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Rung to welcome the New Year.

First Quarter Peal rung by an all female band in this tower.

To mark New Year's Day 2018

Most method variations - 2

To mark the start of the celebrations for the 800th year since the first vicar was appointed at All Saints’ Loughton.

The final ring on the old bells before they are taken away for restoration.

First in method as conductor: 5

The band would like to associate this quarter with Derek Stainsby, a ringer at this tower for over forty years.

Rung to wish the villagers of Hinton Waldrist a very Happy New Year 2018

First in method: 3, 5, 6 & 7

First of Surprise Minor and Most Methods: 2 and as Conductor.

50th tower bell peal: 6.

Rung by a band of ringers aged 20 or under.

Remembering our friend DENNIS LESLIE (d.3.1.13) who loved these bells.

Norman Leslie also wishes to be associated with this QP

First in method in hand: 1-2

To wish The Revd Canon Richard Hancock bon voyage on his pilgrimage to Ethiopia.

1500th Quarter Peal: 8. For Epiphany Carol Service

For Epiphany

First Stedman - 3

For Evensong.

With thanks to Alan Barsby for keeping us right.

For Evensong

For Evensong and a birthday compliment to John Hearn.

First in method by all except 1

Rung to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the conductor's first peal, ringing the same bell and the same method and composition. Martin also rang the same bell 50 years ago (to his third peal).

First in the method on handbells: 1-2.

In memory of Ted Copson of Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, who passed away on Boxing Day evening.

Rung to wish a very happy 70th birthday to our generous and eternally youthful Auction of Promises bidder, Gill Fettes.

100th together: 3,5,6.

For St Kentigern's Day, dedicated to Mother Seraphima and the sisters at The Holy Nativity Convent in Brookline Massachusetts USA

First Stedman and 3rd Quarter Peal - 4 (aged 14)

First Stedman as conductor

First Stedman Doubles: 1,3,4,5

Completes Stedman family: 3,5

First Surprise Royal - 4 (aged 14)

For Evensong

Rung as a tribute to the late Sybil Graham Morley, on the occasion of her Thanksgiving Service at St Lawrence Hungerford, 17th January 2018.

Adored mother of the treble ringer.

Birthday compliment to Deb Tiltman and Nicola Roberts.

100th peal of Bristol S Maximus - 11.

Rung to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the peal at this tower of Bristol Surprise Maximus which was the third ever to be rung following peals at Leicester Cathedral in 1950 and 1951. The band wishes to associate with this peal Helen Diserens, Neville Diserens, Ron Diserens, John Hill and Roger Baldwin who with the conductor rang in the 1968 peal.

For evensong and an 81st birthday compliment to Geoff.

For Evensong.

Congratulations to the band on an excellent quarter.

A 'Welcome Home' to Benjamin Gilbride, Sheila's grandson, born 8th August 2017, who has spent the first 24 weeks of his life in hospital neonatal care. Also in memory of his twin brother, James, who died on 17th August 2017 aged 9 days.

To celebrate the life of Jane Elizabeth Carpenter, who died on Boxing day aged 55.

In Celebration of the Life of Reg Renn.

Rung by the ringers of Winkfield, Clewer, Windsor Parish and the Castle.

First in method : 2

500th QP: 3.

The ringer of 3-4 has rung peals on all 366 dates in the year.

Rung for the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul. The church is dedicated to SS Peter and Paul.

Arranged and rung in honour of Kenneth Francis's 88th birthday, a retired ringer at this church.

70th Birthday compliments to Michael Nimmo.

80th birthday compliment to Willie Haynes, Bicester Branch President

For the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

First peal in the UK: 4

First in method: 7

First Surprise Minor - 2

First in Method as Conductor

First in variation for all

Remembering Ron Petchey (d. 29 i 2016), a ringer at St Margaret's, Barking for over 60 years and father of 2 & 6

First quarter peal on 8 - 1

For Evensong

Rung for evensong and to celebrate the 70th birthday of Bill Andrewes

Rung for Choral Evensong on the front six. First in the method 2.

Rung to mark the installation of the Rector, Revd Canon T J L Harper, as a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

Rung in memory of Phillip J Davis a former ringer at this tower and brother of Barry who died January 14th.

Rung to celebrate the lives of brothers Geoffrey Ronald Gibbens (25.1.44 - 11.7.17) and Albert William Gibbens (10.7.32 - 15.11.17), third-generation market gardeners of Hinton Waldrist. They always had a smile and a wave for everyone and were a huge part of the life of this village. A great loss to our community, but remembered by all with great fondness

Janet's first QP in over 40 years!

1st QP: Treble.

First Major - 2 (aged 14)

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

1st QP: tenor.

1st ladies band QP: all except C. 1st ladies band as C.

To mark the forthcoming anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I

Most methods - 2

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

1st ladies band QP: 2,6.

Most ladies bands in a day: 3,4,5 and as C.

first in method - 3 and 4

For Evensong

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

1st QP inside: 3.

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

Judith's 1st QP as tenor.

1st ladies band QP: 1,2,3,6

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

Rung to mark the centenary of The Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918) which gave the vote to men aged over 21 and members of the armed forces aged over 19. Rung by an all male band to acknowledge the men who made it happen.

The ladies in the band, both women of property slightly over the age of 30, would like to associate this peal with today's significant anniversary.

Rung to mark the centenary of The Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918) which gave women of property over the age of 30 the right to vote.

On the 66th anniversary of the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth II to the throne.

Rung to commemorate the centenary of women getting the vote.

First doubles as conductor: 5.

Specially arranged and rung to mark the centenary of The Representation of the People Act (1918)

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

71st consecutive (birthday) year of peal ringing for Bill Butler.

Rung in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

Lucy McGregor would like to be associated with this QP.

1st triples inside: 6.

1st triples as tenor.

150th QP as C.

Rung on the front six in celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918), giving the vote to qualifying women in the UK for the first time.

1st QP: treble.

Most S Major methods - 2.

Rung to celebrate Graham Brown's 50th Birthday. Also for Newbury Branch Quarter Peal week

For Evensong

For morning service.

In recognition of the upcoming St Valentine's Day

ODG Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week

First quarter peal - tenor

First of triples - 4

Rung to mark the centenary of The Representation of the People Act (6th February 1918) which gave women of property over the age of 30 the right to vote. Rung after meeting short for triples, with thanks to Jackie O'Hagan for standing down.

First peal as conductor, with a band comprising of his 7 leading peal ringers, surpassing the peal of the ‘standard 8’ called by his brother for his first peal as conductor at the same tower in 2014.

#ProjectNottinghamEgg

Most Surprise Major - 3

Rung to welcome the Rev Miri Keen on the day of her induction as Rector of this parish and a birthday compliment to the 2nd ringer.

ODG Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week

First in method - 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7

For Ash Wednesday Eucharist.

Jointly conducted 4 (5 extents) and 5 (5.1/2 extents) after meeting short for Triples. Thanks to Mark Backhouse for standing down.

This performance is linked to the event Oxford Diocesan Guild - Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week.

For evening service on Ash Wednesday

A wedding compliment to Chris May and Fiona Lloyd, married in this church earlier this day. 65th anniversary of 1st peal - 3.

First peal of Surprise Royal in hand 1-2

ODG Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week

ODG Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act. Rung by a ladies band from the Banbury Branch of the ODG.

ODG Newbury Branch Quarter Peal Week

For Evensong

Rung as a belated celebration of the marriage of Rachel Croft and James Scott Brown on the 14th October 2017.

1st in Triples - 1.

Celebrating the 18th and 20th birthdays of Alex and Ben Vickars, Steve and Judith's sons.

First QP sharing conducting (calling 300 changes): Steve Vickars.

500th Quarter for ringer of 3rd, who learnt to ring in this tower and on this bell.

200th together 1/2 & 5/6

With the band's best wishes to Pete Tombs on his 70th birthday

First on an inside pair: 3-4

Ring as a birthday compliment to 5.

Rung in celebration of the lives of Elizabeth McGregor and her sister Jo Brooks. Elizabeth was Lucy's grandmother and Melanie's mother-in-law.

1st away from cover: treble. 20th QP: 2. 60th QP: 4. 40th together: 4 & 5.

First blows London Royal, most Spliced Royal and 75th peal - 7

Submitted whilst locked in the tower after the peal.

For Evensong

First QP as Conductor - 2 (aged 14)

First Lincolnshire in hand 1-2

For the forthcoming licensing of Michael Haynes.

Rung to commemorate the 150th anniversary of a peal of Grandsire Doubles on 25 February 1868 by The Society of Ringers, Charlton Kings conducted by James Midwinter, relative of 2. First as conductor 2.

First of surprise: 3

In loving memory of Selwyn Lewis 1931-2017 and Dinah Lewis 1932-2017, grandparents of Josie.

Rung to celebrate the centenary of the granting of the vote to women for the first time.

Rung for Evensong, and as a Golden Wedding compliment to Alan & Margaret Griffin.

200th together: 5,6,8. 25th together: 7,8.

With best wishes to Lesley on her birthday.

* First Cambridge Major

Rung by a St Aldate's practice night band to celebrate the centenary of the granting of the vote to women for the first time.

First quarter peal for 1

For Evensong. First Quarter Peal of Triples as Conductor for approximately 58 years

Retrospectively for St David's Day

For Choral Evensong and to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Lucia and Joe Ellul.

3: First Grandsire Triples

100th peal together: 5, 9.

In memory of James R Taylor.

First quarter and bon voyage to Fukine

Rung to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Verity + Bob Calderan - 9th March,

The silver wedding anniversary of Sally + Mick Austin - 27th Feb

The 60th Birthday of Gayle Woods - 22nd Feb

The 70th Birthday of Philip Brown - 2nd March

Rung in celebration of the life of Sir John Sulston, FRS.

1st as tenor, simultaneously passing Learning the Ropes levels 3 and 4.

First Surprise Royal inside: 2

100th together: 3 & 7

2 and 8 are the 4th generation of the same family to ring a peal at this tower

A slightly belated 70th birthday compliment to Paul J Bloomfield, with whom the tenor ringer spent many a long hour ringing in bygone years. Also well known to some others in the band.

First on 10 and second peal - 5 (aged 14)

First on 10 as conductor having previously called Surprise Maximus :-)

1300th together - 1 & 2

100th peal on a tenor - 10 (strangely enough)

For Mothering Sunday

For Mothering Sunday

For Evensong on Mothering Sunday

First Quarter - 6

For Evensong on Mothering Sunday.

First on the new hip, and last on the other one - 2

Remembering Sir Ken Dodd. How tickled we were!

1600th peal:5.

Rung to celebrate the life Stephen Hawking.

Katie Lane's 1,000th peal.

First of spliced Surprise Maximus: 8.

Circled the new ring of 12 to 12 bell peals: 4.

First in method: 2

For Passion Sunday service

For Evensong

First on Treble : 1

In Memory of Private Reginald E O Midwinter, Wiltshire Regiment, who died 100 years ago today

Rung half-muffled for the funeral of Malcolm Dutton who for many years was organist, choir master and churchwarden at this church.

Rung to commemorate the centenary of the death of Private William James Cox 35024, a Yarnton ringer who was killed while on active service with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd/7th Battalion during WWI on 24th March 2018, aged 28. He is remembered with honour at Pozieres Memorial, France.

An 18th Birthday compliment to Anna Sherwood.

An 18th Birthday compliment to Anna Sherwood.

For Evensong on Palm Sunday

For Palm Sunday service and recognition of Michael Haynes being allowed to conduct evening services at Bloxham church

Rung before the Lenten Reflection Service on Palm Sunday, in celebration of repair work to the 3rd bell, with thanks to The Friends of St Mary's and everyone who contributed to the repair fund.

1st blows in method: 2.

Rung in anticipation of the forthcoming centenary of the RAF on 1st April, as a tribute to the achievements of women in the WRAF and WAAF (including the conductor’s mother Doreen Merryweather) and as pilots in the ATA, including Mary Ellis, at 101 the last known surviving ATA pilot, and Molly Rose, who lived locally in Bampton for much of her life after the war.

As the crow flies, Black Bourton are the nearest ringable bells to RAF Brize Norton, the largest station of the Royal Air Force.

A birthday compliment to Sue, 65 today

Rung Half Muffled in memory of Fred Busby on the 100th anniversary of his death, killed in the trenches east of Amiens during the Battle of the Somme WW1

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