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Retirement of Reverend Prebendary David Chrowhurst

 

 
 

 

'After a period of some anticipation the Vicar of St Oswald King and Martyr, Oswestry, Reverend Prebendary David Crowhurst, announced that he would be retiring on the 3rd of February 2008.

This gave the Oswestry ringers three weeks to arrange some suitable ringing to mark the occasion and to thank him for his service and support to the bell ringers of St Oswald's over the last twenty years. It was decided that we should have a quarter by a purely local band and something a bit more specific to mark the occasion. Andy Harris duly arranged the bands and the following were scored:'

The Oswestry Society

On Sunday 27th January 2008 in 47 minutes

A Quarter Peal of 1260 Bob Doubles

1    Jan Snowball   (Secretary)
2    Sue Ganley   (Treasurer)
3    Andrew J Harris (Steeplekeeper)
4    Will Lander   (Webmaster)
5    Brian J Rothera   (Ringing Master)  Cond.
6    R Stuart Evans   (Deputy Ringing Master)

Rung to mark the retirement of Revd Preb David B Crowhurst and to thank him for over 20 years of service at St Oswald King and Martyr and support to the ringers.

 

The band in reverse order with Revd Crowhurst

 

On Saturday 2nd February 2008 in 1 hr & 20 mins

A Date Touch of 2008 Spliced Major

3 methods: Plain Bob, Little Bob and Cambridge Surprise

1    Peter J Woollam
2    Neil Bennett    Cond.
3    Ann Bennett
4    Jill Danby
5    Richard Danby
6    Brian J Rothera
7    Philip J Rothera
8    Andrew J Harris

Rung in the year of his retirement to honour the Vicar of St Oswald King and Martyr, Revd Preb David B Crowhurst and to thank him for over 20 years of service at St Oswald's and support to the ringers.

The band in two rows from front right
  Report by Brian Rothera.