New Olympic Sport?
When Longburton exchanged their old cast iron clapper (weighing one hundredweight) for a new one with a composite shaft which could finally be rung up right, they were loathed to
6 January 2024
When Longburton exchanged their old cast iron clapper (weighing one hundredweight) for a new one with a composite shaft which could finally be rung up right, they were loathed to
The following Quarter Peals were rung during the Guild in December 2023. 48 in total. (Information taken from Bellboard – entries marked Salisbury Diocesan Guild and Salisbury Diocesan Guild of
Howard Page-Clark passed away peacefully on Saturday 8th July 2023 aged 70 years. He took up bellringing following a request made in Church for new ringers to come and learn,
Robin Mears, Tower Captain of Puddletown met Robin Smith of Lytchett Minster at the East Dorset Christmas Jumper practice. They hadn’t met before and you have to agree that the
The Marlborough branch continued a tradition started in 2000 to hold a ringers service at Shalbourne on 1st January. It was a good turn out of ringers this year and we
The bellringers of Codford St Peter stayed up late on 31st December and cheerfully rolled up to the church at ten minutes to midnight, ready to greet 2024. On the stroke
Now that’s what I call a spider! Constructed from various crocheted geometric shapes (hexagons, pentagons, etc) for Sherborne Abbey by Jan Keohane. [When we posted this of Facebook we received
We have an annual allocation of four peals at the Minster – two for visiting bands and two rung by the local band. In recent years the two local band
Some important Guild and other ringing dates for 2024 for you to make a note of: April 8-14 Guild Firsts Week May 11 Guild Annual Festival, AGM Trowbridge July 6
During 2023 we organised quarter peals each Sunday for Evensong ringing. This served several purposes – (a) focusing method learning and forward progression within the band (b) providing an opportunity