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The Kildwick Ringers’ website has moved from one server to another.  I hope that no one will really notice the difference – but my bank balance will benefit from the lower costs! Now to sort out the emails…

As the church is holding an All Souls Day service this evening, there will be NO PRACTICE tonight.

From 5th October, we will be holding our practices from 7:00-8:30pm instead of half an hour later.  It seemed to work well tonight, so that will continue for now. But… No practice next week! The ringers are all going to … Continue reading →

Stays are the one part of a bell that are designed to break!  They are there to rest the bell when it is perched upside down and ready to ring – but they mustn’t be so strong that they would … Continue reading →

We’ve had some quite busy days recently. For the Western Branch Quarter Peal Day, two of our ringers took part in a significant performance when 14 year-old George very ably conducted his first quarter peal.  It was a relatively simple … Continue reading →

When a number of folk are missing, it often makes for a rather “thin” practice. On Thusday, there were just five of us – but that meant we could do some quite heavy-duty touches of Bob Doubles for George. A … Continue reading →

It’s great to be back in the tower again!  We are limited to six ringers – but the very features that people tell us are the downsides of Kildwick tower (a door opening directly outside; a draught howling through the … Continue reading →

Well… we arrived and rang.  We were always going to be in what could kindly be termed, the “Foundation Places” – and so we were.  In the company of a load of seasoned experts, it couldn’t be otherwise. But our … Continue reading →