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1st quarter: 1.

1st as conductor: 5.

Rung to welcome the New Year.

To welcome 2010.

To welcome 2010.

First spliced surprise major and most methods: 3.

For evensong and to welcome 2010.

First Norwich S Major for all.

1st Stedman in hand: 9-10.

1st Stedman Caters in hand for all.

First of Cambridge Minor: 2

Rung on the Simulator in A.

First wearing a scarf: 5

Snow Day quarter no.1

First of Kent Treble Bob Minor: 4

Rung on the Simulator in A#

Completes 3rd Circle of the tower: 3

Snow Day quarter no.2

Birthday Compliments to Roy Barclay (5th Jan) and Steph Rueff (8th Jan)

First Rutland: 2

60th together: 6 & 8

With birthday compliments to Rupert and bon voyage to Karen for her travels to New Zealand.

For Evening Service.

Belated special birthday compliment to Shirley Barker.

First in Method: 2

For Evensong

Rung in memory of Clifford Barron

Rung in celebration of the Civil Partnership ceremony that took place between Alan and Steve Reilly on Sat 9th January.

First blows in method: 3 & 5

First peal in the method, previously rung in Spliced.

First peal in the method.

In memory of Stephen Ivin.

Farleigh Green S Major: e -3-4-5-236-4-25-4-1

Rung prior to the wedding of Kathryn Beeken and Justin Coy (daughter to the tower captain and tower secretary)

First peal: 1

First in a plain method: 2

First of major: 3

First on 8: 4

First peal of Grandsire Caters - 8.

First blows in method: 2, 7.

1200th Quarter: 2

For Evensong and remembering David Stanger.

In Memory of Stephen Ivin

Rung in memory of Stephen Ivin

Birthday compliment to Elizabeth Duffey

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Stephen Ivin

First in method for all

300th peal: 2

First in method for all.

Rang to celebrate the recent birth of Michael McConville, grandson of the conductor.

First Spliced Grandsire and S Oxford B Triples for all.

Birthday compliment to Karel Gill, born 23rd January 1923, Utrecht Netherlands.

Rung to celebrate the birth, on 9th January 2010, of Olivia Grace Kent, first granddaughter to Janet Eaton, Churchwarden and ringer at Kemsing. Also a special birthday compliment to Janet (15th January)

Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to Dez Liddicoat.

1st on ten: 5 & 6

1st of Grandsire: 5

1st treble to more than doubles!

Circled the tower to quarters twice: 1

In memory of Malcolm Parker

Rung for Margo Griggs Birthday

For evensong.

Rung open in thanksgiving for the life of Jessica Wales on the day of her funeral

First in method for all.

Rung after finding a hex in Hexham.

To mark the 20th anniversary of Rupert's first peal and as a "Get Well Soon" to Mary Andrews.

First peal of Surprise Major on the bells and first in the method by all.

First of Maximus: 1,7 and 8. 25th peal of Cambridge Maximus: 4.

For all the ailing ringers of the Canterbury District.

Rung as a farewell compliment to Rev. Colin Gibbs on his retirement as Rector of Cowden and with thanks for his appreciation of the bells.

The 100th peal on the bells

Rung prior to the service of welcome for the new Bishop of Dover, for the anniversary of the Accession of H.M. the Queen Elizabeth II.

For evensong and birthday compliments (06/02) to Felicity Edwards.

Circled the Tower to Quarters: Treble

First Plain Bob Triples - 3

For Evensong

Rung for Evensong and in memory of Trevor Andrews

Rung for the 50th birthday of Tim Attride

Rung as a birthday compliment to David Gibbons

Rung open in thanksgiving for the life of Malcolm Parker prior to his funeral. Fellow wine taster and friend of the treble ringer.

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

1st Grandsire; 3.

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

1st in m for all.

For evening service on St Valentine's Day.

To celebrate 40th wedding anniversary of The Revd. Norman & Jenny Dabbs

Rung in Thanksgiving for the life of Trevor Andrews 1960-2010

After morning service, for Lewisham District quarter peal week and to mark the beginning of the Year of the Tiger.

1st on treble.

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week by a resident band.

For Evensong

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

1st quarter; 1. 1st inside; 2. 1st quarter for "about 40 years"; 6.

Rung on the eve of Lent

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week and as 15th birthday compliments to Tom (12/2), Louise and Matthew (18/2).

1st inside; 2.

First Quarter: 1

Rung for Lewisham District Quarter Peal Week

Rung prior to Evening Service

and as a Birthday compliment to Alex Slingsby

most mv 2

All the band were victorious for their first time in this method

Rung for Ash Wednesday

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

1st in method; 5 and as conductor.

For Lewisham District quarter peal week. First 'all Cudham ringers' for years.

1st as cover.

Birthday compliments 20th February to Martin Davies and Ellie Barton. First as conductor in Spliced Surprise Major.

For evensong. Also birthday compliments to Henry Edwards (22/02).

First in method: 3.

First Yorkshire Surprise Royal: 5.

First Royal as conductor.

After morning service and for Lewisham District quarter peal week and as a compliment to Holy Trinity Ringer June Dance on the birth of her 4th Grandchild.

For Evensong.

First quarter peal on 8 bells: 1

Rung for the 50th birthday of Alison Sheekey

Rung for Lewisham District quarter peal week.

For Forward in Faith Day of Prayer

Rung to celebrate the first grandson, Marlowe Jack Lloyd Lewis, of Felicity Lewis - born 22.02.2010 in Sydney Australia.

First in Method 2

Birthday compliment to 3

Rung with birthday compliments to Lucille Corby and Samuel Niblett (nephew to the ringer of the 4)

100th peal: 6

Significant birthday compliments to the treble ringer (14th) and the ringers of the 3 and 4 (23rd). First in method 4.

1st major: 1, 2, 3 & 6.

In thanksgiving for the life of Mrs Vicky Shepherd, organist and choir master at this church from 1977 until December 2009, who died on 14 February.

Rung to celebrate the births of Marlowe Jack Lloyd-Lewis grandson of Felicity Lewis and Benedict John Hobday son of Philip and Hannah Hobday

For Evensong

For Evensong

100th of this composition and 200th on the bells - 7

Remembering Mark Dickinson

Rung in celebration of the life of Margaret E Macey who died on 27th February and as a 10th birthday tribute to Nick MacCormack, nephew of the 4.

Rung to celebrate the birth of Angelica Jing Jing Bingham

1st Stedman: 1

Rung for evening prayers & to celebrate the Diamond wedding anniversary of Doug & Kath Saker from All Saints, Whitstable.

First in method - 2

Circled the tower with quarter peals - 7

Rung as an engagement compliment to Martin Marshall and Helen Small

50th peal: 5

For evensong and many congratulations to Martin Marshall and Helen Small upon their engagement.

Rung open in celebration of the life of Molly Wood.

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In memory of Margaret Macey. Her great friend Ronnie Eagle wishes to be associated with this quarter.

Rung for Evensong

For Evensong and as a Diamond Wedding Anniversary compliment to Doug and Kath Saker of All Saints, Whitstable.

First of Bristol S Royal - 4

100th together 1,10. 50th of Bristol S Royal -9

Rung as an engagement compliment to Helen Small and Martin Marshall

Rung as an engagement compliment to M. W. Marshall, Esq. & Miss H. L. Small; the method chosen as it is a particular favourite of theirs.

First quarter peal of Stedman Doubles: 2

Get well compliment to Karen Edwards.

For Mothering Sunday

With the bands best wishes to Karen Edwards for a speedy recovery.

1st in method for 2.

Rung prior to the special Mothering Sunday service

For evening service on Mothering Sunday.

Rung in affectionate memory, in celebration of the life of Dr. Richard Osmond Skinner.

Without whom some of the band may not have been here.

150th on the bells: 6

1st Surprise in hand: 1-2.

On Mothering Sunday.

Rung for the 90th birthday of Alice Fright and for the retirement of Doug Hitchman.

Rung in memory of Margaret Macey

Rung with the band's best wishes to Karen Edwards for a speedy recovery.

100th peal for the association: 3

Rung to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Heather Wood a member of St Peter-in-Thanet. First in Method as Conductor for Len Huckstep.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Margaret Macey.

For evensong.

First on 8 - 1. For Evensong

Circled Tower - 4

First in method 2,4, and 6

First blows in method 3 and 5.

50th Birthday Compliment to Christopher Barton - brother of the 5th ringer

Rung in thanksgiving of the life of Margaret E Macey whose funeral took place earlier today.

1st on 8: 1, 50th together: 2 & 4

Rung in celebration of the life of Margaret E Macey on the day of her funeral.

Belated wedding compliment to John & Jan Paramor's son and Importantly to celebrate 80th Birthday of D Chatfield (tomorrow).

500th Q together: 1 & 8.

First in method - 3

Rung for Palm Sunday Evensong

Rung prior to a Maidstone District committee meeting.

1st surprise in hand: 5-6.

On Palm Sunday.

Rung half muffled, commencing at 3.00pm on Good Friday

Rung for the Sheldwich flower festival and to mark 50 years since Jo Horton joined the association.

First peal at first attempt: 4.

Circled tower: 1.

For Easter Day

1st in method as conductor: 5.

For Easter Sunday, and as a birthday compliment to Katherine Robinson, ringer of this tower.

Rung to celebrate Easter Day

Rung for Easter evensong.

For Easter, and remembering Judith Robertson, who died on 4 April 2003.

For Easter morning starting at 7.00am and followed by a hearty breakfast prepared and eaten by the Birchington band.

3 - First in method Oxford and Kent Treble Bob Minor.

Rung on Easter Monday by descendants of the Post and Slingsby families of Aldington. 130th Anniversary of the Easter Monday Peals on 29th March 1880.

Rung in memory of Tim Watt.

First Qtr of Erin for 4 and 6

1st in method for 2 and 6. Rung as a 'get well soon' compliment to Renske Gill in Gorinchem, Netherlands.

For Easter and as a 40th birthday compliment to Dickon Love. The ringer of the 4th has now rung a peal on all the ringable eights in Kent.

For Evening Service.

Rung by helpers on the Hereford Ringing Course in affectionate memory of Margaret Macey.

Play up Pompey!

Circled Tower - 4

In thanksgiving for the life of Janet O'Sullivan of this parish R.I.P

1st in method in hand: 1-2

1st QP as hunt bell - 1, 1st QP inside 2 & 4. Rung to celebrate Duke of Edinburgh's Gold (2&3) and Silver (4) Awards with Bellringing as a Skill, together with mother of 3, father of 2&4, who all started ringing 2 years ago, and their trainer.

First treble bob - 1 & 2

Rung as an 18th Birthday Compliment to Adam A Brady (20/4).

First on ten as conductor

First in method by all, first blows: 6 & 8.

1st away from cover: 1.

1st in method: 5.

For the Feast of St Alphege, taking place on the following day, as a birthday compliment to Robin Legg and Jacqui Mitchell, ringers of this tower, and as an 89th birthday compliment to Peter Small.

For evensong.

First Quarter of Plain Bob Minor.

For Evensong

1st surprise major in hand: 1-2, 7-8 and as conductor.

Rung for Evensong. 1st in method for 4 and 5.

Rung for the 70th birthday of Ann Gurr, member of this congregation

Rung as a 17th birthday compliment to Alex Keeler

Also for Dickon Love's 40th birthday and engagement to Przemyslaw Benonski and

Anne and Julian Rueffs 20th Wedding anniversary

Rung for the birthday of HM The Queen

Completes the surprise major alphabet: 4

To mark the birthday of HM The Queen.

For St Geoge's Day and prior to a special celebratory evensong.

Rung as part of "Ringing for England" to celebrate St George's Day.

Jointly conducted by 3 & 5

Rung half-muffled on St. George's Day prior to the funeral of Rifleman

Daniel Holkham of 3rd Battalion the Rifles. Born near Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey 19 years old Daniel was killed on active service in Afganistan. He was buried in the churchyard with Full Military Honours.

The service was attended by over 1300 people including Dignitaries from Kent, London and Swale.

Rung in celebration of St George and of course Will Shakespeare. With thanks to Richard and the helpers on Group I of the Hereford Ringing Course.

1st on 8; 8. 1st inside on 8; 2.

Rung for St Georges Day

To celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Donald and Hazel Eldridge. Donald and Hazel are both stalwarts of the community and long standing members of St Mary's Church.

Rung after Morning Service, which was celebrated by Bishop Trevor of Dover. 4&5 - 150th QP together

Rung as a compliment to Stuart Palin on his 50th birthday.

Completes Surprise Major Alphabet - 2

A farewell to our curate, Cathy Sigrist and to thank her for the contribution she has made at St Martin's, as she leaves to take up her apointment as Rector of Ringwold, Kingsdown, Ripple and Sutton-by-Dover

49th Birthday compliment to Stephen Davis

First in method 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7 and first blows in method 5.

A birthday compliment to the Conductor.

1st blows in method; 5.

To Celebrate the 80th Birthday of Rev Stanley M Evans, Band member and Vice-President of the KCACR

Rung for May Day. Birthday compliment to Liz Shearman. 1st in method for 2 and 6. 50th Quarter Peal as conductor for 5.

1st of Minor as conductor, and 1st of Plain Bob Minor: 6.

For Evensong.