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BELLRINGING
at St George's

St George’s has a long history of bell ringing: the oldest bell dates from 1605. During 1981 two more bells were added and we now have a ‘light’ ring of 10 bells the heaviest known as the ‘The Tenor bell’ weighing just 8 cwt. We get numerous visiting teams who like to ring 10 bells.

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It is not often we have enough support to ring all the bells but we are able to ring either 6 or 8 bells for the main service and for occasions such as weddings and special events.

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The ringers meet for practice on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 till 9.00 all are welcome to come along and ‘have a go’ – there are no age barriers!

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We have a weekly magazine called ‘The Ringing World’ which can be delivered to your door or viewed online it keeps you up to date with activities locally and ‘around the world’.

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Bellringing is a very social activity and it is also now recognized as a very good way of ‘keeping fit’ mentally and physically.

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We have a simulator bell which is a great asset for giving very young children a ‘go’ – it has a computer programme and can be used by everyone to help obtain ‘good’ ringing.

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Locally and within the diocese there are occasional competitions (we have won a few). Please come along any Tuesday or contact Brenda Arscott (arscottbrenda@hotmail.com).

 

We are grateful for the support of the church members, and look forward to a healthy future at St George’s.

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