Simon Bond's Ringing Records

First of Stedman: 2 & 5. On OUS quarter peal day to mark the 300th anniversary of the burial of Fabian Stedman.

First on eight: 1. First of Major: 5. 50th Quarter: 6.

First in method: 7.

First of Carlisle over for all except 6.

First of Surprise: 3.

First on twelve: 5 & 6.

First Spliced Surprise Major: 4 & 8. Most Spliced Surprise Major: 3 & 5. 50th quarter: 4.

First peal: 5. First on eight: 4. By a Lincoln College practice night band.

First on 10: 4.

First Stedman: 2 and as conductor.

Most Spliced Surprise Major: 4 and 6. First of Spliced Surprise Major as conductor.

Celebrating the admission, earlier today, of Prof. Louise Richardson as the 272nd Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford. First Oxford TB Major: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7.

First on 10 inside: 6. 200th quarter: 2. 150th quarter: 3.

First in method: 7.

First on eight: 4 & as conductor. First in method: 2, 5 & 7.

First blows: 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. First in method: 8.

First "just a quarter" of Cinques: 2.

First on 10: 5, 7 & 9. First on 10 tower bells and of Caters: 2. First Grandsire Caters: 8. 50th peal: 10. In anticipation of the conductor's 29th birthday.

During the 2016 Boat Races. Rung simultaneously with a CUG quarter at the other end of the bridge. First in method: 3, 4, 5, 6.

Variable hunt.

First spliced major and most spliced: 3.

Marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

Most regretted wardrobe decision: 8.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

Rung to celebrate the life of John Camp.

First on 10: 8.

First of Royal: 4 & 6.

First on 10: 10. First inside on 10: 6.

Before a carol service as part of Oxford Christmas Light Festival. The first ringing on the bells since reopening of the church after building of a new gallery.

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

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.

Practising for Saturday.

With congratulations and best wishes to Andrew Freer, Deputy Tower Captain of St Giles and member of this Society, and Ali Pickford on the occasion of their wedding in this church immediately before the peal. First of Triples: 1, 3, 5 & 8.

First of Stedman: 3, 4 & .7

First in method: 7.

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

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

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

Circled the tower: 1. 50th of Grandsire Caters: 3. A compliment to Hannah Guggiari and Courtney Spoerer, members of this society, on the occasion of their wedding in Merton College Chapel later today. You're next: 8 & 10.

Rung for OUS dinner weekend. First on twelve as conductor.

With congratulations and best wishes to Joanna Knight and Jonathan Cresshull ahead of their wedding at Oxford Town Hall later today.

A commuted peal attempt for the Society’s 150th anniversary year. With the band's best wishes to Dorothy Hall, injured in a cycling accident on the way to the tower, and hoping for a speedy recovery. Thanks also to Robert Sworder for standing down.

First in method as conductor. Remembering Joyce Audrey Fray (1929-2022) on the evening before her funeral. Rung on the tenth anniversary of the conductor's first lesson in bell handling, which was given in this tower by members of the Oxford University Society of Change Ringers.

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