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St Martin's Guild
York, North Yorkshire
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter
Wednesday, 1 January 2025 in 4h 1 (59–1–23 in B♭)
5004 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Arr. by AFB from Mark R Eccleston
1 Alex F Byrne (C)
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Charlotte D Linford
4 Simon J L Linford
5 John M Goldthorpe
6 Clare McArdle
7 David F Perkins
8 Mark A Bell
9 Julia R Cater
10 Robin O Hall
11 Ewan G A Hull
12 Eleanor J Linford
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 12 January 2025 in 2h 45 (11–2–5 in G)
5088 Xeranthemum Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Jill D Walburn
2 Stephen W Horton
3 Michael J Dew
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 D Rose W Horton
6 Michael Chester
7 Stephen G Askew
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 13 January 2025 in 3h 21 (31–0–21 in D)
5016 Spliced Maximus (7m)
1008 Bolton; 960 Baratheon; 864 Greyjoy; 816 Tyrell; 528 Stark; 432 Targaryen; 408 Lannister; 143 com; atw.
Composed by David J Pipe (Game of Thrones)
1 Henry J W Pipe (C)
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Alistair J Cherry
4 Lucy A Warren
5 David C Brown
6 David J Pipe
7 Graham M Bradshaw
8 Oliver C Bates
9 Mark A Bell
10 Alan G Reading
11 Colin M Lee
12 Michael P A Wilby
First Game of Thrones: 4, 5, 9, 10
Ringing World page reference: 5945.0290St Martin's Guild
Netherton, West Midlands
St Andrew
Sunday, 19 January 2025 in 2h 58 (13–0–3 in F♯)
5184 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Michael Chester
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Michael J Dew
4 Stephen G Askew
5 Andrew J Ellis
6 Andrew W Gordon
7 Stephen W Horton
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 20 January 2025 in 3h 23 (31–0–21 in D)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)
6 methods: 1056 each Ariel S, Phobos S, Zanussi S; 880 Maypole A; 792 Deimos A; 176 Slinky Differential Little T P; 109 com; atw.
Composed by D J Pipe (Pipe’s Classic 11-part)
1 Jimmy L Yeoman
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Christian M Peckham
4 Susan J Healy
5 Oliver C Bates (C)
6 Alexander P Frye
7 George M Salter
8 James P Ramsbottom
9 Michael J Clay
10 Richard J Angrave
11 Michael P A Wilby
12 Thomas W Griffiths
St Martin's Guild
Solihull, West Midlands
St Alphege
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 in 51m (21–1–11 in E♭)
1276 Grandsire Cinques
1 Stephanie Warboys
2 Simon Linford (C)
3 Graham Nabb
4 Susan Healy
5 Thomas Healy
6 Lucy Gwynne
7 John Gwynne
8 Lucas Williams
9 Mike Chester
10 Andrew Ellis
11 Eleanor Linford
12 James Ellis
First on 12: 5, 12
Get well compliment to Stephen Shipley
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 26 January 2025 in 2h 46 (11–2–5 in G)
5152 Ruthenium Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Andrew J Ellis
3 Jill D Walburn
4 Michael Chester
5 D Rose W Horton
6 Stephen W Horton
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
Birthday compliment to Jill
Ringing World page reference: 5938.0127St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Monday, 3 February 2025 in 40m (3–3–23 in C♯)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (12m)
View composition
1 Jo Gifford
2 Casey McLellan
3 Kirsty Gifford
4 James Ramsbottom
5 Phil Ramsbottom
6 James Mundy (C)
Most spliced: 3
First spliced surprise minor: 5
Most spliced as conductor
St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
159 Gibbins Road
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 in 3h 6 (17 in A)
5090 Zanussi Surprise Maximus
Composed by E G A Hull (Op. 1)
1–2 Alexander P Frye
3–4 Alfred G W Pipe
5–6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7–8 Michael P A Wilby
9–10 Alistair J Cherry
11–12 Mark R Eccleston
St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 in 2h 47 (10–0–14 in G)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1344 Glasgow; 1248 London; 1216 each Bristol, Belfast; 113 com, atw.
Composed by Roderick R Horton
1 James P Town
2 Casey McLellan
3 Ruth Jopp
4 Paul McNutt
5 Lucas J Williams
6 James P Ramsbottom
7 Paul Jopp
8 George M Salter (C)
First Horton's Four - 2
Ringing World page reference: 5940.0171St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 17 February 2025 in 3h 22 (31–0–21 in D)
5088 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Alistair J Cherry
2 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
3 Oliver C Bates (C)
4 Charlotte D Linford
5 Stacey A Howard
6 Rebecca Kirby
7 Eleanor J Linford
8 John M Thurman
9 Alexander P Frye
10 Paul J Tiebout
11 Mark A Bell
12 Michael P A Wilby
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 23 February 2025 in 2h 48 (11–2–5 in G)
5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Giles B Thompson
1 Andrew J Ellis
2 Richard J Hurst
3 Michael Chester
4 Jill D Walburn
5 Catherine R Taylor
6 Alex J Davies
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
First peal in the method: 6
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0266St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Sunday, 23 February 2025 in 3h 48 (39–1–19 in C)
5073 Spliced Sextuples and Fourteen (2m/p)
2576 Bristol Surprise Fourteen; 2497 Stedman Sextuples; 3 com; atw.
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Oliver C Bates
2 Simon J L Linford
3 Richard B Pullin
4 Susan J Healy
5 Charlotte D Linford
6 Eleanor J Linford
7 Euan R M Thomas
8 Simon A Percy
9 Matthew W Goodship
10 Jonathan A Agg
11 Catherine E Morley
12 Jack E Page (C)
13 Mark A Bell
14 Ewan G A Hull
First on 14: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9.
69th peal: 5.
69th together: 12 and 14.
Ringing World page reference: 5942.0219St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Flat 15, Elmwood Court, Pershore Road
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 in 2h 14 (11 in G)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by M B Davies
1–2 Casey McLellan
3–4 Simon J L Linford
5–6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7–8 James P Ramsbottom
First (and probably last!) peal at the address.
Ringing World page reference: 5942.0220St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 9 March 2025 in 2h 49 (11–2–5 in G)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by D F Morrison
1 Michael Chester (C)
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Stephen W Horton
4 James T Ellis
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Richard J Hurst
8 Gordon R Birks
Rung in memory of Lucy Smith.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0383St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 10 March 2025 in 3h 20 (31–0–21 in D)
5040 Spliced Maximus (6m)
6 methods: 1152 each Ariel, Phobos and Zanussi Surprise; 864 Deimos Alliance; 576 Glazgow Little Surprise; 144 Lynx Differential; 119 changes of method, all the work for all 12 bells.
Composed by D J Pipe (Pipe’s Classic 12-part)
1 Jimmy L Yeoman
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Victoria J M Wilby
4 Paul McNutt
5 Alistair J Cherry
6 Christian M Peckham
7 Paul E Bibilo
8 James P Ramsbottom
9 Alexander P Frye
10 Oliver C Bates (C)
11 Thomas W Griffiths
12 Michael P A Wilby
In celebration of the lives of Lucy Smith and Susan M Howard, née Wykes.
Congratulations to Rosie Mason, member of The Royal Victorian Order.
With the band’s best wishes to Alan Reading and Lucy Warren on their marriage last Saturday.
500th twelve bell peal: 11
Ringing World page reference: 5944.0276St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 17 March 2025 in 3h 21 (31–0–21 in D)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)
1056 Ariel Surprise, Phobos Surprise, Zanussi Surprise; 880 Maypole Alliance; 792 Deimos Alliance; 176 Slinky Differential Little Treble Place; 109 com; atw.
Composed by David J Pipe
1 Paul E Bibilo
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Mark A Bell
4 Paul McNutt
5 Simon J L Linford (C)
6 Matthew W Goodship
7 Colin G Newman
8 James P Ramsbottom
9 Simon A Percy
10 Jimmy L Yeoman
11 Colin M Lee
12 Oliver C Bates
1500th peal: 1
First Cyclic Maximus: 6, 9
Ringing World page reference: 5945.0290St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Anne
Saturday, 22 March 2025 in 42m (7–0–5 in B♭)
1320 Annable's London Surprise Minor
1 Kirsty Gifford
2 Casey McLellan
3 Rose Horton
4 Steve Horton
5 James Mundy
6 James Ramsbottom (C)
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 23 March 2025 in 2h 52 (11–2–5 in G)
5152 Lunar Delight Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Andrew J Ellis
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Jill D Walburn
4 Michael Chester
5 Richard J Hurst (C)
6 D Rose W Horton
7 Gordon R Birks
8 Stephen W Horton
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 in 53m (31–0–21 in D)
1293 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
1 Susan Healy
2 Vicky Wilby
3 Casey McLellan
4 Elizabeth Wilby
5 Michael Wilby (C)
6 Thomas Healy
7 Graham Kelly
8 Jonathan Healy
9 James Ramsbottom
10 James Town
11 Mark Eccleston
12 Tony Daw
First of maximus:4 & 6
Ringing World page reference: 5946.0315St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
St Mary
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 in 47m (12–1–17 in G)
1287 Grandsire Triples
Composed by R B Pullin
1 Janet Horton
2 Matthew King
3 James Mundy
4 Graham Kelly
5 Steve Horton
6 James Ramsbottom (C)
7 George Salter
8 Kirsty Gifford
St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Saturday, 12 April 2025 in 2h 56 (10–0–14 in G)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
4 methods: 1280 Cambridge, London, Superlative; 1184 Bristol; 110 com; atw.
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Stephanie J Warboys
2 Charlotte D Linford
3 Thomas E Healy
4 Casey McLellan
5 Susan J Healy
6 Paul E Bibilo
7 Jonathan P Healy
8 Oliver C Bates (C)
First peal of spliced: 3
Ringing World page reference: 5948.0352St Martin's Guild
Netherton, West Midlands
St Andrew
Sunday, 13 April 2025 in 2h 55 (13–0–3 in F♯)
5152 Dereham Surprise Major
Composed by R Baldwin
1 Timothy M Davis
2 Andrew J Ellis
3 Jill D Walburn
4 Stephen W Horton
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Richard J Hurst
7 Gordon R Birks
8 Michael Chester (C)
Rung for Palm Sunday.
Circled the tower to peals: 2.
Ringing World page reference: 5949.0375St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
159 Gibbins Road
Wednesday, 16 April 2025 in 2h 23 (10 in A)
5080 Spliced Triples and Major (5m)
2520 Stedman Triples; 1120 Superlative S; 640 Cambridge S; 480 London S; 320 Bristol S; 74 changes of method; 9 changes of stage
Composed by P W J Deakin
1–2 Mark R Eccleston (C)
3–4 Oliver C Bates
5–6 Richard B Grimmett
7–8 Alex J Parsons
Rung with the band’s best wishes to Gill Fielden on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Ringing World page reference: 5950.0399St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Mary
Sunday, 20 April 2025 in 47m (18–0–9 in F)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Lucian Lupsan
2 Simon Linford (C)
3 Sharon Wall
4 Charlie Linford
5 Fran Dodds
6 Paul Lindley
7 Matthew King
8 Steve Maddox
First on 8: 1
First on 8 inside: 3
Birthday compliment to Joseph Earis
For Easter
Ringing World page reference: 5950.0402St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Mary
Sunday, 27 April 2025 in 45m (7)
1320 Surprise Minor (4m)
Ipswich, Bourne, Cambridge, Norwich
1 Susan Healy
2 Trish Everett
3 Matthew King
4 Simon Linford (C)
5 Thomas Healy
6 Charlie Linford
Most Surprise Minor: 2,3,5
Ringing World page reference: 5951.0426St Martin's Guild
Harborne, West Midlands
St Peter
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 in 45m (12–3–24 in F♯)
1320 Spliced Surprise Minor (2m)
720 Beverley, 600 Surfleet
1 Jackson Day
2 Kirsty Gifford
3 Ioan B G Normington
4 Alistair Benford
5 Frank Agar
6 James Mundy (C)
For national "food poisoning" day
Colin does not wish to be associated with this performance
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 in 58m (39–1–19 in C)
1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus
sW sH sW sH
1 Victoria J M Wilby
2 Oliver C Bates (C)
3 Casey McLellan
4 Susan J Healy
5 Stacey A Howard
6 Eleanor J Linford
7 Anthony M Daw
8 James P Ramsbottom
9 Jonathan B Townsend
10 William R Haynes
11 George M Salter
12 John S Warboys
St Martin's Guild
Shirley, West Midlands
St James the Great
Saturday, 3 May 2025 in 2h 45 (6–1–1 in B♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 George M Salter
3 Lucy J T Gwynne
4 Ioan B G Normington
5 James P Ramsbottom (C)
6 Adam Knight-Markiegi
7 John W G Gwynne
8 Stephen W Horton
First Peal: 6
First Grandsire: 4
Organised for the 10th anniversary of Adam learning to ring
Ringing World page reference: 5953.0495St Martin's Guild
Harborne, West Midlands
St Peter
Saturday, 3 May 2025 in 46m (6)
1300 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Allie Lyo
2 Casey McLellan
3 Mike Rigby
4 James Ramsbottom
5 Margaret Burling (C)
6 Katherine Arthur
First quarter: 1, 6 and as Conductor
Ringing World page reference: 5958.0605St Martin's Guild
Lapworth, Warwickshire
St Mary's
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Rounds and Call Changes
Rung for VE Day Commemoration
1 John Cranmer (C)
2 Pat Hicks (C)
3 Stuart Mace (C)
4 Clive Taylor
5 Philip Mace
6 Mary Tipping
7 Emma Thomas
8 Lynda Cranmer
We swapped ourselves around our 6 ropes so that we all rang for VE Day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0466St Martin's Guild
Handsworth, West Midlands
St Mary
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (15–2–22 in F)
Rounds and Call Changes
Rounds and call changes
Rosemarie Seadon
Elizabeth Longhurst
Ethel Lubin
Mary Jones
Peter Sharpe
Lee Colwill
To commemorate VE day
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0463St Martin's Guild
Erdington, West Midlands
Abbey Church of St Thomas and St Edmund of Canterbury
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (15–3–16 in F)
Tolling
3rd and 6th rang for the 80th anniversary of VE Day
3 Gill Campbell
6 Colin Frew (C)
VE Day 80th Anniversary
Ringing World page reference: 5952.0461St Martin's Guild
Bickenhill, West Midlands
St Peter
Thursday, 8 May 2025 (9½ in A)
General Ringing
1 Simon Linford
2 Vicky Cheshire
3 Deborah Chard
4 Sarah Chilton
5 Sue Butler
For VE80.
St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 in 2h 52 (10–0–14 in G)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Alan G Reading (No.8)
1 Simon J L Linford
2 Oliver C Bates
3 Stephen W Horton
4 Ioan B G Normington
5 George M Salter (C)
6 Mark R Eccleston
7 William M Regan
8 James P Ramsbottom
First Bristol Surprise Major - 4 & 7
Ringing World page reference: 5953.0495St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 (39–1–19 in C)
252 Stedman Cinques
Conducted by Mark R Eccleston
1 Stephanie J Warboys
2 Victoria J M Wilby
3 Stacey A Howard
4 Eleanor J Linford
5 Susan J Healy
6 James A Forster-Rea
7 James P Ramsbottom
8 John H Fielden
9 Alban D Forster
10 John S Warboys
11 Simon J L Linford
12 Anthony M Daw
Rung by members and former members of the St Martin's Band and dedicated to the fond memory of Maurice F Edwards. Maurice was a member of this Band for 58 years and will be deeply missed.
Arthur Reeves and Lucas Williams wish to be associated with this ringing.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0872St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 in 43m (12–2–13 in F♯)
1260 Stedman Doubles
1 Casey McLellan (C)
2 Graham Kelly
3 Sarah A King
4 Phil Ramsbottom
5 James Ramsbottom
6 Matthew King
First Stedman: 3
First Stedman Doubles: 4
First Stedman as Conductor
Ringing World page reference: 5955.0541St Martin's Guild
Netherton, West Midlands
St Andrew
Sunday, 25 May 2025 in 2h 47 (13–0–3 in F♯)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1440 Lincolnshire, 1280 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 1120 Rutland. 74 com, all the work
Composed by J S Warboys
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Stephen W Horton
4 Michael Chester (C)
5 Richard J Hurst
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Stephen G Askew
8 Gordon R Birks
St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
St Mary
Thursday, 29 May 2025 in 45m (12–1–17 in G)
1260 Variable Treble Bob Doubles
View composition
1 Kirsty Gifford
2 Alistair Benford
3 Frank Agar
4 Rose Horton
5 James Mundy (C)
6 Richard A Lewis
First variable treble for all
The band have no idea if this can be named as a new doubles variation. If it can, the band would like to name the method Inception Doubles - Plain Bob Doubles with a 5 extreme.
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Monday, 9 June 2025 in 42m (3–3–23 in C♯)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (12m)
View composition
1 Phil Ramsbottom
2 Casey McLellan
3 Kirsty Gifford
4 James Ramsbottom
5 Rose Horton
6 James Mundy (C)
St Martin's Guild
Packwood, Warwickshire
St Giles
Friday, 13 June 2025 in 48m (6–3–14 in B♭)
1344 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by David G Hull (Core 7 book)
1 Rowena Shipley
2 Simon Linford (C)
3 Sand Cooper
4 Stacey Howard
5 Richard Andrew
6 Stephen Shipley
7 Philip Ramsbottom
8 Stephen Horton
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room)
Monday, 16 June 2025 in 53m (15 in C)
1360 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
Composed by D G Hull
1–2 Alexander P Frye
3–4 Michael P A Wilby
5–6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7–8 Stephen M Jones
9–10 Mark R Eccleston
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 22 June 2025 in 2h 45 (11–2–5 in G)
5184 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Jill D Walburn
2 Stephen G Askew
3 Michael Chester
4 Stephen W Horton
5 Timothy M Davis
6 Richard J Hurst
7 Andrew J Ellis
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
250th as conductor, 50 on these bells.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0627St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 23 June 2025 in 3h 22 (31–0–21 in D)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)
6 methods: 1056 each Ariel S, Phobos S, Zanussi S; 880 Maypole A; 792 Deimos A; 176 Slinky Differential Little T P; 109 com; atw.
Composed by D J Pipe (Pipe’s Classic 11-part)
1 Alex J Parsons
2 Jimmy L Yeoman
3 Mark R Eccleston
4 Paul Jopp
5 Paul McNutt
6 Alexander P Frye
7 Paul E Bibilo
8 Stephen M Jones
9 Alistair J Cherry
10 Oliver C Bates (C)
11 Thomas W Griffiths
12 Michael P A Wilby
70th Birthday Compliment to John Griffiths, Uncle of 11th.
Ringing World page reference: 5959.0627St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Mary
Sunday, 29 June 2025 in 50m (18–0–9 in F)
1260 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Albert J Pitman
1 Lucian Lupsan
2 Charlie Linford
3 Sharon Wall
4 Trish Everett
5 Simon Linford (C)
6 Arthur Reeves
7 Matthew King
8 Emma Harris
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 29 June 2025 in 2h 47 (11–2–5 in G)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1440 Lincolnshire, 1280 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 1120 Rutland. 74 com, all the work
Composed by J S Warboys
1 Jill D Walburn
2 Alex J Parsons
3 Richard J Hurst
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Timothy M Davis
7 Michael Chester (C)
8 Gordon R Birks
St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
159 Gibbins Road
Monday, 30 June 2025 in 2h 12 (10 in A)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by P A B Saddleton (10 part - No 23 in CC Collection)
1–2 Oliver C Bates
3–4 Alexander P Frye
5–6 Mark R Eccleston (C)
7–8 Alex J Parsons
First Triples: 7-8.
Ringing World page reference: 5960.0654St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Monday, 14 July 2025 in 41m (3–3–23 in C♯)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)
View composition
1 Phil Ramsbottom
2 Casey McLellan
3 Kirsty Gifford
4 James Ramsbottom
5 Rose Horton
6 James Mundy (C)
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 14 July 2025 in 3h 23 (31–0–21 in D)
5026 Spliced Cinques and Maximus (3m/p)
2338 Stedman Cinques; 1344 each Avon Delight Maximus, Bristol Surprise Maximus; 13 com.
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Michael P A Wilby
2 Oliver C Bates (C)
3 Paul Jopp
4 Alex J Parsons
5 Alexander P Frye
6 Andrew J Rawlinson
7 M Michael R Parker
8 Graham M Bradshaw
9 Paul E Bibilo
10 Mark R Eccleston
11 Jimmy L Yeoman
12 Mark A Bell
100th peal as conductor.
69th together: 2 & 8.
Ringing World page reference: 5962.0697St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 21 July 2025 in 3h 19 (31–0–21 in D)
5063 Stedman Cinques
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Victoria J M Wilby
2 Mark R Eccleston (C)
3 Anthea S Edwards
4 Paul E Bibilo
5 Jimmy L Yeoman
6 Alex J Parsons
7 M Michael R Parker
8 Thomas W Griffiths
9 Jonathan P Healy
10 Oliver C Bates
11 Michael P A Wilby
12 Frederick Shallcross
Rung in memory of Maurice Edwards, a member of the St Martin’s Guild for 63 years.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0872St Martin's Guild
Great Barr, West Midlands
St Margaret
Tuesday, 22 July 2025 in 2h 42 (9–1–15 in G)
5040 Doubles and Minor (12m)
(1) London S Minor (2) Single Oxford B Minor (3) Norwich S Minor (4) Stedman Doubles, Grandsire Doubles, St Martin’s B Doubles, St Simon’s B Doubles, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P Doubles, Plain B Doubles (5) Oxford TB Minor (6) St Clement’s College B Minor (7) Cambridge S Minor
1 Lynn S Scales
2 Michael P A Wilby
3 Alex J Parsons
4 Mark R Eccleston (C)
5 Jimmy L Yeoman
6 Oliver C Bates
Rung in affectionate memory of Dennis Clive, who taught the ringers of 1 and 4 to ring. This peal included a selection of Dennis’ favourite methods, rung in the church that Dennis served loyally for many decades.
Ringing World page reference: 5978.1073St Martin's Guild
Lye, The, West Midlands
Christ Church
Saturday, 26 July 2025 in 2h 50 (3–0–27 in E♭)
5120 Lye Delight Major
Composed by Jonathan F Young
1 Steve Bowley
2 Richard J Hurst
3 Stephen W Horton
4 Scott Wheaver
5 Nicholas K Allsopp
6 Stephen G Askew
7 Michael Chester (C)
8 Andrew J Ellis
Rung to celebrate the appointment of Revd Glen Ruffle as Vicar in the Benefice of The Lye and Stambermill.
Ringing World page reference: 5964.0746St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 27 July 2025 in 2h 49 (11–2–5 in G)
5184 Wombourn Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Richard J Hurst
4 Michael Chester
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Andrew W Gordon
7 Stephen W Horton
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
200th peal together: 3,4.
Ringing World page reference: 5964.0746St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room)
Monday, 28 July 2025 in 2h 37 (15 in C)
5040 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by A S Riley (No. 3)
1–2 Mark R Eccleston
3–4 Michael P A Wilby
5–6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7–8 Alex J Parsons
9–10 Alexander P Frye
Birthday compliment to Alistair Cherry for today.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0865St Martin's Guild
Selly Oak, West Midlands
159 Gibbins Road
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 in 2h 15 (10 in A)
5000 Spliced Triples and Major (2m)
3200 Bristol Surprise Major; 1800 Stedman Triples; 19 com
Composed by P W J Deakin
1–2 Alexander P Frye
3–4 Mark R Eccleston (C)
5–6 Oliver C Bates
7–8 Alex J Parsons
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 in 44m (12–2–13 in F♯)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
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1 Rachel Mitchell
2 Casey McLellan
3 Kirsty Gifford
4 Clare Townsend
5 Phil Ramsbottom
6 Frances Dodds
7 James Ramsbottom (C)
8 Tony Daw
Rung for International Lefthanders Day, by a band who all ring "left over right".
Ringing World page reference: 5968.0842St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 24 August 2025 in 2h 50 (11–2–5 in G)
5184 Quill Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Stephen W Horton
4 D Rose W Horton
5 Richard J Hurst
6 Stephen G Askew
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
St Martin's Guild
Willenhall, West Midlands
St Giles
Sunday, 31 August 2025 in 2h 56 (16–1–1 in F♯)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Andrew B Mills
1 Stephen G Askew
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Alex J Parsons
4 Jill D Walburn
5 Richard J Hurst
6 Stephen W Horton
7 Michael Chester
8 Andrew W Gordon
9 Andrew C Ogden
10 Gordon R Birks (C)
This year three very special couples in the congregation celebrate their 65th Wedding anniversary (Blue Sapphire). Two of which took place at St. Giles
We would like to thank them all for their many decades of dedication, love, support and laughter they have given our church.
Also be dedicated to our patron St. Giles whose feast day is 1st September.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0863St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 1 September 2025 in 3h 22 (31–0–21 in D)
5040 Rigel Surprise Maximus
Composed by J S Warboys
1 Mark R Eccleston
2 Jimmy L Yeoman
3 Alex J Parsons
4 Paul Jopp
5 Alexander P Frye
6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7 Alistair J Cherry
8 Paul McNutt
9 Paul E Bibilo
10 Jack E Page
11 Mark A Bell
12 Michael P A Wilby
Rung to mark the signing of the official instrument of surrender, ending World War 2 on September 2nd 1945, and in memory of Leonard Wilson: Bishop of Singapore 1941-49, interned in Changi prison 1943-45, and latterly Bishop of Birmingham 1953-69.
Ringing World page reference: 5969.0864St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Friday, 5 September 2025 in 2h 45 (3–3–23 in C♯)
5040 Surprise Minor (16m)
(1) Kelso (2) Bamborough, Bacup (3) Westminster, Allendale (4) Carlisle, Chester, Munden (5) Sandiacre, Wooler (6) York, Durham (7) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham
1 Jonathan P Healy
2 Stephanie J Warboys
3 Thomas E Healy
4 Susan J Healy
5 Mark R Eccleston
6 John S Warboys (C)
Most methods to a peal: 3.
Ringing World page reference: 5970.0884St Martin's Guild
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
St Chad
Saturday, 6 September 2025 in 3h 42 (39–2–7 in C)
5016 Spliced Maximus (10m)
1056 Gluon Little Alliance; 576 Plain Bob, Strange, Top; 480 Down, Up; 432 Lepton Little Bob; 336 Charm; 264 Baryon; 240 Meson; 215 com; atw.
Composed by D J Pipe (Particles)
1 Jimmy L Yeoman
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Catherine E Morley
4 Daniel J Page
5 Jadd Virji
6 Oliver C Bates (C)
7 James P Ramsbottom
8 Paul E Bibilo
9 Alistair J Cherry
10 Luke T W Smith
11 Ewan G A Hull
12 George M Salter
St Martin's Guild
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
St David
Saturday, 6 September 2025 in 2h 53 (10–0–14 in G)
5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by J F Young
1 Stephen W Horton
2 Nicholas K Allsopp
3 Steve Bowley
4 Richard J Hurst
5 Simon E Adams
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Stephen G Askew
8 Michael Chester (C)
Rung, on the day of The Moreton Show, as a 65th birthday compliment for today to Steve Askew.
300th peal together: 1 & 8.
Ringing World page reference: 5970.0884St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Monday, 8 September 2025 in 42m
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Matthew J Healy
2 Elliot J Daniel
3 Thomas E Healy
4 Elizabeth F M Wilby
5 Charlie Linford (C)
6 James T Ellis
First quarter peal by an all Brumdinger band.
Classy performance by all.
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 14 September 2025 in 2h 52 (11–2–5 in G)
5184 Versailles Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Michael Chester
3 Stephen G Askew
4 Stephen W Horton
5 Jill D Walburn
6 Alex J Davies
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
Rung in memory of David Franklin of Bloxwich. 100th peal together: 3 and 4
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0952St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 15 September 2025 in 3h 24 (31–0–21 in D)
5040 Roaring Meg Surprise Maximus
Composed by A G Reading
1 Jimmy L Yeoman
2 Paul E Bibilo
3 Michael P A Wilby (C)
4 Paul Jopp
5 Alex J Parsons
6 M Michael R Parker
7 Graham M Bradshaw
8 David M W Threlfall
9 Christian M Peckham
10 Colin M Lee
11 Oliver C Bates
12 Alistair J Cherry
St Martin's Guild
Knowle, West Midlands
St John the Baptist, St Lawrence, and St Anne
Sunday, 21 September 2025 in 42m (9–3–7 in G)
1296 Bourne Surprise Minor
1 Rowena Shipley
2 Lucy Gwynne
3 Emma Lansberry
4 John Gwynne
5 Jayne Shipley
6 Stephen Shipley (C)
First blows in method: 3.
For the evening service.
Also, remembering Vernon Green, past Secretary and Treasurer of St Martin’s Guild (1974-1977) and Ringing Master at St Alphege, Solihull (1976-1980).
Ringing World page reference: 5976.1026St Martin's Guild
Kinver, Staffordshire
St Peter
Sunday, 21 September 2025 in 2h 57 (12–2–24 in F♯)
5088 Vectis Surprise Major
Composed by R D S Brown & D F Morrison
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Richard J Hurst
3 Michael J Dew
4 Nicholas K Allsopp
5 Steve Bowley
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Stephen G Askew
8 Michael Chester (C)
Birthday compliment to Paul Robinson
Ringing World page reference: 5972.0928St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 28 September 2025 in 2h 47 (11–2–5 in G)
5088 Cornwall Surprise Major
Composed by Robert Dennis
1 Jill D Walburn
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Andrew W Gordon
4 Richard J Hurst
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Stephen W Horton
7 Gordon R Birks
8 Michael Chester (C)
Rung in memory of David Jones, Tower Captain at Codsall, who died earlier today.
Ringing World page reference: 5973.0952St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 29 September 2025 in 3h 28 (31–0–21 in D)
5090 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (2m)
2 methods: 2592 Avon Delight; 2498 Bristol Surprise; 46 com; atw.
Composed by R J Angrave (Op. 483)
1 Christian M Peckham
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Jimmy L Yeoman
4 Michael P A Wilby
5 Alex J Parsons
6 Alistair J Cherry
7 Alexander P Frye
8 Oliver C Bates (C)
9 Paul J Tiebout
10 Paul E Bibilo
11 Mark A Bell
12 Thomas W Griffiths
Rung in memory of Vernon Green.
Birthday compliment to Alex Parsons for today.
Compliments to Alan Ainsworth for his upcoming 90th birthday.
Ringing World page reference: 5976.1026St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 (39–1–19 in C)
1426 Spliced Maximus (7m)
7m: Makeway Little Treble Place, Slinky Differential Little Treble Place, Deimos A, Phobos S, Bristol S, Ariel S, Zanussi S.
1 Rachel J Mitchell
2 Victoria J M Wilby
3 Stacey A Howard
4 Stephanie J Warboys
5 Susan J Healy
6 Simon J L Linford (C)
7 Lucas J Williams
8 Oliver C Bates
9 M Michael R Parker
10 Anthony M Daw
11 Eleanor J Linford
12 John S Warboys
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Ringing World page reference: 5973.0955St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Anne
Thursday, 9 October 2025 in 45m (7–0–5 in B♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Simon Linford (C)
2 Deborah Chard
3 Helen Surr
4 Alan Cottrell
5 Margaret Burling
6 Vicky Cheshire
First inside: 2
Rung with simulated sound
Ringing World page reference: 5974.0977St Martin's Guild
Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire
St Mary Magdalene
Friday, 10 October 2025 in 46m (12–1–5 in G)
1280 Turramurra Surprise Major
Composed by Robert W Lee
1 Rowena Shipley
2 Simon J L Linford (C)
3 Sand Cooper
4 Philip Ramsbottom
5 Richard J Andrew
6 Malcolm J Paulson
7 Stephen Shipley
8 Graham Nabb
First blows in the method: 3
Ringing World page reference: 5981.1143St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Sunday, 12 October 2025 in 2h 47 (10–0–14 in G)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)
8 methods: 896 Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative; 672 Rutland; 448 Bristol, Lincolnshire, London, Yorkshire; 126 com; atw.
Composed by D F Morrison (Op. 6087 - The Pangbian)
1 James P Town
2 Casey McLellan
3 M Michael R Parker
4 Thomas R Groves
5 Oliver C Bates (C)
6 Lucas J Williams
7 Simon J L Linford
8 Mark R Eccleston
First on eight inside: 4.
First standard 8-spliced: 2, 3, 4.
Ringing World page reference: 5975.0997St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Sunday, 19 October 2025 in 3h 37 (39–1–19 in C)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)
6 methods: 1056 each Ariel S, Phobos S, Zanussi S; 880 Maypole A; 792 Deimos A; 176 Slinky Differential Little T P; 109 com; atw.
Composed by D J Pipe (Pipe’s Classic 11-part)
1 Stephanie J Warboys
2 Jimmy L Yeoman
3 Estella J Haynes
4 Lucy A Warren
5 Stuart C W Hutchieson
6 M Michael R Parker
7 Oliver C Bates (C)
8 Graham M Bradshaw
9 Alex S Riley
10 Paul E Bibilo
11 Michael P A Wilby
12 Alistair J Cherry
Rung as a pre-wedding compliment to Alistair Cherry & Megan Jones.
First cyclic: 6.
100th together: 2 & 11.
Ringing World page reference: 5976.1019St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 20 October 2025 in 3h 26 (31–0–21 in D)
5025 Stedman Cinques
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Oliver C Bates
2 Paul E Bibilo
3 Stephen M Jones
4 Alexander P Frye
5 David J Pipe (C)
6 John H Fielden
7 Graham M Bradshaw
8 Paul McNutt
9 Jonathan P Healy
10 Michael P A Wilby
11 Thomas W Griffiths
12 Frederick Shallcross
Marking 25 years since the passing of Peter Border, a giant of the Exercise. Peter rang 827 peals in this tower, 563 of which were on the tenor; he conducted 484. Rung by friends and Guild members and conducted by Peter's Godson, David. Also associating Stef Warboys who met the band prior to the peal, prepared to ring if needed.
Ringing World page reference: 5980.1113St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 9 November 2025 in 2h 50 (11–2–5 in G)
5088 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by S Jenner
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Jill D Walburn
3 Stephen W Horton
4 Richard J Hurst
5 Michael Chester
6 Alex J Davies
7 Michael J Dew
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
Half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday
Ringing World page reference: 5979.1089St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 17 November 2025 in 3h 22 (31–0–21 in D)
5136 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by M R Eccleston
1 Jimmy L Yeoman
2 Mark R Eccleston (C)
3 Josh D P Jones
4 Oliver C Bates
5 Daniel J Page
6 Nicholas C Field
7 John N Hughes-D'Aeth
8 Graham M Bradshaw
9 Alexander P Frye
10 Colin G Newman
11 Thomas W Griffiths
12 Michael P A Wilby
Rung as a compliment to Alistair Cherry and Megan Jones on their recent marriage.
Ringing World page reference: 5982.1204St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 23 November 2025 in 2h 53 (11–2–5 in G)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Andrew W Gordon
3 Stephen G Askew
4 Richard J Hurst
5 Jill D Walburn
6 Michael Chester
7 Gordon R Birks (C)
8 Stephen W Horton
Rung to celebrate the life of Margaret Birks, 03/09/1939-14/11/2025, mother of the conductor
Ringing World page reference: 5981.1137St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Monday, 24 November 2025 in 3h 23 (31–0–21 in D)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)
1056 each Ariel S, Phobos S, Zanussi S; 880 Maypole A; 792 Deimos A; 176 Slinky Differential Little T P; 109 com; atw.
Composed by D J Pipe
1 Catherine E Hampson
2 Jimmy L Yeoman
3 Michael P A Wilby (C)
4 Susan J Healy
5 Paul Jopp
6 Paul McNutt
7 M Michael R Parker
8 Alexander P Frye
9 Graham M Bradshaw
10 Mark A Bell
11 Colin M Lee
12 Thomas W Griffiths
69th on the bells: 2
A birthday compliment to Elizabeth Wilby
Ringing World page reference: 5981.1137St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Mary
Saturday, 29 November 2025 in 3h 10 (18–0–9 in F)
5057 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Darran Ricks
1 Simon E Adams
2 Stephen Bowley
3 Michael Chester
4 Graham R Kelly
5 Thomas E Healy
6 Simon J L Linford (C)
7 Andrew J Ellis
8 Nicholas K Allsopp
9 Eleanor J Linford
10 James T Ellis
First on 10: 5
Ringing World page reference: 5982.1204St Martin's Guild
Erdington, West Midlands
St Barnabas
Wednesday, 3 December 2025 (15–1–15 in F)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Allie Lyo
2 Phil Ramsbottom
3 Nigel A Crowther
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 Stephen W Horton (C)
6 James T Ellis
Allie has now completed Learning the Ropes, Level 3 - well done!
Also worth noting is that Allie herself arranged two practises and two quarter peals to achieve this.
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
The Woodman
Friday, 5 December 2025 in 2h 20 (11 in G)
5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)
(1-3) 2160 Alnwick, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Kelso, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Newcastle, Northumberland, Sandiacre, Wells, Whitley, Wooler (4-7) 2880 Allendale, Annable's London, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Lightfoot, Netherseale, Norfolk, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Westminster, York
Composed by J S Warboys (SU0308, SU0403)
1–2 Stuart C W Hutchieson
3–4 Mark R Eccleston (C)
5–6 Simon J L Linford
First 41 in hand: 1-2
Ringing World page reference: 5982.1206St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room)
Friday, 5 December 2025 in 2h 39 (15 in C)
5040 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by Daniel W Brady
1–2 Alfred G W Pipe
3–4 Alexander P Frye
5–6 Oliver C Bates
7–8 Michael P A Wilby
9–10 Alex F Byrne (C)
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
The Woodman
Saturday, 6 December 2025 in 2h 24 (11)
5184 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)
10m: 768 Cambridge, Lessness, 576 Bristol, Cornwall, Rutland, 384 Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire)
Composed by David B Wilson
1–2 David Kemp
3–4 Alex J Parsons
5–6 Daniel J Page
7–8 Emma J Southerington (C)
St Martin's Guild
Handsworth, West Midlands
St Mary
Sunday, 7 December 2025 in 2h 56 (15–2–22 in F)
5088 Xmas Surprise Major
Composed by R D S Brown & D F Morrison
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Nicholas K Allsopp
3 James T Ellis
4 Stephen Bowley
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Roderic K Bickerton
8 Michael Chester (C)
Rung as part of the church's Christmas Tree Festival.
250th peal of Treble Dodging Major: 6.
Ringing World page reference: 5982.1204St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room)
Sunday, 7 December 2025 in 3h (15 in C)
5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by R J Angrave (Op. 186)
1–2 Alexander P Frye
3–4 Alex J Parsons
5–6 David J Pipe
7–8 John R Fisher
9–10 Daniel J Page
11–12 Oliver C Bates (C)
St Martin's Guild
Sheldon, West Midlands
St Giles
Saturday, 13 December 2025 in 40m (8–1–8 in A♭)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
Included Price's No.1 X 3, 4 different 120s and 60
1 Joanna Traves
2 Adam Knight-Markiegi
3 Sarah King
4 Alan Cottrell
5 Margaret Burling (C)
6 Robert D Traves
1st in method for 3
St Martin's Guild
Netherton, West Midlands
St Andrew
Sunday, 14 December 2025 in 2h 48 (13–0–3 in F♯)
5088 Medway Surprise Major
Composed by R D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Jill D Walburn
3 D Rose W Horton
4 Stephen W Horton
5 Richard J Hurst
6 Gordon R Birks
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Michael Chester (C)
St Martin's Guild
Birmingham, West Midlands
St Martin
Tuesday, 16 December 2025 in 56m (39–1–19 in C)
1298 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3m)
Bristol, Phobos, Zanussi
Composed by MJ Hilling, arr. RH Burton
1 Arthur Reeves
2 Susan Healy
3 Casey McLellan
4 Simon Linford
5 Stacey Howard
6 Victoria Wilby
7 Charlotte Linford
8 James Ramsbottom (C)
9 Rachel Mitchell
10 Eleanor Linford
11 Tony Daw
12 Oliver Bates
First Spliced Maximus: 3
Ringing World page reference: 5985.0015St Martin's Guild
Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Friday, 19 December 2025 in 2h 48 (10–0–14 in G)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
1280 each Bristol, Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire; 89 com, atw
Composed by John M Goldthorpe
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Casey McLellan
3 James T Ellis
4 Simon J L Linford (C)
5 Charlotte D Linford
6 Mark R Eccleston
7 Andrew J Ellis
8 Michael Chester
First Spliced: 3
St Martin's Guild
Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
St Edward
Saturday, 20 December 2025 in 3h 18 (27–2–24 in D)
5088 Jersey Surprise Major
Composed by D W Beard
1 Nicholas K Allsopp
2 Rosemary K Hemmings
3 James T Ellis
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 Stephen W Horton
6 Roderic K Bickerton
7 Michael Chester (C)
8 Gordon R Birks
Rung for the church's Christmas Tree Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 5985.0011St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Anne
Saturday, 20 December 2025 in 44m (7–0–5 in B♭)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
10 different extents
1 Vicki Cheshire
2 Simon Linford (C)
3 Lucian Lupsan
4 Trish Everett
5 Charlie Linford
6 Ian Slater
First away from the Tenor: 1
First inside: 3
St Martin's Guild
Willenhall, West Midlands
St Giles
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 in 3h (16–1–1 in F♯)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by B E Whiting
1 Paul M Mason
2 Stephen W Horton
3 James T Ellis
4 Andrew J Ellis
5 Timothy M Davis
6 Michael J Dew
7 Alex J Davies
8 Gordon R Birks
9 Andrew W Gordon
10 Michael Chester (C)
First Surprise Royal: 7.
For Christmas. Also remembering Minnie Bartlett, grandmother of Richard Harper, Tower Captain, on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
St Martin's Guild
Old Hill, West Midlands
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 27 December 2025 in 3h 4 (23–1–0 in F)
5088 Watford Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Rosemary K Hemmings
2 Nicholas K Allsopp
3 James T Ellis
4 Stephen W Horton
5 Stephen G Askew
6 Andrew J Ellis
7 Stuart C W Hutchieson (C)
8 Michael Chester
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Sunday, 28 December 2025 in 2h 50 (11–2–5 in G)
5184 Turramurra Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Michael Chester
3 Timothy M Davis
4 Stephen W Horton
5 D Rose W Horton
6 Michael J Dew
7 Andrew W Gordon
8 Gordon R Birks (C)
St Martin's Guild
Moseley, West Midlands
St Anne
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in 41m (7–0–5 in B♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Simon Linford (C)
2 Deborah Chard
3 Trish Everett
4 Ian Slater
5 Eleanor Linford
6 Sharon Wall
First inside on open bells: 2
First covering: 6
St Martin's Guild
Smethwick, West Midlands
Old Church
Wednesday, 31 December 2025 in 2h 37 (7–1–1 in B)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by J P Ramsbottom
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Mark R Eccleston
3 Simon J L Linford
4 Charlotte D Linford
5 James P Ramsbottom (C)
6 Andrew W Gordon
7 D Rose W Horton
8 Stephen W Horton
St Martin's Guild
Coseley, West Midlands
Christ Church
Wednesday, 31 December 2025 in 2h 56 (11–2–5 in G)
5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Harry Poyner
1 Catherine R Taylor
2 Timothy M Davis
3 Stephen W Horton
4 Paul M Mason (C)
5 Michael J Dew
6 Alex J Davies
7 Gordon R Birks
8 Andrew W Gordon
Half Muffled for the end of year, remembering Margaret Birks and Susan Lisbeth Harper who passed away during this year