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Image is of Peterborough Cathedral. A broad frontage with 3 arches and 2 towers either side. Ornately carved and with a projecting porch in the lower portion of the middle arch. The green in front is not very evident. The sky is a deep blue and there are just a few wisps of cloud. The sun is shining and there are deep shadows in the arches.

Recent Ringing
The band at Peterborough Cathedral rang a quarter peal for Evensong. They rang Stedman Triples and it was James' first Stedman as conductor. Well done to him, it's tricksy stuff!
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Northampton All Saints is a Georgian church, with a pillared portico with a balustrade and ornaments on top. Behind, there is a square tower with a clock, louvres and lantern. The whole is illuminated by a light show in this picture, with images of flames playing across the frontage. The sky is the deep blue of early evening

Recent Ringing
Andrew had a busy day, after a first quarter of Cinques in the morning he rang his first peal on 10 in the afternoon, a method called Welland at Northampton All Saints.
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Towcester, an ironstone tower with some limestone banding either side of the West window. The tower is partially obscured by the large evergreen bushes in the vicarage garden. The tower has 4 stages, a clock in the 3rd and the louvres in the 4th. There are crenelations. The church is behind the tower, the north aisle is partially visible. The sky is a uniform grey and it looks a bit chilly.

Recent Ringing
A weekend of firsts. There was a quarter peal of Stedman Cinques at Towcester. It was the first of cinques for Olivia and Andrew.
The band remembered Brian Manning, who was PCC treasurer for many years.
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Photo from Church website: https://nenecrossings.org.uk/our-churches/ This is an odd looking church. You can't see it easily from here, but the tower is almost detached, with just a low passageway connecting the church and tower. It was originally home to a college of monks. The tower and church are of mixed stone construction, with ironstone giving the distinctive reddish colouring. The octagon is supposed to have been used as a navigational beacon for crossing the Nene. We see the tower poking above evergreens trees which mostly obscure the church from this vantage point. The tower had a set of louvres visible then the octagon and a short lead roofed turret topping the thing off. The sky of blue and the grass of the churchyard is neatly trimmed.

Recent Ringing
One more quarter peal rung by women for International Women's Day. These were ladies of the Wellingborough branch and they rang Cambridge at Irthlingborough. It was Pam's 2000th quarter peal
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I've been reminded of this photo of the ladies of the peal band, with the clergy. I'd love to know if they rang in the hats, ladies would have worn a hat in church at the time and there as some debate (probably mostly male) about the decorum of ladies wearing a hat to ring.

Recent Ringing
Six ladies of the Peterborough branch rang a quarter peal to mark International Women's day. They rang 4 different methods.
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To mark International Women's day, a band of ladies rang mixed doubles at Cold Ashby. It was the first in more than one method for Helen & Lisa.
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We're looking at the West end of Pattishall church. It is above us, in a raised churchyard, with a grassy churchyard on a rising slope. The West end comprises a tower and 2 side aisles visible. A sandstone construction with ironstone facings lit by a setting sun, it is golden. The tower consists of 3 stages, the lower having a door and dual lancet window. The mid section has the clock (~7:50 by the way). The upper section has an opening divided into 2 louvres. There's then a small space before the top of the tower. The sky is a clear blue of a summer evening.

Recent Ringing
A quarter peal was rung by the Ladies Guild at Pattishall. They rang plain bob triples. They marked International Women's Day and also marked the passing of Janet Bowers, who died earlier this month.
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Woodford Halse is down the slope from the photographer. It's an ironstone church, with, from the left, a square tower, nave with side aisle and chancel. There is an array of grave markers in front of us, a celtic style cross and a union flag. The sky is mostly blue, with some puffy white clouds scudding across. Photo by hjd_photopics on Instagram

They also went to Woodford Halse and rang Bob Doubles.
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A very square tower is in front of us, with the church away and to the right. There are 3 stages of the tower, with corner buttresses in the first stage, and a window in the West wall. There's a small round window in the second stage and louvres in the third stage. The third stage also looks to have been added later, as it it a slightly different colour. It is topped with a crenelated parapet. The sky is blue and there's a large evergreen to the right of the image, casting a shadow across the church. photo by Chris Droffats

Recent Ringing
A band of Ladies rang for International Women's day, they visited Moreton Pinkney and rang Bob Doubles.
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A wooden board hanging on a stone wall.

On International Women's Day, we'll share this unassuming little peal board at Isham. While the board says that it was the first peal rung in Northamptonshire by a band of ladies, it doesn't say that it was the first ladies' peal rung where the heaviest bell was turned in. #IWD #bells #BellRinging

Recent Ringing
There was a peal at Daventry that wished Stella Baker a happy 90th birthday. Hannah and Miles, her grandchildren rang in the peal, which was of Stedman Caters.
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Recent Ringing
There are any number of methods named after places, and it can be fun to ring the method at the tower it shares a name with. The band at Exton did just that, with a quarter peal of Exton Delight Minor.
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The church looks low, but only because the spire is so tall. The nave & clerestory are visible, in local sandstone with ironstone banding. 2 large windows are visible in the nave wall. Above, the tower is extended by the spire, with is buttressed at its base and has 3 sets of lights moving up to the top. The sky is almost entirely blue and the tree visible to the right has bare branches.

Recent Ringing
The Higham Ferrers farmer's market was again serenaded with a quarter peal; the band rang Grandsire Triples.
They also wished local ringer Jane Asbury best wishes for her 70th birthday.
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Photo of Weedon Bec church by Laura Ward A gently glowing church of sandstone sits in a winter churchyard. The trees are bare all around, some freshly coppiced. The sky is mottled blue with a thinning layer of white clouds. looks like a lovely day for a walk.

Recent Ringing
Daventry branch have a monthly quarter peal, aimed at improvers. This month, Anne rang her first quarter of triples (on 8 bells, with 7 working bells) at Weedon Bec. Well done!
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Photo by Chris Droffats Yelvertoft church looks like it has had several phases of building. The chancel is to the left of the image and has a large 3 light window with a shallow arched top. To the right is then what might be a vestry, with a square headed window. Further right there is the nave and a side aisle, which has a different roof pitch to the vestry and has shallow arched topped windows. The clerestory has square headed windows. Furthers right is the tower, which is square, with tapered corner buttresses and a crenelated parapet. The whole is from a mottled ironstone. The graveyard is lush green grass and the sky is a threatening grey.

Recent Ringing
There was a quarter peal at Yelvertoft, that wished Anthea a speedy recovery. The rang Bourne Surprise minor and it was Helen's first in the method.
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Recent Ringing
There was a quarter peal at Cold Ashby in the week. The band rang 3 different doubles methods, and the 6th bell covered. Dan rang this bell and it was his first quarter peal. Well done!
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Events
Ringing at all the Bs this weekend! Saturday sees Towcester holding a branch practice at Blisworth in the morning, while Northampton branch are at Boughton in the afternoon. There's time for a spot of lunch between the two as well.
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A nightime picture of Hardingstone church. We are looking down the church path, flanked by evergreen bushes, which are lined with fairy lights. The path to the church is wet and glistening in the reflected light. The tower is in front of us, a simple square tower with a door, clock, louvres, crenelated parapet and pinnacles. The tower is of a pale stone and it;s slightly coarsely cut. The church is to the left and the roof is visible. The sky is dark, the trees surrounding the church are lit bu the flood lights. Picture by Steven Collis on instagram

Recent Ringing
Hardingstone has a ring of 5 bells. The heaviest weighs about 610 kg. Three bells were cast by Henry Bagely in 1669, one by his son in 1682 and the final one by Taylors in 1871. There is no regular practice night.
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We're looking up a slope at Hambleton church, illuminated by the slanting, golden rays of a winter setting sun. The East end is facing us, with the tower at the far end of the church. It is not standing up far above the nave and has a squat little tower with lights that look like ears. The war memorial is in front of us, with a wreath showing. The trees surrounding the church are all bare and the sky is a clear blue.

Tower of the Day
Hambleton has a ring of 5 bells, which are rung from the ground floor. The heaviest weighs 536 kg. Two bells were cast in 1610, the rest in 1861 and 1887. They practice on Tuesday night, alternating with Wing and ring on alternate Sundays
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Recent Ringing
A band rang a quarter peal at Edith Weston. It was of Silver Wedding Doubles and they rang it to celebrate the Silver wedding of Jean and Andrew Tinsley. Congratulations to both of them.
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And some clips of the ringing, and that unusual sight - sunshine!

Image is of Peterborough Cathedral. A broad frontage with 3 arches and 2 towers either side. Ornately carved and with a projecting porch in the lower portion of the middle arch. The green in front is not very evident. The sky is a deep blue and there are just a few wisps of cloud. The sun is shining and there are deep shadows in the arches.

Recent Ringing
The Cathedral band have been challenging themselves with ringing more methods. This quarter of London Royal is part of that effort. It was rung for the evensong service.
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Guilsborough church is behind its ironstone churchyard wall. The church is obscured by a large ancient yew, hiding the join between nave and chancel. The square topped windows of both sections are visible. There's a clerestory, partly obscured by the nave wall form our viewpoint. The spire, to the left of picutre has a set of ,ouvres in the 2 visible square sides and a broached slate or tiled spire. There's a bright blue sign with the church name and dedication left of centre of the image, just above the churchyard wall. (St Etheldreda - ace saint name)

Tower of the Day
Guilsborough gives it's name to one of the Guild's 10 branches. It has a ring of 6 bells, all cast in 1847 by Mears. The heaviest weighs 430 kg. They are rung from the ground floor. Practice is Monday nights and for Sunday service (times vary)
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Gretton church is pictured in sunshine, with a sky of white clouds and patches of blue. Against this, the ironstone tower stands out clearly. The tower is to the left of the image, with, in a paler stone, several bands around the tower, a crenelated parapet and pinnacles on each corner. The church is in a different stone, a much lighter colour and smoother surfaces. There are 2 roseate windows in the wall of the nave, above the side aisle. Facing us is a porch and an extension (a vestry?) with a large window facing us. The churchyard grass is neatly cropped and there are a number of grave marker. There are a number of tress around the church, all in full leaf. Picture by hjd_photopics on instagram

Tower of the Day
Gretton has a ring of 5 bells, which were all cast by Thomas Eyre in 1761. The heaviest bells weighs 443 kg and the bells are rung from the ground floor. Practice night is Monday, rotating with Caldecott and Harringworth.
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This is an unusual church. The tower is to the right, the body of the church is to the left and away from us. We can see 2 faces of the tower. In 3 stages, it dates from the 12thC. The tower has an unusual pitched roof and there are only a few small windows in tower's west face. In the lower stage of the North face of the tower we can see 3 blind arches of an arcade. Of the church we can see the North side aisle and porch above wich is a short clerestory of 3 bays. The church is of a brown/grey rubble stone. The church is set on top of a slope and we can see the fields of Northamptonshire spread out beyond the church. There are trees framing the church on either side of our view and the sky is an almost cloudless blue. The grass in front of us is closely mown and slightly parched. The image makes me think of a hot August.

Recent Ringing
A band rang a peal at Wadenhoe. They rang 71 different treble dodging methods. It contains methods with lovely names, such as Morning Star and Evening Star, which seems to cover stars!
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Photo from the Peterborough Diocese Facebook page Dallington church sits very low to the ground, the tower barely sticks it's top up higher than the nave. We're looking at it from the Chancel end and the chancel end is to the right of the image, with a large 3 light arched window showing clearly. There is a collection of bushes in the middle of the image, hiding the chancel wall from us. We can see the nave is a little higher and there's a side aisle to the left of the image. The tower is just visible over the nave roof. It has louvres and is topped with crenelations and a flag pole flying a red flag. The church is from a mixed colour ironstone, the East wall of the chancel in particular has a variety of different colour stone blocks.

Recent Ringing
There was a quarter peal at Dallington, on the outskirts of Northampton. The band rang Sandal Treble Bob, the first in the method for all the band
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Recent ringing
At Brigstock they rang a quarter peal in memory of Len Hallifax, who was involved with ringing at Lowick, just down the road. They rang the bells half muffled, giving a haunting call and echo effect.
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A funeral service book for Brian Walton. Features a picture of a smiling kindly man in what looks like wedding attire, a suit and white button hole.

Great Easton church, from ACNY. The church is of ironstone with paler stone mouldings and butresses. To the left is a square tower topped with a tall spire. There's a gold figured clock facing us. To the right there a bare tree and the sky is a overcast grey.

Recent Ringing
A band of ringers from the PDG ventured a short distance into Leicestershire to ring a peal at Great Easton. The band dedicated it to Brian Walton, whose funeral took place earlier this day at Beeston, Notts.
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