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75th on the bells: 1. First PB on tower bells: 5. Compliment to Mr Iolo Davies (branch sec) and Miss Josephine Evans, who were married on New Year's Day.

First peal: 1. First inside: 4. In memoriam Robert D Read (died January 9 1973).

Retirement compliment to ringers of the 3rd, 4th and 5th.

75th peal: 5. Circled tower: 6. To mark the 75th anniversary of the consecration of the Church of St Michael and All Angels in this parish.

Has now circled the tower: 9. Wedding compliment to Mary E Pryor and Myrddin B Jones, which took place at this church on January 27, 1973.

First Minor: 1. First peal: 3. Circled the tower: 5. Wedding compliment to Myrddin R Jones and Mary Pryor, who were married on the previous Saturday.

Birthday compliment to Mrs F J Bailey.

75th for Association: 2. 75th together: 2, 3. Circled tower: 4, 6. Farewell compliment to Derek Godfrey (tower captain 1964—72) and Pat Godfrey, now removed to Cardiff.

25th together: 4, 5. First Royal: 5. First on ten: 6. Circled the tower: 10. First Royal as conductor.

For St David's Day.

First handbell peal: 1-2. First on 'inside pair': 3-4, 5-6. First as conductor.

First Rutland: 1, 2, 3, 5.

By members of the Cowbridge Grammar Society of Change Ringers.

A (belated) wedding compliment to Mr. Iolo Davies, M.A. (headmaster, Cowbridge Grammar School) and Miss Josephine Evans, married on New Year's Day. Rung in the 500th anniversary year of this tower.

25th together: 6, 8. With best wishes to James Clatworthy for a speedy recovery from his car accident.

First handbell peal: 7-8.

First on 12: 6, 7. Wedding compliment to Keith and Marilyn Brown.

100th for Association: 7. 175th peal on the bells.

First Triples inside: 2.

First in hand: 7-8.

50th together: 3, 6. Wedding compliment to Bridget E Doubleday and Philip A Hodges, married at Usk this day.

50th together: 1, 8. First on ten: 2. As part of the celebrations for the quincentenary of the tower.

First on an inside pair: 5-6.

First on ten: 4.

First Yorkshire: 5. 200th peal 8.

First of Triples: 5. Wedding compliment to Hilary Alsop and Colin Beynon.

80th birthday compliment to Mr William Dare, a ringer at this church for over 50 years.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the installation of the bells.

First on eight: 4.

First TB in hand: 1-2, 5-6, 7-8. First Kent: 1-2, 5-6. First TB Major in hand: 3-4.

75th together: 1, 8. 75th together: 6, 7. 80th birthday compliment to Mr. Frederick Hannington, over 47 years a regular Sunday service ringer at this church.

First Stedman Triples: 1. First Stedman as conductor.

1st of six bells: 1, 2. 25th peal: 2, 3.

For the 80th anniversary of the Association.

Completes family: 6. First Cambridge S Minor for all.

First of Triples: 2. Circled the tower: 8. For Harvest Festival.

First on eight: 1.

By Senior Citizens for the 80th anniversary of the Association (Average age 70 years).

First peal: 1, 2. First as conductor on tower bells. First peal entirely by All Saints' Sunday service band since 1919. For Patronal Festival and 75th anniversary of consecration of the church.

First of Bristol: 4, 6.

For the 25th anniversary of the first peal on the 12 bells, which was the first on 12 in Wales.

For the Royal Wedding.

First inside: 2.

300th tower bell peal: 3.

First in the method: 3.

First in the method: 4.

First peal: 3. First of Minor: 5. First as conductor. Wedding compliment to Miss Jeanne Carter and Rev Leslie Howitt (Nov 17).

First Treble Bob on handbells: 7-8.

First touch in the method: 2.

First Major: 1. Wishing Mr W H Dare a speedy recovery from his recent operation.

100th peal: 1. 60th anniversary of treble ringer's first peal, on the same bell, same methods, on the same day. 2nd ringer's grandfather, Joe Bailey rang the 2nd on that occasion. 50th peal as conductor.

To mark the formation of the Rectorial Benefice of Ystrad-y-Fodwg.