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For the New Year.

Milestone birthday compliment to ringer of the treble.

Rung in celebration of the birth of Eleanor Sarah Brown, granddaughter of 7th, born October 4, 2014

In thanksgiving for the life of Carol Bogen

To welcome Zachary Nathan Bearden, born this day.

Her second-only quarter "inside," rung with excellent striking (2), and the fastest quarter peal recorded for the bells.

For Quarter Peal Weekend and to celebrate Roger Savory's 85th birthday

First Cambridge Major - #7

Congratulations on the engagement of Michael Clopper, son of the treble, to Brooke Daniels

First quarter away from cover #1

First Reverse Canterbury as conductor

Rung to celebrate Roger Savory's 85th birthday

In memory of James E Starnes 1932-2014, cousin of #2

1st Cambridge #3

First Plain Bob Triples inside #6

First Cambridge Minor #5

In celebration of the marriage of Brian Zook and Dennis Shinners on December 4, 2014

For the conclusion of the 2015 Quarter Peal Weekend

To welcome Douglas Kitson to his Toronto vacation; to congratulate Nick and Madeleine Cheesman on their 38th wedding anniversary, and to celebrate Madeleine's 40 years of ringing.

First blows in the method 4 & 5

To honor the election of The Very Reverend Peter Eaton as bishop coadjutor of Southeast Florida. First of 8 spliced: 5

In honor of the 70th birthday of Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT), the co-founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy, and with 85th birthday compliment to R. Roger Savory. First in method: 4, 6, 8.

With best wishes to the retiring Rev. Dr. Jim Cooper, 17th Rector of Trinity Wall St

First in method by all except 7-8

In celebration of the life of Nickolas Leszko, father of Susan Fautsch.

Best wishes to Beverly Faber for a full recovery and a speedy return to ringing.

With best wishes for a speedy recovery to Tony Clayton, Non Resident Life Member and a Founding Member of the North American Guild

Rung half-muffled for Lent and in memory of the anniversary of the marriage of June Simpson-Cannon and Wightman Morrow Cannon, March 11, 1952, parents of 2.

First quarter peal of St Simon's - all

In memory of Hilda Marchand, Mother of our friend and fellow ringer Nolan Marchand

Congratulations to Timothy Gibbons upon the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation in music

In celebration of the life of William P Hamlin, Jr, friend of the 8, who died January 30, 2015

For the Annual Celebration of the Vernal Equinox

First of Surprise: 3

First in method: 5

First London S Royal: 3, 5, 6

For Easter.

First peal in North America — 1. First major & first surprise as conductor.

Three Conductors: Meredith Morris (PB), John Mulvey (G) and Bruce Butler (G)

First Grandsire and first multiple methods - Lynsey Slavonic

First qp in 24 years - Sarah Bittner

For the recovery of Florence Crank, mother of Remica Gray

Three Conductors: Meredith Morris (PB), John Mulvey (G) and Bruce Butler (G).

First Grandsire and first multiple methods - Lynsey Slavonic

First QP in 24 years - Sarah Bittner

For the recovery of Florence Crank - mother of Remica Gray.

First quarter: 1-2

To celebrate the wedding today of Harriet Mather and John Prebble.

First in hand: 7-8.

Rung in honor of St Thomas, who doubted, but later believed.

First peal: 4, 5

First peal as conductor: 6

First in Minor - Lynsey Slavonic

For Sunday service. In celebration of the lives of Melinda Taplin, Ernest “Buddy” Belote, John Kenneth Pickens (friends of the 8, 1, and 6 respectively); Kathryn Matthew, mother of the 3; and Sir Terry Pratchett.

To celebrate confirmations this day; and in memory of John Ward Purrington Jr. The original five bells in this tower are his memorial.

First in more than a decade — 5.

1st in method 4

Best wishes to Sue Fautsch for a full and speedy recovery.

In honor of the Wonderful Days Preschool program of St. James' Church, celebrating its fortieth anniversary.

For the 300th anniversary of the first recorded peal (rung on the 2nd of May 1715 at the church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich).

First peal – 2, 8.

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first peal, rung May 2 at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich.

First peal 1-2

First peal on the bells

First peal on a mini-ring in Canada

First peal on a mini-ring 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Rung for V.E. Day

Rung to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, and to celebrate the birth of Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge on 2 May 2015

For Sunday service and in celebration of the life of Mary Ann Ormes, 10 June 1925 to 6 May 2015.

First QP on a mini-ring 3

70th Birthday compliment to Lynne Salt-Wilcox

To celebrate the birth of Princess Charlotte

First on 10 bells 10

For Mothers Day

For Mother's Day

4 - 1st of Caters

Rung to mark the 70th Anniversary of VE Day

To celebrate the upcoming nuptials of Alice Yeates, daughter of 4, and Justin Espinoza on 14 May 2015 in Aberdeen, NC.

Celebrating the 80th birthday, on the 20th, of Janet Mary (nee Hostler), wife of 1.

First in method: #2 and #3.

To open another Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

First in method #4 and $6.

During the 2015 Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

During the 2015 Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

First inside #2. First as tenor #6. During the 2015 Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

Rung open in celebration of the life of David John Trevis Hussell (1934-2015), friend and colleague of #6.

First ring in mixed methods #2 and #3.

During the 2015 Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

First on treble #1. First in method #3 and #5. During the 2015 Québec City May Ringing Weekend.

First quarter #5, First inside #4. Rung open to celebrate the life of Mike Hathaway, step father of #5 and step father-in-law of #4.

To close another successful Quebec City May Ringing Weekend.

In thanksgiving for the life of Doris Marie Amison, 1921-2015, mother of our friend and colleague Diane Amison-Loring

200th for the Guild: 7.

100th together: 1, 3.

Farewell to Ross Finbow.

Celebrating the life of Lisa McMillen (1983–2015).

Most methods – 5.

First peal of 8-spliced by an all-local WRS band.

to commemorate the 71st anniversary of D-Day

Farewell to Ross Finbow.

First peal at this address.

Farewell to Ross Finbow.

1st Quarter Peal - 6

1st Away from Cover - 1

First triples as conductor

For the 35th birthday of the St Martin's bells

For the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta

To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, the 150th anniversary of the Cathedral, and the first birthday of Silas Oliver, son of James and grandson of David Oliver. First quarter peal: James Oliver. First triples quarter peal away from cover: C. Stephen Smith.

Rung on the middle eight, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the first Magna Carta

First treble bob major #1

For the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta

For the 35th birthday of the St Martin's bells

Rung just before the service of installation of The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson as Vicar of Trinity Wall Street in honor thereof and to the glory of God.

Rung to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.

Rung half-muffled immediately following church service in sympathy with Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and its Charleston community, on the day of Chime with Charleston.

Rung to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo.

Most methods: 2, 3, 5.

Rung prior to the wedding this afternoon at this church of Jessica Hreha and Adam Nelson, both of whom learned to ring here.

To mark the Ordination of Justin Philip Cheng to the Sacred Order of Priest and Meagan Colette Crosby-Shearer, Craig Maurice Hiebert, Selinde Elizabeth Krayenhoff and Tanya Marie Packer-McKoen to the Sacred Order of Deacon, and to celebrate the birth on May 11, 2015 of Nova Maria Fernandes, daughter of Ashley Fernandes, cathedral bell ringer, and his wife Sarah Petrescu.

For Independence Day, with the band's best wishes to Ross Finbow as he moves back to the UK.

First on ten as conductor.

100th together — 2, 6.

For the 4th of July

1st at treble

1st inside 2

On the middle eight, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, on the Waterloo bells. The St. James Cathedral bells were formerly housed at St. James, Bermondsey, a Waterloo church built to celebrate the victory. The bells were transferred to Toronto in 1997.

* First Triples away from cover.

Congratulations to the Women's US Soccer Team - World Cup Winners 2015

First in method(3)

Rung in celebration of the birthdays of Rahne Tallent(7), granddaughter of 5 and Bill Rush (33), stepson of 4. Also rung in remembrance of our dear friend, Kathryn Tucker, on her birth anniversary.

Rung in memorial of the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shooting

In celebration of the wedding today of Timothy Patrick McKenna and Emily Stuart Matthewson (daughter of Washington ringers John K Matthewson and Katharine S Emmons).

Most methods — 5.

First on 8: 1.

First outside UK: 1, 2, 5, 7.

Rung in memory of Val Morrison (20/09/31-30/06/15). Mother of Susan Gibbin.

Marking the anniversary of the birth of William Andre, father of the conductor.

First quarter of the millenium: 3-4

The band would like to associate Joan Hutchinson and Julie Curtsinger who joined us via WebEx for this quarter.

Wishing a speedy recovery to Martha Partridge

With thanks from the MN Ringers to the visitors!

30th Wedding Anniversary compliment to the 3 & 4.

Circled tower: 2

Birthday compliments to the 2 (Mary Platt), and to Charlotte Brown

First major: 1-2

First Quarter of Major: 3

First quarter: 7-8

First quarter peal for Randy and Paul. First quarter peal conducted by Jane for handbells.

First away from treble in method, 5.

First on an inside bell: 2

First Kent:1-2

First peal – 3. Circled the tower – 4.

First blows in method for the whole band.

The method and the conductor are both 32 years old.

Rung in celebration of the life of Bill Crouch, our friend and fellow ringer.

First of royal in hand: 5-6 and 9-10.

In memory of Bill Crouch.

For the Hendersonville Anniversary Weekend

In memory of Bill Crouch

Farewell to the conductor as he leaves for London.

First peal: 1.

For Sunday service and Labor Day.

Circled the tower – 5.

With this peal, Michael R Harrison becomes the first person to circle this tower in exactly ten peals, and the fourth person to circle both towers in Washington DC.

Rung to congratulate and thank Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her dedicated service as she becomes the longest serving British Monarch.

* First Grandsire Triples

First quarter-peal on the bells

1st as conductor

1st in method - 3

Celebrating H.M. Queen Elizabeth II becoming the longest reigning British monarch

Birthday compliment to Beryl Nelson.

The band would like to associate Marjorie B Winter with this quarter peal

350th quarter on the bells #6

With heartfelt birthday wishes to Beryl Nelson.

4 - First in North America.

5 - First as Conductor in North America.

For Sunday service, with get-well wishes for Donna Keating. A warm welcome to David Phillips from London, UK who rang his first quarter peal as conductor today.

First QP for 6

1st London: 3

1st quarter: 6.

For the birthday (26 Sept 1863) of Lewis Victor Peek (grandfather of the donor), commemorated by the inscription on the 8th bell of the tower.

To celebrate the birth of Richard H. Dearnley, born September 21, 2015, 5th grandchild for Dick & Maggie Dearnley. Rung during the 2015 NAGCR AGM.

Rung half-muffled in loving memory of Anna Catharine Kidd Grace whose generous donation purchased our bells. lux perpetua luceat ei

Rung in celebration of the wedding later today of Chantal Meloscia and Ben Krasney in Charleston, SC and for those impacted by the floods;

For the NAGCR 2015 AGM

In thanksgiving for the life of Sister Mary Christabel of the Community of the Holy Spirit 1922-2015

Birthday wishes to Patricia Plude, mother of the 5

First quarter in the US: 6

First minor in tower: 4

First QP for 1

First on 10 as conductor

Believed to be the first extent of spliced surprise minor in whole leads to contain both Cambridge and London. To celebrate the legalization of same-sex splicing throughout the extent of the United States (June 2015). Celebrating 15 years together: 2 and 4. Wishing 2 and 4 all the best in California: 1,3,5,6.

First peal: 3, 4.

Most methods: 2, 5.

In memory of Hugh Ford Stewart (1951-2015), uncle of Beth Sinclair.

Rung to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Oxi Day, 28 October 1940, when the Greek Prime Minister and General Ioannis Metaxas replied Oxi (no) to the demands of Italian dictator Benito Mousolini to allow free passage of Italian troops into Greek territory. The Courage of the Greek people changed the outcome of World War II.

"Hence, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks."- Winston Churchill

Rung for All Hallows Eve

* First Peal

** First Peal of Plain Bob Minor

First peal, 1-2.

For Paris.

For St Martin's Day and in solidarity for the people of Paris and for the victims of the terrorist attack.

First with Stedman #1

First peal on the bells

First of Plain Bob Caters: 3

Fiftieth peal: 4

Rung in memory of Margaret DenDunne, longtime member of this parish

Most methods: 2, 5.

In gratitude for the life of Beryl E Nelson, former tower captain at Old North and former president of the NAGCR.

First peal 1, 8

First peal on towerbells 3

First inside 4

Rung in anticipation of the Year of Mercy beginning on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December 2015.

First 23 all the work by an all-North American band.

Backstory: http://goo.gl/hr5vgX

5- 1st on 10

1- 1st caters away from cover

17th Birthday Compliments to Charlotte Brennan

First Quarter Peal 6. First Stedman 1.

With best wishes to Virginia P McLean, grandmother of 6, and thanks for persuading her to move to New York

In memory of Neil Lewbel, brother-in-law of the treble ringer.

For Sunday service.

In memory of Vytautas Paliulis, father of 4.

#FirstPeal2015: 1, 3

A birthday compliment to Tom Miller

for Christmas Eve

for Christmas

Rung half-muffled on New Year's Eve.