Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
St Giles
Saturday, 18 January 2025 in 2hrs 38mins (9-1-16 in G#)
5088 Half-Century Surprise Major
Composed by Alan G Reading

1. Sally A Brown
2. Ruth Curtis
3. Margaret Whiteley
4. Timothy J Peverett
5. James E Benner
6. Peter S Lacy
7. Anthony P Cotton
8. Ian D Butters (C)

To mark the 50th anniversary, today, of the conductor's election to the Society.

Walworth, Greater London
St Peter
Thursday, 23 January 2025 in 2hrs 27mins (3-3-20 in Eb)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

1. Ian G Campbell
2. Russell A Brown
3. Fraser A Storie
4. Geraldine R Forster
5. Shirley E McGill
6. Peter W Emery
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Alan Regin

St Albans, Hertfordshire
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Saturday, 25 January 2025 in 3hrs 23mins (21-0-19 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by Christopher J Poole

1. Penelope J V Sharpe
2. David C Bath
3. Catherine E Morley
4. Geraldine R Forster
5. Jack E Page (C)
6. Hana Booth
7. Russell A Brown
8. Matthew L Dancy
9. Fraser A Storie
10. Evie Newton
11. Alan Regin
12. Nicholas D Brown

First Maximus: 6.
50th peal: 9.

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire
St Nicholas
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 in 3hrs 38mins (6-0-22 in B)
6900 Minor (10 Methods)
One extent each Bourne S, Ipswich S, Rossendale S, Taxal D, Hull S, Durham S, Allendale S, York S, Surfleet S, 420 Plain Bob

1. Philippa M Whittington
2. Russell A Brown
3. Frank W Rivett
4. John P Loveless
5. P Barry Jones
6. James E Benner (C)

Longest length: 5
50th peal as conductor
50th peal for the Society in his 50th year of membership: 6
Acrostic treat for Russell and Jim

City of London,
St James Garlickhythe
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 2hrs 48mins (9-1-25 in G#)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4 Methods)
Composed by Roderick R Horton
4 methods: 1344 Glasgow; 1248 London; 1216 Belfast, Bristol; 113 changes of method; all the work.

1. David C Bath
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. Elizabeth A Hibbert
4. Lucas J Williams
5. Catherine N Merlane
6. Christopher E J Kilgour
7. Stephen A Wheeler
8. Daniel J Page (C)

Hackney, Greater London
St John at Hackney
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 2hrs 55mins (16-1-6 in F)
5040 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by Donald F Morrison

1. Miles F E Baker
2. Catherine E Morley
3. Geraldine R Forster
4. Shirley E McGill
5. Penelope J V Sharpe
6. Matthew L Dancy
7. Andrew D Hodgson
8. Evie Newton
9. Jack E Page (C)
10. Jimmy L Yeoman

A ‘Not the Dinner’ Day Peal.

Pimlico, Greater London
St Saviour
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 2hrs 49mins (7-1-20 in G)
5024 Turramurra Surprise Major
Composed by Robert D S Brown

1. John J Ford
2. Barbara D Murray
3. Peter W Emery
4. Carole J Kendall
5. Hana Booth
6. Russell A Brown
7. Samuel C Cave (C)
8. Alan Regin

First peal for the Society: 4

Wandsworth, Greater London
Holy Trinity, West Hill
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 2hrs 53mins (15-0-2 in F#)
5088 Pudsey Surprise Major
Arranged by Stanley Jenner

1. Ian G Campbell
2. Beryl R Norris
3. Cynthia E Howell
4. Jennifer M Page
5. Lucas J Williams
6. Louise Read
7. Daniel J Page (C)
8. Claire F Roulstone

West Ham, Greater London
All Saints
Saturday, 1 February 2025 in 3hrs 25mins (26-1-23 in Eb)
5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
Composed by John S Warboys

1. John P Loveless
2. Jack E Page
3. Theo A Johnson
4. Matthew L Dancy
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Ian Roulstone (C)
7. Jimmy L Yeoman
8. Peter W Emery
9. Alan Regin
10. Nicholas D Brown

A Not the Dinner Day peal.

Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
All Saints
Sunday, 2 February 2025 in 3hrs 15mins (18-3-27 in Eb)
5042 Spliced Cinques and Maximus (3m/p)
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
3 methods: 2784 Stedman Cinques; 1154 Orion Surprise Maximus; 1104 Bristol Surprise Maximus; 16 changes of method.

1. Shirley E McGill
2. Catherine E Morley
3. David C Bath
4. Benjamin D Constant
5. Catherine N Merlane
6. Evie Newton
7. Jack E Page (C)
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Daniel J Page
10. Ian Roulstone
11. Alan Regin
12. Claire F Roulstone

1000th tower bell peal: 7.

Hereford, Herefordshire
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert
Saturday, 8 February 2025 in 3hrs 35mins (33-3-21 in C#)
5067 Spliced Caters and Royal (2m/p)
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
2 methods: 2600 Bristol Surprise Royal; 2467 Stedman Caters; 9 changes of method; all the work.

1. Shirley E McGill
2. Richard J Clements
3. David C Bath
4. Helen Phillips
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Jack E Page (C)
7. Samuel C Cave
8. Michael R Crockett
9. Ruth E R Corney
10. Jimmy L Yeoman

169th together: 6 and 10.

City of London,
St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge
Sunday, 9 February 2025 in 3hrs 27mins (26-3-9 in D)
5088 Orion Surprise Maximus
Composed by Ian R Fielding

1. Andrew D Hodgson
2. Catherine E Morley
3. David C Bath
4. Shirley E McGill
5. Mary E Holden
6. Estella J Haynes
7. Fraser A Storie
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Nicholas D Brown
10. Michael R Crockett
11. Jack E Page (C)
12. Daniel J Page

First in method: 7.
Circled the tower to peals: 12.

Edinburgh, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert
Saturday, 15 February 2025 in 3hrs 13mins (21-0-0 in E)
5160 Sgurr A' Chaorachain Surprise Royal
Composed by Christopher J Poole

1. Annabelle F Frost
2. David C Bath
3. Penelope J V Sharpe
4. Catherine N Merlane
5. Rachel L Mahoney
6. Jack E Page (C)
7. Matthew C Frost
8. Alan Regin
9. Ian Roulstone
10. Claire F Roulstone

Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Saturday, 15 February 2025 in 3hrs 36mins (41-1-15 in B)
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by David G Hull

1. Matthew J L Durham (C)
2. Tina R Stoecklin
3. Julia R Cater
4. Catherine E Morley
5. G Jessica Durham
6. Daniel J Page
7. Harry Z Helyer
8. Kristopher King
9. Matthew D Hetherington
10. Ewan G A Hull
11. Thomas B Mack
12. Edward R Mack

Rung in memory of Rachael Dyson, who rang 26 peals for the society.

Tulloch, Highland
Tulloch Ringing Centre
Sunday, 16 February 2025 in 6hrs 26mins (7-2-4 in Bb)
10032 Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus (5 Methods)
Composed by Alex S Riley
5 methods: 2016 each Avon D, Orion S, Rigel S, Strathclyde S; 1968 Bristol S; 174 changes of method; all the work.

1. Daniel J Page
2. Catherine N Merlane
3. David C Bath
4. Catherine E Morley
5. Ruth E R Corney
6. Christian M Peckham
7. Ian Roulstone
8. Samuel C Cave
9. Ewan G A Hull
10. Jack E Page (C)
11. Alan Regin
12. Claire F Roulstone

Tulloch, Highland
Tulloch Ringing Centre
Monday, 17 February 2025 in 3hrs 20mins (7-2-4 in Bb)
5184 Orion Maximus
Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1. Jack E Page (C)
2. Ewan G A Hull
3. Julia R Cater
4. David C Bath
5. Samuel C Cave
6. Matthew C Frost
7. Claire F Roulstone
8. Daniel J Page
9. Catherine E Morley
10. Alan Regin
11. Christian M Peckham
12. Ian Roulstone

First Orion Maximus for all the band and first peal in the principle rung outside of St Philip Birmingham.
First treble dodging in a peal since 1996: 10.

Tulloch, Highland
The Last Tower
Monday, 17 February 2025 in 2hrs 43mins (3-0-21 in D)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8 Methods)
Composed by Noel J Diserens
8 methods: 640 each Bristol, Cambridge, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, and Yorkshire; 608 London; 576 Lincolnshire. 119 changes of method, all the work.

1. Stephen J Bailey
2. Claire F Roulstone
3. David C Bath
4. Penelope J V Sharpe
5. Jennifer M Page
6. Evie Newton
7. Ian Roulstone (C)
8. Alan Regin

Tulloch, Highland
Tulloch Ringing Centre
Monday, 17 February 2025 in 3hrs 12mins (7-2-4 in Bb)
5016 Spliced Maximus (6 Methods)
Composed by David J Pipe

1. Rachel L Mahoney
2. Christian M Peckham
3. Daniel J Page
4. Annabelle F Frost
5. Matthew C Frost (C)
6. Jack E Page
7. Lucas J Williams
8. Ewan G A Hull
9. Catherine N Merlane
10. Samuel C Cave
11. Catherine E Morley
12. Julia R Cater

First in Composition: 7
First peal of spliced as conducto

Tulloch, Highland
The Last Tower
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 in 2hrs 37mins (3-0-21 in D)
5184 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by James W Holdsworth

1. Evie Newton
2. Daniel J Page
3. Catherine E Morley
4. Penelope J V Sharpe
5. Ewan G A Hull (C)
6. Stephen J Bailey
7. Jack E Page
8. Alan Regin

First on 8 as Conductor.

Tulloch, Highland
The Last Tower
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 in 2hrs 39mins (3-0-21 in D)
5088 Belfast Surprise Major
Composed by Richard B Pullin

1. Jack E Page
2. Catherine E Morley
3. Penelope J V Sharpe
4. David C Bath
5. Lucas J Williams
6. Daniel J Page (C)
7. Catherine N Merlane
8. Alan Regin

Tulloch, Highland
The Last Tower
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 in 2hrs 38mins (3-0-21 in D)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by Ian Butters (Op 891)

1. Catherine E Morley
2. Jack E Page
3. Daniel J Page (C)
4. Jennifer M Page
5. David C Bath
6. Peter J R Bevis
7. Catherine N Merlane
8. Alan Regin

First peal: Peter's hips.

Tulloch, Highland
Tulloch Ringing Centre
Thursday, 20 February 2025 in 3hrs 11mins (7-2-4 in Bb)
5088 Orion Surprise Maximus
Composed by Alan G Reading

1. Penelope J V Sharpe
2. Daniel J Page
3. Catherine N Merlane
4. Annabelle F Frost
5. Catherine E Morley
6. Matthew C Frost
7. Lucas J Williams
8. Samuel C Cave (C)
9. Christian M Peckham
10. Alan Regin
11. Ewan G A Hull
12. Jack E Page

First in method:4,7

Tulloch, Highland
Tulloch Ringing Centre
Friday, 21 February 2025 in 3hrs 5mins (7-2-4 in Bb)
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1. Christian M Peckham
2. Jack E Page
3. Samuel C Cave
4. Ewan G A Hull
5. Daniel J Page
6. David C Bath
7. Jennifer M Page
8. Catherine N Merlane
9. Evie Newton (C)
10. Alan Regin
11. Catherine E Morley
12. Stephen J Bailey

First peal as conductor.
50th for the society: 4

Bletchingley, Surrey
St Mary
Saturday, 1 March 2025 in 3hrs 5mins (16-1-22 in E)
5000 Gosforth Surprise Royal
Composed by Christopher J Poole

1. Felicity S Warwick
2. Shirley E McGill
3. David C Bath
4. Adam S Greenley
5. Daniel J Page
6. Jack E Page (C)
7. David A Warwick
8. Alan Regin
9. Claire F Roulstone
10. Benjamin D Constant

Rung in memory of Rachael Dyson.

Reading, Berkshire
26 Redlands Road
Sunday, 16 March 2025 in 2hrs 53mins (12 in F)
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by John N Hughes-D'Aeth

1. 1–2Patricia M Newton
2. 3–4Daniel J Page (C)
3. 5–6Richard A Pearce
4. 7–8Michael R A Shaw
5. 9–10Jack E Page
6. 11–12Stephen J Beckingham

First Surprise Maximus in hand and first blows in the method: 11-12.

Wandsworth, Greater London
Holy Trinity, West Hill
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 in 3hrs 0mins (15-0-2 in F#)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Anthony J Cox

1. Paul A Cammiade
2. Shirley E McGill
3. Ian G Campbell
4. Peter W Emery
5. Russell A Brown
6. John P Loveless
7. Stephen A Wheeler (C)
8. Alan Regin

400th together : 1&3