Attached is the balance sheet for the financial year ending 31st December 2023.
Accounts for year 2023
May 3, 2024Striking Competition 2023
April 25, 2024The Framland Annual Striking Competition was held at Hose on Saturday 2nd December 2023. Despite the cold chilly night, ringers turned out to take part in the competition. Using the tried and tested method, names for teams were drawn out from the hat, making up 3 teams of five. Having made the judge as warm as possible with cups of tea, cushions and blankets sitting outside in the church porch, the competition commenced. Each team had a practice followed by the judged piece of 120 call changes.
While the judge was collating her scores, we dived into the mince pies and hot drinks. Soon after, the comments about each team were read out and the scores were announced.
The judge commented that “All ringers can aim to achieve good striking. It is something that everyone can aim to get better at. For learners, it is easier to achieve good striking if you have a good band around you, where the learner can “fit in” with those around them. Overall there were a few uneven things, but nothing bad, no major crashes, just a few clips here and there”.
First team to ring – Bit of an uneven start. Didn’t always flow but then it settled. There was lots of Whittingtons in the judged piece. Few mistakes towards the end but no big cashes (came 3rd with 12 ½ faults).
Second team to ring – Nice long practice piece getting to know the bells a little better. Little bit uneven but nothing bad. They kept rounds going at the end which settled down beautifully. There were a few clashes after the marking had stopped (came 2nd with 8 faults).
Third team to ring – They were far more confident than the other teams. There was an odd slip or gap. They were clearly enjoying their ringing (came 1st with 3 ½ faults).
The winning team were presented with the Frith Shield.
Thank you to all who took part to make it an enjoyable evening.
Monthly Meeting Calendar 2024
November 5, 2023The calendar of meetings for 2023 is now available to view. You can use the Google calendar here and link to your own Google calendars.
Alternatively, view, download or print the pdf here Calendar 2024
Outing to Rutland 2023
July 10, 2023Saturday 1st July 2023 – The Society of Framland Ringers held their outing in Rutland visiting three towers. This was the first outing since 2019.
Cottesmore St. Nicolas (6) 14-0-3
Braunston (GF) All Saints (6) 10-0-25
Brooke (GF) St. Peter (6) 8-1-2
We had a very enjoyable ring at the first tower in Cottesmore. The bells sounded lovely and they were easy to ring. The only hurdle was the ladder into the ringing chamber which did deter a few of our ringers. We took hold of our ropes for the final method when after a few rounds, the rope on the tenor broke. While the tenor was ringing itself down, the rest of us lowered the front five in peal (with the random tenor joining in). Much to our amazement, when it came to the final “miss and catch in rounds”, the tenor joined in at exactly the right time. Many of us stayed in the church yard for our picnic lunch (and we were opposite a fish and chip shop – it would have been rude not to support it). An ideal setting for those of us with dogs to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine with the faint hum of the tenor still ringing down in the background.
Off we went to our 2nd tower, Braunston, via the views of Rutland Water. Here we were joined by a few more ringers, as some could not make it before lunch. This time it was a ground floor ring making it much more accessible for more of our members. They were a slightly lighter 6 than the previous tower. We rang our usual favourites from rounds and call changes for the less experienced ringers to surprise minor for the more adventurous. Time had beaten us so we departed to visit the final tower of the day.
The last tower was at Brooke, another ground floor 6. These were the lightest bells of the day, but perhaps the loudest from the ringing room. We did have a short break in the ringing whilst we posed for the compulsory group photo. The outing consisted of 19 ringers and 7 dogs, trying to get all of us together and facing the camera was not an easy task, so we carried on with the ringing instead. We discovered that the last tower also provided secure areas for the dogs.
Everyone had a very enjoyable day. Thank you to all involved in organising the towers and running the ringing sessions on the day.
Coronation of King Charles III, 6th May 2023
May 9, 2023After weeks of preparation, the day of the Coronation arrived. Ringers across the country have been taking part in the National Campaign “Ring for the King”. This campaign has helped lapsed ringers return to the art, and encouraged new ringers to take up the hobby. As for existing ringers, many of us were involved in ringing in local towers throughout the day. Even after a long day of ringing, six of our members met at Eaton Church for a celebratory quarter peal of doubles. This was to mark the memorable occasion of the coronation that took place earlier in the day.
After the quarter peal, there was an opportunity for the rest of the membership to “Ring for the King” at Eaton. In true bell ringer’s style, we raised a glass to toast the New King and enjoyed savoury nibbles. The evening gave us the opportunity for our President to present the Society of Framland Badges to three of our newest members, making the evening even more memorable.
The Society of Framland Ringers is looking forward to welcoming ringers to the AGM on Saturday 13th May at Asfordby.
Accounts for year 2022
February 7, 2023Attached is the balance sheet for the financial year ending 31st December 2022.
Society of Framland Ringers 2022 Summary
February 2, 2023With Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II reaching the remarkable Platinum Jubilee, celebrations across the world took place. In the UK, we benefitted from an extended Bank Holiday weekend in June 2022. Even more chances for Bell Ringers across the UK to mark the occasion with celebratory ringing. All towers celebrated in their own way. Many rang peals and quarter peals, other towers rang rounds and call changes. All were significant. Many towers participated in the significant timings to ring the bells for 30 minutes between the times of 19:52 and 20:22. The lighting of beacons across the land took place whilst the bells were ringing. This was the start of the 4 day celebrations. The Society of Framland Ringers also participated in the Jubilee festivities. We were invited to ring the bells at Eaton. We started our meeting early with a quarter peal of Plain Bob Minor. This was followed by our normal ringing meeting. The church was beautifully decorated for the jubilee, they had even provided cake for us. It was a joyous occasion enjoyed by all.
Only a few months later, we were all shocked and saddened with news that our Queen Elizabeth II had passed away. Immediately, the entire country followed the protocols as set out in “Operation London Bridge”. Bell ringers were included in the plans, bells across the country were ringing at specified times. Firstly bells were muffled, flags were put to half mast and practice nights were cancelled. During the official period of mourning, we had the proclamation of King Charles III. In line with the pre-set plans, bells were ringing again, this time un-muffled and flags raised to full mast. Tower captains up and down the country were re-muffling the bells for the rest of the official period of mourning. The members of the Society of Framland Ringers were involved in their own local towers during this period. They met up again in October for the Half Yearly Meeting at Sproxton. The meeting opened with a silence in memory of our late Queen. Plans were already being made by members so that the Society can ring something special for the Coronation of King Charles III which will be in Spring 2023.
The year ended with our Striking Competition at Twyford in December. This was a welcome return to our competition. Circumstances around the Covid pandemic prevented the competition from taking place in 2020 and 2021. We continued with the tried and tested method, team allocations drawn out of a hat on the night, resulting in 3 teams of 5 ringers. Each team had a practice session followed by the judged piece of 120 rows of call changes. A very successful competition and was enjoyed by all who participated. In typical Framland tradition, we enjoyed mince pies and hot drinks together while the judge compiled the scores. Only a few points separated the three teams. It was very close, but only one team could receive the Frith Shield.
Monthly Meeting Calendar 2023
November 11, 2022The calendar of meetings for 2023 is now available to view. You can use the Google calendar here and link to your own Google calendars.
Alternatively, view, download or print the pdf here Calendar 2023
Monthly Meeting Calendar 2022
June 18, 2022The calendar of meetings for 2022 is now available to view. You can use the Google calendar here and link to your own Google calendars.
Alternatively, view, download or print the pdf here Calendar 2022
Accounts for year 2021
June 18, 2022Attached is the balance sheet for the financial year ending 31st December 2021.
Society of Framland Ringers 