Young Ringers' Christmas Fun!
December 2nd 2012

When Lizzie Cook said that she had a collection of ‘Belleplates’ and carol music, the idea was born for a young ringers’ carol ringing afternoon. So on Advent Sunday, with the feeling of Christmas in the air, about 20 ringers (several of them young!) met in the interestingly named village of Crapstone in the far west of Devon, at the Cook's home.

After a lunch of home-made soup and crusty bread, tables of Belleplates and conventional handbells were set up, sheets of numbers were produced and the massed carol ringing took off, conducted by Lizzie. The St Budeaux contingent brought some of their own music too.

Belleplates and handbells

Mince pies and other goodies punctuated the afternoon, and we finished up ringing on the church bells at Buckland Monachorum, just down the road, before dispersing into the wet December night for journeys home.

Practising; whisling the tune; refreshments!

Sincere thanks to Lizzie who organised everything, so the rest of us just turned up and enjoyed ourselves. It was lovely.

Lynne Hughes.

 

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