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

5152 Zelah Surprise Major

From 5152 Oswaldtwistle Surprise Major Op. 198

Composed by Paul M Mason

2345678	B	M	W	F	I	H
35264		2	2			3
42563		–				–
56342			–	–	–
2347568	–	2	2		–
4263578	–	3		–
3527648		2	2		–
2345678	–			–		3

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary the Virgin, Longcot, Oxfordshire on Monday 1 June 2026, conducted by Simon W Edwards

5088 Kirkham 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 Margaret of Antioch, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire on Friday 19 June 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

5160 41-Spliced Surprise Minor Op. 5160 1b

Composed by Richard B Pullin

23456	2	3	4	5	8	10	Methods
46235	s						BmWk.	(2)
24635						–	NwMoWoAkChNbCtWhCtMu.	(10)
26435				s			LoLiCoWeKe.	(5)
62354			s				BcStWmNo.	(4)
26543		s					ClSaCu.	(3)
23564	–						WsAd.NeRoLfAb	(6)
35264					–	–	BkBoCmNfHeHuPrSu.IpDu.YoBvSu	(13)

5 part.

Contains 240 Canterbury (Ct), Surfleet; 120 Allendale (Ad), Alnwick (Ak), Annable's London (Ab), Bacup (Bc), Bamborough (Bm), Berwick (Bk), Beverley (Bv), Bourne, Cambridge (Cm), Carlisle (Cl), Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lightfoot (Lf), Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle (Nw), Norfolk (Nf), Northumberland (Nb), Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Warkworth (Wk), Wearmouth (Wm), Wells, Westminster (Ws), Whitley, Wooler, York; 214 com; atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St John the Baptist, Frenchay, Gloucestershire on Wednesday 15 July 2026, conducted by Matthew D Dawson

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

23456	M	I	B	V	H
35426	–		–
24536	–		–		2
43265			–		[3]¹
35264	–	–		–
52364		–		–
23564		–		–

3 part.

¹ Omit in part 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at All Saints, Bisley, Gloucestershire on Sunday 26 July 2026, conducted by Michael J Woodward

5088 Tredennyke Surprise Major

From 5088 Xmas Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	I	H
35264		–
56243	–s		s	s
42365			–	–
4573628			–		–
(2345678)	s					–
4365278			–
4235678		–		–			–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Margaret of Antioch, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire on Friday 17 July 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Anthony J Cox

234567890	2	4	5	7	9
64352		–			–
56342			–
324650987	–	–	–	–	2
324657890	–			–	3
64523		–	–
35426		–			–
234567890			–	3	3

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Andrew, Backwell, Somerset on Sunday 2 August 2026, conducted by Anthony J Cox

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

23456	M	W	H
35264	2	2	[3]¹

5 part.

¹ Omit in part 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 8 August 2026, conducted by Annabelle F Frost

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

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Alan G Reading

2345678	M	B	F	V	W	H
25364		–				–s
26354					s–
2735468				s
4352678			s
23645	–s				s
3425678		–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Sunday 19 July 2026, conducted by Darran Ricks

G&B Composition Number: 9754

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

G&B Compositions (2026)