Isle Abbotts - Bell Ringers
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We have a
small but enthusiastic band of
ringers, who try to ring for every service, plus festive occasions such
as
Plough Sunday, Easter Sunday, Rogation Sunday, Patronal Festival,
Harvest
Festival, Christmas Carol Service and Christmas Day.
On Friday 21st April we rang to celebrate the
Queen’s 80th birthday
We have
learnt to ring Plain Hunt, Titums, Queens and
Cloisters and are eager to learn new methods in
the future. Problems sometimes arise
during the summer when members are either on holiday or harvesting, so
new
members are always welcome to boost our numbers. |
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to have an outing each year –
last year we went to the parish church in Lyme Regis where we had the
experience
of ringing in a church with 10 bells (St Mary’s, Isle Abbotts has six). Also, we tried the Ellacombe chimes (a
different way of ringing bells) as we are considering restoring the
Ellacombe
chimes at Isle Abbotts. This
was obviously hungry and thirsty work and so we
retired to the local
hostelry for refreshments afterwards.
Our practice night is
Thursday,
starting at 7.30pm, but unfortunately we are
unable to ring for a few weeks due
to the restoration work being carried out on the tower.
So we are visiting other local towers to keep
in practice and learn new methods. We have a wedding to ring for in August, so
must practice as much as possible before then.
See the link
below for a brief history of the bells hung at Isle Abbotts and if you
feel inspired to join us and try your hand
at this ancient but fascinating hobby please contact our Tower Captain,
John
Lucas 281556 or our Secretary, Linda Welch 281172.
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