BELL RINGING AT ST MILBURGA'S STOKE SAINT MILBOROUGH
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Holiday Accommodation for Bell-ringers

Ringing Holidays in Shropshire

by Sue Cornah

Stoke St. Milborough in Shropshire, has a very strong, keen tower of bell ringers and a somewhat mis-
matched odd-struck set of 8 bells. Henry Lewis, the tower captain, over several decades has unstintingly taught and encouraged many new bell ringers to ring, many of whom now keep the bells in motion in neighbouring villages and towns.

Time has come though, to see if we can procure a better matched, better pitched, more user-friendly set of lighter bells to replace our odd 8. As always, the only problem is raising ‘the dosh’, so we are doing our best to devise schemes (all suggestions welcome). Here is mine:


My husband and I, here in Stoke St. Milborough, have a very comfy and cosy self-contained annexe attached to our house. It has a double bedroom, bathroom with shower, galley style kitchen and living room. It is always warm with under-floor heating and constant hot water provided by our ground source heat exchange system. We have loads of parking space and are in the most glorious area for walking and exploring wild and wonderful Shropshire. Within
a ten mile radius there are bell practices every night of the week.

We are offering our annexe to bell-ringers for £30 a night, with all proceeds to go entirely to our bell fund. If you or anyone you know would like to come and stay, contact suecornah@hotmail.co.uk to enquire about what we have to offer.

Key Info


Ringing Times

Sundays
First & Third Sundays, 5:45pm to 6:30pm: Service Ringing
Second Sunday, 9:15am to 10:00am: Service Ringing


Tuesdays
7:30pm to 9pm: Open practice (All levels catered for)
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME, BUT PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING IF YOU ARE NOT A REGULAR ATTENDEE

Wednesdays
10:30am to 12 noon: Advanced 8-bell practice (including but not limited to the Standard Eight)
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME, BUT PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING IF YOU ARE NOT A REGULAR ATTENDEE


Fridays
11am to 12 noon: Beginners' / Improvers' practice & Simulator practice (Handling, Rounds & Call Changes, Plain Bob, Grandsire etc.)

Friday morning practice can be extended on request and we can make the tower available for simulator practice at various other times during the week. Just get in touch with any requests.

Click to view Quarters and Full Peals rung at St Milburga's

  • Home
  • News
  • St Milburga's Bell Festival 2022
  • Our Project
    • Visit to Allanconi Bell Foundry
    • Teaching Set-Up
    • Bell-ringing Holidays
    • Our old bells (removed August 2020) >
      • Videos
      • Photos
  • Contact
  • Learning Materials
    • Beginning to Ring
    • Call Changes
    • Plain Bob Doubles
    • Grandsire Doubles
    • Stedman Doubles
    • St Augustine Bob Doubles
  • Safeguarding