On Saturday the 8th of June we welcomed Hinckley District Ringers (Leics) to the tower. They requested a one hour slot of general ringing from 3.30pm to 4.30pm . On the same afternoon the church had arranged a family service starting at 4.45pm with pizza and live music.
Excellent collaboration between ringers and service organisers ensured that the band had finished practising before we wanted to start ringing. Although we ring upstairs behind the glazed tower arch the band was very loud and could very easily be heard. All was well and the ringers began to arrive as the band were ended their practice. Many thanks to the organisers for working with us on this.
There were about 20 ringers which included some ringing friends from that area. The ringing was good and included London, Cambridge, Dixons, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Stedman and St Simons. One ringer said “I could ring these all day”, which was a very nice comment to hear about our bells.
The weather was warm and sunny so occasionally some would listen outside. At the same time other people were arriving to prepare refreshments. The bells also served as a welcome to everyone coming to the service.
Great Gransden Bell Ringers 