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With congratulations to Fatmir and Marjeta Ceka on the birth of their daughter, Emily, on 10th March.

Rung following morning service.

Also rung as a get-well compliment to Ian D Evans.

Rung for Evensong.

Rung silent and unconducted

Birthday compliment to Shona Clark (10/3).

Rung half-muffled as a tribute to Sheila Evelyn Owen, a faithful member of The Annunciation, loving wife of Michael and devoted Mother and Granny. Sheila always supported Michael in his bell-ringing endeavors. Rest in peace.

First Bob Minor - 2.

First Minor - 4.

Remembering Eric Lubbock, former MP for Orpington, who died last year and Capt Hon Eric Fox Pitt Lubbock MC RFC who died in action flying near Ypres March 11, 1917.

Believed to be the first quarter in the method. The band would like to name this Temple Ewell Place Triples.

PN 347.1.7.123.7.123.7 (125)

1st quarter: 1

1st Quarter on the refurbished bells

First peal in the method.

Julie McDonnell Bob Major: &-4-236-25-7,2 (f)

In memory of The Revd John Lee who died in 2016 and was Rector of Chiddingstone 1984-1998. John was mentor to Julie McDonnell and supported the founding of Strike Back Against Blood Cancer, a Charity which has raised substantial sums of money in support of research for curing blood cancers and funding second stem cell transplants for leukemia sufferers.

First peal of Major: 1

750th peal: 5

Rung before morning service in memory of Christopher (Chris) Cole a server at this church who died last week

Rung prior to Evensong. To mark the 400th Anniversary of the death of Pocahontas, who is buried within this Diocese at Gravesend.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Rev Carolyn Foreman and for her work within the Meopham Parish.

1st Yorkshire; 4.

Rung after Parish Mass. 35th anniversary of the Conductor's first quarter peal.

To mark the culmination of British Science Week.

Rung prior to evening service.

Birthday compliments to Lily Levick mother of the 2nd who is 94 today.

An 80th birthday compliment to Ann Rust, a member of the congregation at St Michael's.

Rung half muffled to mark the 400th anniversary, to the day, of the funeral at St George Gravesend of Princess Pocahontas. Part of the Pocahontas 400 event.

1st Julie McDonnell method inside: 2.

For SBABC.

A minute's silence was observed prior to this quarter peal in memory of those killed in the Westminster terrorist incident earlier today.

'The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. '

Remembering the victims who died or were maimed in the London Westminster Incident

Remembering Private Reginald John Medhurst a Chiddingstone ringer who was wounded in action on 25th February 1917 and died in hospital in Rouen on 21st March 1917.

1st Cover to Triples.

First blows in method: 3

To mark the 70th birthday of Colin Clark to-day. First St Simon's in a quarter: 3

Rung to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the funeral of Princess Pocahontas at St George, Gravesend.

Rung for Evensong on the feast of the Annunciation.

First blows in method: 4

Celebrating Hull, City of Culture 2017.

1st minor inside: 4.

For Mothering Sunday.

In loving memory of Valerie Anne Green, mother of Deborah Runting and grandmother of Alexander and Stephanie Runting, all of whom ring at this tower.

First quarter at first attempt: 1.

For Mothering Sunday and remembering Martin Pring.

Rung silent and unconducted for Mothering Sunday

Rung prior to evening service on Mothering Sunday.

Also a 60th birthday compliment to Tina Pile, mother of the conductor (27th March).

First quarter peal on eight bells: 8

In Remembrance of June Rose Webster 28/03/2004 mother of 2

First blows: 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7.

For SBABC.

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

A "get well" compliment to Brian Lanaway, grandfather of the ringer of the 6.

First blows in method: 6

First quarter in method: 2, 4, 5

Rung in memory of Joy Barclay, Mother in Law of the treble ringer, who died aged 94 on 28th March 2017.

Rung as a sponsored peal raising £700 towards the upcoming bell restoration and augmentation.

First peal on tower bells 5 & 6.

First peal of doubles 4.

Rung silent and unconducted in support of the Bellringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer (SBABC) charity. Emma Tapsell acted as witness and umpire to this peal.

Dedicated to the memory of Tony Horton, who died earlier this week.

Rung in honour of the Sapphire Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and (belatedly) to mark the 50th anniversary of the first peal on the bells following restoration of the tower and bells in 1965 (5040 Plain Bob Triples on 14th January 1967). Also remembering Desmond E Rundle (Ashford Tower Captain 1964 - 1971), instigator of the restoration of the tower and bells and the augmentation to ten in 1970.

First minor: 4

Rung before evensong

For the service of Benediction, also in memory of Tony Horton.

For Morning Service.

First 1/4 of Stedman Doubles: 1

Rung open in celebration of the life of Tony Horton

1st Minor: 1. Birthday compliment to David Gerrish.

Rung prior to evening service.

Also rung in thanksgiving for the life of Tony Horton.

Rung to commemorate the centenary of the death of Lance Corporal John Henry Mitcham of the London Regiment 'D' Coy 2nd/7th Batallion (service no. 352791) who was killed on 7th April 1917 aged 21 and was a ringer at this church.

1st in variation; 5.

Rung before the service of thanksgiving for the life of Lance L Whitehead (21/04/1931 - 13/03/2017), of Forstal Farm, Tenterden. Husband to the late Margaret (former tower captain St. Mildred), father to Bruce, Giles and Tabitha.

Rung in memory of Tony Horton.

First inside 3.

First quarter peal as conductor - 4

For absent friends

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Tony Horton.

Circled tower: 7. For Evensong on Palm Sunday

Rung on Palm Sunday, remembering Janet O'Sullivan who died on 9th April 2010 and Peggy Piers-Jones who died on 11th April 2014. Also with thanks to Papworth Hospital.

Rung before the Palm Sunday confirmation service and with 18th birthday wishes to Charlie Yates, godson of Sue.

1st in method; 3

Rung to celebrate the life of Maria Finch, known to most of the band as a friend for many years, and the wife of Keith, a former Cheriton ringer.

Rung for Palm Sunday

Rung to welcome the new landlords of 'The Shepherd & Crook' and a 16th birthday compliment to Abby Buck, past Tower Captain (2011-2012) and a 30th birthday compliment to Aimèe Cox, past ringer here (1998-2001).

Rung half muffled for the Good Friday service

Also as a 6th birthday compliment to Sophie Winter, daughter of 6, step daughter of 2

Rung half-muffled for Good Friday

300th peal: 1

On the 50th anniversary of the conductors first peal as conductor at Halling on the same bell.

A birthday compliment to Louise Pink. For SBABC.

A birthday compliment to Suzanne Haimes. For SBABC.

1300th Q:7. For SBABC.

For SBABC.

For SBABC.

For Easter Sunday.

For Easter.

Rung prior to Choral Evensong on Easter Day.

First quarter peal on eight bells (at the first attempt): 3

An 80th Birthday compliment to David Stephenson, a ringer at this tower.

To celebrate the 70th birthday of the ringer of the 6th, the 100th birthday of the mother of the ringer of the 6th and to celebrate Easter. £4.00

Rung for Easter.

Rung for Evensong on Easter Day and in memory of Corporal Samuel Luther Victor Batchelor, Canterbury, St Stephen, Kent. Died 17/04/1917 age 19. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 73rd Coy. Service No.6626.

Rung for Easter.

The last ringing on the bells before refurbishment.

Rung for Easter Day

For Easter & in thanksgiving for the life of Sandra Kings, member of the church choir.

Rung prior to Solemn Choral Evensong on Easter Day.

First quarter peal on eight bells: 8

On the occasion of the 137th Annual General Meeting of the Kent County Association of Change Ringers [Founded 1880] held in this, the Tonbridge District, and to commemorate the resolution of the meeting to continue the Objectives of the Association, namely ringing for the services of the church, and ringers as church workers.

KCACR AGM service touch.

Rung by the six district chairmen, the association chairman and conducted by a representative of the Kent Young Ringers group.

For practice.

500th together 2, 10

Believed to be the first in the method. The band would like to name this Nolan Bob Triples in recognition of the wonderful work of the Anthony Nolan register in the fight against blood cancer. First blows in method for all. For SBABC.

PN 347.1.7.3.7.123.7(125)

A 49th wedding Anniversary Compliment to Christine and Richard Love Also a significant Birthday compliment to Betsy Piercey Ringers at this tower.

With the band's best wishes to HM Queen Elizabeth II for her 91st birthday.

1st Grandsire Caters: 4

In celebration of the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Alan and Elizabeth Holland

To mark the patronal festival and the birthdays of Melanie Wilkins (31 today) and Bryony Holdridge (20 tomorrow).

For Evonsong on St George's Day.

On the back 6. Circled tower as Conductor and 250th Q as Conductor in this tower. For St George's Day and remembering Chris Joyce.

For St George's Day.

Rung prior to Evensong on St George's Day.

Circled the tower to quarter peals (all 14 bells): 9

For St Georges Day. Rung open for the life of Maisie Higgins

For Evensong. Also with best wishes to Debbie and Chris on their forthcoming marriage at St Nicholas Leeds on Sunday 14 May 2017.

Rung for St George's Day.

1st on 8: 1.

A birthday compliment to Graham Heath

Rung to celebrate the birth of Leo Xander Barton-Bishton, a new grandson for Brenda. And also to wish a speedy recovery to Brenda who should have been ringing until she hurt her foot.

For practice.

For SBABC

To celebrate the marriage of Samantha Chilvers to Karl Sullivan. Also a birthday compliment to Callum Clark.

For SBABC

First treble to triples. For SBABC

For SBABC

In celebration of the 83rd Birthday of Michael Wilkinson, Tower Captain of Chalk.

Rung for the service of Benediction.

Also as a get well compliment to Pamela Waite a member of the congregation here.

Rung in memory of Thomas Boakes MM, the seventh of twenty Kemsing men to die in World War 1, who died on this day 100 years ago.

For Evensong.

First in two methods: 4

Rung for Evensong. 1st Quarter Peal in method for 6 and 8.

200th quarter peal together: 1 & 4

Most methods - 2.

Rung in celebration of the upcoming marriage of Craig Nightingale and Nicola Lord on 6th May 2017, brother of 6.

Rung open to celebrate the life of Tony Horton on the day of his funeral by a band who knew and loved him as 'The Old Fart'

300th quarter peal 3.

Rung as a 60th birthday anniversary compliment to Liz Shearman (3rd May).

Remembering the life of Roy Noel Bourner, brother of the treble ringer, whose funeral was earlier today.

Rung half muffled on the 100th anniversary of the death of Lance Corporal George Daniel Mills, 6th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action 3rd May 1917. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial To The Missing.

"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them."

Rung open immediately prior to the funeral of Mike Evans, a hard working servant of the local community.

Rung as a 40th birthday compliment to Martin Kite, best friend of 4.

First in method: 4

1st Plain Bob Triples: 4

Rung before evensong

First of Bristol: 5

In memory of Corporal Leonard Startup, died 03/05/1917, aged 26, Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn. Service No. C/22823

Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France, Bay 2 and 3

Parents lived at 2 Heath Cottages, Tonbridge Road. He was one of the large family (8 children) of a general labourer, James Startup, and his wife Eliza. Their eldest son was just getting too old for active service when the war came, but Leonard was the youngest and there was a series of sisters inbetween. Leonard must have had a good recommendation from someone possibly even the vicar of St Michael's, because by 1911 he became one of 24 indoor servants ( the youngest indoor servant, the hall boy to be exact) at Linton Park, in the household of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis. We don't know if he remained there and how he managed to be a Bellringer as well as a hall-boy if he did, but he took himself off to Guildford and enlisted . Killed in the Allied offensive at Arras aged 26

No known grave on the Arras Memorial to the Missing along with 34000 others

For Evensong

Rung open in thanksgiving for the life of Ted Wheeler

Rung following Evensong.

Most m/v/p as conductor.

Rung to commemorate the centenary of the death of Private Ernest Fisher of the Gloucestershire Regiment 12th Bn. Service No.14663, ringer at this tower; killed on active service on 8th May 1917. Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France.

1st.Q at first attempt (Age 12), 1.

First quarter for tenor ringer. For the 80th Birthday of Michael Baker.

Rung with warmest wishes from the ringers and all of the Sevenoaks Band to the Worthington family following their move to Tunbridge Wells.

A 50th Birthday compliment to the conductor.

For Evensong.

Rung as a wedding compliment to Chris Saunders & Debbie Rowe.

50th together: 1 & 4

Rung for Evensong and to celebrate Father Stephen's 30 years in the Parish

First in method - 2 and 4

Rung prior to Evensong.

First quarter peal on 12 bells: 7

A special 90th birthday compliment to Heather Crease, mother of the 2nd.

100th quarter peal: 2

A 50th Birthday Compliment to Neil W Jones

First peal at first attempt - 2.

Nick's birthday treat!

100th together 4,7

Rung in memory of Peter Beresford

On the 25th anniversary of the inauguration & the augmentation of these bells.

250 peal on this bell-9

First even-bell quarter: 1.

Rung as a birthday compliment to the Dean of Canterbury the Very Reverend Dr Robert Willis

Rung prior to the wedding of Gordon and Kerri-Anne Rollo.

Completes a quarter on every date of the year; 5.

1st inside; 3.

Rung for the 15th wedding anniversary of Mike & Cathy Kingham.

Rung in memory of Stella Lock, R.I.P.

For Evensong, and in affectionate memory of Christine Ash, whose Funeral will take place on 22 May.

2100th Q: 7

In thanksgiving for the life of Len Wells, a former ringer at this tower. Rest in peace.

Rung prior to evening service.

Also rung as a compliment to Winston R Michael of the local band on becoming the Mayor of Ashford.

1st minor: 1 & 3.

Dedicated to the memory of Ali's cat - Bob Minor.

Rung to express the band's sympathy for all those affected by the atrocities in Manchester last night.

With sympathy to the families of the victims killed or injured in the Manchester atrocities

In memory of Len Wells, former ringer at this tower, who's funeral was held here today.

For Ascension Day.

For Ascension Day service.

Rung half-muffled in sympathy for the victims of the Manchester bombing.

First quarter in method 3, 6.

Rung in celebration following the wedding of Natalie Burton, daughter of David, a ringer at this Church, to Richard Sutherland.

Rung remembering Mick Jeffries (1966 - 1997), who passed to his rest on 31st May 1997 in a caving accident; aged 31 years.

First peal at the first attempt: 6

Rung for Evensong during the open garden day at the Cathedral. With sympathy to victims and families following atrocities in Manchester.

Rung in memory of the life of Bert Bassett, father to Chris and grandfather to David & Stephen who died on Ascension day, 25th May 2017.

Rung prior to a service of Benediction and remembering the victims of last Monday's Manchester Arena bombing.

First in method as conductor - 5

First treble to method - 1

Rung for Evensong and Ascension

First of Stedman Caters 4. For Evensong.

Rung with compliments to Percy Hicks to note his recent retirement from ringing after 60 years of ringing at this tower.