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First Superlative - 2. To celebrate the dedication of the new chancel lighting on Sunday 6th.

For the Feast of the Epiphany.

First of Rutland - 5,6. To the memory of Monica Wood, a Kidderminster ringer.

A 6th birthday compliments peal for Rachel Thompson, (Jan 12), grand-daughter of 8.

First of Ullesthorpe - 3,4,5,8. A birthday compliment to Margaret R tuart (Feb 1st), mother of 6.

First of Rutland - 3. An 88th birthday compliment to Vincent A Hemming, a past ringing master of Shirley.

First of Pudsey - 2.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary, this date in 1952, of Queen Elizabeth II's Accession to the Throne.

First of Painswick - 3.

First in the method - 2,3.

25th peal - 3.

First peal for 33 years and of Major - 1. On the occasion of the St Martin's Guild 114th Henry Johnson Commemoration Dinner.

First peal in the method: 3

1150th peal for Keith Haslam and to mark the 50th anniversary of his first peal, in this tower: Grandsire Triples on 26 January 1952.

First of Ullesthorpe - 4.

Rung on the middle 8 as a get well compliment to Flossie Smith, a ringer at this tower for upwards of 60 years.

First of Ullesthorpe - 3,6.

To celebrate the founding of the WDCRA at Bromsgrove on this date 1882.

First peal in the method: 3, 4 & 5

900th peal: 1

500th peal: 8

A compliment to HM the Queen on the eve of her 76th birthday.

1750th peal 8.

For the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, between Stourbridge and Evesham (May 1st 1852)

Rung for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

First peal 1 & 3.

First peal for 48 years - 2.

First Peal: 6 First for 20 years: 1 Rung on Society Dinner Day by members of the Young St. John's society.

First blows of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus - 7. Circled the tower to peals - 1. An engagement compliment to Bridget Smith and Andrew Hartley.

Rung as a get well compliment to Gerald Hemming

1st Quarter on 1 & her Birthday celebration

Birthday compliment to Charmian Hill

First quarter 3

Rung by members of the Young St. John's Society

1st in method for 1,2,& 5

200th Peal: 6

In affectionate memory of Robert E Havard, friend and ringer at this church.

Ist in method for all.

In memory of Bob Havard who died in October: who conducted the majority of quarters and peals at this tower recently, and by his encouragement persuasion and guidance was instumental in many ringers first's.

First peal in the method: 1 & 5

Remembering J Clifford Skidmore, obiit 8 November 1992.

Rung on the "middle eight" to celebrate Derek Bollen's 76 years membership of the Voluntary Choir. First treble bob - 1. First on eight as conductor - 8.

Rung to celebrate the Golden Jubilee Year of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II 400th peal -1

Rung for evensong and in memoriam of Bernard H. Hunt, local ringer from Great Hampton and W&DCRA Southern Branch member

For St Andrews Day

The first peal in the method by all and for the Association. A "get well" to Andrew Evans of the Eckington band.

First in the method - 3,4,6.

For Christmas and Mary's Birthday.

First inside - 2.

First "blows" in the method - 3,4.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the casting of these Taylor bells in 1927.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the casting of these Taylor bells in 1927.

500th peal - 3. Completes Standard 8 - 8.

50th peal for the Association: 5

To celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The ringers of 1 and 8 rang in the peal here for the Silver Jubilee in 1977 (same method and composition).

In memory of Harold Woodyatt, father-in-law of 1

1100th peal as conductor.

On the 100th anniversary, this same day and date, of the first peal on the 8 bells (Stedman Triples, conducted by Rev F E Robinson.)