Tunstead & Sco-Ruston Parish Council

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  • Tunstead bells to ring out

    On Sunday 11th November, the Bells of St. Mary’s Church, Tunstead, will be rung by a group of local bell ringers. The group will be led by Aubrey Forster, who restored the bells in the 1990s.

    The church bells are only rung in “full circle”; that is all of them rung, on special occasions.

    Tunstead War Memorial, circa 1920
    Tunstead War Memorial, circa 1920

    Sunday, being the commemoration of 100 years since the cessation of hostilities of the First World War (The Great War), was chosen as a mark of respect for all those who died during the conflict. The bells will be rung around 3:00pm.

     

     

  • Bell ringing in Tunstead

    A group of peripatetic bell ringers visited St Mary’s Church, Tunstead today, 12th July.
    I visited the church to capture the event in sight and sound.

    St Mary’s Bell Rope Frame

    Here is a sample of the sights and sounds of the “Engine Room”. The Ringing Master was kind enough to let me into the hallowed realm usually reserved for the bell ringing fraternity.

    Here is an audio recording from the engine room. Listen out for the Ringing Master calling the changes.

    Aubrey Foster restored and maintains the bells at St Mary’s. It took him and his friends 6 years to complete the task, but it is well worth it.

    The bells will be rung again for the wedding on 29th July.

    Here is a recording of the bells being rung at the wedding on 29th July 2017.

     

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