Simon Bond's Ringing Records

First on 10: 8.

First in workplace: 5.

First in method: 5, 7 and as conductor. Circled the tower: 1.

Half-muffled. Lest we forget the lessons of history.

Cycled: all but 7 & 8. Biggles Little Surprise: -50-14.50.12-36-34-16 le10

First of Erin - 2,3,4,8,9. First of Erin as conductor.

A 21st birthday treat for Alan, born this day in 1997. 300th quarter together: 1 & 5.

Before High Mass.

First of Bristol Surprise Maximus: 5.

A compliment to Stephen Cameron, Senior Member of the OUS, ahead of his 60th birthday this weekend. First of Royal: 7. First of Surprise Royal: 8. 250th as conductor. Since the arranger had given 22 days notice of this attempt, not even 21 members of Congregation could prevent it from taking place.

First peal of Stedman and of Caters: 5. 900th peal of Stedman Caters: 2.

First of Grandsire and of Caters: 5.

Part of the conductor's (extended) 31st birthday celebrations. First performance including Bristol Royal: 5 & 8. Circled the tower "properly": 10. Stonham's loss.

First on 10: 5. First of Grandsire: 5 & 8.

Marking the 100th anniversary this day of the death on the Western Front of the First World War of Bernard's grandfather. Bernard Alfred Stone DCM, Regimental Serjeant Major 13th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, died 26th April 1918 and commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. Tyne Cot Surprise Royal -50-14.50-12.36-12-50.16-16.70.16-12.70,10

First in method: 7.

Preceding the first of two Petertide Ordination services in the Cathedral today. First on twelve: 6.

The first peal of the Project Pickled Egg Core Seven. Vive la révolution.

First in method: 5, 6, 7 & 10.

Continuing our PPE education.

With the Society’s best wishes to Leah Stead and Jack Collins, to be married in this chapel tomorrow.

With best wishes to Charlotte Everett on the occasion of her 78th birthday.

First of Maximus: 7. First of Surprise Maximus: 2. Rung to celebrate the installation of the new Succentor, the Reverend Philippa White.

First Bristol Royal: 6. Most Bristol Royal: 5, 9.

First Bristol as conductor. Rung in celebration of the 65th wedding anniversary of Gordon and Joyce Fray and Gordon's 90th birthday.

First 8 bell peal as conductor.

First on ten: 10. Rung on, and to mark, the twentieth anniversary of the induction of the Reverend Simon Stevenette as vicar of Christ Church with St Mary's. The ringers of 3, 5, & 6 rang the same bells to the peal of Swindon Surprise Royal on 6th October 1998.

Half-muffled in memory of all those we love but see no longer. The ringing followed an All Souls' Day performance of Fauré's Requiem in the College chapel.

First on ten: 5. Belatedly welcoming the arrivals of Paul Morgan and Ralph Littlewood, with congratulations to their parents, Society members Catrin & James and Jenny & Rupert. Also wishing Jonathan Cresshull a really good night's sleep.

100th peal: 10. 50th as conductor. 50th together: 1 & 9. A belated 75th birthday compliment to Bernard.

First on six: 2.

Celebrating the centenary of Kathleen Lock becoming the first woman to ring a peal with the Society.

After a rather short peal attempt terminated by conductorial inadequacy. Michael Williams remains, but not for long.

A compliment to Alan on the occasion of his 22nd birthday.

"That composition had lots of rounds in it" - KAS

First of Maximus: 8 and as conductor. 100th together: 3 & 6.

Most Spliced: 5. Most Spliced Major: 4 & 6. A farewell compliment to David Jackson, our reserve for this evening's, umm, peal attempt.

Celebrating the conductor's 32nd birthday.

Believed to be the 2000th peal rung for the Society, the first peal being Grandsire Caters at Christ Church on January 1st, 1734. For the avoidance of doubt, nobody rang in both peals

Believed not to be first in method: 6. Dedicated to mothers everywhere, especially Alan's.

First of Maximus: 6, and as conductor. Congratulations to Hannah and Courtney!

Belated farewell compliment to David Jackson with thanks for a wonderfully committed contribution to the Society's ringing during his all-too-brief spell in Oxford. First Spliced Maximus: 2, 3, 6, 9, 11.

On Good Friday, the bells fully muffled with the tenor open at backstroke.

Circled the back eight to quarter peals (no, really): 8. Continuing our education.

Most Spliced: 5 & 8. Most Spliced Major: 2 and as conductor. In anticipation of a short night's sleep.

"Most methods ever": 4. First Core Seven: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

200th peal: 2. Most Spliced: 3. Most Spliced Major: 2 and as Conductor.

The state visit of the Society's Commander-in-Chief to our peal band. An "old enough to drive" compliment to Ewan Hull.

Circled the tower: 6.

First in method: 5. Circled the tower: 3. 50th on the bells: 2.

Marking the 100th anniversary of a peal rung in this tower (which was then the first for 44 years) to commemorate the Peace after the First World War. Circled the tower: 1, 5. 100th together: 2 & 4. Concrete Pigeon: -3-4-2-23-4-3-2-3-4-9,2 b

Most Spliced: 4 & 8. Most Spliced Major as conductor. Fewest methods this week: 3. Sustained focus. Belated birthday compliments to Sarah Ockwell.

A Grand Endeavour. 500th ringer to a peal: 5 (10).

The 500th towerbell peal in the tower. Circled the tower: 10. First of Caters: 7. With best wishes to all Bernards, wherever they may be, on the Feast of St Bernard.

Congratulating Tom on a super set of GCSE results.

A compliment to Jonathan for his significant birthday. With best wishes to Bernard for a quick recovery, and thanks to Chris for standing in at short notice. First 12 bell peal as conductor.

To celebrate the Christening of Ralph Littlewood. First of Cinques and Maximus: 4, 5, 6, 8.

Welcoming Grace Autumn Jones, daughter to Lizzie Frye and Steve Jones, members of this Society.

Most Spliced: 3 & 8. Most Spliced Major: 7 and as Conductor. First in these 23 methods for all except 5. Best wishes to Catherine and Peter Hampson, spliced at the weekend. Welcoming Holly Charlotte Brealey, niece to 7, born Wednesday.

Circled tower: 6. 100th peal of Stedman: 8. A bonfire night special.

Celebrating birthdays for Jo and Bernard. First in method: 2, 5, 7, 8 & 10.

Remembering Audrey Woodward and Margaret Taylor, Great-Aunts of the conductor, who both died this weekend.

First in method: 3, 4, 5. First as conductor on eight.

First in method: 6 & 7. 100th together: 2 & 4. A treat for Alan on the morning of his 23rd birthday, the young whippersnapper.

First on 10: 1. First in method: 7. To drown out the piper playing for the college Burns Night dinner.

First in method: 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8.

First in method: 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.

Special thanks to Dorothy for stepping in some time after the last minute after one member of the band was last seen sinking into the Thames.

First on 10: 6. 150th peal: 1.

First in method: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Circled tower: 6.

Most Major: 3 & 6.

On St Mary Magdalen Day as a belated farewell compliment to Professor Sir David Clary, retiring President of the College.

First in method: 6. A birthday compliment to Jonathan for tomorrow. Also a farewell to Adam, heading back to London tomorrow.

A belated leaving compliment to Mark Blandford-Baker, Home Bursar at Magdalen from 2001-2021. Happy birthday to Jonathan!

Celebrating the 70th birthday of Simon Edwards, and 0th birthday of Edward McManus, Simon's grandson, both yesterday.

In anticipation of the return of the basic repertoire to Lincoln College practice nights.

Circled the tower: 4. Celebrating 60 years in the priesthood by Canon Hugh Wybrew, Vicar of this church 1989-2004. During Fr Hugh's incumbency this ring of bells was remodelled multiple times into the instrument we have today.

Congratulations to Craig, who graduated with a DPhil in maths yesterday.

200th together: 2 & 9.

Half-muffled for the souls of the faithful departed. The ringing followed an All Souls' Day performance of Fauré's Requiem in the College chapel.

750th peal and 500th for the Society: 1. Half-muffled in memory of the Fallen.

100th together: 1 & 5. Half-muffled for Remembrance.

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey. Lamzy Divey S: -34-14-56-1238-12-58-16-78 le18

First blows in the method: 7. Circled the tower to 10 bell quarters: 10.

Half-muffled following the funeral of Anthony David Smith CBE (1938-2021), President of Magdalen College 1988-2005. Second Oxford 10-bell tower circled to quarter peals by ringing the tenor this week: 10.

Welcoming 2022.

Most in method for all.

First in method: 5.

On March 4th Day for the 204th anniversary of the bells. Marking also (belatedly, and to a shorter length than intended) the 150th, 100th and 50th anniversaries of 10,000s of Grandsire Caters rung on these bells.

First blows in method: 3.

First in method for at least most of the band.

Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Also celebrating the forthcoming wedding of Joanna Knight and Jonathan Cresshull in Oxford Town Hall tomorrow.

200th peal: 6. Most methods: 3, 7. Most Major: 2. The Lincoln Eleven, rung by a practice night band. A farewell to Cameron, though we hope he will be back.

A Covid-delayed 60th birthday compliment to David Ockwell on his 62nd birthday. Also remembering Roger Barnes with great affection, a regular supporter of the Society's ringing, particularly at our Sunday service ringing at Christ Church Cathedral. 400th peal: 9. 100th peal of Caters: 7.

Jonathans back end.

Welcoming Florence Catherine Irene Stonham, born on Friday. Also in anticipation of the wedding, tomorrow, of James Knight and Louise Gorman.

Marking 100 years since the first peal in the method, rung at Oswaldtwistle on Monday 7th August 1922.

First peal with the society: 4.

200th peal: 6. 750th towerbell peal: 1. First Spliced Royal: 5 & 6. First Spliced as conductor. First with this surname: 10.

First in method for all except 3.

First quarter at first attempt (aged 9): 1

Fully muffled with the tenor open at backstroke, immediately after a Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration for Her Late Majesty.

Fully muffled with the tenor open at backstroke, in memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the eve of her state funeral.

Half-muffled on the day of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Visitor of Christ Church.

Half-muffled in memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

First in method: 4.

First on twelve: 6.

10th Birthday treat for 6. First inside, first on 10 and first blows of Royal: 6

On the eve of the Society's 385th Anniversary Dinner.

Half muffled in memory the Fallen. Also remembering Patricia Wagstaff, whose thanksgiving service took place immediately after this quarter.

First of Triples: 4 200th for the Society: 2 Rung on the 10th anniversary of the conductor's first peal as conductor. Many thanks to Brian Harris for his help back then and now.

In memory of Ronald Paston, grandfather of 8, who died yesterday.

In loving memory of Charlotte Everett, member of this Society, whose first peal was rung here in 1984 and who chimed these bells for daily services for many years.

Circled the tower: 10. To open the Magdalen Commemoration Ball.

Cornish Rex Surprise Royal -56-14-56.12.30-12-50.14-14.50.14-14.50,10 (L)

First on ten: 5.

First in method: 4 & 7. 18th birthday compliment to Sara for Friday.

In memory of James Dyer, sometime member of the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Singers, and Jim Godfrey, verger 1988-2023. Circled the tower: 1, 5 Smallest person, biggest job, first on twelve: 12

First of Surprise Maximus and first of Maximus on tower bells: 7. A 30th birthday compliment to Craig "Shakira" Robertson. Thanks to Katherine for making the dash down Abingdon Road when one of our band, who should have cycled, found herself stranded on the Oxford Ring Road.

First in method: 4.

Celebrating Bernard's 80th birthday. 400th peal with the Society: 6. Circled the tower: 1.

Dedicated to the memory of Peter's grandmother, Nanette Maud Nelson, born September 1930, died 2nd December 2023.

500th tower bell quarter: 3.

Circled the tower: 1. First of Stedman: 6 and as conductor. For Christmas.

Remembering Andrew Johnson (1966-2024). First Bristol Maximus: 5.

Dedicated to the life and work of the brilliant, unforgettable, unique Andrew Johnson (1966-2024) who has left us far too soon. Rest in peace, Andrew.

Rung for Easter. A retirement compliment to Robert Posarsek, Deputy Lodge Manager, after 17 years of service to the College.

Most Spliced Major: 6, 7, and as conductor. 50th birthday compliment to Debbie Turner.