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Circled the tower to peals: 3. First in the method by all.

First peal on the bells since 1959 Farewell compliment

to the Vicar, Rev N C Weight, retiring after 25 years in the parish

Ringing world: 3906.0203

First peal: 1. First in method: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

Silver Wedding compliment to Olive and Colin Tester.

First in method by all.

70th Birthday compliment to Ernest Greaves of Ramsbottom.

On Liverpool University Dinner Day

First Peal on the bells since 1953.

For St David's Day.

First on 12 - 8

First in method - 2,5,6. First inside - 3. In memory of Mr Reg Farthing and Mr Harry Wrigley

First peal in the method by all except the conductor.

First inside -2. 50th peal - 3. First in method - 4. In memory of Margaret Anne Chester, grandmother of Michael Chester, who died on 13th March 1986.

For Passion Sunday

Believed to be the first peal in the method.

First Minor: 1. For the centenary of the church and to mark 99 years since the dedication of the bells; also in memory of Mr J Blackburn (died 13th March, 1986).

For Easter Festival. Also 70th birthday compliment to Mary Murrell of Southwell Minster.

For Easter Sunday.

Possibly the first peal in the method.

Ringing world: 3915.0406

First of Bristol Surprise Royal: 3, 4, 6. Circled the tower: 8.

First on 8 inside: 4.

First peal on all eight bells since 1946.

Ringing world: 3916.0426

The conductor has circled the tower where he was taught to ring by the composer.

In honour of the Queen's 60th Birthday.

First Major and Surprise: 5

First in method by all except 8.

First peal on the bells since 1928.

Birthday compliment to Mary Snape.

First peal: 3.

First Major: 5.

Birthday compliment to Mr and Mrs E H Dixon, parents of treble ringer.

Ringing world: 3920.0520

First peal of Bristol Royal:6

Ringing world: 3921.0540

450th peal: 2.

Ringing world: 3923.0588

First in method: 2, 5, 7. Farewell compliment to the curate, Reverend W Hodson, moving to Christ Church, Tintwistle.

First in the method by all. On the official birthday of HM the Queen.

First London Surprise Major: 5. First London as conductor.

First peal: 1 ,2,3,4,5

To commemorate the 750th anniversary of St James' Church, Didsbury.

Ringing world: 3926.0652

225th peal: 6.

Birthday compliment to Peter Haslam.

For the centenary of the granting of the Middleton Borough Charter

Ringing world: 3929.0722

1,050th peal:8

A compliment to HRH Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson, on their marriage day.

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3931.0757

First in the method by all and for the Association

Ringing world: 3931.0757

First in the method by all and for the Association.

Ringing world: 3931.0757

200th together-2, 5

First in the method by all and for the Association

Ringing world: 3931.0757

100th peal: 2.

First on ten: 4 & 6.

First Grandsire Caters: 8 & 9.

The band which rang the Royal Wedding peal at St Nicholas', Liverpool, would like it to be associated with Jane Durrant, Sandra Mitchell and Tim Haslam, who rang in the original attempt on July 23. This was halted by a broken clapper after 45 minutes.

50th peal on the bells. First peal in the method by all the band and for the Association.

Lancashire peal: 10658

Silver Wedding compliment to Anne and David Thorley of

Howden, Yorks.

Ringing world: 3931.0757

By members of the Wigan Branch as a compliment to Catherine Preston and John N Hughes-D'Aeth on the their marriage at Trumpington, Cambridge.

First Surprise in more than one method: 2.

First on 8: 2.

First Surprise: 3, 5.

Ringing world: 3935.0852

By members of the "Flixton Holiday.

Congratulations to Helen Nix on achieving 3 grade A A levels

For the Flower Festival on Saturday, 23rd August.

25th together: 7,8

Birthday compliment to Gary Haslam.

First Stedman, and on 10: 2, First Stedman: 4, 5

With the good wishes of the band to Ann W ightman and Paul Thompson, to be married at Kendal on September 12 th.

Ringing world: 3935.0852

First Surprise: 2.

By the Knutsford Sunday service band

Ringing world: 3936.0874

80th Birthday compliment to Mrs Whyley, grandmother of Timothy Haslam.

First peal: 1,2 First inside: 4

For Patronal Festival

Ringing world: 3937.0901

800th peal. 8.

Ringing world: 3939.0943

First peal away from cover: 1.

For Patronal Festival; sponsored in aid of three major commitments (clock, organ and school roof).

Also for Pat Nix's Xth birthday - and that isn't 10.

Ringing world: 3938.0923

1,000th peal for the Lancashire Association - first person to achieve this: 8.

For Harvest Festival.

First peal: 2 & 4

For the Patronal Festival

First Minor and Doubles by all except conductor.

Birthday compliment to Mrs H Mitchell.

Rung for the wedding of Andrew Brooks and Caroline Cross, daughter of the Bishop of Blackburn.

Congratulations to John Hopwood on obtaining employment.

First London: 3 & 4 First London Minor: 2. Circled tower: 6. 50th peal: 4

First in method: 2, 5.

To welcome the new Vicar, the Rev Peter Robinson, and his family.

Ringing world: 3944.1050

200th peal for the Association: 2.

Birthday compliment to ringer of 5;

also Farewell compliment to the Assistant Priest, Rev

Nicholas Grayshon, who moves to his first living.

First peal in the method

Ringing world: 3947.1128

Rung on the 20th anniversary of the first performance of this composition, the first seven part peal of spliced surprise major which was rung on these bells on 19th November 1966.

First attempt: 1,3. First on 8: 5.

Ringing world: 3947.1128

First attempt (Age 12) 1

Following a special Evensong to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the church.

First peal - 1

First in method - 2, 4

Completed after midnight 30/11/1986

First in method 2, 4, 5, 9

200th peal - 3

475th peal - 9

First peal in the method on the bells, and first peal on the new tenor clapper

On the Eve of both Advent Sunday, and the Feast of St Andrew, Apostle

Circled Tower - 3

First Stedman - 6

First Pudsey: 3,6, and as conductor.

Completes standard eight: 5.

300th tower-bell peal and circled tower: 1.

50th peal on the bells (since augmentation).

First as conductor. Ringers of 2 to 8 have now completed all 12 month peals during 1986, on inside bells and during the respective months. Each of the seven inside ringers have conducted at least one of the peals, which have all been rung at the first attempt.

Ringing world: 3952.0085

First Lincolnshire: 4, 5.

First Surprise Royal: 6.

100th as conductor.

Ringing world: 3953.0109

First Bristol Maximus: 4,6,9.

First Surprise Royal: 7.

For the Feast of St John the Evangelist.