Front Cover: St Peter’s, Upper Beeding, West Sussex – restoring the six
by G. C. Rix, Sussex Churches Bell Restoration Fund
The recent work undertaken at St Peter’s is quite unusual in that an "8" reverts to "6" and because of this, some history and background to this project will, I hope, be of interest.

The Winchester Stay-Lock by George Medd
If patience is a virtue, the ringers at Winchester Cathedral must be among the most virtuous in the country. I first rang here in 1984 and it certainly feels as if our debate has raged for most of the intervening period, but certainly since the augmentation to 14 in 1992. With a sharp fourth and flat eighth giving us 16 bells in total, what has kept us preoccupied for all that time?

Letters
Great Malvern - Tony Smith
No conflict of interest - James M. Clarke
Bell frames - Michael Hatchett
Good advice versus information overload - Lynda Coles

Alan Buswell’s 2008 quarter peal report and analysis
The number of quarter peals published this year has risen by nearly 8% to 14,355. The last time a higher figure was recorded was in 2002.

Brothers in peals by George Pipe
I imagine there may be several replies to Colin Wyld’s interesting letter about brothers in peals and certainly those he mentions are noteworthy. Ernest Morris in his History and Art of Change Ringing (1931) devotes seven pages to family peals (pp.463-471) and Colin will find it fascinating reading.

Methcom Sketch Special
Some time ago, I mentioned that Glasgow Surprise Major, when extended to higher numbers, becomes Clyde S Royal and Strathclyde S Maximus. Under the current decisions and if these methods had been rung for the first time today, then they would all have the name Glasgow. Given the time at which they were first rung, however, I opined that this naming was probably due to a concept called ‘Pivot Bell Sequencing’ which this article attempts to explain.

Obituary
T Brian Porter

Thought for the week
Recent correspondence in The Ringing World on the subject of whether we bell ringers are musicians reminded me for some reason of the nursery rhyme ‘Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements… Kettles and pans, say the bells of St Anne’s’.