BellBoard

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Roy Cox and te 21st birthday of Stephen J Beckingham. The band wish to associate Philip Down and Jonathan Franklin with this peal, both unable to ring through illness. 1st on 10 - 5. 1st Caters -1. First Grandsire Caters - 3. 50th Caters - 7.

Specially arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to Roy and Stephen. Also rung in celebration of the life of Heather Champion.

To celebrate Anne Collison's licensing as Parish Children's worker earlier today.

1st quarter - 1

Most methods - 3. 50th peal - 4. Circled tower - 2.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Heather Champion, a regular ringer at the Cathedral and whose progress in a short ringing career impressed all the band.

First of Triples on he bells.

To celebrate Matt Collison's 18th birthday. Average age of band 15.5 years.

1st inside-2

To celebrate the life of Heather Champion who died on 22/12/2003

Rung in thanksgiving for the life and ministry of The Rev'd George Mackenzie

For Taize Eucharist

Birthday complement to Ken Jones

Rung to celebrate the 70th birthday of Brian Chick, grandfather of Thomas O'Sullivan

For Evensong

A farewell compliment to Rev'd Peter and Mrs Jacky Clark, leaving fo Iden and Playden.

50th birthday compliment to Karen White.

In memory of Bill Wilson, husband of Northiam Tower Captain, Daphne Wilson. Circled the tower - 2.

Rung in thanksgiving for the ministry of the Rev'd Gerald Evans in Storrington and as a farewell compliment.

1st in method - 4

First as conductor. Circled tower - 1. Most methods inside -2.

First Quarter - 6;

Most Methods - 2, 3;

For Palm Sunday

A 91st birthday compliment (21st March) to Mrs Margaret Palmer, mother of John. 50th peal - 1. 25th together - 4,5. Circled the tower - 6.

For Palm Sunday, and a farewell to Judy Howard,who is moving to Norfolk.

For Evensong

With Good Wishes to Judy Howard, retiring to Norfolk, and to welcome her Great nephew, Vincent James Bailie , also to welcome a first Grand-daughter for Richard Verrall.

First peal attempt: 1. Circled the tower: 4.

Rung to mark the republication of Dorothy L Sayers'

"The Nine Tailors" seventy years after its first publication.

[Dorothy Sayers' uncle Edward Sayers was a curate at Hurst

from 1910 to 1915 and Christopher Dean, the Chairman of

the Dorothy L Sayers Society, lives in the village today.]

Rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of George Smith, a local ringer.

Rung in celebration of the Ruby Wedding Anniversary of John and Monica Lonergan

First peal on the bells in which local ringers have taken part since 1959. Rung to welcome the new Vicar, Rev Charlie Hill. First peal - 2,6.

First peal in the method.

For the 50th anniversary of Julian Morley's first peal, which was also Stedman Triples in 2 hr 49 mins.

Rung on bells 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Joan Margaret Ann Taylor, the first citizen of Storrington, and mother of Alan (John) and Michael

First peal in the method.

First Caters inside - 4. First on more than 6 bells - 6. For Petertide.

A thanksgiving for he life of Steve Hill, Christ Church tower captain, who collapsed and died at ringing practice on 18th May 2004. First peal of Minor - 1.

A young persons band from East Sussex bar the ringer of the 5th who comfortably qualifies as a G.O.M

First peal in the method on the bells.

First Surprise Major: 4

First Surprise Major - 1, 2;

First in method - 5, 6;

For Patronal Festival;

Pre wedding compliment by local band to Marisa

First quarter peal - 1.

Rung as a 70th birthday compliment to Richard Harrison, Tower Master at the Cathedral.

1st conducting minor: 6.

Rung during Good Neighbours week.

First peal: 10

Rung to celebrate Molly Elphick's 90th birthday.

A thanksgiving for the life of Robert R W (Bob) Percy, father of Janet Wilson, ringer at Willingdon for many years, and a Vice-President of the Sussex Association, who died on 23rd January 2004. The band wish to associate Nigel Chapman (Bob's son-in-law) with this peal, unable to ring owing to illness.

First peal - 4

First in method - 3

Rung for Remembrance Sunday.

First quarter, aged 10 years (1).

A compliment to the Rev Roger and Mrs Pauline Porthouse, retiring after 23 years faithful ministry in Hailsham. First of Cambridge Major - 3. First of S Major inside - 4.

First Triples inside number 5

For St Andrews day evening Holy Communion and in thanksgiving for the life of Gordon Stuart Cuckfield, tower captain, who died 18 Nov aged 71. First of Minor and in more than 1 method - 3. 175th Minor as conductor and circled the tower - 2.

To commemorate the tercentenary of the fifth bell, cast in 1704 by William Eldridge of Chertsey, assisted by his brother Thomas. First peal - 2,4. First of Doubles - 1,6.

Birthday compliment to the tenor ringer.

In thanksgiving for the life of David Hyams.

150th peal together: 2 and 8.

Fastest peal on the bells.

For Christmas.