Lesley's Lundy Weekend.
May 2-4 2009.
It was on
the Bank Holiday Weekend at the start of May that Lesley Tucker
rounded up 13 ringers and a non-ringing partner (nearly all Devon
residents) for three days on Lundy. Most had been to the island
before, but for many this was their first overnight stay,
accommodated in various properties and a tent.
(Click to enlarge)
We rang a
peal of Yorkshire S Royal, tower bell quarters of London S Royal,
Cambridge S Minor, Grandsire Caters, Stedman Caters and Cambridge
S Royal, and handbell quarters of Norwich S Minor and Kent T B
Minor. All ringing was of a good standard, much of it excellent.
Sue notched up her 5,000th quarter with the London Royal, and the
peal was Tim's first on ten as conductor.
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GUILD OF DEVONSHIRE RINGERS |
|
LUNDY,
Devon, St Helena |
|
Sat May 2 2009 2h55 (13) |
|
5040 Yorkshire S Royal |
|
Comp. K W Scudamore |
| 1 |
Donald B Carter |
| 2 |
Graham P Tucker |
| 3 |
Lesley A Tucker |
| 4 |
Sheila C Matthews |
| 5 |
Lynne P Hughes |
| 6 |
Janet M Coles |
| 7 |
A Stephen Taylor |
| 8 |
Simon J Reading |
| 9 |
Timothy M Bayton (C) |
| 10 |
Hilary A Beresford |
First on ten
as conductor. First on the tenor.
With congratulations to Exeter City FC on promotion to League
One. |
Lundy, Devon. 3 May, 1280 London (No. 3) S Royal: Janet Coles 1, Sue Sawyer
(5,000th Q) 2, Tim Bayton 3, Sheila Matthews 4, Lynne Hughes 5, Hilary Beresford 6, Graham Tucker 7, Stephen Taylor 8, Simon
Reading 9, Donald Carter (C) (450th on a May day) 10. 100th
together 8 and 10.
Sue's 5,000th quarter peal band
Lundy, Devon. (Front six) 3 May, 1296 Cambridge S Minor: Lesley Tucker 1, Rachel
Taylor 2, Sue Sawyer (5,001st Q at first attempt) 3, Richard Shere
4, Stephen Taylor 5, Graham Tucker (C) 6.
Lundy, Devon. (The Quarters) 3 May, 1272 Norwich S Minor: Sue Sawyer 1-2, Lynne
Hughes 3-4, Tim Bayton (C) 5-6.
Lundy, Devon. 3 May, 1259 Grandsire Caters: Tim Bayton 1, Hilary Beresford 2,
Sheila Matthews 3, Rachel Taylor 4, Richard Shere 5, Sue Sawyer 6, Simon Reading 7, Janet Coles 8, Donald Carter (C) 9, Stephen
Taylor 10.
Lundy, Devon. (The Belfry) 4 May, 1272 Kent TB Minor: Tim Bayton (C) 1-2, Sue
Sawyer 3-4, Lynne Hughes 5-6.
Lundy, Devon. 4 May, 1296 Stedman Caters: Hilary Beresford 1, Tim Bayton 2, Sue
Sawyer 3, Lesley Tucker 4, Sheila Matthews 5, Janet Coles 6, Lynne Hughes 7, Neil Deem 8, Donald Carter (C) (25th Stedman Caters) 9,
Graham Tucker 10.
Lundy, Devon. 4 May, 1282 Cambridge S Royal: Richard Shere 1, Sheila Matthews 2,
Stephen Taylor 3, Sue Sawyer 4, Janet Coles 5, Lynne Hughes 6, Neil Deem 7, Hilary Beresford 8, A N Other 9, Simon Reading (C)
10.
Now for some
non-ringing memories of Lundy… Running the gauntlet of the wildly
thrashing gangway to board the Oldenburg; quality lunches and
dinners in the Marisco Tavern; coming out of the peal to find the
day trippers gone & the island deserted; talking til nearly
midnight then dashing to bed before the electricity goes off;
discovering "letterboxing" stamps; walks & wildlife; playing Gin
Rummy; too much to drink? Not to forget the incredible views from
the peaceful deckchair at the top of the Old Light.
(Click to enlarge)
Neil Deem
joined us on a day trip for Monday's ringing. Lesley was thanked
for her organisation, and presented with a memento of the island.
It was a rather tired group which posed for a photo back in
Ilfracombe after a successful weekend.
(L to R: Donald Carter, Lynne
Hughes, Hilary Beresford, Rachel Taylor, Stephen Taylor, Sue
Sawyer, Sheila Matthews, Lesley Tucker, Janet Coles, Graham
Tucker, Neil Deem, Tim Bayton, Richard Shere, Simon Reading, Guy
Collins)
Lynne
Hughes.
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