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First Quarter Peal - 1

First Quarter Peal for 1, Rung for the St Martins AGM

First in method: 5.

Rung on Guild AGM Day.

First treble bob: 1.

Rung on Guild AGM Day.

Arranged and rung by members of the St Martin’s Sunday Service Band in memory of Muriel Reay, a much respected member of this band for over 60 years. Also remembering Terry Hampton, former member of this band.

1st of Royal inside - 2

1st of Royal - 7

Rung for the St Martin's Guild 10 bell quarter peal programme

First of surprise : 4

This composition is now rung on handbells for the first time.

First of Surprise Royal: 5

Rung as part of the St. Martin's Guild 10 bell quarter-peal programme

First Stedman as conductor.

included tittums, 106 little bell roll-ups , 1 course of 345678's and 1 course of 0987's.

First Stedman, 7.

First Stedman Caters, 3.

First Stedman Caters as Conductor.

Rung by a St. Paul's practice night band.

1st on 12 - 5, 8 and for the programme

Rung for the St. Martin's Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme

Rung to celebrate the Diamond Wedding of James and Margaret Mawson, married on 23rd February 1956.

Also rung with the band's best wishes to Linda Whitehead who was recovering in hospital, (as we rang), following a cycling accident. Linda and husband Keith were due to ring in the attempt which was to be Royal.

Rung as part of the St. Martin's Guild 10 bell quarter peal programme

Rung on Henry Johnson Dinner day

Rung silent and non conducted.

Derived from bobs-only one part by Andrew Johnson and Philip Saddleton by restoring 43 Q sets of plains to their bobbed equivalents. Contains 708 bobs, 132 plains (579 bobs, 261 plains in original composition)

See page 313 of "Stedman Triples and Similar Fascinations" by Alan Burbidge.

Well rung.

A Silver Wedding Anniversary compliment to John and Gill Fielden.

First on 12 in hand - 3-4 , First Cinques in hand 5-6 .

Rung as part of the St. Martin’s Guild 10 bell quarter peal programme

First quarter peal on the treble

Two part arrangement of the bobs-only ten part. Number 10 of the set of 152 variations as listed in Stedman Triples and Similar Fascinations (page 324), transposed to begin with progression number 17.

25th peal together 2 and 4

Rung silent and non conducted

First quarter peal on 12 - 6 and 8

Rung as part of the St. Martin's Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme

To celebrate the life of Dave Pugh 10.2.1962 - 14.3.2016 Brother-in-Law of Annie Smith. 1 = First Quarter.

First Pipe Classic: 5 & 7

Rung for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her 90th Birthday

First as conductor - 1.

First on six - 6.

To welcome Amelia Grace Birks.

First on 12 as conductor (well done James).

First Stedman Cinques in hand 3-4 .

See page 201 of 'Stedman Triples and Similar Fascinations' by Alan Burbidge.

1st quarter of maximus 5, 6 and 7, and for the programme.

Rung as part of The St. Martin's Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme.

400th peal on 12 or more: 5

YouTube clip of ringing: https://youtu.be/4iKtgaKZoSo

"Complementary Slack's"

An exact two part with just one bob in each part, mirroring Slack's famous 2-part peal of 1938.

Birthday compliments to Hannah Taylor

Doesn't need a footnote for 200th peal: 2

YouTube clip: https://youtu.be/AbYu7q0FEA8

In memory of Gordon H Lane who rang in the first peal of Scientific for the Guild in 1979 and in the 25th anniversary peal in 2004.

1st of Yorkshire Royal - 4 and for the programme

Rung for the St. Martins Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme

For BBC Music Day 2016

A sixteenth birthday compliment to Jennifer Deakin

First inside: 4

First inside: 2

1000th peal for the Guild: 7-8.

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

To celebrate the official 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth 11.

In celebration of the official 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Rung for service by the Sunday Service band.

First blows of Grandsire Cinques, and first on 12: 3

First Grandsire Cinques: 8

To celebrate the 90th Birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and the 95th Birthday of H.R.H. Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

A Silver Wedding Anniversary compliment to John and Stephanie Warboys

First of Stedman Cinques as conductor

1st of minor - 1

1st of Single Oxford - 2, 3, & 6

Rung for the St. Martin's Guild 6 bell quarter peal programme

1st Surprise Royal inside - 6

Rung for the St. Martin's Guild 10 bell quarter peal programme

To celebrate the Golden Wedding of Ed and Christine Laughton on 18th June 2016

1st of surprise inside - 2

First peal of Bristol Fourteen on the bells.

Rung silent and non-conducted.

YouTube clip: https://youtu.be/isnoHlji3vU

First Bristol: 2

Rung in memory of Mike Lowndes; and as a farewell compliment to Revd Janet Chapman, Canon Liturgist, leaving St Philip’s to become Rector of Northfield

First inside: 2

First Spliced Maximus: 4

1st of treble bob royal - 1

Rung as part of the St. Martin's Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme

1st in method: 3

Rung to mark the 200th anniversary of the first peal at Lichfield Cathedral rung by the St Martin's Guild

First on 12: 6

Rung in memory of Brian Downie, long serving member of the Cathedral Sunday service band, and Past Master of the St Martin's Guild.

First Cyclic Maximus: 3 & 6

Remembering Brian Downie

1st of Stedman Cinques - 6

1st of Stedman Cinques for the programme

Rung as part of the St. Martin's Guild 10/12 bell quarter peal programme

First quarter of Stedman Triples in hand 7-8

Rung silent and non conducted

Rung on the presumed 100th anniversary of the death of Pte George Parsons, London Regiment 1st/20th Bn. Service No. 633432, a ringer at this church since 1902, aged 33.

George was reported as missing in action on 1 October 1916, and later presumed to have died that day. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, which lists the names of over 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave (Pier and Face 9 D 9 C 13 C and 12 C).

Requiescat In Pace

First peal of Stedman - 1

75th peal as conductor and 25th peal of Stedman Triples as conductor.

First on 12 - 2.

To mark John A Anderson's 60 years as a member of the band at St Martin's in the Bull Ring

Rung to mark the 60th anniversary of John Anderson's election to the St Martin's Band of Sunday Service Ringers; and to mark the 25th anniversary of the completion of the installation of 16 bells in this tower.

Rung silent and non-conducted

In memoriam David Beacham

Marking the anniversary of the record peal of 15699 Stedman Cinques rung here 50 years ago.

Tritonian Surprise Maximus:

3x3.4x2x3.4x2.5.2x2.7.4x6.9.8x0.e, 2 [d]

First Quarter Peal in Method

Julie McDonnell New Bob Caters=9.1.9.3.9.23.9.23.9,27

Rung for the Strike Back Against Blood Cancer campaign

Remembering Alan Jarvis who sadly passed away on Tuesday evening.

Rung as part of The St. Martin's Guild 10 bell programme

In memory of Jean Eastwood, who would have been 80 this week.

First of Stedman Caters - 2 and 7.

Get well compliment to Andrew Ellis who was due to ring, and grateful thanks to Clare Townsend for standing in at very short notice.

Rung as part of The St. Martin's Guild 10 bell quarter peal programme.

First peal of Grandsire Variable Treble Caters

First Bristol: 3

Possibly the last quarter on the bells before rehanging and augmentation

First blows in method: 3