Peal Compositions Committee 2002 Annual Report
The committee currently holds no face to face meetings, but is in regular electronic contact via email.
2001 was a good year for the publication of collections, two becoming available in the middle of the year: the long awaited Collection of Universal Compositions, and the new and much expanded Collection of Compositions in Popular Major Methods. The new Ten and Twelve Bell Collection is making good progress, having had the initial draft proof read and corrected.
The committee's electronic collection and related materials remain accessible on the World Wide Web. While these materials are hosted at multiple sites in multiple countries, all can be accessed via
http://www.cccbr.org.uk/compositions/collections
The electronic peal composition collection is currently being re-implemented to better support its growth. The new version is nearly complete and should be online, replacing the old version at the above URL, by the end of March. It already contains over 500 compositions, and should continue to grow rapidly over the rest of the year.
2001 was a disappointing year for peal publication in The Ringing World, primarily because of some unexpected demands on the time of some of this Committee's members. The total of only 58 peal compositions published was the lowest since 1990. Fortunately these problems have been resolved, and we are on track for doing much better in 2002. We are grateful to the staff of "The Ringing World", who are always extremely helpful and supportive of our efforts.
Richard Allton
Roger Bailey
Mark Bennett
Roddy Horton
Julian Morgan
Don Morrison (Chairman)
Stephen Pettman
