Society (OPUSCR), 40th anniversary ringing day and dinner  953
opinion pieces: does it matter where you are drawn to ring?  8–9; "how I got into ringing"  578; moving house/tower  811; ringing at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, S Peter  842–843; "Ringing in the Post- Apocalyptic Age"  179–180; "rising to the challenge", CC engagement  604–605; a vision for the future of youth ringing  248
75 Years Ago: "ringing and life"  439
 see also 'Room at the Top'
OPUSCR see Open University Society
Oram, Ian (contrib)  1264–1265, 1271
Orchard, Nigel: retirement  1004; tributes to  962
Orme, John, Revd (obit)  602
Orme, Liz (contrib)  8–9, 56–57
Ottaway, Andrew (contrib)  955
outings/tours: an airborne tour of 60 years ago  303; Around Tour  826; ASCY seniors' summer tour  801; Banwell, Somerset, S Andrew ringers  1050; Barnes Summer Tour  917; Bellringing Motorcyclists tour  689; Clavis Lodge tour to Ypres and Dordrecht  468; Clerical Ringers Guild in South Wales  1194; Cumberland Youths in USA  1253–1254; D&N ramble in Tyneside Coastal area  855; Edinburgh ringers go to Tulloch  410–411; Exeter Colleges Guild  898; Exonian Society Annual Tour  782; Feasters Two-Tower European Tour  63; Four Shires Guild  341; Friends of Derick Obergene QP week  1196–1197; Griffin Ringers Outing  1048; Herts ringers in Ireland  49–50; L Martin Daniels Peal Tour  514; Lilliputters  641, 888–890, 1105; Liz and friends QP week  1139; Medical Ringers Guild  569–570; OUS 1980s in Lundy  839; RAF Guild  927; Reading and Channel Islands trip to Tulloch  1152–1153; "ringing for tin in Poldark country"  859; RNGB AGM Oxford outing  317; Roving Ringers  665, 881, 883; Royal Naval Guild  4–5; St Paul’s Cathedral Guild  284; Salisbury DG young ringers  389, 860; Shropshire ringers go continental again  434–435; sixteen go to Lundy  292; Somerset’s Wednesday Group May trip  520; St Martin's Guild in York  1169; Sussex CA in Tulloch  639; Thurcaston/Swithland  1000; Trinity UK Tour  785; Universities Association Summer Tour  903; Wayfarers 2019 Tour  929; Yorkshire Grand Day Out  440; Young Bell Ringers Cycle Tour  1075
Overington, Roger F. (obit)  168
Oxford DG (ODG): 10-bell competition and meeting  1221; 50 years of handbell ringing  365; Banbury branch QP week  339; Bell Fund AGM  318; handbell day  413; Newbury branch, QP week  290; peal tour of North Norfolk  557; winners of RWNYC  669–670, 671 (eds); winning RWNYC band on preparation and contest day  696–697; young ringers on TV  479
Oxford Society, 100 years of ladies in  176
Oxford University Society, on Lundy  839

Paddington Bear fund raising  1267
Page, Daniel (contrib)  827
Page, Jack, interview  576–577
parish churches see church buildings
Parker, David and Karen (contrib)  974
Parker, Joseph J. (historical composer)  792–793, 820–821
Parker, Sandra (contrib)  663–664
Parliament, support for bell ringing  203
Parry, Anthony Hawley Grey (obit)  319, 735
Parsons, Joyce (obit)  810
Parsons, Roy (obit)  475
Patterson, Janet (contrib)  1074
Paulson, Duncan (contrib)  74
Paulson, Sara (contrib)  1169
Payne, Eric (obit)  96
Peace Celebration Day  754
Peachey, Heather (contrib)  711, 1127
peal boards: Cumberland Youths peal boards in The Arches, London  52; Norman Smith’s composition of 23-spliced Surprise Major  78–79, 130 (let), 153 (let); Shifnal, Shropshire, S Andrew  717–719
peal ringers: firsts in conducting  105; L Martin Daniels Peal Tour  514; Vickers, Raymond  1068
1000 peals: Constant, Benjamin  282; Davey, Andrew J.  752; Davey, Revd Andrew J.  355; Dew, Michael J.  1158; Greenley, Adam S.  292; Hodkin, James A.  428; Maynard, David  1249; Purday, Michael G.  1066; Robinson, Ian N.  992; Spencer, Michael R.  1066; Williamson, Peter J.  231
2000 peals: Bennett, Neil  800; Cammiade, Paul  282; Firman, Graham G.  10; Hatchett, Michael  132; Howell, Cynthia E.  1133; Marshall, Sue  309; Warboys, Stephanie  559
4000 peals: Dove, C. Barrie  62; Pett, Tim  848
5000 peals: Curtis, Paul F.  1134
6000 peals: Regin, Alan  774, 815
'prolific': Brett, Leslie G.  963; Critchley, William Eric  818–819, 890, 914; Cullingworth, Thomas  429; Lufkin, Frank Benjamin  204; Rowley, Arthur E.  651
peals: recording performances retrospectively  987
75 Years Ago: "one who was blistered"  1023
100 Years Ago: length of a peal  898
 see also Framework for Method Ringing
peals, long length: 10,080 Addington S Major  509; 10,368 Spliced S Major  394–395, 397; 10,500 Minor and Doubles at S Mary’s, Chirk  750; Cinques and Maximus  1014; Eric Critchley and the first attempt for the 40,320  890, 914; failures and publishing as normal peals  1205 (let), 1228 (let); Framework for Method Ringing  7; preparing for long peals  529–530; record length of spliced Cinques and Maximus  1084–1085; Walkden organiser’s footnote  560
Pearson, David (contrib)  713, 715
Pendery, Mark (contrib)  1099
performance reporting, Framework for Method Ringing  7
permissiveness, Framework for Method Ringing  7, 30
Peterborough DG: 2019 AGM  761; Spring Festival  500
Peterstone Wentloog, Newport, Wales, former ch of S Peter  569
The Philippines, return of bells  23
Phillips, Helen: interview  221, 222–223
(contrib): Horton's Four  300–301; Llandaff & Monmoth DA handbell bell  402
physics of bell ringing: potential energy  81 (let), 105 (let), 130 (let); "why swing bells?"  108
Pickford, Chris (contrib): Critchley, William Eric  890; Great War Memorial booklet  573–574; Mallet bell  57; Northampton, Northamps, S Edmund  198–199
Pickford, Heather (contrib)  750
Pickup, Mike (contrib)  228
Pike, Max (contrib)  957–958
Place, Mark (contrib)  770–771
Plain Bob, 'even and odd'  124
plaques, commemorative  1198
plastic wrappers  531 (let)
Platt, Michael J. book collection  228
poetry (inc Poet's Corner): "A Passing"  807; Alvington bells  1170; 'Bell Ringers' (Dave Smith)  156; new ringing hymn  422 (let), 505–506 (let); QP of Bristol  878; "Ring Out, Wild Bells"  1229 (let)
police in ringing  916–917
Polish bell marks 80th anniversary of German invasion  884, 928
politics, Reynolds, Linda appointment  598
Ponteland, Northumb, S Mary V, new bells  28
Poole, Chris  1124
Poppy Appeal ringers' badges  1201
potential energy of the bell  81 (let), 105 (let), 130 (let)
Potter, David E. (contrib)  765–766, 1013
Povey, Chris (contrib)  298
practices, targeted/focused  1202–1203
prayers for the belfry, 75 Years Ago  701
Price, Gavin E. (contrib)  30–31, 500, 935
Pring, Geoff (contrib)  80–81
'Project Pickled Egg'  1034 (let), 1153
Project Resound  152
protest ringing  6 (let)
psalms  1003
pub crawls  1237–1239
Pub Quiz  1155 (let)
public relations, Ringing World National Youth Contest  199 (eds), 200 (let)
public ringing, what should we ring for?  625–627
 see also commemorative ringing
Pugh, Ashley (contrib)  108
Pullin, Geoff (contrib): Peterborough DG AGM  761; Peterborough DG Spring Festival  500; Waddy, Richard F.  48
Pullin, Richard (contrib)  772–774, 792–793, 820–821, 1176–1177, 1207–1209
Pullin, Robert, interview  276–277
pullometers  1248
Pupeikyte, Justina  226–227 (let)
Pye, George, 50 Years Ago  436

quarter peals: 1000 QPs at Durleigh, Somerset  60; 2018 QP report  180–181; Bucks and Berks Young Ringers  716; Dorset "circled"  715; sacred and secular  226 (let)
Queen's birthday honours  599

Rabong, Steve (contrib)  240
Radway, Warwickshire, S Peter  1059 (let)
Rae, Bob (contrib)  440
RAF Guild  268, 927
Railway Memorial Service  1102–1103
Rambling Ringers’ Club  1171
Ranger, Janet (contrib)  123
Rank, John (contrib)  1139
Rawlins, Lyril  55
Reading, Judith (contrib)  228
'Reasons to Ring', Victoria, Queen of England  156
 see also commemorative ringing
record lengths, Framework for Method Ringing  7
 see also peals, long length
recruitment/retention: CC mini roadshow  857; emergency strategy  1083; "how I got into ringing"  578; "how to develop as a new band"  673; inclusivity in ringing  1106 (let); Kildwick MiniRingers  593; Millennium project  344; outreach programme  247 (eds); 'Room at the Top'  1046–1047, 1058 (let), 1062–1063; "summoned by bells"  595, 883; sustaining university societies and other ringing groups  909–911; "what to expect as a new ringer"  915; "Why do ringers lapse?"  319, 621–623; by Zachary Chiu  128
 see also learning to ring; Let's Ring!
Reeves, Arthur (contrib)  977–978
Regan, Mark (contrib)  581, 617, 1098, 1171, 1267
Regin, Alan, 6000 peals  774, 815
 see also Rolls of Honour
rehanging bells, Hanley bells  741–743, 798 (let), 1151
Remap  1027
Remembrance Day  1079 (eds), 1102–1103, 1123
repairs see restoration projects
restoration projects: Almonsbury, Glos, S Mary the Virgin  391, 417–418; Calstock, Cornwall, S Andrew  964–965; Milton Lilbourne, S Peter  173–175; Notre Dame, Paris fire  1004; Runcorn, Cheshire, All Saints  100; Ruthin, Denbighs, Wales, S Peter  31; Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, S Peter  500, 935; St Athan, ValeGlam, Wales, S Tathan  30; Swithland, Leics, S Leonard  1240–1241
 see also augmented rings
retention see recruitment/retention
Revelstoke, Devon, S Peter, Noss Mayo  579
Reverse methods  250 (let), 278–279 (let)
Reynolds, Leith  597, 598, 599 (eds)
Reynolds, Linda  598
Ridgman Trophy  599
Ridley, Chris (contrib)  52, 837–838, 909–911
Ridley, Phil (contrib)  1104–1105
Riley, Roger (contrib)  1101–1102
ringers, young: Bedfordshire Assoc new team leader  1049; Bucks and Berks QPs  716; children ringing for children  1199; Cycle Tour  1075; G&B training day  1125–1126; Kent CA in New Forest  444; Kildwick MiniRingers  348, 593; Lancashire Assoc group  672; leadership  303 (let); Lilliputters AGM weekend  437; Lilliputters birthdays  169–170, 220; Lilliputters Christmas outing  169; Lilliputters Kent weekend  641; Lilliputters summer tour  888–890; Lilliputters Sussex weekend  1105; Oxford DG on TV  479; QP in Tulloch  1086; Salisbury DG  389, 860; South East England Youth Striking Contest  737; a vision for the future  248; Worcester, Worcs, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM youngest ringer  668
Ringing and Conducting Standard Methods (Smith), 50 Years Ago  388
Ringing Associations: 100 Years Ago  154; bell fund uses  834; geography  1209; inflation rates  891 (let); statistics  863–865; strategies for  1130, 1154 (let)
Ringing Associations, 100 Years Ago  810
ringing chambers, carpets in  795
Ringing Remembers: Armistice Centenary badges  501–503; Dewsbury commemorations  154; minutes of CC Annual Meeting  256; new ringers  145; Remembrance Day  1079 (eds); Sussex County Association  373; VE day anniversary  1012 (let); W&P War Centenary commemorations  497–498
Ringing World: 2019 diaries  3 (eds); 2020 diaries  980, 1001, 1074, 1082 (let); 2020 merchandise  980; AGM at Goldsmiths, London  960–962; board appointments  719; Bosworth, Will, as new editor  959 (eds), 1055; calendar  980; Christmas gift ideas  1200; compostable wrappers  1055, 1103; death notices now free  1151; editorial assistant advert  1028; global contributions  1228 (let); Lewis, Robert - a quick look back  1052; Lewis, Robert stepping down as editor  719 (eds), 884, 1031 (eds); making our Charitable Objects more realistic  299, 326 (let), 343; new editor job advertisement  815; overseas subscription rate anomalies  1055; plastic wrappers  531 (let); Pub Quiz  1155 (let); "splendid issue"  650 (let); subscription rates  1175; Teasdale, Christopher, recruitment  1210
50 Years Ago: editor retires  930; new editor  858, 1026
corrections: 100 Years Ago  475; ART 2019 awards  392; duplication  1002; false peals  798 (let); 'First Peal Congratulations'  243; Frodsham S Major  691; Grappenhall, Cheshire, S Wilfrid  1012; Lancashire AGM  368; Learning the Ropes passes  931; making our Charitable Objects more realistic  343; Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, S Peter  979; surname misspelling  715
directors: Davis, Doug  224; Lay, Graham  224
Ringing World National Youth Contest: 2020 in York  887, 1227; awards ceremony  694, 695; Cheshire Cats band  699; entries  151 (eds); handbells at  698; how the G&B prepared  764; judging comments  763; Liverpool 2019 at a glance  64; "more than a contest"  676 (let); new chief judge  1124; open towers  698; the organiser  695; Oxford DG as winners  669–670, 671 (eds); preparations for  419 (eds), 668; publicity  199 (eds), 200 (let); reflections from the day  695 (eds), 696–697; teams  704–705
Ringing World Pathways  1064–1065, 1086, 1131 (let), 1232–1233
RNGB see Royal Naval Guild
Roast, Joe E. G. (contrib)  388
Robert B Smith Trophy  1072
Roberts, A. S., Canon  955
Roberts, Don (contrib)  367
Roberts, J. Michael (obit)  1170
Roberts, Jackie (contrib)  754
Roberts, Jill (obit)  975
Robertson, Craig (contrib)  736
Rogers, John (contrib)  1169
Rogers, Phil (contrib)  1071
role splicing, Gloucester & Bristol DA  619
Rolls of Honour: April 1919  304; August 1919  822; D-Day landings  527; February 1919  82–83; June 1919  749; March 1919  204; May 1919  419; Ringing Remembers  1079 (eds)
Rooke, Philippa (contrib)  1265
'Room at the Top': celebrity ringers and learners  1046–1047; emergency strategy  1083; introduction  988; newbie perspective  1099; recruitment  1046–1047, 1058 (let); retention and 'prestigious' towers  1062–1063; ringing learning curves  1010–1011; sending the elevator back down  1082 (let); zone concept  959, 1058 (let)
rope length adjustment using bobbins  809
Rose, Jonathan (contrib)  319, 763, 1271
Rose, Phillip (contrib)  387
Rossell family  440
Rothera family ringing  294
Roulstone, Claire, interview with  528–529
Roving Ringers tour  665, 881, 883
Rowley, Arthur E.  651
Royal Naval Guild: AGM Oxford outing  317; QP day  293; Trafalgar Weekend and 40th anniversary outing  4–5
Royston, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt  296
Rumsey, Andrew Paul, Reverend Dr  143
Runcorn, Cheshire, All Saints  100
Runting, Alexander (contrib)  220, 578
Russ, Stephen (contrib)  240
rust in bell installations  326
Ruthin, Denbighs, Wales, S Peter  31
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, S Peter  500, 935, 979
Ryde School, Queen’s Road, Ryde  1131 (let)

Saddleton, Helen (contrib)  413
Saddleton, Phil  251
Sadler, Bernard (obit)  1146
safeguarding: ART conference  247; Charity Commission, reporting to  177; a final review  904, 914 (let)
safety in ringing, stays  1034 (let)
 see also accidents/incidents; maintenance issues
St Andrews University, graduation ringing  740
St Athan, The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, S Tathan, 100 Years Ago  987
St Athan, ValeGlam, Wales, S Tathan  30
St Clement’s, 'Education Column'  172, 196
St Cuileáin Guild handbell week  873
St James Guild USA  184
St Martin's Guild (Birmingham)  1169
St Paul’s Cathedral Guild  284
St Simon’s, 'Education Column'  172
Salisbury, Andrew  21
Salisbury DG: 8-bell striking competition  547; festival and AGM  545–546; Firsts Week  386; Great War Memorial booklet  573–574; Guild Novice and Six Bell Striking Competitions  941; LEBRF Open Day  879; new Bishop of Ramsbury  143; original artwork  345; QP week  1166; Young Ringers Day  389; young ringers in Bath  860
San Lorenzo, Genoa  200–201 (let)
Sansum, David (contrib)  219
Save the Children  1074, 1199
Scales, Lynn (contrib)  769
schools and ringing: back to school after 50 years  1156–1157; Ryde School, Queen’s Road, Ryde  1131 (let)
Scientific Triples  1242–1245
Scott, Graham (contrib)  735
Scottish Association, Edinburgh ringers go to Tulloch  410–411
Scudamore, Keith (obit)  991
Seabright, Nicky, Preb (contrib)  979
Sealey, Phil (contrib)  1169
secular quarters  226 (let)
Sedbergh, Cumbria, S Andrew, Woodhouse ringing machine  522
Sedgbeer, Cyril, birthday  952
Selby, North Yorkshire, Abbey Ch of S Mary & S Germain  1101–1102
Servants' Six  97
Sharpe, Frederick, collection for  127
Sharpe Trust  1155 (let)
Sheffield, S Yorks, Cath Ch of S Peter & S Paul  228
Shenstone, Staffordshire, S John Bapt  321–323
Shepherd, Ronald Edward, Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia  101–102
Sherwood, Anna (contrib)  763
Shifnal, Shropshire, S Andrew: Albion Society of Shifnal  744–745 (let); a commemoration and an appeal  717–719; Stedman Triples  722
Shinfield, Berks, S Mary 950th anniversary  716
Shipton, Helen (contrib)  1027
Shipway, William (historical composer)  772–774, 817 (let)
'Show of Strength'  556
Shropshire ringers go continental again  434–435
Sibson, Derek (contrib)  104
Sidcup, London, S John the Evangelist  59
silent and non-conducted peals  538
Singapore Cathedral project: BellBoard  774, 796; bicentennial celebrations  1230; dediction service  789–791; discrimination case  817, 844 (let); first ring on  767, 774; installation completion date and visiting  374 (let); teaching in  892–894; tenor bell and Laith Reynolds  597, 598
Skipton Music Festival  348
Slark, Brenda  104–105
Slatford, Frederick Sidney (Fred) (obit)  880
Slavonic, Lynsey (contrib)  768
Smedley, Alison (contrib)  319
Smith, Andrew G. (contrib)  1096
Smith, Dave, poem by  156
Smith, David (contrib)  128
 see also 'Education Column'
Smith, John Alexander (obit)  642
Smith, Liz (contrib)  316
Smith, Molly (contrib)  169
Smith, Norman, peal board  78–79, 130 (let), 153 (let)
Smith, Peter Jefferson (obit)  144
Smith, Robert B. see Robert B Smith Trophy
Smith, Ruth H. (obit)  270, 294, 539, 544
Smith, T. Jefferson (obit)  784
Smith, Tony (contrib)  819
Soham train explosion  620
Somerset’s Wednesday Group  362
Sotheran, Peter  532
sound control  751
sound of bells: enjoyed by most  29 (let); how far away  1231; as witness  1027
South Africa: Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cath Ch of S Michael & S Georg  795; Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Holy Cross Monastery, Hillandale  845–846
South East England Youth Striking Contest  737
South West 12 Bell Competition  51, 1096
Southall, Kerry (contrib)  807
Southall, Lee (obit)  807
Sparks, Chris (contrib)  441–443
Sparling, David (contrib)  1253–1254
Spencer, Susan (contrib)  856
spider for ropes available  1148
Spiers, Alfred George Frank (obit)  663–664
Spivey, Russell (contrib)  954
Spracklen, Mike  271
SRCY see Cumberland Youths
Sri Lankan bombings  489
standard methods, 75 Years Ago  415, 445 (let)
Stanford, Stephen (contrib)  526
Stannard, Paul V. (contrib)  760
statistics: 2018 QP report  180–181; "prove the numbers"  775 (let), 797
stays  1034 (let)
Stedman: "Impossible One Part"  203; method extensions  416; Reverse Triples  250 (let), 278–279 (let); Stedman Plus  1236; variable cover  488
50 Years Ago: first prize in Fabian Stedman competition  1083; note on Stedman Caters and Cinques  945
Stedman, Fabian: "an oddment on"  1178; first book  58 (let)
Stedman Triples: 75 Years Ago  1222; celebration of  581; historic peal at Shifnal, Shropshire  722; history and extensions  1246–1247; touches  228, 251
steel bells  222–223, 326 (let)
Steeple Aston, Oxon, SS Peter & Paul  1249
Stenton, Geoffrey (obit)  1168
Stenton, Kath and Jan (contrib)  1168
Stephens, Michael (contrib)  243, 739, 787
Stewardship & Management Workgroup update  506–507
Stillwell, Ronald Edward (obit)  471–472
Stoke-on-Trent, S John the Evangelist, Hanley bells  741–743, 798 (let)
Stokes, Christopher (contrib)  1068
Stone, Valerie (contrib)  60
Stracey, Alastair: (contrib)  761; (obit)  1170
Strange, Louis, Wing Commander  748
striking competitions: Chester DG 10-bell  1121; Coburn Trophy  691; Kent young ringers  1200; Kimpton Cup  999; lessons from the 12-bell revisited  483, 510, 532, 555, 676 (let); London 12 Bell Competition  1104–1105; North-West 12-bell striking competition  352; ODG 10-bell  1221; Ridgman Trophy  599; Salisbury DG  547, 941; South East England Youth Striking Contest  737; South West 12 Bell Competition for the Higby Trophy  51; Swansea & Brecon DG  795; Tewkesbury Shield  473
 see also judging striking; National 12 Bell Striking Contest; Ringing World National Youth Contest
striking in peals, 100 Years Ago  921
Suffolk Bells (hymn)  422 (let)
Sunday services, Church of England requirements  229
Sussex County Association: Ringing Remembers  373; in Tulloch  639
Swansea & Brecon DG, AGM and Striking Competition  795
swift bird boxes  1172
swifts  279 (let)
Swithland, Leics, S Leonard, restoration  1240–1241

'Tail Ends': "before the War"  787; Brexit  123; confidence  835; dress standard  75, 81 (let); farewell to  866 (let); maps  195; misleading words  319; tower list  147
Tansley-Thomas, Anne (contrib)  813–814
taxation, Chancel Tax  130 (let)
Taylor Bellfoundry Museum  890
Taylor, Bernard (contrib)  316
Taylor, Catherine (contrib)  1120, 1148
Taylor, Charlie (obit)  1222
Taylor, Helen R. (obit)  74, 316
Taylor, John (contrib)  1029–1031
Taylor, Nigel, interview  193–194
Taylor Trophy  645–650
Taylors see John Taylor & Co (bellfounder); Loughborough Bellfoundry
teaching ringing: bell handling  736; deaf ringers  1059 (let); quirky call changes  1204; "which hand is doing most of the work?"  1127
 see also Assoc of Ringing Teachers (ART)
'Teaching Tips'  1127
Teasdale, Christopher, recruitment  1210
technology: Cirel software  1229 (let); pullometers  1248
terminology: common language  99; French ringing vocabulary  866 (let), 891 (let), 914 (let), 938 (let), 963 (let), 989 (let)
Tewkesbury Shield  473
Thomas, Jen (contrib)  737, 956, 1200
Thomas, Simon, Bloodwise Bellringing Challenge  1033–1034
Thomson, Jenny (contrib)  549–550, 1080–1081
Thomson, Nick (contrib)  981–983, 986
Thornburn, Martyn (contrib)  4–5
Thorne, David, in hospital  1055
Thornley, Joeseph (obit)  414, 712
'Thought for the week': artificial intelligence  931; authority of institutions  195; Balangiga, the Philippines  23; bell inscriptions  439; Buckfast, Devon, Abbey Ch of S Mary  907; Candlemas  123, 147; Christmas and advent  1271; church clocks  319, 523, 691; Church seasons  547; church towers  1171; common language  99; divisions in groups  667; Easter  415; emotions in ringing  1075; epiphany  75; forgetting things  1223; fundamentals and harmonics  835; going like the clappers  343; a helping hand  51; holidays  811; Holy Land  219; Lent  243; musicianship  1147; "Never say no!"  367; Notre Dame, Paris  499; patience of Job  1099; preparation  271; ringing teams  763; Roberts, A. S., Canon  955; saints and remembrances  1123; the silent bell  295; social status  1051; sound of bells  1027; a story to tell  571; strangers  1199; success and progress  979; successful ringers  475; "summoned by bells"  883; "the great secret of help is encouragement"  391; transitions  619; Valentine’s Day  171; visiting ringers  739, 787; visitors' book  859; visitors to Cornwall  715
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, All Saints  715
Thurcaston/Swithland outing  1000
Tiebout, Paul (contrib)  1084–1085
The Times, Ringing World National Youth Contest  200 (let)
Tingley, Roger (obit)  268
Tinkler, Randle (contrib)  1146
Titchfield, Hampshire, Peter  1172
Tompsett, Sue (contrib)  903
Towell, David (contrib)  1173–1175
The Tower Grabbers' Guide (Wrycroft)  1194–1195
tower-grabbing  147
towers see bell towers; ringing chambers
Townend, R. (contrib)  1219
Townsend, John Alfred (WWI ringer)  1079
Townsend, Jonathan (contrib)  1079
training methods  368
Tremain, Phil (contrib)  171, 816, 1147
Trigger, Sam  668
Trinity UK Tour  785
(T)RopeAdviser  1155 (let)
Trueman, Ivor H. (obit)  191–192
Trueman, Richard (contrib)  191–192
Truro DG, South West 12 Bell Competition for the Higby Trophy  1096–1097
Tudball, Margaret (obit)  366
Tulloch Ringing Centre, Scotland: Edinburgh ringers go to Tulloch  410–411; interview with Peter Bevis  480–481; Reading and Channel Islands  1152–1153; Sussex County Association trip  639
Turner, Matthew (contrib)  952
Turramurra S Major  421
twin hunt methods  244

UBSCR see Bristol University Society
ULSCR see London University Society
Underdown, David (contrib)  533–534, 625 (let)
United States: Houston, Texas, Apollo 11 anniversary ringing  768; ringers invited to reception in US Embassy  477–478; St James Guild  184; Trinity UK Tour  785
Universities Association Summer Tour  903
university ringing: "award winners – where are they now?"  985; sustaining university societies and other ringing groups  909–911; Welsh Colleges Society  837–838
50 Years Ago: life membership  75
Uphill, Michael (contrib)  168
Uprichard, Dan (contrib)  1–3, 351

Valentine’s Day  171
Vant, George (contrib)  97, 217
VE day anniversary, planning for 75th anniversary ringing  624, 1012 (let)
 see also D-Day anniversary
Venn, Edward R. (Ted) (obit)  858, 974–975
Vernet 2019 Summer School  861–862
Vernet-les-Bains, France, S George: "a first at"  745 (let); BellBoard  402, 966; Easter  393; "fête des cloches et de l’entente cordiale"  1008–1009; new bells  100
Vickers, Raymond  1068
Victoria, Queen of England  156
visiting ringers  739, 787, 989 (let)

W&DCRA see Worcester, Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association library
W&PDG see Winchester & Portsmouth DG
Waby, Edward, Private  1142
Waddy, Richard F. (obit)  48
Wakefield, Gillian (contrib)  1220
Wales, "mysterious ring of six bells"  1106 (let), 1131 (let)
Walkden, Greater Manchester, S Paul, long length  509
Walters, Jane (contrib)  156
war memorials  349, 1108
Warboys, John (contrib)  306–307
Warboys, Stephanie (contrib)  1073, 1143–1144, 1224
Wardell, Anne (contrib)  173–175
Warrington, county lines  1058 (let)
Washington, DC, United States, Cath Ch of S Peter & S Pau  1053, 1054, 1076, 1082 (let)
Washington, DC, United States, Old Post Office Tower  1053, 1054, 1106 (let)
Waters, Deborah (contrib)  417–418
Waters, Stephen (contrib)  468
waveform, blue line as  989 (let), 1012 (let)
Wayfarers 2019 Tour  929
Webb, Matthew (obit)  907
webcam installation  816
websites: Central Council  399, 554 (let), 601 (let), 625 (let); Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings of Bells of the World  963; (T)RopeAdviser  1155 (let)
weddings, church weddings in decline  371, 398 (let), for individual occasions see marriages
Wellen, Robert (contrib): Dorset "circled"  715; obituary of Ivan L. Andrews  411–412; Rampisham, Dorset mystery  20; Salisbury DG artwork  345; Salisbury DG festival and AGM  545–546; Salisbury DG young ringers  860; Slatford, Frederick Sidney (Fred) (obit)  880
Wellington, New Zealand, bells from S Edmunds  269
Welsh Colleges Society, university ringing  837–838
Westley award for church bell maintenance  759, 905–906
Westman, Rich (contrib)  602
Westminster Abbey, Greater London, Collegiate Church of S Peter, 100 Years Ago  109, 370
Westminster, Greater London, S Clement Danes, 100 Years Ago  726
the Westminster Hospital  575
Westwood, John (contrib)  1223
Whitaker, Sarah (contrib)  472
White, Arthur (obit)  688
White-Horne, Catherine (contrib)  121–122
White, Michael V. (contrib)  268, 927
White, Richard (contrib)  688
White-Spunner, Cameron  526
Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd, Nigel Taylor interview  193–194
Whitechapel Trophy  1071
Whiteley, Martin (contrib)  1084–1085
Whiting, Roland C. (obit)  496
Whitstable, Kent, S Alphege  990–991, 999
Whittaker, Philip (obit)  472
whole-pull ringing, Framework for Method Ringing  7
'Who's Who'  223 (eds); Bevis, Peter  480–481; Brown, David  372; Christian foundations  398 (let); de Kok, Paul  720–721; Hyde, Linda  1032; Johnson, Jennifer  420; Page, Jack  576–577; Phillips, Helen  221, 222–223; Pullin, Robert  276–277; Roulstone, Claire  528–529; Willans, Maggie  324–325, 349 (let)
Wickham, Anne (contrib)  1170
Wilby, Andrew (contrib)  789–791
Willans, Maggie, interview  324–325, 349 (let)
Willans, R. William (contrib)  1005–1007
Williams, Zoë (contrib)  396
Willis, David (obit)  1268
Willis, Geoff (obit)  1168
Willson family  506
Wilson, Nich (contrib)  1213
Wimbotsham, Norfolk, S Mary  907
Winchester & Portsmouth DG (W&PDG): Armistice archive  1035, 1082 (let); false peals  798 (let); firsts f/night  1140; War Centenary commemorations  497–498
Winchester Guild, 100 Years Ago  678
Winchester, Hampshire, Chapel of S Mary, Winchester College  1156–1157
Winchester, Hants, Cath Ch of Holy Trinity, S Peter, S Paul & S Swithun  125
Winstanley, Keith  836
Winter, Alan (contrib)  599
the Wirral, ancient yews and pleasure gardens  1146
Witchell, David, Revd (contrib)  23, 499, 1027
Woodhouse ringing machine  522
Woolley, Robin (author)  819
Worcester, Worcs, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM: BellBoard  9, 229; dedication  617; Paddington Bear fund raising  1267; youngest ringer  668
Worcester, Worcs, sounds & craftsmanship of Worcestershire’s church bells  1098
Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association (W&DCRA), library  280–281, 715
World Scout Jamboree  787
World War I: badges  775, 938; "before the War"  787; Chester, Cheshire, Cath Ch of Christ and BVM  241; first officers’ peal  533–534, 625 (let); Great War Memorial booklet  573–574; Itchen Stoke, Hampshire ringing  796; New Alresford, Hants, S John Bap ringing  22; personal stories behind commemorative peals  1142; Railway Memorial Service  1102–1103; Rampisham, Dorset mystery  20; ringers' badges fund raiser  1201; Townsend, John Alfred  1079; W&P War Centenary commemorations  497–498; war memorials  349
 see also Armistice Centenary; Rolls of Honour
World War II: Polish bell marks 80th anniversary of German invasion  884, 928
75 Years Ago: the future  887 (eds); peal ringing in war-time  1047
Wratten, Cyril  218
Wright, Chris (contrib)  348, 593
Wrycroft, George (contrib)  1194–1195
WW2 see World War II
WWI see World War I
Wycherley, Michael  195
Wyld, Colin (contrib)  1242–1245

YACR see Yorkshire Assoc
Yates, Derek Frank (obit)  1045
Yeoman, Jimmy L. (contrib)  888–890
yoga for ringers  504–505
York, N Yorks, Cath & Metropolitical Church of S Peter (York Minster), St Martin's Guild at  1169
Yorkshire Assoc (YACR), Grand Day Out  440
Yorkshire S Major  572
Young, Hayley (contrib)  1096
young ringers see ringers, young
Ypres, Belgium, S George: Clavis Lodge tour  468; Shropshire ringers go continental again  434–435