There will be an additional Easter Holiday practice on Thursday 9th April from 10.00-12.00, all abilities very welcome.
If you’re a non-ringer who’s interested in what goes on, why not pop along too!
Striking Competition Results
Staplehurst entered teams into both the Method and Call Change Striking competitions today. We were placed first in both categories. Congratulations to Ightham also, the host tower, who were placed a close second in both.
Practice Night
Quite a busy practice night last night with ringing ranging from Rounds to Grandsire Caters & Double Norwich Major. The simulator has now been fixed and upgraded, meaning we can use the new “moving ringer” functions in Abel. People were also interested to see the output from the Computer Analysis of Striking program which allowed them to see any recurring issues with striking and therefore bear this in mind in future.
Scout Visit & Investment
Last night around twenty local Scouts and their parents, some fifty people in total used the Church as a venue for their investment of new Scouts. It was our pleasure to give them all a tour of the tower.
The tour included a brief talk about ringing in general, then a chance to see the bells followed by a “go” at ringing. I think most of the Scouts were surprised at how little effort it actually takes to ring a bell. We hope to see some of them join us again at some point in the future.
If you’re at all interested in learning to ring, or just seeing what goes on, please come and join us on a Tuesday evening at 7pm.