Catherine

A glass of wine.

Was it wise to go to a wine tasting the night before a peal attempt? 🔔 I guess I'll find out in the morning.

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We put in a very strong performance at practice night - we managed some home grown Cambridge Minor on the front six and, wonder of wonders, managed a touch of Stedman Triples 🙌 this all made up for having to ring Aberdare St Elevan Place Triples …

Half-muffled at tower 3. 🔔

Yellow-leaved tree bathed in sunshine.

I was too busy ringing at tower 2 to record our lovely (for us) half-muffled ringing, so here is a ginkgo tree in its autumnal glory.

Ringing on the minor 10 as I left tower 1. 🔔

I actually rang in something at the scary tower this morning that was declared "good". 🔔

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An A4 sign warning about the bells being up.

A warning sign about the bells being up.

A large poster on graph paper with ringing diagrams on it

A 1944 peal board.

Some signs from the ringing weekend in Derbyshire, including a peal board from 1944 (not a lot of wartime peal boards, due to restrictions on ringing at that time).

Today's the feast of Sts Crispin and Crispinian, 3rd Century Diocletian martyrs, and the patron saints of shoemakers, cobblers, saddlers and leather workers. A 16th Century roundel in a side chapel of Kings College Chapel, Cambridge, shows them both busy at work.

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.

We were short of ringers at the scary tower this morning, so, for once, my limited abilities were appreciated. In a first, we rang some pleasant surprise minor at the second tower, and ringing at the third tower was also okay. (No, @annetansleythomas.bsky.social - not because you weren't there!)🙂🔔

Me too!

It'll be better next time.

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Carpet!

I’m leading a tour of 18 churches in Hampshire. This is Fareham, St Peter and St Paul. Visible Saxon origins and thirteenth and twentieth century rebuilds. Only 17 churches to go!

Stedman 🎉 !

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No, I haven't - thanks for the warning!

Hurray!

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Only nearly missed the sally a couple of times. 🙂

Chase the sally!

Exterior view of South Harting church at dusk.

Interior of South Harting church, with bell-ropes.

Tonight's venue. 🔔

Scariness is in the eye of the beholder! I hope to get better and feel more confident.

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I didn't get told off at the scary tower this morning. 🙂 TC at the friendly tower tried to overcome our number confusion in call changes by using people's names, only to discover some not only got confused about other ringers' names, but also forgot their own. 😬 Lots of surprise minor at tower 3. 🔔

A slightly alarming flower display at South Walsham church.

A display on the wall of the ringing chamber at Martham church.

Part of a frieze in the old ringing chamber at Martham church.

Bin out quarter peal ringing today.

It cheered me up! 😃