Simon Bond's Ringing Records

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.

First in m: 6

First on 8 inside: 4

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

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

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.

First Spliced Royal: 3 & 6.

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

Birthday compliment to John Camp.

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

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

First on 8: 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.

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.

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.

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

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

In sadness at the passing of Magdalen College tenor clapper.

First on 10: 8.

Half muffled for Remembrance Sunday. Luke Camden would like to be associated with this performance.

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.

Birthday compliments to Michael and Jenny. First on 12: 8.

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.

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

With fond memories of Vision On, Take Hart and Morph. Rest in peace Tony Hart (1925-2009) who died today.

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.

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.

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

First Stedman: 7. First Stedman Caters: 6.

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

First in Method: 5.

First in method for all except 5. Yorkshire Places practice for 2.

First on 8: 1. First in method: 2.

Half-muffled on Remembrance Sunday.

Rung half-muffled in Remembrance of the Fallen.

First of Major: 2. First of Major as conductor. 50th together: 6 and 7.

To celebrate the OUS's successes in the SUA striking competitions. 150th Together: 5 & 6.

First in method: 2.

Remembering Stephen Ivin, and celebrating his many achievements. RIP.

To mark the start of the OUSCR annual dinner weekend. This method rung for the first time: Carfax D x36x14x12x16x34.1234.56 le16

On the 100th anniversary of the death of Rev. F E Robinson, first master of the Oxford Diocesan Guild. A get well compliment to Bob's hand and Michael Williams' shoulder.

First blows in method: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.

1st of Grandsire: 3. 50th of Grandsire: 7.

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

First in method: 4. Marking the end of the tenor ringer's DPhil.

First of Surprise: 2. To welcome the ringer of the 3rd's new mouse.

First on 12: 8.

First on ten: 10 Circled the tower to quarter peals: 1 A birthday compliment to the conductor.

201st quarter: 1. A farewell compliment to Claire Bell who is leaving ringing for teaching.

Rung before the first practice of the academic year to welcome those ringers joining the OUS this year. First Surprise Major: 2.

First on 10 inside: 5. 50th together: 4 & 6. First by fairylight for all except 2 & 6. With thanks to the outgoing OUS committee and wishing the incoming one a fruitful year in office. The conductor would like to associate Robin Hall with courses six and seven of this performance.

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 Surprise: 2.

First Spliced: 2.

First on 12: 6.

First in method: 2. Marking the start of OUS Dinner weekend.

A compliment to David Woodfine of Harris Manchester College after the successful execution of yet another OUS dinner. Woodfine Treble Place Minor: -34-14-16-1236-16-36 le12

First of Stedman Caters: 4.

For the Annual Commemoration of Benefactors of this tower.

In memory of John Ascroft, tower captain of Penwortham, Lancs where the ringer of the seventh learned to ring, who died this morning.

Celebrating the centenary of the Ringing World, first published this day in 1911.

To celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton. First of Bristol Royal: 6.

First quarter: 6. Birthday compliment to Simon 'Big Man' Roberts.

First in method: 3 & 6.

First in hand: 1-2. On the tenth anniversary of the conductor's first (towerbell) ringing lesson.

First inside: 2. A farewell to Emma, returning to Americaland after an extremely productive year with the OUS. "Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds: At which the universal host up sent A shout that tore hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night." J Milton

First inside: 2. During the flood of Oxford; RIP the Royal Blenheim carpet.

Half-muffled in memory of Clive Holloway, President of the Society, whose funeral took place yesterday. Clive is the leading peal ringer at this tower and was responsible for ringing here for a number of years.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

First on twelve: 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9. Before the Christening of the Dean's grandson in the Cathedral. A birthday compliment to Courtney Spoerer who was unable to ring today.

A compliment to Constance Young and Mark Tarrant on the morning of their wedding. Circled the tower as conductor.

First on twelve: 5 & 6.

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.