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Special birthday compliments to Eileen Fellows.

Rung as a 50th birthday compliment to Helen and Katharine, the daughters of Don and Eileen Fellows, and the twin sisters of Roger.

Rung on the festival of Alcuin of York, Deacon and Abbot of Tours.

Completes the D Royal alphabet - 3. First peal in the method. To mark the 30th anniversary of Andrew Mills's first peal (P B Major at West Bridgford on 26/5/78), & remembering R Brian Mills, conductor of that first peal, who died 5 years ago this month. Also marking the 15th anniversary of the installation of these bells, the first job carried out by Hayward Mills Associates.

Vale of Belvoir Delight Royal;

-50-14.50-12.30-12-10-12-70.12.78-10, group J1.

1000th peal for the Guild: 8.

Specially arranged to celebrate Reuben Carlisle's 93rd birthday (on June 1st).

First on 8 and first on tower bells (Jemma L Mills aged 11)

First peal at first attempt (Rini Lees)

First peal for 35 years (Sharon Bryan)

Rung on the 50th Anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone at Clifton Holy Trinity and also for the 55th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (2nd June 1953)

The conductor has now rung a quarter on every day of the year.

900th Peal together 3 and 9

Rung as a compliment to the Revd Tony Tucker on the day of his collation and installation as a canon at Southwell Minster.

First peal for 2, 3 & 4.

First quarter: 1.

100th Peal together 1 & 2

Circled the tower 3 times - 2

999th Peal - 5

An 80th birthday compliment to Mrs May Morgans of Cyncoed, Cardiff.

With best wishes of the band to Sue Faull

First peal in the method:

Hollinside Delight:

-38-14.58.12-18-34-18-34-78 LE12

Rung at the request of the local band as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the building of the church, of which only the tower survives.

Rung in memory of John Faircloth, who was an enthusiastic member of our band, encouraging us to ring a new method every month. The first quarter together was at Rempstone on 20th February 2004.

100th peal on the bells - 5. First peal in the method.

In memoriam John Faircloth who died 9th July, & whose funeral was yesterday. Mary, his wife, is a frequent member of this band & was originally to have rung in this peal - our thoughts are with her.

Harlesthorpe Delight Royal;

-30-1456-56-10-34-50.16-16.70-16-70, group C1.

1 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008. First in method (5). Rung with thanks to Helen and Bill Brotherton, grandparents of Harry Ryder, and babysitters for the day.

2 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008. Circled the tower (1).

5 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008.

6 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008.

4 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008. First in method (2) and (5).

3 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008.

8 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008 at a tower with a tenor weighing 8cwt - 0qr - 8lb (Dove, on-line). With a birthday compliment to Graham Forester, grandfather of (3) and to mark 5 years of ringing (4).

7 of 8 on the 8th day of the 8th month 2008. Birthday compliment to Phil Young, mother of (7).

Rung as a compliment to John R Cook and Kathryn J Harter whose marriage took place at this church later this day.

Rung during the South Nottingham tour to Northern Ireland

Rung to celebrate the Golden Wedding of Greta and Bill Lawrenson.

First quarter peal - treble.

Rung as a 60th birthday compliment to the treble ringer.

2900th peal - 2.

Rung on the day of the 150th Egham Royal Show

50th peal together - 1 & 6. Completes S Royal alphabet four times as conductor. First peal in the method.

Brooksby Surprise Royal;

-56-14-56-30.12.34-50-16-70-16-70, group K1.

1550th Peal - 1

1551st peal - 2

First peal in the method.

In memory of Ivor Maughan, one time ringer at St Mary Whickham, Tyne and Wear.

Walford S Major:

34-38.14-12-38-12-3458-14-58 LE12

Rung as a farewell to Revd Richard Goodhand and family, moving from the Parishes of Blidworth & Rainworth to take up his living in Ollerton (St Paulinus).

Also a birthday compliment to the ringer of 3rd.

Rung on Saint Ninian's (360-432) Day, Bishop of Galloway and Apostle to the Picts. First Cambridge: 2.

Following this peal an attempt at Torquay St Marychurch was lost 20 mins before the end due to a broken clapper, which was duly removed from the bell and taken away by Hayward Mills to repair.

Rung for the Patronal Festival

Birthday compliment to Peter J England

Birthday Compliments to Gary Harden.

Northgates S Major:

c-3-4-2-23-34-5.36-4.3

First on 12: 1. 600th different tower for a peal: 12. Celebrating Bitterne Park's new status as the lightest ring of 12 in a church.

1st in method on tower bells 3

Rung to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the building of the Church.

The band wish to associate Peter L. R. Hayward with the peal.

First Peal of Treble Bob for 1.

First in the method by all & for the guild. Engagement compliment to Aaron Thorpe & Charlotte Blomeley (manager of the Kean's Head, St Mary's ringers "other" local).

A get well compliment to Malcolm Williams.

Rung prior to Evensong as a 3rd birthday compliment to Joel Cairns (20/10/08). First together for almost 4 years: 2 & 8. 25th on bells and 75th as C: 8.

On Trafalgar Day with compliments to Andrew & Leah Wignell on the birth of Lucy Jane on 20th October at 1.35am.

Specially arranged on the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Harry Whittle (who learnt at Stanford and to date has rung and conducted the most peals on the bells) to remember the early band who learnt following the restoration of the bells in 1893 and augmentation from 6 to 8 in 1897 and rang virtually all the first 68 peals on the bells (1896-1932), this being the 95th on the bells. Rung by a largely local band with Mr Lees hailing from Thrumpton and Mr Hayward from Clifton, Nottingham.

500th peal of Royal (cond 281) - 10. First peal in the method. To welcome Xanthe Rose, first child of Steve & Janine Mills, born 18th July.

Xanthe Delight Royal;

-50-14.50-50.36-14-1450-14-10-18-70, group K1.

First in the method by all & for the guild.

Rung half-muffled for the Act of Remembrance and for the Service of Re-Dedication of the City and County War Memorial at the entrance to St Mary's churchyard.

A compliment to David Kingman and Lady Frances Groves, married at Lewes on Monday 3rd November.

Armagh S Major:

mx34-5.4-2-3.2-4.3.456-2.3

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance and In Memoriam Olive Wetherill who was organist at St Remigius Long Clawson for 74 years and whose funeral took place earlier today

Rung on the festival of St Elisabeth of Hungary.

First peal in the method for the guild, & by all except 2 & 9.

First peal in the method:

-38-14-56-16-12-58.36.78 LE12

Rung to mark the birth on 24 November of Joseph Samuel Maughan, a fifth grandchild for Pam and Mike.

Arranged to celebrate 50 years a ringer, treble, the ringer of the fourth being instrumental in her being taught ring.

Corinna's 500th Quarter

For Advent Sunday. Birthday compliments to 3. To celebrate the birth of a nephew for 8, baby Jones.

Circled tower to peals - 7. First peal in the method by all & for the guild.

100th Peal - 10. 1st Surprise Royal by Beeston Band.

Peckleton S Major:

f-3-4-2-6-34-5-36-3

First in method: 4. Rung on the 235th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

Welcome back from the States to Peter Metcalfe, returning today with a commercial helicopter pilot's licence, helicopter instrument rating and helicopter instructor and instrument instructor ratings.

For Christmas.

First minor and first treble bob: 1

First peal in the method.

Pointon Surprise Royal;

-50-14.50-50.36-14-50.14-14.70-78-10, group M.

First peal in the method. Quartzite Surprise Maximus: -3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0-36.2.7.4.58-E lh 12 b. This replaces the method originally named Quartzite rung at Shoreditch on 20/4/2002, which was later found to be an extension of Hillingdon S Royal.