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Rung as a 90th birthday compliment to David Carle, parishioner for many years at St Marys

The first quarter peal in the method

Julie McDonnell Alliance Maximus: -3T-14-12-3T.14-14.3T.14-14.3T.14-14.3T.14-ET LH12

Rung for Bellringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer

Rung in memory of Barbara Chevis, the St. Nicolas Deputy Tower Captain, and member of the Church Choir, who died on 16th December 2016. The quarter was rung half-muffled on the middle six bells, immediately following her funeral service at St. Nicolas.

First peal on 12, 6.

100th together: 1,5.

Rung in memory of Patricia Robinson, the Conductor's wife, who died on the 19th December 2016. Patricia was a member of the Church Choir for many years. Her funeral service took place at St. Nicolas Cranleigh on the 11th January, 2017.

First Quarter inside for 2.

First Quarter Peal - 1

For evening prayer

1st DNCBM on an inside pair 3-4.

First peal on ten: 4,6

For Evensong

First of Newgate: 2,5,7,8

First in method 4.

1st in method for all. Rung prior to Evensong, and in memory of David Latter, a ringer for many years, who sadly died on 19th January, age 84.

Rung to Celebrate the lives of Peter J Ostley & David A Latter long time Local Guild Ringers at St Andrews' Cobham & Farnham Respectively.

Remembering Private Thomas Edward Harris and Corporal John William Millar, both of the Hampshire Regiment, and former ringers at this church, killed in battle on 3rd February 1917 and buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Rung immediately prior to the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Peter Ostley, ringer and tower captain at this church for many years.

Peter's grandson's first covering.

In memory of Lance Corporal Sidney Terry, 2nd Battalion the Hampshire Regiment, a ringer at Farnborough who was killed in France on 31st January 1917 aged 20, and who is buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France.

First Quarter in Minor for 1

For evensong

Rung following a service to mark the completion of the re-roofing of the church and tower.

1st inside 3

1st on Tenor 6

First quarter for treble and first inside for the third.

Rung for Evensong in memory of Tessa Thistlethwaite, wife of Nicholas who recently retired as Sub Dean of Guildford Cathedral.

First of Bristol S Maximus: 3

Rung for the funeral of Chris Chapman, a previous Church Warden and champion of the augmentation of Alfold bells from 3 to 6 in 2003.

Tripartite Bridge Differential Maximus: 36.1T-56-1T, le 1T. 53412ET90786

For Evening Service. First quarter of Glasgow: 3, 4.

Rung to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Cranleigh's branch of the Mothers' Union.

A 102nd birthday compliment to Mrs Betty Blake, mother of Janet Menhinick and resident in Minehead.

250th peal together: 1, 10.

First of Major: 3

Circled tower for the 2nd time: 1

With very best wishes for a spanking SUGCR dinner weekend from 3, 7 & 8

First quarter peal of triples for 1.

For Evensong. First in method: 7. First blows in method: 2 and 5.

1st in method 1-2

A birthday compliment to Helen Hayes.

First quarter in Minor for 1

Rung in memory of Brian Buswell

First peal of Zanussi: 3,5,6,7,8,10,11

Rung for Evensong.

With thanks to Chris Rimmer for standing down after meeting short for Stedman Cinques.

In memory of Ray Finch, former Egham ringer and Chertsey District Master 1985-88.

Rung in memory of Peter J Ostley (1933-2017), Tower Captain at Cobham, and a regular visitor at Stoke D'Abernon.

First inside to minor for 4. Zoe Watkins wishes to be associated with this quarter.

78th Birthday compliment to treble, first quarter for 28 years.

Rung after meeting 8 on practice night.

A birthday compliment to Vernon Bedford.

Rung to celebrate the life of James Chislett 14th December 1940 - 1st March 2017. A Choir member and a previous Churchwarden.

First inside in the method: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Robin Leale

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Lucy Walker and Christopher Collins at Frensham church today.

First Quarter at the first attempt for 1, first covering for 6.

First Inside 2

Wishing Tom Page a speedy recovery.

First Stedman: 5

For Palm Sunday and as a Golden Wedding compliment to David (3) and Penny Miseldine.

For Evensong. One of two "Surprise" events organised to celebrate Tessa Simpson's birthday. Happy birthday Tessa !

Rung half-muffled for Good Friday.

For Easter. "Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not."

For Easter Evensong.

Rung for Easter Sunday

An 80th birthday compliment to Sylvia Page.

To mark the dedication and opening of the Easter Centre on 23rd April.

Rung prior to Evening Service on St George's Day

First Quarter inside for 2 and for St George's day.

For St George's day Evensong.

For Evensong

First Spliced S Maximus: 2

Rung to celebrate the 60th birthday of our Rector, Revd. Roy Woodhams.

Arranged as an 80th birthday compliment to Sylvia Page.

First peal in the method on an inside pair: 3-4.

Organised by the band to celebrate the retirement from working life of the Conductor (5)

Rung to celebrate the 60th birthday and retirement of the conductor. Also a birthday compliment to Andy Day.

First quarter of Surprise Major on handbells: 3-4.

Rung following the wedding of Matthew Perriam and Helen Flockton.

First minimus for all. With best wishes to our curate Julian McAllen on his move to the Parish of Finchampstead and California.

1st quarter in 24 years, Treble. 1st Grandsire Triples, 4.

First in method for all. The quarter peal holds special significance for the conductor as he had a Stem Cell Transplant last year.

In memoriam Ray Finch and Peter Beresford.

For Evensong

First of Zanussi: 5.

Rung by the Sunday Service band, all bar one.

First of Stedman Triples: 2.

First of Triples: 4.

This was the last ringing on the bells prior to their removal and replacement with a newly-cast ring of eight. The old bells will be transported to Geraldton, Western Australia.

First Treble bob quarter for 1

For Evensong

Rung on Pentecost Sunday (the Cathedral's patronal festival) for an ecumenical event at the Cathedral to mark the conclusion of 'Thy Kingdom Come', and immediately prior to an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a large gathering of people of all ages from the parishes of the diocese and beyond.

For evensong.

Welcome back, Tom.

Rung to congratulate Christine and Graham Williams on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Rung to Celebrate the 79th Birthdays of Ivan Saunders [7th] & Tony Bishop [21st]

And for the BBC Music Day today. 1 First hunting on 6

Rung for BBC Music Day starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. Also in celebration of the 80th birthdays this year of Margaret Beams, Peter Ford and Rex Woodland.

Rung for the BBC Music Day and the Corpus Christi service.

Rung to mark Magna Carta Day.

500th peal: 3

For Evensong

First peal in the method.

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Rung at the home of the Mid-Hants Railway at the start of the Summer Steam Gala to mark 50 years since the end of Southern steam and 40 years of running by the Watercress Line.

For Evening Service. First quarter of Glasgow: 2, 3, 4.

First treble to PB Doubles for 1, first inside for 2 and 3, first cover to PB Doubles for 6.

1st quarter peal - 8

Rung to celebrate the Priestly Ordination of our Curate the Revd. Ian Maslin which took place on Saturday, 1st July, 2017.

First peal of Grandsire and of Caters: 2, 3.

First peal of Grandsire Caters: 4.

Celebrating the lives of Anita Seamons and John Williamson.

Rung to celebrate the Dedication, by the Rt. Revd. Jo Bailey Wells, Bishop of Dorking, of the new Church Hall at St.Mary's.

For evensong

On the 80th birthday of Wally Wallis, father of David.

Rung to Celebrate the life of John Williamson [24th June 1931 - 29th June 2017] former Tower Captain and Member at East Molesey.

For Evening Service. First quarter of Glasgow: 3.

Welcome back to peal ringing, Tom.

First of Zanussi: 7

First peal of Spliced: 6.

Rung to Celebrate the Life of

John Williamson

24th June 1931- 29th June 2017

former Tower Captain & Member at East Molesey.

First quarter peal: 1

For Evensong

First quarter of Cambridge Minor Completing quarters of the Cambridge family, also first of Surprise as conductor 6

Wishing John Couperthwaite a Happy Birthday today

First Quarters 1 and 6

First quarter peal on the new bells, whose installation was completed on 14 July 2017.

Rung prior to Evening Service in memory of Derek McCrum, former Mayor of Woking.

Rung in memory of John Williamson following his funeral 31/7/17 - a stalwart supporter of the Monday night practices at Thames Ditton

Rung to commemorate Private Ernest Smithers, of the Buffs (East Kent Regiment), a ringer at this church, who died on this day in 1917 in the Battle of Passchendaele and is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetary, Belgium. Remembering also Private Percy Weller, of the Army Service Corps, a former ringer at Newdigate but later living in Dunsfold, who died on 22nd July 1917 and is buried at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetary, Iraq, and the other men of Dunsfold who fell in the First World War. The names of Privates Smithers and Weller appear with others on the Dunsfold War Memorial and on a plaque in the church.

First peal at first attempt - 6.

For Evensong.

For Evensong and to mark the completion of a major project of asbestos removal, redecoration and improvement of sound and lighting systems in the Cathedral.

A date touch (13/08).

First peal on the bells.

Wishing Tom Page a speedy recovery.

Rung as a Diamond Wedding compliment to Anne and Rex Agg. Also an 18th birthday compliment to Laura Gill, with congratulations on gaining a place at Oxford University.

Most methods Spliced: 8.

Rung to celebrate the birth of Edward Michael James Brown on 29.6.17, son of 10, grandson of 1 and 7.

First Aardvark for all, and believed first Aardvark in the tower.

Birthday treat for Laura rung by special arrangement with the long suffering local practice night band!

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Harriet McKenzie and James Norman at Frensham church today.

Rung to celebrate the recent 80th Birthdays of Peter Ford, Rex Woodland and Margaret Beams.

For Evensong. First in method for 1,2,3 and 4.

Specially arranged and rung to express the best wishes of the Witley ringers to our vicar Rev. Jane Vlach as she moves to take up ministry in Godalming.

1st on 8: 4; 1st major inside: 2; 1st Plain Bob Major: 5.

Rung in memory of two Hersham ringers - Rifleman George B Edser (died 9 August 1917) and Private Ernest J Hamblin (died 4 October 1917) - killed in action during the First World War.

In 1908 George Edser rang in a Hersham local handbell peal of Grandsire Caters which was the first peal of Caters in hand for the then Winchester Diocesan Guild.

Rung to celebrate the Marriage of Victor and Beauty Coles on Saturday 2nd September 2017

First quarter peal on an inside bell, and of Plain Bob Triples: 2

To Celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary today of

Francis and Sally Pound. Thanks for champagne, soft drinks and nibbles afterwards!

In memory of Private Percy Thompson, ringer at Pirbright and Great War casualty who died on 16.8.1917.

First quarter for treble

With best wishes to Tom Page.

1st Oxford TB Royal: 7-8

Remembering Joan Summerhayes, who died 10 years ago this month.

1st London Royal: 3 and 4. A birthday compliment to Peter Joyce.

Rung with congratulations to Phillip Ridley and Hannah Smith married yesterday at Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon.

Remembering Maggie Joyce whose birthday it would have been and Gaynor Joyce, favourite aunt and work colleague who came from Ebbw Vale. First in method: 2,3.

100th peal together: 1, 4.

For the Patronal Festival.

Pentagon Bridge Differential: 56.10-56-10-56-10

Birthday compliment to Mark Gill.

For Michaelmas.

Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Jean and Patrick Robson. First quarter for 1.

First quarter in Minor for 1, first quarter inside in Minor for 3.

Rung prior to Choral Evensong, during the Guildford Guild's Quarter peal month, and specially arranged by Jill McKenzie as a belated Golden Wedding compliment to Harry and Elizabeth Glover, married 11th August 1967.

First quarter of Stedman triples inside for Rex Woodland and to celebrate his earlier 80th birthday.

Also for Guildford guild quarter peal month.

For Guild Quarter peal month.