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First in the method by all

Specially arranged as a welcome to the Rev Martin Gillham, who was inducted to the Living of Kintbury the following day

Engagement compliment to the Rev Kerry Pring and Mrs Audrey Wimmer.

First in the method: 5, 7 and 10.

Most S Major methods: 2,3,4 and 6.

250th towerbell peal :1

A compliment to Leslie T Oliffe on his 65 years as a ringer at Witney.

First Surprise: 3 and 5.

First in the method by all except 3

Birthday compliment to Reginald W Rex, a ringer here for 30 years, his birthday being the previous Thursday

Rung to celebrate Leonard's first QP at Marston in 1963.

50th QP - 1

First peal 1, 5. First Doubles 2, 4. First as conductor. To welcome Rev. David Byrne as Team Vicar to Parish of Stantonbury.

This completes the seven alphabet spliced; six of the band have rung in all of them

First peal 1 & 3

50th as conductor.

First in the method on handbells.

500th tower for a peal: 6.

First in the method: 5, 6 and 7. 200th of Maximus, all on tower bells: 11.

For Evensong

For Easter

By a Sunday service band

First Q/P: 1

For Service of Vespers

1st Grandsire - 6

1st Grandsire Caters - 7

First peal: 1,2

First as C

A farewell to 2, leaving for Hong Kong

Completes the Alphabet Spliced: 4

First peal in the method

Specially arranged as a 40th birthday compliment to Bernard F L Groves

For the Queen's birthday

1: first QP attempt

Circled tower 8. To commemorate the 500th anniversary (1483-1983) of the Stony Stratford link with the legend of the Two Little Princes.

First Grandsire: 6

First on 8: 1. First Grandsire: 3.

Sponsored in aid of Aylesbury Grammar School, and rung by pupils thereof.

For the birth of a daughter, Naomi, to Jim and Linda Currin

First handbell peal, 7-8

50th handbell peal as conductor

Wedding compliment to Jenny Clay and Tony Skilton

First peal 6. First inside 2. For Whitsun; also 2nd Wedding anniversary compliment to Fiona and David Maybrey.

To mark the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Seabrook.

Conclusion to Tower Open Day.

Three most methods,Five most doubles methods.

First peal on the Recast & Augmented bells. To mark the 20th anniversary of the induction of the Rev. A. Campbell as Rector of Amersham with Coleshall.

First Grandsire Doubles: 5

First peal on tower bells - 1.

For the baptism of Heather Pudney

First Major: 1 & 2

First in the method by all

Rung as a farewell to Anne and Elizabeth Skinner and family before they return to the USA.

First in method: 2, 7

First London on handbells, 1-2

100th peal as conductor

1st in more than 1 method 2,3

For the Christening of Hannah Victoria Willis born 23 April 1981.

Wedding compliment to James Stonhan and Caroline Trueman, married in Braishfield, Hants the previous day.

First as conductor.

Rung on the front six.

1st minor - 4

First Treble Bob Major: 1.

First Major inside: 2.

First in method: 4.

50th together: 5 & 8.

1st inside and on 10 - 7

1st Grandsire Caters - 6

Rung as a 47th wedding anniversary compliment to

Mr & Mrs W. Birmingham

First surprise maximus on handbells, 9-10

Silver wedding anniversary complement to Anne & Ron Thorne.

For the Patronal Festival

Rung in thanksgiving for the life or Francis Rule, ringer at this church who died on Sunday 21st August 1983. The 2nd was rung by Mr Rules daughter.

For Harvest Festival.

3 & 5: 1st Grandsire inside

First peal 6.

Retirement complement to Canon Michael Hayter, rector at Steeple Aston for 37 years.

For Church flower festival

1st minor inside 4

First of Royal: 4. First on ten as conductor. 100th peal together: 1 and 10. 150th peal together: 3 and 9.

Circled tower three times: 7

Farewell compliment to Rev Richard Kingsbury, Vicar of Hungerford

First peal in the method

First Quarter 1 First As Conductor 5 This quarter was to say farewell to Mrs M Wright who learnt to ring in this tower and has started a new life of farming in the cotswolds. Also to wish Mrs M Chalmers all happiness in her new life, after many years as a school-teacher and Church warden.

Rung silent and unconducted

For North Bucks Branch Q/P weekend and for the end of summertime

A Compliment to Graham and Kath Firman on the birth of a daughter, Caroline Mary.

4: 1st Peal inside

1st Plain Bob Minor as conductor

To welcome Caroline Mary Firman, daughter of Katharine and Graham

Remembrance Day

Half muffled for Evensong

1400th peal: 7

To welcome Natasha, a daughter of Rosamund and John Durham.

Farewell compliment to Robert Grange, tower captain since 1976, moving to Woodborough, Wilts with the best wishes of the monthly Thursday night band

First Spliced: 3

100th peal: 2

First peal this year: 7

First in the method: 3 and 8.

First Rutland on handbells, 3-4

First peal: 3, 4.

First Minor: 2.

First in the method: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8

Retirement compliment to Henry Lawrenson

Circled the tower: 1, 7

First peal in the method

First on ten: 1

First of Surprise Royal: 4

First by Sunday Service Band for some years for Carol Service.

For the Candlelit Carol Service.

1st major and of surprise - 5

1st in method - 2,4,5,6

First peal on the new ringing floor

First peal - 3

First peal: 1

First inside: 3

First in method: 2,6

Retirement compliment to Rev J H Schaufelberger, Vicar

Ringing World January 27th 1984 No. 3796 page 78

To commemorate the end of 1983.