An attempt will be made to ring a three-hour full peal on St Giles’ bells on Saturday 3rd February, starting at 10:00, by ringers who will be in Oxford for the annual dinner later that day of the Oxford University Society of Change Ringers.
A band of visiting ringers will probably be ringing our bells between 15:30 and 16:30 on Saturday 17th February.
A similar full peal was successfully completed on 6th January :
5088 changes of Yorkshire Surprise Major, rung in 3 hours 2 minutes
by local ringers including two members of the St Giles’ band :
1 Stephen M Everett 5 Craig M Robertson (Conductor)
2 Alison T Merryweather-Clarke 6 Catherine M A Lane
3 John G Pusey 7 Daniel J Watson
4 Sara Jones 8 Peter W Spain
Quarter peals successfully completed on St Giles’ bells or in St Giles’ Church during the last six months :
Sunday 3 September 1312 Kent Treble Bob Major. For the Patronal Festival, and welcoming Rev Claire Browes to St Giles’ after her first service as associate priest.
Tuesday 5 September 1312 Kent Treble Bob Major. Rung on handbells in the church during St Giles’ Fair
Tuesday 5 September 1296 Plain Bob Royal. Rung on handbells in the church during St Giles’ Fair
Sunday 17 September 1296 Cambridge Surprise Major. Best wishes to Sara Jones, leaving home to attend Exeter University; and celebrating the first anniversary of Svitlana Holova’s arrival in UK from Ukraine
Sunday 24 September 1260 St Clements College Bob Minor
Sunday 8 October 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major. Birthday compliments to Peter Felton and Simon Mollison.
Sunday 29 October 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Sunday 26 November 1296 Stedman Triples. For the baptism of Edward and first communions of Amélie, Rafi, & Élodie, at the preceding service.
Sunday 3 December 1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Sunday 10 December 1260 Grandsire Triples. First quarter on eight bells for Marc Jones
Sunday 24 December 1260 Plain Bob Doubles. For Christmas Eve
Sunday 14 January 2024. 1344 Double Norwich Court Bob Major. First quarter in the method for Alistair White-Horne, and first in the method for over 50 years for Elizabeth Mullett.
Sunday 21 January 1280 Superlative Surprise Major
– John Pusey, Tower Captain for St Giles’
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