Inveraray, Argyll and Bute
All Saints
Saturday, 19 September 2026 in 3hrs 42mins (41-2-8 in C)
5040 Spliced Royal (12 Methods)
Composed by Alex S Riley (Realms)
560 Heaven, Hell; 520 Elysium, Helheim, Tartarus, Valhalla; 400 Purgatory; 360 Aaru, Duat; 320 Bifrost; 240 Midgard; 160 Gjallarbru; 219 changes of method; all the work.

1. Catherine E Morley
2. Estella J Haynes
3. Oliver E Rice
4. Alex S Riley
5. Daniel J Page (C)
6. Luke G Groom
7. Jimmy L Yeoman
8. Christian M Peckham
9. Jack E Page
10. Ewan G A Hull

100th peal together: 5 and 10.

Willesden, Greater London
St Mary
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in 2hrs 41mins (7-3-7 in Bb)
5056 Virgo Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison

1. Ian G Campbell
2. Shirley E McGill
3. Paul A Cammiade
4. Geraldine R Forster
5. Peter W Emery
6. Richard A Pearce
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Alan Regin

With best wishes to James Ansell for a speedy recovery

Hackney, Greater London
St John at Hackney
Saturday, 12 September 2026 in 2hrs 54mins (16-1-6 in F)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Arranged by Samuel C Cave

1. Samuel C Cave (C)
2. David C Bath
3. Joanne P Druce
4. Penelope J V Sharpe
5. Theo A Johnson
6. Margaret H Ross
7. Pip Dillistone
8. Christopher E J Kilgour
9. Matthew L Dancy
10. Alan Regin

For Society Informal Dinner Day.

Shoreditch, Greater London
St Leonard
Saturday, 12 September 2026 in 3hrs 12mins (25-1-11 in Eb)
5091 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston

1. Theo A Johnson
2. Catherine N Merlane
3. Alison M McCormack
4. Penelope J V Sharpe
5. David C Bath
6. Janet E Archibald
7. Peter I Harrison
8. Peter W Emery
9. Matthew L Dancy
10. Alan Regin
11. Michael R Crockett
12. Jack E Page (C)

Remembering Derek E Sibson.
800th peal together: 2 and 10.
2400th peal for the Society: 10.

Thorrington, Essex
Red Brick House
Friday, 11 September 2026 in 2hrs 27mins (11 in G)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton
Henry Johnson's variation

1. 1–2David L Sparling
2. 3–4Paul A Cammiade
3. 5–6Timothy P Hart
4. 7–8Simon A Rudd (C)

70th Birthday compliments to both Nigel and Astrid Gale of Drinkstone.

Raunds, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 5 September 2026 in 3hrs 21mins (22-0-8 in Eb)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by Ian Butters

1. Paul M Mason
2. Jack E Page (C)
3. Catherine N Merlane
4. David C Bath
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Theo A Johnson
7. Michael R Crockett
8. Claire F Roulstone

Circled the tower to peals: 1.
First in method: 6. Well done, Junior Steward!

Exeter, Devon
Cathedral Church of St Peter
Monday, 31 August 2026 in 4hrs 31mins (72-2-2 in Bb)
5042 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3 Methods)
Composed by Ewan G A Hull
1728 Ariel and Bristol, 1586 Cambridge; 49 changes of method; all the work.

1. Daniel J Page
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. Matthew S Pearson (C)
4. Mary E Holden
5. Julia R Cater
6. Samuel C Cave
7. Matthew C Frost
8. Thomas J Waterson
9. Ewan G A Hull
10. Nicholas D Brown
11. Thomas B Mack
12. Edward R Mack

Believed to be the heaviest pair of bells rung to Maximus by two brothers.

Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Sunday, 30 August 2026 in 2hrs 39mins (7-1-12 in A)
5040 Spliced Royal (12 Methods)
Composed by Alex S Riley
Contains 560 Heaven, Hell; 520 Elysium, Helheim, Tartarus, Valhalla; 400 Purgatory; 360 Aaru, Duat; 320 Bifrost; 240 Midgard; 160 Gjallarbru; 219 changes of method; all the work.

1. Richard A Pearce
2. Ewan G A Hull
3. Catherine E Morley
4. Luke G Groom
5. Jack E Page (C)
6. Daniel J Page
7. Christian M Peckham
8. Michael R A Shaw
9. Estella J Haynes
10. Jimmy L Yeoman

Thatcham, Berkshire
St Mary
Saturday, 29 August 2026 in 2hrs 54mins (13-0-23 in F)
5040 Spliced Royal (12 Methods)
Composed by Alex S Riley
560 Heaven, Hell; 520 Elysium, Helheim, Tartarus, Valhalla; 400 Purgatory; 360 Aaru, Duat; 320 Bifrost; 260 Midgard; 160 Gjallarbru. 219 changes of method, all the work.

1. Jack E Page
2. Catherine E Morley
3. Ewan G A Hull (C)
4. Michael R A Shaw
5. Christian M Peckham
6. Richard A Pearce
7. Luke G Groom
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Jimmy L Yeoman
10. Daniel J Page

First Spliced Royal as Conductor.

Poplar, Greater London
Christ Church
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 in 2hrs 51mins (10-3-27 in F#)
5088 Leo Surprise Major
Composed by Donald F Morrison

1. Richard A Pearce
2. Ian G Campbell
3. Geraldine R Forster
4. Paul A Cammiade
5. Russell A Brown
6. Jack E Page
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Alan Regin

To mark the upcoming retirement of Tom Pyke, Vicar of Christ Church, Isle of Dogs, from 2006-2026
Circled Tower - 1

Croydon, Greater London
Minster Church of St John the Baptist
Saturday, 22 August 2026 in 3hrs 47mins (36-3-18 in C#)
5136 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by J E Page

1. Michael R Crockett
2. David C Bath
3. Catherine N Merlane
4. Catherine E Morley
5. Claire F Roulstone
6. Evie Newton
7. Douglas J Beaumont
8. Fraser A Storie
9. Jack E Page (C)
10. Harry E Blamire
11. Thomas B Mack
12. Edward R Mack

Hadstock, Essex
St Botolph
Saturday, 15 August 2026 in 2hrs 19mins (2-3-13 in F#)
5040 Surprise Minor (10 Methods)
1) Durham 2) Bourne, Cambridge, Ipswich 3) Westminster 4) Annable's London 5) Beverley, Surfleet 6) Primrose 7) Norwich

1. Richard Green
2. Edith M Robinson
3. Susan E Marsden
4. Christopher E J Kilgour
5. Thomas W Green (C)
6. Clive J Dunbavin

Vale, Guernsey
St Michel du Valle
Friday, 7 August 2026 in 2hrs 40mins (6-2-23 in Bb)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by Paul J Flavell

1. Nicholas J Wilkins
2. Donny Brock
3. Mary E Holden
4. Duncan R Loweth
5. Alan Regin
6. Fraser A Storie (C)

10/40: 4
First on 6 as conductor

Warsop, Nottinghamshire
St Peter and St Paul
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 in 2hrs 56mins (14-2-24 in F)
5152 Xenoposeidon Surprise Major
Composed by Michael Maughan

1. Paul F Curtis
2. Ruth Curtis
3. Peter S Lacy
4. James E Benner
5. Jack E Page (C)
6. Michael A Varney
7. Ian D Butters
8. Paul M Mason

Circled the tower: 1.
First peal in the method on tower bells.

Hackney, Greater London
St John at Hackney
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 in 2hrs 57mins (16-1-6 in F)
5029 Spliced Caters and Royal (2m/p)
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
2m/p: 2789 Stedman Caters; 2240 Bristol Surprise Royal; 5 changes of method.

1. Shirley E McGill
2. Ruth E R Corney
3. Claire F Roulstone
4. Douglas J Beaumont
5. Jack E Page (C)
6. Stephen A Rossiter
7. Samuel C Cave
8. Stephen A Wheeler
9. Alan Regin
10. Ian G Campbell

A birthday compliment to the conductor.

City of London,
St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge
Sunday, 26 July 2026 in 3hrs 27mins (26-3-9 in D)
5042 Zanussi Surprise Maximus
Composed by Ben White-Horne

1. Catherine E Morley
2. Catherine N Merlane
3. David C Bath
4. Shirley E McGill
5. Annabelle F Frost
6. Theo A Johnson
7. Catherine A Williams
8. Daniel J Page (C)
9. Benjamin D Constant
10. Claire F Roulstone
11. Jack E Page
12. Matthew C Frost

Rung in memory of Elisabeth A G Bowden, who rang 200 peals for the Society.
The 400th peal on the bells.
200th peal: 5.

City of London,
St Mary le Bow, Cheapside
Saturday, 25 July 2026 in 3hrs 46mins (41-3-21 in C)
5042 Spliced Surprise Maximus (3 Methods)
Composed by Ewan G A Hull
1728 Ariel and Bristol, 1586 Cambridge; 49 changes of method; all the work.

1. Ruth E R Corney
2. Catherine N Merlane
3. Matthew S Pearson (C)
4. Annabelle F Frost
5. Francis J Gilruth
6. Harry Z Helyer
7. Catherine E Morley
8. Samuel C Cave
9. David A Warwick
10. Mark E R Gill
11. Matthew C Frost
12. Edward R Mack

Rung as a birthday compliment to Susan E Smith, the Society's Junior Steward in 1978.

Alderney, Channel Islands
Wells House
Sunday, 19 July 2026 in 2hrs 29mins (8 in C)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1. 1–2Linda M Garton
2. 3–4Daniel J Page
3. 5–6Jack E Page (C)
4. 7–8John P Loveless

Basingstoke, Hampshire
All Saints
Saturday, 18 July 2026 in 2hrs 52mins (11-0-6 in F)
5000 Buck Moon Surprise Royal
Composed by Matthew C Frost

1. Annabelle F Frost
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. Adam S Greenley
4. Benjamin D Constant
5. Douglas J Beaumont
6. Ian Roulstone
7. Matthew L Dancy
8. Matthew C Frost (C)
9. Jack E Page
10. Daniel J Page

Circled the tower: 10
First Peal in the method:
-30-14.50-12.36.14-3470.58.14-16.70-18-70,10

Birmingham, West Midlands
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Saturday, 11 July 2026 in 3hrs 25mins (31-0-21 in D)
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by Richard J Angrave (5040 no 7)

1. Tina R Stoecklin
2. Ruth Curtis
3. Shirley E McGill
4. Linda M Garton
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Estella J Haynes
7. Annabelle F Frost
8. Evie Newton
9. Mary E Holden (C)
10. Claire F Roulstone
11. Ruth E R Corney
12. Julia R Cater

In memory of Alison Regan.
For the SRCY country meeting.

Coleshill, Warwickshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 11 July 2026 in 3hrs 4mins (14-0-24 in F#)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Anonymous

1. Geraldine R Forster
2. Theo A Johnson
3. Thomas R Groves
4. Felicity S Warwick
5. Lucas J Williams
6. David A Warwick (C)
7. Andrew W Gordon
8. Frank W Rivett
9. Alan Regin
10. Harry E Blamire

Rung during Society Country Weekend.

Harborne, West Midlands
St Peter
Saturday, 11 July 2026 in 2hrs 47mins (12-3-24 in F#)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1. Myles Louis Dakan
2. Joel A Cairns
3. Jennifer M Page
4. Timothy J Peverett
5. Anthony P Cotton
6. Daniel J Page (C)
7. Janet E Archibald
8. Nicholas D Brown

Rung for the SRCY Country Meeting 2026.

Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Collegiate Church of St Peter
Saturday, 11 July 2026 in 3hrs 24mins (33-0-21 in C#)
5009 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Alex S Riley

1. Alex S Riley (C)
2. David C Bath
3. Simon J Gay
4. Logan T S Anderson
5. Fraser A Storie
6. Matthew L Dancy
7. Andrew J Cairns
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Ewan G A Hull
10. Matthew C Frost
11. Thomas B Mack
12. Michael R Crockett

On the occasion of the Society's Country Meeting.

Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Friday, 10 July 2026 in 2hrs 56mins (10-0-14 in G)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown

1. Nicholas G Robinson
2. Kiyoshi W Thompson
3. Mary E Dunbavin
4. Elizabeth A Hibbert
5. Miles F E Baker
6. John P Loveless
7. Matthew C Frost (C)
8. Linda M Garton

Remembering Frances Hibbert (née Laflin) born 9th July 1926, mother of 4.
Rung for the SRCY Country Meeting.

Handsworth, West Midlands
St Mary
Friday, 10 July 2026 in 2hrs 54mins (15-2-22 in F)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (5 Methods)
Composed by Donald F Morrison (Op 1293)
1120 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire; 896 Bristol, London; 125 changes of method; all the work.

1. Theo A Johnson
2. David C Bath
3. Evie Newton
4. Ruth Curtis
5. Myles Louis Dakan
6. Daniel J Page (C)
7. Alan Regin
8. Claire F Roulstone

Rung for the SRCY Country Meeting. The greatest country meeting in the world.

Knowle, West Midlands
St John the Baptist, St Lawrence, and St Anne
Friday, 10 July 2026 in 2hrs 47mins (9-3-7 in G)
5056 Holbeach Surprise Major
Composed by Ian Butters no 834A

1. Paul M Mason
2. Joanne P Druce
3. Hana Booth
4. Alistair M Donaldson
5. Catherine N Merlane
6. Andrew W Gordon
7. Colin M Lee
8. Ian D Butters (C)

Tamworth, Staffordshire
St Editha
Friday, 10 July 2026 in 3hrs 11mins (21-2-9 in Eb)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Anonymous

1. Joel A Cairns
2. Simon J Gay
3. Penelope J V Sharpe
4. Felicity S Warwick
5. Tina R Stoecklin
6. David A Warwick (C)
7. Peter J Waterfield
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Andrew J Cairns
10. Nicholas D Brown

Rung as an 80th Birthday compliment to Andrew Else the tower captain at Tamworth.
Rung during the SRCY Country Meeting.

Birmingham, West Midlands
St Paul
Thursday, 9 July 2026 in 2hrs 52mins (12-2-13 in F#)
5040 Swindon Surprise Royal
Composed by Donald F Morrison

1. Ruth Curtis
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. Paul M Mason
4. Ian Roulstone (C)
5. Anthony P Cotton
6. Peter J Waterfield
7. Andrew W Gordon
8. Colin M Lee
9. Alan Regin
10. Ian D Butters

A jeweller in Jewellery Quarter: 7.
For the Country Meeting.

Edgbaston, West Midlands
St Bartholomew
Thursday, 9 July 2026 in 2hrs 44mins (10-0-14 in G)
5088 Turramurra Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown

1. Joanne P Druce
2. Ruth Curtis
3. Helen Phillips
4. Jennifer M Page
5. Jimmy L Yeoman
6. Paul M Mason
7. Anthony P Cotton (C)
8. Claire F Roulstone

Walsall, West Midlands
St Matthew
Thursday, 9 July 2026 in 3hrs 14mins (25-2-18 in D)
5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by James Clatworthy

1. Janet E Archibald
2. Ewan G A Hull (C)
3. Daniel J Page
4. Theo A Johnson
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Joel A Cairns
7. Michael R Crockett
8. Andrew J Cairns
9. Ian D Butters
10. Frank W Rivett
11. Alan Regin
12. Colin M Lee

1st on 12 and for the Society: 6
100th for the Society: 5
50th Peal: 4

Wandsworth, Greater London
Holy Trinity, West Hill
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 in 3hrs 2mins (15-0-2 in F#)
5152 Gemini Surprise Major
Composed by Simon Humphrey

1. Ian G Campbell
2. Shirley E McGill
3. Paul A Cammiade
4. Anne L Rueff
5. Geraldine R Forster
6. Peter W Emery
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Alan Regin

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
St Peter and St Paul
Tuesday, 9 June 2026 in 3hrs 21mins (24-1-25 in D)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by Roger Baldwin

1. Ian G Campbell
2. Lloyd S Cartwright
3. Russell A Brown
4. Ian Roulstone
5. Peter W Emery
6. Alan Regin
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Claire F Roulstone

100th peal of London Surprise Major as conductor

Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, 6 June 2026 in 3hrs 27mins (23-3-13 in D)
5136 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by Jack E Page

1. Ruth Curtis
2. Daniel J Page
3. Catherine E Morley
4. Catherine A Williams
5. Jack E Page (C)
6. Catherine N Merlane
7. David C Bath
8. Evie Newton
9. Luke G Groom
10. Michael A Varney
11. Michael R Crockett
12. Jimmy L Yeoman

City of London,
St Katharine Cree
Friday, 5 June 2026 in 2hrs 54mins (9-3-18 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (7 Methods)
1. Warkworth 2. Beverley 3. Rossendale 4. Bourne 5. London 6. Cambridge 7. Norwich each extent called differently

1. Peter J Blight
2. Lloyd S Cartwright
3. Catherine N Merlane
4. Alan Regin
5. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
6. Nicholas D Brown

Rampton, Cambridgeshire
All Saints
Sunday, 31 May 2026 in 2hrs 37mins (4-2-23 in C#)
5040 Surprise Minor (6 Methods)
1) York 2) Hull 3) Beverley 4) Surfleet 5,6) Cambridge 7) Norwich

1. Philip D Bailey
2. Christopher E J Kilgour
3. Samantha L Gorman
4. Clive J Dunbavin
5. Thomas W Green (C)
6. Susan E Marsden

Circled the tower to peals: 6.
Rung in fond memory of Ian W Davies, member of the Society.

City of London,
St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge
Saturday, 30 May 2026 in 3hrs 21mins (26-3-9 in D)
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by John N Hughes-D'Aeth

1. Dexter O Deackes
2. Lewis D Benfield
3. Theo A Johnson
4. Rachel L Mahoney
5. Logan T S Anderson (C)
6. Hana Booth
7. Francis W F Town
8. Michael A Varney
9. Fraser A Storie
10. Matthew L Dancy
11. Francis J Gilruth
12. Ewan G A Hull

Rung by Society members under the age of 25.
Average age: 20 years, 8 months, 17 days.
First peal on 12: 1.
First peal as conductor.

City of London,
St Mary le Bow, Cheapside
Saturday, 30 May 2026 in 3hrs 35mins (41-3-21 in C)
5099 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston (op Old Fart)

1. Linda M Garton
2. Catherine N Merlane
3. Janet E Archibald
4. David C Bath
5. Mark J Pendery
6. Thomas W Green
7. Jack E Page (C)
8. Evie Newton
9. Stephen J Bailey
10. Ruth E R Corney
11. Christian M Peckham
12. Samuel C Cave

First on 12: 6.
With grateful thanks to Thomas for standing in at short notice, and to Ewan Hull for reminding us how old we are.

Westminster, Greater London
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 30 May 2026 in 3hrs 24mins (29-1-1 in D)
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by Alex S Riley

1. Dylan M Smith
2. Michael R A Shaw
3. Catherine A Williams
4. Harry Z Helyer
5. Hannah E L Read
6. Daniel J Page (C)
7. Thomas R Groves
8. Lucas J Williams
9. Alexander P Johnson
10. Miles F E Baker
11. Catherine E Morley
12. Luke G Groom

First on 12: 1.
First Bristol Maximus: 7.
Rung by a band born in a different millennium to the composer.
Retirement compliment to Reverend Richard Carter, assistant vicar for mission at St Martin-in-the-Fields. (2006-2026)

Alton, Staffordshire
St Peter
Monday, 25 May 2026 in 3hrs 5mins (22-2-2 in Eb)
5040 Wicker Man Surprise Royal
Composed by Ellis Hollows

1. Felicity S Warwick
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. Adam S Greenley
4. David C Bath
5. Benjamin D Constant
6. Jack E Page (C)
7. Matthew L Dancy
8. David A Warwick
9. Ian Roulstone
10. Jimmy L Yeoman

Wicker Man S: -34-14.50-12.36.70.34-50.16-16.70-16-70,10

Grappenhall, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Monday, 25 May 2026 in 3hrs 0mins (10-3-17 in G)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by James Clatworthy

1. Alison J Molyneux
2. Paul M Mason
3. Helen J Audley
4. Alison M McCormack
5. Matthew J L Durham (C)
6. Hana Booth
7. Gary J Audley
8. G Jessica Durham
9. Michael A Varney
10. Daniel J Page

1000th peal: 7

Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire
St James
Sunday, 24 May 2026 in 2hrs 53mins (14-1-11 in E)
5002 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by Mark R Eccleston

1. Felicity S Warwick
2. Jimmy L Yeoman (C)
3. Benjamin D Constant
4. Adam S Greenley
5. Lewis D Benfield
6. Dexter O Deackes
7. Matthew L Dancy
8. Mark J Pendery
9. David A Warwick
10. Luke G Groom

800th peal: 1
250th peal for The Society: 9
First in method: 6
Rung for Pentecost

St Helens, Merseyside
Minster Church of St Helen
Sunday, 24 May 2026 in 3hrs 15mins (22-2-25 in C#)
5000 Triton Delight Royal
Composed by Martin J Cansdale

1. Jack E Page
2. David C Bath
3. Paul M Mason
4. Matthew J L Durham
5. G Jessica Durham
6. Anthony P Cotton
7. Michael A Varney
8. Daniel J Page
9. Ian Roulstone (C)
10. Claire F Roulstone

To commemorate the redesignation of this church as St Helens Minster today.