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.
History of the Bells
Video courtesy of: http://www.kentpast.co.uk/staplehurst.html
Grandsire Caters – July 2011
This is a touch of Grandsire Caters at Staplehurst after a quarter peal attempt of London No. 3 Surprise Royal.
© Adam A Brady