[Bell Historians] Peal discrepancy

[Richard Johnston]

On 10 Sep 2026 at 17:19, bell-historians-request at lists.ringingworl wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Sept 2026 at 17:01, Richard Johnston via Bell-historians <
> bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Rugby peal:
> >
> > There is a correction notice on page 694 (March 11th) of Bell News
> >
> > Richard Johnston
> 
> 
> Fascinating - that does settle it! But it also gives an insight into the
> weird workings of Bell News. They managed to receive a peal report three
> weeks after the others in the current edition and then somehow promote it
> into the same edition with the wrong date!!!
> 
> Graham

Looks rather simple to me.  The Bell News normally published after a delay.  A  peal arrives, with 
the wrong date, and as it is the week for printing ones of that date, it gets added in at the last 
minute.

When Bell News arrives on the mat of the sender, and realises he'd put the wrong date (I'd guess  
he didn't submit the day originally), he sends in a correction.

Richard Johnston