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First peal: 2. First of Major: 5. 50th for Association: 8.

First of Surprise: 5.

First inside: 3. Farewell to Rev G Lovett, leaving for St Paul's Grangetown.

First of Stedman Cinques, and completes the Stedman family - Doubles to Cinques: 6. First of Cinques: 8.

First peal: 1. Circled the tower: 2. 25th together: 2, 3

For birthday - 3.

25th as conductor.

First Stedman: 1, 6.

250th for Association: 3.

First of Minor in four methods: 1, 2.

First Stedman Caters:3, 6, 9. First peal: 4. For Easter.

First on 8 handbells: 1-2. First on inside pair: 3-4.

50th on the bells: 1.

First of Surprise: 2, 3, 4, 5.

50th together: 1, 2. To congratulate Peter Bennett on his appointment as hon. secretary of the association. Also special thanks to M. Jack Pryor for his ten years’ service in that office.

First of Caters: 5.

Most Minor methods: 3. 25th together: 4, 6. A farewell to the Rev M R Rostron, leaving to become vicar of Penrhiwceiber. Also for the visit of Arthur Blessit to Cardiff in connection with the Festival of Light.

First Caters: 3. First Stedman: 4.

First handbell peal: 1-2, 7-8. First in hand as conductor.

Has circled tower: 1. In memoriam H.R.H. Edward, Duke of Windsor. Also wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bailey.

In memoriam Dr. W. G. H. Simon, former Archbishop of Wales (1968-71) and Bishop of Llandaff (1958-71).

First peal: 1, 2. In memoriam Dr. W. G. H. Simon, former Archbishop of Wales and hon. life president of this association.

Half-muffled in memoriam the Rt. Rev. W. Glyn H. Simon, father of the conductor, former Dean and Vicar of this Cathedral Parish Church. Bishop of Swansea and Brecon 1954-57. Llandaff 1957-71, and Archbishop of Wales 1968-71. A greatly respected hon. vice-president of this association.

Circled tower: 1. First peal: 6. First as conductor (aged 15). Birthday compliment to the vicar (Canon W. A. Winton) and wedding compliment to Gwen Bidgood and Philip Rogers.

100th together: 2, 7. First on eight: 8. Engagement compliment to Myrddin B Jones and Mary E Pryor.

First Surprise: 2.

First peal (age 13): 1. Farewell compliment to A W Gibbins, leaving for Woolton (Liverpool).

First on ten: 1.

First peal: 6. In memoriam Rt. Rev. W. Glyn H. Simon, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon 1954-57, Llandaff 1957-71, Archbishop of Wales 1968-71.

400th peal - 8.

550th peal: 10.

First peal - 2,7. First of Major - 1. Wedding compliment to Elizabeth Jacklin and Paul Reading.

First of Minor: 1.

Most methods: 2, 5. A compliment to David and Penny Llewellyn on the birth of a daughter. Also wedding compliment to Paul Reading and Elizabeth Jacklin.

50th together: 3, 5.

In honour of the birth of a daughter (Rebecca Louise) to John and Margaret Eisel, and of a son (Mark) to Peter and Marion Bennett.

First of Triples for 1,2,5. For the 250th anniversary of the casting of these bells, the only complete and original surviving 8 by William & Evan Evans of Chepstow.

50th on the bells.

25th together: 1, 6. Most Minor methods: 1, 3, 4.

First peal: 1, 2. First on 8: 3, 4. First Grandsire Triples: 5, 6. Half-muffled in memoriam the Fallen of two world wars.

Circled tower twice: 4.

First peal in the method 5,6. Rung for the Silver Wedding of HM the Queen and HRH Prince Philip, at the special request of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff

First peal: 1, 6. First on six: 3, 5.

First on handbells: 1-2.

First in 10 methods: 1, 5. To mark the safe return of the crew and the successful splash-down of Apollo 17, which took place during the ringing of this peal.

First Stedman Cinques: 5, 7.

First of Royal: 3, 5. Eleventh successive Christmas peal.

First London Major: 4. First London Major by an all Welsh born band.

50th for Association: 5.