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From a tower record collection

For Evensong and to welcome the New Year and to commemorate the victims of the Asian Tsunami

For Evensong.

First of Minor in the method - 3.

From a tower record collection

For Evensong

First Stedman Doubles - 1,3,4,6

Rung to celebrate the 18th birthday (today) of Bryn C Kipling by his immediate family.

Rung half muffled on the day of Tsunami Relief Cardiff, in memory of the victims of the disaster.

From a tower record collection

For Sung Mass

From a tower record collection

For Candlemas Sung Eucharist

The first peal of Minor on the bells.

For Evensong

From a tower record collection

For Evensong

900th peal: 5.

From a tower record collection

For Evensong

First of surprise major for the 3rd.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Valerie and Martin Batten.

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For Sung Eucharist

First Royal - 4 & 5

Circled the tower - 4.

Rung on St David's Day.

For Evensong on Mothering Sunday as an 18th birthday compliment to William Batten, son of Martin.

First blows in the method by all.

100th quarter peal - 4.

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For Memorial Evensong for Canon Derek Jones RIP

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Rung prior to the Annual Lecture of the Friends of the Cathedral

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For Evensong

First inside - 3

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For Evensong

First quarter away from cover - 1

First of Surprise Minor on the bells and believed to be only the second peal at this tower.

Marking the 100th anniversary of the first peal of Major on the bells.

10th peal on the bells.

First of Pudsey S Maximus by all except 1, 10 & 11.

First Peal 2,

First inside 4,

First on 8 4,6

Rung in Celebration of the life of Cliff Jones, Nick's Grandfather who died 10 years ago today, Rung at the church in which he was married

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For Evensong and also to mark the completion of the conductors year as Association Master. Also a wedding compliment to HRH The Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

For Evensong and as an 80th birthday compliment to Des Morgan, tower captain at Sully.

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Rung half muffled, for the Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass for HH Pope John Paul II. also in thanksgiving for the life of Queenie Beverley of the Cathedral Parish

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For Sung Mass and to mark the inauguration of the Pontificate of HH Pope Benedict XVI

1-1st Quarter

In memoriam of Tom Mitchells' cockerel, eaten by a fox on Friday. Tom is the great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of Abraham Rudhall!

From the tower record book

Rung on the back 8 for Evensong with installation of choristers

First in method for all

Ist in method for ringer of 2.

100th peal - 10.

Rung as a 26th Wedding Anniversary compliment to Nicholas and Ruth Simon

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For Sung Mass on Ascension Day

1st Major 1,2 and 5.

Rung on Ascension Day.

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For Evensong on VE Day. In thanksgiving for the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe

1st inside 4

1st Called Changes 1,

Rung to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of VE day,as a very belated birthday compliment to Mrs Barbara Hollingdale.

After the quarter the tenor was tolled 60 times in memory of those who did not return.

Mike Maidment would like to be associated with this quarter.

With the band's sympathy to Dave Bounds on the recent death of his wife Debbie, and to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day. First in this method combination by all the band.

With the band's sympathy to Dave Bounds on the recent death of his wife Debbie, and to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day.

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For Evensong with Presentation by the Newport St Woolos Rotary Club to the Catehdral Choral Foundation

First quarter - 6

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For Evensong with Affirmation of the new PCC

For evensong

First peal in the method - 3, 5 & 7.

In memoriam Ralph G Edwards.

A farewell to Iain Scott who is moving to Warrington.

From the tower record book

For Sung Eucharist in thanksgiving for the life of Ian Gordon of Caerleon

First Quarter as Conductor

First Quarter - 6

First of Plain Bob Doubles and most methods - 2 & 5

Rung in celebration of Don Morgan's 70th birthday

From the tower record book

For Evensong

Most methods to a quarter and 50th quarter - 2

First in method by all except 3, 4 and 7. 250th as conductor and first in method as conductor.

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For Evensong

The first peal on the bells, cast in 1781/2 by Thomas Rudhall, and made ringable in 2005. Rung immediately prior to the Songs of Praise service during which the bells were rededicated.

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For Solemn Mass for the 75th anniversary of the Cathedral Foundation

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For Sung Mass

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For Evensong with admission of Head, Deputy Head and Senior Choristers

First Surprise - 1

1 - 1st quarter

Rung to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.

1st inside: 3.

For a service commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II hostilities.

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

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For Evensong and a birthday compliment to Sheila Dension of this tower

Rung for the Rector's last service in the church before retirement. With the very best wishes of all his ringers, past and present.

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For Evensong

First on treble

100th peal for the Association - 7

A retirement compliment to the Rector,

Revd W Barlow.

First peal in the method.

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For Sung Mass and to welcome Emily Gabrielle Pruden, daughter to Clare and Bob and granddaughter to 6 and 8

First in method - 2

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For Evensong

First peal of Surprise Major for 3, 4 and 5

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For Sung Eucharist

First Minor - 2 and 4

250th quarter - 3

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For Evensong. Also a 6th birthday compliment to Joshua Booth, the conductor's second grandson; and to wish a speedy recovery to health by Phil Mason, a member of this tower

To celebrate the centenary of St Catherine's Church and for the "Caerphilly Praise Festival" in Caerphilly Castle, which was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

1st on 8 as conductor

Rung as a compliment to Sarah Harrison, daughter of the local Rector on her 21st Birthday.

also to congratulate Paul Tidmarsh on becoming Mayor of Caldicot.

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For Evensong and in thanksgiving for the nation's deliverance in the Battle of Britain. In quarter peal fortnight

First Caters - 6

1st of Grandsire "inside" - 4. In Memoriam Dominic Wigmore.

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For Sung Mass

First quarter in the method by all the band

With the best wishes of the band to Tudor Edwards for a quick return to peal ringing following recent knee surgery.

For the 21st anniversary of Jenny Mole's ordination (Michaelmas 1984).

100th peal together - 2,8.

For Evensong

First ringing in the tower since Christmas following tower restoration.

To mark the twenty years of ministry by Father Edward Dowding as the Rector of Sully.

First of Norwich by 1 & 4.

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For Harvest Evensong

First Stedman Caters for 20 years - 6

1st of Kent: 3.

1st of Kent Minimus: 4.

For 9.00 a.m. service.

Rung on the simulator for its first quarter. First blows in method for all. First quarter of triples for 4 and 5. First quarter on 8 for the 8. Believed to be the first quarter of the method.

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For Evensong in thanksgiving for the Centenary of Rotary International

First minor - 1

First minor inside - 2

First in method: 2, 6, 7.

Rung on the original Evans back eight bells.

A Triples method for a triple celebration:

i) bicentenary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.

ii) 50th birthday of St Christopher's Church, Bulwark, Chepstow.

iii) David Price & wife Alison celebrate a fantastic 33rd wedding anniversary today.

1st doubles without cover: 1, 3.

1st turning tenor in: 5.

Rung to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the victory at Trafalgar.

First Stedman as conductor.

First Stedman Caters: 5.

Rung on the 40th anniversary of learning to ring: 6.

Rung as part of the National Celebration to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Rung to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Centenary of Cardiff being granted City status. 50th together - 2,7. 1st on 10 - 4,5. 1st inside on 10 - 6.

Rung to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. On Friday the Princess Royal lit the third beacon at HMS Cambria, the Royal Naval Reserve base at Sully.

Part of the weekend of celebrations in this church marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Following on from this was a performance of the Nelson Mass in D Minor by Haydn and the music played at the State Funeral of Lord Nelson by the Cantemus Choir Wales.

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For Evensong and in thanksgiving for Trafalgar Day

Rung to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

First on eight for the ringer of the tenor.

Rung as part of the national celebrations of the Battle of Trafalger.

600th.peal for the Association - 6

1st peal 8,

First peal as Conductor

First on 8, 1

Rung as a compliment to the neighbouring parish of Christchurch, in the 50th anniversary year of their church reopening after being destroyed by fire

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For Sung Eucharist

First quarter peal - 1

Rung for Evensong during Branch Quarter Peal Fortnight to mark the 100th anniversary of Cardiff being made a city and also the 400th anniversary of the "Gunpowder Plot".

First of Carlisle for 2 & 3.

Rung for Branch Quarter Peal Fortnight with get well wishes to Theresa Harbour.

Rung half-muffled in memory of the Fallen

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Rung half muffled for Sung Eucharist on Remembrance Sunday

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For Evensong with Admission of the Rev'd J P W Rees as Honorary Canon of this Cathedral

800th peal - 5

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For Memorial Evensong for Canon Michael Beasley, Hon Canon of this Cathedral

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For the Advent Carol Service

The conductor remembers with gratitude Bob Hyde, Albert Sands and George Climpson who all had a hand in teaching him to first handle a bell on the then newly recast six at Elstree in November 1955.

Ringing the method was very pleasurable and to assist any would-be conductors try pronouncing it “Mak-unthleth”, that way you should get

into changes with minimum of fuss! Machynlleth is historically interesting. It was here in 1402 that Owen Glyndwr held his first Welsh

parliament.

Rung as a compliment to Herbert Fearn, tower captain here from 1948 to 2004, an achievement that is likely to stand unsurpassed for many years.

First peal in the method.

MACHYNLLETH SURPRISE MAJOR.

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Rung for Usk Victorian Christmas Fair.

Also an 85th birthday and get-well compliment to Norman J Heal.

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The tenor ringer has now circled the tower.

The Annual Barmouth Christmas peal by members of the L&M DA. The tenor ringer is believed to hold the record for the fastest peal of Surprise Major on the bells.

Strata Florida Abbey was a magnificent building and has been described as the “Westminster Abbey of Wales” and was constructed in 1184 for Cistercian monks. The site was more significant than Tintern Abbey but like so many buildings was brought to an end by Henry VIII on the dissolution of the monasteries.

“Strata Florida” is a latinized form of “Ystrad Fflur” and means the “plain of the bloom”

First peal in the method.

STRATA FLORIDA SURPRISE MAJOR.

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For the centenary year of the first peal on these bells and for Cardiff's centenary as a city and half-centenary as the capital of Wales. 250th peal for the Association - 4.

1st on 8, 4,6,8,

Rung in celebration of the life of Canon Derek Jones, Rector of Caldicot who passed away a year ago today.

An Association Master's peal to mark the 100th anniversary of Cardiff as a city and the 50th anniversary of the city being made the capital of Wales.

Also a "welcome back" peal for Tudor.

First peal in the method and the fastest peal on the bells.

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From a tower record collection

For the Mayor's Charity Carol Service

From a tower record collection

For Evensong

Rung prior to the "light of the world" carols by candlelight service

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Cardiff becoming Capital of Wales and the 100th Anniversary of Cardiff becoming a City. Annual Christmas Peal.

First peal in method - 6. First of Surprise as conductor.

First peal of Surprise on the 'Daisy Eight'.

Rung on the Minor 5, (bells 3-7) to ring out the old year, looking forward to 2006

Also rung as a birthday compliment to Jan Hewlett