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To commemorate the last Service given by Rev'd Maureen Allchin, Rector of the Benefice of Seend, Poulshot & Bulkington.

Rung to celebrate the 40th anniversary this month of Robert Wellen learning to ring.

First peal of Stedman Triples - 1; 600th peal - 5; 150th peal for the Guild as conductor - 7.

Rung to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the crowning of King Canute as king of England.

Rung to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Private Wilfred John Swaffield of Stoke Abbott, a ringer at this church. Died 04/02/1917 age 23 fighting for our country during the Great War.

Rung in celebration of the life of James Morrison Wallace (Eleanor's Uncle Jim).

Rung on the back six for Epiphany Sunday and in memory of Christopher P K Smithies, former branch assistant ringing master and great friend to many ringers all over the region. Chris passed away on 30th December 2016, aged 63.

1st of Grandsire: 3

Rung in memory of our dear friend Christopher P K Smithies who was a loyal practice night ringer at this tower and who died on 30th December 2016.

Rung as a tribute to the late Edward Lionel Williams aged 87 years,

Master Baker of Wool, a bellringer for over 70 years and a Churchwarden

for 33 years. A highly respected member of the community in which he

was born.

First peal on the bells since augmentation to 5.

The conductor has "yet again" rung and conducted a peal on all the peals of "5 or more" bells in Dorset.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Marking the 40th anniversary this month of Robert Wellen starting to ring (this was his first home tower).

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

Dedicated to the memory of Lance Serjeant Sydney Shute, a ringer at this church, who died on 11/01/1917, aged 18. He served in the Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn and his name is commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Marking the 40th anniversary this month of Robert Wellen learning to handle a bell at this tower.

First of Warkworth, 2.

First in the method for all except 5. First on 10: 1

Rung open in memory of Christopher P K Smithies, former branch assistant ringing master, and great friend to many. Chris passed away aged 62 after a long and brave battle with cancer on December 30th 2016. The method was chosen to produce the maximum amount of firsts (9!) to give thanks for all the firsts Chris achieved and helped countless others achieve, not just here in the Salisbury Guild, but with the Winchester and Portsmouth Guild and nationally with the Guild of St Agatha.

Chris is survived by his wife, Joan, who was outside listening to the quarter peal and is pictured with the band below.

Rung in memory of Tony Pollard and Roy Fox immediately before the memorial service for Tony. Both were great supporters of the church in this village.

First of Stedman: 1

Rung to celebrate the visit of the Rt Reverend Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne, after her service at St Mary's this morning.

70th birthday compliments to Mike Jasper.

Rung half-muffled following the Requiem Mass for Christopher P K Smithies.

Rung open by the Hampreston Alphabet Band to celebrate the life of Christopher P K Smithies who rung with us in all the Alphabet quarter peals.

Rung in memory of Christopher Smithies, a long serving member of our practice night band, by his friends at Hampreston.

For Evensong. First on 12: 1; First of Plain Bob Cinques for all; completes the Plain Bob family to Quarters from Doubles to Maximus: 9. 200th Quarter Peal: 11

Rung for Choral Evensong and to celebrate the 12th birthday today of Elsie Browning, granddaughter of 2 & 6.

First quarter peal of Yorkshire Surprise Major: 2

First quarter peal of Yorkshire Surprise Major as Conductor: 7

First blows in Clifford's Pleasure: 3

First blows in the method for all.

First of Alliance: 1, 2, 5, 6

First of Alliance as conductor: 6

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day and in memory of Christopher P K Smithies, a regular member of this quarter peal group and helped us achieve many great things.

2/2

First blows in the variation: 2

First as conductor on five bells: 5

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day.

1/2

First peal: 1. A farewell compliment to the Reverend Andrew Staley who will take his last service at Tisbury on 29th January and a birthday compliment to the father of the tower correspondent (Anthony Lovell-Wood) who was 100 on 10th January.

First in the variation: 3

Rung in memory of Chris Smithies, a great friend and supporter of the Canford Magna band.

Rung as an 80th Birthday compliment to John Mead.

Dedicated to the memory of Private George Smith, a ringer at this church and a member of the Salisbury DG, died 23/01/1917, age 39. Served in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th Bn and commemorated at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

In celebration of the life of Patricia Hicks of Seend village on the occasion of her funeral. Snowdrops were in bloom and the sun shone down on one and all.

For Evensong, and a welcome to Zoey Clare Palmer, granddaughter of Alan and Kathy Bentley, born in Harare on 23rd January. Also with best wishes from all the Wimborne band to David Warwick for a full recovery. Katie's first on a tenor.

First of Doubles and Minor for all.

Length arranged by the conductor to celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth's 65th year on the throne (Blue Sapphire Jubilee).

Rung for evensong and to mark the Sapphire Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Also in thanksgiving for the life of David Tyler.

To celebrate HM The Queen's Blue Sapphire Jubilee.

A 70th birthday compliment to the conductor.

Rung to mark the 65th anniversary of H.M. the Queen's Accession to the throne. Also a 70th birthday compliment, today, to the conductor.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. 150th quarter together: 7 & 8.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. A 60th birthday compliment to Ruth Beavin. First in method: 3. First in method as conductor. Circled tower to quarters: 1.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. A birthday compliment to Beryl Curtis, 90 today.

First in method, 2 & 4.

Rung for the 100th Anniversary of the fall of Private Samuel Nathan Crane, 5th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 11 January 1917. Ringer at Lyme Regis

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/757286/CRANE,%20SAMUEL%20NATHAN

First of Glasgow, 2 and as conductor.

For Choral Evensong

First blows in method: 3

First in method: 2, 5, 6 and as Conductor

A birthday compliment to Julian H

In thanksgiving for the life of David Tyler (1943 - 2017), rung on his birthday.

First QP at first attempt - 1.

First on 8 away from cover (age 18): 1

18th birthday compliments from December to David

60th birthday compliments to Caroline

65th birthday compliments to Caroline's husband, Nigel, steeple keeper of this tower.

70th birthday compliments to Mike Jasper from January.

Rung for Evensong.

For Evensong and in memory of Michael J Hobbs, former ringer at Wimborne Minster. First of Surprise inside - 2.

Rung by Mere Branch members to record Anthony's 70th birthday in December.

Rung for Choral Evensong and in support of the Bellringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer Campaign.

First in method for all, first blows in method for 2 & 7

First of Lessness, 5.

1st touch in Method: 3.

1st in Method: 4 & 5.

First of Kent: 2

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day and to celebrate Jack's 18th Birthday today.

First of St Clements 4.

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal day.

1st in the method 2,4.

Rung by members of the Guild Executive committee prior to their meeting.

First of St Simon's Bob Triples: 2

Rung for Choral Evensong

For Choral Evensong with the Chapel Choir of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

3: 150th Quarter peal.

7: Circled tower to quarter peals.

Rung for the Ash Wednesday service.

For Choral Evensong, and also rung to wish a very happy birthday to Rachael.

For Evensong

Evensong

1st in method 4

500th quarter peal in Wiltshire 5

First of Treble Bob Minor: 1

Rung on the back six to mark the 30th anniversary of the capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise, which capsized 1 mile outside Zeebrugge Harbour, Belgium, en-route to Dover, 30 years ago tonight. 193 die in the worst maritime accident since the Titanic.

Rung after meeting short for Triples; the band wishes to thank Marisa for stepping down.

Remembering Harry Ford, the tower captain at Abbotsbury for many years, a year after his death.

Rung as a compliment to Henry Moule who leaves the village after 45 years as a ringer there.

First quarter as conductor 3-4.

First quarter of minimus on handbells for both.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. First in method: 3.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. First in method: 5. First in method as conductor. 50th together: 1 & 6.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

First quarter since completion of the work on the bells earlier this year.

First Caters 1 & 10. First Plain Bob Caters 7.

First touch in method: 3 & 4.

Rung for National Pie Week.

Rung half-muffled in memory of Donald Lee, who died 9th March 2017. Don was Tower Captain at St Mary's from 1967 to 2006 and past Ringing Master of the Branch. He was also Vice President of the Salisbury Guild.

First in method and completes quarter peals in the Standard 8 Surprise Major methods, 2.

First of Bamborough, 2,4.

Rung for Evensong and as a birthday compliment to the conductor

First quarter of Bristol Surprise Major 2 & 5.

First of Surprise Major as conductor.

Rung to celebrate the 400th quarter for 8.

£10

First blows in the method for all.

Rung and named "Golden Gate" to wish Marisa best of luck in San Francisco when she leaves this week for a well deserved break!

This method is believed to have been rung for the first time:-

Golden Gate Bob Triples

5.1.7.3.347.3.7,125 LH 1426753

A birthday compliment to Hilary Child.

First inside on twelve - 8

First in the method 2,3.

First in Method: 3 & 4

First of Superlative; first of Superlative as conductor and first of Surprise Major as conductor: 5

Rung open in memory of all those who lost their lives in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon.

Afterwards, the back 8 bells were rung in diminishing rounds leaving the tenor, rung by the conductor, tolling 10 times; one blow for each nationality that lost someone that day.

1200th quarter: 6.

550th quarter of doubles: 5.

First in the method for all.

This method is believed to have been rung for the first time, and is named and created by the conductor to mark what would have been Joan and Chris Smithies' 39th Wedding Anniversary.

Smithies Bob Minor:-

-16-36.34.36,12 LH 142563

Rung for Choral Evensong and for mothers everywhere on Mothering Sunday

First spliced: 4

Congratulations to David and Mary Melbourne for their Ruby Wedding Anniversary and to Ian and Patricia Davidson for their 42nd Wedding Anniversary.

£3.00

First of Stedman - 1; circled tower three times - 8; 200th peal together - 6 & 7.

A birthday compliment to Thomas Garrett.

Rung in loving memory of Eleanor's chicken Freya.

Also rung in appreciation of KFC.

First in method for both.

First as conductor on handbells.

A birthday compliment to David W H Godwin.

Are you still in bed Mr Payne??

400th Quarter: 5

First quarter inside 3.

Rung for Evensong

Also to welcome Emily, grand-daughter for David Hacker. Franklin, grandson for Roger Haydock and Grayson, grandson for Ruth Plumridge.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. First blows in method: 2 & 4.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. 100th quarter of triples: 7. First in method as conductor. 200th quarter together: 3 & 5.

A complement to Naomi and Richard Dickens on the birth of their Daughter Emily 1st Granddaughter for David and Beryl Hacker

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. First in method: 2, 3 & 4.

1st on Treble - 1

Rung open in memory of Donald Edward Lee, who died 9th March 2017.

Rung for the Palm Sunday Service and to welcome our new Priest, Rev Ruth Scholfield, to the Parish.

First minimus on tower bells: 4

Circled the tower to quarters: 3

In memory of the poor little screws decapitated by Eleanor during the quarter and well done for managing the last 20 extents with a badly behaved bell.

Ross has now rung a quarter in all Dorset towers with four bells or more.

Rung half muffled on the Aeolian (front) five for Good Friday and to remember PC Keith Palmer, who was kiled in the line of duty in London and his funeral was held at Southwark Cathedral earlier this week.

Also rung to mark 100 years since the death of the following Sturminster Marshall residents in the Great War:

SWYERS, HC - Pte Harry Charles Swyers 2 Bn Wiltshire Regiment. Killed in action on 11th March 1917.

VATER, W E - L/Cpl William Edward Vater 2 Bn Northamptonshire Regiment - was kiled in action on 3rd April 1917.

PEARCE, F G - Pte Frederick George Pearce 1 Bn Dorset Regiment. Frederick was born in Wimborne and resided in Sturminster Marshall. He died exactly 100 years ago today on 14th April 1917.

Rung to mark STD awareness month. "A time to get yourself tested". Matthew has collected the set.

Rung to celebrate Easter.

First of Maximus, 6.

300th peal together, 1 and 5.

First on 12 as conductor.

Rung to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of local soldier Private Henry (Harry) Arthur Miller, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion. Harry was also a bellringer at this church.

First blows in the method for all, first peal in method in the tower and first peal in the method for the Guild.

St Peter Bob Triples rang to celebrate Easter at St Peter's, the 80th anniversary of the casting of these fine bells, which were cast by John Taylor & Co in Loughborough in 1937, and the launch of the 'Church Development Project'.

Rung on Queen Elizabeth II's birthday today.

Joint conducted.

First in method: 3-4.

First peal on the bells.

First peal in a 5 bell tower -2

Rung as a 91st Birthday compliment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Also Rung as a farewell compliment to the Reverend Rick Williams of this benefice.

Rung in the SDGR firsts week.

Rung following the wedding of Daniel Wakefield and Alanna Harris.

Rung for Evensong on St. George's Day.

First of Bristol Maximus - 11.

Rung for St George's Day and as a birthday compliment to HRH Queen Elizabeth II

Rung for St George's Day.

First in the method: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Rung by a Hampreston Quarter Peal Day band to wish the founder of the group, Ross Bradley, a speedy recovery from his injuries.

Also rung for the Salisbury Diocesan Guild 'Firsts' Week.

Rung half muffled in memory of, and to mark the centenary of the death of Albert Hawkins of Chute, who died aged 40 on 24th April 1917 at Salonika Greece

First as conductor (5)

Rung by members of the West Dorset Branch for SDGR Firsts week

First Quarter at first attempt (1)

First Quarter as cover (6)

For SDGR Firsts Week

Rung prior to practice night.

25th quarter peal this year: 5

First as conductor (aged 14 years)

For SDGR Firsts Week

First quarter in method: 2 & 5 - for SDGR Firsts Week.

First quarter in variation: 2 & 5 - for SDGR Firsts Week.

60th Birthday Compliment to Revd Canon Gary Philbrick (April 19th)

First Grandsire as Conductor, 3 - for SDGR Firsts Week.

£3

First peal of Stedman Doubles - 1

First peal of Stedman Doubles on the bells.

Rung in the SDGR firsts week

Arranged and rang to celebrate 60 years of bell-ringing for Chris Purnell by her daughters and friends

A 25th birthday compliment to Anna and Lucy Warwick.

First of Stedman and on ten - 7.

1st away from cover: 1

1st of April Day: 2 and 3

Rung for SDGR firsts week and as a birthday compliment to the treble ringer for today.

Wishing David Davidge, tower captain of Avebury, a speedy recovery.

Rung half-muffled in Memory of Nancy Ramsden, a ringer from Mildenhall, who died on the 22 April, 2017

For Evensong.

First in method: 2, 4 and 5

Rung to congratulate the Rev Tim West, rector of this parish, on being appointed a non-residentary canon of Salisbury Cathedral.

Rung following the family committal and prior to the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of David James Todd (HLM) ringer and Tower Captain here since the installation of the bells in 1998

First in the method, 2.

Dedicated to the memory of Private Louis Jukes, a ringer at this church and a member of the Salisbury DG, who died on 03/05/1917, aged 42. Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn. Commemorated at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. 650th quarter together: 5 & 6.

1st in method : 6

Rung to celebrate the forthcoming institution of The Rev'd Canon Jane Curtis as Vicar of Royal Wootton Bassett and the Commissioning as Rural Dean of Calne

Rung to say farewell to the Rev Dr Janneka Blokland, Curate of the Marlborough Anglican Team.

First Peal Stedman Doubles 2 & 3 (Completes the Stedman family Doubles to Cinques 3)

Wishing a full and speedy recovery to Ursula Osmond

Rung to mark the investment of Councillor Tony Trotman as Calne Town Mayor for 2017/2018 at the Annual Mayor Making ceremony on Monday 8th May.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the installation of the bells on 13 February 1947.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

To celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Elizabeth and Lewis Cobb, married at The Church of St Thomas, Lymington, Hants on 13th May 1967.

Also for Lewis to mark 65 years of bellringing.

First blows in May Day: 2, 4

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day

2/4

First of Grandsire Triples inside: 4

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day.

4/4

First in the variation for all and first blows for 2, 4 and 5

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day

3/4

For Hampreston QP Day

First of Kent as Conductor: 3

Remembering Mary Horsley (nee Marshall) who died on the 9th May 2017, after a short illness. Mary learnt to ring nearly sixty years ago with her brother David, ringing her first peal at Ravensthorpe in 1960 with fellow Daventry Grammar School pupils. She continued to ring and teach ringing throughout her lifetime as she travelled around the UK with her husband the Rev Canon Dr Alan Horsley.

Rung in memory, and prior to the service of thanksgiving, for the life of Patricia King, mother of local ringer Sue West.

First quarter peal for Marion Moldon £3.50

Rung for Evensong. Also, a compliment to Jim Sexton (88) who retired after 70 years of ringing, the last 47 at Wimborne Minster. Also, congratulations to Reverend Vanessa Herrick, Rector, who has been appointed Archdeacon of Harlow, and best wishes to Francis Vine, Churchwarden, on being invited to Buckingham Palace for services to the community.

First quarter on twelve - 3.

Rung for Evensong

Joint conducted

First of Yorkshire Royal: 3, 7

First of Yorkshire as conductor: 7

Previously arranged, but the band would like to dedicate to this to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack on Monday evening, and stand in solidarity with them.

An 80th birthday compliment to our friend Ivan Andrews, Vice-President (and former President) of the Guild and a lifelong ringer at this church. Also love and best wishes to his wife, Wendy. First peal in method: 6.

Rung to celebrate the wedding today of John Beauchamp and Martin Rowell, ringers at this church and members of the Corfe Castle Band.

First of Cambridge Royal - 2.