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Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 16 January 2025

1296 Little Bob Royal

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Tom J Langton

7–8 Evie Newton

9–10 Christopher J Field (C)

Rung to celebrate the life of George Watson.

Ringing World page reference: 5936.0083

Nottingham University Society

Edwalton, Nottinghamshire

Holy Rood

Friday, 7 February 2025 in 2h 18 (5–1–1 in B)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7 methods, 1 extent each: York, Carlisle, London, Beverley, Bourne, Norwich, Primrose.

1 Evie Newton

2 Andrew J Cairns

3 Michael A Varney

4 Edward A S Walker

5 Joel A Cairns

6 Daniel J Page (C)

Nottingham University Society

Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

St Editha

Saturday, 8 February 2025 in 3h 24 (24–2–7 in D)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)

448 Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 224 Ashtead, Cornwall, Superlative; 139 com; atw

Composed by N Smith

1 Laura S Watt

2 Christopher J Field

3 Peter S Lacy

4 Estella J Haynes (C)

5 Andrew J Cairns

6 Evie Newton

7 Daniel J Page

8 Colin M Lee

Most surprise major methods - 2, 6, 8

First spliced as conductor

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 20 February 2025

1344 Cornwall Surprise Major

1–2 Esther Brown

3–4 Tim Poole (C)

5–6 Christopher J Field

7–8 Christian J Brown

In anticipation of the Annual Dinner Weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5948.0356

Nottingham University Society

Wollaton, Nottinghamshire

St Leonard

Friday, 21 February 2025 in 37m (5–1–23 in A)

1272 London Surprise Minor

1 Emily E Hall

2 Laura S Watt

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Benjamin D Kipling

5 Hayley J Wells

6 Adam Wilmott (C)

For the society's dinner weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5941.0200

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Friday, 21 February 2025 in 40m (7–2–14 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Madeleine R Jefferis

2 Claire M Goodger

3 Eleanor Lucas

4 John M Constable

5 Laura S Watt (C)

6 Joshua R Faulkner

First quarter: 6

First for NUSCR: 6

First inside for doubles: 4

For the NUSCR Dinner Weekend!

Ringing World page reference: 5941.0200

Nottingham University Society

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin and All Souls

Friday, 21 February 2025 in 2h 52 (15–3–16 in E)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Mark B Davies (Op 2 (Worcester Variation) )

1 Eleanor Lucas

2 Claire M Goodger

3 Michael A Varney

4 Andrew R Wignell

5 Joel A Cairns

6 Estella J Haynes

7 Colin M Lee

8 Andrew J Cairns (C)

First in method: 2.

100th for The Society: 7. First to reach this total.

For Annual Dinner Weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5941.0200

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 23 February 2025 in 3h 20 (22–2–5 in E♭)

5184 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by James Clatworthy

1 Estella J Haynes

2 Colin M Lee (C)

3 Daniel J Page

4 Christopher J Field

5 Emma R Jones

6 Hayley J Wells

7 Benjamin D Kipling

8 Andrew J Cairns

9 Peter S Lacy

10 Emily E Hall

11 Edward A S Walker

12 Phillip J Wilding

For NUSCR Dinner Weekend.

100th for The Society: 8

First on 12: 6

First of Bristol Maximus: 11

Ringing World page reference: 5941.0200

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 9 March 2025 in 46m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

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1 Madeleine R Jefferis

2 George Hunt

3 Clare Moon

4 Laura S Watt

5 Natasha Claus (C)

6 Benjamin Small

7 Joel A Cairns

8 John M Constable

Rung to welcome the new NUSCR committee to their posts

Rung in memoriam of Sophie Goode, a UoN student

First single ever: 2

75th quarter: 7

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 16 March 2025 in 52m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1344 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Michael P R H Woolley

1 Laura S Watt

2 Michael A Varney

3 Claire M Goodger

4 Natasha Claus (C)

5 Edward A S Walker

6 Andrew M Peters

7 D Paul Mason

8 Benjamin Small

First turning in a bell over 20cwt: 8

Nottingham University Society

Vernet-les-Bains, France

9 Avenue de Burnay

Tuesday, 15 April 2025 in 33m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Claire M Goodger

3–4 Daniel J Page (C)

5–6 Evie Newton

The first quarter peal by the Society outside of the British Isles. (Potench)

Ringing World page reference: 5951.0421

Nottingham University Society

Wollaton, Nottinghamshire

St Leonard

Friday, 25 April 2025 in 41m (5–1–23 in A)

1320 London Surprise Minor

1 Edward A S Walker

2 Daniel J Page (C)

3 Laura S Watt

4 Eleanor Lucas

5 Natasha Claus

6 Claire M Goodger

First in method: 4 and 6.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 15 May 2025

1280 Oxford Treble Bob Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Tom Langton

7–8 Christopher J Field (C)

Nottingham University Society

Clifton, Nottinghamshire

Corpus Christi

Sunday, 25 May 2025 in 33m (2–2–11 in E)

1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (3m)

1 Emily E Hall

2 Lydia Parkes

3 Adam Wilmott

4 Andrew R Wignell

5 Emma Jones

6 Christopher J Field (C)

100th together - 5 & 6

Ringing World page reference: 5955.0541

Nottingham University Society

Attenborough, Nottinghamshire

10, Manor Avenue

Thursday, 29 May 2025

1320 Bourne Surprise Minor

1–2 Emily E Hall

3–4 Tom J Langton

5–6 Christopher J Field (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5955.0543

Nottingham University Society

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 31 May 2025 in 3h 13 (20–2–13 in E)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (18m)

18 methods: 672 Rutland; 448 Cambridge, Cray, Lincolnshire; 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Ipswich, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Uxbridge, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 153 com; atw.

Composed by N Smith

1 David I Bassford

2 Evie Newton

3 Estella J Haynes

4 Daniel J Page (C)

5 Andrew J Cairns

6 Adrian P Sweeting

7 Margaret Whiteley

8 Colin M Lee

Most methods: 2.

Most major methods: 8.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 17 July 2025

1440 Kent Treble Bob Royal

1–2 Esther S Brown

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Christian J Brown

7–8 Hayley J Wells

9–10 Christopher J Field (C)

7-8 - 1st in method

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

17, Coniston Road

Thursday, 24 July 2025

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Evie Newton

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5963.0724

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 31 July 2025

1280 Spliced Plain Major (6m)

1–2 Esther S Brown

3–4 Hayley J Wells

5–6 Ian Vincent

7–8 Christopher J Field (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5964.0751

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 26 August 2025 in 46m (16–1–3 in E♭)

1280 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Daniel W Brady

1 Sophie M Middleton

2 Edward A S Walker

3 Emma Jones

4 Tom Langton

5 D Paul Mason

6 Adam Wilmott (C)

7 Laura S Watt

8 Christopher J Field

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 2 September 2025 in 48m (16–1–3 in E♭)

1282 NUSCR Surprise Royal

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1 D Paul Mason

2 Adam Wilmott

3 Michael A Varney (C)

4 Natasha Claus

5 Sophie M Middleton

6 Owen G Peters

7 Hayley J Wells

8 Christopher J Field

9 Edward A S Walker

10 Emily E Hall

Arranged and rung as a compliment to Lorraine Smedley, on her retirement from her post as Church Warden at All Saints Nottingham this week, with the Society’s best wishes.

Ringing World page reference: 5969.0868

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 18 September 2025

1344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Hayley J Wells

5–6 Ian G Vincent

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 25 September 2025

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Roger J Lawson

5–6 Ian G Vincent

7–8 Christian J Brown (C)

Rung on the last square number day of our lives

5^2/3^2/45^2

Ringing World page reference: 5972.0932

Nottingham University Society

Wollaton, Nottinghamshire

St Leonard

Friday, 10 October 2025 in 1h 15 (5–1–23 in A)

2640 Minor (4m)

720 each of Primrose S, Duke of Norfolk TB, Plain Bob; 480 Ipswich S

1 Adrian P Sweeting (C)

2 Eleanor Lucas

3 Hayley J Wells

4 Andrew R Wignell

5 Thomas W Green

6 Peter S Lacy

A fitting start to the NUSCR Autumn Ringing Weekend:-)

1st "Quarter" with the Society: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 5977.1049

Nottingham University Society

Plumtree, Nottinghamshire

St Mary

Friday, 10 October 2025 in 45m (16–3–12 in F)

1312 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Paul J Flavell

1 Claire M Goodger

2 Joel A Cairns

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Nancy L Surman

5 Evie Newton

6 Charlotte D Linford

7 Adam Wilmott

8 Colin M Lee (C)

The commencement of NUSCR ringing weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5977.1049

Nottingham University Society

Kegworth, Leicestershire

St Andrew

Saturday, 11 October 2025 in 44m (17–0–3 in F♯)

1344 Lessness Surprise Major

1 Andrew R Wignell

2 Eleanor Lucas

3 Nancy L Surman

4 Thomas W Green

5 Evie Newton

6 Lydia Parkes

7 Edward A S Walker

8 Christian J Brown (C)

For the 2025 NUSCR Quarter Peal and Peal weekend.

First in Method: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Ringing World page reference: 5977.1049

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 12 October 2025 in 48m (22–2–5 in E♭)

1296 Grandsire Caters

1 Andrea C Haynes

2 Christine M Langton

3 Lydia Parkes

4 Andrew R Wignell

5 Leah Wignell

6 Natasha Claus (C)

7 Laura S Watt

8 Adam Wilmott

9 Edward A S Walker

10 Benjamin Small

Rung for NUSCR Quarter Peal & Peal Weekend

Ringing World page reference: 5977.1049

Nottingham University Society

Greasley, Nottinghamshire

St Mary

Sunday, 12 October 2025 in 2h 49 (13–1–7 in F♯)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Composed by Donald F Morrison, arr. Brian E Whiting

1 Joel A Cairns

2 Charlotte D Linford

3 Colin M Lee (C)

4 Claire M Goodger

5 Christopher N McCarthy

6 Evie Newton

7 Michael A Varney

8 Paul E Bibilo

First 8-spliced: 4. First for The Society: 2.

A successful end to the NUSCR autumn ringing weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5977.1049

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 2 November 2025 in 42m (7–2–14 in B♭)

1269 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Madeleine R Jefferis

2 John M Constable

3 Thomas W Green (C)

4 Benjamin Small

5 Laura S Watt

6 Clare Moon

Rung for All Saints’ Day yesterday and in remembrance of Paul Stevenson, a verger at All Saints who died this week.

Happy birthday to Eleanor Lucas!

100th quarter, 5.

25th quarter, 4.

First tenor(!), 6. (obviously)

11th quarter on the treble, 1 (just because she wanted a footnote)

First for NUSCR as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 5978.1067

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 9 November 2025 in 46m (16–1–3 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

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1 George Hunt

2 Edward A S Walker

3 Adam Wilmott

4 Eleanor Lucas

5 Joel A Cairns

6 Christopher J Field (C)

7 Emily E Hall

8 D Paul Mason

Rung half muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Thursday, 13 November 2025

1320 Treble Bob Minor (2m)

720 London Scholar's Pleasure Treble Bob, 600 Kent Treble Bob

1–2 Michael Garle

3–4 Tom Langton

5–6 Christian J Brown (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5979.1096

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 November 2025 in 42m (8–2–6 in B♭)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Madeleine R Jefferis

2 Charlotte D Linford

3 Claire M Goodger

4 John M Constable

5 Thomas W Green (C)

6 Joel A Cairns

First treble dodging and 12th on the treble, 1.

Doesn't need a footnote, 2.

Most suffering during a quarter, 3.

First Norwich, 4.

67th as conductor, 5.

First Minor this year, 6.

Happy birthday to Richard Green!

RIP All Saints :(

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

41 Dorket Drive

Wednesday, 3 December 2025 in 30m (in F)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1–2 Oliver W Kingsland

3–4 Thomas W Green (C)

First quarter peal, 1-2.

First quarter peal in hand, 3-4.

Quickest quarter for all.

First quarter peal at the address (probably).

Rung by a band of current undergraduates.

This quarter peal is officially endorsed by Daniel J Page, having been a drunken conception made at NUA 2025 in Nottingham.

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 4 December 2025 in 50m (35–2–23 in C)

1296 Grandsire Caters

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1 Clare Moon

2 Natasha Claus (C)

3 Charlotte D Linford

4 Claire M Goodger

5 Laura S Watt

6 Thomas W Green

7 Michael A Varney

8 Matthew J Jones (tno)

9 Edward A S Walker

10 Joel A Cairns

Rung immediately prior to the University of Nottingham Carol Service.

Birthday compliments to the ringer of the treble!

First QP on 10: 6

Nottingham University Society

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 December 2025 in 42m (8–2–6 in B♭)

1269 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Thomas W Green (C)

2 Tom Kimmitt

3 Madeleine R Jefferis

4 Joel A Cairns

5 Eleanor Lucas

6 John M Constable

For a non-existent evensong service?

69th as conductor, 1.

First inside, 2.

Birthday compliments to Myra Powell, grandmother of 3.

Rung to mark the end of term and to welcome Gerald, Geraldine and Scruffy to their temporary new home.

Nottingham University Society

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

41, Haddon Crescent

Monday, 29 December 2025

1256 Spliced Royal (5m)

Rung in the "numbers" construction. Contains 360 Five Royal (V); 288 Six Royal; 224 Four Royal; 192 Eight Royal, Seven Royal (N); 235 com.

Composed by Adam Wilmott

1–2 Christopher J Field (C)

3–4 Emily E Hall

5–6 Esther S Brown

7–8 Tim Poole

9–10 Christian J Brown

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