Simon Bond's Ringing Records

First Stedman Triples: 2 & 4.

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

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

A compliment to Bob Wallis and Kirsty Monk, now engaged to be spliced.

First on 10: 6, 8 & 10.

First Stedman: 2, 5 & 6. Congratulating Canna, Hannah and Wilf on finishing their exams today.

First of minor: 2. First in method: 5. To celebrate the successful completion of the Ringroad by Edmund Mottershead, Hannah Guggiari, Rachel Prior and Peter Jasper.

Farewell and good luck to Rachel Prior - leaving Oxford to begin a PhD in Norwich.

First peal: 3 & 5.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

First Surprise Major: 5.

First in method: 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.

1st of Stedman Caters - 5 A slightly smaller than intended birthday present for Simon Bond.

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 spliced: 3 & 4. Most methods: 2. Rung in memory of Paul Robertson, friend and labmate of 4, who always seemed to enjoy her ramblings about bells.

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

First Spliced Major: 6 & 7. Congratulating Wilf on a successful viva and the completion of his MChem. Umpire: Bronwen Stanford.

First in method: 7.

First of Surprise: 3.

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

In memory of Griggs's twenties.

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 Stedman: 6. First Stedman Triples: 4.

First Stedman: 2 and 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 in method: 7.

50th together: 7 & 8. Circled the tower: 4. Dinner: done.

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.

First spliced major and most spliced: 3.

A graduation compliment to Rozzy.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

Bomb-proof. First Grandsire Triples: 3. Was resplendent: 7.

Most methods: 5.

Half-muffled for Remembrance.

First of Erin - 2,3,4,8,9. First of Erin as conductor.

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.

Circled the tower to quarter peals of Grandsire Caters as conductor. Probably need a hobby.