Outings - Spring 2006
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The Wirral |
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| Saturday 1st April 2006 |
On Saturday 1st April I went on the Ranmoor ringers outing. Although I am not really a Ranmoor ringer, I often go to the Ranmoor practice night with my mum. My mum had to stay at home because my uncles had come from London to put a new bathroom in our house. So I went with Chris & Alison (who ring at Ranmoor) and left my mum behind. | ||
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We visited towers on the Wirral
Peninsular
near
Chester. It took us about two hours to drive there. The
first tower we went to was Bebington which had a very light ring of
eight bells. St Andrew, Bebington |
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Our
next tower was Port
Sunlight. The inside of the church was very grand and the
organist was playing. The bells were more difficult to ring
than Bebington bells, but I still managed to ring some rounds and call
changes. Christ Church, Port Sunlight |
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The
tower before lunch was at Rock Ferry. It was unusual because
you went through a sports hall and up a funny short ladder to get to
the ringing chamber. The ropes were all very long, and even
without a box I had too much rope. I tried plain hunting but
it was too difficult with the long ropes. St Peter, Rock Ferry |
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| Lunch | We went for lunch to a pub near Neston. We all sat together on one big table, and I had chips and a chicken baguette. The Hinderton Arms, Neston |
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It
should only have been a short drive to the church at Neston, but we
went a longer way round and everyone else was already ringing when we
got there. Sts Mary & Helen, Neston |
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We
missed a turning again on the way to Heswall, and this time we drove
miles before realising that we had gone the wrong way. Once
again we were the last to arrive, but were still in time to have a
ring. We could see the sea from outside the church door. St Peter, Heswell |
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Our
last tower was Thurstaston. They were light bells, and I
found the treble too light to ring. However I was able to
ring the tenor, the first time I have ever rung the heaviest bell in a
tower. Afterwards we went up to see the bells, and I was able
to touch the tenor that I had just rung. St Bartholomew,Thurstaton |
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We
finished by having a
group photo taken outside the church. I enjoyed the day, and rang at six new towers, taking my tower total to nineteen. I have added a few more towers since then, and am now up to twenty four!
Also published in Spirals (Sheffield Brach newsletter) Sept
2006 |
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