Tower and Town, December 2017

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Bell-Ringing News

In November on Remembrance Sunday the bells were rung half-muffled at all three of the Marlborough team churches, at Mildenhall, Marlborough and Preshute.

To ring church bells we need one ringer for each rope; without ringers the bells would become silent, just as they were during WW2 when they were only to be rung as a warning of invasion, or when peace was declared.

Each of the towers needs to continually recruit people to learn, to prevent the bells becoming silent. We badly need new recruits. If you are interested in learning to ring, or are a lapsed ringer who can come back, please contact one of the Tower Captains for more information.

Once you have been taught bell handling you can the start to take the first step of ringing rounds on practice night and before Sunday Services.

Dorothy Blythe