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2: 1st Royal as conductor

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary Year.

3: 1st Stedman Triples

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centerary Year.

First blows in method: 5 and 6.

For evening prayer

First Yorkshire Royal: 3.

For Evening Communion Service

By present and past Branch Officers to celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary year.

Rung as a compliment to Fran on her retirement.

Circled tower: 7.

First quarter of Stedman - 2.

First quarter of Stedman Triples - 3.

Rung as a celebration of the life of William Frederick Scudamore, a ringer at this church for over 40 years, who sadly passed away on Christmas Day 2010 aged 83 years.

First in method on handbells - 3-4

The 100th peal on this octave

300th together: 5 & 8

In celebration of, and in thanksgiving for, the life of Jill Dickins, member of the bands of Littledean in Gloucestershire and Lyminster in Sussex.

For Evening Prayer

First on 12: 6.

For the Epiphany Carol Service and the baptism of Emily Elizabeth Grote, daughter of the Cathedral Assistant Organist.

For Evening service and the first of two quarter peals sponsored by Jennifer Metcalfe in celebration of her 70th birthday on 30th Dec.

The ringer of 5-6 would like 249 other handbell offences to be taken into consideration

For Stroud Branch Centenary

Circled tower - 1

200th peal - 3

25th together 4 & 8

First in method as Conductor - 6

First in method - 5

Rung for Choral Evensong

Rung as a farewell to Rev Mike & Mrs Joy Noah as they leave for Frampton-on Severn.

Also to celebrate the birth of Joshua Charles Baldry grandson of the conductor and nephew of the tenor ringer.

For Evening Prayer

For the ecumenical service for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

Rung after Evensong. The second of two quarter peals sponsored by Jennifer Metcalfe in celebration of her 70th birthday on 30th Dec, and in the method she originally requested.

Rung to celebrate the Swindon Branch's Centenary Year

First peal in the method

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First Erin Caters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.

1st in m 2

1st in method: 2 and 7.

A wedding compliment to Katherine Anne Bath and Richard Foran, married 15 January 2011.

For the joint South Cheltenham Team Ministry service at St.Philip and St.James' for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Rung for the first service after re-ordering of the church

First Grandsire Cinques: 6.

Congratulations to Jo Gifford, daughter of Tony on ringing her first quarter of Kent Minor.

75th handbell peal together - 1-2 & 3-4

First of Original for all the band

Composition consisting of 240 bobs/singles

First of Royal inside: 2. In memory of Vic James, tower captain at St Andrew's Clevedon, who died recently.

First on twelve: 1 and 4.

By members of the Association Management Committee after the meeting to approve the annual accounts.

Rung for Evening service, also a get well wish to Zena Litton, (a ringer at this Church) and to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Swindon Branch within the G & B D A

First in the method for all.

First on 12: 1,5,6 and 7

First in method: 8

Second in method and first for 60 years: 2

For Evening Prayer.

First Kent & Oxford Maximus: 7 and 10.

For Evensong; also remembering Beatrice Helen Kendall.

For Epiphany Carol Service

1st quarter on the treble 1

First peal in the method on handbells: 5-6

50th handbell peal together: 1-2 & 3-4

Rung as 100th quarter peal by Alan Pidgeon

First in Method: 4 and 6.

First Stedman Cinques: 5.

For Evening Communion Service.

1st in method 3.

For the Blessing of the Marriage of Helen & Patrick Davis on January 16th (daughter and son-in-law of 3).

First Kent Maximus: 9.

1: Circled tower to peals

7: 1st triples as conductor

8: 1st peal covering behind

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary Year.

For Evensong

1st triples inside - 3

For evening service and as a birthday compliment to Bob Mustow

First Quarter Peal: 1 and 6

First Quarter Peal on the Bells.

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary year

Birthday compliment to the Conductor.

First Quarter Peal - 6

Rung in memory of William Lampard, regular visitor to this tower, who died on New Years Day

4,6,8 behind.

Rung as A 60th Birthday for Mike Williams and 70th for Peter Harrison

50th peal as conductor

First peal: 2

Birthday compliment to Ian Bucknell

5: 1st Doubles as conductor

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary year.

First in method: 4 and 6

1st Plain Bob Triples as Conducter

For evening service and to congratulate Ann Tyndall and Veronica Kilminster on their licensing as Lay Ministers.

Also to mark Nick Watts' retirement and as birthday compliments to Joanna Wheatland and Morley Bray.

Rung to celebrate Sarah's 21st birthday today. Also rung to celebrate the Swindon Branch centenary year.

Rung for the people, and particularly the ringers, of Christchurch, New Zealand

Rung on the Back 5.

Most Surprise Minor and completes the circle: 4. This peal was arranged by the conductor's wife to mark the fact that the conductor has now managed to stay alive for half a century.

4: 150th quarter peal

Rung to celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary year.

4300th peal: 5

First Peal: 5

Rung by past and present Branch Officers to celebrate the Swindon Branch Centenary Year, and also to celebrate the blessing of "The St Pauls Bell" during the morning Mass. This bell originally hung at St Paul's Church in the centre of Swindon, demolished in 1965, and is to be used as an Angelus bell in St Mark's Tower.

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First on 8 bells 2 & 8

For Evensong

75th birthday compliment to Jeremy Meyrick.

For the birth of Casper Francis Denno

Rung to mark the 110th anniversary of the first peal to be rung on the bells; Grandsire Triples on March 2nd 1901.

Also rung to celebrate the life of William Frederick Scudamore (age 83) who sadly passed away Christmas Day 2010. Fred was a ringer at this church from 1957 to 1965.

A farewell compliment to Darren Woodyer, leaving for Sussex.

Happy Birthday wishes to Derek Carr!

First quarter peal of the method

Batty Muffin Puffin Moose Delight Minor

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In memoriam Zena Litton, a former ringer at this tower.

For Evensong

Phil Joynson's 1st 1/4

First in the method: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.

First Stedman: 1.

To celebrate the marriage of Richard Pettit and Rachel Allan on 26th February in Sri Lanka

First maximus: 6.

1st quarter peal for Julian Howes, aged 13 years and 1 month.

In Memorium Zena Litton, a ringer at this church, whose funeral service was held earlier on this day.

First peal in the method

Shortwood D Major:

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Circled the tower to quarters twice - 3

A diamond wedding anniversary compliment to Mr & Mrs A Ballard, parents of Sandra, on 24th March.

First peal: 6.

First peal as conductor.

First Surprise: 5

To celebrate the Swindon Branch Centerary Year.

1st of Plain Bob Minor and Doubles together by all the band.

Rung for the Engagement of Chris Ayms and Jessica Croot

First peal in the method

Canon's Marsh S Major:

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First of Cinques - 3.

Rung for Evensong.

First in method - 4,5

To mark the completion by Cathedral volunteers of the first phase of the re-ordering of the library.

First in Method - 2

Birthday compliments to Pauline Percy, mother of Simon Percy.

In memory of Prof Frank Shaw, a lecturer in German at the University of Bristol who recently died unexpectedly.

First Quarter Peal - 1 First Quarter in this tower - 2, 5 & 6

Rung as a 60th birthday compliment to the conductor and also remembering family and friends of the band in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Dedicated to the memory of N David Lane.

800th peal for the Association: 5.

Rung in fond memory of Mary Johnson of Pen Selwood and Caterham, at a place nearby to where she worked in her younger years

1st Minor as Conductor

First in method: 3.

1,400th peal as conductor.

Rung for the Centenary year of the Swindon Branch (Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association) with compliments to Sybil Richards on her 90th birthday.

To celebrate Bill's 60th birthday on 24th March and as part of the Swindon Branch Centenary celebrations.

Specially arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to Julie.

First peal of S Royal: 7.

First in method for all

Rung to celebrate the Ringing World Centenary

Congratulations to the new committee of UBSCR and many thanks to the old committee for the past year.

A warm welcome to those elected as members of UBSCR at Tuesdays meeting, one being Stephen Bateman (about time too!)

First peal of Bristol: 2.

Circled the tower: 1.

Following renewal of wedding vows of Richard Pettit and Rachel Allan. Bells raised by mother and sister of the groom.

For Evensong.

First Major 2.

Rung as a Birthday Compliment to the Conducter

Rung prior to a special memorial service (at St Anne's Church, Bristol) for Clare Pipe-Wolferstan & Alan Davey who died 10 years ago.

The band’s best wishes to Julie Miles.

For Evensong

First Grandsire Doubles - 3

First in method: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.

First quarter of maximus not an inside bell in 64 years of ringing: 1.

For evening Communion service

Most variations 3 & 4

In memory of Herbert Clifford (Jim) Morris, died March 29th 2011, uncle of 2

Rung to mark the doctorate of Christopher Backhouse, grandson of 3 and 7.

First minor as conductor

Rung for the Ruby Wedding Anniversary of Peter and Meryl Screen

Birthday compliments to Molly.

Completes Norman smiths 23 : 3 and 4.

First in method all except 8.

For Sarah Hobbs and David Johns married today at St. Matthews church, Cheltenham

In Memoriam Roderick W Pipe.

First peal in the method.

Maestro D Major:

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Before the SCC Taize Service

For the retirement of The Revd. Canon Owen Barraclough from St. Christopher's

A tribute to Roderick W Pipe, ringer, conductor, composer, and inspiration.

Most methods - 2,3,4

1st Quarter at 1st Attempt: 1, 6

25th Quarter: 4

1st Quarter as Conductor: 4

Also rung to celebrate the Centenary of the Swindon Branch of the G&B”

To celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of John and Heather Limbach, married at Kings Stanley, Glos. on 12th April 1986. Same method and composition as used for their wedding peal.

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For the retirement of The Revd Canon Owen Barraclough from St Christopher’s, part of The Church in Warden Hill.

1st peal: 1, 2, 3 (aged 79), 5, 6.

1st peal as conductor.

1st peal inside: 4 (= 2nd peal).

1st peal on the bells.

£5

First Surprise as conductor

First on twelve: 7.

Rung for Evensong and as a 40th birthday compliment to Richard Cumming, Lin's son.

First in method: 5

For Easter Sunday

Before Revd. Owen Barraclough's final service.

100th together 1 & 5

Rung to celebrate Easter.

Golden Wedding compliment to David and Sheila Clift; 65th birthday compliment to Max Bridgwater, ringer of the 5th.

Rung by a Swindon Branch Band, to celebrate the Centenary of the Swindon Branch of the G & B.

Birthday compliment to ringer of the 2nd who has now circled the tower and rung 50 peals on these bells without loss.

Rung to mark the forthcoming Royal Wedding.

First in Method 2 and 6.

First in method: 2, 4 and 7.

With best wishes to Di Sheppard, not ringing in the quarter due to injury.

Rung to commemorate the marriage this day of Prince William of Wales with Catherine Middleton.

On 20th November 1947 and 29th July 1981, Brian Bladon rang his first quarter peal at Blunsdon and conducted a peal at Christ Church on the occasions of the marriages of the bridegroom's paternal grandparents and parents respectively.

First quarter peal on a working bell - 1

Rung to mark the occasion of the Royal Wedding of H.R.H. Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

First quarter: 1

For the Royal Wedding

Rung to celebrate the wedding today of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton.

For the Royal Wedding

First Quarter: 3

Rung under the terms of the Harry Lockett Bequest.

For the wedding of HRH Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton.

1st in method - 5

1st as conductor

Rung to celebrate the marraige this day of William and Catherine and also the marriage of Amanda and Chris Mole, granddaughter of the treble ringer.

To celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton today.

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Catherine Middleton and HRH Prince William

Rung to celebrate the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton.

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Rung to mark the marriage earlier today of HRH Prince William with Miss Catherine Middleton (now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) at Westminster Abbey.

Rung to congratulate William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the occasion of their marriage at Westminster Abbey earlier today

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey earlier today.

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey earlier today.

Rung before the Wedding of Catherine Middleton and H.R.H. Prince William. First Quarter Peal at first attempt - Kate Rivett

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey earlier today.

For the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

Deferred quarter peal for St George's Day and wedding compliment to William and Catherine

To celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. First in method: 3

1st Quarter at 1st Attempt: 1, 3, 6

Rung as part of the Swindon Branch Centenary Celebrations

Rung to celebrate the Royal Wedding between HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which took place at Westminster Abbey on 29th April.

First peal on 8 and of Grandsire: 2.

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For the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. First inside: 2. First as cover: 6.

Rung to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton. First peal of Royal in the method.

Wedding D Royal:

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For the birthday of Bernard Bowden

Before Evensong.

Farewell To Revd. Ian Bussell, vicar of this Parish, leaving to become Diocesan Director of Ordinands.

Birthday compliment 1.

First quarter peal at first attempt - 1

First Kent and Oxford Maximus: 8.

First trble bob: 1.

For the 80th birthday of Robert Grover, ringer at Dursley for 40 years, by past and present members of the Dursley band.

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For Wotton Arts Festival service.

Rung silent and non conducted (first for all).

To celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. First in method: 3

First in method: 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7.