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Nottingham University Society

Spondon, Derbyshire

St Werburgh

Saturday, 12 January 2019 (8–1–18 in G)

1320 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)

Cambridge, Primrose, Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham

1 Tim Poole

2 Emily E Hall

3 Adam Wilmott

4 Esther Brown

5 Christopher J Field

6 Christian J Brown (C)

3/5

Nottingham University Society

Sandiacre, Derbyshire

St Giles

Saturday, 12 January 2019 (10–2–23 in F♯)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (4m)

Beverley, Surfleet, Berwick, Hexham

1 Christian J Brown

2 Esther Brown

3 Christopher J Field

4 Lydia Parkes

5 Emily E Hall

6 Tim Poole (C)

1st Spliced minor -4. 58th quarter and 1st outside of Nottinghamshire - 4.

1/5

Nottingham University Society

Ockbrook, Derbyshire

All Saints

Saturday, 12 January 2019 (5–1–26 in A)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (2m)

Cambridge, Primrose

1 Esther Brown (C)

2 Adam Wilmott

3 Christopher J Field

4 Lydia Parkes

5 Tim Poole

6 Christian J Brown

First spliced as conductor.

2/5

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 12 January 2019

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Christian J Brown

3–4 Esther Brown

5–6 Emily E Hall (C)

First in hand as conductor.

5/5

Nottingham University Society

Alvaston, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 12 January 2019 in 47m (17–1–3 in F)

1272 Bourne and Hull Surprise Minor

552 - Hull and 720 - Bourne

1 Emily E Hall

2 Adam Wilmott

3 Esther Brown

4 Lydia Parkes

5 Christian J Brown

6 Christopher J Field (C)

4/5

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 24 January 2019

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Christopher J Field

5–6 Emily E Hall

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 24 January 2019 in 45m

1264 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Christine M Langton

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Ian G Vincent

7–8 Esther Brown (C)

Birthday compliments to Ellis Lawson, nephew of 3-4.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 31 January 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Christine M Langton

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Esther Brown

7–8 Roger J Lawson

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

In memory of Andy Carr of Birmingham who died on Monday 28/01/2019.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 7 February 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Michael Garle

5–6 Emily E Hall

7–8 Christopher J Field

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

150th together: 1-2 and 9-10.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 February 2019 in 45m (16–1–3 in Eb (639 Hz))

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Michael P R H Woolley (Opus 12 Quarter 1)

1 Harvey O Plows

2 Chloe A Marples

3 Alex Speakman

4 Rebecca L Smith

5 Estella J Haynes

6 Michael Woolley (C)

7 Daniel Glyde

8 Robin E H Woolley

1st for NUSCR: 2, 4 and 7

1st INSIDE of the method as conductor

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

29, Dallas York Road

Friday, 15 February 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Emily E Hall

7–8 Ian G Vincent

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

400th Quarter: 9-10

Rung on the eve of the NUSCR annual dinner.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 17 February 2019 in 2h 50 (16–1–3 in E♭)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Daniel Jones

1 Andrew R Wignell

2 Edward A S Walker

3 Emma R Jones

4 Matthew J Jones (tno)

5 John R Cook

6 Benjamin D Kipling

7 Andrew J Cairns

8 Colin M Lee (C)

First in the method: 2

200th as C.

Rung to mark The Society's 61st Anniversary Dinner weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5651.0800

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 21 February 2019

1296 Little Bob Royal

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Michael Garle

5–6 Emily E Hall

7–8 Christine M Langton

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 28 February 2019 in 50m

1288 Plain and Gainsborough Little Bob Royal

1–2 Christine M Langton

3–4 Michael Garle

5–6 Esther Brown

7–8 Roger J Lawson

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Aspley, Nottinghamshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 9 March 2019 in 43m (9–1–15 in G♯)

1320 Durham Surprise Minor

1 Tim Poole

2 Esther Brown

3 Christopher J Field

4 Emily E Hall

5 Adam Wilmott

6 Christian J Brown (C)

First blows in method: 2 and 5.

1/5

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

29, Dallas York Road

Sunday, 10 March 2019

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

100th quarter together: 3-4 & 5-6.

Nottingham University Society

Aspley, Nottinghamshire

St Margaret

Friday, 15 March 2019 in 43m (9–1–15 in G♯)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Standard 8

1 Lydia Parkes

2 Tim Poole

3 Esther S Brown

4 Adam Wilmott

5 Christian J Brown

6 Simon J O Head

7 Christopher J Field (C)

8 Alistair J E Smith

To celebrate the forthcoming marriage between John Brian Ware and Anna Stone on Saturday 16th March, Farnham Surrey.

1st of 8 spliced - 6

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 23 April 2019 in 41m (16–1–3 in E♭)

1260 Twatt Bob Minor

1 Edward A S Walker

2 Adam Wilmott

3 Estella J Haynes

4 Lydia Parkes

5 Michael P R H Woolley

6 Emily E Hall (C)

Birthday compliments to our "Twatt" Lydia Parkes.

For St George's Day.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 25 April 2019

1440 Oxford Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Michael Garle

5–6 Tom Langton

7–8 Emily E Hall

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

100th quarter in hand: 9-10.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 in 47m (16–1–3 in E♭)

1293 Stedman Triples

1 Adam Wilmott

2 Estella J Haynes

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Rebecca L Smith

5 Emily E Hall

6 Edward A S Walker

7 Christopher J Field (C)

8 Michael P R H Woolley

First in method - 4 & 6

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 2 May 2019

1344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Christopher J Field

5–6 Ian G Vincent

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 16 May 2019 in 53m

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1–2 Esther S Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Michael Garle

7–8 Emily E Hall

9–10 Christopher J Field (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5800.0610

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Graham R Hayward

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

First in the NUSCR sponsored handbell day

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019 in 33m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Christine M Langton

5–6 Christopher J Field (C)

Second of the day for the NUSCR sponsored handbell day.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Christopher J Field

3–4 Esther Brown

5–6 Graham R Hayward

7–8 Emily E Hall

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

Rung as part of the NUSCR sponsored handbell day.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Christian J Brown

5–6 Graham R Hayward (C)

Rung as part of the sponsored NUSCR handbell quarter peal day

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1–2 Christopher J Field

3–4 Christian J Brown

5–6 Tom Langton

7–8 Esther Brown

9–10 Emily E Hall (C)

Rung as part of the NUSCR sponsored handbell day.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1264 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Christopher J Field

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Esther Brown (C)

Rung as part of the NUSCR sponsered handbell day.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Tim Poole

3–4 Christian J Brown

5–6 Esther Brown (C)

Rung as part of the nuscr sponsored handbell day. 50th quarter this year: 5-6

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75, Windsor Street

Saturday, 25 May 2019

1280 Spliced Plain Major

1024 Plain Bob and 256 Little Bob.

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Tim Poole (C)

Rung as part of the NUSCR sponsored handbell day.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 June 2019 in 54m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1346 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Emma Jones

2 Tim Poole

3 Esther S Brown

4 Estella J Haynes

5 D Paul Mason

6 Christopher J Field (C)

7 Andrew Jackson

8 Michael P R H Woolley

9 Edward A S Walker

10 Emily E Hall

11 Christian J Brown

12 Matthew J Jones (tno)

First on 12: 4, 8 & 9

150th together: 2 & 6

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Thursday, 6 June 2019 in 43m (8–2–6 in B♭)

1260 Mixed Doubles

840 Plain Bob; 420 Grandsire

1 Paul K Wysocki

2 Lucy Baird-Murray

3 Matthew Jones (TNO) (C)

4 Alex Speakman

5 Edward A S Walker

6 Emma Jones

Arranged and rung to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 27 June 2019

1264 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Esther Brown (C)

Birthday compliments to Ian Brown (father of 5-6), Jon Howes (brother in law of 3-4) and Sonia Field.

Congratulations to Emily Hall on gaining a 1st class degree and Esther Brown on the last day of her PGCE.

Nottingham University Society

Radley, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Sunday, 30 June 2019 in 37m (5–2–27 in B)

1260 Doubles (1p/3m)

Stedman, St Martin's, St Simon's, Plain Bob

1 Alex Speakman

2 Adam Wilmott

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Daniel T Calvert

5 Edward A S Walker (C)

6 Estella J Haynes

Marking the end of the 2019 NUSCR summer tour to Oxfordshire

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Thursday, 4 July 2019 in 49m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Benjamin D Constant

1 Emma Jones

2 Lucy Baird-Murray

3 Alex Speakman

4 Andrew Jackson

5 Edward A S Walker

6 Matthew Jones (TNO) (C)

7 Michael P R H Woolley

8 Paul K Wysocki

First Grandsire Triples: 2

First on eight: 8

Arranged and rung to welcome Joshua Henry Telford, son of Simon and Catherine, born 3rd July 2019

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 4 July 2019

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Esther Brown

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

Rung to welcome Joshua Henry Telford, born yesterday

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 18 July 2019

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Christine M Langton

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

Graduation compliments to Emily Hall.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 11 August 2019 in 39m (8–2–6 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Helena R Rueff

2 Emma Jones

3 Matthew J Jones (tno)

4 Michael P R H Woolley

5 Edward A S Walker (C)

6 Emily Mort

Rung in memory of Rev. Canon John Bentham, Chaplain at the University of Nottingham.

First quarter at first attempt: 6

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 25 August 2019 in 42m (8–2–6 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Edward A S Walker

2 Fiona Kemm

3 Michael P R H Woolley

4 Andy M Jackson

5 D Paul Mason

6 Robin E H Woolley (C)

First Quarter at First Attempt: 2

50th birthday compliments to Peter Kemm.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

21, Cedar Avenue

Thursday, 3 October 2019

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Christopher J Field

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

To congratulate Professor Bridget Eickhoff, a ringer at Beeston, on being elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 13 October 2019 in 48m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1344 Plain Bob Major

Composed by trad

1 Rebecca L Smith

2 Alex Speakman

3 Lydia P Parkes

4 Adam Wilmott

5 Chloe Marples

6 Edward O Miller

7 Edward A S Walker

8 Michael P R H Woolley (C)

Birthday compliments to Paul Wysocki

First of Bob Major as conductor

Congratulations to Alex for not going wrong

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 17 October 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Christine M Langton

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Michael Garle

7–8 Esther Brown

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

To Celebrate the 1st birthday of Edward Langton, son of 1-2.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 24 October 2019

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Christopher J Field

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Esther Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 31 October 2019

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Michael Garle

7–8 Esther Brown

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

For All Hallows Eve.

Birthday compliments to Chris Lawson, brother of 3-4.

Congratulations to Esther for securing a job.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 7 November 2019

1344 Little Bob Major

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Tom Langton

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Michael Garle (C)

Birthday compliments to Katie Halse.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 14 November 2019

1288 Spliced Royal (2m)

Plain & Gainsborough

1–2 Esther S Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Michael Garle

7–8 Emily E Hall

9–10 Christopher J Field (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

75 Windsor Street

Saturday, 16 November 2019

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

50th Quarter together: 3-4 and 5-6.

Nottingham University Society

Basford, Nottinghamshire

St Leodegarius

Saturday, 16 November 2019 in 46m (14–3–0 in F♯)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major

Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, London, Rutland and Bristol.

1 Esther Brown (C)

2 Andrew Wignell

3 Christian J Brown

4 Roger J Lawson

5 Ian Vincent

6 Adam Wilmott

7 Emily E Hall

8 Christopher J Field

First as conductor of 8 spliced. Rung to celebrate the birthday of the ringer of the 8 and Emily Herron, godmother of 7.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 21 November 2019

1296 Little Bob Royal

1–2 Christine M Langton

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Michael Garle

7–8 Esther Brown

9–10 Christian J Brown (C)

100th quarter as conductor: 9-10.

Birthday compliments to Christopher Field.

Nottingham University Society

Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 43m (14–2–5 in F♯)

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

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1 Emma Jones

2 Esther Brown

3 Christian J Brown

4 Tim Poole

5 Lydia Parkes

6 Emily E Hall (C)

7 Matthew J Jones

8 Christopher J Field

Nottingham University Society

Plumtree, Nottinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 46m (16–3–12 in F)

1250 London Surprise Major

Composed by Richard I Allton

1 Lydia Parkes

2 Christopher J Field (C)

3 Esther Brown

4 Emily E Hall

5 Tim Poole

6 Emma Jones

7 Christian J Brown

8 Matthew J Jones

Nottingham University Society

Gedling, Nottinghamshire

All Hallows

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 45m (10–1–11 in G)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

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1 Christopher J Field

2 Emily E Hall

3 Tim Poole

4 Christian J Brown

5 Matthew J Jones

6 Esther Brown

7 Lydia Parkes (C)

8 Emma Jones

With thanks to Sara Jones picking up half the band following the breakdown of their car

Nottingham University Society

Daybrook, Nottinghamshire

St Paul

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 42m (9–2–3 in G)

1250 Pudsey Surprise Major

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1 Christian J Brown

2 Lydia Parkes

3 Emma Jones (C)

4 Christopher J Field

5 Esther Brown

6 Matthew J Jones

7 Emily E Hall

8 Tim Poole

First quarter of Pudsey Surprise Major: 2.

With thanks to Alex Foster picking up half of the band from the previous tower following a breakdown of a car.

Nottingham University Society

Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 48m (17–0–18 in E)

1250 Bristol Surprise Major

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1 Esther Brown

2 Christian J Brown

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Matthew J Jones (C)

5 Emma Jones

6 Tim Poole

7 Christopher J Field

8 Emily E Hall

First quarter of Bristol Surprise Major: 3.

Nottingham University Society

Clifton, Nottinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 46m (8–0–8 in A♯)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by David W Beard

1 Emily E Hall

2 Tim Poole

3 Matthew J Jones

4 Lydia Parkes

5 Christopher J Field

6 Christian J Brown

7 Emma Jones

8 Esther Brown (C)

Unbelievably, first quarter of Cambridge Surprise Major: 4

First quarter on a working tenor: 8.

200th quarter for the society: 5.

Nottingham University Society

Clifton, Nottinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 41m (3–1–18 in E)

1282 Rutland Surprise Major

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1 Matthew J Jones

2 Emma Jones

3 Emily E Hall

4 Esther Brown

5 Christian J Brown (C)

6 Christopher J Field

7 Tim Poole

8 Lydia Parkes

First quarter of Rutland Surprise Major: 8.

Nottingham University Society

Bingham, Nottinghamshire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 48m (14–3–27 in E)

1250 Superlative Surprise Major

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1 Tim Poole (C)

2 Matthew J Jones

3 Christopher J Field

4 Emma Jones

5 Emily E Hall

6 Lydia Parkes

7 Esther Brown

8 Christian J Brown

150th together: 3 and 7.

Nottingham University Society

Basford, Nottinghamshire

St Leodegarius

Saturday, 23 November 2019 in 43m (14–3–0 in F♯)

1250 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Composed by Tim Poole

1 Esther Brown

2 Emma Jones

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Christian J Brown

5 Christopher J Field

6 Emily E Hall

7 Tim Poole (C)

8 Matthew J Jones

First 8-spliced: 3.

Most quarters in a day: 1-6, 8.

150th together: 1 and 7.

Completes quarter peals of each of the methods from the standard eight and one of 8-spliced in a day; each quarter of the single surprise methods being called from a different bell, using a different composition and with every ringer ringing each bell once.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 12 December 2019

1280 Spliced Major (6m)

Wellington, Reverse, Double, Gainsborough, Little, Plain.

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Ian G Vincent

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

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