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Rung at 00:00 to celebrate the new year 2026.

Rung for the 125th anniversary of the Federation of Australia

First quarter on handbells- 1-2

Thanks and best wishes to Steve and Rosalie Goldsmith on the occasion of their move to Canberra.

Acknowledging the recent Victorian fires and floods, and honouring the first responders.

First in method: 2,6

With birthday wishes to the conductor

Welcome to Peter Bill ringing Carol's bell (4) for the first time.

First quarter in Australia: 1

Birthday compliments to Gerald and Gill McIlhone and for the 80th birthday of Mary Williams.

First of minor as conductor. Rung in solidarity with the national day of mourning to be held tomorrow to honour the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

Rung to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of these bells.

For all Australians, especially the Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO FTSE (1930–2026)

Welcoming Lynne to Tasmania

First Lincolnshire - 4

Birthday compliment to Janet Grocott for 25th January

Rung to celebrate Jackie's 80th birthday.

Method named: Oamaru Surprise Minor

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Method devised by Gerald McIlhone

In memoriam: Dave Rose; highly respected and already much missed Tower Captain for over 50 years at St Mary, Bampton.

First touch in method for all.

Rung for Waitangi Day

First peal of Maximus - 2, 5

100th peal on 12 bells - 8

Rung in affectionate memory of Claire Shirtcliffe (nee Mazengarb).

First handbell QP on 8 bells: 7-8

For Sunday service ring. First performance by 2 (Kevin) after major heart surgery last year.

Rung for Regatta Day

First in the method for all.

First inside to a method (tower bells) - 2

First triples as conductor - 7

Rung for the 30th anniversary of the first peal of Spliced Maximus for the association, using the same composition.

Rung for the Transfiguration.

Welcoming David and Judith Pelham to Wellington.

Belated birthday compliments to Izzie Marsden.

1,8: First on eight.

First of Minor: 1

First quarter peal rung on the Aeolian 8.

Rung in affectionate memory of the conductors mum, Carol Anne Cartwright (1947-2026) aged 78 years, who passed away peacefully in January. RIP

Belated birthday compliments to George O'Donnell.

First of Bristol: 3. For Evensong and to welcome Lesley and Gareth to Perth.

2: First quarter in Australia

To celebrate International Women's Day and 34 years since women were ordained as Anglican Priests in Australia.

Most importantly we wish World Peace in our troubled world at the moment.

Rung before evensong.

In celebration of George Alexopolous' 70th anniversary of arriving in Australia.

Marking International Women's Day

Called to Queens in memory of Roslyn Young who died 1 March 2026.

First of major: 1

First of major as conductor.

Rung to welcome Mariane back to Melbourne and sending birthday compliments to Tom!

Celebrating recent arrivals of Etta Webb, granddaughter for 6, and Tiger Harry O'Mahony, grandson for 7.

First peal in Australia - 4, 6, and 8.

80th birthday compliment for Dianne Knight.

Acknowledging 40 years since Christopher conducted his first peal: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1919483

Rung for St Patrick's Day

First inside on eight: 2

First covering - 8

First away from cover to triples - 1

To complete the “All the Bell Tower sixes in a day” project. Most quarters rung in a day (5):1.

Rung as part of the '5 6s in a day' - 3/5

Rung as part of the '5 6's in a day project' 2/5.

Rung as part of the '5 6s in a day project' 4/5

First in method: 3. Well done Charlotte !

Rung as part of the 5 6's in a day - 1/5.

Rung for Palm Sunday

First in major: 1

First in method: 3

Happy Birthday to half the band

Rung to celebrate Easter

First in method: 2,4,5 and 6, and as conductor.

First QP - 1.

Something silly for Easter Sunday. Cambridge Minor on this six with Ian Harris as the treble. Ringing anti-clockwise. This made my Easter weekend.

Rung for Easter.

250th peal - 5.

A strenuous effort by all the band.

First in method for all

Rung to celebrate the tenor ringer's 30th birthday.

In anticipation of David's 80th birthday.

Rung in honour of Father James Collins who is retiring as Rector after 15 years.

First peal: 5

Circled the tower: 8

First ANZAB QP of Erin Triples rung by a women's band.

Rung as part of a women's training weekend.

First Erin Triples QP: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.

First inside to a method - 2.

Birthday compliment to Enid Roberts.

Rung as part of a women's training weekend.

First as conductor: 3

Rung for the ANZAB Youths Week, 2026

First quarter peal of Grandsire Triples, 5

First of triples as conductor, 7

Rung on the light 8.

Rung before the Choral Evensong to farewell Father James Collins.

Rung for the ANZAB youth weekend

First quarter in method-2

Rung to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, which occurs on 21 April 2026.

First on eight: 8

For Evensong and to mark the 50th anniversary of the first quarter peal of Major on the recast bells, in which Tony Murray Feist took part. Also wishing a speedy recovery to Michael Collinson after his skirmish with a cardiothoracic surgeon. Josclyn Sloan wishes to be associated with this performance.

First in method for all except 2 and 7.

50th QP: 1

Rung for the ANZAB Youths event.

First Cambridge - 2

50th Qp: 2

First quarter peal, Jessica

First quarter inside, William

Rung for the ANZAB Youths event

First quarter peal - 1 & 5.

First quarter at tower - 3.

Rung to mark the 100th anniversary of the Birth of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Rung for practice at practice.

For Earth Day today, and ANZAC Day this coming Saturday.

Also celebrating the conductor's 15th ringing anniversary on 18th April

First as conductor.

100th QP: 1.

Rung for the ANZAB Youths event.

Rung in memory of Rusty Walters, born 6/1/1950, died 23/4/2026.

In memory of Rusty Walters

First quarter - 6

Commemorating the wedding at this church 100 years ago today of the conductor's grandparents Lawrence Smith and Violet Patterson.

Also remembering Robert (Rusty) Walters following the sad news of his death this week.

Rung half-muffled for ANZAC Day.

21st birthday compliment to Zac Palmer.

Rung half-muffled for ANZAC Day.

Rung in memory of 'Rusty' Robert J Walters of Sydney who passed away last Thursday.

Rusty will be greatly missed in Sydney and throughout the world with his contribution and teaching in ringing circles. RIP

Rung for Evensong

Rung for ANZAC Day.

ANZAC Forces took part in the Kokoda Track campaign in New Guinea from July-November 1942.

First peal in method.

First peal on the bells, and rung to commemorate the ANZAC Day weekend.

First peal: 1.

100th peal as conductor.

First QP as conductor.

First of Triples on an inside bell: 2

Rung for Korowa Anglican Girls' School Founder's Day Service.

Remembering Robert "Rusty" Walters. Rung in recognition of his assistance at this tower on his visits over the years.

Birthday compliment to Terry Spearing

We'd like to associate Cass Olive with this QP. Get well soon!

First inside to minor - 3.

First of Norwich - 4, 5.

Rung remembering Robert "Rusty" Walters, his readily given and valued friendship, help and contributions to the ringers and bells of Wellington Cathedral over the years since the installation of the bells in 1984.

In memory of Rusty Walters from the Christchurch ringers.

First ring on the Kowhai Mini Ring in Kaiapoi.

General ringing, half-muffled in memory of our friend, teacher, and accomplished steeple-keeper Robert "Rusty" Walters 6/1/1950 - 23/4/2026, a long-time ringer at St Jude's, who died last Thursday while attending to the bells. The general ringing included call changes into tittums and back, and a 240 of Grandsire Doubles (Rusty was fond of calling both of these).

Paul Doyle, Richard Webster and Ross Langford-Brown wish to be associated with this ringing.

Rung after losing a quarter peal to celebrate Mary Townsend's 80th birthday today.

Rung to celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of James and Julia Farrow.

First quarter peal - 2.

First in method - 3.

First conducting method - 5.

First quarter peal: 6

Birthday compliment to the conductor

Rung in celebration of the life of Robert 'Rusty' Walters (6/1/1950 - 23/4/2026).

First inside: 2

Birthday compliments to Cameron, with the conductors apologies for dragging him out on his birthday

Rung remembering the life of Robert "Rusty" Walters. Rusty helped train some of the early ringers at Lismore.

Rung in memory of Robert "Rusty" Walters (6/1/1950 - 23/4/2026).

First Surprise Major inside: 3

With thanks to Dylan for not having to help with the composition.

First QP as conductor

First in method: 3, 4, 5, 7

A 70th. birthday compliment to Mandy Spearing.

First London Major - 6

First QP on 10: 10.

First of London S. Major: 3 & 6. For Evensong.

Rung half-muffled in memory of John Perkins who died on May 6th 2026 aged 77.

John was an avid supporter of Mandurah bells and bellringers and his life story is an inspiration to us all.

Rung for the Feast of the Ascension, and to celebrate the recent arrival of Imogen Daly, daughter of Shane (5) and Rebecca Daly.

Birthday compliments to the ringer of the 3.

75th birthday congratulations to Eddie, husband of the Treble ringer and long time friend of the Adelaide Bellringers.

Celebrating the 98th birthday of Marie Alexander, mother of the Tenor ringer and mother-in-law of the 2nd.

Rung half muffled for the funeral of Very Reverend David Richardson (1946-2026), Dean of St Peter's Cathedral Adelaide and St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne.

Rung to commemorate the first peal in Queensland, rung in this tower 14/5/1976. Ringers 1,2,4 and 5 rang in the original peal. Remembering Robert (Rusty) Walters (d. 23/4/26) who, having rung in the first peal, was to have been in this peal.

In memory of John Ball, long-time parishioner and Churchwarden of Christ Church St Laurence.

First in method: 5.

First conducting method: 6.

In celebration of the life of Ray Skinner, long time member of this band.

Rung in memory of Edgar Thomas Aldridge, donor of the tower and bells, on the anniversary of his death.

In celebration of the life of Robert J. Cooles - it was Robert's skills as a lawyer that created the legal framework to enable the old ring of twelve from St Martin-in-the-Fields to be brought to Perth. Laith and Andrew Reynolds wish to be associated with this quarter peal.

First in method: 2

Rung for Trinity Sunday.

An engagement compliment to Rachel Perrins and Hugh Carwardine.

First in method: 2,3

Rung for the 40th anniversary of the dedication and blessing St Mary's Cathedral's ring of 12 bells, on 1st June 1986.

Rung in affectionate memory of Quintin Burslem, former Tower captain of St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, NZ.

Rung for the 2026 ANZAB Festival and AGM

For ANZAB Festival 2026 and to celebrate the first birthday today of Micah Bartlett, grandson of the conductor.

First of treble bobbing: 1

To celebrate the births of Raphael Joseph Paul Englart on 9 February and Tiger Harry O'Mahony on 20 February 2026, grandsons of Michele and Claire

Rung for the 2026 ANZAB festival

First Quarter Peal in 40 years for bell 1.

Rung for the 2026 ANZAB Festival in Melbourne.

Rung as part of the 2026 ANZAB Festival

This is associated with Edith Fry and marks the 100th anniversary of her mother migrating from Essex to Australia. The family arrived in Melbourne on the RMS Orvieto, 7/6/1926.

For the ANZAB Festival 2026.

Congratulating Julie Doyle and David Smith on their recent election to Honorary Life Membership of ANZAB.

First inside: 2

First quarter in method - 4

Rung in celebration of the life of Neil Hitchens of Gulval, Cornwall, a mainstay of West Cornish ringing for 40 years, who conducted the conductor's first quarter peal in 1987. 2600th quarter: 6.

Rung for the 50th anniversary of the first peal on the bells. Pam Brock rang in that peal.

Also remembering Robert 'Rusty' Walters who died recently and was also in the first peal on the bells.

Bells 1-4 were cast in 1849 and hung in St Benedict's in 1851, which is 175 years ago.

First peal: 6

50th peal together: 1 and 5

First quarter on Tenor - 6

Rung to send best wishes and bon voyage to Canon Sue (Precentor) and Josh Paton as Sue leaves the cathedral to take up a post as Vicar of Temuka and Te Ngawai (Pleasant Point, Cave and Albury) near Timaru.

First peal: 6. Bon Voyage to Elissa and Kiyoshi.

First Qp: 6

In recognition of Julie Doyle's election as a life member of ANZAB. Julie has been a stalwart of this tower for many years.

Also for the upcoming 80th birthdays of Julie, and Jim Doyle.

6 - First quarter peal.

A NSW and ACT Branch practice in memory of Rusty Walters.

Enid Roberts, Katie Lynn, Martin Anderson would like to be associated with this performance.

The first ring on the completed peal of five bells.

Belated birthday compliments to Andrew Dicks and Christopher Jarman.

1. Rung to welcome the newest belltower in Australia, St Canice's, Katoomba, N.S.W.

2. To wish Margaret Weatherby a speedy recovery from her broken arm.

First QP as Conductor

Method named Veryan Bob Minor 34.16-36.34.16,12

Rung for the patronal festival of the cathedral

Rung to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Victoria seceding as a colony from New South Wales, which was first announced at Flagstaff Gardens opposite the tower's current location.

Rung by a local Brisbane band.

1st on 8: 8.

150th Quarter in the tower: 4.

First on 8 bells: 4, 8

First inside to Triples: 5

Supporting Queensland's bid for victory in the 2026 men's State of Origin series

First in the method: 3

For Matariki.

First on a mini ring - 2.

Celebrating the life of Margaret Mary Williams, wife of Derek.

Rung with the band's congratulations to Anna and Thomas Perrins on the recent birth of their second child, Joshua Andrew Perrins.

To celebrate the first anniversary of the installation of the bells. Also in memory of Mary Williams and sending Derek our condolences.

Rung prior to the Choral Evensong.

Rung to welcome Joshua Andrew Perrins who was born on 8 July 2026.

First in method: 1

Rung for the 60th anniversary of David and Elizabeth Bleby's wedding.

It would have been Andrew and Diana Bleby's 12th wedding anniversary today.

Rung after meeting late due to a delayed flight.

Rung for the 160th Anniversary of the Adelaide Town Hall and the bells

Rung remembering Mary Williams.

First ringing after sound remediation work in the tower

Rung on the 157th anniversary of the patenting of margarine in France, 15th July 1869.

Congratulations on 350th Quarter: 1.

First of Little Bob: 2, 3.

First of St Clements: 3.

Celebrating the life of Margaret Mary Williams (4/1/1946-7/7/2026)

Janet Grocott wishes to be associated with this performance.

Rung to congratulate Anna and Tom Perrins on the birth of their son Joshua Andrew Perrins, born 8 July 2026.

First in method: 3 and 5

For evensong and to welcome Joshua Andrew Perrins who was born on 8 July 2026, nephew of the conductor.

Fun with a youth band (sorta)

Rung in celebration of the life of Rosemary Ayers, mother of the Treble ringer.

Rung to celebrate the birth of Joshua Andrew Perrins.

Rung for Joshua Andrew Perrins, born 8 July 2026.

Rung following the WAANZAB District Practice; with thanks to Coops for standing in at the last moment due to Julie's dodgy thumb!

Rung for the 40th Anniversary of the Diocese of Broken Bay.

Rung between the 7:30am and 9:30am Church Services.

Rung in memory of Denise Elizabeth Fulton (nee Ferris) 02/03/1960 - 13/07/2026. A former ringer at this Church and St Paul Bendigo.