Hartshorne Society of Bell Ringers

25/10/2025

Bells up on a Saturday can only mean one thing….Wedding time!

Congratulations to Emma and Andrew from all of us dingers!

🔔 💒 🎂

13/09/2025

We’re open! Feel free to come along for a look around the tower and the bells.

At approximately 15:45, a visiting band will be ringing. If you’re in earshot, enjoy!

🔔

10/09/2025

It’s that time of year again! Tower Tours!

The tower at St Peter’s will be open from 10am to 3pm on Saturday 13th September. Following the open day, we have a visiting band of ringers who will be ringing immediately afterwards.

Feel free to come along!

08/05/2025

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day we will be ringing tonight from 6:30pm to 7pm 🔔

09/03/2025

The Striking Competition went well yesterday….then this morning at service ringing, the third’s rope snapped.

You couldn’t make it up!

Tower Captain Andy will be repairing it and we’ll get it refitted in time for practice on Wednesday night 🔔

08/03/2025

And away we go!

04/03/2025

On Saturday 8th March from 14:00, we will be hosting a Striking Competition for the Derbyshire area.

Teams of ringing bands from across the county will be descending upon St Peter’s to show off their best quality ringing, so it should make nice listening for those of you in earshot.

Enjoy!

15/11/2024

18/10/2024

New rope day!

After a good 6 month wait, our new tenor rope arrived today and I wasn’t about to hang about getting it fitted.

It feels quite different to ring on a new rope that isn’t as worn as the old one. Regardless, a nice shiny rope looks good if nothing else!

15/10/2024

Last week saw the tenor’s rope snap below the sally. A new rope has been on order for some time, but sadly isn’t quite ready yet.

To keep us going, we contacted the Derbyshire Diocesan Association of Bell ringers - most of us are members of it. The DDA helps with all manner of things, one of which is the provision of spare ropes - one of which is now fitted.

If you heard the tenor ringing at around 19:30, that’s why!

14/09/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came to visit us today. Some fantastic questions were asked and the enthusiasm to learn about bells and bell ringing was brilliant!

11/09/2024

That’s a new one for us! The rope jumped off the wheel on the second tonight.

This is usually caused by the rope becoming too slack as the bell is being rung. Keeping the rope taught is an important aspect of ringing technique, though our ring of bells are very forgiving!