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Quarter Peals

Quarter peal ringing forms a staple part of the method ringer's diet, requiring the ringing of at least 1250 changes in a recognised method. The first quarter by a local band was rung on 29th July 1981 to mark the wedding of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer. The ringers were Jean Letters, Claire Hudson, Andrew Hudson, James Perry, Samuel Letters and Josiah Spence. 29 quarters were rung on the old ring of 8, the last being Stedman Triples on Thursday April 16th, 1987.

Year	Date	Method	Comments
1981	June 21	1320 Plain Bob Doubles	Wedding of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales
	December 13	1320 Plain Bob Doubles	Consecration of Bishop McCappin
1982	March 21	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Dedication of the Rebuilt organ, and 1st Ballymena Boy's Brigade 50th Anniversary
	June 7	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Installation of Rev. Dr. Eric Gardner as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
	September 19	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Engagement of Rev. T. Scott and Miss A. Callan
	December 18	1260 Plain Bob Triples	Birthday of Rev. F. N. Warren of Newcastle
1983	March 6	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Half muffled in memory of Raymond Lewis
	March 19	1260 Grandsire Doubles
	June 3	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Farewell to Rev. T. Scott
	June 19	1260 Plain Bob Minor	In honour of the visit of H. R. H. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
	August 12	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Half muffled in memory of Joss Spence
1984	March 11	1260 Mixed Doubles	In memory of Raymond Lewis
	April 1	1260 Mixed Doubles	Birth of Jonathon Thompson
	August 19	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	In memory of Joss Spence
	August 26	1260 Plain Bob Minor	For Evensong
	September 23	1260 Doubles	Silver Wedding Compliment to Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Hara
	October 21	1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1985	January 6	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Installation of Rev. F.J. Rusk as Canon of Lisburn Cathedral
	March 23	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	Compliment to Alderman S. Spence on his investiture as M.B.E.
	August 17	1260 Plain Bob Triples	For the marriage of Margaret Neilly and Phillip Ruddock at West Church
	October 20	1260 Plain Bob Minor	For Choral Evensong
	December 21	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	In memory of J?
1986	May 4	1260 Plain Bob Triples	For the birth of Christine McKee
	July 24	1260 Plain Bob Minor	Wedding of H. R. H. Prince Andrew, Duke of York
	November 16	1260 Plain Bob Doubles	For N.I. Quarter Peal Week
1987	March 22	1260 Plain Bob Doubles
	April 13	1260 Plain Bob Doubles
	April 14	1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1987	April 15	1260 Stedman Triples	In memory of Elizabeth Watson