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To welcome 2020.

200th together - 3,4 & 8

Rung on a pentatonic 5.

200th together: 1, 7 & 9.

For Evensong, remembering Bill Attenborough, Cathedral Welcomer, who died this week aged 100.

For the baptism of Elijah Taylor Barker

Birthday compliment to Jake the dog, who supervised this quarter peal, 3 today.

750th peal: 1

Birthday compliment to Gordon

Rung half muffled for the funeral of Ralph Bessant who was a ringer here for many years. Ralph particularly asked for Grandsire to be rung at his funeral.

Rung in memory of Ralph Bessant whose funeral took place at Sudbury earlier today.

Rung as an engagement compliment to Mike D and Lisa M.

1st Grandsire 3

Ist as Conductor 5

Ist touch for treble

First in the method: 4 & 6.

Rung for Evensong

First Peal : 4

With best wishes to Mary Yardley (mother of 5) for her 90th birthday

1st Grandsire Triples, 6.

Birthday wishes to Valentine Thornhill.(75) sister to the ringer on th3rd

Rung for the baptisms of Rosie Evelyn Duxbury and Sadie Rose Kinsey.

Rung on practice night as a Blue Pathway progression

Rung to celebrate the life of Susan Marshall on what would have been her 60th birthday at the tower where she learned to ring. Rung in association with the quarter peal at Long Eaton immediately beforehand and supported by Tony Hughes, Hollie Melen, Dan Jacob, Tristan Melen, Lucie Melen, Erin Marshall, George Marshall, Jessica Radburn, Caroline Walters, Matthew Motyka and Allan Diamond. £5

In memory of Susan Marshall who would have been 60 today. Rung by her father, sister, three children and Hollie's fiance.

First in method for Richard Brooke

First in method for Jenny Halliday

First quarter 1

Most spliced: 2, 6

Circled the tower: 3

Longest length: 6.

First date touch: 2 & 4.

Rung in memory of Mary Bartlett who was a ringer at Youlgreave and made a donation for the 2nd bell in memory of her husband. Her remembrance service was held today.

First Maximus for Len Venables

First Maximus as conductor for Richard Wolfgang

First Stedman Caters for Len Venables

First Stedman Caters as Conductor for Richard Wolfgang

A Blue Pathway progression. 1st in method as conductor 5

Birthday compliments to David Marshall and Ruth Jopp

Happy birthday Sue

The quest begins! 100th together 3 & 4

First quarter peal on treble 1

Rung in memory of Keith Eastwood (Ben’s grandfather) who died 4 years ago today. Ben has learned to ring at Breadsall, where his grandmother, Jacqui, is Churchwarden.

1st Quarter spliced all. Rung as a Blue Pathway progression and for St David's Day.

First quarter peal: 1.

On St. David's day.

A farewell compliment to Barry Watts leaving to live in Lincolnshire

David is believed to be the oldest person to ring a peal of Bristol Max in hand, aged 86. Average age of the band: 64

By a Chesterfield District band. To celebrate the birth of Bethany Elouise Roe, daughter of 3, born on New Year's Eve.

100th together - 4 & 8.

Emma's farewell peal. Michael St John Smith and Mary Makin wish to be associated with this peal.

First peal on 8: 1

500th tower bell peal: 2

Rung on the front six for Evensong and as a farewell to Jan, Bishop of Repton.

Best wishes to Brian Barry for a speedy recovery and thanks to David for stepping in at the last moment

First quarter peal of Royal for Jenny Halliday

Rung during social isolation!

Rung over Google Hangouts with fast Internet connections.

We would not recommend a longer touch or a third location...

Rung on the back 4 on the day of Paul and Ruth's Silver Wedding anniversary

For our Silver Wedding Anniversary rung appropriately silent and non-conducted

We need some singles next time...

Rung to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

First in hand: 1-2

For the 75th anniversary of VE Day

First family quarter.

First away from cover: 1.

First as sole conductor.

First on two ‘tower’ bells.

Rung following the two minute silence to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Jane Boden wishes to be associated with this quarter.

Longest recorded touch on more than 4 ‘tower’ bells for over 6 weeks.

Rung socially distant to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

First on 2 ‘tower’ bells: 5-6.

First on two bells: 5-6.

Socially distanced on the lawn. With congratulations to Anne who can now ring handbells

First as conductor.

First away from tenors 1-2. First for a long time 7-8.

Rung in the gazebo instead of a peal at Exeter :-(

First inside: 2.

First on two bells: 1-2.

First Minimus: 1-2.

First peal outdoors and first 8-spliced in hand: 5-6

First virtual quarter peal for all.

By a Derby Cathedral band for Summer Solstice

First quarter in hand: 5,6

First quarter in Ringing Room for Luke Heaton

First quarter of Annable's London for Nick MacMahon and Richard Wolfgang

First ringing room quarter peal for Anne Westman using her left hand

Rung to celebrate the birth today in Portland, Maine of a granddaughter for Paul.

Birthday compliments to Françoise Poplar.

First quarter on Fred's restrapped handbells.

First in method in hand 1-2 and 7-8

Rung socially distanced in the garden with the appropriate PPE!

50th in the method: 5-6

Rung in memory of Richard J Clifton, whose funeral was today

To mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day

For the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.

Rung on the 6th(Parish) Bell at 11am to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day

First quarter peal in Ringing Room for Maggie and Lynne

First in method: 1-2 and 7-8.

First Kent in hand, 7-8.

1,3,5 rung from the ringing room and 2,4,6 rung from the floor above to enable safe social distancing. First Sunday service ringing since lockdown in March.

Rung in accordance with the latest government guidelines.

150th peal, and first of Royal in hand : 7-8

Eighteen blows rung at 3pm as part of a coordinated effort to pay tribute to Lewis Sewell, a promising young actor from Castle Donington who died on 15th August from a rare form of cancer

To celebrate the birth of Olivia Rose Birks on 16th September 2020.

Birthday compliments to Rachael Peckham today

1st of Yorkshire S Royal in hand: 9-10.

Completes standard 8 in hand: 7-8