Quarter Peal for the St Giles' Haughton Poppy Display

The Bell Ringers performed a Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Minimus for the talented ladies who completed our lovely Poppy display for remembrance day.

Thank you to Sue Robson, Jackie Skelson, Carmel Lock and Sophie Lock who knitted and crocheted the poppies, and a special Thank you to Alex Trubshaw and Jocelyne Lock who put all the Poppies together to form the display.

The Bell Ringers rang 1272 Plain Bob Minimus and took 53minutes they were:

Treble: Samuel Weaver

2nd: Gill Smith

3rd Karen J. Powell

4th: Trevor Lock (C)

5th: Trevor Stacey

The Team:

To view the performance on Bellboard visit here:  https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1664878

£5 was donated for the Church Bells and £20 to the British Royal Legion for their 'Poppy Appeal' If you would like to donate please visit their website: https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/

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Remembering Jenny's Mum

We ring the bells for most occasions.  A full peal consists of 5040 changes (derived from the maximum number of changes on 7 bells) When ringing on 6 bells the maximum numbers of changes is 720 and so we need to ring 7 lot's to achieve our 5040 changes and to make a full peal.

We rang a full Peal at Seighford on Saturday 14th October remembering Jenny Beech's mother who sadly passed away 3 years ago this week at the age of 100 

The Bell Ringers were:

5040 Minor (4m)

2 Extents of Cambridge, 1 Extent of Kent, 2 Extents of St Clements, 2 Extents of Plain Bob

1Nicola J Galton

2Jenny M Beech

3Trevor Lock

4Greg J Pearce

5Adrian G Roberts

6Kevin M Price (C)

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60 Years and counting

I was lucky enough to ring in a Peal to celebrate E Ann Williams' 60th ringing year.  Morton Corbet was the chosen tower as she had been tower captain there while her husband had been vicar.

Ann was persuaded to take up the hobby by her father, who coaxed her along to a practice as they were short of ringers.  She describes herself as being very reluctant to take up the art, but as soon as she grabbed hold of a rope, she was hooked.  60 years later and having rung over 500 peals she is just as keen today as she was then.

It just shows you that you need to have ago at everything in life, you just don't want you'll enjoy.  Please free to call in and see us on a Tuesday evening to have ago, it might just change your life!

We rang 7 methods in the peal, 7 full extents of Cambridge, Kent TB, Oxford TB, St Clements, College Bob, Single Court, and Plain Bob.  It was completed int 2 hrs 40 minutes

Seven methods:one extent of Cambridge surprise,Kent TB,Oxford TB,St Clement bob,College single ,Single Oxford and Plain Bob.

1E Ann Williams

2Adrian G Roberts

3Trevor L Lock

4Andrew W Gordon

5Revd Kevin M Price (C)

6Peter L Furniss

Rung to celebrate 60 years of ringing for E Ann Williams

The Team.

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Well done Josiah

Josiah Weaver has completed his walk from Canterbury to Rome.  He started on 25th July, walked 2200 Kilometers and finished on 4th October.

Josiah at the starting point

Josiah being blessed at he shrine of Thomas Becket

Josiah in Rome.

Well done Josiah

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St. Giles Church Clock Haughton

I mentioned the church clock in a previous post.  I expect many people go by check the time on it and walk on by.   The clock was reconstructed by WM Leigh of Eccleshall in 1883, and I guess it has been ticking away way before then.  When I first had dealing with it back in the late 1980's it required winding 3 times a week.  

After the bells were re-hung in 1998, Phil Michie of Haughton cleaned the clock and re-hung the weighs to get it working again, but as the ceiling had been lowered to accommodate the new bell installation the clock required re-winding every other day.  Shortly after that, in the early 2000's it was decided to electrify the winding of the chimes, this meant the clock weight could be mounted where the chiming weight had been, enabling the clock to run a whole week between winding. 

Richard Dyble now winds the clock and has been doing a fantastic job of it for the last 10 years or so.  

Our tower isn't that accessible, as access is via an almost vertical steel ladder, so tower tours are not possible, but here are some pictures of the clock.

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A big Thank You

Recently I have been working on the Church clock as we've been having problems with it striking.  I've been to the church on numerous occasions, and each time there has been some kind of maintenance activity taking place.

We are so lucky in Haughton to have sure a lovely old building within the Village.  I go ringing at many churches up and down the country and although most are very beautiful and historic, there is something magical and unique coming home to Haughton. 

Some parts of our church dates back to the 13th Century and it really does take some looking after keeping it at the standard it is, there are so many unsung heroes within our village who volunteer tirelessly maintaining it's grounds, keeping it clean and tidy, maintained for future generations to come, and not to mention the finances and paperwork that comes with the building.  

I'm not going to name anyone as I am bound to miss someone out, but from me and the rest of the Bell Ringers and Village, here is a BIG THANK YOU ALL.

Trevor Lock

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October 2023 Ringing Times

Haughton Bell Ringing Times October 2023

Tuesday 3rd - Practice 8pm until 9pm 

Sunday 8th - Sunday Service Ringing 10am for 10.30am service

Tuesday 10th - Practice moved to Thursday

Thursday 12th - Practice 8pm until 9pm

Sunday 15th - 5.30pm for 6pm Service

Tuesday 17th - Practice 8pm until 9pm 

Wednesday 18th 6.00pm for 6.30pm Compline Service

Tuesday 24th - Practice 8pm until 9pm

Haughton Bell Ringers practice every Tuesday evening 8pm until 9pm (except for the 2nd Tuesday in the month, when the practice is moved to the Thursday of the same week) We welcome new ringers, and anyone who would like to visit us. Please feel free to share this post by text, email or social media