We rang a quarter peal today:

St Andrews, Fife
University Chapel of St Salvator
Friday, 23 June 2017
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Duncan Malloch
2 Rachel C Williamson
3 Joseph Wilson
4 Simon Chadwick
5 Peter J Williamson
6 Peter Kirton (C)
For all those graduating from the University of St Andrews today, especially Isabella Scott
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The quarter peal band

Waiting on the ceremony finishing

Ringers' breakfast at Northpoint café

Chatting outside the tower

Some of our Graduation ringers

This morning we rang a quarter peal after the graduation ceremony:

21st June 2017
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1. Tim Bailey
2. Isabella Scott
3. Simon Chadwick
4. Philip Baiocchi
5. Peter Kirton (c)
6. Duncan Malloch
For all those graduating from the University of St Andrews today, especially Joseph Wilson.
1st on tower bells: 1

We rang today on St Andrews Day, for the Graduation ceremonies at the University of St Andrews. We rang at 9am before the chapel service, and then before and after each of the two Graduation ceremonies.

Above: Watching the live stream of the ceremony, as we wait in the tower to ring.


We rang a Quarter Peal after the morning ceremony:

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1. Simon Chadwick

2. Rachel C. Williamson

3. Peter C Jupp

4. D K Malloch

5. Peter Kirton (c)

6. Al J Rossin

First quarter peal: 6. For the graduations at the University of St Andrews on St Andrews Day, and to welcome the new Principal.

Above: The quater peal band.

Above: ringers outside the tower

Above: Ringers inside Janetta's ice-cream parlour

Above: practicing on handbells during a break between ringing

Above: this afternoon's ringers

Above: the academic procession, led by the mace-bearers, enters through the archway under the base of the tower, while we ring for them.

Today was the final day of graduation ringing. We rang five sessions including a quarter peal after the morning ceremony:

24th June 2016

1260 Doubles (Plain Bob & Grandsire)

1. Rachel C. Williamson

2. Philip Baiocchi

3. Helen Smith

4. Simon Chadwick

5. Peter Williamson (C)

6. Duncan Malloch

Rung for "Strike against Blood Cancer" 

and for the Graduations today at the University of St Andrews
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Above: the quarter peal band

Above: St. Salvator's Tower

Today was bright and sunny; former Principal Louise Richardson was in town to get her honorary D.Litt, and our ringing was mostly lovely all day. We rang a quarter peal after the morning ceremony:

Thursday 23rd June, 2016

1260 Grandsire Doubles 

1. Duncan Malloch

2. Philip Baiocchi

3. Helen Smith

4. Simon Chadwick

5. Peter Kirton (c)

6. Michael Durbar

For those graduating from the University of St Andrews this week

1st Grandsire inside: 2         1st in Scotland: 3
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Above: today's ringers in the tower

 Above: As compensation for yesterday's excesses, lunch today was delicious salads in the sunshine, in St. Salvator's Quad.

Above: St. Salvator's tower from the Quad

We start tomorrow at 9am for the final day of ringing.

Today we rang for seven sessions, before and after each graduation ceremony as well as before the morning's chapel service.

We rang a quarter peal - the first quarter peal for one of our ringers, an undergraduate at the University. We rang some call-change extents, and some touches of plain bob, Grandsire & other methods.

St Andrews, Fife

(University) Chapel of St Salvator

Monday, 30 November 2015 (7–3–20 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Isabella Scott

2 Peter Kirton (C)

3 Sue Brightman

4 Duncan Malloch

5 Laurence PJ Bourton

6 Simon M Chadwick

First quarter: 1

For the St Andrews day Graduations at the University of St Andrews

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Above: some of today's ringers

 

Above: arriving for the first ringing at 8am, with the remains of yesterday's snow on the grass.

 

Above: The tower from College Lane, in the afternoon sunshine.

Above: on the way back to the tower to ring after the final degree ceremony.

Scottish Association

St Andrews, Fife

(University) Chapel of St Salvator

Sunday, 10 May 2015 (7–3–20 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Duncan Malloch

2 Rachel C Williamson

3 Simon Chadwick

4 Joseph Wilson

5 Peter Kirton (C)

6 Peter J Williamson

Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE day

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Tuesday 11 November 2014 (7-3-20)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1   Philip Baiocchi
2   Roy Dyckhoff
3   Andrew L Haynes
4   Joseph Wilson
5   Peter Kirton (C)
6   Simon Chadwick
Rung half-muffled for Armistice Day.
1st Quarter Peal: 1.

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Today and tomorrow we are ringing for the graduation ceremonies at the University of St Andrews.

This afternoon we successfully rang a quarter peal after the second ceremony.

29th November 2013
1260 doubles
1. Raluca Herascu
2. Simon Chadwick
3. Rachel Williamson
4. Peter Williamson
5. Peter Kirton (c)
6. Sophie Deas
first quarter peal: 6
Rung for all those graduating from the University of St Andrews today.

Tuesday 7 May 2013 in 43 mins

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1   Raluca Herascu
2   Simon Chadwick
3   Peter Kirton (C)
4   Richard Clement
5   Mark Burt
6   Duncan Malloch

First quarter peal: 1

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On Tuesday 5 June a quarter peal of 1260 Plain Bob Minor was rung on the bells of St Salvator's Chapel, in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen.

Congratulations to St Andrews ringer Andrew Haynes on his first quarter peal.

Tuesday 5 June, 2012 1260 Plain Bob Minor
1   Andrew L Haynes
2   Peter J Williamson
3   Rachel C Williamson
4   Simon M Chadwick
5   Stephen A Elwell-Sutton (C)
6   Robin R Churchill
First quarter - 1
Rung in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen

Full record on Campanophile

Sunday 2 October 2011
1260 Cambridge S and Plain Bob minor
720 Cambridge S, 540 Plain Bob
1 Simon M Chadwick
2 Mhairi C Miller
3 Rachel C Williamson
4 Roy Dyckhoff
5 Duncan K Malloch
6 Peter J Williamson(C)

To welcome Donald MacEwan as chaplain of St Andrews University.

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Sunday 26 June 2011
1260 Plain Bob minor
1 Rachel L Wetherfield
2 Peter J Williamson
3 Rachel C Williamson
4 Duncan Malloch
5 Simon M Chadwick
6 Robert T Backhouse (C)

Rung prior to the service celebrating 600 years of the University of St Andrews and for the retirement of Jamie Walker, Chaplain to the University. Also, farewell to Rachel Wetherfield, tower captain at St Andrews.

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