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Durham & Newcastle Diocesan Association

Ponteland, Northumberland

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 February 2023 in 2h 45 (6–3–4 in B)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Luke S P Riley

2 Julie Bell

3 J Michael Procter

4 Barbara Davies

5 Richard M Grainger

6 Howard E J Smith

7 Stephen B Bell (C)

8 Peter K D Dawson

Rung on the 150th anniversary of the first true peal of Cambridge Surprise Major, rung at Benington, Herts on 11th February, 1873.

On Newcastle Cathedral Guild Dinner Day. (The Cathedral bells are currently out of action.)

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major on Ponteland bells.

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First submitted Saturday, 11 February 2023 at 13:38:21 by Stephen B Bell.

Sent for publication in The Ringing World on Monday, 20 March 2023 at 16:31:58, and printed in issue 5841, page 308.

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