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First of Minor: 3

Rung following the wedding of Megan Smith to Jack Mould-Heathcott.

Congratulations to Philip Pratt and Anna Bayley on the birth of their son William.

With best wishes to Peter Murdock-Saint and his mother, Patricia Smith. Peter was due to ring today but due to long term ill health of his mother, he was unable to do so.

Circled the tower to quarters: 6

The final quarter peal and penultimate ringing on the bells, before work begins next week on dismantling the fittings and the transportation of the bells to Loughborough for major restoration work. Rung by a local band who have all helped with the project.

With thanks to everyone who has helped bring the project to fruition, and especially Debbie Phipps, tower captain, for her outstanding contribution and leadership to making this a success.

96th Birthday complement to Dennis G Fudge, tower captain of this tower

Rung for Evensong.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Rung in memory of Sally’s great-grandparents, Samuel and Harriett Green, who lie buried in this churchyard.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Dedicated to the memory of Frederick (Fred) S Slatford of North Bradley, a Vice President of the Salisbury DG, whose funeral takes place tomorrow.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. With our best wishes to Simon on his retirement at the end of this month.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. With best wishes to Judith Williamson who was unable to join us today as planned. The irony of the method choice will not be lost on her!! Circled tower to quarters: 1.

Rung in memory of Frederick (Fred) S Slatford. Vice President of the SDGR and former Tower Captain of this tower on the day of his funeral.

Brian Coward is to be associated with this quarter.

Completes quarter peals in the Standard 41 Surprise Minor, 6.

First quarter of Grandsire inside, 2. Congratulations to Hannah Simpson on successful 'A' level results and a place at Loughborough University.

Congratulatations to Alice on her graduation from the University of Reading with a BSc in Food Science (First), also her 1st Quarter as conductor.

50th quarter peal, 40 of which have been rung this year: 3

Rung on the back six to mark the passing of Dr. Brian Hodgson, father of Nick Hodgson who is churchwarden and tower correspondent here at St James.

In celebration of the life of Frederick Slatford

In celebration of the life of Marcus Davies who passed away recently, ringer and Tower Captain at Midhurst, Sussex, for many years. Father of Alison.

Rung prior to the Ringers' Evensong during which Brian Wright was presented with his certificate of Associate Life Membership (SDGR) in recognition of his 60 plus years of service to bellringing.

First blows in method 2.

First in method 3, 4 & 6

First in method - 2. Rung in memory of Fred Slatford

To welcome George Terence Murley, born today, first child for Harry and Clare Murley.

Method believed to be rung for the first time. First blows in the method for all, first blows in Principle Minor for all except 6.

Tranquility Base Minor

-14-,36 LH 431625

Rung for Evensong and as a birthday compliment to 5

To celebrate the life of Stella Rosemary Elvin (22/02/29-03/08/19) active member of this village and church.

First quarter peal as conductor.

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day 8th Anniversary

3/3

First blows in the principle: 1, 3, 4, 5

First touch in the principle: 2, 6

Rung on Hampreston Quarter Peal Day.

For Hampreston Quarter Peal Day 8th Aniversary. 1/3

Birthday compliment to Jan Keohane.

A Cream Tea Quarter.

Engagement compliment to Ben Jennings and Hannah Scott

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day 8th Anniversary 2/3

Rung for Choral Evensong on the Patronal Festival.

First of Double Oxford: 3, 4

50th quarter this year: 5

50th Quarter this year, 6.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. First in variation: 4.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. With best wishes to Lewis Cobb, a friend of the band.

Rung in fond memory of Lewis Cobb.

Completes the standard 41 surprise minor methods to quarter peals, 2.

Rung for the marriage of Aisha Mckenny and Jack William Braine

Rung for Choral Evensong.

Celebrating the 35th birthday today of HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex and Mick's new job at the Royal Mail.

To celebrate the birth of Zach Anderson

Rung during a quiet practice night when most of the band were away on holiday

First blows in method for all

Specially arranged for the centenary of the Witchampton Women's Institute and rung immediately prior to their celebratory meeting in the church hall.

Also wishing Shirley Brown a happy birthday for today.

First quarter peal at first attempt: 1 & 6

Rung half-muffled in memory of those soldiers who lost their lives 75 years ago during Operation Market Garden.

First in method:3, 4, 5, 6

In memory of Lewis Cobb

Rung to celebrate Trish Garrett's 70th birthday, sadly unable to ring due to a damaged finger.

1st in Method: 3.

A Cream Tea Quarter.

In memory of Geoff Coffin, past tower captain and ringer at Swanage, who passed away this week.

First peal - 3.

In memory of Geoff Coffin, past tower captain and ringer at Swanage, who passed away this week.

First quarter peal of Grandsire: 2 & 4.

First on eight: 8

For Michaelmas; 1st of Minor: 1

Rung on the back 8 following Sung Conventional Mass.

Also ringing for the service were Julie Adams, Anne Burn, Chrissie Hibbbit, Mick Howes, Maureen Kirkham, Max Knight, Aila Peacock, Vicki Rowse, Steph Smith-Cooper, David and Deborah Snelling, Anne Tautz and Anthea Targett.

Rung in memory of our good friend and ringing colleague Lewis Frank Cobb, on the eve of his funeral.

RIP

Rang to congratulate Mary and Philip Gaisford on their Golden Wedding and and as a birthday compliment to Peter Baker

First blows in method 3

First quarter in method 2,4 & 6

A Cream Tea Quarter

First in method: 2

A farewell compliment to Chris Bellars (tower captain at this church for many years) and with good wishes for his move to Devon.

Rung for Evensong. To celebrate the welcome in Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday 3rd October of the Wimborne Minster Rector, Reverend Canon A J Rowland, as a member of the College of Canons.

Rung to Celebrate the Life of Geoff Coffin. Geoff rang his first Quarter and first peal with Ross Robertson and Ed Warren in 1971. Geoff was a founder member

of the Stour Valley Youths. Ross conducted his first quarter peal and was instrumental in Geoff becoming a change ringer. Happy days.

Rung for Evensong

Also to welcome home Suzanne, daughter of 4, who has spent the last 11 months travelling the world.

For Harvest Festival

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Dedicated to the memory of Laurence E Hitchins, who passed away on 30 September at the age of 90. He joined the Salisbury DG in 1943 and rang at North Bradley and Melksham. Our condolences to Eric Hitchins and family.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Dedicated to the memory of Geoff Coffin, past tower captain at Swanage (the home tower of 3), who passed away last month.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter. Dedicated to the memory of Harry Brockway, tower captain at Stratford sub Castle, who died last week. Pat and Ian Davidson had known Harry and his wider family for almost 60 years. Harry joined the Salisbury DG in 1970.

First in method 4 & 6

First blows in method 3

Rung on the 21st Anniversary of the dedication of the bells. In memory of David J Todd, HLM (SDGR), former ringer here and Tower Captain from 1998 to 2017. Also in memory of Harry Brockway who died very suddenly on Oct 4th. Harry had been Tower Captain here since 2017 and was much loved by all the ringers. Ron Johnston wishes to be associated with this performance.

100th peal for the Guild, 4

Rung in memory of John Kerr on the first anniversary of his death. Farmer and Countryman of this Parish.

Rung following the funeral of Betty Ayling, longtime resident here.

Also in loving memory of Harry Brockway, Tower Captain at Stratford sub Castle, who passed away suddenly on October 4th. Harry became a member of SDGR at Salisbury, St Paul's in 1970.

For Evensong

First quarter inside for 3

Rung in celebration of the life of Neil Tuckley, a faithful servant of this church, who will be greatly missed.

First of Triples for 4, first of Triples inside for 3.

300th quarter peal as conductor.

50th quarter peal together: 2 & 6.

Circled tower six times - 2.

First quarter peal in method: 5

First quarter peal in method: 2

First quarter peal of mixed doubles: 3

Rung for Evensong.

Also a farewell to Bill Perrins as he returns to Sydney. Bill's support of ringing at Wimborne during the summer months has been greatly appreciated.

Most methods: 3,6

Most major methods: 4

First Little Bob Royal in hand: 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10

First Little Bob Royal in hand as conductor.

First quarter peal at the first attempt: 1

Also congratulations to Hazel on the birth of her grandson, Leo James Young on Friday 18th October.

First quarter in both methods, 3.

First in method: 5

Rung in memory of Laurence E Hitchins, who learnt to ring in this tower in 1942. Passed away on Monday September 30th at the age of 90.

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day

First in method 2, 3, 4 & 6

A Cream Tea Quarter.

First Peal -1

First peal on the bells since rehanging

First Berwick 3, 4 & 6

First blows in Berwick 2

1200th quarter 5

First Hexam 3

First quarter peal at first attempt: 1

First of Reverse Canterbury: 2, 4

Rung open on the back six to mark 10 years since the passing of Helen Smith, best friend of Nikki Greenall who is a ringer at Sturminster Marshall. Nikki is to be associated with this quarter peal.

Rung to thank Bill Lever for long service to the Church undertaking maintenance, gardening, grass cutting and numerous other jobs as he hangs up his keys after 30 years. Following the quarter peal there was a small reception in the church and a presentation to Bill.

First in method (2)

A slightly belated 70th birthday compliment to Lynda.

A re-creation, exactly 100 years later, of the peal rung on 30 October 1919 to commemorate the ringers of the Dorchester branch of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers who died during the First World War.

First peal for 4; first as conductor for 2.

First Berwick 3.

1st quarter 6, 1st inside 3

For All Saints day

For All Souls Service and SDGR Quarter Peal Week. Chris Jenkins would like to be associated with this quarter.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

First quarter peal for Constance Cottingham.

Dedicated to Tony Lewis Jan 1936 - Sep 2019 (Grandad of Constance)

On the middle 6.

Rung for Evensong.

Also rung for the SDGR quarter peal week.

Rung for the All Souls Service

For morning service and guild quarter peal week

Rung by East Dorset Branch and friends on the back ten prior to Choral Evensong, to remember Steve Bateman, a year since his death. The conductor last rang on these bells with Steve, just before his health deteriorated.

Also ringing were Aila Peacock, Ed and Stella Warren, Eleanor Wallace, Jan Keohane, Jane and Nigel Pridmore, and Frances White.

1st Quarter aged 14 treble

A birthday compliment to Alexander Smith on his 14th birthday.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week and in memory of Miranda Harris of West Lavington who was tragically killed in South Africa.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week

For guild quarter peal week

In memory of Bernard Gildersleve, ringer at this tower for many years.

For Guild Quarter Peal Week

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week

For SDGR Quarter peal Week.

First in the method 3, 7.

First in the method as conductor.

Rung for SDGR Quarter Peal Week

Birthday compliment to Chris Quintin.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week

Rung with tenor behind and bell 2 of the 8 omitted.

In memory of Harry Brockway, Tower Captain here, who passed away recently. Also welcoming Alison as the new Tower Captain. For SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

1st away from cover, 1.

100th together, 2 and 5

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week and wishing Richard Iles a speedy recovery.

Rung to celebrate the wedding today of John Ungley, a local ringer, and Maggie McNamara, with the band's best wishes for their future happiness.

Rung for SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

A Salisbury Branch Quarter Peal for the SDGR Quarter Peal week.

This quarter peal was supposed to by on the newly re-hung bells at Codford St Peter but the re-hang was not quite finished.

Rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week

First of minor, 2

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week

First quarter treble.

To congratulate Katy Willis, daughter of (2),on obtaining her PhD.

For SDGR Quarter-peal week

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week

In loving memory of Beatrice May Lambert. Special friend of 2.

Most m/v, 3 and 5

Rung in SDGR Quarter Peal Week, half muffled for Remembrancetide

Rung for SDGR Quarter peal week

Remembering the Fallen on Remembrance weekend

1st Qtr inside: 5.

Rung for SDGR Quarter Peal week.

70th Birthday Compliment to David.

75th Quarter: 6.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

For SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

First Quarter inside - 5

Rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week.

In memory of the fallen

Also rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week

First quarter inside 2.

A 6th Birthday compliment to Noah, grandson of treble.

First with his feet off the ground -1

The majority of this band are glad it’s nearly the end of the SDGR Quarter Peal week.

Rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week .

Rung for the village remembrance service

Rung half-muffled for Evensong on Remembrance Sunday. Also for SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

First of Stedman Cinques - 1.

Rung half muffled on the front 6 for remembrance.

Also rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week.

Half muffled for Remembrance Day and with fond memory of Jenny’s mum, Betty Bell nee Hopgood, sister of Dambuster 'Hoppy'.

Also, for SDGR Quarter Peal Week.

Rung half-muffled in memory of Geoff Coffin who passed away on Tuesday 24th September 2019. Geoff was for many years a ringer and past tower captain here at St Mary's, Swanage.

Rung for Evening Prayer on Remembrance Sunday, and for SDGR Quarter Peal week.

Rung half muffled for Remembrance Sunday

In memory of William Berry

50th quarter together 1 & 5

Half muffled for Remembrance Sunday evening service. In SDG quarter peals week.

1st inside to Plain Bob: 3

Rung half muffled for Remembrance Sunday and in memory of Mike's father Lionel Jasper who would have been 100 years old this week.

Also for SDGR Quarter Peal Week

First Quarter for 6.

Rung half muffled for remembrance.

Also rung for the SDGR Quarter Peal week.

Rung half muffled to mark the centenary of the 2 minute silence and of the dedication of the village war memorial. Rung in SDGR Quarter Peal week.

Rung for the Service of Remembrance and for SGDR Quarter Peal Week

Rung half muffled in honour of Remembrance Day.

The same band rang a Peal at this Tower on 31st December 2018 in honour of the 5 ringers of this Parish who lost their lives in WW1, specifically remembered today when the Peal Board was dedicated during the morning Service.

Rung Half Muffled on Remembrance Day

21 Men killed in 1st World War from this Parish

7 Men Killed in 2nd World War from this Parish

1st inside for 14 Years: 4.

1st as Conductor.

Half Muffled. For Armistice Day.

First blows in method 2, 3 & 6

First in method 4.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

1st on 8, 1.

Composed in the trenches of the First World War.

A Second Wednesday Group Quarter.

First quarter peal away from cover: 1

Rung on the back six to celebrate Jennie Pease (mother of the conductor) graduating from the Open University today after ten years of studying, at the Lighthouse Centre for Arts in Poole, with a 2:1.

28th wedding anniversary compliments to Alan and Alison Butler, parents of the treble ringer.

Dedicated to the memory of Peter Martin, former tower captain of this tower and an Associate Life Member of the Salisbury DG. Rung immediately after his Memorial Service.

First Surprise Major 2, 4, 5 & 6

100th quarter this year 7

First Westminster 2, 3, 4 & 6

First of Stedman Triples: 5

25th together for 3 & 5

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day

1/5

First in the method: 2 & 3

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day

4/5

A Cream Tea Quarter

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day 5/5.

First in Method, 3,4,5 For Hampreston Quarter Peal Day. 4/5

First blows in the method 2.

Rung for Hampreston Quarter Peal Day 2/5.

Rung as a 5th birthday compliment to Eryn Jenkins, daughter of the tenor ringer.

Also rung to mark 20 years of membership to the SDGR for the tenor ringer.

To commemorate Alan Brown's 70th anniversary of ringing at Wool.

Rung before Choral Evensong and as an engagement compliment to Bebe Clegg and Adrian Rowland (former Minster ringer).

First multi-method quarter inside: 2

Birthday compliments to Liam Sims (today) and Jennie Pease (tomorrow).

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Marian Holloway. Marian and Robin Holloway rang at St Nicholas and led the millennium augmentation project.

First in the method for all and first blows for 4

Rung to welcome Ethan Hamish Bradley born yesterday, grandson to Ross and brother to George.

The first touch on the newly rehung bells, rung by an East Dorset Branch band, all of whom were involved in the project to restore the bells.

Also present for the try-out were Andrew Ogden (Taylor's Bellhanger) and Debbie Phipps (Tower Captain and Project Leader), as well as the following local ringers: Alec Cannings, Viv Endecott, Chrissie Hibbitt, Mike Kimber, Maureen Kirkham, John Marsh, Cathy Neyland, Gordon Paterson and Emma Rushbrooke.

First of treble dodging major, 1

First of Lessness on real bells for all except 2

First quarter peal of major: 2 & 4

First blows in method: 4

First blows in method: 3

Rung for the Christmas Tree Festival Songs of Praise service.

Also to welcome Maisey Ruth born 22 November, granddaughter of 4

Circled the tower 7