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Rung to welcome the new year and as an early birthday compliment to the ringer of the 5th.

With best wishes to Mike and Hilary Tompsett shortly moving to Paignton, Devon.

Mike has been a regular member of the Worsley first Friday band since its inception in 1992.

First of St Simon's Triples - 2, 3, 5, 6

First on a cover bell - 8

Wishing Dennis Latham a speedy recovery after his knee replacement.

200th peal on the bells: 3

First Stedman for no. 2.

First quarter peal as conductor at first attempt.

50th together - 6 and 8.

Birthday compliment to 6.

Rung after late cancellation of a quarter attempt at Manchester Cathedral due to an unannounced concert.

With thanks to Sam and Malc for standing down.

Maryl's first peal at Burnley since 1966

With congratulations and very best wishes to Swaz Apter and Alan Flood, rung on the day of their marriage, which took place at the Tamarind Cove Hotel, Holetown, Barbados shortly after the conclusion of the peal.

Heptonstall T B Minor: 3-34.1-2-1.34-4.3 lh 1

(6ths place Chiltern TB)

21st birthday compliment to Michael F. Leese, Master of the Manchester University Guild of Change Ringers.

Also rung to test the new internal acoustics in the tower.

First of spliced: 5

First 8 spliced: 3

With the best wishes of the band to Walter Wilkinson on his 80th birthday, today. Walter rang in the first two performances of this composition in 1966-7 and was, along with Norman Smith and Richard Parker, one of the three Burnley ringers in the original band.

For evensong

First peal in the method

Nethermost Pike Alliance Royal:

-5-4.5-5.36.47.58.6.7-1 lh 10 (g)

First of Suprise: 3

First Treble bob: 1

Circled the tower: 7

Birthday Compliments to Beth Ingham

In memory of J Colin Ashworth, who gave great assistance with the rehanging of these bells in 1971 and rang a total of 24 peals on them, between 1965 and 1995. John P Partington wishes to be associated with this peal.

In memory of Colin Ashworth, on what would have been his 86th birthday. Colin rang in a total of 5,180 towers.

Rung as a 50th birthday compliment to Donna Hutchings.

800th peal: 5

100th peal on this bell: 10

Most calls in a quarter of Grandsire Triples for all!

Circled the tower to quarters - 2.

50th birthday compliment to Justine Gibb.

First of Erin and of Caters - 6.

First of Erin Caters - 3 and 5.

Birthday compliment to 10.

Rung as a tribute to Nick Feist, Rector of St Leonard’s Parish Church, Middleton, due to retire from the Clergy in March 2014 after over twenty five years at this Church. With very best wishes and regards to Nick and his wife Mary, who will both be greatly missed and have each given devoted service to the Church and local community.

First of Stedman Triples - 3.

Birthday compliment to Betty Ormrod.

97th birthday compliment to Mabel McKenna, a long-standing parishioner of this church.

Rung for evening service.

For evensong

1,400th peal together: 2, 10

First peal in the method

Esk Pike Alliance Royal:

-5-4.5-5.38.4.78.4.58.4.7.56.9 lh 12 (a)

Rung half-muffled by members of the Preston and Blackburn Branches immediately prior to the funeral of Sir Tom Finney CBE.

150th on the bells: 5

Rung upon the eve of the Feast of St David

1st in method & 1st of Surprise - 5.

With the best wishes of the band to Anne Pettifor on her 50th birthday

Rung after morning service, at which the celebrant was the Bishop of Manchester, Rt Rev David Walker.

Arranged as a farewell compliment to Canon Andrew Shanks, Canon Theologian since 2004, Sub-Dean,

and ringers friend. Rung immediately after he celebrated his final Eucharist at this Church.

By past and present members of The Manchester Cathedral Guild of Change Ringers.

First in the method as conductor. Rung for the Wigan Branch Quarter Peal Week.

Most methods as conductor.

Also a birthday compliment to Paul Tiebout.

Rung as a tribute to Rev Gary Lawson, incumbent at St. Bartholemews, who retired at the end of February

First in the method: 5 & 7

Rung after morning service.

Compliment to Tom Childs on being elected Master MUG.

First peal - 8. Rung as a 30th birthday compliment to Liam Craddock.

All of this band have been taught to ring by the oonductor in this tower and all have rung their first peal on these bells. The dates refer to the year in which each person started to ring.

Also rung to mark a 20 year unbroken record of Sunday service ringing in this tower following the restoration of the bells in 1993/94.

First peal in the method

Glaswegian Alliance Major:

36-56.4.5-5.36-4-3.6.7 lh18 (h)

First in the method for all the band.

Birthday compliment to Tom Childs and wedding anniversary compliment to Beth and Andy Ingham.

First Treble Bob Major - 1

First in the method - 7

First Spliced Surprise Major - 2 & 4

3rd Surprise Major 'inside' - 2

Circled the tower twice - 2

Rung after Family Eucharist for Mothering Sunday. Also a birthday compliment to Mark Chilcott

Rung on Mothering Sunday. With fond memories of church members Jeffrey, Marion & Christopher Hain who died tragically last week.

To mark 20 years since the peal rung on 4th April 1994, for the re-hanging of the bells.

Circled the tower to quarter peals - 7

Arranged as a farewell compliment to Harry Grange who is returning to the USA after 15 months ringing with us. He will be sorely missed!

The following were unable to ring but have asked to be associated with this performance:- Tom Childs, Sam Haste, Jane Owen & Brian Owen

First on eight as conductor

1550th Quarter - 6

A farewell compliment to Harry Grange leaving for the USA

Thanks to Michael Leese for arranging this attempt.

A wedding anniversary compliment to Helen & Tim Calvert.

Rung as a 16th birthday compliment (today) to Rhiannon Bates, local ringer.

Rung to mark the visit of HM the Queen to Blackburn Cathedral earlier in the day for the distribution of the Royal Maundy

First quarter on ten - 10.

First fully muffled - 2,3,4,7,8,9,10.

Rung fully muffled after Good Friday Devotion in the Cathedral.

For Easter Day.

Rung for Easter Day Evensong

First of surprise major inside - 2 and 4.

Birthday compliment to HM The Queen.

First in the method - 5.

First Treble Bob Royal - 1

Rung for Saint George

500th peal - 6

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

With best wishes to Ann Greenland, a ringer at Brindle, for a speedy recovery following her equestrian misfortune.

Most spliced: 3 & 4

Rung in memory of Edith Beryl Collings, died 11th April aged 84.

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Rung with the best wishes of the band to Joe Thornley on his recent 88th birthday. Also as a compliment to Val Andrews for her birthday tomorrow.

First of Surprise inside for about 60 years - 2

50th Quarter - 5

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

* First in the method

Rung as a birthday compliment to Val Andrews. Also to celebrate the birthday of Casper Vernon, grandson of Val and Jim Andrews.

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Rung on the Eve of St George's Day as a 50th birthday compliment to Philip Anderton, born 27th April 1964 at Wakefield, Yorkshire, son of the Conductor.

50th together - 2 and 6

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

1st Quarter: 6.

To congratulate Olive W Barrett as recipient of the Maundy Money this year in Blaeburn, tower captain of St Chad's Poulton, who rang a quarter peal there for the Queen's Coronation in 1953. And also to mark the seventieth birthday of Revd Jack Wixon, resident minister of St John's and for his work here.

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

25th together - 2 and 5

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

With congratulations to all at Burnley Football Club on achieving promotion to the Premier League.

1st peal on the restored bells, on the 145th anniversary of the first peal on the bells. Remembering Geoffrey Cheetham, whose legacy made the restoration of these bells possible. Rung by some of the many who have helped with the project. First peal: 1. First on 8: 2.

Rung to celebrate May Day.

no.2 First quarter to minor.

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

With thanks to Ray Hutchings for standing down after meeting short for Royal.

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Martin Daniels Peal Tour

Rung in fond memory of Alan Flood

First peal in the method

Tribute Alliance Major:

-5-4.5.2.5.6-4-5.4.7 lh 12 (a)

Rung to open the Bolton/Manchester Quarter Peal Weekend.

Rung for the Bolton/Manchester Quarter Peal Weekend

First of method: 5

Rung for the Bolton/Manchester Quarter Peal Weekend

Rung for the Bolton/Manchester Quarter Peal Weekend

First in Method: 2

Rung for the Bolton/Manchester Quarter Peal Weekend

First of Grandsire as conductor.

Rung by a home band. First quarter peal at the first attempt by the treble ringer.

First in the method - 3,4,5.

Rung on a practice night.

Most spliced: 3 & 5

Rung for the Archdeacons visitation to Burnley and Pendle Deaneries.

Rung by a band of women for the service of celebration for the ordination of women.

Rung in celebration of the life of Joe Birkby (7th October 1936 - 1st May 2014): a wonderful man and loyal servant of this Church for over 50 years.

First Quarter peal 1

First of Bob Major 4

Rung on a Practice night

Rung for the Manchester Diocese Annual Whit Walks.

Also 65th birthday compliment to 1.

First of Erin - 3.

Rung as part of the annual Pennine Spring Music Festival, held in this church 27-31 May 2014

100th peal on the bells: 8

A birthday compliment to Ian Smith

Rung on the 200th anniversary of the first peal in the tower, following the loss of an attempt for 5,200 Stedman Cinques because of illness.

The first quarter peal for the treble ringer.

First of Stedman Triples - 1.

Birthday compliment to H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.

First quarter - 1.

First Quarter Peal - 1

Rung (on the front six) to celebrate Dave & Marian's 10th wedding anniversary and also Sue & Roger Fellows 12th wedding anniversary.

On Trinity Sunday

First peal of Bristol on the bells.

Circled the tower to quarters as conductor.

Birthday compliment to the conductor.

Rung before the ordination of priests by a band representing St Matthew, Stretford; Sacred Trinity, Salford & Manchester Cathedral with best wishes to all ordinands but particularly Simon Scofield (St Matthews) & Huw Thomas (Sacred Trinity)

First of St Simon's Triples - 3.

100th together - 4 and 6.

Compliment to Simon Schofield, Curate at St Matthew's Stretford, on his Ordination to the Priesthood.

Rung immediately after his first Eucharist as Celebrant.

A compliment to Huw Thomas, curate of St Philip with St Stephen & Sacred Trinity who was ordained to the priesthood at Manchester Cathedral on June 21st. Rung following his first celebration of the Eucharist at St Philips Church

Rung prior to Shaw and Crompton Parish Council's civil service at this church.

First blows in the method - 3

Circled the tower 14 times - 7

First away from cover - 1.

First of doubles as conductor.

21st wedding anniversary compliment to 1.

Birthday compliment to Matthew and Simons first Quarter Peal inside.

First in the method - 2 and 5.

Remembering Jeffrey Kershaw 27.10.1941 - 5.7.2002

First inside - 5

Rung to celebrate

-The birth Eleanor-May to Jo Harrop, friend of the Conductor.

-The 18th birthday of Thomas E Halewood, brother of the fifth ringer.

-The marriage of Jennifer Williams to Dave Wilcox

-The early retirement of Janet C Hopwood

This is an all Crosby and Sefton band, and the first quarter to be rung at Crosby since St Luke's Day 2012.

Who now will stand against the might of both Crosby and Sefton and the union of the Two Towers?

First of major - 1.

Farewell compliment to the treble ringer, moving from Manchester to Edinburgh shortly.

In remembrance of James Richardson, former ringer at St Leonard’s Middleton, one of the many casualties of the Normandy Campaign. James was killed in action on 8th July 1944, a very sad loss to the Local Ringing Band. This Peal marks the 70th Anniversary of his passing. Remembered with pride and with other World War casualties on a plaque in the Lady Chapel in this Church.

Rung to celebrate the life of Susan Freemont, sister of the tenor ringer, by a band who all knew her, had rung with her, and had enjoyed eating her cakes!

Due to her illness, Susan last rang a bell in 2010, when she rang in a quarter of Plain Bob Doubles with 7-6-8 cover at Sherfield English, Hants. The band on that occasion consisted entirely of nurses, and the quarter was rung to commemorate the centenary of the death of Florence Nightingale.

Most methods spliced - 4

200th together - 4 & 7

Rung for the Booth Charities Annual Commemoration Service of Humphrey Booth who founded this Church in 1635 & whose generous endowments are still to this day being put to good use.

Birthday compliment to Ann Greenland who was prevented by injury from participating.

Rung on the Feast of St James the Apostle.

50th peal together: 1,3

First peal on the restored bells, rung on the anniversary of the very first peal on the bells on St James' day in 1877.

* 400th peal.

With fondest memories of Alan Flood, who was to have rung in this peal.

The peal was the first leg of the inaugural "Quantock Triathlon", which Alan would have no doubt enjoyed to the full.

Wedding anniversary compliment to Judith and John LeGrove.

Rung after a special Mass celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the consecration of the Church

Specially arranged and rung to celebrate the marriage at this church the previous day of Raymond Clayton and Viv Willmott.

First Quarter as a married couple - 6 and 7.

200th Quarter - 4

Circled the tower: 3

1st Quarter - 4.

To celebrate Laura Charnley's 21st birthday on the 4th Aug.

100th quarter together - 2 and 5.

Rung half-muffled prior to the Civic Service commemorating the beginning of the First World War.

Half muffled. Rung for the County Service of commemoration of the outbreak of the first world war.

Specially arranged to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War on 4th August 1914.

First peal in more than one method:- 2

Rung prior to Evening Prayer to welcome Horatio George Wilson-Barry, born on 18/7/14. First Grandsire for first Grandson: 4

Also a birthday compliment to Margaret Wharton.

First in the method - 3,4,5,6.

Circled the tower 15 times to quarters - 2.

Wedding compliment to Peter Furniss and Beverley Wharton, married today in Liverpool.

First in the method - 6.

Compliment to Harry Grange on obtaining gainful employment.

With congratulations to Peter Furniss and Beverley Wharton, married at St Michael Garston on Tuesday 12th August.

Fondly remembering Geoffrey Cheetham

Fondly remembering Geoffrey Cheetham, whose generous bequest made possible the recent refurbishment and rehanging of these bells.

Fondly remembering Geoffrey Cheetham: Geoff rang thirteen peals on these bells including his only peal as conductor (and he would have approved of the method).

1,2. 200th together.

Fondly remembering Geoffrey Cheetham, rung on the 58th anniversary of 'crisp off-putting day'.

1,500th peal: 3

Rung to welcome the return of Premier League football to Turf Moor

Turf Moor Delight Minor:

3-34.1-2-3-34-5 lh1

(6ths place Leasowe D)

First in the method - 2,3,4 and 5.

Rob Hodgetts was very nearly associated with this quarter!

Rung to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1 and in memory of the 368 residents of Walkden who gave their lives in the conflict.

First peal in the method

Otter Alliance Major:

-3-4-2.5.6-2-1-5 lh12 (a)

First on eight - 4.

Diamond wedding anniversary compliment to Dorothy and Roland Eccles.

Rung in memory of Isaac Street, the first soldier from St. Annes to be killed in action in the Great War at the Battle of Mons, one hundred years ago today (26th August 1914)

Rung after the wedding of Andrew Keever and Laura Kitchen.

First on a simulator - 1 and 7.

30th wedding anniversary compliment to 3 and 4.

A birthday compliment to Geoffrey Gardner

For evensong

With the best wishes of the band to Geoff Gardner for his 70th birthday.

With the best wishes of the band to John P Partington for his 80th birthday.

First peal in the method

Four Score Surprise Major:

-3-4-2-6-2-45-34.2.7 lh12 (d)

First of major as conductor.

Circled the tower nine times to quarters - 1.

A failed 1440 to celebrate the 80th birthday of John P. Partington, of Heywood, St. Luke, the 85th birthday of Derek Sanderson, and 70th Birthday of A. Peter Ogden, both ringers at this tower.

1st on 8 as conductor. 25th Quarter this year, 8. 16 circles of the tower for 7.

Rung before Salford Deanery Synod Eucharist and meeting.

This peal is dedicated to the 300th Anniversary of the back six bells at Middleton, which were cast in 1714 by Abraham Rudhall of Gloucester.

Two additional treble bells were added in 1891, funded by public subscription, to augment to the current eight.

1st Grandsire Triples for Christopher Lea

Rung half muffled to acknowledge the recent passing of Roy Mellor, brother of Pat Braddock, who is currently learning to ring at this tower.

Also, rung in memory of Joanna "Jodie" Noden, (niece of Colin), who died three years ago on this day.

First Bob Doubles inside: 2.

First in the method and first of triples - 3.

Circled the tower to quarters twice - 7.

For Patronal Festival, and 21st birthday compliment to Sarah Boskovic, a member of the congregation.

First quarter peal at first attempt 1 (age 9) Son of 2 & 5 - Very Well Done James!

First Quarter Peal as Conductor: 7

First Quarter Peal of Triples: 1

First Quarter Peal of Triples Inside: 6

Rung to celebrate 50th birthdays of 3 and 7; and 70th birthday of 5 over the past year.

With our good wishes to Amelie Rose Helena Battye, for her christening at St Michael's, Flixton on Sunday 5 October.

"Good for practice........"

And the practice paid off!

A thanksgiving for the life of J Colin Ashworth 31 January 1928 - 27 October 2013, remembering especially his dedication to the care and maintenance of these bells for over 50 years.

The longest peal rung in the method.

Umpires: Andrew C D Mayes, Richard J Parker and Pauline Campling

Circled Tower : 1

Rung on Sacred Trinity open day to celebrate the good work of Alan Henning who was killed in tragic circumstances in Syria.

Rung for practice night.