methods.org.uk

Publisher of machine-readable method collections since 1993

Welcome to Tony Smith’s website, home of the definitive Central Council method collections. The Central Council Methods Committee website is at www.cccbr.org.uk/methods. Follow me on Twitter Follow @smith_a_p for news of latest updates. The collections are available in different formats, so take a moment to decide which one you need. Blocks now included in all collection formats except XML (which is waiting for an update to the specification and schema).

• Fast and friendly method collections Find the place notation and other information about any method quickly and easily. Answer questions like “What is X Major?” or “Has Y been used as a method name?”
• Text format method collections General research such as “Has the Surprise Major method with this place notation been rung before?”
• Text format method collections (zipped) Text format collections compressed for download.
• Tab-separated method collection (zipped) Tab-separated collection for use in spreadsheets, compressed for download.
• XML format method collections (zipped) XML format collections recommended for processing by computer application, compressed for download.
  Users who process any collection by computer application are invited to register their use with me so I can notify them in advance of any changes in format.

Other material.

• Four-Way Tables of Treble Dodging Minor Methods
• Corrections and Amendments to Publications
• Method XML format specification (PDF)
  • XML Schema
• Supplementary Method Collections
• Archive
• Other documents

Central Council, The Ringing World and the Winchester & Portsmouth DG

• Rules and Decisions of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
• Memorandum and Articles of Association of The Ringing World Ltd
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• Rules, Reports, Compositions and Archive of the Winchester & Portsmouth DG

This site incorporates information published in The Ringing World up to and including the issue dated 23rd September 2016 (added Harlington Alliance Major, Julie McDonnell New Bob Triples, Long Sutton Alliance Major, Max the Colly Treble Bob Minor, Nihonium Little Surprise Major, Pathfinder Hero Delight Minor, Single Hampreston Bob Major, Strike-Back Little Bob Triples, Tom Hughes Treble Bob Minor and Walkington Delight Major; updated Barlow Alliance Major, Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Surprise Minor, Clarence Delight Major, Cromer Alliance Major, Mount Jerrybang Delight Minor, St Giles Delight Major, Tennessine Surprise Major and Warlincourt Halte Alliance Major).

This page is maintained by Tony Smith Follow @smith_a_p 23rd September 2016

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