We’ve had a busy month preparing for our Rusty Ringers tower open day which was on Saturday the 8th November. We had advertised it on the village email system and Facebook group as well as on Black Cat Radio. Personal invitations to former ringers helped boost visitor numbers although only twenty attended an this was disappointing.
However, one person said they would be interested in learning to ring and another indicated that they might, and we invited them to come along to our practice on Thursday.
We hade extensive displays of photographs in the church both hard copy and as a projected presentation. The handbells were available to ring Jingle Bells and there were homemade cakes for our guests to enjoy.
Although visitor numbers were low it was good to welcome them and they all visited the tower where they could chime the bells. Rusty Ringers were able to ring with us under supervision and we hade a great time chatting about former times.
Many thanks to all our ringers for making cakes, looking after our guests ad helping tidy away afterwards.
In the evening most of us ventured out to the Chequers in Little Gransden to a Pizza supper arranged by David Prest. The company included ringers and friends and about 20 of us enjoyed made to order pizzas in the cosy back room.
The Chequers is a must visit traditional village pub and you are sure of a warm welcome from Bobby and Wendy Mitchell. In 2001 we rang a quarter peal to celebrate the Mitchell family’s 50 years at the pub. So next year will be an opportunity for another quarter peal to celebrate 75 years!
Finally, this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. As usual at this time of year we rang the bells half muffled during our practice on Thursday the 6th and on Sunday the 9th for the service of Remembrance at 11.00am.
The ringing was very enjoyable, coducted by Sheila George calling Sixty on Thirds.
Great Gransden Bell Ringers 