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First peal of Belfast Surprise: 2,5.Specially arranged as a 30th birthday compliment to Vanessa Taylor.

Circled the tower to peals: 8.

Most methods to a peal: 2. To wish Richard Lifford a speedy recovery.

Rung on the 347th anniversary of the execution of Charles I.

To celebrate the centenary of the first occasion that a lady ringer rang a tower bell peal.

Rung by a resident Guild band including the Guild Master, Secretary and Treasurer.

First peal in the method. Circled the tower: 3. A birthday compliment to the conductor. Rung with 6th place bobs.

The first peal in the method.

Sponsored in aid of Bushy Leaze Early Learning Centre, where Lucy Arkless is a pupil.

Rung by a District band. Bells 3 and 8: first Yorkshire Royal.

First inside 2; For Mothering Sunday and for the birth of Archie Hamilton and Jamie Sandall, first grandchildren for Margaret and Christopher Sandall

First peal on a working bell: 4,6.

First peal in the method: 5,7.

First peal as conductor.

First peal and first in method: 4

To mark the retirement of Revd Harry F Jackson after 27 years as rector of Ash.

Also to celebrate the marriage of Claire Shervington (Roger's sister) and Bob Prince.

300th peal together: 3 & 10.

Rung to mark the Silver Wedding anniversary of Norman and Joan Summerhayes (April 17th) and the Ruby Wedding anniversary of David and Joyce Parsons (April 27th).

Rung as a 70th birthday compliment to Her Majesty the Queen.

First peal: 8.

A 70th birthday compliment to Her Majesty the Queen.

Also 28th Wedding Anniversary of ringers of 3 & 7

First peal inside: 4.

First peal of Plain Bob Triples: 3,5,8.

50th peal for the Guild at the tower.

The first peal on the bells since restoration of the tower.

A first wedding anniversary compliment to Rachel and Eliot Johnson.

Sponsored in aid of the church restoration fund.

First in method 2

First peal of Surprise: 6.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the first peal in the tower.

A 10th wedding anniversary compliment to Neil and Judith Curnow.

Also, to welcome Anna Prescott.

First London Royal: 7. 60th Birthday Compliment to Jeanette Finch of the local band.

Arranged as a farewell compliment to Alan & Pauline Smith, moving from Leatherhead to Salisbury.

For evensong and as a farewell to Pauline and Alan Smith who are moving to Wiltshire.

First peal of Royal: 1,4.

To welcome into the world Martin Peter John Smith and Helena Rose Rueff.

The conductor's 1000th peal.

First peal attempt: 4.

First Inside 6; A get well compliment to D McAnulla; Also a birthday compliment to the ringer of 2.

Rung for the patronal festival.

First peal on eight bells: 2.

To celebrate the ordination of John Swanton at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 29th June 1996.

First peal in the method: 1,2,3,5,6.

First peal in the method inside: 7.

A birthday compliment to Bob Hardy.

First peal: 1,6.

First peal on eight bells: 4,8.

Rung by a Sunday Service band (with guest conductor) to mark the centenary of the first peal on the eight bells - Grandsire Triples, 30th May 1896.

A Birthday compliment to Kathy Arkless

To wish the Revd Paul M Rich OBE a happy 60th birthday.

Completes the Standard 8: 8. Completes Standard 8 as conductor. First peal as cover: 9

Most methods to a peal: 5. Most Surprise Major methods to a peal: 2. A birthday compliment to Beryl Norris and Mike Pidd.

First peal of Royal: 1.

First peal of DNCBM after 30 years' ringing! : 7.

Circled the tower to peals (the first person to do so on these bells): 9.

For the 50th birthday of Brian Porter, and a birthday compliment to Jeremy Spiller.

First peal in the method for the Guild.

500th peal: 7.

200th peal: 3.

For the Patronal Festival.

First in principle: 4

First peal: 8

First peal inside and on six bells: 4.

A silver wedding anniversary compliment to Alan and Judith Elsmore

Sponsored QP for the Children's Society (£228 raised)

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tom Page's first peal of Bristol, also at Chiddingfold on the same bell.

First peal of London No 3: 4.

First peal on ten bells and of Surprise: 6.

Rung for the confirmation of John Cox, son of David, as a farewell to Stephen Jones and as an 18th birthday compliment to David Caporn, a member of the local band.

First peal in the method by all and for the Guild.

For All Souls Day and a birthday compliment to Rachel Leach.

First attempt: 1.

First peal on the bells.

Remembering Cecil (aka Charlie) Poyntz (died 1/11/91) who's name is inscribed on the treble bell.

The first non-conducted peal of Stedman by all except Chris Rogers.

All except Julian Morgan are members of the Sunday Service band.

Most methods to a peal: 3. A first birthday compliment to Beverley Clay. Also a get-well compliment to Ruth Blackwell.

40th anniversary of first peal: 6. Completes the Surprise Major alphabet: 6, 7 and as conductor.

Dedicated to the memory of Charles W Munday MBE. Jack was a Vice President of the Guild, General Secretary from 1965 to 1975 and Master from 1975 to 1977. He was a long-time ringer at Ewell and served his tower, the Leatherhead District and the Guild in many ways over a long period.

For Christmas.

First peal on eight bells and first peal inside: 4.

First peal in the method: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

First peal on the bells in this tower (transferred from Epsom Common in 1992).

To welcome Victoria Caroline Jackson.

Circled the tower to peals: 7.

Rung half-muffled for the passing of 1996.