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Peals

This page contains a handful of significant peals that have been rung in the last 9 years. There has been a multitude of footnotes, including long-lengths (some of which broke the records), new methods, first and n-thousandth peals, marking special occasions and in memory of loved ones.

For the full details of all peals, please visit Bellboard.

175th Peal on the bells.

Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Thursday, 15 November 2018 in 2h 40 (3–1–2 in E)
5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by Richard J Angrave
1 Colin J Butler
2 Maureen J Hanney
3 Peter W Hill
4 Janet L Morris
5 Tony Skilton
6 Peter M Wilkinson
7 Claire F Roulstone
8 Graham A Duke (C)
For Society peal weekend

150th Peal on the bells.

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge
, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Monday, 4 April 2016 in 2:29 (3–1–2)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by M B Davies (no.1)
1 Graham J Wright
2 John P Colliss
3 Charlotte K Colliss
4 James A Hodkin
5 Malcolm M Powell
6 Richard M Thompson
7 John A Dodd
8 Edward P D Colliss (C)
150th peal on the bells.

1000th Peal for John Dodd, and a record length.

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Saturday, 22 November 2014 in 13:6 (3–1–2)
28512 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by B D Price
1 John A Dodd
2 David J Mattingley
3 Benjamin J Carey
4 James A Hodkin
5 Andrew B Mills (C)
6 Andrew J Dodd
7 Roy LeMarechal
8 Edward P D Colliss
1000th peal – 1.
Longest peal in the method so far, beating in changes, if not time, the 23296 rung at Llanfeugan in 1974. Longest peal by the Guild, beating the 25088 Plain Bob Major rung in hand in 1977. 4th longest tower bell peal ever.
Umpires – Christine R Hill, Martin J E Daniels, Andrew G Craddock, Alistair K C Brown, Margaret E L Chapman, Sam Shead, Patricia D Spink
This peal has been recognised as a record length in the method.

70th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Friday, 6 June 2014 in 2h:03 (1–1–2)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by R Bailey
1 Caroline Daniels
2 John A Dodd
3 Maureen J Hanney
4 Colin J Butler
5 Martin J E Daniels
6 James A Hodkin (C)
Rung to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings. Remembering both those who participated and the multitude of support personnel who made this turning point of the War possible.

100th Peal on the bells

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Wednesday, 14 August 2013 in 3h 16 (3–1–2)
6480 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by J Clatworthy
1 John A Dodd
2 Jenny M A Astridge
3 Brian J Woodruffe (C)
4 Janet L Morris
5 Patricia D Spink
6 Tobias B Dando
7 Christopher R Field
8 Raymond Haines
9 Andrew J Dodd
10 James A Hodkin
100th peal on the bells.

First Peal with the new tenor

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Saturday, 16 March 2013 in 2.06 (3)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by Roger Bailey
1 John A Dodd
2 Harriet J Dodd
3 Colin J Butler
4 E C Gareth Higgs
5 Martin J E Daniels
6 James A Hodkin (C)
First peal with the new tenor
First minor as conductor

1300th Peal for John Couperthwaite

Awbridge Society
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Wednesday, 13 June 2012 in 2hr 37min (2–2–0)
5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal
Composed by R J Angrave (No 21)
1 John A Dodd
2 Anne L Rueff
3 Karen M White
4 Martin J Turner
5 Janet L Morris
6 Tom Page
7 E C Gareth Higgs
8 W John Couperthwaite (C)
9 Edward J W Manley
10 Ronald F Diserens
1300th peal: 8.

60th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Monday, 6 February 2012 in 2h33 (2cwt)
5184 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Graham A C John (6-part)
1 Alan D Elsmore
2 John A Dodd
3 Frank R Morton
4 Tom Page
5 Brian J Woodruffe (C)
6 Janet L Morris
7 E C Gareth Higgs
8 Martin J Turner
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the Throne.

100th Peal for Andrew Dodd

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Friday, 28 May 2010 in 2h 30 (2–2–0)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
1 Brian J Woodruffe
2 Andrew J Dodd (C)
3 Colin J Butler
4 Martin J E Daniels
5 Jonathan P Daniels
6 Graham J Wright
7 Edward P D Colliss
8 John P Colliss
9 John A Dodd
10 James A Hodkin
100th Peal and 25th of Royal – 2. First of Royal as conductor.
Circled the tower to Peals – 7,10.
Thank you to the ringers of 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9 who also rang in the conductor’s first peal on 24/03/2003.

2000th Peal for John Colliss

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 in 2:32 (2–2–0)
5000 Superlative No.2 Surprise Royal
Composed by R LeMarechal No.5
1 John P Colliss
2 Edward P D Colliss
3 Lizzie J Hough
4 Andrew J Dodd
5 John A Dodd
6 D Annabel Preston
7 Roy LeMarechal (C)
8 Anthony P Smith
9 James A Hodkin
10 Stuart J Heath
2000th peal – 1.
First peal of Superlative No.2 S.10 – 2, 3, 4.

First Peal on the Bells

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Awbridge, Hampshire
Clock House Bells
Friday, 24 July 2009 in 2:37 (2–2–0)
5021 Grandsire Caters
Composed by arr R LeMarechal from A M Tyler
1 Harriet J Dodd
2 Matthew R T Higby
3 Andrew J Dodd
4 Brian J Woodruffe
5 John P Colliss
6 Roy LeMarechal (C)
7 Barry J Fry
8 Graham J Wright
9 John A Dodd
10 Martin K Waldron
First peal on the bells.