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The Barnsley Shield Contest 12th March 2011

The Vicar of St Helen's, Sandal;  Rev. Rupert Martin (left) presents the Barnsley Shield to John Spencer, accepting the shield on behalf of the winning band Kirkheaton.

 

It's a Hat Trick! The Silkstone Band in 2010

Left to right: Denise Horbury, Mike Sheeran, Simon Moor, Carolyn Charlesworth,

Jonathan Charlesworth and Philip Charlesworth the Silkstone captain.

The trophies left to right are: The Swaine Cup, The Barnsley Shield and The Shelley Cup.

 

 On Friday the 9th January 2009 past and present officers of the society rang a quarter peal at St Mary's Church, Barnsley on the centenary of the inaugral meeting of the society 9th January 1909.

left to right: Brian Heppenstall, Richard Pagdin, Trevor Ledger,

Alan Shelbourn, Rodney Pagdin and Brian Sanders.

 

The Swaine Cup Contest  8th September 2007

 

The winning band Silkstone.
left to right: Keith Muxworthy, Denise Horbury, Mike Sheeran,
Captain Phillip Charlesworth, Jonathan Charlesworth, Carolyn Charlesworth 
 
The Barnsley Shield Contest 10th March 2007


left to right: Contest judge Trevor Ledger and society president
Brian Heppenstall presenting the Barnsley shield to Richard Senior, captain of the winning band, Kirkheaton.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrations.

A quarter peal of Plain Bob Triples was rung at Bolsterstone on 25th August 2011 as a Golden Wedding Anniversary compliment to Brian and Margaret Heppenstall, who were married June 1961 and also to Edwin and Yvonne King who were married August 1961.

 

left to right and treble to tenor: John Barden, Brian Heppenstall, Jean Doman,

Edwin King, Mike Sheeran, Andrew King, Michael King (C), and Geoff Littlewood.

 

A quarter peal of 2100 Plain Bob Triples was rung at All Saints, Wath upon Dearne by members of the society on Saturday 4th July 2009. This quarter was rung as part of the centenary year celebrations. See details below.

The Quarter Peal Band

 

Left to right: Brenda Sheeran, Mike Sheeran, David Micklethwaite, Andrew King, Alan Shelbourn, Mike King, Brian Sanders and Christopher Walton.

 

The Swaine Cup Contest September 2008

    

Members of the winning band, Kirkheaton with the Swaine Cup.

Left to Right: Stephen Littlewood, the Captain Richard Senior and John Spencer. The other members of the winning band were Wynford Carter, William Weston and David Hamby.

 

The 2008 Barnsley Shield Contest 

 

 Society president Brian Heppenstall presents the Barnsley Shield

to Phillip Charlesworth, Captain of the winning band Silkstone.

On the right is Derek Johnstone the Contest Judge.

 

The 2007 AGM at St Mary's, Barnsley

left to right :Matthew Baines, Derrick Moorhouse,Chris Maynard,

David Micklethwaite and Brian Sanders.