Welcome
We hope you find what you need on this site - do come and join us as we always hope to offer a warm welcome to visitors whether you can ring a bell or just want to come and have a look at what we do. This site also has details of some other bells in our larger benefice.
Normal ringing timesMonthly Normal Fourth Sunday St Giles Nether Whitacre 10.30 for 11am Joint parish service Fifth Sunday St Giles Nether Whitacre 10 for 10.30am St Giles Practice night - Thursday 7.45 to 9.00pm Other Sunday ringing towers
First Sunday St Johns Lea Marston 9.15 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 Fifth Sunday St Giles Nether Whitacre 10 for 10.30am joint service Please check especially for the towers other than St Giles to confirm |
NewsPlatinum Jubilee Quarter firstsWe have successfully rung a quarter peal for the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee with a local band which included two people who were ringing their very first quarter peal. Both did not really expect to ring as the quarter was somewhat impromptu but the striking was pleasant and no real errors were recorded. See more in our news item for more details.
Practice ImprovementsPost covid we have been developing our band bringing on our new learners whilst missing our stalwart Dick. Fortunately with help from other towers we have reached a milestone with plain hunt and bob doubles now being rung quite competently and our ringing up and down sounding really pleasant. It is nice to have a lovely bunch of people working together.
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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