Date touch Compositions

These are the compositions for the Date Touches we have enjoyed ringing over the last few years.

2023 Date Touch

2023 Yorkshire S Major

V M W 4 I H (3421576)
  V -     S  1537246
        x -   532647
  -       3   23465
  -       -   54362
S     x   3   23456

Start with rounds as the 26 row of a lead with the variable-hunt single (pn: 34) at the end of that lead.
43 crus inc 14 56s & 18 65s, 8 2468s inc Queens, 12 LB4
Off front: 4 8765s & 6 8756s 16 LB4

2022 Date Touches

2022 4-Spliced Royal

M W H  23456
    -  42356  9Y'
  -   (54326) CBCBBBC'
S S -  32465  CCBC*B*7B'
- -   (64523) YCCY'C'
-      54326  7P'P
  - -  32546  P'YCCC'
  S   (42536) 9B*(B)

Rounds at snap two blows after final call
882 Bristol S, 480 Cambridge S & Yorkshire S, 180 Plain Bob, 16 com
12 56s, 5 65s, 52 LB4, 24 LB5
Off front: 5 098765s, 4 098756s, 35 LB4, 16 LB5
Rung at St Helena, Lundy, 11 October 2022

2022 Lessness S Major

M 3 5 W H (243156)
V S S   -  135426
   a    2   34256
      -     53246
- S S - -   36452
2     - -   35264
      S S   62534
-     S    (32456)

Start with rounds as the 29 row of a lead with the variable-hunt single (pn: 34) at the end of that lead.
a = 4,SB,S4,4,
Rounds at snap two blows after final call.
33 crus inc 13 56s & 4 65s, 28 LB4, tittums
Off front: 11 5678s, 4 6578s, 5 8765s, 6 8756s, 20 LB4
Rung at Winford, 27 October 2022

2021 Date Touch

2021 4-Spliced Royal

M W H (325476980)
  a    243659078  (B)*B*
  b    243657890  8B'B'
    -  32465      5C 4Y'
- -    64523      4Y'C'4Y
-   -  35426      4Y'5C'
  - S  24356      P'8P*
    S  23456      5Y 4C*

a = start at backstroke in Bristol with 890 single and another single at the end of the first full lead
b = 8th place bobs at 6ths and H for tenor
8ths place calls in Bristol, 4ths place calls in other methods
840 Yorkshire S, 600 Cambridge S, 401 Bristol S, 180 Plain Bob, 8 com
Rung at St Helena, Lundy, 22 July 2021

2021 3-Spliced Royal

  M W   H (325476980)
a  In   S  243658970  (Y)*2YP'2Y*
  4ths  2  432650987  2Y'P2Y'K'
 In,In  2  324657890  2Y'P'2Y'9Y'
  - -      64523      4Y'Y'4Y
  -     -  35426      4Y'5Y'
    -      23456      5Y'4Y'

a = start at backstroke of treble's full lead in Yorkshire with a single
1921 Yorkshire S, 60 Plain Bob, 40 Kent TB, 8 com
Rung at Backwell, 29 December 2021

2020 Date Touch

2020 Spliced Plain Major (2 m)

W  M  H 23456
S  -    43625 P*GPP'P
-       24635 P'PGPP
S       34625 P*PGPP
-  SS   23645 all rest P
S  -  - 56324
-  BS   25463
SS BS   25364
S  -  S 34526
4     S 35426
-     3 23456

4 = BSBS, 3 = BBB
1984 Plain Bob & 36 Gainsborough Little Bob, 6 changes of method
For handbells, 56 and 34 course for most of touch
Rung on handbells at 8 Farleigh Road, Backwell, 16 October 2020

2019 Date Touches

2019 Cornwall S Major

O 6 H I V 8 (325476)
          S  325467
      3   S  325476
  S     -    36452
    x        43265
        -    53462
      - -    26354
    x        32465
-            24365
S            23465

Start at backstroke with a single (1678) and with rounds as the handstroke of the treble full lead; this produces the first course-end immediately.
Rounds 2 rows after the final course-end
13 56s & 65s, 12 7568s
Off front: 12 5678s & 8765s, 6 6578s & 8756s
Rung at Winford, 17 October 2019

2019 Cornwall S Major

4 O 6 H I V 325476
    S     - 36452
      x     43265
          - 53462
        - - 26354
S         3 273546
S     x     32465
  -         24365
  S         23465

Start at backstroke with rounds as the handstroke of the treble full lead; this produces 13254768 immediately.
Rounds 2 rows after the final course-end
13 56s & 65s, 12 8765s & 8756s
Off front: 12 5678s & 8765s, 6 6578s & 8756s
Rung at Backwell, 10 November 2019

2018 Date Touches

2018 Bristol S Major

M B 4/I W  H  23456
        2  2  54326
1 -        1  34256
        1  2  32546
  S3,S5       46253
2    x     2  32465
     x  3*   (42536)

3* = BBS. Rounds at snap following last call
58 crus, inc 24 56s, 21 46s & 12 65s, 12 8765s, 14 LB4
Off front: 8 5678s, 14 8765s, 11 8756s, 1 6578, 31 LB4
Rung at Chewton Mendip, 18 October 2018

2018 Lessness or Uxbridge S Major

M       W  H  23456
           2  34256
  SB,S4       725364
S  S3   -     53246
-  I/5  -     43265
   I/5        32465
- S3,S5    -  26354
-          2  64352
  S3,S5 S    (32456)

Rounds at snap following last call
52 crus, inc 19 56s, & 17 65s, 6 8765s, 30 LB4
Off front: 6 5678s, 10 8765s, 31 8756s & 6578, 15 LB4
Rung at Winford, 22 November 2018

2017 Date Touch

2017 Cornwall S Major

O I V H (325476)
      S  325467
  3 -    62345
  -      24365
3 S S    54326
  -      42356
-        23456

Start at backstroke with a single (1678)
48 crus, inc 17 56s & 16 65s, 10 7568s, 24 LB4
Off front: 10 5678s & 8765s, 6 6578s & 8756s, 23 LB4
Rung at Winford, 27 April 2017

2016 Date Touch

2016 Yorkshire S Major

M W H 23456
  - S 54236
S S 3 34265
- S   64523
-   - 35426
  - 3 23456

41 crus, inc 18 56s & 65s, 26 LB4
Off front: 6 8765s, 4 8756s, 22 LB4, backrounds
Rung at Winford, 31 March 2016

2015 Date Touch

2015 6 Spliced S Major

M W B 4 I H  23456
  2       -  43526   LS'B'L'
        S    273546  YYSSSY*SS
3     S   -  54326   Le'LeYLe'LeSLe'CC*S'
  2       -  34256   LC'B'Le'
    -       (45362)  BYCLC'
  2 - - -   (56342)  BL'B'YCLe'B'B'
- -   S S -  24365   C'C'Y*B*YC'
          2  43265   LYYSC'B'
3 -          64235   Le'B'B'Y'L
- - S       (325476) L'S'SLeY*SC

Rounds at the handstroke of the treble full lead. S at In = S 3rds
256 London (L), 288 Lessness (Le), 319 Cambridge, 352 Bristol, 384 Superlative & Yorkshire, 49 com
37 crus inc 13 56s & 17 65s, 16 8765s, 5 8756s, 29 LB4, Queens
Off front: 7 5678s, 8 6578s & 8756s, 5 8765s inc backrounds, 25 LB4
Rung at Winford, 26 February 2015

2014 Date Touch

2014 Superlative S Major

5 M W 4 3 (25364)
  S        45362
S     S    23645
    3   S  473625
S -        35264
  S        45263
  - S      65324
  - -      23456 

Snap start
21 crus, inc 15 56s, 12 8765s, 2 8756s, 39 LB4, tittums
Off front: 14 5678s & 8765s, 2 6578s, 43 LB4, backrounds
Rung at Winford, 27 March 2014

2013 Date Touches

2013 Glasgow S Major

6 V O I 4 H S8/S6 23456
    3     x       42635
  - - 2           32546
    -         2   32654
    2   -         652743
2                (423675)

Rounds at the treble handstroke snap in the lead after the last call
41 crus inc 13 56s & 7 65s, 6 8765s, 5 8756s, 23 LB4, Queens, tittums
Off front: 9 8756s, 3 6578s, 16 LB4

2013 7 Spliced S Major

M B  W H  23456  
       -  42356   LSCSY'
     - 3  54326   PYCP'L'B'B'
     2 -  34256   SL'B'R'
2    -   (56342)  SCY'B'Y'
  SS -    45362   CCR*B*PC'R
-      -  23564   L'SCSY'
-         53462   CPY'LS
-      2  32465   L'RP'B'
       -  43265   CRR'
-      2  35264   R'PL'B'
2    -   (64352)  YSY'B'P'
S S      (243576) PYRS*BR*BSP

Rounds at the treble handstroke snap in the final lead
224 London, 285 Pudsey, 288 Cambridge, Rutland, Yorkshire, 320 Bristol, Superlative, 57 com
47 crus inc 13 56s & 65s, 38 LB4, Queens
Off front: 5 8765s inc backrounds, 4 5678s, 2 8756s, 1 6578s, 26 LB4
Rung at Winford, 28 November 2013

2012 Date Touch

2012 London S Major

M B W H (324651)
  a -    152436
  2 - -   24365
- x - 2   43265
    -     64235
2     -   65432
-   - -   23456 

a = start with rounds as 5th row of lead (3rd in hunt), then call B,V,P,S,P,B to give 18674523. V = 34 at lead end.
35 crus inc 9 56s & 17 65s, 17 LB4
Rung at Backwell, 26 July 2012

2011 Date Touch

2011 Cornwall S Major

O 4  H I (42315687)
    a     13246578
-    4     46253
  SS x     24365
-    x     24536
-       2  34256
2          23456   

a = start at backstroke with rounds as 6th row of lead (4th in hunt), 38 variable-hunt bob at first lead end puts treble in hunt (14672835), then call S,P,S (tenor: S In, S 8ths) to give first course end. All calls, except first, 6ths place calls.
56 crus, inc 17 56s & 65s, 10 46s, 4 8765s & 8756s, 18 LB4
Off front: 14 5678s & 8765s, 2 6578s & 8756s, 34 LB4
Rung at Winford, 27 October 2011

2010 Date Touch

2010 Cornwall Major (2m)

4 O 6 H I V  23456
  2          42356
  S          43256
  2   x      32645
    x     SS 472536
-     x      24356
  S       S  63452
        S S  23465

First lead rung as Cornwall Alliance (l &-14-38-14-58-14-58), rest Cornwall Surprise (24 Cornwall A, 1986 Cornwall S, 1 com). Rounds at snap, 2 blows after final course end. 6th place calls.
51 crus, inc 24 56s & 23 65s, 8 8765s & 8756s, 6 7468s, 18 LB4
Off front: 12 5678s & 8765s, 4 6578s & 8756s, 20 LB4
Rung at Winford, 7 October 2010

2009 Date Touch

2009 Cornwall S Major

O 6 7 I (41253768)
   a     1453267
S S       273546
    S -   32546
  S       472536
    S -   24536
-     2   34256
2         23456   

a = start at backstroke with rounds as 8th row of lead (4th in hunt), 34 variable-hunt single at first lead end puts treble in hunt (14523768), then call B,P,S,P,S,P (tenor: 4ths, S6ths, S5ths) to give first course end. All calls, except first, 6ths place calls.
35 crus, inc 9 56s, 8 65s, 10 46s, 8 64s; 8 8765s, 8756s, 7568s, 7586s, 4 7468s
Off front: 14 5678s, 8765s
Rung at Winford, 24 September 2009

2008 Date Touch

2008 3 Spliced S Major

M 3 4 B W H 23456
          - 42356  CRYYYR'
        -   54326  RY'R
        - - 32546  6R'R'
        2   24536  YR'RYR'R
  S         374526 RR*YY
3   S x   - 24365  R'RYR'RYR'YY*R'YY'
          2 43265  RYR'RYR'
        2 - 23645  RY'YRR'R'
        2   34625  YR'RYR'R
      x   2 23456  YY'YY'RYR'

C = Church Town Little S Major (c -38-14-1258-36-12-16)
1184 Rutland, 800 Yorkshire, 24 Church Town Little, 33 com, all the work for R & Y
46 crus, inc 18 56s & 19 65s, 20 8765s, 18 7586s, 17 7685s
Off front: 9 8756s, 8 8765s, 5678s, 3 6578s
Rung at Backwell, 9 November 2008

1959 Date Touch

1959 Yorkshire S Major

B M W I H (34215768)
  V -   S  15372468
      x -   532647
  2 S   -   56342
x           64523
  -     -   35426
    -   3   23456  

Start at backstroke with rounds as 26th row of lead (3rd in hunt),
34 variable-hunt single (V) at first lead end puts treble in hunt (13742856)
with bob at W the following lead.
33 crus inc 16 56s & 6 65s, 8 2468s inc Queens
Rung at Chewton Mendip, 6 December 2019


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