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Rung before the Maidstone District Meeting.

First quarter (1).

First 'inside' (3).

Ruby wedding compliment to Mr & Mrs G J Butcher

For Evensong.

First quarter (1).

To commemorate the beginning of

St Nicholas, Ash, Septcentennial Year

4: 1st inside

8: 1st Triples

For Evensong.

Birthday compliment to Keith Davis.

First in 3 methods: 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6. Rung as a birthday compliment to Sylvia M Everest, wife of: 5.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the accession of HM the Queen.

Circled tower - 1

Birthday compliment to Fiona Goss

8 - first on a covering bell

For Shrove Tuesday.

First of Caters: 2, 5 and 7

First quarter on the 'Lanfranc' ten.

For Evensong.

First quarter on the 'Trinity' ten.

First attempt - 2, 4.

For Dartford Grammar School - rung on the front six by three pupils, a Master, an Old Dartfordian, and a parent, to celebrate the 406th anniversary of Founders Day.

First Triples - 1,8. First PB Triples - 2. 25th Wedding Anniversary compliment to Anne & David Parr. Married at this church on Saturday 30th March 1957.

For Mothering Sunday.

Prior to the Maidstone District quarterly meeting.

Birthday compliment to Tim Reeve, and to welcome Richard Paul Coggins.

For Easter.

1st Major: 1 and 4

To celebrate the marriage of Pauline Mercer and John Pullen.

For Evensong.

21st birthday compliment to Stephen Bounds.

First of Maximus: 1

First of Surprise Maximus: 5

For Evensong.

First quarter (1).

First peal - 8

First on eight - 3

First as conductor - 7

First Plain Bob Triples for all.

Retirement compliment to Joan E M Hills.

Retirement compliment to the Rev C J Caley after 20 years as vicar of this parish.

For Evensong.

By a band from the Ashford District.

For Evensong.

First Triples (1).

For Evensong.

On the 'Trinity' ten.

First peal (1).

First of Triples (4).

First on eight (8).

First Grandsire Triples as conductor.

For the visit of Pope John Paul II to Canterbury Cathedral.

For Trinity Sunday

First quarter (1,2,6).

First 'inside' (3).

First as conductor.

First quarter by a resident band for 22 years.

To celebrate the birth of Prince William

1 - 1st attempt

3 - 1st on 8

4 - 1st in method

For the Patronal Festival.

Ordination compliment to Revd J Heskins and Graduation compliment to Susan Roberts.

Rung for the birth of Prince William (21/06/82).

First QP for 1 & 6.

For Evensong.

350th quarter peal: 12

To celebrate the birth of HRH Prince William of Wales (21/6/82).

Circled tower four times - 1

A compliment to David G. Ridley BSC (Hons.) on graduating from the University of Southampton.

For the birth of Prince William of Wales, rung prior to Maidstone District quarterly meeting.

First Peal - 2

Wedding Day compliment to John F. Legg and Isobel J. Smith

For the Royal birth. 50th together 1 & 6.

For Morning Service and to celebrate the safe return of the Canberra.

First of Minimus -1, 2, 3.

First of Stedman Doubles - 1, 2 & 3

First of Stedman - 4

Belated 21st Birthday compliment to Stephen Davis

First quarter (4).

For Christening Service

For Evensong.

By a band from the Lewisham District.

Time not known.

First on eight -1. First in method 3,6 & 7 & for the association. 21st birthday compliment to the conductor.

Firs Peal - 3

First on ten-1,10. First Grandsire inside-3. First Grandsire Caters-2,4,5,6,7. For St Laurence Summer Fayre.

For Evensong.

First quarter (1).

Most methods 'inside' (3,4,5).

1st in 2m, 4

For Evensong.

Farewell compliment to Ken Wheatley and family, now in Texas, U S A.

For Evensong.

200th peal - 7

2 - First Quarter

First peal in the method.

First on six - 1

Most methods - 5

50th peal - 4

Wedding compliment to Keith Cox and Jean Sims.

For Sung Eucharist.

A Silver Wedding compliment to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Runcie.

On the 'Ernulf' eight.

First on ten - 7

First Major as conductor. Circled tower - 4. Wedding Day compliment to Michele Short and Bruce Knox wishing them all the best for the future.

Rung following the service of dedication and thanksgiving (led by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr David Say) of the restored ring.

First in seven Minor methods: 2, 4, 5, & 6.

For Patronal Festival.

First Peal - 3

100th. together 5 & 6

For Snodland harvest weekend.

First on ten: 8

On the 'Trinity' ten.

1st Surprise 2

1st Cambridge 5

In memoriam Robert Lowe and Bill Searle.

Half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday.

First of Minor in method (1,2,4).

RW1983/p31

For Evensong.

First of Royal: 4

On the 'Trinity' ten.

For the patronal festival.

Rung by members of the Maidstone district.

First attempt - 2,3

First in method - 3,4,5

Circled tower twice - 2. 50th as conductor.

For Evening Service.

To celebrate the 100th birthday this day of Mrs. Ellen Monica Perrins, parishoner of Yalding for over 40 years.

First peal 'inside' (3).

First Peal: 1, 8. First Triples 4

First peal by an all local band

To mark the close of Ash 700th Celebration Year

First on 10: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10. First in method: 1, 4, 8.

Rung half-muffled for the passing of the old year.