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 organisersContinue reading “Visitors Ring for F4 Service!”
Author Archives: Phillip George
A Visit to Ramsey Practice Night
Sheila and I love going to Ramsey to ring. The bells are an old fashioned but easy goig 13cwt six and the welcome you receive is second to none. Cathy Moulton, whom we have known for 30 years or so, is the tower captain, and after a 25 mile drive in the rain her cheeryContinue reading “A Visit to Ramsey Practice Night”
What’s Up that Tower
We’ll soon be visiting Ramsey on their practice night as part of a ‘practice exchange’. They will visit our tower in June as a reciprocal part of the arrangement. But, before I report on that I thought I would write a few words on our latest news. For the last few weeks I have beenContinue reading “What’s Up that Tower”
Spring Mini Outing – 27th April 2024
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 GeorgeContinue reading “Spring Mini Outing – 27th April 2024”
Scouts Visit the Tower!
Whilst the weekly routine of practices continues gently occasionally other ‘special’ events come along which add variety and excitement. The first was a visit to the tower by Gamlingay and Gransden Pathfinder Scouts. We had invited them to see the clock and bells, and on Friday the 26th of April sixteen of them arrived withContinue reading “Scouts Visit the Tower!”
Holy Week & Easter – a change of routine!
Traditionally there is no ringing during Holy Week and although many towers continue to ring nowadays, the majority take the week off. We take the opportunity to hold our annual ringers’ meeting, which is an important event in the calendar when we approve our finances, receive reports and elect tower officers. The meeting was heldContinue reading “Holy Week & Easter – a change of routine!”
200th Anniversary of the RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was found on the 4th of March 1824. To celebrate this anniversary we arranged for a quarter peal to be rung at Great Gransden. Some of the ringers are regular supporters or members of the RNLI and all were happy to take part. Two of the ringers had notContinue reading “200th Anniversary of the RNLI”
High Level Cleaning & Compliments on our Ringing
The snowdrops are in full bloom and the garden beckons. I can’t wait to get out there but it has been so wet, everything is saturated. I can still do some useful jobs inside and one which needed doing was the high level cleaning in the ringing room at church. I took the folding ladderContinue reading “High Level Cleaning & Compliments on our Ringing”
Something Different
The winter months are a little quiet. We still hold tied bell practises on Wednesday mornings and our normal practice on a Thursday evening. We are looking forward to our annual general meeting in March and our Spring outing in April. In the meantime we decided to take advantage of the winter season to carryContinue reading “Something Different”
Coffee and Biscuits at First Tied Bell Practice and Handbells are Rung on Practice Night!
The first tied bell session of the year was held at Nutbells on the 10th of January. This year we held a simple quiz on Call Changes and Plain Hunt on 5 taken from the Learning the Ropes training scheme. Most questions were answered correctly and there was some useful discussion around some of theContinue reading “Coffee and Biscuits at First Tied Bell Practice and Handbells are Rung on Practice Night!”
Great Gransden Bell Ringers 