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

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

Rung in anticipation of Alex's impending hangover.

First of surprise: 3

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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 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 in Method: 5.

First in more than one method: 3. First outside the M25: 1. First with Grandsire Doubles: 5. Incidentally rung on the birthday of Lizzie Sandis, member of this society.

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

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

Rung half-muffled in Remembrance of the Fallen.

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

With thanks to the outgoing OUS committee and wishing the incoming one a fruitful year in office. First on 10: 1 & 10.

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.

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

First in method: 2 & 3. Congratulating Kirsty Monk, David Giles and Michael O'Hagan on completing their undergraduate studies in Oxford.

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

Half muffled for Remembrance.

Most methods: 2, 3, 4 & 5. First as tenor lady.

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.

First Spliced: 2.

First Royal: 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

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

First in method: 3 & 6.

First quarter: 6. First away from cover: 1. A birthday compliment to Douglas Stanford, brother of 1. Also an engagement compliment to 1 & 5.

First of spliced: 5. A compliment to Nigel Orchard and Alison Yearsley on their engagement. Also with the band's best wishes to Clive Holloway.

Half muffled for Remembrance.

First Stedman Triples: 2 & 4.

First of Royal: 7. First of Yorkshire S Royal: 5. 450th peal: 6.

First Surprise Major: 3 & 5.

First 8-spliced: 2.

Welcoming Catherine Garsed and Moses Tutesigensi to Oxford as they cycle and run from Edinburgh to London raising awareness for Christian Aid's Climate Justice Campaign.

First in method: 2. In celebration of the life of Stephen Nicholson, member of this Society.

First on eight and of Stedman: 4. The band sends its commiserations to John Camp following his recent adoption of teetotalism.

First peal in more than one method: 6. First peal of Spliced Royal: 8.

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 Treble Bob Major: 1. First in method: 3. On OUSCR quarter peal day. Yorkshire: it's not for girls.

First away from cover: 1. Celebrating the arrival of Spring and associated appearance of Edmund's short trousers.

First Yorkshire: 4. First Lancashire: 6. A compliment to the A34.

First peal: 3 & 5.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

First inside: 4. First Surprise: 5.

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.

Part of the conductor's 27th birthday celebrations.

First Erin for all except 7 and as conductor. First of Caters: 8. 100th on the bells: 7. A compliment to Duncan McBurnie and Katy Idle on the day of their wedding, with the band's apologies for their absence.

First touch of surprise major as conductor. First in method: 6, 8.

First in method: 7.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

Before a carol service as part of Oxford Christmas Light Festival. 50th together: 1 & 7.

A farewell to the tenor ringer, leaving Oxford to take up a post-doc position in Japan.

A farewell to Rozzy, leaving Oxford to take up a post-doc position in Montreal. 50th quarter and first inside on 10: 5.

First on twelve: 5 & 6.

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

First in method: 4.

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.