The second of our extra ectivities was our spring mini-outing which was organised by tricia Williams. Three towers were visited.
We started at Milton Ernest (6) 10cwt, where we raised in peal. Whilst not ringing we enjoyed a view of the church from the organ balcony. The ringing room west tower window depicts St George and the Dragon, appropriate, having celebrated St George’s Day this week. Performance touch – Cambridge 6.
On to Oakley (6) 10cwt and the one handed clock, where access to the ringing room is by ladder. Lovely perpendicular window in the ringing room. Performance touch – Stedman 5
A relaxing lunch was taken at the Bedford Arms in Oakley where we had permission to ring handbells. There were seven handbell ringers in the group and all rang – Impressive! Performance touch – PB6.
The final tower was Bromham, where the eight bells were enjoyed mostly to call changes. Performance touch – Grandsire 5 on the back six.
Many thanks to Tricia for organising the day, which all went to plan, and to the towers for allowing us to visit.
A summary of our ringing during the day
Great Gransden Bell Ringers 