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The bellringing antics of Mr and Mrs Bennett, whatever they ring, wherever they ring, and with whoever they ring 🔔
Grateful to have been invited out ringing today with great company & plenty of tea & cake. 3 new towers for us. Brightwell Baldwin, which I didn't enjoy much. Watlington which was also daunting, then Aston Rowant which were lovely. Thanks for the invite, and a great well organised day #bellringing
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Grateful to have been invited out ringing today with great company & plenty of tea & cake. 3 new towers for us. Brightwell Baldwin, which I didn't enjoy much. Watlington which was also daunting, then Aston Rowant which were lovely. Thanks for the invite, and a great well organised day #bellringing
Lots of good striking at Blewbury tonight. PB5, Stedman 5, G7, Cambs 6 a course of Stedman 7, PB7 rung, even if the ropes were so stiff, you could use them as swords #bellringing
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Lots of good striking at Blewbury tonight. PB5, Stedman 5, G7, Cambs 6 a course of Stedman 7, PB7 rung, even if the ropes were so stiff, you could use them as swords #bellringing
Back to Radley for the monthly Surprise Minor Practice tonight. Lots of bodies and lots of good ringing. I managed Norwich and Surfleet a couple of times each, Mr did Bourne and had a go at London. Others also did a touch of Norwich #bellringing
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Back to Radley for the monthly Surprise Minor Practice tonight. Lots of bodies and lots of good ringing. I managed Norwich and Surfleet a couple of times each, Mr did Bourne and had a go at London. Others also did a touch of Norwich #bellringing
So glad to have Graham back after being poorly. He stood by folks a lot tonight to ease him back in gently. And we celebrated by ringing the PB5 variant, Old Doubles that was featured in the RW recently, with excellent results. Also some PB6, Norwich 6, G5 and a touch of Stedman 5 #bellringing
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM
So glad to have Graham back after being poorly. He stood by folks a lot tonight to ease him back in gently. And we celebrated by ringing the PB5 variant, Old Doubles that was featured in the RW recently, with excellent results. Also some PB6, Norwich 6, G5 and a touch of Stedman 5 #bellringing
A 🟣 rose between 2 thorns?? 😆 Nothing prickly about our ringing this morning. 10 of us meant alternating between PH7 and G7 today, and that's all you need before Sunday service IMHO 👌🔔 #bellringing
January 18, 2026 at 10:41 AM
A 🟣 rose between 2 thorns?? 😆 Nothing prickly about our ringing this morning. 10 of us meant alternating between PH7 and G7 today, and that's all you need before Sunday service IMHO 👌🔔 #bellringing
A relaxed and chilled out practice at Blewbury tonight. Only a few of us, so we were late getting started, then the lights blew so we couldn't ring whilst emergency lighting was all we could see by. But we managed 2 goes each for those doing touches of PB5 & for K doing some Stedman 5 #bellringing
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A relaxed and chilled out practice at Blewbury tonight. Only a few of us, so we were late getting started, then the lights blew so we couldn't ring whilst emergency lighting was all we could see by. But we managed 2 goes each for those doing touches of PB5 & for K doing some Stedman 5 #bellringing
Everyone had an answer or wanted the last word tonight 🤷♀️ Even Mr wanted to chime his bell once more after they were all down 😐 R&CC, PH7, Kaleidoscope, PB6, G5 & G7 and course of Norwich 6 rung tonight, so I can't have been all wrong #bellringing
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Everyone had an answer or wanted the last word tonight 🤷♀️ Even Mr wanted to chime his bell once more after they were all down 😐 R&CC, PH7, Kaleidoscope, PB6, G5 & G7 and course of Norwich 6 rung tonight, so I can't have been all wrong #bellringing
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Quarter peal success this morning, to support Katherine Magdalene Price as she is licensed as Area Dean later on today, with congratulations from the whole tower band #bellringing
Quarter peal success this morning, to support Katherine Magdalene Price as she is licensed as Area Dean later on today, with congratulations from the whole tower band #bellringing
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Quarter peal success this morning, to support Katherine Magdalene Price as she is licensed as Area Dean later on today, with congratulations from the whole tower band #bellringing
Quarter peal success this morning, to support Katherine Magdalene Price as she is licensed as Area Dean later on today, with congratulations from the whole tower band #bellringing
Cold night, warm ropes. Richard Loyd was home convalescing in the warm, but Mrs Loyd ran a really great practice at Blewbury tonight to keep us all warm too. PB5, Stedman 5, PB6, Cambridge 6, Treble Bob Hunting on 6, PH7, Call Changes and Grandsire 7 #bellringing
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Cold night, warm ropes. Richard Loyd was home convalescing in the warm, but Mrs Loyd ran a really great practice at Blewbury tonight to keep us all warm too. PB5, Stedman 5, PB6, Cambridge 6, Treble Bob Hunting on 6, PH7, Call Changes and Grandsire 7 #bellringing
Celebrating our friends from Blewbury's 1st visit of 2026. They helped us help Dick celebrate ringing different bells inside to PB5 & PB6. And celebrating Duncan ringing G7 inside. And Christine & Teifi ringing different bells in Cambs 6. Sadly we weren't able to celebrate our Stedman 7 #bellringing
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Celebrating our friends from Blewbury's 1st visit of 2026. They helped us help Dick celebrate ringing different bells inside to PB5 & PB6. And celebrating Duncan ringing G7 inside. And Christine & Teifi ringing different bells in Cambs 6. Sadly we weren't able to celebrate our Stedman 7 #bellringing
Just the 6 of us returned to ring for the Epiphany Carol Service tonight. Thanks to Sarah returning from Christmas holidays and Dick ringing the tenor, Jonas was able to practice touches of PB5 before his quarter attempt. I forgot to take a pic, so a historical one from the archives #bellringing
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Just the 6 of us returned to ring for the Epiphany Carol Service tonight. Thanks to Sarah returning from Christmas holidays and Dick ringing the tenor, Jonas was able to practice touches of PB5 before his quarter attempt. I forgot to take a pic, so a historical one from the archives #bellringing
9 of us back to better health this morning even though its freezing. Duncan has a great t-shirt and did well doing a 60 of G5. We also rang PH5, PH7 and R&CC and attempted a course of Cambs 6 #bellringing
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
9 of us back to better health this morning even though its freezing. Duncan has a great t-shirt and did well doing a 60 of G5. We also rang PH5, PH7 and R&CC and attempted a course of Cambs 6 #bellringing
Fantastic turn out for the Branch New Year ringing at East Hagbourne this morning. All levels catered for, from R&CC to Cambridge with G7, Stedman 7, PB8 and St Clements CB8 in between. Many thanks to the locals for some great refreshments too. Happy New Year #bellringing
January 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Fantastic turn out for the Branch New Year ringing at East Hagbourne this morning. All levels catered for, from R&CC to Cambridge with G7, Stedman 7, PB8 and St Clements CB8 in between. Many thanks to the locals for some great refreshments too. Happy New Year #bellringing
With thanks to Mary visiting and making us 6 to ring out the Old and ring in the New Year tonight. We did diminishing rounds and some touches of G5. Happy New Year from our tower to yours #bellringing
January 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
With thanks to Mary visiting and making us 6 to ring out the Old and ring in the New Year tonight. We did diminishing rounds and some touches of G5. Happy New Year from our tower to yours #bellringing
Fun little last practice of 2025 for us tonight. Lots of tenor practice for Richard and he's doing great. Jonas managed longer touches of PB5 ready for his quarter attempt next month. And Dick is well and truly back, ringing G5 on the 4th then the 3rd, and then ringing down in peal #bellringing
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fun little last practice of 2025 for us tonight. Lots of tenor practice for Richard and he's doing great. Jonas managed longer touches of PB5 ready for his quarter attempt next month. And Dick is well and truly back, ringing G5 on the 4th then the 3rd, and then ringing down in peal #bellringing
Only just enough to ring this morning. Everyone is dropping like flies with this horrible cold thing. All we could manage was some G5 with me garbling a few bobs. #bellringing
December 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Only just enough to ring this morning. Everyone is dropping like flies with this horrible cold thing. All we could manage was some G5 with me garbling a few bobs. #bellringing
Grateful to have been asked to step in for this quarter. And very enjoyable it was too #bellringing share.google/C6sBzNrKtTzq...
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December 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Grateful to have been asked to step in for this quarter. And very enjoyable it was too #bellringing share.google/C6sBzNrKtTzq...
Just the 6 of us #bellringing on this Christmas morning. Grandsire Doubles all morning, with Jonas ringing the tenor behind then the treble then the 2. And Duncan ringing the 3rd, then the 4th, then the 5th. Very well done both 👏
Merry Christmas to all our fellow bellringers 🎄🔔🤶
Merry Christmas to all our fellow bellringers 🎄🔔🤶
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just the 6 of us #bellringing on this Christmas morning. Grandsire Doubles all morning, with Jonas ringing the tenor behind then the treble then the 2. And Duncan ringing the 3rd, then the 4th, then the 5th. Very well done both 👏
Merry Christmas to all our fellow bellringers 🎄🔔🤶
Merry Christmas to all our fellow bellringers 🎄🔔🤶
7 of us turned out on this very cold evening to ring for Midnight Mass. Lots of PB5 and G5, and another go at spliced St Martins/St Simons/Plain Bob 5 was rung.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas #bellringing
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas #bellringing
December 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
7 of us turned out on this very cold evening to ring for Midnight Mass. Lots of PB5 and G5, and another go at spliced St Martins/St Simons/Plain Bob 5 was rung.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas #bellringing
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas #bellringing
A few folks away now so we kept things simple. Lots of PB5, PB6 and G5 tonight. Everyone who was practicing these excelled themselves 👏👏 Then we attempted to spliced some St Simons/St Martins/PB5, just for fun 😁 #bellringing Lovely card from the vicar too, thank you 😊
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A few folks away now so we kept things simple. Lots of PB5, PB6 and G5 tonight. Everyone who was practicing these excelled themselves 👏👏 Then we attempted to spliced some St Simons/St Martins/PB5, just for fun 😁 #bellringing Lovely card from the vicar too, thank you 😊
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December 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Last practice at Blewbury before Christmas, and Karen bought rice crispy cakes. Some excellent ringing tonight. Stedman 7, Cambs 6 and 8, Grandsire 7, PB6 and PB5 with some Rounds for Jason. Lovely evening #bellringing
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Last practice at Blewbury before Christmas, and Karen bought rice crispy cakes. Some excellent ringing tonight. Stedman 7, Cambs 6 and 8, Grandsire 7, PB6 and PB5 with some Rounds for Jason. Lovely evening #bellringing
Last Branch Practice of the year was at East Hagbourne today. 12 folks ringing R&CC, PB5, St Simons 5, Stedman 7, Grandsire 7, LB8 and half a course of Cambs 8. The next Branch Ringing will be on New Year’s Day at........ East Hagbourne 🤣😜 #bellringing
December 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last Branch Practice of the year was at East Hagbourne today. 12 folks ringing R&CC, PB5, St Simons 5, Stedman 7, Grandsire 7, LB8 and half a course of Cambs 8. The next Branch Ringing will be on New Year’s Day at........ East Hagbourne 🤣😜 #bellringing
Festive fun and games tonight. We picked a name from the hat, who rolled a dice, which dictated which bell they should ring, they could decide what to ring, & who should conduct. PH7, PB5, Stedman 5, PH7, PB6, Cambs 6, PH7, Grandsire 7 rung. Then crackers, presents and chocolates 🔔🎲🍬 ##bellringing
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Festive fun and games tonight. We picked a name from the hat, who rolled a dice, which dictated which bell they should ring, they could decide what to ring, & who should conduct. PH7, PB5, Stedman 5, PH7, PB6, Cambs 6, PH7, Grandsire 7 rung. Then crackers, presents and chocolates 🔔🎲🍬 ##bellringing
Jonas was a bonus this morning and we celebrated Dave being back after his latest eye op. Some really excellent ringing today. Jonas practicing PB5 for a quarter attempt next month. Duncan Francis doing his first attempt at a 60 of G5, and Mr calling random Stedman 5 touches #bellringing
December 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Jonas was a bonus this morning and we celebrated Dave being back after his latest eye op. Some really excellent ringing today. Jonas practicing PB5 for a quarter attempt next month. Duncan Francis doing his first attempt at a 60 of G5, and Mr calling random Stedman 5 touches #bellringing