the central council of church bell ringers

Peal Records Committee

Upcoming Attempts

Saturday 12th May 2012 (Martin Whiteley) : Spitalfields, Christ Church (10.00 a.m.) 14,688 Glasgow Surprise Major

Monday 4th June 2012 (Michael Wilby) : Birmingham, St Philip's Cathedral (10.00 a.m.) 10,082 Avon Delight Maximus

Introduction

The Peal Records Committee was created at the 2008 Central Council meeting at Newcastle by the merging of the Peals Analysis Committee into the Records Committee. Initially the two functions will be worked independently with the long term plan of merging and expanding the work the new committee performs. The aim is that this will be completed in the current triennium and it will function as one committee from 2011.

The Committee webpages currently contain the details of the first peals and record length performances, an abstract of which is published annually in The Ringing World Diary.

Please email the committee on to give notice of, and details of, a successful record length attempt. Compositions used for first peals in methods are also collected and can be sent address above. Additionally, any further information or corrections to the performances given will be gratefully received.

Terms of reference

To maintain:

• a record of the first peal in each method on each number of bells for both tower bells and handbells and subsequent record length peals together with compositions used;
• a record of new methods included in multi-method peals;
and a record of the progressive number of methods rung in peals of different groups of methods.
• To prepare an analysis of and report on all peals published in The Ringing World.

The decisions governing the ringing of record length peals can be found in section D.D of the Central Council Decisions. Please refer to these if you are not sure what is required.

Committee membership

• Richard Allton <> (Chairman)
• Alan Baldock <>
• Mark Bell
• Adam Crocker <>
• Philip Larter <>
• Derek Sibson <>