Hello! This was a great week for ringing, and it started off with a quarter peal! On Monday I rang Grandsire Doubles inside for the first time:
That bell felt heavy to lug around, and we did it with haste. By the end my hands hurt and I was sweating, but it felt great to finally do. And it was a gorgeous sunset!
On Tuesday it was practice night in Stratford, then on Wednesday I went to ring at St Nicholas in Warwick for the first time. Lovely bells and a lovely group; I was easily one of the least experienced there; they did lots of "Surprise" methods (i.e., fancy), but we did a few touches of Grandsire Triples which was great. I can feel a quarter peal of that brewing...
And this Sunday morning, Sunday service in Stratford. There were only 6 of us, and we started with some clanky methods on the front 6 bells, then moved to the back 6 which had lovely and slow yet slightly mournful sound; I called some changes, and off we went.
That could be my last Sunday service ringing here for a while — on Wednesday I'm heading off to London with my boat, but not without stopping at a few bell towers en route...
Until next Sunday!
- Nick