Our quarterly round up of firsts as found on Bellboard. For more details of the performances, visit the search here.

Well done to everyone, in particular the three ringers ringing in their first quarter peal.

Quarter Peals

First Quarter Peal

Sarah Wormleighton ringing treble to Plain Bob Doubles at Thurnby on 8^th April
Claire Thompson ringing tenor to Plain Bob Doubles at Desford on 11^th May
Sarah Hale ringing tenor to Grandsire Doubles at Packington on 13^th May

First in method/variation

April Day Doubles at Packington on 1^st April: Catherine Baker, Martin Welch, Julian Baker
Stedman Doubles at Kirby Muxloe on 2^nd April: Aoife Harrison, Gail Harrison
Canterbury Surprise Minor at Medbourne on 3^rd April: Liz Reading, Steve Millington
St Clements Minor at Loughborough on 7^th April: Jethro Woolley
Superlative Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 10^th April: Kiera Boylan (first blows in method)
April Doubles at Packington on 15^th April: whole band
Little Bob Major at Leicester Cathedral on 20^th April: Dexter Deakes
Stedman Doubles at Bellfoundry Tower on 24^th April: Kiera Boylan
Kelso Surprise Minor at Medbourne on 29^th April: Liz Reading, Alistair Donaldson, Thomas Saunders, Steve Millington
May Day Doubles at Packington on 6^th May: Catherine Baker and Caroline Stewart.
Cambridge Surprise Minor at Narborough on 12^th May: Aoife Harrison
May Doubles at Packington on 20^th May: whole band
Anniversary Bob Minor at Lubenham on 25^th May: whole band
London Surprise Royal at Leicester St Margaret on 25^th May: Judith Godfrey
Cambridge Surprise Royal at Leicester Cathedral on 25^th May: John Davies
Bourne Surprise Minor at Packington on 27^th May: Moira Johnson
8 spliced Major at Prestwold on 21^st June: Judith Godfrey (first on tower bells), Rebecca Banner, Mark Banner
Chester Surprise Minor at Saddington on 22^nd June: Thomas Saunders

First of Minimus

Whole band ringing at Pickwell on 14^th April

First of Minor

Helen Straw ringing treble to St Clements and Plain Bob Minor at Loughborough Parish on 7^th April

First on 10

Tessa Preston ringing treble to London at Leicester St Margaret on 25^th May
Aoife Harrison ringing Stedman Caters at Leicester St Mary de Castro on 7^th June

First inside on 10

Tessa Preston ringing Cambridge Royal at Leicester St Margaret on 22^nd June

First of Surprise

Harrison Evans ringing treble to Cambridge Surprise Minor at Kirby Muxloe on 9^th May

First of Surprise inside

Chris Swain-Phipps ringing Cambridge Surprise Minor at Oadby on 1^st June

First of Major as Conductor

Brenda Parr ringing Superlative Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 10^th April

Handbells

First surprise as conductor in hand

Alison Godfrey ringing London Major on 15^th April

First in method

Uxbridge on 6^th May: whole band in hand
Uxbridge on 20^th May: Robert Watson
Ashtead on 27^th May: whole band in hand
Erin on 30^th May: whole band in hand
Cassiobury on 17^th June: whole band in hand

First cyclic composition in hand

Plain and Little bob major on 30^th May: whole band in hand

Peals

First of Major

Dexter Deakes ringing treble to Superlative Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 27^th May

First as Conductor

Lewis Benfield ringing Bristol Surprise Royal at Leicester St Mary de Castro on 31^st May