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Rung in memory of Simon Beckett

For evensong. Belated birthday compliments to Chris and Peter.

In advance of the NUSCR dinner weekend

To mark The Society's 51st Anniversary dinner weekend.

First Quarter at First Attempt: 1 & 6.

Rung on the 51st Annual Dinner Weekend. With commiserations to Gavin, Chris, Steph, John, Peter and Tom for not scoring Morpeth. Fish Peter Fish!

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First Minor: 1

First Minor Inside: 6

Wooden Spoon Award: 3

This is is the first time that the back 6 of all 3 Clifton Towers have been rung to quarters in a day.

Rung to welcome Christopher Harrison as the new Priest in Charge at All Saints', St Mary's, and St Peter's in Nottingham.

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First Quarter inside: 5

First Quarter Covering: 6

First Quarter in a Prison Cell: 3

Could this be the slowest quarter on the bells?

The conductor would like to apologise for trying to miss call it repeatedly. Paul is just too distracting.

Also dedicated to Bekky's Bra Straps.

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Wedding compliments to Eloise and Ed Dempster, married at Aldermaston on Friday 6th March.

Circled the tower: 2.

First on eight: 1, 2 & 8.

Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to Arthur Peakman who (somehow) taught the ringer of the 2nd (his 'honorary grandson') to ring.

1st Spliced Major: 3,5&6

Wooden Spoon Award: Paul Mason

Rung on the back eight for Evensong.

With thanks for Peter Hayward standing in for Chris T, enabling him to write his essay. Hopefully he will have written his conclusion so we can go to the pub soon!

First in the method: 2-6. (Belated) congratulations to 4 on completing a year of masterly pursuits with the Society.

First in hand: 1-2. First as conductor in hand: 5-6.

30th birthday compliment to Christopher J Poole.

First in method: 5, 7. 150th peal: 6. 25th peal: 5. Circled the tower to peals: 1. First together as parents: 5 & 6. Longest length for all & The Society. A compliment from Nottingham USCR to Newcastle USCR at their home tower. The band wish to associate Canon Bruce Grainger with this peal who was unable to ring due to a family accident.

First in method: 2, 3, 5, 8. Remembering Vanessa Walters (nee Franklin, 1957-2009), former NUSCR Secretary (1977-78).

A birthday compliment to the conductor.

Rung by NUSCR in thanks for the life if Vanessa Franklin.

Rung by NUSCR in thanks for the life if Vanessa Franklin.

First Major in hand: 7-8.

First as Conductor for the Society.

This quarter was inspired by Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness, and his revolutionary approach to car lighting.

First in method: 3, 4 & 6.

First Major as conductor: 6.

For Saint George.

After meeting short for a peal of Major. Get well compliments to Sarah's shoulder. Congratulations to Claire and Richard shuttleworth on the birth of Rebecca on 21st April.

First Triples: 1

First Grandsire: 4&5

Belated birthday compliments to Ed!

First Minor inside: 2.

Rung to congratulate Christopher Jones on his impending graduation from Nottingham Trent University as BA (Hons) (hopefully!)

A wedding compliment to Sharon Tan & James Marshall (married on 4th July at Prestwold).

First Royal: 2. First S Royal 'inside': 6.

First Cambridge S Royal for The Society.

Birthday compliments to Jonathan Ratcliffe and Christine Langton

First QP of singles: 1

First QP as counter: 2

First Major: 1

First Inside: 4

Well done Ed!

For Harvest Festival on one of the finest Taylor eights. Jonathan is now famous on Youtube...

For harvest festival

First of triples: 2

1st Treble Bob: 1

Wooden Spoon Award: 3 (well done Paul its not you!)

Birthday wishes to Kevin D Atkinson, the finest ringer to ever come from Bedale.

First of Triples: 5.

First as the caller of bobs: 7.

First TB on 8: 1

Long in the tooth and short in stature: 2

For Evensong on the back eight. Rung in memory of the Conductors Debit Card, S.I.P. Prematurely swallowed by the vicious cash machines on St James Street after only 2 months on this earth. And with thanks to Royal Mail whose wonderful strike will delay it till next week!

First Minor Inside: 2

For Evensong on the back six. In open celebration of the return of John Taylor & Co to the art of bellfounding.

First of Major: 1 & 3.

First in method: 3 & 4.

First Major as conductor: 7.

Rung prior to Evensong for All the Saints, and with praise for Bekky's hands and their endurance.

Rung on the back six for morning service on Remembrance Sunday.

First of Surprise inside: 2.

First of Surprise and Minor as conductor: 6.

Rung prior to evening service on Advent Sunday.

First of Glasgow for all except 5,6,7 and first Glasgow for The Society.

Graduation compliments to Dr Sarah Young PhD for this week.

First Glasgow: 2,5.

First on 10 as conductor: 6.

The "big five-oh" quarter peal: 5.

25th quarter peal for the Society: 5 & 10.

Rung prior to the University Carol Service - STANDARD!