We ring the bells at our local Church!
This Society of Bell Ringers regularly ring the bells for services at St. Mary's Church in the small village of Holme-next-the-Sea
which lies on the north west coast of Norfolk on the edge of The Wash. The parish is in the diocese of Norwich and is one of a group of six coastal
parishes which are known collectively as
The Saxon Shore Benefice.
On Tuesday 7th July, 2009 The Reverend Christopher Wood was inducted and instituted, at St. Mary's Old Hunstanton, as Rector in the Saxon Shore
Benefice. A Quarter Peal of 1,260 changes of Plain Bob Doubles was rung at St. Mary's Holme-next-the-Sea to mark the occasion and to welcome Christopher
to the parish.
On Sunday 19th July, 2009 the new Rector took his first Service at this parish Church. Before the Service the Tower Captain, Tony Foster, presented
Christopher with a framed certificate showing the details of the quarter peal rung in his honour.
Bell ringing is known by a variety of names - "church bell ringing", "full circle ringing" "change ringing" and even "campanology" - although we tend
to think of ourselves as bell ringers rather than campanologists (who are more concerned with the study and science of the bells).
Welcome to our web site - we hope you find that which you seek. If you would like to know more about bell ringing, or perhaps you are thinking about
learning, please do not hesitate to contact us.
St. Mary's Tower, Holme-next-the-Sea
a moody view with the moon backlighting the tower
Our thanks to Mr. Terry Greenacre, Tower Captain of St. Margaret's, King's Lynn (now King's Lynn Minster) for the following 100
year old news item. We have seen many versions of our village name and Holme-on-Sea is amongst the more interesting... Good to see that the village
ringers were managing to remain 'pious' during the New Year celebrations!
