Simon Bond's Ringing Records

Rung to Celebrate Trafalgar Day. 1st Cambridge Major: 4.

First Peal as Conductor. First in Method: 2.

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday. 1st in Method for all. 1st on 8: 1.

First in Method: 5.

First in method: 4 & 5. In memoriam Chris Poole, engaged at the weekend.

First in method: 3, 4 and 5. Rung on OUS Dinner Day.

1st in m by all except 7 and as C. 1st Surprise Royal: 5 Superfluous footnote: Coincidently on the 10th anniversary of the conductor's first quarter of Pudsey Major which he also conducted! "A top method on top bells" - unattributed.

First Spliced: 7

By an undergraduate band for St George's Day.

1st in m: 3. By an OUSCR Undergraduate band.. "To ring out the end of the rainy season of April. Drip drop no more, bring on the summer sun." (4)

1st on 10: 3. 1st in m for all except 9.

First of London S Royal: 4 and 5.

First London Royal: 2.

1st in m: 2, 3 & 5.

1st Major as Conductor. A birthday compliment to the conductor. The band wishes Jenny a speedy recovery after her late-night bicycle acrobatics!

First of Royal: 7. First of Surprise Royal: 6.

1st blows in m by all except 3. 1st in m as C.

Rung to mark the start of the new academic year and to welcome those ringers joining the OUS this term. Also as a 60th birthday compliment to John Lawley of Kinver. First in method: 4. 50th Quarter this year: 8.

Rung as birthday compliments today to Rachel Parkes (21), Trevor Marchbank and Alan Marchbank. First blows in method for all except 9. Completes the "Standard 8" Surprise Royal: 8, 10.

First London S Royal: 5. First on ten as conductor.

First on 10: 3. First Royal: 2 and 5. First Yorkshire Royal: 6.

First in method: 2 & 4. Rung half muffled for Remembrance Sunday.

In celebration of the life of Wilf Moreton, Past Master and Vice-President of the Society. First London Royal: 5, 6 & 7.

First triples as C. First as tenor lady. Not rung as a birthday compliment to James Marchbank.

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.

First spliced: 2 & 5

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

First Bristol Royal: 5 and 6

Rung as a 60th birthday compliment to John Ascroft, tower captain at Penwortham, Lancs. Also as a forthcoming wedding compliment to Chris Poole and Katie Chambers. First blows in method for all. 800th Quarter: 2 Circled the tower to quarter peals: 2

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

Rung to congratulate Chris Poole and Katie Chambers on their recent marriage. First on 10: 5

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

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 spliced royal: 3, 6, 7 and 8.

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.

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

A get well compliment to Stephen Ivin.

1st Original Caters by all.

100th Together: 5 & 10.

First in m: 6

1st Original by all. 1st on 10: 1. Mark's mother rang in the only other recorded peal of Original Caters in 1973 at Blackburn Cathedral.

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.

Rung in anticipation of Alex's impending hangover.

First Bristol Royal: 3 & 5.

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.

First of surprise: 3

First Spliced Royal: 3 & 6.

First 23-spliced: James C Marchbank.

50th Peal: 2.

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.]

First Spliced: 6.

Rung in thanksgiving for the lives of Audrey Bates, benefactress of this church and its bells, whose funeral took place here earlier today, and the Rev. Michael Walker killed in an accident at Steyning on 7 August.

250th Peal in the Tower: 8

50th on the Bells: 8.

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

In sadness at the passing of Magdalen College tenor clapper.

With the best wishes of the band and the Society to Bernard Stone for his 65th birthday and well-earned retirement.

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

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

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

First Stedman: 7. First Stedman Caters: 6.

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

First Royal: 4. First on 10 as C.

Rung on Easter Even. 4500th peal on tower bells, 2. 900th peal for the Society, 8.

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

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

On the day of the Society's 275th Anniversary Dinner.

First in method: 2.

First of Royal: 5. For OUSCR Dinner Day.

First in method: 4 & 6.

An 80th birthday compliment to Margaret Lawson. 100th peal together: 1 & 5.

First of Bristol inside: 2. Graduation compliment to Simon Bond.

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

First of Spliced: 2, 3 and as C.

Circled the tower to peals: 8. With best wishes to Clive's grandson, aged 4, after being brutally assaulted by his grandfather earlier today. Also best wishes to Clive's forehead, which came out worse off.

Half muffled for Remembrance.

Silent and non-conducted.

1000th quarter peal: 7. 175th together: 6, 7. First Grandsire Triples as conductor! A 26th birthday compliment to Chris Griggs.

First Royal: 6.

For the Annual Commemoration of Benefactors of this tower.

150th Peal: 7. Last peal for the Society as a resident member: 2.

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.

At the Mother Church on the occasion of the St Thomas Society's 35th anniversary dinner, and celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Capt. George 'McIrish' McElroy on 14th May 1893.

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

First peal in the method. Zeta Cygni S Royal: 56.3-45-25-3.4-7.8-69-67-8.56.1, lh1

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

To mark the 10th anniversary of the treble ringer's first handling lesson. Circled tower: 1. 50th together: 1 & 6.

Lao ma shi tu. First Stedman: 5

First Bristol Royal: 5.

50th on the bells: 8. 150th as Conductor.

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 in method: 4 & 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.

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

On the 282nd anniversary of a peal believed to have been rung at New College, being the first complete peal rung in Oxford.

First in method: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

On OUS Dinner Day. Woodfine D Royal: 3-5.4-5-10-78.4.58-6-7.6-8.9 (f)

First 8-spliced: 2.

Annual commemoration of benefactors of this tower. 100th together: 3 & 5. 50th together: 5 & 7.

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

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

Rung in memory of Agnes Goddard who was a prominent member of the congregation and a contributor to the bell restoration fund.

Prior to a service commemorating the Translation of St Thomas Becket.

A compliment to Alison Yearsley and Nigel Orchard, married in Salisbury at the weekend. The band sends its best wishes to Peter Giles and Clive Holloway.

Half-muffled in memory of Clive Holloway, President of the Society. Rung on the bells of his leading peal tower and where he was leading peal ringer.

In thanksgiving for the life of Clive Holloway, President of the Oxford Society, a good friend and supporter of many generations of OUS members.

Most methods: 2, 4 & 6.

The annual commemoration of benefactors of this tower.

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

Dedicated to the memory of Clive Holloway, elected to this Society in 1971, who passed away last year.

1300th peal: 8. 150th peal of Caters: 1.

First quarter peal: 1.

A compliment to Alistair and Esme Bell on the day of their Christening.

Celebrating the 60th anniversaries of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the first ascent of Mount Everest. First on 10: 3. First Parkrun and Peal Biathlon: 5, 7.

First Surprise: 2.

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

First quarter peal: 4 Rung as a farewell compliment to Adam Rebick, with best wishes for his degree course at Durham University.

First surprise: 5. 150th as conductor.

Most methods to a quarter peal: 3.

First peal: 3 & 5.

First inside: 4. First Surprise: 5.

1st of Stedman Caters: 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10. The band wishes to associate Nick Hartley with this quarter, without whose absence the ringing room would have been overcrowded.

First of Royal: 6.

First Surprise Major: 5.

The annual commemoration of benefactors of this tower. First Spliced Royal: 2,5,7,8. 250th as Conductor.

First in method: 5.

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

First in method: 3.

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 as conductor and most spliced: 7.

First Spliced Triples for all and for the Society. The band would like to associate Colin Lee with this peal.

100th together: 1 & 6. A compliment to Bernard Evans, grandfather of 6, in anticipation of his 80th birthday.

First in method: 7.

First in method: 3 & 5. Diminished 10-bell practice.

First in some of these methods for some of the band. On the tenth anniversary of the tenor ringer's Oxford interviews. With the band's best wishes to Michael O'Hagan, currently suffering from the lurgy, and with thanks to Nick for stepping in at short notice.

50th together: 2 & 4.

In memory of Griggs's twenties.

In memory of Sir Jack Hayward OBE on the day of his funeral. Through his generosity the National Trust was able to purchase Lundy for the Nation.

An unwelcome return to solo ringing for the conductor's right hand.

Special thanks to the ringer of the second for turning up.

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

Most Spliced Surprise Major: 4 and 6. First of Spliced Surprise Major as conductor.

First quarter peal: 3. First with this surname: 1.

On OUS Dinner Day. Remus (a bit like Phobos): l &-3-4-2.5.6-34-5-6-67-6-70

First on eight: 4 & as conductor. First in method: 2, 5 & 7.

First on 10: 5, 7 & 9. First on 10 tower bells and of Caters: 2. First Grandsire Caters: 8. 50th peal: 10. In anticipation of the conductor's 29th birthday.

Variable hunt.

A graduation compliment to Rozzy.

Most methods: 2 & 6. Newest rope to a peal: 1 & 6.

Most contiguous changes rung in the method. Moist: 10.

In memory of John E Camp, 1944-2016, OUSCR Master 1963, Vice-President 1971-1999 & 2009-2016, President 1999-2009.

Cycled: all but 7.

200th together: 2 & 8.

Most methods: 5.

First of Royal: 4 & 6.

On the centenary of the death of Private James Braithwaite Bond of the 13th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, great-great-uncle of the conductor, who died on 10th August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele.

A 30th birthday compliment to the tenor ringer, rung by a Lincoln College practice night band. Katherine Stonham would like everyone to know that this was really quite good.

First peal of Spliced: 5.

On Society dinner weekend and marking 50 years of membership for Jeremy Pratt and Richard Youdale

Celebrating Jo's three successfully completed decades. Circled the tower (with a somewhat permissive interpretation of the term): 1.

In memory of Private Harold Frank Cresshull, Tank Corps, who was killed on 23rd November 1917, aged 18, at the Battle of Cambrai. Cambrai Alliance Major: -38-14-18-12-18-3456-78,12

Cycled: all but 7 & 8. Biggles Little Surprise: -50-14.50.12-36-34-16 le10

A 21st birthday treat for Alan, born this day in 1997. 300th quarter together: 1 & 5.

On dinner day. Durin Delight: -30-10-12-36.14-14.50.16-14.50.14.56-50 d1 Frodo Surprise: -50-14.50.12-30-34-50.16-16.70-78-10 j1

Part of the conductor's (extended) 31st birthday celebrations. First performance including Bristol Royal: 5 & 8. Circled the tower "properly": 10. Stonham's loss.

Marking the 100th anniversary this day of the death on the Western Front of the First World War of Bernard's grandfather. Bernard Alfred Stone DCM, Regimental Serjeant Major 13th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, died 26th April 1918 and commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. Tyne Cot Surprise Royal -50-14.50-12.36-12-50.16-16.70.16-12.70,10

First of Stedman: 3, 4 & .7

First Bristol Royal: 6. Most Bristol Royal: 5, 9.

First 8 bell peal as conductor.

A compliment to Alan on the occasion of his 22nd birthday.

100th peal: 5.

First peal: 5. First inside: 4. 350th peal: 3. 850th peal in the tower.

First in method: 3 & 4.

Celebrating the conductor's 32nd birthday.

Most Spliced: 5 & 8. Most Spliced Major: 2 and as conductor. In anticipation of a short night's sleep.

First as conductor. First on ten: 1, 3, 5. First in method: 8. First on ten by a majority resident band for over a decade.

"Most methods ever": 4. First Core Seven: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

200th peal: 2. Most Spliced: 3. Most Spliced Major: 2 and as Conductor.

The state visit of the Society's Commander-in-Chief to our peal band. An "old enough to drive" compliment to Ewan Hull.

Most Spliced: 3 & 8. Most Spliced Major: 7 and as Conductor. First in these 23 methods for all except 5. Best wishes to Catherine and Peter Hampson, spliced at the weekend. Welcoming Holly Charlotte Brealey, niece to 7, born Wednesday.

Circled tower: 6. 100th peal of Stedman: 8. A bonfire night special.

Celebrating birthdays for Jo and Bernard. First in method: 2, 5, 7, 8 & 10.

First in method: 3, 4, 5. First as conductor on eight.

First of Caters: 6 &10. A farewell to Emma, leaving Oxford for the States at the end of the month, again.

First on 10: 6. 150th peal: 1.

Most Major: 3 & 6.

First inside and first on 8: 3.

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey. Lamzy Divey S: -34-14-56-1238-12-58-16-78 le18

First in method: 5.

First blows in method: 3.

Celebrating the wedding this day of Society members Emma Stanford and Nick Hartley in Palo Alto, California. First peal in the method. California Roll Surprise Major -58-14.58-12.38.14-14.58.34-34.58 lh18

First in method for at least most of the band.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the OUS.

10th Birthday treat for 6. First inside, first on 10 and first blows of Royal: 6

On the eve of the Society's 385th Anniversary Dinner.

First of Triples: 4 200th for the Society: 2 Rung on the 10th anniversary of the conductor's first peal as conductor. Many thanks to Brian Harris for his help back then and now.

Celebrating Bernard's 80th birthday. 400th peal with the Society: 6. Circled the tower: 1.