Our quarterly round up of firsts as found on Bellboard. There has been a fantastic number of firsts over the past three months, not only first quarters, and ringers at the start of their ringing careers, several of whom ringing quarter peals to complete level 3 of the Learning the Ropes scheme; but also more experienced ringers developing their ringing, with firsts in methods, and firsts as conductors. The full list with more details can be found here.

Quarters

First quarter peal

Lily Maynard Smith ringing treble to Plain Bob and Grandsire Doubles at St Mary de Castro on 21^st October
Rosalind Astles ringing treble to Plain Bob Doubles at Knighton on 28^th October
Sally Kearns ringing treble to Plain Bob Doubles at Knighton on 16^th November
Kath Eastwood-Paramore ringing tenor behind to Plain Bob and Grandsire Doubles at Barrow Upon Soar on 16^th November
Charles Medcalf ringing tenor behind to Doubles at the Cathedral on 23^rd December

First away from cover

Jeremy Bowman ringing treble to Grandsire and Plain Bob Doubles at Barrow Upon Soar on 11^th October
George Davis ringing treble to Plain Bob Doubles at Thurcaston on 11^th December

First on cover

Barnaby Davis ringing tenor behind to Plain Bob Doubles at Thurcaston on 16^th October

First Inside

Jeremy Bowman ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Wanlip on 8^th December
Karen Allen ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Packington on 23^rd December

First inside on eight

Oliver Harvey ringing Plain Bob Major at Sapcote on 16^th November

First of Minor

Karen Allen ringing treble to Plain Bob Minor at Packington on 28^th October

First as conductor

Dexter Deakes ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Thurcaston on 16^th October
Jeremy Bowman ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Walton le Wolds on 24^th December

First surprise inside

Dexter Deakes ringing Cambridge Major at St Mary de Castro on 4^th October
Oliver Harvey ringing Cambridge Surprise Minor at Sapcote on 15^th December

First of Surprise Major

Jethro Woolley ringing Cambridge Major at Prestwold on 20^th October
Aoife Harrison ringing Yorkshire Surprise Major at St Mary de Castro on 14^th December

First in Method/variation

Liz Reading, Thomas Saunders, and Chris Rudge ringing Newcastle Surprise Minor at Houghton on the Hill on 13^th October
Whole band ringing October Doubles at Packington on 14^th October
Katherine Raynes, Moira Johnson, David Gammon, and Stuart Hale ringing Turramurra at Coleorton on 20^th October
Rebecca Banner and Mark Banner ringing Chester and Carlisle Surprise Minor at Bellfoundry Tower on 30^th October
Brenda Parr ringing Chester Surprise Minor at Bellfoundry Tower on 30^th October (first blows in method)
Jethro Woolley ringing Stedman Triples at Oaks in Charnwood on 1^st November
Kiera Boylan ringing Rutland Surprise Major at Ashby Folville on 1^st November
Tessa Preston ringing Yorkshire Surprise Royal at Sapcote on 2^nd November
Whole band ringing November Doubles at Packington on 4^th November
Judith Godfrey, Alison Godfrey, Richard Pawley, and Martin Jones ringing Lessness Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 6^th November (first blows in method)
Whole band ringing Remembrance Day Doubles at Packington on 10^th November
Mark Banner and Rebecca Banner ringing Uxbridge Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 13^th November (first blows in method)
Nicholas Parr, Brenda Parr, and Judith Godfrey ringing Glasgow Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 20^th November
Joseph Blake ringing Carlisle Surprise Minor at Gaulby on 20^th November (first blows in method)
Kiera Boylan ringing 5 spliced Surprise Major at Ashby Folville on 22^nd November
Brenda Parr, Rebecca Banner, Nicholas Parr, Mark Banner, and Judith Godfrey ringing Turramurra Surprise Major at Bellfoundry Tower on 27^th November (first blows in method)
Rebecca Banner and Mark Banner ringing Lessness Surprise Major at Whetstone on 29^th November
Lisa Gammon and David Gammon ringing Advent Doubles at Packington on 1^st December
Stephen Hamby ringing Cambridge Surprise Royal at St Mary de Castro on 1^st December
Whole band ringing December Doubles at Packington on 2^nd December
Dexter Deakes ringing Yorkshire Surprise Major at St Mary de Castro on 14^th December
John Davis and Chris Robbins ringing Stedman Caters at the Cathedral on 15^th December
Eliza Lewis-Skeath ringing Primrose Surprise Minor at Oaks in Charnwood on 17^th December
Kiera Boylan ringing Bristol Surprise Major at Ashby Folville on 27^th December
Tessa Preston and Kiera Boylan ringing Yorkshire Surprise Major at Enderby on 28^th December

First as Conductor in Method

Mark Banner ringing Stedman Triples at Oaks in Charnwood on 1^st November
Andrew Harvey ringing Stedman Triples at Sapcote on 22^nd December

Peals

First Peal

Tessa Preston ringing Spliced Surprise Major (5m) at Whetstone on 12^th October
Jeremy Bowman ringing tenor behind to Plain Bob Triples at Barrow Upon Soar on 8^th November
Kiera Boylan ringing Grandsire Caters at the Cathedral on 9^th November

First inside

Dexter Deakes ringing Grandsire Caters at St Mary de Castro on 30th December

First on 10

Tessa Preston ringing Grandsire Caters at St Mary de Castro on 30th December

Handbell Quarters

First in Method

Rung by Alison Godfrey, Judith Godfrey, Robert Watson and Tim Peverett:
Preston Surprise Major on 21^st October
Fishwick Bob Major on 31^st October
Plain Bob Triples on 10^th November
Grandsire Triples on 15^th November
Glasgow Surprise Major on 8^th December
Quedgeley Surprise Major on 8^th December
Whalley Surprise Major on 31st December

Rebecca Banner ringing Single Oxford Minor on 27^th December

Tim Peverett, Alison Godfrey, Christian Peckham, Robert Watson and Judith Godfrey ringing St Clements College Bob Royal on 31st December