Quarter peal of Grandsire Triples in 41 minutes
Seven ringers rang 1,260 changes on the first Saturday of the month. Two of them had been learning for six weeks, and nobody dropped a bell.
Church bell ringers · St Cuthwin's, Little Kestle
Eight bells, rung every week since 1871
The Kestle Guild rings the bells of St Cuthwin's for Sunday services, weddings and quarter peals, and teaches anyone who wants to learn. You do not need to read music or to have rung before.
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Practice night
Learners welcome. A tower captain is on the rope from 7:30 pm.
The Ringing Room
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Service ringing
Eight bells before the 10 o'clock service, 9:15 to 10:00 am.
St Cuthwin's
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Quarter peal
1,260 changes of Grandsire Triples for the bell fund. Listeners welcome at the back of the church.
St Cuthwin's
Founded in 1871, the year the tenor was hung
Today's ringers include a retired surveyor, two nurses, a sixth-former who learned on Tuesdays and a band who ring for every wedding in the village. The tower is open to anyone who turns up on time, listens and keeps a steady hand on the rope.
- Bells in the tower
- 8
- Members and associates
- 46
- Years of ringing here
- 155
Four ways to belong
Learner
A year on the rope with a tower captain, every week, with no commitment beyond that.
£35 for 12 months
Ringing member
Full rights, a place on the service and peal rota, and a vote at the AGM.
£85 a year
Associate
For supporters who do not ring: the newsletter, the ringers' supper and open days.
£25 a year
Junior
Under 18s ring free, with written consent from a parent or guardian.
Free
From the tower
The tenor sits true again after the summer
The heaviest bell was rehung in its frame. The bell fund paid for the work, and the thanks go to the ringers who climbed the tower to watch it done.
Who to ask
Questions about practice, joining or the rota go to an officer. Each one has a direct email address and a clear job.
- Chair
Hannah Tamsett
- Tower captain
Desmond Hargreave
- Membership
Priya Lidell
Come to a practice before you join
Turn up on a Tuesday, ring for an hour and then decide. Learners are never left alone on the rope.