Firsts From Bellboard – April to June 2025

Quarter Peals

First quarter

David Wicks ringing treble, and Paul Watson ringing tenor behind to doubles at Twyford on 4th April
Saskia Hamilton ringing tenor behind to Grandsire doubles at Lubenham on 13th April
Poppy Watsham ringing treble to Grandsire Doubles at Earl Shilton on 1st June
Carole Moscrop ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Waltham on the Wolds on 13th June
Jonathan Seymour ringing Plain Bob Doubles at Lubenham on 15th June

First away from cover

Kath Eastwood-Paramor ringing treble to Plain Bob Doubles at Barrow Upon Soar on 20th April

First of Surprise minor

David Godfrey ringing Cambridge at the Bellfoundry on 21st May

First Triples inside

Jeremy Bowman ringing Grandsire Triples at Barrow Upon Soar on 22nd June

First in method/variation

whole band ringing Loughborough S Minor and Ebor S Minor at the bellfoundry on 2nd April
whole band ringng Beverfleet S Minor and Surley S Minor at the bellfoundry on 9th April
Whole band ringing St George’s Doubles at Packington on 28th April
Brenda Parr, Rebecca Banner, Nicholas Parr and Mark Banner ringing Alnwick S Minor and Newcastle S Minor at the Bellfoundry on 30th April
Whole band ringing Slartibartfast TB Minor at Lubenham on 25th May
Whole band ringing Leicester Universities Doubles at Anstey on 29th May
Kiera Boylan ringing Stedman Triples at Bottesford on 30th May
Hilary Pawley, Rebecca Banner, Judith Godfrey and Mark Banner ringing Double Norwich Court Bob Major at Birstall on 30th May
Liz Reading ringing Munden S Minor at Somerby on 1st June
Brenda Parr, Mark Banner and Nicholas Parr ringing Annable’s London S Minor at The Bellfoundry on 25th June

The band who rang Slartibartfast TB Minor, rung on “Towel Day 2025” to commemorate and thank the universe for the gift of Douglas Noel Adams 1952-2001, author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, a 5-part trilogy. Thanks too to Slartibartfast for his lovely Award Winning Fjords of Norway.

Handbells

First in Method

Whole band ringing:
Ospringe S Major on 13th April
Fordcombe S Major on 13th April
Venezuela S Major on 21st April
Netherseale S Minor on 18th June

Will Norton ringing St Clements Minor on 5th June

First in Method in hand

Andrew Young ringing St Clements Minor on 5th June

Peals

First eight Spliced

Tessa Preston at St Mary de Castro on 27th April

First Chandlers 23 spliced

Robert Watson at Quorn on 26th May

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