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St Giles Nether Whitacre Warwickshire
Normal ringing timesFirst Sunday St Johns service at St Giles 9.00 for 9.30am Monthly Normal Fourth Sunday St Giles Nether Whitacre 10.30 for 11am St Giles Practice night - every Thursday 7.45 to 9.00pm Other Sunday ringing towers
First Sunday currently at St Giles 9.00 for 9.30am Second Sunday St Cuthberts Shustoke 9.00 for 9.30am Third Sunday St Leonards Over Whitacre 10.45 for 11am Fourth Sunday St Giles Nether Whitacre 10.30 for 11am Please check especially for the towers other than St Giles to confirm |
NewsChurch issuesThe recent winds bought down a large lime tree at St Giles which has now been cleared. Fortunately it came down only hours after our practice night and did very little damage to the churchyard missing the War Memorial by inches. Lea Marston church has also been closed as the roof walls around the tower have been declared unsafe and need immediate remedial repairs. There are no services and no ringing until this is put right.
Stedman Doubles quarterThe celebratory service for the induction of the Rev Mark Waterstreet to the parishes was celebrated with a quarter pea;l of Stedman Doubles before general ringing for the service. Over half the band were locally based.
National youth striking competitionOne of our band was involved with the Three Spires team entered by the Lichfield Guild. The event which took place in London at St James Garlickhythe. The team came 3rd with 85% out of 14 teams whilst ringing call changes. See more in our news section.
Whitacre's Mini RingHave you heard about the other ring of bells in Whitacre? Click this link to view the website to find out more about the second set of Whitacre bells especially if you are mini ring fanatic.
Bell inscriptionsHave found some wax rubbings of the inscriptions taken of the bells before they were installed in 1977. A much easier task then when access was a lot easier. These rubbings were used as part of the advertising display used to raise money to complete the installation. They show the decorative part of the bells including some names and a image of a King George 1 two guinea gold piece which shows up especially clearly on the second bell. Find out more on the bell detail page.
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