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Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Friday, 21 January 2022 in 3h 14 (21–0–1 in E♭)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 160 com, atw.

Composed by N Smith

1 Kathryn H Lucas

2 Alan G Reading (C)

3 Helen C Mansley

4 Graham G Firman

5 Anthony J Cox

6 Lucy A Warren

7 Julian O Howes

8 Edward P D Colliss

Rung for UBSCR dinner weekend.

Ringing World page reference: 5781.0130

Saint Michael's Society

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 12 February 2022 in 3h 6 (15–3–27 in F)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

Composed by N Smith

1 Matthew D Dawson

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Julian O Howes

4 Michael H Tompsett

5 Martin G Mansley

6 Edward R Mack

7 Alan G Reading (C)

8 Matthew C Gardiner

First peal of 23 spliced - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 5784.0209

Saint Michael's Society

Lydney, Gloucestershire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 February 2022 in 2h 51 (13–2–7 in F)

5000 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by J O Howes

1 Helen C Mansley

2 Edward R Mack

3 Eleanor C Talbot

4 William Stafford

5 Alexander E Holroyd

6 Julian O Howes (C)

7 Jonathan D Storey

8 Matthew C Gardiner

9 Matthew D Dawson

10 Gareth L M Lawson

Arranged and rung to celebrate the tenor ringer's birthday today.

Length specially chosen.

With thanks to Ander for stepping in at very short notice.

Ringing World page reference: 5795.0454

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Friday, 11 March 2022 in 3h 10 (21–0–1 in E♭)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (13m)

448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Uxbridge and Yorkshire; 224 each Ashtead, Cornwall and Superlative; 139 changes of method; all the work.

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Eleanor C Talbot

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Matthew D Dawson (C)

4 Annabelle F Frost

5 Gareth L M Lawson

6 Philip D Moyse

7 Matthew C Gardiner

8 Edward R Mack

Most methods in an eight bell peal: 5 and 6.

Ringing World page reference: 5788.0294

Saint Michael's Society

Liverpool, Merseyside

St Barnabas, Penny Lane

Friday, 22 April 2022 in 2h 54 (11–3–27 in G)

5152 Jovium Surprise Major

Composed by arr. from D G Hull

1 Helen C Mansley

2 Linnet R C Tutcher

3 Philip D Moyse

4 Julian O Howes

5 Matthew D Dawson (C)

6 George M Salter

7 Adam J Bennett

8 Gareth L M Lawson

100th peal together: 4 and 5.

Ringing World page reference: 5795.0454

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Friday, 6 May 2022 in 3h 6 (21–0–1 in E♭)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (2m)

2528 each Bristol, Cornwall; 104 changes of method.

Composed by arr. from Ben White-Horne

1 David I Bassford

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Annabelle F Frost

4 Louisa A Roughley

5 Andrew J Rodliffe

6 David P Macey

7 Matthew D Dawson (C)

8 Matthew C Gardiner

Upcoming 50th birthday compliments to the ringer of the 5th, whose first peal this was since 1998.

Ringing World page reference: 5796.0476

Saint Michael's Society

Yatton, Somerset

89 Wheatear Road

Tuesday, 10 May 2022 in 2h 38 (15 in C)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 Aphrodite, Ares, Atlas, Bristol, Britomartis, Brizo, Cornwall, Cronus, Demeter, Disraeli, Electra, Enyo, Erebus, Fauna, Favonius, Fides, Flora, Fontus, Glaucus, Hades, Juturna, Kratos, Merope; 160 com; atw, eld.

Composed by A G Reading (Deities 2.0)

1–2 Lucy A Warren

3–4 Julian O Howes

5–6 Alan G Reading (C)

7–8 Jack E Page

With grateful thanks to Bernard North for lending the band these bells at very short notice, following a slight organisational hiccup.

First peal on the bells.

50th peal on handbells: 3-4.

Ringing World page reference: 5796.0477

Saint Michael's Society

Long Ashton, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 14 May 2022 in 3h 28 (30–3–23 in D♭)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A G Reading (No. 13)

1 Helen C Mansley

2 Julian O Howes (C)

3 Linnet R C Tutcher

4 Thomas R Sherwood

5 Matthew N Jerome

6 Anna E Sherwood

7 Matthew D Dawson

8 Colin G Newman

Birthday compliments to Catherine Sherwood.

Ringing World page reference: 5796.0476

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Sunday, 29 May 2022 in 50m (21–0–1 in E♭)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Anna E Sherwood

2 Thomas R Sherwood

3 Molly Smith

4 Peter W Spain

5 Alison E Leach

6 Sebastian C Small

7 Kathryn L Carter

8 Matthew N Jerome (C)

First of surprise inside on 8: 3,4

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

St Matthew, Kingsdown

Thursday, 2 June 2022 in 2h 58 (22 in E♭)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Mark B Davies (no.6)

1 Molly Smith

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Sebastian C Small

4 Andrew J Rodliffe

5 William Stafford

6 Matthew N Jerome

7 Matthew D Dawson (C)

8 Colin G Newman

First in method: 3, 4.

Rung for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Ringing World page reference: 5799.0529

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

St Matthew, Kingsdown

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 in 45m (22 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Joshua Hutchinson

2 Linnet Tutcher

3 Eleanor Talbot

4 Matthew Jerome

5 Alexander Holroyd

6 Russell Scudamore

7 Anna Sherwood (C)

8 Peter Spain

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

St Matthew, Kingsdown

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 in 47m (22 in E♭)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

544 Bristol, 384 Cambridge, 352 Yorkshire; 17 com

Composed by A G Reading

1 Joshua Hutchinson

2 Linnet Tutcher

3 Sebastian Small

4 Julian Howes

5 Matthew Jerome (C)

6 William Stafford

7 Colin Newman

8 Anna Sherwood

First spliced major: 3

Saint Michael's Society

Frenchay, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 in 2h 48 (4–1–3 in E♭)

5760 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)

360 Lightfoot; 240 Annable's London, Beverley, Cunecastre, Northumberland, Wells; 120 Allendale, Alnwick, Bacup, Bamborough, Berwick, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Coldstream, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Norwich, Primrose, Rossendale, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Warkworth, Wearmouth, Westminster, Whitley, Wooler, York. 219 changes of method, all the work.

Composed by Alexander E Holroyd

1 Alexander E Holroyd (C)

2 Philip D Moyse

3 Colin G Newman

4 Helen C Mansley

5 Alan G Reading

6 Matthew D Dawson

This composition, rung for the first time, contains the standard 41 surprise minor all the work including a plain lead of each method. Completes the set of four peals with this property covering the standard 147 for all the band.

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Sunday, 7 August 2022 in 50m (21–0–1 in E♭)

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Colin G Newman

2 Annabelle F Frost

3 George M Salter

4 William Stafford

5 Matthew N Jerome (C)

6 Matthew C Gardiner

7 Kathryn L Carter

8 Anna E Sherwood

For evensong

Saint Michael's Society

Frenchay, Gloucestershire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 17 August 2022 in 2h 56 (4–1–3 in E♭)

5760 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)

240 each Bacup, Bamborough, Carlisle, Lightfoot, Rossendale, Warkworth, Westminster; 120 each Allendale, Alnwick, Annable's London, Berwick, Beverley, Bourne, Cambridge, Canterbury, Chester, Coldstream, Cunecastre, Durham, Hexham, Hull, Ipswich, Kelso, Lincoln, London, Morpeth, Munden, Netherseale, Newcastle, Norfolk, Northumberland, Norwich, Primrose, Sandiacre, Stamford, Surfleet, Wearmouth, Wells, Whitley, Wooler, York; 239 com; atw with a change of front work and back work every lead.

Composed by J S Warboys (SU0801)

1 Matthew D Dawson (C)

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Julian O Howes

4 Alexander E Holroyd

5 Colin G Newman

6 Philip D Moyse

Circled the tower: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 5810.0832

Saint Michael's Society

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul (Ringing Chamber)

Sunday, 28 August 2022 in 2h 30 (11 in G)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A G Reading (No. 23)

1–2 Edward P D Colliss

3–4 Lucy A Warren

5–6 Alan G Reading (C)

7–8 Stephen J Hall

First peal of Bristol on handbells: 7-8.

100th peal of Bristol Surprise Major: 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 5812.0879

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 3 September 2022 in 3h 14 (21–0–1 in E♭)

5152 Spliced Major (2m)

2592 Double Norwich Court Bob; 2560 Bristol Surprise; 66 com; atw.

Composed by A G Reading

1 Ian P Hill

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Matthew C Gardiner

4 Alexander E Holroyd

5 Julian O Howes (C)

6 David J Spencer

7 Philip D Moyse

8 Matthew D Dawson

50th together: 1 and 6

Rung to mark the closure today of Bristol Zoo, 1836 - 2022.

Ringing World page reference: 5813.0893

Saint Michael's Society

Bristol, Bristol

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Sunday, 30 October 2022 in 49m (21–0–1 in E♭)

1280 Lessness Surprise Major

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1 Kathryn L Carter

2 Alison E Leach

3 Louisa A Holt

4 Sebastian C Small

5 Matthew N Jerome (C)

6 George M Salter

7 Matthew C Gardiner

8 Anna E Sherwood

First blows in method and birthday compliment for tomorrow: 4

Saint Michael's Society

Banwell, Somerset

St Andrew

Friday, 30 December 2022 in 3h 4 (23–0–4 in D)

5000 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by A G Reading (No.10)

1 Linnet R C Tutcher

2 Helen C Mansley

3 Eleanor C Mack

4 Edward R Mack

5 Julian O Howes

6 Philip D Moyse

7 Annabelle F Frost

8 Matthew D Dawson (C)

9 Gareth L M Lawson

10 Matthew C Gardiner

Rung to celebrate the forthcoming wedding of Annabelle Frost and Matt Gardiner, at the church where Annabelle's parents were married and her late mother's family learnt to ring.

Ringing World page reference: 5830.0066

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