Gamlingay bells adjusted oddstruckness

After several hours work with shims and twiddle pins the following results were obtained.

Gamlingay bells oddstruckness measurement

The above oddstruckness measurements were made by Tom Ridgman last night using his electronic oddstruckness meter. The measurements are in milliseconds. A positive figure indicates the bell is slow at handstroke and a negative figure indicates the bell is quick at handstroke.
What is significant here is the difference between consecutive bells. Differences of 20ms are discernable to the ear.

First peal on Gamlingay bells since augmenting to 8 in 2001

Ely Diocesan Association

Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 July 2012 in 3h06 (16)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed: John R Pritchard

1 Amanda Hardy

  2 Jane K A Hough

  3 J Richard Hough

4 Cass Boocock

  5 Andrew B Smith

   6 John A Boocock

   7 Richard C Smith

          8 Peter J Waterfield (C)

First peal - 1 & 5.

First on 8 - 4.

100th peal - 7.

First peal on the bells since restoration and augmentation to 8.

To mark the arrival of The Olympic Flame in the City of Cambridge
later today.

Peal Band Photograph  Clockwise from front right in order of ringing.

Off now for some 8-bell ringing back in Yorkshire.
First Ian and Joan's home tower of Giggleswick where a new tenor clapper had been installed since John & Cass visited last year.

Ringing was followed by a group photo.

Into the Yorkshire Dales National Park now to ring at Kirkby Maham, where Gamlingay's old treble forms the 4th of a 17.5 cwt 8 rehung by Eayre & Smith. New visitors are amazed by the glass fronted balcony.

Kirkby Malham

And so off along the track to a well earned Granny Boo's fish and chip dinner at the Victoria Inn next door.

Ringing at Thornton in Craven with Ian

A light lunch followed and then we were off to Thorton in Craven for
more 6-bell ringing.

Thornton in Craven church

We then made a slight excursion over the border

into Lancashire to ring at Gisburn.

Gisburn church

Gamlingay ringers 2012 weekend in Yorkshire

We joined the Guiseley ringers for their Friday practice night. They were pleased to see us as they had not rung up their back two bells for a practice night for some time!

Guiseley church

The following morning, after a full English breakfast our first tower was Addingham, in lovely parkland surroundings. Here we met up with Richard, Joan and Alan for the first ring of the day.

  Addingham church

The next port of call was Silsden where parking in the pay-and-dispay opposite was good value at 30p/hr. Here we were joined by Ian Boocock from Giggleswick.

Silsden church

The ringing room had it own entrance at the base of the tower but was a little cramped to allow shelter for all from the inclement weather. It was here that Cass nearly fell through a partition into the church.

The Ely Diocese 8 bell striking competition shield currently hanging in our ringing room.

Two of our ringers were members of the Huntingdon District band who won the shield at Bluntisham last year.

Good practice last night with a number of different methods attempted including Norwich, Stedman triples, Stedman doubles, Cambridge and (for the less accomplished i.e. me!) Grandsire triples and Bob triples. Thanks to everyone who attended.

A recent addition to the tower

Don't forget ringing practice tonight at St Mary's @ 7.30 p.m. - all welcome!

More Stedman Triples Pics (20/01/2012)

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Stedman Triples Practice

Some photos from the Stedman Triples practice on Friday 20th January at Gamlingay. (Apologies for the blurred ones - there was a lot of action!

Those present: Amanda, Andrew, Bob, Bridget, Cass, Janet, John, Maureen, Michael, Owen, Richard and Sally and Phil. big thanks to all for an excellent evening!

2012

OK - New Years resolution:To update this regularly! Starting with a Picture of the bellringers entry to the 2011 Christmas Tree Festival

"While Shepherds Washed Their Socks By Night"