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The Cambridge Minor band on the front 6

Kept to just the 6 again this morning. But we were able to ring PB6, a touch of Stedman5, some more PB6, and finished with a course of Cambs 6 which Duncan kindly photographed #bellringing

Hanging by a thread between the 2 Stedmans! Ha ha 🤣🤣

I wonder what the spider was awarded for?? 🤔

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We may have had lots of bodies in the tower, but we stuck to Minor on the front 6 tonight. Alternated PB6 with Cambs 6 then PB6 with Norwich 6. Jonas's first blows in PB6 and he rang the 2nd, 3rd and 4th very well during the night 👏 Thanks to our friends from Blewbury visiting again 😀🔔 #bellringing

Apart from having to spare time for those that can only ring Call Changes or Plain Hunt 😒

Whats the collective noun for too many Stedman ringers?? So grateful for 3 friends from Blewbury joining us this morning. We had 12 in the tower and it meant we rang some very steady PH7, a course of PB7 and G7, and some splenditious Stedman 7. Mrs Stedperson was very pleased 👌😄🔔 #bellringing

The last tower of our Plain Bob Doubles fest was Wootton which were a very loud 6 at 9cwt. Everyone has made progress with 2 much more confident and one being able to ring unaffected touches and one ringing affected touches. The helpers are a bit weary though 😳 #bellringing

Second tower was where we all had lunch inside the freezing church. Church Hanborough are a 13cwt six. Definitely 2 who are happy with plain courses and 2 who may be able to do touches #bellringing

We're helping with Plain Bob Doubles on the Steeple Aston course today. 4 students of mixed ability. Loads of opinionated helpers 😏. First tower is the 7cwt, 6 of Stonesfield where sadly the stay on the 2nd broke #bellringing

We joined Blewbury practice at Cholsey tonight as they still aren't ringing at Blewbury at the moment. We rang R&CC, PH6, lots of PB6 for Val who is going on the Steeple Aston course for it tomorrow, some Cambs 6, G7, Stedman 7 and half a course of Cambs 8. Thanks to Cholsey for hosting #bellringing

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Epic Branch Afternoon practice at Wallingford today with 22 ringers attending during the afternoon. R&CC, PH7, PB5, PB7, G7, PB9, G9, Stedman 9, LB8 and half a course of Cambs 8 amongst the methods attempted during the practice. Fantastic 🔔 #bellringing

Forward Major? Think I'll need to check that one out 🤔

Huh?? What's that doing there?

Absolutely great 😄

Gosh, I'm worn out. Thanks to 4 lovely friends visiting, we were able to ring Cambs 6, Norwich 6, PB7, G7, Stedman 7, LB8 with PH7 in between. It's nice to be able to sit out whilst all 8 are being rung. Also nice to ring Major for a change. Thanks for coming friends 🔔 #bellringing

Well done 👏

How many does in take to instruct the learner? The answer is 4. The steeple keeper to put the tie on, the poorly ART trainer to do half of it, the injured experienced trainer to do the other half and the Tower Captain to just boss them all around 🤣🤣

#bellringing #learning #handling

You still not well?

We are missing Dick while he recovers but thanks to Gill and Richard coming over from Blewbury, we rang some really lovely PH7, G7 and PB7 this morning. Thanks to Duncan for tenoring all morning to keep us steady. And some of us also went for coffee afterwards #bellringing #greatstriking

We hosted a Guild Steeple Keeper’s course today. Happy that 17 people attended and 7 of those were from our Branch. I think it went well and everyone learnt things. I made lots of tea and coffee and did some serious washing up 😄 Thanks to our church authorities for making it possible #bellringing

Sounds fun

Fewer of us than usual at this month's Surprise Minor Practice at Radley, meant that we could practice and consolidate Norwich and Surfleet all evening for 3 or 4 people. Just one attempt at a touch of Cambs 6, and some Primrose neither of which went quite so well #bellringing

We concentrated on PB6 tonight as some folks away or under the weather. Duncan was the star ⭐️, ringing the 3rd every time, so others could practice the treble or inside. Such an expert by the end he was saying go & stop too 👏 We also did some G5 for him & he tenored for our Stedman 5 #bellringing

Excellent. Well done 👏

These 2 smart chaps set the tone of our ringing today. 10 of us ringing some very smart PH7, G7, PH7, and PB7 prior to service. Plain and simple things rung well is all that's needed on a Sunday #bellringing

Totally 😳😮 It was super huge

Blewbury practice held at Goring in the Reading Branch tonight. 12 folks made the effort to go and rang R&CC, PB5, Cambs 6, Spliced Little/Plain/St Clements CB6, PB7, Stedman 7 & PB8. Some folks spooked by the huge spider 🕷 on the wall until Ellen saved us all from certain consumption #bellringing

Excellent 👏