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Phil Tremain

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Happily retired Cornishman & proud husband, father & grandfather. Part-time minister, but mostly pursuing my main hobby (obsession?), #bellringing, or pottering

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So today I've circumnavigated the sun for the 72nd time riding on this beautiful, fragile blue planet of ours. Have a great day everyone!

26.02.2026 07:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Rather chuffed that with the aid of a youtube video I've replaced this split change over hose in a Dyson DC40 vacuum cleaner #simplewin

13.01.2026 17:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So Reform won with just less than 32% of the vote, supported by 11.3% of the electorate, not exactly a crushing victory and brought about by our rubbish voting system. Hardly warrants all the fist pumping!

19.12.2025 16:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A boot full of donations from our church for Baby Basics in Liskeard. An amazing group of people.

28.11.2025 16:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

26th November already, I can't believe how fast the months are flying by. Here's hoping that January passes just as quickly! 🤔

26.11.2025 18:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Too little too late .... like their reaction to climate change

20.11.2025 19:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Presented with a card and gift to mark my 60 years ringing by friends at St Dennis tonight

03.11.2025 21:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sixty years ago this week I had my first bellringing lesson. Wow, what an impact that almost chance happening (I only went to watch!) has had on my life. Many thanks to this group, especially to my friend David and of course Alan, both sadly like many in this picture no longer with us.

22.10.2025 07:48 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A pleasure, while visiting the family in Hove, to ring for service this morning at St Nic's in Brighton. PB6, G5, S5 on the front six

19.10.2025 11:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Unusually three ringing sessions today at three different towers, 2 down, 1 to go!

05.10.2025 15:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just enjoyed three days #bellringing, 16 towers in Somerset & Wiltshire including the magnificent 35cwt octave at Westbury and, probably my favourite, Ditcheat!

03.10.2025 10:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Only if voters prioritise their children & grandchildrens' futures over personal self interest & greed

18.09.2025 19:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Money does not make people wealthy. In fact, some people are so poor all they have is money

01.09.2025 10:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just downloaded What3Words to my phone, my present location BEAM TRUMP UPWARDS 🤔

30.08.2025 14:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Henry 11th? 🤔

29.08.2025 08:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A mesage from my computer "Verifying you are human, this may take a few seconds" ... you're telling me!
And from the antivirus "The level of your issues is being evaluated" ... how long have you got?

24.08.2025 12:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Glorious walk last evening from Mawgan Porth to Beacon Cove

23.08.2025 09:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have heard a similar story about a lady in a burka on a bus in Cardiff being berated for speak a foreign language and not English. She was speaking Welsh! Cymru ha Kernow bys vyken!

12.08.2025 12:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Glorious this afternoon at Porthcothan, if a bit of a long walk/wade to the sea. I won't subject you to the 'after' image! #71stsummer

10.08.2025 18:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jim Lovell: Astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth dies aged 97 The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

RIP Jim Lovell, what a guy, this is well worth a read www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.08.2025 09:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#jamfirst

27.07.2025 15:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks, that does put it in context

26.06.2025 18:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just a thought, weekday events for oldies groups fine, but didn't a branch practice ought to also cater for working/school age? Is it any wonder we can't attract younger ringers? Discussion point more than a criticism.

26.06.2025 17:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Our Rector really is rambling, just completed the Camino Way while on sabbatical!

24.06.2025 13:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Bit of a nerd you might say, but I've played Wordle (not always successfully!) for 1,000 consecutive days!

05.06.2025 08:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Arrived early at Bodmin Parkway to pick De up, but there was plenty of interest to see!

21.05.2025 11:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Knitting for bellringers, splicing a new tail end in to one of our bellropes. The replacement rope is 'soft laid', not wound quite so tightly on the rope walk

16.04.2025 09:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Depends totally how you define 'broke'

26.03.2025 15:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What about asking the same question regards net zero?

25.03.2025 12:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Handbells on the way down? 🤔

15.03.2025 12:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0