• Home
  • Contacts
  • Ringing times
  • Find us
  • How do I start?
  • History
  • Bell details
    • Bell Muffling
  • Tower Records
  • News
  • Links
  • Lea Marston Bells
  • Shustoke Bells
  • Over Whitacre Bells
  • Palace Campanile
St Giles Nether Whitacre Bellringers

New Ropes Fitted

24/11/2016

 
Finally an event which some of our number thought they would not live to see. Tonight all six new ropes have been fitted to the bells. With the third rope being broken beyond repair and no spare tail end available we have splashed out and fitted new ropes to all the bells. This is the fourth set of completely new ropes to be fitted to the bells since they were hung at Nether Whitacre in 1976. However these ropes have had the longest lead in time being bought when the rope makers were offering any length up to 80ft for £80. So we have plenty of spare top end wrapped at the moment about the wheel spokes. We now just have to let the ropes settle in but we hope they are not too springy after such a long time being hung up, treated and stretched.

Broken Rope

20/11/2016

 
Sunday morning nearly ground to a halt when the tail end on the third rope started to fray. Much to the relief of the ringers this was taped up and the rope lasted till the end of the ringing without issue. Does this mean that our new ropes will finally be fitted after over 15 years of "stretching" in the tower.

Remembrance Sunday

13/11/2016

 
Once again we rang all six for the morning service with the bells half muffled. Service was lovely with a live bugle player to make the two minutes silence even more special.

    St Giles Bellringers

    The trials and tribulations of a small village bellringing band.

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Bell Maintenance
    Connecting 4 News
    Lea Marston
    New Year
    Obituary
    Old Tiding Article
    Olympics
    Outing
    Over Whitacre
    Practice
    Quarters
    Recruitment
    Ropes
    Shustoke
    Special Events
    Special Or Service Ringing
    Stay
    Striking Competition
    Visiting Ringers
    Website

    Archives

    December 2024
    October 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    January 2023
    November 2022
    September 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    July 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    November 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    August 2002
    July 2002
    June 2002
    May 2002
    April 2002
    March 2002
    January 2002
    December 2001
    November 2001
    October 2001

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.