Staplehurst Bellringers Report November 2023 News from the Tower On Tuesday 10th October we were honoured to ring for the funeral service and thanksgiving for the life of the late Sylvia Lade, for many years a loyal member of our congregation. Sylvia was probably best known for her lovely voice in All Saints’ Church choir,…

Staplehurst Bellringers Report July 2023 News from the Tower We start this month’s report with some good news. Congratulations to Daniel Brady and his partner Emily on the birth of their second child Edward, a brother for William. Edward was born on Saturday 1st July and weighed in at a healthy 7lb 9oz. Meanwhile, congratulations…

Staplehurst Bellringers Report May 2023 News from the Tower Besides their main purpose of calling people to worship bells have, throughout history, been rung to mark events of great national significance, be they sad or happy occasions. As everyone will know, one of the latter takes place on Saturday 6th May when bells will be…

Staplehurst Bellringers Report March 2023 News from the Tower By the time you read this we will be well into Lent and spring will (hopefully) be just around the corner. As nature begins to awake from its winter sleep, so do things begin to be a little more active amongst our ringers. Firstly, on Saturday…