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First on 10: 5, 6. 25th peal: 10.

250th for the Association: 1.

First of Major: 7.

21st birthday compliment to R Mark Esbester.

First Minor - 2,3. First as conductor. Wedding compliment to Graham Key and Alva Ford, married this day at Ripley, Derbys.

First in method: 4, 7. In memory of Michael J Fellows and Christopher Hims.

First attempt: 2, 3. For St David's Day.

First on 8: 1. First Triples: 6. Wedding compliment to Stephen Fenwick and Dawn Griffiths.

First Surprise Major: 1.

Wedding compliment to Jane Griffiths (local ringer) and Nigel Mumford.

1000th peal: 1. 100th peal together: 1, 2.

50th anniversary of conductor's first peal (same bell, same method, different band!).

First peal: 2. First on 8: 1.

First of Stedman: 4. First of Stedman Triples as conductor.

First of London Royal: 7, 8.

300th for Association: 7. 175th together: 1, 7. In memoriam Herbert C Spencer.

First on 8: 4, 7. In memoriam Spencer Kear of Usk.

First peal: 8. Circled tower: 3. Specially arranged as an in memoriam to Spencer G A Kear (vice-captain), 40 years a ringer at this church, died suddenly April 22, 1975.

First Spliced Surprise: 7.

First peal: 1. First on the bells since rehanging.

Birthday compliment to R Hall, also to tenor ringer's mother. First Doubles: 4.

First handbell peal of Major: 5-6.

First peal: 1. Wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs F J Bailey.

Most methods: 2, 4, 5. First as conductor. Half-muffled in memoriam Rev T Douglas Harris, 12 years Vicar.

First of Surprise Major inside and completes circle: 5.

First of Minor: 1. 25th together: 2, 6 and 5, 6.

Birthday compliment to Megan Jane Llewellyn.

First peal: 10.

First of minor: 1. For the Queen Mother's birthday.

Circled the tower: 1. Wedding compliment to Frederick Hazell and Freda Watson.

First peal: 1. To welcome Heather Jane, born Aug 15, daughter of Keith and Marilyn Brown.

Most Minor methods by all except conductor. Birthday compliment to Barbara Chalney.

Half-muffled in memoriam Mrs E Morgan (99), mother of Rev H Morgan, Vicar of St Illtyd's, interred this day.

500th peal: 10.

First in the method by all (except 5) and by the Association.

First peal: 2, 6. For the 650th anniversary celebrations of the building of the present church.

First in the method: 3, 4, 7. For the installation of Rev H Lewis Clarke (Rector) as a Canon of Llandaff Cathedral.

First of Triples: 5. First of Plain Bob Triples by all.

First of Stedman: 1. In memoriam George Henry Knight, ringer at this church for 48 years, who died suddenly on Nov 1, 1975.

By the Llandaff Cathedral Guild. A farewell compliment to Donald Clift, returning to Usk.

200th peal: 7. Half-muffled in memoriam William H Dare, a ringer at St Mary's, Whitchurch, for over 50 years and a former tutor at this tower.

1st attempt: 1. 1st as conductor. Half-muffled in memoriam William Dare, local ringer.

Commemorating the first peal in Wales by the Ancient Society of College Youths (Llansteffan 1/1/1876). [length not shown in RW, and take from Llandaff & Monmouth peal book]