Simon Bond's Ringing Records

1st Major Inside: 4. In memory of Audrey Marchbank, grandmother of the ringer of the second, who died on Thursday, aged 89.

First outside the Oxford ringroad: 4.

First on 10: 10

First Grandsire Doubles: 4.

First Surprise: 5 First in method: 4

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

First in m: 5 A birthday compliment to Nick Balderson

1st in m: 5

1st on 10: 5. 1st on 10 away from cover: 7. 1st Caters as C. To celebrate the cancellation of the sailing of the MS Oldenburg.

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.

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.

First on 8 inside: 4

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.

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 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.

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.

In memory of John Scott, who died of cancer last Sunday, aged 35.

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

First variable hunt: 1, 3, 4, & 5. First variable hunt minor: 2. The band would like to thank Bob "Single" Wallis for the inspiration for the name of the change of hunt call.

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.

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

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

50th on the Bells: 8.

First on 10: 8.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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" of London Major: 2 & 4.

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

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

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

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

To mark the day that St Helen's church becomes the parish church of the newly created parish of Lundy within the Diocese of Exeter. "The kingdom of Heaven rejoiceth!"

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.