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NewsChristmas Day ringingThe bells of St Giles and All Saints were rung on Christmas Day before the morning services. At St Giles the front six bells were rung before the 10am service by Nick Parsons, Helen, Steve and Matthew Hayward, Marian Johnson, Peter Craddock and Colin Brown. At All Saints the band who rang the back six bells before the 10.30am service were Graham Paul, Giles Willson, Nick Parsons, Marian Johnson, Peter Craddock and Colin Brown. Charles Hobson from Tarporley, Cheshire, visiting the town for the holiday, also joined in the ringing. Christmas ringingThere will be no practices on 25th December and 1st January, and no service ringing on 29th December. Heating problems at Holy SepulchreWe have to report that the central heating system at Holy Sepulchre church is presently out of action and repairs are not anticipated before February 2014. Until that time services are being held in the Church Rooms. This will affect ringing at the church and the practices on 11th December will now be at All Saints. There may be further alterations. Quarter peal at All SaintsA quarter peal of 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major was rung at All Saints on 1st December for Advent Sunday evensong. The Northampton Ringers Society members taking part were as follows: 1 Bridget Paul, 2 Jennie Higson ( who conducted the ringing), 3 John Lindsay, 4 Greg Jordan, 5 Giles Willson (who was ringing his first touch of surprise major), 6 Nicholas Parsons, 7 Colin Sampson, 8 Graham Paul. The quarter peal took 47 minutes to complete. A busy weekend at All SaintsThe first weekend in November 2013 saw ringing for services at All Saints, Northampton, on three successive days. On Friday 1st, All Saint's Day, twelve members of Northampton Ringers Society met to ring call changes on ten and Grandsire Triples before a special evening service. Immediately the bells had been lowered, All Saints Steeple Keeper, Peter Craddock, assisted by Greg Jordan, half-muffled the back eight bells, and these were rung the following day to Plain Bob Triples, Grandsire Triples and call changes before an All Soul's Day service at mid-day. The muffles were removed when ringing had finished and on the following day, Sunday 3rd, a quarter peal of 1260 Plain Bob Doubles was rung prior to a service of Choral Evensong and Benediction within the octave of All Saints. Society members taking part were: 1 Marian Johnson (who was ringing her first quarter peal), 2 Bridget Paul, 3 Greg Jordan, 4 Graham Paul, 5 Nicholas Parsons (who conducted the ringing) and 6 Peter Craddock. Marian was congratulated by the other members of the band after the ringing. |
