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Our church boasts a marvellous set of bells
and a keen and accomplished bell ringing team .
- The Tower Correspondent is Tina Bastow any enquiries can be directed to
her on +44 (0)1622 710607.
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HERE TO HEAR OUR BELLS !
Following the bell restoration and
refurbishment project of 2005/2006, the bells at St Peter & St Paul's
Aylesford are once again ringing out across the parish.
The refurbished bells are now easier to
ring which has enabled ringers of all standards to progress. Over the past
12 months, we have welcomed 2 new junior ringers into the fold as well as 3
new adult members.
The ringers here in Aylesford
are members of the Kent County Association of Change Ringers or KCACR
for short. The association is divided into 6 districts and we are
part of the Maidstone District.
In June 2006, a team from Aylesford entered
the district 6 bell striking competition which was held at Yalding, and finished
a creditable 3rd. In November we entered 2 teams in the 6 bell call change
competition at Boxley, and finished 1st and 5th. So as you can see, our
pracice evenings do have a purpose other than just keeping our ringing skills
available for Sunday ringing and ringing for weddings.
In January 2007, Aylesford hosted one of
the district meetings and over 30 members from the Miadstone District attended -
mainly due to the curiosity factor at how the bells were going to handle after
the refurbishment.
The ringers also met socially during the
year. We enjoyed a midsummer meal at the Woolpack, Yalding as well as a
Christmas meal at the Red Bull in Eccles. In addition to this, our tower
captain arranged a ringing outing to Sussex, and we enjoyed a pre-Christmas hand
bell ringing party at the home of another of our band. Another high
point of the year was when 2 of our ringers appeared on Ready, Steady,
Cook! They appeared on of the Christms shows and along with 4 other
ringers from Aylesford, gave a renditioin of Jingle Bells on the hand
bells!!
Whilst we do have a thriving band at the
moment, we are always looking for new people to join the band. We meet on
Monday evenings at 7.30pm and finish at 9.15pm. If you want to learn how
to ring, or indeed used to ring and want to put those skills back into good
use, why not pay us a visit. You will be assured of a warm welcome.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Tina Bastow
Tower Correspondent
Some Photos from the recent restoration project.
Further details on our bells and their history can be found by following
the link below
