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One of 1953

1953 was quite a special year – but its significance this month is that (so far) 1953 bell ringing performances have been recorded as rung on VE Day-80.  If you include all performances, rung for “VE Day-80” on other days, … Continue reading

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Open Day Success

During a fabulous day on 5th, somthing just short of 50 folk braved the winding stairs to marvel at our magnificent clock and be amazed at our awesome bells. The tours were headed up by our younger ringers whose knowledge, … Continue reading

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VE Day 80

We’re excited to be celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day! We  are going to open the tower for visitors on the Bank Holiday (Monday 5th May) – you can climb the stairs and see the bells and watch the … Continue reading

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A New Ringer!

We’re excited to welcome Sydney who has started to learn our ancient and traditional skill of bell ringing. Sydney is quite small at the moment (she’ll grow!) so most of her learning for now is on our small “Wombel” simulator … Continue reading

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All change at the top

Tower Captain Chris has retired Back in 2016, the small band of ringers decided to leave.  Chris alone was left and, with a lot of help, particularly from Jane and David, a new team was recruited and taught.  We hoped … Continue reading

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No Bells!

St Andrew’s Church is closed throughout July and August while the roof is repaired.  There will be no ringing! In addition, if you tried ringing just now, you would hear little apart from the clatter of the ropes because the … Continue reading

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No Ringing

This Thursday (9th May) is Ascension Day and there is a service in church. There will, therefore, be no practice that night (The Parish Annual Meeting is on Thursday 23rd.  Depending on just who is available, it is possible we’ll … Continue reading

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