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First London Royal:8

Welcome in to the New Year. Belated 75th Birthday compliment to Pauline Taylor.

First minor inside - 2

Rung with Congratulations and Best Wishes to Paula and Robert Marchbank as part of their Golden Wedding Celebrations.

Rung in memory of Ken Ballington who helped us in so many ways at Ticknall, and whose funeral was earlier today.

Following the Service to Celebrate the life of Ken Ballington, a dear friend and former ringer at St Wystan’s Church, Repton.

150th as conductor

Rung with Congratulations and Best Wishes to Paula and Robert Marchbank as part of their Golden Wedding Celebrations.

Rung with Congratulations and Best Wishes to Paula and Robert Marchbank as part of their Golden Wedding Celebrations.

1st Bristol S Royal: 5. In memory of Ken Ballington: Ken's method, rung by members of the Ballington Practice band on the simulator installed by him.

1400th peal : 9-10

For Evensong

Rung on the orthodox church Feast of the Epiphany.

Rung after morning service

With compliments to Anne's parents, W John Kinchin and Mary Kinchin, on both celebrating their 80th birthdays and congratulations to Anne & Neil on circling the tower.

* 1st Bristol

1st in method in hand: 1-2

Celebrating the 1st birthday of Ivy Grace Stevenson, Richard's granddaughter.

For Evensong

For Evensong

With best wishes from the band (and David Marshall, who was unable to take part in what should have been a peal of Royal) to Pat, prior to her imminent emigration to Gloucestershire.

100th peal together : 1-2 and 3-4.

With the band's best wishes to Ruth Smith

First on treble,1. In memory of Ian Mardon, friend of 5. Well liked by all who knew him.

First quarter 6, first inside 3

For the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act which gave women the vote for the first time and extended the franchise to men.

Rung for the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918.

Celebrating the Representation of the People Act 1918 which received the Royal Assent on this day 100 years ago.

Circled tower to quarters again - 2.

Rung in remembrance of Mary Rason Jackson, mother of Rev’d Mark Jackson, Master of BWDACR.

For Evensong

Rung for Shrove Tuesday, & prior to Ashbourne's Royal Shrovetide Football Match.

1st 8 Spliced: 3

First on a mini-ring: 1 & 3

In celebration of Frances Haynes 60th birthday

1st of minor inside - 5

84th birthday quarter for David Marshall.

Get well to Deborah Blagden, who took extreme measures to avoid ringing Pudsey. Associated with Jane Boden, who looked after the casualty.

Birthday compliments to Ruth Jopp

* 1st Pudsey. For Evensong.

First peal on 10 tower bells: 2

100th together: 4 & 8

With compliments to Len Venables on his birthday.

Rung for the installation of Carol Coslett as Archdeacon of Chesterfield

Circled tower twice: 6

With thanks to Gill for sitting in at the last minute.

500th quarter - 5

Rung to celebrate the baptisms of Lucy Storer and Ernest Robert Jackson

Rung after a school Easter Service to pay tribute to Charles Edwin Stone VC MM.

Rung in memory of Private Frederick Travis, a ringer at this church, who died in the Great War on 21/03/1918, aged 39 years. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd/7th Bn. Service No.268180. Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France, Bay 7.

Rung, without sound control, during a special service at Belper Cemetery to pay tribute to Charles Edwin Stone, 100 years to the day since the feat of courage which earned him the Victoria Cross.

1st Yorkshire Major - 2. 500th quarter and circled tower to quarters - 3.

1st Quarter - 6. For Palm Sunday and also to welcome the Reverend Chris Andrew to the United Benefice of Morton and Stonebroom with Shirland.

For Evensong.

First on 8: 1.

With best wishes to Lynne who celebrates a significant birthday today.

1st peal on the remodelled back six.

1st peal by the Peaky Ramblers

Following the Easter Vigil and Confirmation

700th peal: 5

350th peal: 3

1st of Lincolnshire S Major: 6

Rung to celebrate the 80th birthday of Jim Heading and in fond memory of Terry Jeffrey.

In memory of Michael J Platt.

Stephen Yates wishes to be associated with this peal

Completes the standard 8 Royal: 7

For evensong

Dedicated to the memory of Michael J Platt of Uttoxeter, ringer at Abbots Bromley & formerly Sheffield Cathedral, who was a member of this Tuesday morning quarter peal band and sadly died on Wednesday 4th April.

In memory of Mike Willis (1932-2015) on his 86th birthday. Mike was a founder member of the Tuesday handbell group in 1998, and rang his first quarter in hand on these bells on 24th November 1998.

750th peal: 5. Rung in memory of John Cotton, uncle of Anthony, who died this morning.

1st Quarter - 6. 1st away from cover - 1.

Joint conducted and in memorial of Pollyanna Pickering

Remembering Richard Bowden

5: 1st London Royal

For Evensong. First Major: 1

First quarter of a Treble Bob method - 1

First quarter of Cambridge Surprise Minor- 2

Rung in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen's 92nd birthday

For St Georges Day and in celebration of the birth of a new Prince to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

For evensong and the patronal service

First Cambridge surprise minor: 2

In memory of Erica Stewart

To celebrate Evie Newton's 18th birthday

Rung before the Southern District Higher Numbers Practice. First Quarter Peal of Grandsire Caters “inside” for Jenny Halliday.

Rung at the conclusion of the Ashover May Day Carnival.

First quarter inside: 4.

100th handbell peal as conductor

First Maximus: 8

In memory of Mary Beach, over 50 years a ringer at this tower.

with lots of 5678xxxx's

1st in the method: 5

First Major - 1

1st of S Royal: 8.

Rung following a commemoration service for William Gregg, from Heanor, awarded a VC on 8th May 1918. Also commemorating William Beesley, from Church Gresley, awarded a VC on the same day.

For Evensong.

First Major inside : 2

On a simulator

To celebrate the wedding today of HRH Prince Henry of Wales to Ms Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Rung to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle.

Also, congratulations to (3) on the birth of his first grandchild, Enoch Mattias Tweed.

Rung to celebrate the Royal Wedding

To celebrate the Wedding today of HRH Prince Henry of Wales to Ms Meghan Markle

First inside to Surprise Royal : 2

To celebrate the wedding today of HRH Prince Henry of Wales to Ms Meghan Markle

Rung to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle

First quarter peal inside: 4

First on 8: 8

Rung to celebrate the Royal Wedding

Rung to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle

To celebrate the wedding today of HRH Prince Henry of Wales to Ms Meghan Markle.

First quarter: 6.

To celebrate Etwall Well Dressing Weekend

Rung after the service for the baptisms of Jake Weston, Harry Weston and Jenson James Hancox.

First as conductor

* 1st on a mini ring.

On Trinity Sunday. For evensong (Pet Service)

For Evensong

For Evensong.

* 1st Yorkshire Royal

Last quarter as a Derbyshire resident, 3.

First as conductor on minor. To celebrate the inauguration of Helen Legood as Mayor of Matlock

Rung before the Southern District Higher Numbers Practice as a 50th birthday compliment to Richard Chamberlain.

First Quarter Peal of Caters on an “inside” bell for Alison Barnett

Rung by a Cathedral band for Evensong

Belated birthday compliment to Fred Pearson who snored throughout the performance

Rung at the end of the service to celebrate the marriage of Hannah Taylor to William Salt

Rung in commemoration of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Hudson VC DSO + bar MC, of Derby, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in Italy 15th June 1918.

Rung in commemoration of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Hudson VC DSO + bar MC, of Derby, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in Italy 15th June 1918.

Birthday compliments today to Rachel Jopp, daughter of Paul and Ruth

For Evensong

First Bristol: 2

Anticipating the conductor's birthday.

For Evensong

Specially arranged to celebrate the Ruby Wedding Anniversary of Martin & Maggie Whiteley.

First quarter peal, aged 8 years, 204 days: 6.

Rung for the 90th Anniversary of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928, giving equal voting rights to all men and women over the age of 21.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS

Rung before the monthly DDA Southern District Basic Higher Numbers Practice.

First Quarter Peal on 10 for Lynn Betts

Rylands Surprise Royal: -30-14-1256-36-14-50-14-3450-14-50 lh 12 f

Rung by a Cathedral band for Evensong

Believed to be the first in the method.

Reverse Union Triples: 7.1.7.1.7.3.7.5.7.1.7.1.7.1.

Remembering Mike Platt who, until his final illness, was the conductor of this band.

First blows of Surprise Royal for Nick Daines

First in the method: 2, 4, 5, 6 & 8.

To celebrate the baptisms of Luca and Cole Robinson, children of Ashley and Jade

First in method: 2, 4

First peal in the method: 4

For Hartington Hidden Gardens day; also a birthday compliment to Sarah Lacey

Rung for evensong by members of the cathedral service band

For Evensong

Rung after the baptism service

First treble bob: 1

Rung in memory of John Jelley, by members of the Monday evening peal band he organised for so many years.

First inside: 6

1st Yorkshire Royal - 5,8. 1st Surprise Royal as Cond.

First Quarter - 6

Birthday compliment to Richard Newton - 25 today

First of K & O: 2.

Rung to commemorate the presentation of a stained glass memorial to the cathedral of Saint Martyn, Ypres, from the Youlegreave 1914-1918 Community Groups.

40th anniversary of the conductor's first peal as conductor.

First in this type of Method for all the band.

1st in method - 2.