Holy Trinity and St Mary's Bellringers

Contact: Roger Bull (01483 569727 or e-mail)

There is a lively, combined band of ringers for the two churches, with all the bells at both churches being rung for morning services at both churches. We ring also for weddings and other civic occasions. Quarter peals are regular events, and St Mary's was the leading quarter peal tower in the Guildford Guild for 1998! Practice nights are on Wednesdays from 7.30 - 9.00pm.

Church bellringing is based on sequences of numbers in 'methods' rather than 'tunes', so no musical ability is needed. It combines the physical skill of controlling a large mass of moving metal with mental ability of remembering an increasing repertoire of methods.

Our ringers play a full part in local activities, and posts of guild secretary, district treasurer and assistant district ringing master are currently held by our ringers. We take part in special training days, outings, and also generally do well in local competitions.

We teach learners from scratch. There is no age barrier, but clearly you need to be big enough to handle the bells. Younger volunteers tend to learn faster, but older recruits often persevere and get great satisfaction from learning an entirely new skill. Come along and give it a try.