We use the 'Learning the Ropes' scheme to progress learners through the foundations of bellringing and into change ringing. Paula Heaney recently became the first at St Clement's to achieve Level 4, by ringing a quarter peal of 1260 changes on a 'working bell' following a complicated path. Others are not far behind. Who will be [...]
On 2nd July, a group of young ringers (some of the Fen Tigers!) rang a quarter peal at St Clement's. All were below the age of 18, and in fact the average age was 14 1/2. The performance lasted 44 minutes, and consisted of 1320 rows of ringing. To keep this right over that period of [...]
On 11th May, three of our newer ringers took part in a St Clement's team at the District Striking Contest at Stapleford. This was a friendly event to which all were welcome. We rang rounds for about 5 minutes, and were awarded the Association President's Award for the most improvement! I was so proud of our [...]
Six children from Park Street C of E primary school have been having fun with an after-school Bell Club. Over the last 10 weeks they have been learning to handle a bell, visited the bell chamber, and rung tunes on handbells. We'll be continuing next term!
The first full peal (5000 or more changes) on the bells has been rung in memory of those named in the inscriptions on the bells. Each was represented by one of the band. It was completed in two hours and 38 minutes. See https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1560109
