Simon Bond's Ringing Records

Last towerbell quarter as an OUS resident: 6.

100th Together: 5 & 10.

First variable hunt for all except 4 & 7. First variable hunt major: 4 & 7. 50th together: 1 & 7.

First spliced across two stages for all. Rung to mess up conductor's quarter peal database.

First of surprise: 3

First Spliced Royal: 3 & 6.

First Spliced Surprise Major: 2, 3 & 4. 50th Together: 5 & 6.

Birthday compliment to John Camp.

A 21st Birthday Compliment to Robert Criddle.

First of Pudsey: 6 Completes the standard eight surprise major as conductor.

First on 8: 4.

Thraped round as a 27th birthday compliment to Henry D Coggill after discovering that Superlativeshire isn't a county. The conductor would like to put the success of this quarter down to the go-faster haircuts of the ringers of 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8. First Thraped: 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8. Also as a 27th birthday compliment to Brich for tomorrow. Superfluous footnotes: 50th in the tower: 7. Coming of age (21st) quarter: 4. 20th of Triples: 6.

Most Spliced Surprise Major: 3 & 4. 50th on the bells: 6.

First blows in method for all except 6. No further footnotes were considered necessary.

100th together: 3-4 & 7-8. Celebrating the end of Bondy's exams.

In memory of John Scott, who died of cancer last Sunday, aged 35.

A compliment to Lizzie Belcher, ringer at this tower, and Constantine Sandis on the day of their wedding.

900th quarter peal: 5-6. 1000th quarter of a peal: 5-6.

First variable hunt: 1, 3, 4, & 5. First variable hunt minor: 2. The band would like to thank Bob "Single" Wallis for the inspiration for the name of the change of hunt call.

Celebrating the successful circulation of beams through the LHC at CERN and the continued existence of the universe until 21st October. First as conductor. Entry into the sad list: 4.

First in method: 3. Celebrating Alex's otherwise unmarked circling of the tower on 27th August.

A wedding compliment to Marika Pascovitch and James Haseldine, to be married later today at St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon.

A pre-quarter-quarter to make sure that the numbers are right.

250th quarter, 50th as Conductor and 50th on the bells: 8. 50th birthday compliment to the Old Man??? It would all be too perfect. "I could call a 1250, what a good idea." SAB

50th on the Bells: 8.

In sadness at the passing of Magdalen College tenor clapper.

First on 10: 8.

First blows in method and first S Royal: 7 First in method: 4, 6 First on ten as bob caller

With thanks to the outgoing OUS committee and wishing the incoming one a fruitful year in office. First in method: 2, 3 & 6. 50th together: 4 & 7. First since titular augmentation: 1. Last as a non-member of The Society: 5.

Birthday compliments to Michaels Williams and Trimm.

First of Caters: 5. The 400th recorded tower bell quarter peal to be rung on the island.

First quarter peal: 1.

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor. First of Major: 3. First on eight as C.

47th quarter peal in hand: 1-2.

In memory of Mary Criddle and with deepest sympathy to the Criddle family.

A compliment to Catrin Littlejohn, a member of this society, and James Morgan ahead of their wedding tomorrow. 50th together: 3-4 & 5-6. First ringing a bell numbered 3 this year: 3-4.

First including London, Pudsey or Bristol: 2. Most spliced: 2 and as C.

Before Evening service. To mark the 50th anniversary of the rededication of the bells on 12th June 1959.

First in Method: 5.

Marking the end of another academic year.

A compliment (under Robin Hall rules) to Jonathan Cresshull on his 30th birthday. First triples inside: 4.

For St Giles' Fair.

At the end of the 2009 SUA in Oxford.

First on 12: 6. First Stedman Cinques: 2 & 8.

Congratulating Chris Griggs on finally getting round to graduating, the lazy badger.

In the sure a certain hope of the return of Luke Camden, last seen in Stow on the Wold.

Remembering Roger Bailey on ULSCR quarter peal weekend. A compliment to Chris Griggs on (well, near) the thirtieth anniversary of his birth.

First on twelve: 6 & 8. A compliment to Stephen Dann, following his recent DPhil viva, from eleven newly-created badgers. Claire Bell, Chris Backhouse, Sîan Moorhouse, Hugh Wilkinson and Caroline Lomax, also newly-badgered, would probably like to be associated with this performance. Also rung with best wishes and congratulations to Kirsty and Bob Wallis on the birth of Chloe Felicity Wallis on Friday.

40th birthday compliment to Michael Williams 700th quarter peal: 3-4 Part of "Another Great Lundy Birthday Party".