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1st Q: 1

Most methods as (C)

Circled tower 3 times: 5

For Sunday service

For Holy Communion on the feast of the Epiphany at which the ringer of the 4th preached the sermon.

1st blows in variations for all

Rung for Epiphany

First on eight (8).

First of Triples as conductor.

First of Treble Bob: 2

First Treble Bob as conductor

First quarter, aged 10 y. (1).

For the 81st birthday of Frank Matravers, of Thornfalcon.

Most m/v (3).

175th together (1 & 6).

First Plain Bob Triples: 1,2,3

250th Q on the bells since 1950

For Evensong.

1st in the method as conductor

Rung to commemorate 1st Peal on bells 40 years ago

First of Major as (C).

First peal of Major: 2.

First peal of Spliced Major: 3, 7.

Farewell compliment to Cheryl Frost.

Also a birthday compliment to Alison Patricia Donald (now Slade).

For Evensong.

50th on the bells (4).

First in method (2).

First quarter peal: 1

Birthday compliment to Meg Caton

First peal: (4).

First Minor inside: (6).

To mark the 58th anniversary of the first peal on the bells by a local band.

2 of 2

1 of 2

Birthday compliments to: 1,8

1st in method: 3,4

Birthday compliment to Sally

First quarter peal: 1

Non-conducted.

First ringing on the bells since the restoration of the tower and frame.

1st inside: 4

75th together: 2,3

Birthday compliment to Sally

For Sunday service

1 of 2

1st Minor as (C)

For Sunday service

2 of 2

For Evensong.

First in method for all except: 7

Rung to raise money for the bell fund, organised by Jo Maffey and the Axbridge Branch

1 of 2 for Sally

200th Q: 5

Birthday compliment to the Port of Bristol's new dredger - Malago

Rung to raise money for the bell fund, organised by Jo Maffey and the Axbridge Branch

2 of 2 for Sally

For Evensong.

1 of 3

3 of 3

2 of 3

First quarter peal at first attempt: 1

50th together: 3,4

200th Q: 3

On the front six

For Evensong.

1st Minimus and most methods to a peal: 2

Most Minimus methods: 1,3,4

Longest length for all

The greatest number of changes of Minimus for the Association

22nd Birthday compliment to the conductor

First Caters inside (7).

First on ten (10).

First blows in method for all

Birthday compliment to John England

For Ash Wednesday evening Communion Service.

On back 6.

Rung in memory of Cyril Stevens.

Cyril was a member of the tower in 1952 when the first peal was rung on the recast.

First Kent: 2,4,5

In memory of Bert Harris of Kingston Seymour

In memoriam Cyril J Stevens, formerly of West Buckland, by some of his ringing friends of the Bridgwater Branch.

Rung in memory of Cyril J Stevens.

Cyril had started his ringing career in this tow er July 1919.

325th together (2 & 5).

In memory of Cyril J Stevens.

Cyril had instructed a band of Sunday service ringers in this tower .

Rung in memory of Cyril J Stevens.

Cyril had in 1948 helped to get the bells ringing again after 10 years silence.

1st on an inside bell for Philip who has been tower captain here for about 12 years

18th birthday compliment to John Chedgey

Also birthday compliment to Vivien

For Sunday Service

For Evensong.

70th Birthday compliment to Mr S Bryant, Sunday service ringer.

1st blows of Stedman for Lucy

25th together: 2,5

125th together: 5,6

150th together: 3,5

First in a five bell tower: 1,3,5

For the Confirmation Service

First S Royal 1,3,4,8&9

Birthday Compliment to Mervyn Buckley

First on Treble: 1

First in method: 2

On the front six

1st Triples as (C)

For Sunday service

For Evensong

Most methods: 2

First in method: 3,6

following the wedding of Morteza Alba and Jane Cornish.

1st peal at 1st attempt: 1,6

1st Doubles as (c)

Most methods for all

Birthday compliment to Keith Prime

For Evensong.

First in method (5).

A compliment to Peter Gilks and Jacqueline Hobbs who were married at St Helen's, Abingdon, Oxon.

This was the conductor's 1,000th quarter, (700 as conductor).

1st in variation: 3 and as (C)

Circled tower: 5

For Lady Day

3 of 3 for Sally

For Lady Day

2 of 3 for Sally

1st Minor for Dawn

Rung for Lady Day

1 of 3 for Sally

Most methods: 2

On the back five bells

In memory of Mrs Alice Watts of Ston Easton

The quarters at Ston Easton and Litton today were rung in memory of Mrs. Alice Watts, who served for many years as churchwarden and organist at Ston Easton. Mrs. Watts collapsed and died peacefully during Sunday service. She was not a ringer herself but always loved to hear the bells ringing, and her late husband was churchwarden when the bells were augmented to six in 1970 (his name is on the new treble). The quarters were rung in the evening, and by chance Chewton Mendip bells were also ringing - Chilcompton ringers were holding a practice there and some of them had also helped to ring for the funeral service that afternoon. It is rare indeed for all three towers in the benefice to be ringing at the same time. Members of Mrs. Watts' family, some of whom can ring, visited each tower in turn to hear the ringing.

For Matins and Mothering Sunday.

To celebrate the visit of Glastonbury of HRH Princess Diana, Princess of Wales.

As published in The Ringing World April 27, 1984 Page 366.

First Triples 'inside' (2).

1st in method: 4

1st in method as (C)

1st in method: 2,3

1st in method as (C)

Completes standard 8: 8

1st of Surprise: 2

1st in variation for all

Circled tower ten times: 1

For the wedding of Mandy Clarke, former Ashcott ringer and Ian Shearn

On the back six

For Evensong

For Evensong on Palm Sunday.

For the "Last Supper" on Maundy Thursday.

Circled the tower five times to quarters (1).

First on five (2).

1st Minor: 1

25th this year and 75th Minor: 4

For Easter

First as conductor in more than one minor method

Rung for Easter Day

1st Stedman: 1

Most Minor methods by all.

Compliment to George Hawkins (Bath, St Michael with St Paul) on 50 years' membership of the Bath & Wells D A.

Longest peal of Stedman Doubles yet rung.

Umpires: Leonard England, Sheila Jenkins, George W Massey, Robert Perry.

RW 1984.0472

1st Minor as (C)

25th together: 4,6

Except for Bath Christ Church the ringers of 7 and 8 have now rung quarters on all the eights in the real county of Somerset

First Triples: 1

For Evensong

For the Confirmation Service by the Bishop of Taunton, at which two ringers from this parish were Confirmed.

1st in method: 3,5

200th Q: 6

Rung after a wedding

For the Parish Communion.

First inside on eight (2).

For Evensong.

First in method (6).

First on eight (5).

100th peal for the Association (6).

A birthday compliment to Ted Chivers and Charlotte Mountjoy.

First in the method on the bells

A compliment to George W Massey, General Secretary of the Bath & Wells DACR 1972-1984

For Sunday service

This Q was published with another rung at Wedmore on 19th May 1984 with the following comments:

Both these quarter peals were rung to wish a speedy recovery to Teresa Dunstone, the Chew Branch Secretary of the Bath and Wells DA who broke her leg in a car accident on May 18

Honestly, Teresa, there are better ways of getting out of ringing a peal at Congresbury and losing a Chew Branch ladies quarter of London S Major at Barrow Gurney!

First in method: 4

1st Stedman Triples: 4

To mark the 25th anniversary of the ordination of Preb A. Budgett, vicar of Somerton

2 of 2 for Sally

Rung for service at the start of the flower festival

1 of 2 for Sally

1st in method: 2,4

100th Q: 5

3 of 4 for Sally

Jointly conducted: Roy called the first three methods, Sally called the Plain Bob

225th Q: 4

Organised by the Axbridge Branch to boost the bell-fund for Weare

4 of 4 for Sally

First Doubles inside (2).

70th Birthday compliment to Mr R Rowe.

1st in method: 2,3,5,6

1st Surprise as (C)

1 of 4 for Sally

1st blows in method: 3

1st in method: 4,5,6

25th of Surprise: 1

2 of 4 for Sally

1st in method: 2,3,4,5 and as (C)

Rung for Ascension Day

For Festal Evensong on Ascension Day.

To welcome Sarah Joanne Crabtree, born on May 30th.

By members of the Dunster Branch before the service, as a Wedding compliment to Linda and Gerald, Linda's father being Tower Captain.

Silver Wedding compliment to the Vicar of St Mary's, Bridgwater (Rev Ted Ayerst) and his wife Pauline.

1st Stedman as (C)

First in method: 2

(NB RW Report has ringers of 3,5 reversed)

60th anniversary of first peal on bells by a local band, with same methods and arrangement Treble ringer rang the same bell in the 1924 peal.

First Quarter peal on the bells after re-positioning lower in the tower by Ray Arscott and local ringers.

First Quarter (1), First Quarter for 13 years (6).

1st TB: 1

For the wedding of Bill Nurcombe and Grace Ackland, at Holsworthy, Devon, today.

1st Erin: 3,4,5

2 of 3

1st in method for all except: 5

1 of 3

1st in method: 3,4,5,7

1st on 8 as (C)

3 of 3

For Evening Service; also a thanksgiving for the life and work of Rev R F H Hine, Rector of Farmborough and Priston, who died on 8th June.

50th together- (3, 6).

Birthday compliment to Mr H Gibbs, father of conductor, on Fathers' Day.

For Evensong.

For the 2nd birthday of Prince William.

1st in method: 2,6

Rung for Christopher Saralis, Vicar of Minehead, Installed as a Prebendary at Wells Cathedral today

1st away from cover: 1

2nd birthday compliment to HRH Prince William

For Sunday service

1st Spliced Doubles and most methods: 2,3

Rung for evening service on St Peter's Day

Jointly Conducted: Barbara called 60 and first five extents, Roger called the last five extents

90th birthday compliment to Mr Jess London whose birthday is today and also his 48 years as a verger in this Church

(RW incorrectly states date as 30 July 1984)

For Festal Evensong.

125th quarter on the bells (5).

First Triples since 1962: 3

First in method as (C)

1st Minimus: 2

1st in method: 3,4

Circled tower: 4

Circled tower four times: 1

Wedding anniversary compliment to 2,6

For Sunday service

First Stedman: 2

First Royal: (3,8).

First Yorkshire Royal: (6,7)

First Royal as conductor.

50th together: 2,4

1 of 2

First in method (4)

2 of 2

Farewell compliment to Pam Bellamy who leaves us for the Punjab and also to Preb A Budgett who prepares to leave Somerton.

First in method as (C).

First in method and 50th Quarter this year (6)

1 of 2

A 70th birthday compliment to the Tenor ringer.

First quarter (1).

Rung as the village Primary School of Bradford-on-Tone closed for the last time after 121 years

For Evensong

For the Diamond Wedding of Mr & Mrs Bill Grabham, who were ringers at Chipstable. Mrs Grabham was taught by the Rector's wife in World War I, when a ladies' band kept the bells going.

1st Spliced: 4

1st Rutland: 3

125th Doubles: 1

2 of 2

1 of 2

In memoriam William H Coles, formerly of Taunton.

On Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset peal week.

First Spliced Surprise Major: 5

Ringing World August 24th 1984 No. 3826 page 726

1st blows in method: 4

200th Q: 1

2 of 2

1st in method: 3,4 and as (C)

25th Q as (C)

1 of 2

First 23 Spliced: 2,3

Ringing World August 24th 1984 No. 3826 page 726

50th Major: 4

First in method by all except 6 and 8

Ringing World August 24th 1984 No. 3826 page 726

Most methods: 2,3,5

Ringing World August 24th 1984 No. 3826 page 726

First in method: 5

Ringing World August 24th 1984 No. 3826 page 726

1st Minor as (C)

Most Minor methods: 5

First Surprise: 3

1st on 8: 2

350th peal: 6

Farewell compliment to Preb. A Budgett, Vicar of Somerton for 16 years.

1st on 10: 2

Engagement compliment to Sally A Malcolm and M Gregory

Also Birthday compliment to ringers of 1 and 5

For Evensong

For Evensong.

First quarter (1) aged 13.

1st quarter for 1 (aged 13)

100th quarter for 3 and most methods as Conductor

250th Q: 3

Most methods: 2 and as (C)

Rung for the silver wedding anniversary of Rev R L Parker and Mrs Vera Parker

For the Flower Festival.

Believed to be the first quarter rung by an all-female local band, the average age of the band being 19 years.

First quarter (6).

A wedding compliment to Rev. and Mrs. M.J. Balchin, Rector of Chipstable. By Wiveliscombe Sunday Service ringers.

1st in methods as (C)

17th birthday compliment to Julia

1 of 3

17th birthday compliment to Julia Sloman

2 of 3

Wedding compliment to David Buckley and Kate Bunyan, married at St. Cuthbert's Wells this day.

1st of Minor as (C)

A 17th birthday compliment to the conductor

3 of 3

Most Minor: 2.

Wedding compliment to David Buckley and Kate Bunyan.

First on ten: 3,7,10

First on ten as (C)

50th Q: 7

For Evensong

Rung for the blessing of wedding of vicar of Chipstable, Rev & Mrs M J Balchin

(Sally's records note there was much discussion by the band over what was actually called during the ringing and records the number of changes as 1422!)

1st Kent and Oxford Spliced: 3,4,5

1st in method: 2,5

3 of 3 for Sally

375th Q: 1

425th Q: 5

1 of 3 for Sally

Most methods spliced: 2,3,4,5

175th together: 1,2

2 of 3 for Sally

For Evensong.

First Surprise: 2

225th Q: 1

For the Wedding of Graham and Jenny Darke

(NB RW report has ringers of 2,3 reversed)

First quarter (6).

Wedding compliment to Lorraine Paget and Mark Roberts, married before the quarter.

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