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Featured performance

St Martin's Guild

Birmingham, West Midlands

St Martin

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 in 3h 57 (39–1–19 in C)

5040 Stedman Septuples

Arranged by John S Warboys

1 Michael P A Wilby

2 Stephanie J Warboys

3 David J Dearnley

4 Victoria J M Wilby

5 Jimmy L Yeoman

6 Simon C Melen

7 Charlotte D Linford

8 Mark R Eccleston

9 Oliver C Bates

10 Alistair J Cherry

11 James P Ramsbottom

12 Paul N Mounsey

13 Eleanor J Linford

14 Simon J L Linford

15 John S Warboys (C)

16 Paul E Bibilo

Circled tower and 100th tower bell peal on more than 12 bells: 1.

First on sixteen: 5, 7, 9, 10.

First on 16 tower bells: 6.

First Stedman Septuples: 11.

First tower bell peal on 16 since March 2017. First tower bell peal of Stedman Septuples since 2013, which was rung in this tower in fond memory of Rod Pipe.

16th birthday compliment to Charlie Linford, who stood in and rang at an hour's notice.

Other highly-rated performances

27 May 2023	Yatton (89 Wheatear Road)	5152 Spliced Treble Bob Major (23m)
3 Jun 2023	Bristol (Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity)	5088 Spliced Surprise Major (7m)
3 Jun 2023	Exeter (Cathedral Church of St Peter)	5019 Stedman Cinques
29 May 2023	Bristol (St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe)	5016 Spliced Maximus (6m)

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