Simon Bond's Ringing Records

First Grandsire Doubles: 4.

First of major as conductor First in method: 2 First on 8: 5

First on 8: 2 Rung for the 175th anniversary of the birth of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

Rung on OUS Dinner Day. First peal: 6. First of Cambridge Major for all except 5.

First on 10: 6 and as C First blows in m: 5 & 6

First treble bob: 1 First in method: 6

With the band's compliments to Chris Backhouse - hope we didn't disturb you.

First in m: 5 A birthday compliment to Nick Balderson

By a resident OUSCR band. First of Stedman Triples for all except 7. Rung to congratulate Hannah Sutcliffe and Philip Hobday on their recent marriage.

To mark the 81st birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The ringer of the 7 has now rung quarter peals in all 13 of the Oxford city centre towers.

A 20th birthday compliment to the ringer of the 2nd. 1st in m: 6.

First in m: 2, 6

First of London: 2

Yorkshire - it's not for girls. First in method: 8. Circled the tower to 10-bell quarters: 4. Circled the tower to quarters of Surprise Royal: 1.

Rung by an OUSCR resident band. First in method: 2, 6. First without shoes: 3. First peal as conductor.

First of London: 3 Completes the Standard 8 to Quarter Peals: 6

1st Horton's Four Spliced: 2,3,4,5,6,7 and as C. A Christening compliment to Arthur Peter Hall.

First of triples: 4. First Grandsire as conductor. First as cover. 100th quarter in Oxford city centre: 6. 75th quarter in Oxford city centre: 7. A birthday compliment to Henry Coggill. A Christening compliment to Arthur Peter Hall. A finishing exams compliment to Sarah Taylor.

First Spliced: 6 First Spliced Royal: 2 & 5 50th together: 7 & 8

Rung to welcome the Bishop of Ebbsfleet to St Thomas'. First Spliced: 2 and as C. First Spliced Major: 7. First Spliced on a Sunday morning for all. A wedding compliment to James Marchbank.

First of Stedman: 7. A silver wedding anniversary compliment to Michael and Jacqueline Bond.

A wedding compliment to Olly and Mary Cross. First quarter on ten on a Sunday morning for all. First of Royal: 3, 4, 8. First in method: 5, 6, 7, 9. 75th quarter: 7. Circled the tower: 1. 50th on the bells: 10. First since finishing finals: 2.

A birthday compliment to Caroline Lee, 21 yesterday. Most spliced: 3, 4, 7 and as C.

First of London inside: 6.

1st in method by all. 150th Quarter: 8.

Last towerbell quarter as an OUS resident: 6.

Rung prior to the first general practice of the academic year to welcome those ringers joining the OUS this term. First Surprise Major: 3. First with this surname: 2.

1st Original Caters by all.

100th Together: 5 & 10.

First in m: 6

50th this year: 10.

First on 8 inside: 4

Rung to welcome Fr John Hunwicke as the new Priest in Charge.

Rung immediately prior to the licensing service of Fr John Hunwicke as Priest in Charge.

In celebration of recent SUA success. First on 10: 5. First Little Bob: 3, 4, 9. First Little Bob Royal: 8.

1st peal on the front six. 1st of Minor over 2h: 1,5.

Rung in anticipation of Alex's impending hangover.

Most spliced: 4, 6. First of spliced as conductor. With thanks to the outgoing OUS committee and wishing the incoming one a fruitful year in office.

1st in method: 6. To mark the start of The Great Lundy Birthday Party

First of Surprise: 3 and as C.

First of Major: 4. Circled the tower to quarter peals: 8.

First of spliced: 4.

A 30th birthday compliment to the conductor. Rung by the well members of the group who are hoping that the weather will improve to allow the helicopters to fly tomorrow so the rest of the party can reach the island....

To celebrate the current (and temporary) lull in illness in the Barn.

Circles the pairs to minor: 3-4. First quarter in the building.

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

An 80th birthday compliment to Roger Kerslake of Longhope, Gloucestershire who encouraged the conductor in his early years of ringing.

First Surprise Royal: 4. First as conductor on ten.

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

200th Quarter Peal: 5. The ringers of 4 and 5 enjoyed the largest carvery of their lives earlier today and wish to dedicate this quarter to the staff of the Red Lion, Wolvercote.

To mark the start of the OUSCR Annual Dinner weekend. Also as a 19th birthday compliment to Bob Wallis. Circled the Tower: 6. Most Spliced: 2.

First Surprise Royal: 4. 50th Peal: 2. On OUSCR Dinner Day.

First of surprise: 3

First Spliced Royal: 3 & 6.

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

Anything to stop the composer sulking. Compliments to Luke Camden on ringing almost the entire peal with a completely untucked rope. With best wishes to the trunk-bound real Michael Williams while his polyjuice-fuelled alter ego makes peal-ringing hay. And wishing the drummer who percussed so offensively loudly in the church throughout almost the whole peal a slow, lingering and painful termination to his miserable existence. After the peal the band enjoyed a few hours in the General Elliott, and err... Aye.

First on eight in hand: 7-8 and as conductor

Birthday compliment to John Camp.

Rung for the sole reason of grabbing the date.

For OUSCR Quarter Peal Day. Completes the city centre to quarters: 6 (anything for a grab).

For OUSCR Quarter Peal Day.

First on 10: 7. Circled the tower and 200th quarter: 1. First on 10 as conductor

Rung as a farewell to Revd Roger Jackson, as he moves to St John's Clevedon.

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

First on 12 : 6. First Maximus on an inside bell : 7.

First Triples: 1. First Stedman: 4.

1st in m: 3,8. 50th Together: 2, 4 & 10. [James Marchbank-esque footnote: the ringer of the 4th has now rung a peal of London Royal on this bell.]

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.

First Spliced: 6.

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

On OUSCR Quarter Peal Weekend.

First on 10: 10. On OUSCR Quarter Peal Weekend.

Rung to celebrate the safe return and unexpected marriage of Martin the Pig.

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.

Most methods spliced: 3, 6. Last quarter peal as an OUS resident, and first in, er, a sunhat: 8. First in half a swimming costume: 2. 25th quarter peal: 1. The band would like to thank the ringer of the 7th for ringing through the pain to the end of the quarter, despite a horrific sporting injury.

First Minor in Hand: 1-2. Celebrating the end of another successful academic year.

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

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.

Chris's official first peal. A birthday compliment to Oliver T Lomax. First inside: 3. First Surprise as C.

Believed to be the first at the address. To celebrate the life of Richard Wright of Pink Floyd who died earlier today.

First Doubles in Hand: 5-6. Believed to be the first at the address. To celebrate the life of Richard Wright of Pink Floyd who died earlier today.

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

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

50th on the Bells: 8.

Containing bobs, as it turned out that only singles was going to be a problem. Rung in anticipation of an exciting Oxford Society meeting and with apologies to Bernard Stone for locking the door to the tower. Apologies for absence were received from the following: L O Camden.

In affectionate memory of Jennifer Orchard, a member of this Society.

"Praise Him upon the loud cymbals." Ps. 150. First on Twelve: 3 and as C. First Yorkshire Maximus: 4, 5 & 6.

In sadness at the passing of Magdalen College tenor clapper.

First on 10: 8.

A 65th birthday and retirement compliment to Bernard Stone.

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 Jennifer C E Lane, David A C Matthews and the conductor. 1st in method: 2, 3, 5.

Birthday compliments to Michaels Williams and Trimm.

First on 10: 1. First of London S Royal: 4, 7 & 8.

1st in method: 2,6.

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

Rung by residents members of the Oxford University Society.

First quarter peal: 1.

Celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States of America. First Surprise Major as C.

First in Method: 3 & 5. 50th Quarter: 5. Circled the Tower to Quarters: 6. With thanks to Oxford's emergency services for saving Kirsty Monk, member of this Society, from certain death in a firey inferno this morning.

For the wedding of Caroline Watkins and Christopher McCabe.

First in Method: 5.

100th Together: 6 & 7.

Rung by a resident band of past and present members of the OUS committee to mark the start of the OUSCR Annual Dinner weekend.

Circled the Tower: 1. First of Royal: 3. Rung on OUS Dinner Day.

First in Method: 2, 3, 4 and as C. 50th Together: 5 & 8. Celebrating the return of the south side tower clock after 2½ years out of action.

First of Doubles and Minor: 1, 2, 3 & 6. Completes training for SMV: 6.

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

First Stedman: 7. First Stedman Caters: 6.

First Peal: 6. First on 10: 5 and as C.

Congratulating Matthew Yeo, member of this Society, on captaining the Manchester University team to victory in this year's series of University Challenge and commiserations to Corpus Christi following their disqualification. First Spliced: 3, 4, 5 and as C.

Rung for, and to mark the start of, the Oxford University Society of Change Ringers termly quarter peal day for Hilary term 2009, a Michael O'Hagan production. First in method: 4. The conductor would like to associate the change 43215678 with this performance and wish Luke Camden an enjoyable third blow in fifths place.

First Royal: 4. First on 10 as C.

In memory of William H Jackson.

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

A compliment to Christian Burrell and Alice Myerson on the day of their wedding. First peal: 4. First inside: 3.

1st in method: 6,8. The mark the retirement of Edward Evans after 35 years as the Dean's verger.

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

First in Method: 5.

To mark the tenor ringer's graduation from Lincoln College, Oxford, on the previous day. First of Cambridge Royal: 5. Circled the tower to peals of Royal: 10.

A compliment to Kate Everett of Wootton and Rob Austin of this island on their first full day of married life. First Stedman Triples: 4. First Stedman as Conductor. 250th tower bell quarter: 3. 50th Together: 4 & 7.

First of minor on an inside bell: 2. First of minor as conductor.

Most methods to a quarter: 3. Circled the tower twice: 8.

First of Little Bob: 5.

First Stedman: 6 and as Conductor. First Stedman Caters: 5. Circled the tower three times: 1. Rung in memory of Graham Place, grandfather of Mark, who died yesterday.

First Peal: 4.

First quarter on Simon's bells. First mixolydian quarter for all (conductor error).

"First" of London Major: 2 & 4.

1st on 10: 10.

First Quarter as Conductor. A farewell to Bernard Stone and welcoming more ringers to the island

For fifths place bell. These methods rung for the first time: I'd Rather Be In The Tavern TB: &56x34.16x56x16.14x12.36 le12 Why Aren't We In The Tavern? TB: &3456.34x16x56x16.14x12.36 le12

1st in method: 8. On the 70th anniversary of the sinking of Halton in the waters around Lundy.

350th quarter: 7. 50th together: 4 & 8. A get well soon compliment to Robert Sworder and Kate Austin.

First of Royal: 5. For OUSCR Dinner Day.

Rung during the OUSCR annual Easter tour. First on 12: 5 & 6. 300th Peal: 12.

A hearty welcome to Evie Rose Poole from friends and family.

The 500th recorded towerbell quarter rung on the island. Rung on the 2nd anniversary of the 400th quarter in which ringers of 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 rang the same bells. Circled the tower: 9.

First of 8-spliced: 5. 50th on the bells: 2.

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

The conductor's treat on the morning of his wedding to Helen Matthews. 200th quarter as conductor. 150th quarter: 3.

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.

On Society Dinner weekend.

On Society Dinner Weekend. First in method: 2. First with place bells 4, 0, 9 & 3: 6. Can still ring big bells (take note, Glint): 12.

All twelve members of this band rang their first quarter peal of Bristol Maximus on these bells. The band is placed from most recent (June 2017) on the treble to least recent (June 2006) on the tenor. We would like to associate Jenny Lane, Courtney Spoerer and Harriet Armitage, who also qualify for this band, with this performance. 200th together: 9 & 11.

After Evensong.