Latest News 2017
This page lists all the latest 2017 news from Ecclesfield Ringing Centre. We have archived our previous year's news which can be found by using the links in the left hand column.
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30/11/17 - Peal in 3 hours and 14 minutes
A Peal was rung on Thursday 30th November by members of the Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers. 5040 Cairngorm Surprise Royal in 3 hours, 14 minutes. More information on Bellboard.
28/11/17 - Quarter Peal
A Quarter Peal was rung this morning. 1320 Hereward Bob Minor in 44 minutes. More information on Bellboard.
12/11/17 - A Quarter Peal for Remembrance Sunday
Our team rang a quarter peal after the Remembrance Sunday Morning Service. 1274 Plain Bob Triples in 47 minutes. More information with this link to Bellboard
31/10/17 - Quarter Peal
A Quarter Peal was rung today. 1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor in 46 minutes. More information with this link to Bellboard
16/08/17 - Visiting Team from Cheshire
Our bells were ringing today in the hands of a visiting team on a ringing outing. They were from Cheshire and North Wales.
01/04/17 - Ringing at Wentworth
At our Tuesday night practice, we were pleased to welcome a visiting ringer from New Zealand who came to have a ring with us while in the UK visiting relatives in Ecclesfield.
On Friday afternoon, a group of visiting ringers came for a ring who had spent the day travelling up from Essex. They were starting their ringing weekend on our bells at Ecclesfield. Then they were moving on to ring at St Leonard’s, Wortley then St John’s, Penistone.
The photo was taken as the bells were ringing, it was a lovely spring afternoon.
04/03/17 - Ringing Meeting at Bradfield
Some of our team 
were ringing with our ringing friends from the Sheffield Branch today.
From 4.30pm to 6pm we enjoyed ringing on the 8 bells at the church of St Nicholas in the village of High Bradfield. Afterwards we had a nice meal in The Old Horns, the pub almost next door to the church.
09/02/17 - Peal Rung at Ecclesfield
Members of the Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers rang a Peal of 5040 East Riding Surprise Royal in 3 hours and 8 minutes. More information on Bellboard
15/01/17 - Quarter Peal for the Living Stones Service
A combined team of Wortley and Ecclesfield ringers rang a Quarter Peal of 1260 Grandsire Doubles in 43 minutes prior to the Living Stones Service. More information with this link to Bellboard
07/01/17 - Sheffield Branch AGM
A good afternoon of ringing today. 7 of our team were at the Sheffield Branch AGM. Afternoon ringing was on the 8 bells of St Marie’s RC Cathedral, Norfolk Row. Heavy bells and nice to ring, probably not appreciated by the local street entertainers who we found had moved on when we finished. Following the AGM and a superb ringers’ tea provided by the Cathedral ringers, evening ringing was at Sheffield Cathedral on the 34cwt 12. Always a pleasure to ring here and to just listen to as the sound cascades over the city centre.
01/01/17 - Ringing in The New Year
Continuing the tradition of ringing in the New Year 10 ringers were in the tower on New Year’s Eve. The old year was rung out from 11.40pm to 11.55pm with 6 and 8 bell methods. Exactly on the stroke of midnight our Tenor bell tolled 12 times. Then all 10 bells rang out to welcome in the New Year followed by the ringers celebrating with drinks and party poppers. To finish off a touch of Grandsire Triples was rung finishing at 00.20am.
We hope you enjoyed hearing our New Year ringing which is part of Ecclesfield’s New Year sound landscape along with the fireworks, celebrations and partying in the local pubs around the Church. Happy New Year all.