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St Mary-the-Virgin
Saturday, 15 August 2009 in 2h 52 (15–2–22)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton (Johnson's variation]
1 Simon J Davies
2 Jennifer A Dearie
3 Philip R Down
4 Alan R Baldock (C)
5 Hugh F Pettifer
6 John E Hawes
7 Stephen J Beckingham
8 Colin R Spencer
50th peal together - 4 & 5. 400th of Major - 4. Circled the tower as conductor. Rung to welcome the Rev'd Canon Thomas Oliver Mendel as Vicar of Eastbourne, and as part of the Cambridge University 800 years celebrations - the method having been requested by the Vicar, who is a Cambridge Graduate.