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Durham University Society of Change Ringers

City of London

St James Garlickhythe

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 in 2h 56 (9–1–25 in G♯)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin (Op 16)

1 Gwen Rogers (St Mary's)

2 Lynne P Hughes (New College)

3 Frances E Haynes (Trevelyan)

4 Peter H Gardner (St Cuthbert's)

5 Nigel F C Gale (St Chad's)

6 Roy A Meads (St Cuthbert's)

7 Fred Bone (Van Mildert)

8 Philip Rogers (Van Mildert) (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5885.0126

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 January 2024 in 42m (4–0–14 in D)

1380 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ion Forbes

2 Miles Baker (C)

3 Kate Roberts

4 Alec Bell

5 Joseph Booker

6 Andrew Booth

1st away from cover: 1

Rung by an all undergraduate band.

Ringing World page reference: 5884.0110

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

159 Gilesgate, Durham

Thursday, 25 January 2024 in 35m (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

WHW etc.

1–2 Ophelia E Cornell

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

First quarter in hand: 1-2

"I only went wrong because I had to think about blinking" - OEC

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Nicholas

Sunday, 28 January 2024 in 42m (9–3–23 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elizabeth A S Barton

2 Ophelia E Cornell

3 Matthew P Black

4 Joseph P D Booker

5 Oliver E Rice

6 Miles F E Baker (C)

First Minor: 3

Thank you to Oliver for his newfound knowledge of coursing orders.

Rung by a band of current students.

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 February 2024 (4–0–14 in D)

1269 Mixed Doubles (2m)

909 Plain Bob, 360 Grandsire

1 Artemis S K Sanderson

2 Miles F E Baker

3 Andrew G Booth (C)

4 Elizabeth A S Barton

5 Kate I Roberts

6 Alec W Bell

1 - First Quarter Peal

3 - Longest Plain Bob Doubles as (C)

First Mixed Doubles: 4,5 and as (C)

Rung by a band of current students

Ringing World page reference: 5886.0149

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 8 February 2024 (15 in C)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

WHW etc.

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

First Surprise Minor in hand: 1-2 and 3-4

"Baby steps" - ASR, 2020

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Oswald

Sunday, 11 February 2024 in 43m (12–3–6 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ophelia E Cornell

2 Miles F E Baker (C)

3 Artemis S K Sanderson

4 Kate I Roberts

5 Andrew G Booth (C)

6 Matthew P Black

First inside: 3

Jointly conducted by 2 (first 600 changes) and 5 (final 660 changes).

Rung by a band of current students.

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Nicholas

Sunday, 25 February 2024 (9–3–23 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ion Forbes

2 Oliver D W Hughes

3 Andrew G Booth

4 Alec W Bell

5 Kate I Roberts (C)

6 Lily Collis

6: First quarter

5: First as conductor

Rung in fond memory of Andrew Johnson (1966-2024) who passed on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer.

Ringing World page reference: 5899.0453

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 29 February 2024 (15 in C)

1320 Norwich Surprise Minor

IOI etc.

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

"I think we actually rang the correct number of leads this time" - OER

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Nicholas

Sunday, 10 March 2024 in 44m (9–3–23 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Artemis S K Sanderson

2 Miles F E Baker (C)

3 Ion Forbes

4 Rachel C Wells

5 Andrew G Booth

6 Matthew P Black

1st inside: 3

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Brancepeth, Durham

St Brandon

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 (14–1–13 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Molly G Housley

2 Matthew P Black

3 Elizabeth A S Barton

4 Kate I Roberts (C)

5 Ophelia E Cornell

6 Ion Forbes

Rung by a band of second year undergraduates.

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Ambleside, Cumbria

St Mary

Saturday, 20 April 2024 in 3h 30 (32–2–2 in D♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Philip A B Saddleton

1 Frances E Haynes

2 Gwen Rogers

3 Peter H Gardner

4 Alexander T G Pym

5 Nigel F C Gale

6 Matthew J L Durham (C)

7 Philip Rogers

8 Roy A Meads

In memoriam Alastair McArthur, a Woolpit, Suffolk ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 5900.0471

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Oswald

Monday, 6 May 2024 (12–3–6 in F♯)

1284 Plain Bob Minor

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1 Ion X Forbes

2 Matthew P Black

3 Ophelia E Cornell

4 Elizabeth A S Barton

5 Andrew G Booth (C)

6 Miles F E Baker

1 - First Minor

3 - 366 days since 1st quarter

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 16 May 2024 in 36m (15 in C)

1440 London Surprise Minor

WHW etc.

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

"Do I smell of bin? No, it's meaty so it must be Oliver's" - EASB

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 23 May 2024 in 40m (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

WHW etc.

1–2 Oliver D W Hughes

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

First quarter in hand, 3 years after the first attempt: 1-2

"I hated it. I kept forgetting what was happening and what my hands were" - ODWH

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 31 May 2024 in 2h 28 (4–0–14 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

WHW X42

1 Elizabeth A S Barton

2 Ophelia E Cornell

3 Kate I Roberts

4 Alec W Bell

5 Andrew G Booth (C)

6 Miles F E Baker

First Peal - 2,4

First Peal as (C)

Rung by a band of undergraduates

Rung on the day of the Shincliffe dinner

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Wednesday, 5 June 2024 in 38m (15 in C)

1440 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)

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1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

First spliced: 1-2

"I don't have a quote - it was just kind of fine" - OER

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Chapel Stile, Westmorland

TOCH Weirside

Friday, 7 June 2024 in 33m (15 in C)

1320 London Surprise Minor

WHW etc.

1–2 Alex S Riley

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

Rung on DUSCR summer tour in celebration of Kate 1 Roberts' 20th birthday. Which is today.

"Thank you everyone, you were all very subtle" - K1R

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Brancepeth, Durham

St Brandon

Wednesday, 19 June 2024 in 45m (14–1–13 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

In, Home, Make, Make X6

Composed by Traditional

1 Elizabeth A S Barton

2 Kate I Roberts

3 Artemis S K Sanderson

4 Joseph P D Booker

5 Ophelia E Cornell

6 Oliver E Rice

7 Miles F E Baker (C)

8 Ion Forbes

First QP on 8: 3, 8

First triples as conductor: 7

Rung by a band of current students (just!)

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Saturday, 29 June 2024 in 35m (15 in C)

1440 Spliced Surprised Minor (12m)

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1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Kate I Roberts

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

Most spliced: 1-2 and 3-4

K1R's last handbells with us before leaving for foreign places.

"Good job guys" - OER

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

3 Mayorswell Close

Sunday, 4 August 2024 in 33m (15 in C)

1272 Plain Bob Minimus

1–2 Ophelia E Cornell (C)

3–4 Matthew P Black

First Minimus for all.

First as counter: 1-2.

Rung to celebrate the return of ODWH after his many travels abroad.

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

3 Mayorswell Close

Wednesday, 7 August 2024 in 29m (15 in C)

1296 Minimus (3m)

18 extents each of Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Plain Bob

1–2 Matthew P Black (C)

3–4 Ophelia E Cornell

First inside in hand: 3-4

First as conductor

"The (C) stands for more than Counter this time" - MPB

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Hathersage, Derbyshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 11 August 2024 in 40m (11–2–10 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ophelia E Cornell

2 Matthew P Black

3 Artemis S K Sanderson

4 Ion X Forbes

5 Oliver E Rice (C)

6 Miles F E Baker

Rung on the Tideswell trip by a band of current and recent students.

Originally intended to be Grandsire but that was a silly idea.

Ringing World page reference: 5917.0882

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

York

66 Bootham

Tuesday, 13 August 2024 in 1h 57 (11 in G)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)

Allendale, Alnwick, Annable's London, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Wells, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler, York

Composed by J S Warboys (SU0308 SU0403)

1–2 Alex S Riley (University)

3–4 Kate I Roberts (St Mary's)

5–6 Oliver E Rice (S S Hild and Bede) (C)

First 41 Minor (at first attempt): K1R

Ringing World page reference: 5930.1241

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

3 Mayorswell Close

Tuesday, 20 August 2024 in 10m (15 in C)

360 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Matthew P Black

3–4 Alex S Riley

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

Oliver's glass of port would like to be associated with this performance

"I did bellriringing in America" - ODWH

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Monday, 14 October 2024 in 35m (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by WHW etc

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Ophelia E Cornell

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

First not minimus inside in hand: 3-4

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 17 October 2024 in 38m (10 in A)

1440 Spliced Surprise Minor (12m)

View composition

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Matthew J L Durham

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

South Shields, Tyne and Wear

St Hilda

Saturday, 26 October 2024 in 2m (9–3–27 in G)

70 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Oliver E Rice

1 C Eve Harmer

2 Samuel A Chapman

3 Jennifer C Ellis

4 Matthew P Black

5 Andrew G Booth (C)

6 Elizabeth A S Barton

7 Ion X Forbes

8 Cian J Tempest

Rachel's favourite method to celebrate the Rach(a)els' 58th Birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 5929.1179

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Christ Church

Saturday, 26 October 2024 in 2m (16–1–18 in E♭)

72 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Andrew G Booth

1 Elisa Liptrot

2 Jennifer C Ellis

3 Ophelia E Cornell

4 Matthew P Black

5 Ion X Forbes

6 Oliver E Rice

7 Elizabeth A S Barton

8 Cian J Tempest

9 Andrew G Booth (C)

10 C Eve Harmer

Ringing World page reference: 5929.1179

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

3 Mayorswell Close

Monday, 28 October 2024 in 30m (1lb in F)

14 Plain Hunt Triples

Composed by Andrew G Booth

1 Aniko Z G Cooke (C)

2 Oliver D W Hughes

3 Ophelia E Cornell

4 Oliver E Rice

5 Matthew P Black

6 Ion Blank Forbes

7 Elizabeth A S Barton

8 Mythili S Pagedar

Rung on bottles and a cello for the blower of the 3rd's 21st birthday.

First as conductor: 1

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Brancepeth, Durham

St Brandon

Sunday, 10 November 2024 in 48m (14–1–13 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Lottie E Harmer

2 Ophelia E Cornell

3 Alec W Bell

4 Matthew P Black

5 Cian J Tempest

6 Andrew G Booth

7 Jennifer C Ellis (C)

8 Ion Forbes

First Quarter: 1

First for society: 7

Rung by an all undergraduate band for Remembrance

Rung 43.5% muffled, with 100% of the intended band

Ringing World page reference: 5927.1120

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 13 November 2024 in 37m (4–0–14 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lily V Collis

2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3 Jennifer C Ellis (C)

4 Ophelia E Cornell

5 Matthew P Black

6 Lottie E Harmer

In memory of Richard Turner, 10 years on; by a band of undergraduates who are grateful for the work he did to unite student and local ringing in Durham.

First away from cover: 1

Ringing World page reference: 5930.1258

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, Durham

St Oswald

Saturday, 23 November 2024 in 43m (12–3–6 in F♯)

1289 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles

1 Lily V Collis

2 Artemis S K Sanderson

3 Ophelia E Cornell

4 Matthew P Black

5 Andrew G Booth (C)

6 Alec W Bell

First in Method for all

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 1 December 2024 in 43m (4–0–14 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Lottie E Harmer (2023-)

2 Jennifer C Ellis (2024-) (C)

3 Oliver E Rice (2020-)

4 Vera B Paksy (2021-)

5 Ion Forbes (2022-)

6 Caitlin S Banbury (2022-)

First Quarter: 6

First quarter by a band of current students at Trevelyan College

Believed to be the first quarter of students all from a hill college

Stay Hexy ⬡

Ringing World page reference: 5928.1140

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Shincliffe, Durham

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 6 December 2024 in 2h 19 (4–0–14 in D)

5040 Plain Minor (2m)

720 St Clements, 4320 Plain Bob

Composed by WHW etc

1 Ophelia E Cornell (St Mary's)

2 Elizabeth A S Barton (Josephine Butler)

3 Ion Forbes (Trevelyan)

4 Rachael K Sanderson (S S Hild and Bede)

5 Oliver D W Hughes (St Cuthbert's)

6 Oliver E Rice (S S Hild and Bede) (C)

First peal: 3

Most down bell during a peal: 2

Rung for the DUSCR dinner weekend

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Brancepeth, Durham

St Brandon

Sunday, 8 December 2024 in 2h 58 (14–1–13 in F♯)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A S Riley (No. 4)

1 Elizabeth A S Barton (Josephine Butler)

2 Oliver E Rice (S S Hild & Bede)

3 Alex S Riley (University) (C)

4 Alec W Bell (Van Mildert)

5 Fred Bone (Van Mildert)

6 Philip Rogers (Van Mildert)

7 Matthew J L Durham (Trevelyan)

8 Miles F E Baker (St John's)

On Dinner Weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5930.1239

Durham University Society of Change Ringers

Durham, County Durham

159 Gilesgate

Thursday, 19 December 2024 in 35m (10 in A)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)

360 Wells; 288 London: 216 Kelso; 144 Coldstream, Cunecastre, Lincoln. 47 com.

Composed by Lynn S Scales

1–2 Elizabeth A S Barton

3–4 Matthew J L Durham

5–6 Oliver E Rice (C)

"It would be helpful if you stopped removing two blows in each lead of Kelso" - MJLD to OER

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