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Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 19 January 2025 in 58m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1254 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by William Jackson (arr. Mark Liebenrood)

1 Luke O Camden (C)

2 Bethan L Hensman

3 Florence H P Lazenby

4 Sheila M Cheesman

5 Thomas L Nagel

6 Anne F Hughes

7 M Louise Booth

8 Luke D Perkins

9 William J Lake

10 Mark C Liebenrood

11 James C Marchbank

12 Brian N Spurling

First of Grandsire Cinques: 2, 3 and as Conductor

On the 300th anniversary of the first peal on 12

For Choral Eucharist

Ringing World page reference: 5937.0098

Southwark Cathedral Society

Twickenham, Middlesex

19 Court Way

Friday, 24 January 2025 in 2h 28 (11)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Lynn S Scales

1–2 D Robert C Sworder

3–4 David G Maynard (C)

5–6 Ian G Mills

7–8 Stephen J F Mitchell

Rung as part of the Southwark Festival of Ringing 2025

Ringing World page reference: 5938.0130

Southwark Cathedral Society

Roehampton, Greater London

Holy Trinity

Friday, 24 January 2025 in 45m (6–2–5 in B)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

Bristol, Superlative, Cambridge

Composed by P J Flavell

1 Michael Uphill

2 Sheila Cheesman

3 William J Dawson

4 Luke D Perkins

5 Rebecca Steed

6 Bethan L Hensman

7 Joseph Dillon

8 Jeremy Cheesman (C)

Southwark Cathedral Society

Willesden, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 25 January 2025 (7–3–7 in B♭)

1344 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

(Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Yorkshire)

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1 Luke O Camden

2 Linda S Georgiades

3 Rachel E Prior

4 William M Beech

5 Luke D Perkins

6 Rebecca A Steed

7 Anthony P Matthews (C)

8 Mark C Liebenrood

2nd Birthday compliments to William Taylor

Southwark Cathedral Society

St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 25 January 2025 in 3h 19 (24–0–3 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Christopher J Poole (Opus 5)

1 Stephen J F Mitchell

2 Rachel Titmuss

3 Mary E Gow

4 Bethan L Hensman

5 Adam D Rebick

6 William J Lake

7 D Robert C Sworder (C)

8 Isaac W Johnson

9 Matthew E Rayner

10 Andrew M Hills

1st on 10: 6 and as conductor

1st of Cambridge: 4

Rung as part of the Southwark Festival of Ringing 2025.

Southwark Cathedral Society

Kilburn, Greater London

St Augustine

Saturday, 25 January 2025 in 45m (8–1–0 in A)

1344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Bailey

1 Sheila M Cheesman

2 Ian G Mills

3 Michael Leese

4 Joseph Dillon

5 Thomas L Nagel (C)

6 Katie E Abraham

7 Jeremy D Cheesman

8 Anne F Hughes

For the society Festival of Ringing

Southwark Cathedral Society

Hampstead, Greater London

Christ Church

Saturday, 25 January 2025 in 49m (24–0–5 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Billy Clarke

2 Rachel Titmuss

3 Sheila Cheesman

4 Anne Hughes

5 Mark C Liebenrood

6 Adam Rebick

7 Jeremy Cheesman (C)

8 Joseph Dillon

Wishing Anthony Matthews a happy birthday tomorrow

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Surrey

Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

Sunday, 26 January 2025 in 1h 55 (48)

2601 Stedman Cinques

Composed by LJW

1 Rebecca A Steed

2 Lucinda J Woodward (C)

3 Mark C Liebenrood

4 Brian N Spurling

5 William J Lake

6 Isaac W Johnson

7 Vanessa V Mitchell

8 Neil Buswell

9 Matthew E Rayner

10 Luke O Camden

11 Anthony P Matthews

12 Thomas L Nagel

Following Choral Eucharist for the Southwark Festival of Ringing.

♥ Birthday compliments to Anthony Matthews.

Rung on the 40th anniversary of Lucy's first peal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 5938.0129

Southwark Cathedral Society

City of London

St Michael, Cornhill

Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 55m (32–1–6 in D♭)

1313 Stedman Cinques

Composed by MJU

1 Stephen J F Mitchell

2 Heather A Rayner

3 Louise C Palmer

4 Michael J Palmer

5 Michael J Uphill (C)

6 Gavin D Bennett

7 Christopher M Gould

8 David N Wallis

9 James J Hardy

10 Christopher N McCarthy

11 Matthew E Rayner

12 Ian G Mills

A reunion of some of the oldies, including 9 of the first Southwark band to take part in a final of the National 12-bell Contest (Worcester 2006) - ringers of 1-6 and 10 and, on the subs' benches, Jason Hughes in the pub and Nigel Pointer by videolink.

Ringing World page reference: 5939.0151

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 9 February 2025 in 55m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1251 Erin Cinques

Composed by John Hyden

1 James C Marchbank

2 Stephen J F Mitchell

3 Mary E Gow

4 Thomas L Nagel

5 Luke O Camden (C)

6 Rachel E Sworder

7 William J Lake

8 Brian Spurling

9 Vanessa V Mitchell

10 Robert Sworder

11 Simon D Roberts

12 Matthew E Rayner

Following Choral Eucharist.

First Erin Cinques: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and as conductor

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 16 February 2025 in 62m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1317 Stedman Cinques

Composed by M R Eccleston

1 N Simon D Roberts

2 Mark C Liebenrood

3 Robert Sworder

4 Brian N Spurling

5 Cameron White-Spunner

6 Sheila M Cheesman

7 Billy Clarke

8 William J Lake

9 Anthony P Matthews (C)

10 Hannah L Taylor

11 Rebecca A Steed

12 Anne F Hughes

Rung following Evensong.

Southwark Cathedral Society

Pimlico, Middlesex

St Saviour

Thursday, 13 March 2025 in 45m (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1–2 Ian G Mills

3–4 Mark Liebenrood

5–6 Robert Sworder

7–8 Stephen J F Mitchell (C)

9–10 Luke Brooke

First on 10 handbells: 9-10

Southwark Cathedral Society

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Saturday, 15 March 2025 in 54m (26–3–9 in D)

1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus

1 Rachel E Sworder

2 Sheila M Cheesman

3 Heather A Rayner

4 Rebecca Sugden

5 Thomas L Nagel

6 Rebecca A Steed

7 Jeremy D Cheesman

8 Alex W Tatlow (C)

9 Luke D Perkins

10 Anthony P Matthews

11 Robert Sworder

12 Matthew E Rayner

To celebrate the wedding of Luke Camden and James Marchbank, earlier today.

Ringing World page reference: 5954.0519

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 23 March 2025 in 56m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1250 Phobos Surprise Maximus

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Simon D Roberts

2 Bethan L Hensman

3 Mark C Liebenrood

4 Stephen J F Mitchell

5 Robert Sworder

6 William M Beech

7 Matthew E Rayner (C)

8 Thomas L Nagel

9 Luke D Perkins

10 William J Lake

11 Luke O Camden

12 James C Marchbank

Rung to celebrate the life of John Russell Perkins.

First in Method: 2 & 10

Ringing World page reference: 5946.0314

Southwark Cathedral Society

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter, and St Cedd

Sunday, 23 March 2025 in 49m (34–2–22 in C)

1250 Zanussi Surprise Maximus

1 Samuel A Beech

2 James C Marchbank

3 Luke O Camden

4 Matthew E Rayner (C)

5 Anthony J Bloomfield

6 Luke D Perkins

7 Rebecca A Steed

8 Andrew R C Kelso

9 William M Beech

10 Isaac W Johnson

11 Ryan S Noble

12 Anthony P Matthews

Following Choral Evensong and to mark the fifth anniversary of the first COVID lockdown. We particularly hold in our minds those who have died, have friends or family who have died, or had their lives affected as a result of the pandemic, while we look optimistically towards a future when these crises are handled in an effective and empathetic manner.

Ringing World page reference: 5946.0315

Southwark Cathedral Society

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Monday, 24 March 2025 in 49m (26–3–9 in D)

1250 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3m)

576 Zanussi, 386 Phobos & 288 Bristol

Composed by Matthew E Rayner

1 Bethan L Hensman

2 Heather A Rayner

3 Thomas L Nagel

4 William M Beech

5 James C Marchbank

6 Matthew E Rayner (C)

7 Luke D Perkins

8 Rebecca A Steed

9 Robert Sworder

10 Anthony P Matthews

11 Mark C Liebenrood

12 Luke O Camden

Ringing World page reference: 5946.0315

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 30 March 2025 in 62m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Robert W Lee

1 Luke O Camden

2 Florence H P Lazenby

3 Bethan L Hensman

4 Thomas L Nagel (C)

5 Vanessa V Mitchell

6 Billy Clarke

7 Anthony P Matthews

8 James C Marchbank

For Mothering Sunday.

First in method: 2

Southwark Cathedral Society

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Sunday, 6 April 2025 in 51m (26–3–9 in D)

1259 Erin Cinques

Composed by Lucinda J Woodward

1 Luke O Camden

2 Mark C Liebenrood

3 Mary E Gow

4 Rebecca A Steed

5 James C Marchbank (C)

6 Katie E Abraham

7 Rachel E Sworder

8 Andrew G Booth

9 Rachel Titmuss

10 Billy Clarke

11 Hannah L Taylor

12 Robert Sworder

First of Erin Cinques: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and as Conductor.

After Solemn High Mass, and during the London landmarks half marathon, the route for which passes the tower.

Ringing World page reference: 5948.0364

Southwark Cathedral Society

Bermondsey, Greater London

St James

Sunday, 6 April 2025 in 44m (14–1–15 in F♯)

1250 Bristol Surprise Major

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1 Colin Friend

2 Thomas L Nagel

3 Joseph Dillon

4 Rebecca Sugden

5 Anne Hughes

6 Simon Roberts (C)

7 Vanessa V Mitchell

8 Adam D Rebick

First in the method: 3

Ringing World page reference: 5948.0355

Southwark Cathedral Society

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Sunday, 13 April 2025 in 50m (26–3–9 in D)

1298 Phobos Surprise Maximus

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1 Rebecca L Sugden

2 Luke O Camden

3 Sheila M Cheesman

4 Simon D Roberts

5 Jeremy D Cheesman

6 Vanessa V Mitchell

7 Mark C Liebenrood (C)

8 William M Beech

9 Thomas Nagel

10 William J Lake

11 Billy Clarke

12 Anthony P Matthews

First in method: 6, and as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 5949.0377

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Thursday, 8 May 2025 in 58m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Traditional

1 Alex W Tatlow

2 M Louise Booth

3 Alec Gray

4 Brian Spurling

5 Tom Nagel

6 Stephen R Smith II

7 Stephen J F Mitchell (C)

8 James White

9 Luke O Camden

10 Thomas G Ashwin-Siejkowski

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Ringing World page reference: 5952.0449

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 11 May 2025 (48–3–1 in B♭)

1317 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Mark R Eccleston

1 Michael J Uphill

2 Katie E Abraham

3 Caroline N Pawley

4 Luke O Camden

5 Rachel E Sworder

6 Brian Spurling

7 Robert Sworder (C)

8 Simon D Roberts

9 Vanessa V Mitchell

10 Billy Clarke

11 James C Marchbank

12 William M Beech

After Choral Eucharist

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 18 May 2025 in 60m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1306 Stedman Cinques

1 Rebecca L Sugden

2 Luke O Camden (C)

3 Matthew E Rayner

4 Florence H P Lazenby

5 Andrew P F Bradford

6 Joseph A Dillon

7 Luke D Perkins

8 James C Marchbank

9 Simon D Roberts

10 Rebecca A Steed

11 Anthony P Matthews

12 Hannah L Taylor

Following Morning Eucharist and the baptism of Joseph Gruffudd Tomos Littlewood.

First cinques - 6

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 1 June 2025 in 59m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1317 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Mark R Eccleston

1 Rebecca L Sugden (C)

2 Mary E Gow

3 Heather A Rayner

4 Bethan L Hensman

5 Rachel E Sworder

6 Sheila M Cheesman

7 Caroline N Pawley

8 M Louise Booth

9 Vanessa V Mitchell

10 Hannah L Taylor

11 Rebecca A Steed

12 Anne F Hughes

The first all female quarter peal at the Cathedral by a Society band.

In affectionate memory of Paul N Mounsey and Colin G Wright.

The band would like to associate Linda Georgiades with this performance.

Southwark Cathedral Society

Grantham, Lincolnshire

St Wulfram

Saturday, 7 June 2025 in 52m (32–1–11 in C♯)

1287 Stedman Caters

Composed by Mark C Liebenrood

1 Sheila M Cheesman

2 William M Beech

3 Anne Hughes

4 Jeremy D Cheesman

5 Linda Georgiades

6 Mark C Liebenrood (C)

7 Luke D Perkins

8 Vanessa V Mitchell

9 William J Lake

10 David I Braunton

In memory of Paul Mounsey and Colin Wright. The band send their best wishes to the organiser Billy Clarke for a speedy recovery.

Southwark Cathedral Society

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Sunday, 15 June 2025 in 62m (48–3–1 in B♭)

1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus

1 William M Beech

2 Mary E Gow

3 Anthony P Matthews

4 Stephen J F Mitchell

5 Brian N Spurling

6 Robert Sworder

7 Billy Clarke

8 Lucas J Williams

9 Simon D Roberts (C)

10 James C Marchbank

11 Thomas L Nagel

12 Luke O Camden

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