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Circled the tower: 1.

1st Peal in the Variation.

Rung to celebrate the New Year

1st of Stedman - 4. Rung as a birthday compliment to Derek Bunting, Tower Captain of Brigg.

Rung to celebrate the weddings of Gemma Morris and Tom Harper who were married at Bolton Castle in Wensleydale on October 29th 2011, and Natalie Morris and Graham Smith who were married at Hemswell Court Hotel, Hemswell Cliff, Lincolnshire on December 20th 2011. Natalie and Gemma are the daughters of Keith and Dena Morris of Grimsby and the nieces of Paul Wilkinson, the Barrow and District Society Deputy Master, and his wife Wendy.

1st Quarter Peal of Stedman - 1. A birthday compliment to Robert Wood

1st Quarter Peal in the method

Barrow-on-Humber S Major

-38-14-58-16-34-58.36-1456.78 LE 12

1st Quarter Peal on a working bell - 1.

1st Quarter in the method by all the band. Rung for Candlemass to mark the election of Linda Bromfield as President of the Northern Branch of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild yesterday.

1300th Quarter Peal - 5. 1st Quarter Peal in the Variation - 2, and as Conductor. Rung as a birthday compliment to Dawn Colley.

1st Quarter Peal in the method. Rung to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Barrow-upon-Humber S Royal:

-30-14-50-16-3470-58.36-14.70.58-1678.90 LE 12

Conducted by the President of the National Guild of Police Ringers in memory of Peter J Staniforth of Leicester, son-in-law of the Founder of the Guild, Insp Harold J Poole

1st Quarter Peal of Major - 1. Rung for Evensong in thanksgiving for the life of Maxine Jackson, long-serving and much loved teacher of 20 years at Caistor Grammar School who died on 12th November 2011.

Welcome to the Barrow & District Society to Peter Limage

1st Quarter Peal of Bristol - 6. Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Harold W Rogers of Isleworth, Middlesex

1st Quarter Peal in the Variation - 2.

75th Peal and 1st of Spliced Surprise - 6. Circled the tower to Peals - 4. 50th Peal for the Society - 3. 150th Peal as Conductor and 1st of Spliced Surprise Minor as Conductor. Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Harold W Rogers of Isleworth, Middlesex

1st Quarter Peal in the method by all the band and for the Barrow & District Society

1st Quarter Peal of Grandsire Caters - 5, 8. In sympathy with the local ringers on receiving the news that Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand is to be demolished.

1st Peal - 6. 50th Peal together - 3, 5. Heather's Skiing is now rung for the first time.

Heather's Skiing: CCC No. 222 k/m. Brigstock Place with a Rev Canterbury Plain as Bob and a Shipway Plain as Single

1st Quarter Peal of Doubles on a working bell - 1.

1st Quarter Peal of Doubles on a working bell - 1.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of "Molly", faithful canine companion of the Ward family who died last Thursday.

1st blows above Major in the method.

Very Easy Treble Bob Maximus: 34x34.1Tx12x1T.34.12.34.1T.34.12.34.1T.34.12.34.1T.34.12.34.1T - 1T

75th Peal for the Society as Conductor. Rung to celebrate Easter

Conductor's 50th Peal of Maximus and 25th Peal on the bells. Rung to celebrate Easter

Rung to celebrate the life of Victor Ronald Bowness, who learned to ring at this tower and was for many years Tower Captain of Brigg, Lincs, immediately following his funeral.

Rung on the front eight at the conclusion of the church's annual Gift Day.

Rung for the village Diamond Jubilee celebrations of HM Queen Elizabeth II and as a 65th birthday compliment to Margaret Roach, Tower Captain of Caistor.

Rung for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This Quarter was followed by open ringing for Barrow & District Society members who had not otherwise had the opportunity to ring for the Jubilee

Rung for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and as a 91st birthday compliment to HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy

1st Quarter Peal of Minor - 1. Rung as a birthday compliment to Bish Ward.

1st Quarter Peal of Minor - 1. Rung for Fathers Day

Rung immediately following the wedding of Matthew Nixon and Annabel Hilton

1st Quarter Peal on 8 bells - 1. Rung for Roald Bradstock who represented Great Britain at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games and, at 50 years of age, finished in second place in the Javelin in yesterday’s Olympic Trials, becoming the oldest medallist since 1936. He won’t be going to the games this year but he is an inspiration to TOGs everywhere.

Rung to welcome the Olympic Torch to the City of Lincoln and also to mark 1 month until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Rung as part of “The Big Ring” in Lincoln for the Olympic Torch, which involved ringing ALL the bells in the City (eg any bell which is hung outside and can be heard by the public) simultaneously for 12 minutes as the Olympic Torch enter the City. This involved the ringing of 63 individual bells at 20 different locations all over the City and is the first time ever that all the City’s bells have been rung together simultaneously at the same time!

Bells which took part in “The Big Ring” where as follows:

Bishop Grossteste College Chapel (1 bell)

Christ’s Hospital School (1 bell)

*Lincoln Guildhall (1 bell)

All Saints Church, Monks Rd, (1 bell)

All Saints Church, Bracebridge (1 bell)

*Lincoln Cathedral (12 bells, St Hugh’s Steeple)

Holy Cross Church, Boultham (8 bell chime)

St Anne’s Bede Houses Chapel (1 bell)

*St Benedict’s Church (1 bell)

*St Botolph’s Church (6 bells)

St Faith’s Church (2 bells)

*St Giles Church (8 bells)

St Helen’s Church, Boultham (1 bell)

*St Hugh’s RC Church (3 bell chime)

*St Mary-le-Wigford Church (4 bells)

*St Mary Magdalene Church (2 bells)

*St Nicholas’ Church (2 bells)

*St Peter-at-Gowts Church (6 bells)

*St Peter-in-Eastgate Church (1 bell)

*St Swithin’s Church (1 bell)

(* These bells were situated on or close by to the Olympic Torch Relay Route through the City and were also rung as the Olympic Torch passed by them).

Rung to welcome the Olympic Torch to the City of Lincoln and also to mark 1 month until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

This quarter was rung as the Olympic Torch Relay passed close by the Church on the High Street turning onto Dixon Street.

Rung as part of “The Big Ring” in Lincoln for the Olympic Torch, which involved ringing ALL the bells in the City (eg any bell which is hung outside and can be heard by the public) simultaneously for 12 minutes as the Olympic Torch enter the City. This involved the ringing of 63 individual bells at 20 different locations all over the City and is the first time ever that all the City’s bells have been rung together simultaneously at the same time!

Bells which took part in “The Big Ring” where as follows:

Bishop Grossteste College Chapel (1 bell)

Christ’s Hospital School (1 bell)

*Lincoln Guildhall (1 bell)

All Saints Church, Monks Rd, (1 bell)

All Saints Church, Bracebridge (1 bell)

*Lincoln Cathedral (12 bells, St Hugh’s Steeple)

Holy Cross Church, Boultham (8 bell chime)

St Anne’s Bede Houses Chapel (1 bell)

*St Benedict’s Church (1 bell)

*St Botolph’s Church (6 bells)

St Faith’s Church (2 bells)

*St Giles Church (8 bells)

St Helen’s Church, Boultham (1 bell)

*St Hugh’s RC Church (3 bell chime)

*St Mary-le-Wigford Church (4 bells)

*St Mary Magdalene Church (2 bells)

*St Nicholas’ Church (2 bells)

*St Peter-at-Gowts Church (6 bells)

*St Peter-in-Eastgate Church (1 bell)

*St Swithin’s Church (1 bell)

(* These bells were situated on or close by to the Olympic Torch Relay Route through the City and were also rung as the Olympic Torch passed by them).

The Organiser and Coordinator for the Olympic Torch Ringing in Lincoln, Christopher Woodcock, would like to record his thanks to the Barrow & District Society for coming down and helping us out and especially Barry Peachey for all his help in finding ringers. Without Barry’s and the Society’s help and support we would not have been able to ring quarters at all the High Street Towers today!

Rung also as a 42nd Wedding Anniversary compliment today to Howard and Christine Pickering.

1st Peal at 1st attempt - 1. 25th Lincolnshire tower for a Peal and 1st Peal for the Society - 4. 1st Peal of Doubles & Minor by all except the Conductor. Rung on Armed Forces Day as a wedding anniversary compliment to David and Carolyn Hibbert

Rung as 'Get Well' compliments to Marjorie Harness and Brian Lewis, mother-in-law and father of Vee Harness of the local band.

1st Quarter Peal of Spliced Caters - 2, 4, 5, 6. Rung to mark the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Rung immediately after the wedding of Lauren Jackson of this parish and Adam Sutcliffe, and as a Golden Wedding anniversary compliment to Scawby ringer Olga Padley and her husband Cliff with the very best wishes of the Barrow & District Society.

Most of Stedman - 1. Rung for Evensong

Rung to mark the closure of the 30th Olympic Summer Games and to congratulate all the members of Team GB on their outstanding performances.

1st Quarter of Half-Lead Spliced Minor by all except the Conductor. Rung to mark the last Service at Elsham today of the Revd Mark Batty of the North Wolds Group of parishes, Vice-Patron of the Barrow & District Society, with the best wishes of the Society to Mark and his family for their retirement. Mark has been a steadfast supporter of ringing over many years and will be sadly missed.

Rung to mark the last Service at Elsham today of the Revd Mark Batty of the North Wolds Group of parishes, Vice-Patron of the Barrow & District Society, with the best wishes of the Society to Mark and his family for their retirement. Mark has been a steadfast supporter of ringing over many years and will be sadly missed.

1st Quarter Peal in the Variation which is now rung for the first time. Rung to mark the last Service at Elsham today of the Revd Mark Batty of the North Wolds Group of parishes, Vice-Patron of the Barrow & District Society, with the best wishes of the Society to Mark and his family for their retirement. Mark has been a steadfast supporter of ringing over many years and will be sadly missed.

Revd Mark Batty Doubles: CC No. 222 j/ej (Brigstock Place with a Plain Bob Plain as Bob and Ready Money Single)

This is the first Peal of Kent Treble Bob Fourteen to be rung on tower bells. Completes the 'family' from Minor to Sixteen, and are the first to do so on tower bells - 1, 2, 7, 13. Conductor also completes the family as Conductor.

Rung in thanksgiving for the life of Alison K Regan (nee Surry) of Worcester at the tower where she learned to ring. Alison rang many of her early Peals with a number of members of this band

1st Quarter Peal of Singles by all the band. Rung immediately after the wedding of Paul Bartle and Kerry Leadbetter, son and new daughter-in-law of the Tower Captain Fred Bartle, with the best wishes of the Society.

1st Peal at 1st attempt - 6. 1st Peal as Conductor. Rung to mark the retirement of the Revd Mark Batty of the North Wolds Group of parishes, Vice-Patron of the Barrow & District Society, with the best wishes of the Society to Mark and his family for their retirement. Mark has been a steadfast supporter of ringing over many years and will be sadly missed.

Special congratulations to Pat Donnelly who having learned to ring at the age of 54 must be one of the oldest learners ever to call a Peal.

1st Quarter Peal in the Variation, previously named in a Quarter at Elsham, Lincs on 18th October 2009. Rung to mark the closure of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

1st Quarter Peal on 12 bells - 6, 8.

Rung for Caistor Grammar School Awards Evening held in the church with congratulations to Alexander Hibbert on being one of the recipients.

The Society's 100th Peal. Conductor's 750th Peal and first on 16 as Conductor. 1st Peal on 16 bells - 3, 5, 8, 11, 14. 1st of Grandsire Septuples - 1, 2, 3, 15. Completes the odd-bell Grandsire family from Doubles to Septuples - 1, 2, 15. Simon Webb has now rung a Peal (or Peal length on 3) on every stage from Singles to Sixteen and is the first to do so. This composition is now rung for the first time.

1st Quarter Peal of Half-Lead Spliced - 2, 3. Rung as a birthday compliment to Pat Donnelly.

150th Quarter Peal - 3. 375th Quarter Peal - 2. Rung to celebrate the Tenor ringer having become a Great Uncle to Felix Edward Harper, son of Tom and Emma Harper of York. Great Uncle Bulgaria is now rung for the first time.

Great Uncle Bulgaria: CCC No: 222 k/n. (Brigstock Place with a Rev Canterbury Plain as Bob and a Wainfleet Plain as Single)

Rung to mourn the demise of The Dandy comic after three-quarters of a century of publication. Postman Prat ("He's a Postman - He's a Prat") with his cat Tess is a column introduced in a bid to save the Dandy which turned out to be a mistake.

Postman Prat: CCC No: 222 j/n. (Brigstock Place with a Plain Bob Plain as Bob and a Wainfleet Plain as Single)

1st Quarter Peal on 8 bells - 1.

1st Quarter Peal on 12 bells - 12. 1st of Grandsire Cinques - 4. Congratulations to Barry Baxter on ringing his first 12-bell Quarter after 50 years as a ringer.

1st of Grandsire Triples - 5. Rung for Harvest Festival Evensong and Harvest Supper

1st Quarter Peal in the Variation - 2, 3.

1st Quarter Peal in the method by all the band. Rung for the 62nd wedding anniversary of the parents of Sally Hewitt, Allan and Margaret Daniels of Wingham, Kent, married on 21st October 1950.

Circled the tower to Quarter Peals - 5. Rung for the Feast of All Souls

1st Quarter Peal on 10 bells - 3. Rung for the Feast of All Souls

Rung for the Grasby Service of Remembrance held in the village hall.

Rung for the Fallen on Remembrance Day as a statement of support for the Help for Heroes charity. Help for Heroes Doubles is now rung for the first time.

Help for Heroes: CCC No: 222 k/dc. (Brigstock Place with a Rev Canterbury Plain as Bob and a London Single)

1st Quarter Peal in the method 'inside' - 2. Rung to celebrate the life of Vernon Liles, husband of Anne Liles our Reader at Barrow-upon-Humber who died on 11th September.

1st Quarter in the method by all the band. Rung as a 65th wedding anniversary compliment to HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

Rung for evening Service as a 'Get Well' compliment to Helen Anglum of Barrow-upon-Humber, supporter of the local ringers.

1st Quarter Peal of this Shipway-above group of methods by all except Conductor. Rung for Advent Sunday.

Rung for Advent Sunday

1st Quarter Peal of Caters in the method - 2, 3, 5, 6, 9. Welcome back to the Society Sunday afternoon band to Anne Wood.

1st Quarter Peal of Surprise Major - 2.

This method is CCC No. PMM 2012, the last 'regular' non-palindromic Plain method until 2032. Rung for the first time at the end of 2012 and named accordingly at the challenge of Robin Woolley.

Barrow 'Black Zone' Project Quarter 9

2012 Bob Minor: -14-16-56.34.16-1456- le16. Bob 14 Single 1456.

1st Quarter Peal of Stedman - 2. 25th Quarter together - 1, 5. Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day.

Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day.

Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day.

1st Quarter Peal of Minor 'inside' - 2. 25th Quarter Peal together - 4, 5. Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day.

1st of Major 'inside' - 2. Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day in memory of Alf Donnelly, husband of the Treble ringer who died nine years ago tomorrow.

Rung on Society annual Christmas Quarter Peal Day.

Rung as a compliment to the Rt Revd David Rossdale, Bishop of Grimsby and Patron of the Barrow & District Society on his retirement at the end of the year. His support for the Society has been much appreciated.