Hand Bell & Mini Bell Ringing at The Wolery, Old Stoke, Ipswich

After the quarter peal at St Mary at the Quay, we headed to The Wolery for a grab and some handbells over lunch before the afternoon quarters.
The Wolery Miniring: My lightest ring to date, cast and hung by Higby & Bowditch in 2001. They go and sound very nice, and unusually for a Higby job are painted red!
Tenor 9lb 8oz in G.
1-2 Colin Salter, 3 Clare Veal, 4 Neal Dodge, 5-6 George Salter, 7-8 Simon Edwards
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Handbells: Just a chance to muck about but we did ring some very enjoyable stuff!! Handbells cast by Mears, the 4 and 6 heard here are 16 in Bflat, the middle 8 are 17 in Aflat, the 12 are 20 in Eflat
1:50 Course of Grandsire Minor: 1-2 Colin Salter, 3-4 Simon Edwards, 5-6 George Salter
3:41 Orion and Bristol Minimus: 1-2 Colin Salter, 3-4 Goerge Salter
4:30 The middle 8, the 6flat is cracked!! 1-2 Clare Veal, 3-4 Neal Dodge, 5-6 Colin Salter, 7-8 George Salter
4:49 All 12: 1-2 Colin Salter, 3-4 Katharine Salter, 5-6 George Salter, 7-8 Clare Veal, 9-0 Neal Dodge, E-T Simon Edwards
5:43 Norwich Minor, taken later on in the day after the afternoon's quarters: 1-2 Colin Salter, 3-4 George Salter, 5-6 Simon Edwards
Thanks to George for arranging the weekend and for letting us loose on the bells!! :-)

[@johncardiff8314]

All brilliant

[@WrongAndHome]

Is anyone going to tell Simon he can use his elbows when ringing handbells?!

[@sultanali-mf6jn]

Yh Simon sort your elbows out!

[@joneschri]

I wish you'd ring my bell 😢

[@BellringerBen]

Beautiful tower!
and also a strange technique for ringing two bells at once from the person on the 5 and 6!

[@shanesquire1]

HI Simon E . THE FIRST SET OF HAND BELL,S you was ringing i like the deep tone . where can i get a set like these hand bells from please ?

[@sultanali-mf6jn]

I especially like the end. The bell end.