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.
St. Giles by floodlight - this can be sponsored for a special event
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 |
NewsBells are backThe bells were rung for service for the first time on July 25th after an eighteen month break since lockdowns started. Lovely to hear the bells calling all to worship. Practice nights have also restarted.
HRH Prince Phillip Duke of EdinburghThe bells were rung half muffled (in a COVID safe manner) to commemorate the life of HRH Prince Phillip at midday on 10th April 2021.
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 recently 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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