Staplehurst Bell Ringers - Bell Ringing at All Saints

Quarter Peal for Remembrance Sunday

A Quarter Peal for Remembrance Sunday.

Remembrance Sunday this year was marked with a slightly unusual quarter peal, rung half muffled on the middle 8 bells. These bells make up the Dorian Mode, which is a Major scale starting one note higher but results in something that sounds Minor. (It’s like playing the white notes on a piano from D to D.)

This was the first quarter peal rung on this set of bells at Staplehurst.

1287 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Daniel W Brady

1Richard H Bourne

2Debbie C Brady

3Susan C Gullett

4Jack A Velvick

5Roy A Barclay

6Daniel W Brady (C)

7Adam A Brady

8Andrew R Brady

Rung half muffled on the Dorian 8 prior to the service of Bereavement.

Peals & Quarter Peals

Winners of the District Striking Competition for 6th year

The Staplehurst band won the local method ringing Striking Competition for the 6th consecutive year. A much closer call this year, with the team in second place trailing by only half a fault!

Heritage Open Days

Heritage Open Days – 2016

Thursday 8th September – National Ringing Moment at 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. A Quarter peal will be rung to mark the start of this national event.

Friday 9th September – By appointment only between 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. – Ringing demonstrations and tours of the tower.

Saturday 10th September – Church and Belfry tours between 10:00 and Noon, then 14:00-16:00 with bell-ringing demonstrations.

Sunday 11th September – Church and Belfry tours between 15:00 and 17:00 by appointment only. This will be followed by a quarter peal to mark the end of the Heritage Open Day weekend.

If you would like to attend any of the “by appointment sessions” or have any questions about ringing please email towercaptain@allsaintsstaplehurst.co.uk.

Recruitment 2016

Around a dozen people came to our first recruitment session on Sunday, everyone enjoyed a tour up to see the bells and to see them ringing. The majority of people even had a go at ringing for the first time and showed great promise. We look forward to seeing even more at the next event which is this Friday morning.