Date Touches

2026 Plain Bob Major

2345678	1	W	V	F	B	M	H
32456	t						––s	(4,7,7)
3745268			s		s	––s––s
6243578				–			–	(5)
32465		s					3
45236		s				–	s
62345			–	–				(5)
43625		–					s
2345678					–		––s	(8,7,7)

t = 58 HL Trim replacing 7 changes with 1 change.

2026 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

2345678	1	W	V	F	B	M	H
32456	t						––s	(4,7,7)
3745268			s		s	––s––s
6243578				–			–	(5)
23465		2					ss
45236		–				–	s
62345			–	–				(5)
43625		–					s
2345678					–		––s	(8,7,7)

t = 58 HL Trim replacing 7 changes with 1 change.

2026 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

2345678	1	W	V	F	B	M	H
32456	t						––s	(4,7,7)
3745268			s		s	–s–s
6243578				–			–	(5)
23465		2					–s–s
45236		–				–	s
62345			–	–				(5)
43625		–					s
2345678					–		––s	(8,7,7)

t = 58 HL Trim replacing 7 changes with 1 change.

2026 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	W	B	M	H
42356	t				–	(4)
62345		s		s
42365		s			––s––s
52346		s		s
32456		s			–s
64523		s	4		–	(11)
34526				s
52436		s			–
43256		s			–
23456		ss			–s

t = 58 HL Trim replacing 7 changes with 1 change.

2026 2-Spliced Bob Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

23456	B	W	M	H	Methods
43652			–		MPP.P
42365	2		s	3	PPPP.P.PPP.P.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
45263			2	–	PPPPPP.PPPPPPP.P.
24356		–	–	3	P.PPPPP.P.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
34652			–		PPPPPP.P
32465	2		s	3	PPPP.P.PPP.P.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
35264			2	–	PPPPPP.PPPPPPP.P.
23456		–	–	3	P.PPPPP.P.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.

Contains 2016 Plain; 10 Middlesex Little; 1 com.

2026 2-Spliced Bob Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

23456	V	F	H	Methods
34256			s–s	MPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
62534	–	–	–s–s	PP.P.PP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
45362	–	–	–s–s	PP.P.PP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
23645	–	–	–s–s	PP.P.PP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
56423	–	–	–s–s	PP.P.PP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
23456	–	–	–	PP.P.PP.

Contains 2016 Plain; 10 Middlesex Little; 1 com.

2026 Original Major

Composed by Richard Weeks

123456	M	W	H
214356			s
231546		s––	–
325146			s	A
321456		–	–s––s
541326		s	–
516324	–s		s–
431265	s	–	s–s
256314	s	–	s–
563412	–		s–
451362		s	s––s
234165	s––s		–s–
231645		–	s–––s––
635142	s		–
164532		–s––s	–s
345162		s	s
563142		s
432615	–	s	s
615324	–––s–––	–
312456	–	s––
123456		4A

Near calls.

2026 Original Major

Composed by Richard Weeks

12345678	M	B	F	V	W	H
241356						–
76521438	2			s
472516	–s					–––s–––	A
15372648				s	–s	–
13427658		s	s			s–––s
(15672438)	–		–
217346		s	s––	s––		s––
341672	–				–
12345678				10A

Near calls.

2026 Original Major

Composed by Richard Weeks

2345678	2	3	5	8	9	13	14	17	24	31	35	42	44
8634257		[s	s			s		s	s	s	s	s	s]¹			A
8634257	[–			–	–		[s]³]²

70 part; Near calls.

¹ Include in part 1.

² Omit in part 1.

³ Include in parts 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63 and 70.

2026 Forward Major

Composed by Anthony A Nunn

(124356)	1	3	4	5	6
415326	3		s	s	–
512346		–	3	3	ss
364251		–		–	–	A
324156			3		2
145236		–		–	3
514236			–		3
451236			–		3
123456			3A

Start with rounds as the 3rd row of the lead.

2026 Shipway Major

Composed by Richard Weeks

(12463857)
32186745	a
12357486	b	A
12345678	8A

– = 36 Eight-end Bob.

a = 6.8.10.15.17.19 (20)

b = 2.4.9.13.18.20.23

2026 Shipway Major

Composed by Richard Weeks

(23186745)
36521874	a
58163472	b	A
12345678	10A

– = 36 Eight-end Bob; Start with rounds as the 6th row of the eight.

a = 2.4.6.9 (12)

b = 2.6.9.12.16.22

2026 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Op. 1

Composed by Brian E Whiting

(72143658)	I	V	Z	M	O	H
13462578			z	–	2	–
64523		2
34265	s	–			3
54362		–
24356	s	s			3
62453		–			s
32465	s	s			3
2345678		–			2	–

Far calls; z = -14-36.58,18 Special call; Start with rounds as the 7th row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	B	M	H
34256	t			2	(2,7)
24653			–
42536		–		s	(4)
34265		–		2	(4,7)
23654		–	–	–	(4,7)
23546		–		–	(4)
56342			–	s
23645			s	s
23456		–		–	(4)

t = 34 HL Trim replacing 23 changes with 1 change.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

(625431)	B	M	W	F	H
134256				t	2
53246			–
53624	2	–			–
62435		s	–		–
23546	2				–
23465	–				–
65432		s	–
23456		–	–		–

t = 78 Single; Start with rounds as the 23rd row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

(625431)	B	M	W	F	H
134256				t	2
25346			–		–
43652		–	–
34526	–				s
23465	–				2
65432		s	–
62534	–		–		–
23456	2				–

t = 78 Single; Start with rounds as the 23rd row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

(62543178)	B	M	W	F	H
134256				t	2
6273548				–
4653278		–	–	–	–
32654		–	s		s
54263		–	s		s
23465		s			–
45362		s			–
32564		–			s
23645	–				s
2345678	–				–

t = 78 Single; Start with rounds as the 23rd row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 2-Spliced Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

23456	M	W	B	H	Methods
64523			3		SS.SSSS.SSSS.SC
42635		2	–	–	CCCC.CCCCCCC.CCCCC.CC.
34256			–	2	CC.CC.CCCCCCC.
34562			–	–	CC.CC.
46325			–		CC.CC
23645	–	–	–	–	CCC.C.CCCCC.CC.
23456			–	–	CC.CC.

Contains 1696 Cambridge Surprise; 330 Semiquincentenary Alliance; 1 com.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

(625431)	V	B	W	F	H
134256				t	2
53246			–
24653		3			2
64532		2	–		s
32564	–			–	–
23645		–			s
23456		–			–

t = 78 Single; Start with rounds as the 23rd row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	V	M	W	F	H
34256	t					2	(2,7)
53246				–
62345			–			–
23465				s		2
64532			–	–
32564		–			–	–	(6)
65234				s		s
23456			s	–		–

t = 34 HL Trim replacing 23 changes with 1 change.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	B	M	W	H
34256	t				2	(2,7)
24653			–
45362		2			–	(4,4)
45623		–			–	(4)
36524			–		–
23564				–	3
23645		–			–	(4)
23456		–			–	(4)

t = 34 HL Trim replacing 23 changes with 1 change.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

(625431)	B	M	W	F	H
134256				t	2
45236			2
53624	2				–
26534			–		s
34562		s	–
46253	2				–
23456	–	–	–		–

t = 78 Single; Start with rounds as the 23rd row of the lead.

Not atw.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	B	M	W	H
34256	t				2	(2,7)
53246				–
46532			2	–
23654			–	s	–
23546		–			–	(4)
65234		4			–	(4,4,4,4)
23456			s	–	–

t = 34 HL Trim replacing 23 changes with 1 change.

2026 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Robert D S Brown

23456	1	B	M	W	H
34256	t				2	(2,7)
45236				2
56423		2	–			(4,4,7)
23645		2			3	(4,4,7,7)
23456		–			–	(4)

t = 34 HL Trim replacing 23 changes with 1 change.

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