333 quarter peals were rung, an encouraging number.

The Peak District held a Quarter Peal Day in October; the Southern District held a Quarter Peal Week, also in October. 5 quarters were rung by Derbyshire Young Ringers.

The following church bell towers had 5 or more quarters: Derby Cathedral 36, Derby St Peter 22,

Ashford in the Water 15, Ticknall 14, Youlgreave 14, Duffield & Etwall 11 each, Ashbourne, Church Gresley, Ilkeston, Melbourne, Sandiacre, 8 each; Brailsford, Darley Dale, Elton, Shirland, 7 each; Breadsall, West Hallam 6 each; Alfreton, Burbage, 5 each.

The Cathedral scored most of theirs for evening services, while John Cater's new band at Church Gresley did not begin their impressive run until July.

Quarters were scored on mini rings at Allestree Green Ring 6, Belper Campanile 5, and Lichfield Diocesan

Mobile Belfry at the Peak 2015 site at Chatsworth 1.

32 quarters were rung on handbells.

The leading places/bands are Wilsthorpe Road, Breaston where all 15 quarters were rung on New Year's Eve in different rooms using various personal sets of bells, and Blackden Close, Belper, with 11.

1 tower, 1 handbell.

63 tower, 2 mini ring, 2 handbell.

48 Plain Bob, 7 Grandsire, 9 in more than 1 method, 1 Reverse Canterbury, 1 St David's, 1 St Giles.

102 tower, 7 mini ring, 23 handbell.

Plain Minor: Plain Bob 32, Original 4, Double Court 3, Grandsire 1,Double Bob 1, Double Oxford 1, Hereward 1, Single College 1, Single Oxford 1, more than 1 method 2, and three firsts in method, see below.

Treble Bob: Oxford 4, Kent 1, Capel 1, Sandal 1, more than I method 11.

Delight: 12.

Surprise: Cambridge 16, London 11, Norwich 5, various single methods 8, more than 1 method 9.

24 tower, 2 handbell.

Grandsire 14, Plain Bob 7, Stedman 2, Erin 1, various methods 9 including six firsts in method, see below.

64 tower, 5 handbell.

Plain Bob 12, Double Norwich 5, St Clement's C B 1, Double Oxford 1 Little Bob 1. Treble Bob: Kent 6.

Surprise: Cambridge 9, Yorkshire 4, Lincolnshire 3, Glasgow 1, Bristol 3, Cornwall 2, Pudsey 2, Rutland 2, Superlative 2, London 1, St George's Day 1, Superlative No 2 1, Stafford Double 1, Tavistock 1, Spliced 10.

12 tower, 1 handbell.

Grandsire 9, Stedman 3, Plain Bob 1.

11 tower, 1 handbell.

Little Bob 1.

Cambridge 3, Yorkshire 2, Bristol 1, Kent 1, Superlative 1, Lincolnshire 1, Rutland 1, Spliced S 1.

2, tower.

Grandsire 1, Stedman 1.

2, tower.

Little Bob 1, Zanussi 1.

Beresford Dale Bob Minor at Bradbourne; 1st round block in method.

Beresford Dale Bob Triples at Hope.

Dunstable Bob Triples at Fairfield.

Fauld Crater Bob Minor at Shirland, 1st round block in method. Ledbury Bob Triples at Duffield.

Ockbrook Bob Triples at Wirksworth. Sandiacre Bob Triples at Norton. Shirland Bob Minor at Shirland. Wolfscote Dale Bob Triples at Tutbury.

Two quarters at Ticknall were rung using tied bells and simulator.

44 people rang 15 or more quarters on tower bells:

Alec Humphrey 92, Mike Redfern 61, Richard Wolfgang 48, John Hawes 45, Nick Daines 44, Fred Pearson & Sue Rainsbury 38, Linda Pelc 36, Geoff Goodall 35, Eileen Goodall 34, Jack Chadwick 33, Jane Boden 31, Luke Heaton & Emma St John Smith 28, Ray Daw 27, Lynne Newton 25, Frances Haynes 24, Anne Westman 23, Anthony Cotton, John Heaton, Gail Lilley, Robert Marchbank, Evie Newton, Gill Pearson & Cathy Potter 22, Francis Gilbert, Mike Lilley, & Roy Meads 20, Elizabeth Arnold, Alan Rowe & Neil Westman 19, Simon Melen, Richard Taylor, Pam Timms & Martin Whiteley 18, Pat Halls & Jana Pavova 17, Pauline Boyle, Peter Dickinson, Gill Hughes & Giles Lacey 16, John Booth, Janet Foulds, Corinne Shelton & Margaret Whiteley 15.

Leading conductors on tower bells were:

Alec Humphrey 45, John Hawes 25, Richard Wolfgang 15, Alan Rowe 11, John Cater, Simon Humphrey, Mike Platt & Neil Westman 9, Anthony Cotton, John Heaton, Christian Peckham & Richard Taylor 8, Simon Melen 7, Linda Pelc & Emma St John Smith 6, Peter Dickinson 5.

 

Those who rang 5 or more handbell quarters:

John Cater 18, Gill Hughes 15, Sally Bramson 12, Christian Peckham 9, David Marshall & Tim Peverett 6, Simon Humphrey, Stuart Hutchieson & Philip Saddleton 5.

Leading handbell conductors were John Cater 15, Christian Peckham 4, Simon Humphrey & Stuart Hutchieson 3.

Those who rang the most quarters on mini rings: Anthony Cotton, Lizzie Cotton & Alec Humphrey 6, Frances Haynes 5.

Leading conductors on mini rings were Alec Humphrey 4, John Hawes 3 & Anthony Cotton 2.

Congratulations to the following on ringing their first quarter peals: 

Peter Handscombe, P B Doubles inside, Elton, 10th March.

John Shortt, P B Doubles inside, Derby Cathedral, 10th April. 

Jacob Blackwell, cover to P B Doubles, Old Brampton, 23rd April.

Victoria-Leigh Vels, treble to P B Doubles, Old Brampton, 23rd April (Jacob and Victoria-Leigh in same quarter).

Margaret Unwin, treble to P B Doubles, Ashbourne, 18th June. 

Helen Disley, cover to P B Doubles, Church Gresley, 15th August. 

Jessica-Laine Vels, cover to Doubles, Old Brampton, 15th August.

Cameron Collier, tenor to P B Doubles, Church Gresley, 6th September.

Jenny Halliday, treble to Doubles, Melbourne, 6th September.

Adam Baker, cover to Grandsire Doubles, Church Gresley, 20th September. 

Jonathan Hallowes, cover to P B Triples, Scarcliffe, 27th September.

Traci Gibbon-Groves, cover to P B Doubles, Ticknall, 16th October. 

Paul Colleyshaw, cover to P B Doubles, Ticknall, 20th November.

Bronwen Wenham, cover to P B Doubles, Church Gresley, 21st November (on 13th birthday). 

Roger Harris, cover to P B Doubles, Long Eaton, 13th December.

Tammy Bilson, cover to P B Doubles, Shirland, 30th December.

Francoise Poplar, treble to P B Doubles, Breadsall, 30th December (first attempt).

And congratulations to those who called their first quarters: 

Cathy Potter, Grandsire Doubles, Derby Cathedral, 8th March. 

Richard Freemantle, P B Minor, Elton, 16th May.

Lynne Newton, P B Doubles, Duffield, 31st July.

A reminder: certificates for those who have rung or conducted their first peal or quarter are available from Chris Willis, to be presented at meetings.

Individual firsts are too many to mention all of them, but amongst them were: John Cater rang his 3250th Q (handbells) on 24th February.

Sue Marshall circled the tower to quarters at Long Eaton on 25th April.

Johanna Westwood rang her 50th Q on 26th April at Derby Cathedral. 

Emily Hall rang her first on a mini ring at Belper Campanile on 7th June. 

Richard Westman rang his 100th Q at the same time.

Moira Johnson rang her first quarter for about 23 years at Church Gresley on 29th July.

In addition to service ringing and many birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, new children and grandchildren: 

Alfreton had their first quarter since the restoration of the bells on 5th June, and Ilkeston their first since rehanging, 22nd November.

Church Gresley had its first quarter on the bells since 2005 on 29th July; the tower had been under repair.

Ashbourne celebrated the 200th anniversary of the casting of their bells in August.

Quarters were rung in memory of ringers Reuben Carlisle, Adrian Semken, David Robinson of Youlgreave, Brian Cooper of Stanton in the Peak, Peter Taylor of Darley Dale and Mike Willis of Duffield.

A quarter was rung for Derby St Luke's tower captain Colin Lancaster's 80th birthday in September at Derby Cathedral.

The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the 70th anniversary of VE Day and Queen Elizabeth II's becoming our longest-reigning monarch were all marked with more than one quarter.