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Handbells before evensong ringing. Fun session wit

Handbells before evensong ringing. Fun session with lots of enthusiastic ringers wanted to have a go. 15 for evensong ringing, including Katie who had another lesson before the ringing. She’s up to standing her bell on command! Well done 👏🏻 Rounds on 10 and 12 for beginners Hongli, Junnan and Chris; PH7 for Gavin and So-Shan, who are both ringing it pretty well now; and Grandsire Triples for the experienced band. (Another hot and steamy one in the tower, especially for me who rang the heavier bells 9 and 10!) #kingstonbellringers #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #bellringing #handbells

Full house at Dwenna’s for coffee morning after

Full house at Dwenna’s for coffee morning after this morning’s service ringing. 12 in the tower so call changes on 8 and then on 12 once the stragglers arrived too. Bell 5 tail end needed to be adjusted as it was constantly hitting So-Shan in the face (not great when wearing glasses) and bell 7’s rope was unravelling. Some gaffer tape was affixed as a temporary measure until we can change the rope tonight before evensong. Also rang Stedman Triples and PH9. Chocolate marble cake with coffee icing and Bara brith (Welsh eggless fruit loaf) and baklava was the cakes of choice 😋 (and cherry tomatoes from the #balconygarden where I was sitting and took this pic 🍅😂) Thanks Dwenna for your hospitality! #kingstonbellringers #kingstonuponthames #allsaintschurchkingston

17 in a hot and muggy tower this evening; Kate in

17 in a hot and muggy tower this evening; Kate in charge. Katie came early for a lesson and Jackie came to watch the teaching as she’s going to take up the ART course. Rounds on 6 and 8 for the beginners, and Junnan got to try out leading. Special mention and thumbs up to Roshan who had a good night ringing 👍🏻 Plain hunt on 3 for Colin ringing bell 2, with Gavin on treble and So-Shan on 3 (and 3 covers); PH7 for Gavin; PBD for So-Shan; and Stedman Triples for Zoe and Jacob. Here’s a little snippet of the Stedman 🔔 #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #kingstonbellringers #bellringing #practicenight

A few of us had a handbell practice before evenson

A few of us had a handbell practice before evensong ringing tonight. It’s a bit tricky, but good fun. I found ringing two bells a little difficult but love the sound they make. We tried to get in a good rhythm, and once we’d achieved that, we practiced dodges too. Here’s a video of the professionals ringing Plain Bob Minor.

And our report from this morning. 10 in the tower so call changes on 8 and 10, PH9 for Dwenna, Grandsire Triples for Gabrielle, and PH7 for Gavin l, which went really well.

And for evensong, we had 14 ringers and Katie stayed after her lesson (she’s ringing the bell on her own now 👍🏻) and a visitor who wants to learn but doesn’t live nearby. All our beginners are ringing rounds on 12 now; PBD for So-Shan (frustratingly still not there!); Grandsire Triples, and Cambridge Minor for Jacob. And the pub was busy watching the Lionesses’ first goal! Well done England! #kingstonbellringers #bellringing #handbells #kingstonuponthames #allsaintschurchkingston

Kingston ringers outing 30 July 2022 Tower 1: S

Kingston ringers outing

30 July 2022

Tower 1: St Mary’s, Frensham (8)
Tower 2: All Saints, Alton (6)
Tower 3: Church of the Holy Rood, Holybourne (8)
(I know a few of us were hoping that Alan Titchmarsh might’ve let us in as this is where he rings 😂)
Tower 4: St Nicholas, Chawton (6) (Jane Austen’s church and where her mother and sister are buried.)

Full report to be posted on our website shortly. #kingstonbellringers #winchesterandportsmouthguild #hampshire #bellringing #bellringingouting

Soundtrack chosen by Gavin - I started with your fav piano bit 🤣😂

Kingston ringers outing - our official band photo

Kingston ringers outing - our official band photo courtesy of @kateflave11’s digital camera on timer

30 July 2022

Tower 1: St Mary’s, Frensham (8)
Tower 2: All Saints, Alton (6)
Tower 3: Church of the Holy Rood, Holybourne (8)
(I know a few of us were hoping that @alantitchmarshmbe might have come to let us in as this is where he rings 😂)
Tower 4: St Nicholas, Chawton (6) (Jane Austen’s church and where her mother and sister are buried.)

Full report to be posted on our website shortly 🔔 #kingstonbellringers #winchesterandportsmouthguild #hampshire #bellringing #bellringingouting 📸 Photo by @kateflave11 Kate Flavell

Nice panorama shot from Gavin of tonight’s ringe

Nice panorama shot from Gavin of tonight’s ringers. Swipe for the reason our tower captain Paul is so good at ringing - how many hands does he have?! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻😂🤣

And Anthea wins best pose! So-Shan looks like she’s doing the robot and run out of batteries!

15 in the tower, Mike was in charge. Rounds on 6, 8 and 10 for our beginners, Hongli, Junnan, Chris and Roshan; PBD for So-Shan (the second go was getting there); good PH7 for Gavin which he also called 👍🏻; Stedman Triples for Jacob and Zoe; squares on 10; places for Junnan and finished off with rounds on 12. Well done to our beginners ringing on 12! 🔔

And Gavin’s friend Jessie came to watch, and might be interested in learning to ring after trying out the back stroke. 👍🏻 #bellringing #kingstonbellringers #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames

From the archives: 16 years ago, our lovely @corne

From the archives: 16 years ago, our lovely @corneykate featured in the magazine she worked for, promoting #bellringing 🔔👍🏻

Fab photo and article Kate - and thank you for letting me post this and telling us the fab story of them photoshopping the creases out of your linen trousers in order to go to print 😂🤣 #kingstonbellringers #kingstonuponthames #evemagazine

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all tho

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all those who have asked about the bell in the middle of our ringing chamber 3/3 🔔

I’m not sure there is anyone that knows how a #bell from #croydonworkhouse got to our #belfry but if anyone knows any history about the workhouse or the #bellfounders #gilletandjohnston, please do drop us a line.
#bellringing #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #croydonworkhouse #bellfounders #gillettandjohnston #history #heritage #kingstonbellringers

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all tho

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all those who have asked about the bell in the middle of our ringing chamber 2/3 🔔

I’m not sure there is anyone that knows how a #bell from #croydonworkhouse got to our #belfry but if anyone knows any history about the workhouse or the #bellfounders #gilletandjohnston, please do drop us a line.
#bellringing #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #croydonworkhouse #bellfounders #gillettandjohnston #history #heritage #kingstonbellringers

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all tho

This #triptych is for @dawnlouisej1103 and all those who have asked about the bell in the middle of our ringing chamber 1/3 🔔

This is the note that is attached to the bell, giving its history.

“This bell was originally hung in Croydon workhouse, was fitted with traditional change ringing fittings by John Williamson and Bernard Stone during February/March 1971. It normally hangs in All Saints, Kingston-Upon-Thames, belfry and is used to demonstrate the art of bellringing to all interested people who visit the tower.”

#bellringing #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #croydonworkhouse #bellfounders #gillettandjohnston #history #heritage #kingstonbellringers

Can we take a moment to appreciate Mike’s Tour d

Can we take a moment to appreciate Mike’s Tour de France socks today for evensong ringing 🧦🚴‍♂️🚴💛😂 (I was wearing matching yellow sandals!) It certainly powered him to treble well with a nice ringing up of the back bells 💪🏻🔔 I give them a score of 4.5 out of 5!

10 for ringing tonight so several rounds and call changes on 10; touch of Grandsire Triples and So-Shan got to ring PH7 (a bit out of practice, but it wasn’t all bad - I need more rope time and less time away from the tower!)

#kingstonbellringers #bellringing #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames

Ringing for a wedding, this afternoon, with the hi

Ringing for a wedding, this afternoon, with the hibiscus in the churchyard in full bloom 🌺 🔔

#wedding #hibiscus #churchyard #allsaintskingston #friday #fridaywedding

10 at the Wednesday evening practice despite the h

10 at the Wednesday evening practice despite the heatwave outside, the 26.3 degrees in the ringing chamber and several ringers away on holiday or for work!

We were pleased to see @jackieharrison74 from Richmond and we warmly welcome Jacob who is on a gap year from Nottingham University and living in Surbiton for the next 12 months. Anthea ran the practice and there were rounds, call changes and places for Colin and Junnan. Jackie, Daniel and Jacob got to ring Stedman Triples and there was a plain course of Cambridge Minor so a very constructive evening.

Before the practice Kate and Paul were giving new recruit Katie her first lesson in bell handling using the ART Learning the Ropes scheme. Katie got to hear about ringing from her friend @heather_millardwilson, who is doing really well and telling everybody that ringing is wonderful fun! Normal ringing next Sunday morning and evening, let’s hope it’s a bit cooler!
📸 and report: @pjfkingston Thanks for standing in for me this past week, and thanks @linda_georgiades for posting 👍🏻 #kingstonbellringers #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #bellringing

Only five to ring for evensong tonight but underst

Only five to ring for evensong tonight but understandable given the 30 degree temperatures in Kingston, and lots of our ringers away on holiday/work but at least we made a noise and deserved our drink in the Druids afterwards.

It was 24.6 degrees (nearly 77F!) in the ringing chamber so we took it easy but rang some very good RCC for Junnan.

Stephen Westrop (former Director of Music) was back today playing the organ, it was nice to see him and have a chat.

Normal ringing Wednesday evening with Anthea in charge let’s hope we get more people then.

#bellringing #allsaintskingston #evensong #kingstontower #rcc #hot #druids #pubafterwards #directorofmusic #organ #sundayevening #hotinkingston

9 at ringing this morning which is quite a good tu

9 at ringing this morning which is quite a good turnout as so many of our ringers are away on holiday at the moment.

Despite the 24 degrees 🥵in the ringing chamber, we rang good quality call changes, Stedman Triples and plain courses of Grandsire Triples for Daniel.

It was nice to see Richard Andrew on a brief visit to Kingston after a prom last night.

We had coffee, rock buns and sponge cake in the shade on the patio at Paul and Kate’s and were entertained by Muffle and his new friend Ebony (a little black cat from a few doors away) chasing each other around the garden. 😁

#bellringing #allsaintskingston #kingstonuponthames #bells #stedman #callchanges #grandsire #holiday #hot #sunny #coffeeandcake #cats

Wednesday was a warm day, so cotton dress, linen s

Wednesday was a warm day, so cotton dress, linen shirts and polo tops were popular attire with the 13 Kingston Bell Ringers who came to evening practise 👕👗

Our learners, Colin, Heather, Junnan, and Roshan rang rounds on 6 and 8, but Graeme who was leading the practise was not going to let them have any easy time. Instead they were put through their paces by ringing "Squares and Triangles". This involved alternate pairs of ringers changing places (e.g. bells 3 & 4 would ring places 4 & 3) or alternate groups of three changing places (bells 3, 4 & 5 ring places 4, 5 & 3). Graeme would call "Squares" and the entire band would change places simultaneously 😁😎 The call of "Triangles" met with some confusion, but great fun was had in this lesson 🤪😂

Graeme conducted some Cambridge Minor with Mike, David, Judith, Anthea and Amanda and some Stedman Triples with Dan. Dwenna rang some plain hunt on 8, with Gavin inside, and was praised for his rope handing by Graeme 👍

Thank you @mistersplashy for the report 😁

#allsaintskingston #bellringing #practise #frensham #outing #plainhunt #stedman #cambridgeminor #hotwednesday #goodpractice

Well done Daniel on your first #quarterpeal inside

Well done Daniel on your first #quarterpeal inside! #bellringing providing the backdrop to the Wimbledon men’s final showing on the big screen in the marketplace @inkingstonuk 🎾 See @kingstonoutandabout post and our repost - previous post 🔔 The video at the end is from rehearsals this morning! #kingstonbellringers #bellringing #kingstonuponthames #allsaintschurchkingston

You can hear our #bells ringing a #quarterpeal of

You can hear our #bells ringing a #quarterpeal of #grandsiredoubles in the background - sounding good, #kingstonbellringers!👌🏻👍🏻🔔 #bellringing

Posted @withregram • @kingstonoutandabout Wimbledon men’s final on the big screen! #wimbledon2022 #kingstonuponthames

#lightandshadow with the #louveredwindows this mor

#lightandshadow with the #louveredwindows this morning👌🏻

10 this morning so lots of call changes on 8, firstly, Whittingtons called by Kate, and then more call changes on 8 called by Graeme and then Paul. And two goes at Grandsire Doubles so that Daniel could practice for his quarter peal this afternoon. Good luck! Listen out from 3:45pm onwards Kingston. It’ll be a nice backdrop to the men’s final at Wimbledon being shown in the marketplace by @inkingstonuk.

#jalousiewindows #light #shadow #allsaintschurchkingston #kingstonuponthames #kingstonbellringers

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Kingston Tower Outing.

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