Details of the 2012 Framland outing are now available, members and non members are welcome to join us at the following towers on Saturday, June 30th 2012
10.00 – 10.45 Godmanchester, S. Mary the Virgin (8)
11.00 – 12.00 Hemingford Abbots, S. Margaret (6)
13.45 – 14.30 Hemingford Grey, S. James (8)
14.30 – 15.30 Hilton,S. Mary Magd (6)
Download full details here 2012 Framland Outing MS doc file 22kB
Attached is the balance sheet for the financial year ending 31st December 2011. Members will be able to view the detailed accounts at the Annual meeting in May at Ashby Folville on 5th May 2012.
Society of Framland Ringers Accts. 2011 100kB pdf file
Framland Society Striking Competition winners with the judges and shield
The annual Striking Competition was this year held at St. Guthlac in Stathern on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir. The five bells are a delight to ring and the hospitality of the tower was very welcoming with church heating supplied. Besides the ringing, members and friends were encouraged to attend with bring and share mince pies which turned into a rather grand spread laid out attractively alongside the urn for tea or coffee. With so much on offer who needs a competition?
We managed to field three teams, as usual drawn from the hat on the night so a short practice session was allowed. It was fairly apparent to all concerned which team had won but the judges announcement was awaited, as much for it’s entertainment value as for technical content.
The judge had a problem marking the team in third place because he wasn’t sure if they were ringing open hand strokes or cartwheeling, names will be withheld to avoid further recriminations, even light hearted ones. One team didn’t come last but neither did they win, so not much to say about them. The winners were Matthew B, William S, Philip S, Christine G and Mary F. To be honest we could have awarded them the shield immediately the draw had been made.
Open ringing followed interspersed with eating, everyone took sufficient to feed an army. St Guthlac was obligatory with something for everyone who wanted to and occasionally those who preferred to talk being called to a rope. Thanks to our hosts at Stathern, our judges Mark and Molly and everyone who made this a good evening to end a varied programme in 2011 which attracted an average attendance of fifteen.
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Methods of the Month |
| 4th Feb | 7-8:30pm | Hoby (5) | St Simon & Winchendon Place |
| 3rd Mar | 7-8:30pm | Branston (6 GF) | St. Clement’s & Bourne Surprise |
| 14th April | 7-8:30pm | Harby (5 GF) | All Saints & Original Doubles |
| 5th May | 6-8:30pm | Ashby Folville (8 GF) |
AGM |
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Faith Tea 6pm. AGM 6:30pm followed by ringing. |
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| 9th June | 7-8:30pm | Asfordby (6 GF) | Single Oxford Chester Surprise |
| 30th June |
FRAMLAND OUTING |
Towers to be confirmed |
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| 7th July | 7-8:30pm | Melton Mowbray (10) | Grandsire Caters & Yorkshire Surprise |
| 4th Aug | 7-8:30pm | Skillington (5GF) | Antelope & Stedman |
| 1st Sept | 7-8:30pm | Wymondham (6) | Double Court & St Lawrence Little Bob |
| 6th Oct | 6:30-8:30pm | Great Dalby (5 GF) | Half Yearly Meeting (followed by ringing) |
| 10th Nov | 7-8:30pm | Colsterworth (6 GF) | Double Oxford & Annable’s London Surprise |
| 1st Dec | 6:30-8:30pm | Twyford (6 GF) | Striking Competition (followed by ringing & Mince Pies) |
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Provisional |
Please arrive on time for team allocations for Striking Competition. |
Society of Framland Ringers Calendar 2012 in MS format
The Society of Framland Ringers Outing to Huntingdon District was on Saturday, July 9th 2011 and visited the following towers during the day:-
Huntingdon, S. Mary (8) 16-0-21
Huntingdon, All Saints (6) 8-0-19
Brampton, S. Mary Magd (6) 13-2-26
Buckden,S. Mary (6) 13-0-12
Framland outing 2011
In the evening a Bar-B-Que was held at Grafham Water Caravan Club Site, appropriately located at Church Road.
Comment form one participant “a super day ringing on Saturday and a very amusing barbecue afterwards”.
End of a super day
Attached is the balance sheet for the financial year ending 31st December 2010. Members will be able to view the detailed accounts at the Annual meeting in May at Saltby on 7th May 2011.
Society of Framland Ringers Year end account 2010 20kB pdf file
On Saturday 4th December 2010 the Society of Framland Ringers held their annual Striking Competition at Asfordby church. The competition allows the ringers (campanologists to the wider public) to demonstrate their skill especially with regard to speed and spacing of the bells. With 20 participants it was decided to have four teams of five and these were drawn from a hat on the night. The groups then had only a short practice ring as a team before the competition commenced.
2010 winning team
The judge from Kirby Muxloe congratulated all bands on the standard of ringing and after reporting an 11% difference between 1st & 4th place he announced the places in reverse order. One quick minded participant was able to pre-empt the winning teams score at 72%. The winning band was Neville of (Barrowby) Brenda (Loughborough), Ken (Croxton Kerrial), Mary (Bottesford) and Nicholas (Loughborough). The evening concluded with coffee and mince pies along with more ringing of the church bells. The winning team is shown with the shield at Asfordby.
Calendar 2011 download a printable copy in MS Word format
| Date | Time | Location | Number of Bells | Methods of the Month |
| 5th Feb | 7-8:30pm | Waltham on the Wolds | 6 | St Clement’s Morning Star Treble Bob |
| 5th Mar | 7-8:30pm | Denton | 6 | Double Oxford Plain Bob Minor |
| 2nd April | 7-8:30pm | Thorpe Arnold | 5 GF | Reverse Canterbury Little Bob Doubles |
| 7th May | 6-8:30pm | Saltby | 10 GF | AGM |
| Faith Tea 6pm. AGM 6:30pm followed by ringing. | ||||
| 4th June | 7-8:30pm | Hose | 5 GF | Stedman Winchendon |
| 11th June | 6pm onwards | Wymondham | 6 | Quarter Peal |
| Ringers are required to ring a quarter peal to celebrate 400 years of Wymondham bells. Contact the secretary for details. The village has been invited for drinks in the church to listen to the quarter. There will be an opportunity afterwards for open ringing. | ||||
| 2nd July | 7-8:30pm | Harston | 5 GF | St Simon All Saints |
| 9th July – FRAMLAND OUTING – Towers to be confirmed | ||||
| 6th Aug | 7-9pm | Eaton | 6 GF | Quarter Peal Evening – followed by ringing |
| 3rd Sept | 7-8:30pm | Somerby | 6 GF | Single Oxford Norwich Surprise |
| 1st Oct | 6:30-8:30pm | Bottesford | 8 | Half Yearly Meeting (followed by ringing) |
| 12th Nov | 7-8:30pm | Croxton Kerrial | 6 | Little Bob Ipswich Surprise |
| 3rd Dec | 6:30-8:30pm | Stathern | 5 GF | Striking Competition (followed by ringing & Mince Pies) |
| Please arrive on time for team allocations for Striking Competition. | ||||
Saturday, July 10th 2010
The picture shows the group outside St Michael & All Angels Beckwithshaw and in the background The Smith Arms where a good lunch had been taken
Since the first camping weekend in April 1991 to Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire The Society of Framland Ringers have enjoyed outings just too far for a day trip from their base around Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire. This year saw the last visit to Studfold Farm at Lofthouse, in Nidderdale, an excellent site from where three tours have taken in the local towers and delightful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. We are now seeking a venue for 2011 and invite submissions please from a tower with quality campsite attached. Members with children of school age have requested something closer to home. Once found we expect to use the same site perhaps three consecutive years. Recent locations have been Walesby, Lincolnshire, Castle Howard and Broadway in the Cotswolds. The final tour from Lofthouse on Saturday 10th July took us to Birstwith, Hampsthwaite, Beckwithshaw and St Wilfrid Harrogate. Beckwithshaw offered an opportunity for the group to experience Yorkshire tailends while St Wilfrid provided a fascinating glimpse of how a ‘modern’ church is constructed as we clambered through the inner walls and roof. The day ended, as always, with a Bar-B-Que back at the site. Thanks to our tour organiser Andrew Shipman for another excellent weekend.
10.30 – 11.15 Birstwith, S. James the Apostle (8) 11-1-14
11.30 – 12.00 Hampsthwaite, S. Thomas a Becket (6) 9-1-11
14.15 – 15.00 Beckwithshaw, S. Michael & All Angels (6) 13-0-15
15.30 – 16.15 Harrogate, S. Wilfrid (8) 6-0-3
Full details 2010 FRAMLAND OUTING word document
The Society of Framland Ringers was initially founded at Waltham-on-the-Wolds on the 29th November 1875 covering the Framland Deanery around Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Our aims are to encourage and promote ringing for Divine Worship, to give qualified instruction to learners in the art of bell ringing, provide advice to help ensure that bells and fittings are maintained in a proper condition, to give as much assistance as possible to all towers within the Society in achieving the above objective and to provide an opportunity for ringers to meet socially.
We try to ring at most of the churches in the Deanery with 5 or more bells. Our meetings are usually (with a few exceptions) on the first Saturday of each month. There is no meeting in January.
