Neil Pirie organised an excellent 2025 summer tour for us. Details here:
We also arranged to ring handbells at Stokesay on the Sunday afternoon:
Neil Pirie organised an excellent 2025 summer tour for us. Details here:
We also arranged to ring handbells at Stokesay on the Sunday afternoon:
The plan as at 11/6/23 is below:
University of Surrey Society of Change Ringers
Summer Tour 2023
11th—14th August
Friday
Meet for lunch Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club | Hotels in Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Tower 1 Claybrooke 2.00-2.45pm confirmed
Tower 2 Wolvey 3.00-3.45pm confirmed
Tower 3 Hinckley 4.15-5.15pm confirmed
Evening Mill On The Soar Pub Restaurant | Leicester | Hungry Horse
Saturday
Tower 1 Peckleton 9.30-10.15am confirmed
Tower 2 Kirkby Mallory 10.30-11.15 confirmed
Tower 3 Barwell 11.30-12.15 confirmed
Lunch Wentworth Arms pub in Elmesthorpe | Pub & Kitchen | Greene King Pubs (greeneking-pubs.co.uk)
Tower 4 Earl Shilton 2.30-3.30pm TBC
Tower 5 Thurlaston 3.45-4.30pm confirmed
Tower 6 Enderby 4.45-5.45pm confirmed
Evening Family Restaurant & Pub in Narborough | The Dovecote (dovecotenarborough.co.uk)
Sunday
Free
Evening 69 Leicester Road, Narborough
Monday
Tower 1 Desford 9.30-10.15am confirmed
Tower 2 Ratby 10.30-11.30am confirmed
Tower 3 Kirby Muxloe 11.45-12.30pm confirmed
Lunch Castle Hotel | Kirby Muxloe | Chef and Brewer
Hopefully some handbell ringing will be planned for the Sunday afternoon.
The Society handbells need a new home form 1st September 2023. If you are desperate to provide a home for them please email richard@majorringer.plus.com . Hopefully handover can be arranged to take place during the summer tour.
A short pre history has been supplied by Dick Gray. Follow the link in the History section.
Further contributions would be welcomed.
I’ve added a bit of history from a personal perspective (1917-74). Go to History and click on the link.
Richard
Dear All,
Thank you for your positive responses.
Responses to date reveal that there are varying views on Covid-19 risks and that individual health issues coupled with accommodation problems make it difficult for individuals to attend at such short notice. Many people cannot manage Monday 23rd so it is suggested that we hold a curtailed tour with ringing restricted to Friday and Saturday which is just about viable. The situation with towers is not entirely clear so it is proposed that we ring on the 5 towers that have responded positively and use handbells for the remainder of the time (we should have enough handbells for up to 3 bands). This can be a mix of two in hand or single bell depending on peoples wishes.
Please respond by Sunday 15th at the latest if you are still prepared to come on a tour arranged along these lines.
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