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We are always on the lookout to ring for village occasions. On Saturday 28th August we rang for twenty minutes before Great and Little Gransdens’ church fete, which was held next door in the Old Vicarage garden. Call changes greeted villagers as they gathered to enjoy a traditional fete with preserves, cakes, books, plants andContinue reading “Ringing for the Church Fete”

The annual tower clean up took place this week. This involves thoroughly cleaning each room starting at the top in the old belfry and working down. It is arduous work at times necessitating squeezing into tight spots, especially in the old belfry where access to the bell frame is limited. The opportunity is taken toContinue reading “Annual Tower Clean Up”

Ringers met today to ring a quarter peal on Great Gransden bells. This is the first quarter peal on the bells for eighteen months (9th March 2020), such a long gap whereas we are usually ringing about eight quarters every year, but the Covid pandemic prevented us from ringing very much until now. It wasContinue reading “First Quarter Peal for 18 Months”

Monday 2nd August, the ringers meet with a little apprehension. We are to ring 120 call changes (the extent on 5 bells), which will take about 25 minutes. Most of us haven’t rung for any longer than 10 minutes since Covid restrictions have been eased, and so are a litttle out of practice. The bellsContinue reading “120 Call Changes rung for the first time!”

Saturday 24th July 2021 A super Saturday afternoon at the Gransdens’ Societies Fair featuring about 20 village organisations. From bowls club to tennis; from singers, guides and golf, to childrens’ club and horticulture; something for everyone. The bell ringers were there too, inviting people to ring the Ely Association’s mobile bell. Fifteen people from ageContinue reading “Ringers attend Societies’ Fair”

We rang the front five bells this morning because it was rather warm, and although it was still relatively cool at 9.15am it was warming up quickly in the mini heatwave! We rang call changes with the 5 in. Lockdown will be eased on Monday 19th July and the latest CCCBR comunication confirms that allContinue reading “Sunday 18th July – Preparing for Easing of Lockdown”

Thanks for the feedback on the website so far. I have made some amendments and tried to pick up on typos. Please continue to let me know if you spot any errors (and encourage others to sign up for the updates!). We had an enjoyable practice on Thursday, with eight in attendance (excellent!). This meantContinue reading “Website feedback, practice night and mobile bell”

On Friday 2nd July we held our annual Ringers and Singers safari supper when members of the church choir and the ringers visited three different venues around the village. We had a very relaxing and pleasant time in the balmy evening sunshine, taking the opportunity to explore our hosts’ beautiful gardens. We all met togetherContinue reading “Ringers and Singers, and Website Design”

I am currently working on another website as I try to bring together all the information I have on local bell towers and history, so work on this site has slowed for the time being. But, I am experimenting with diferent website themes and have just changed this one. This may not be the finishedContinue reading “Experimenting with Page Design”

I have today added a new page to the website called – “The Restoration Project“ This page includes a summary of the origins of the very extensive tower and bell project of the late 1990s and some of the elements involved. I am currently scanning key documents and have added some already. I had originallyContinue reading “New Page Added and, Shall I Upgrade the Website?”