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First peal: 1, 2.

Rung as a wedding peal for Stanley White, one of the Caerleon band, also a birthday compliment to the conductor's eldest daughter.

One half the peal conducted by A Hawkins, the other half by D G Clift.

First peal for all. First peal on the bells.The ringers of 3rd and 4th elected members before starting.

First peal of Stedman: 3. First peal of Stedman on the bells.

First peal of Major as conductor.

First peal and first attempt: 1. First peal as conductor. The ringers of 4th and tenor from Merthyr, the conductor from Pontypridd, the rest are local men. Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringer of 5th.

First peal: 1, 7. First peal inside: 4. Rung with the bells half-muffled as a last tribute to the late Field-Marshal Earl Haig. All are members of the local band.

First peal: 8. First peal of Triples as conductor, and first attempt. Rung with the bells half-muffled as a last tribute to the late Field-Marshal Earl Haig.

First peal of Caters as conductor.

First peal of Stedman: 2. Rung on tho 17th anniversary of the opening of these bells.

Rung with the bells half-muffled as a token of respect to the late Mrs. E. Stitch, wife of Mr. Ernest Stitch, a much respected member of the association, with whom much sympathy is felt.

First peal of Major: 1, 4. The ringer of the 7th has now rung each bell in the tower to a peal. This composition contains 22 courses 4-6-8’s and the extent 6-7-8's.

First peal of Minor: 5, 6.

First peal: 1, 2. First peal on eight bells: 4, 5. 3rd and 7th ringers from Bedwellty. All the others are members of the local band.

First peal: 1.

First peal: 8. Arranged for ringer of 4th, who was home on holiday from London, also for ringer of 8th.

First peal of Stedman: 3. Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringers of the 3rd and 7th.

Arranged for the ringer of 2nd, who was in the district to act as judge at the ringing competition of the Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Guild at Cadoxton. Ringers of 4th and 6th kindly came from Newport and Neath to make up the band.

Arranged for Mr C H Perry, of Bridgend and Mr G I Lewis, of Cadoxton, and a farewell peal for the treble man, who had left the district to live at Pembrey.

Arranged specially for P.C. Davis, who hails from Deptford. This was his first peal on ten bells.

This is the first peal on the bells and the first peal for all the ringers. All are members of the local band.

Rung after meeting short for Little Bob Major.

First peal in the method: 1. Longest length by all the band and for the association. First peal of Treble Bob on the bells since they were augmented to eight by J. Taylor and Co. and the longest length on the bells. This composition is now rung for the first time.

First peal of Treble Bob Minor by all the band, and believed to be the first on the bells.

G. Luff is from Chiddingfold, Surrey, and he was proposed a member before starting. Ringers of 1st, 2nd and 5th are members of Usk tower.

First peal in the method by all the band, and for the association. Also the first peal in the method rung in Wales. This composition is now rung for the first time.

First peal of Minor on the bells. The band were kindly entertained to tea at the Rectory after the peal by the Rector, the Rev. Gilbert Thomas.

First peal of Caters: 1. First peal of Caters on an inside bell, and elected a member before starting: 8. Rung with the bells half-muffled as a last tribute of respect to ex-Sergeant-Major Sidney Dawe, who was interred on the above date. Seymour R. Barker’s 50th peal on these bells.

First peal: 1, 2, 6. First peal away from tenor: 4. First peal as conductor.

First peal of Doubles on the bells. All the ringers are under 19 years of age, the conductor being the youngest. Also the first peal on the bells by a local band.

First peal: 1, 8. First peal inside: 2.

First peal: 1. First peal on ten bells inside: 2. Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr. G. Large, one of the local band. First peal as conductor and first attempt. The ringer of the tenor has now rung each bell in this tower through a peal.

First peal: 1. First peal as conductor. Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringer of the sixth.

First peal of Bob Major with a bob bell: 4.

First peal of Triples as conductor, and hails from Usk. Ringers of 4th, 5th, 6th and tenor are from Newport. The rest belong to the local band.

This peal was arranged and rung as a farewell to Mr. W. Williams, an old ringer, and verger for the last 19 years at this church. Mr. Williams came to the belfry at the end of the peal and thanked the band for ringing the peal, the company wishing him and Mrs. Williams many happy years in their retirement. The thanks of the band are given to Mr. G. I. Lewis, who kindly came from Cadoxton at a few hours’ notice to take the place of one who was ill.

First peal on the bells, which are a ring of six recast and hung by Mears and Stainbank twenty years ago.

First peal of Triples: 6. 100th peal: 7.

60th peal: 1. 70th peal: 2. First peal of Stedman: 8. First peal of Stedman on the bells. Ringers of treble, 5th and 6th hail from Ton Pentre, 2nd and 7th from Bedwellty, 3rd from Llanelly, Brecon, 4th from Aberavon, tenor local.

Rung for the annual festival of the church.

Specially arranged and rung as a welcome to the new Vicar, the Rev. D. J. Wills, M.A., B.D.

First peal: 6. First peal as conductor. All are members of the local band.

First peal of Triples 6. This peal was arranged to enable the ringer of the 3rd to ring a peal on the eve of his 70th birthday, his last peal having been rung on June the 13th, 1914, the composition, the conductor and the tenor man being the same. Ringers of 3rd and 6th were made members before the peal.