Laurie’s 90th Birthday
Laurie Turner celebrated his 90th Birthday on June 1st. Laurie moved from Essex where he rang at a six-bell tower to Dorset in 1971 and looked for a new band
22 July 2024
Laurie Turner celebrated his 90th Birthday on June 1st. Laurie moved from Essex where he rang at a six-bell tower to Dorset in 1971 and looked for a new band
In 1925, Thomas Hardy published a poem about the recasting and rehanging of an unnamed ring of eight bells in which he leaves the reader in no doubt about his
A foundation skill for good ringing is the ability to listen to the bells and identify striking imperfections. At first this seems an absolute impossibility – our brains are so
Past copies of Face to Face dating from when it began being stored as a digital edition in 2004 through to when it ceased publication at the end of 2022,
Hanging on the wall of the Bradpole ringing chamber in West Dorset is this fascinating notice from bellfounders Llewellins and James of Bristol who appear to have flourished between 1870
On Monday 1st July, following the ordination to the priesthood of our curate Belinda West in Salisbury Cathedral, a quarter peal was rung on the bells of St Mary’s, Stalbridge.
Congratulations to our Young Ringers for their participation in the Ringing World National Youth Competition in London on the 5th July. Article to follow as soon as Hilary has recovered
Located about three miles west of Salisbury, the ancient town of Wilton was, for hundreds of years, the administrative centre for the county to which it also gives its name.
Betty was a loyal ringer at Upwey for 30 years, in fact I can’t remember a time ringing at Upwey when she wasn’t there. She was there every practice and
I write this as the sun streams through the window on the longest day of the year – at last summer has arrived and let’s hope it is here to