Staplehurst Bellringers Report October 2024 News from the Tower In last month’s Magazine, I reported that we had been able to continue ringing the bells during the current work on the turret and tower roof. Unfortunately, our optimism was somewhat misplaced. Following an inspection by the Architect and Contractors’ Team at the end of August…

Staplehurst Bellringers Report September 2024 News from the Tower Despite our fears voiced in last month’s Magazine, I am pleased to say that we have been able to continue ringing during the current work on the turret and tower roof. However it has been necessary to remove the louvre on the south side of the…

Staplehurst Bellringers Report August 2024 News from the Tower As reported in the July magazine the Kent Young Ringers used our bells to practise for the National Youth Ringing Contest in London.  Their practice obviously paid off as they finished an impressive 3rd in their category in a contest which featured 36 teams in total. …

Staplehurst Bellringers Report July 2024 News from the Tower June was a busy month for our ringers.  It started on Saturday 1st June when, together with ringers from Frittenden and Marden, we had our annual ringing outing.  The venue this year was the Southend on Sea area of Essex where we rang at five churches…