This analysis and report is based on quarter peals published in the Ringing World from issue 4893 (04.02.05) to issue 4944 (27.01.06) . Therefore it does not include quarters that may have been rung during the year but were not published within that period. Figures in brackets are those of previous year.
The number of quarter peals recorded for the year was 389 (390) .
| District: | 2005 | 2004 |
| Chesterfield | 20 at 14 towers | 22 at 12 |
| Derby | 143 at 25 towers | 189 at 33 |
| Ilkeston | 14 at 5 towers | 23 at 10 |
| Peak | 116 at 29 towers | 96 at 29 |
| At other towers | 51 at 46 towers | 27 at 25 |
| On handbells | 45 at 12 venues | 33 at 10 |
| Total | 389 at 131 venues | 390 at 119 venues |
Towers
The number of association towers at which quarters were rung was 73 (84) . The leading towers and their totals are listed below.
| Derby Cathedral | 43 (37) |
| Derby St Peter | 26 (25) |
| Ashford in the Water | 13 (10) |
| Etwall | 13 (18) |
| Bakewell | 10 (9) |
| Darley Dale | 10 (14) |
Ringers
A total of 271 (278) quarter peal ringers took part in performances recorded during the period. This includes 17 (13) members who rang their first quarter peal, congratulations to all of them, they are:
| Barry Boulton | Overseal | 8 Aug | Simone Parker | Elton | 22 Oct |
| John Britland | Derby Cathedral | 31 Dec | Pam Postans | Ockbrook | 18 Dec |
| Thomas A Dakin | Darley Dale | 10 Apr | Antony Shaw | Derby Cathedral | 10 April |
| Lewis Davenport | Ockbrook | 18 Dec | Oliver Steele | Stanton in Peak | 22 October |
| Denise Dawson | Stanton in Peak | 1 Jan | Jo Walker | Stanton in Peak | 22 October |
| Valerie Holloway | Chesterfield | 9 Oct | Richard Westman | Belper Campanile | 21 Jun |
| Bev Howard | Dinting Vale | 12 Dec 04 | Simon Westman | Belper Campanile | 21 Jun |
| George Lewis | Old Whittington | 10 Jul | John Windsor | Brassington | 18 Jul |
| Jeff Mann | Dinting Vale | 12 Dec 04 |
Conductors
There were 57 (47) conductors recorded during the year, including 3 (2) who rang their first as conductor; Chris Gilbert at Derby St Peter on 1 May, Adrian Wargate also at Derby St Peter on 2 July and Linda Pelc at Ashford in the Water on 22 October. There were also 5 jointly conducted quarters and 4 silent and non-conducted quarters, 3 of them on handbells. The leading conductors and their totals are listed below.
| Alec Humphrey | 73 | (100) |
| Geoff Goodall | 49 | (56) |
| John Cater | 40 | (34) including 34 (23) in hand |
| Len Goodall | 21 | Includes 3 (0) in hand |
| John Heaton | 16 | (28) including 0 (1) in hand |
| Pat Halls | 15 | (13) |
| Richard Taylor | 13 | (11) |
| Peter Humphrey | 12 | |
| Simon Humphrey | 12 | (10) |
The ringers with fifty or more quarter peals published within the period and their totals for the year are listed below.
| Alec Humphrey | 133 (169) including 3 (0) in hand |
| Geoff Goodall | 100 (100) including 2 (0) in hand |
| Eileen Goodall | 94 (84) |
| Gill Hughes | 83 (90) including 22 (21) in hand |
| Chris Willis | 78 (108) including 2 (0) in hand |
| John Cater | 63 (74) including 36 (27) in hand |
| James Franklin | 61 (70) |
| Mike Willis | 58 (53) including 2 (3) in hand |
| Len Goodall | 57 (56) including 3 (1) in hand |
| Pat Halls | 56 (58) including 4 (3) in hand |
| Graeme Hughes | 54 (66) |
| Peter Humphrey | 51 |
Something Special
Quarters were rung to welcome the following offspring of members, Allen Simon Humphrey at Youlgreave on 8 March and at Wetton on 12 April, Martha Beaney at the Cathedral on 12 June, and Justin Campbell Roberts at New Mills on 15 May. Quarters were also rung to celebrate the lives of Jasper Newman of Old Whittington, George Roobottom of Tutbury, and John Baldwin of Brassington.
Methods Rung
| Minimus 4 (4) | Plain B 3 (3) Multi method 1 (1) |
| Doubles 77 (83) | Plain B 54 (33) Grandsire 4 (18) Multi method 16 (25) Others 3 (7) |
| Minor 213 (177) | Plain B 34 (42) Other plain 34 (29) Multi method 17 (7) Cambridge 22 (30) Kent/Oxford 11 (12) Norwich 10 (7) Other TD 85 (50) |
| Triples 32 (45) | Plain B 5 (17) Grandsire 19 (16) Stedman 2 (2) Others 6 (10) |
| Major 45 (57) | Plain B 10 (15) DNCBM 3 (9) Other plain 10 (6) Multi method 2 (3) Cambridge 2 (3) Yorkshire 5 (4) Kent/Oxford 4 (3) Other TD 9 (14) |
| Caters 8 (14) | Plain B 0 (1) Grandsire 8 (10) Stedman 0 (3) |
| Royal 10 (9) | Original 1 (0) Cambridge 2 (1) Yorkshire 3 (4) Kent/Oxford 0 (2) Other TD 4 (2) |
| Cinques 0 (1) | Grandsire 0 (1) |
| Total 389 (390) | Plain B 106 (111) Grandsire 31 (45) Stedman 2 (6) Cambridge 26 (34) Kent/Oxford 15 (17) Multi method 37 (37) Others 172 (140) |