G&B Compositions

23456	M	W	H	Methods
52634	2	–	s	YYN.YNNYCSY.C.SCS.
42365	–	[2	[–]³]¹	SCS.S.C[SCNNCN.YYN.]²

6 part.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with sW in part 6.

² Omit in part 6.

³ Omit in parts 2 and 4.

Contains 1312 Superlative; 1280 Yorkshire; 1250 Cambridge; 1216 Lincolnshire (N); 124 com; atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St James the Great, Dursley, Gloucestershire on Saturday 21 March 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

5152 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 9

Composed by Alan G Reading

(42536)	M	B	W	H
53246			s	[–
62345	–			–
25463	–]¹	2	–	–
46253			–	–
56234	s		s
63542		–
(23546)	s

3 part; Start at the backstroke snap.

¹ Omit in parts 2 and 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Andrew, Backwell, Somerset on Sunday 22 March 2026, conducted by Colin G Newman

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon W Edwards

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	I	H
42356							–
35426				–			–
36452					–	–	2
3745268	s		3
4365278	s						–
43526		–					–
54326				3			–
3572468		–		2	–		ss
5236478						–
52643		–					–
45623				–
32654			–	–			–
2345678		–		–			2

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on Sunday 5 April 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Peter W J Sheppard

23456	M	W	H
52364	2	2	2
32465	–		3

2 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire on Monday 6 April 2026, conducted by Peter W J Sheppard

5080 5-Spliced Triples and Major

Composed by Patrick W J Deakin

123456	M	B	W	H	S	H	L	Methods
154362	s		s	s				CUU.C.L.
513642		bbb	s			x		CU.LU.BU.BUUC.LSQSQS.Q.SQSQSQSQ
263514						x	x	SQSQS.Q.S.Q.SQSQSQ
354162					x	x	x	SQS.Q.S.Q.S.Q.SQSQSQ
412653					x	x	x	SQS.Q.S.Q.S.Q.SQSQSQ
362415						x	x	SQSQS.Q.S.Q.SQSQSQ
142635							x	SQSQSQS.Q.SQSQSQ

5 part; Stedman calls; s = 1234 Single; b = 14 Bob.

Contains 2520 Stedman Triples (Q, S); 1120 Superlative Surprise Major (U); 640 Cambridge Surprise Major; 480 London Surprise Major; 320 Bristol Surprise Major; 74 com.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on Saturday 11 April 2026, conducted by Bernard H Taylor

5088 Quarry Hill Surprise Major

From 5088 Pinhoe Delight Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

2345678	B	M	W	F	I	H
(42635)				–	–
35264		–	s			s
62534			s			s
3427568	–				–
6234578	–			–		–
34625			–			–
4235678	–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary the Virgin, Longcot, Oxfordshire on Sunday 26 April 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

5000 Bristol Surprise Royal Op. 13

Composed by Alan G Reading

23456	M	W	H
24536		–	2
(43526)		2
24365	2	s	s
(64523)	–s	s
35426	–		–
(25436)		s
23456	s–	–	–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Priory Church of St James, Bristol, Bristol on Sunday 3 May 2026, conducted by Julian O Howes

5056 Xaltocan Surprise Major

From 5056 Burneham Delight Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

2345678	B	M	W	F	I	H
(42635)				–	–
34625			–
26543		–	–
64523		3	2
2347568		2	2		–	3
4263578	–	3		–
34256	–					2
64352	–	3	–
2345678		–				–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Sunday 10 May 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

23456	M	W	H
34256			2
34562	[2	2]¹	–

5 part.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with –B in part 4.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St John the Baptist, Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire on Saturday 7 February 2026, conducted by Michael J Woodward

G&B Composition Number: 191

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Joseph J Parker

234567	1	2	3	4	5
562437	–			–	s	(5)
346527		–				(5)
634527	–	–				(4)
253647		–				(5)
265437	–		–	s		(4)
625437	–	–	s			(3)
423657		–		[–]¹		(4)

12 part.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with s4 in parts 6 and 12.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at All Saints, Bisley, Gloucestershire on Saturday 28 February 2026, conducted by Peter G Holden

G&B Composition Number: 631

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

23456	M	W	H
35264	[2	2]¹	3

5 part.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with –B in part 2.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary, Brecon, Powys on Thursday 1 January 2026, conducted by Helen Phillips

G&B Composition Number: 866

5024 Lessness Surprise Major

From 5024 Valtos Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony R Peake

23456	M	T	B	V	W	H
34256	[–		–		–]¹	2
24536	–		–			–
32465	–	s		s
63254	–	s		s
25346		s		s	–
46532		s		s
56342	–		–			–
23645	–					–

3 part.

¹ Include in parts 2 and 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Sunday 22 February 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

G&B Composition Number: 8476

5024 Bowden Delight Major

From 5024 Wales Delight Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	T	H
45236				–			–
53246				2
62345			s				s
42365				s			ss
63245				s			s
24536			s	–			–
2735468				2		s
4352678			3		s
52436				–			–
36452	–				–		–
64352			3				2
56342				–
35426		–	–				–
2345678				–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol, Bristol on Thursday 23 April 2026, conducted by Michael E C Mears

G&B Composition Number: 10703

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Op. 1947

Composed by Donald F Morrison

23456	B	M	W	H
54632		–	–
34265		–	s
24653		s	2	–
45236	–			3
34256			–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Saviour, Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire on Saturday 24 January 2026, conducted by Cameron A Waters

G&B Composition Number: 10959

5065 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Alan G Reading

(54361728)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	10	11
14725368					a
2436578					s		–			(10)
2735468	–			–		s
3254678					s			–	–	(12)
34256	–	–			–
64352				–			–
35426			s		s		–
35642					b
64523	2			–						(7)
42356		–	–			–				(9)
62453				–			–
3745268					c
4326578					s		–			(10)
45236					d
2345678					e

q = 5678 Single; Start at backstroke with rounds as the 24th row of the lead.

a = q1.2.s3.6.s8 (10)

b = 5.6.10.11 (12)

c = 1-3.s8 (10)

d = s1.1.1.s2.6.7 (11)

e = 1.1.2.s6.8.9.s11.13.14 (18)

Not atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Andrew, Clevedon, Somerset on Saturday 18 April 2026, conducted by Matthew D Dawson

G&B Composition Number: 11021

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

Arranged by Richard Malthouse and Simon W Edwards

2345678	W	V	B	M	H
23564	–		–		3	A
23645	–		–
26435	–				2
32465	–				3
26354	–		–		2
2735468		s		––s––s
57324	s				3
3265478	s	s			–
32546	–		–			B
35426	–				2
32456	–				––s
23465			A
23654	–		–	ss
2345678			B

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Tuesday 7 April 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11396

5024 Jovium Surprise Major Op. 801

Composed by Ian Butters

2345678	B	W	I	V	M	F	H
4273658	–					–
3425678			–				2
34562	–						–
5374268	–					–
5346278			–				–
(24653)				–		–
64352					–
4567238			–
5634278	–				–	–
3576248	–					–
(5634278)			–
4735268		–		–	3
4637258				–
6745238			–
(4637258)	–					–
2374658				–		–
2345678			–				–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St James, Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire on Sunday 8 February 2026, conducted by Matthew D Dawson

G&B Composition Number: 11415

5111 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Simon W Edwards

23456789	1	2	3	4	5	6	9	12
43652					–				(6)
24356978	–			s					(6)
42356879	–		–	–
34256	–	–	–							A	B
23456	–	–	–							A
32456978	–		–	–
23457968	–	–		–
34257					A
234975	s	–	–
34297					A
43256978	s	–		–
34652	–	–	s	s					(4)
43652879	–		–	–
24356	–	–	s
23456978					B
53624987		–		s	–
32654		–	–	–
23896745	s		s		s
35792468					s	–	–	s	(13)
57392					A
29753		–	–						(6)
56234879			s		s	s			(8)
36452		–	–		–
65432		–	–	–
53462		–	–	–
25364978	–		–						(6)
52364879	–		–	–
35264	–	–	–
23564978	–		–	s
42365	–	–	s
23465					A
32465879	–		–	–
24365					A
34562					–				(6)
43562978	–		–	–
24365	–	–	s
32465	–	–	–
23465879	–		–	–
(34265879)					A

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire on Saturday 3 January 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11475

5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Simon W Edwards

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	I	H
42356							–
43526				–			2
54326				3			–
56342		–		–	–	–
3572468		–		–	–		ss
27534				s			s
4567238	–		–				–
3645278		–			–		–
3745268	s		3
6435278	s		3				2
2345678			–				–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Sunday 11 January 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11478

5056 Xylan Surprise Major

From 5056 Bell Heather Delight major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

2345678	B	M	W	F	I	H
3527648			[3]¹		[–
(2345678)	–			–]²
(2345678)		[–
(2345678)	–		–]³		[–	3
4235678	–	3		–]³		–
2356478		s	s			2

3 part.

¹ Include in parts 1 and 2.

² Include in part 1.

³ Include in part 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Margaret of Antioch, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire on Friday 16 January 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

G&B Composition Number: 11480

5088 Martin Surprise Major

From 5088 Lessness Surprise Major

Composed by Simon W Edwards

2345678	M	I	T	B	F	V	W	H
42356								–
43526							–	2
24536							–
36452			s			s		3
3745268						s
5432678	3				s		2	–
26543				–			2
3572468					–
5236478		–
24365	–	–				–
43265		–				–
32465		–				–
3574628	–				–
2345678		–					2	2

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Saturday 24 January 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11482

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