St Peter's Bellringers

06/05/2026

30/04/2026

A band of expert ringers will be attempting a quarter peal of Kent Treble Bob Major on Friday morning1st May Commencing at around 11am the attempt will be conducted by our old friend Peter Furniss It should have concluded in time for the church clock chiming midday. Come along and listen...It's an ideal chance to listen to the bells and enjoy a coffee in the sunshine before the weather breaks in the afternoon. Good luck to our super pealers! and have fun!

30/03/2026

Following the Celebrations on Palm Sunday, yesterday, when we marked the dedication of our beautifully re-ordered church in the presence of Bishop Gregory with a quarter peal attempt, we have now entered the Holy Week in quiet contemplation of the Paschal Triduum. There should be no church bells ringing during this reflective time and so the ringers at St Peters will not be holding their customary practice on Wednesday evening. The bells will next ring out in the glory of Easter morning at 10am on Sunday.

18/03/2026

You will all be treated to some extra bell ringing this evening! Prior to the usual practice start time at 18.00 hours there will be a quarter peal attempt commencing at around 17.15. so you've just got time to grab a coffee and enjoy the remainder of today's sunshine with a background sound scape of the lovely bells of St Peters Enjoy ...and Good luck to all the ringers!

27/12/2025

St Peter's in Ruthin managed to assemble a band of nine ringers on Christmas morning including our newest / youngest mrmber ringing at Christmas for the first time. Well done David! Additionally,three of our members were out on secondment to York, Lichfield and Essex(?) Did any of the other towers in our regional association NWACBR get close to that in numbers, we wonder?

24/12/2025

Congratulations to the band of super pealers who were spectacularly successful in their peal at St Peters on Saturday A fitting way to celebrate the r-eawakening of our beautiful church in its re-ordered state.

The resident band will enjoy ringing to announce the services over Christmas, commencing 10.30 on Christmas Eve We'll be ringing out in glory to celebrate the birth of Jesus our saviour. Season's greetings to everyone and a very Happy Christmas to everyone

17/12/2025

Listen out for a fine start to our Christmas bellringing at 11am on this coming Saturday as a group of six experienced and expert ringers from the region attempt a full peal to mark the Advent opening of St Peters Church following the re-ordering works.

A full peal lasts for around three hours and makes no allowance for any repetition The band includes husband and wife team Peter and Beverley Furniss, well-known, respected ringers of long standing.

The Furnisses played a big part, alongside our much loved Jenny Trigger, in the refurbishment of the Ruthin bells in 2019.

So here's a good excuse to relax for three hours with a hot drink from one of our fab Ruthin cafes in the busy run up to Christmas. Remember to wrap up warm and come and join the regular band who will be listening too! See you there!

15/11/2025

Seven of our ringers from St Peters Church in Ruthin travelled to St Mary's Chirk today for some intensive training on the Bells there. The two sessions, made provision for enhancing the skills needed for Plain hunt and Bob doubles. Expertly organised and taught by husband and wife team, Beverley and Peter Furniss, the sessions were a great success and enjoyed by all. We were very lucky to be able to use the bell tower's computerised simulator which meant that we could ring to our collective hearts' content without disturbing the neighbours! Many, many thanks to Peter and Beverley for a great day in the Chirk Bell tower and also to their fab team of experts who gave so much of their time to support our learning. THANKS EVERYBODY!

02/09/2025

In conjunction with The North Wales Association of Church Bell Ringers "Quarter Peal Fortnight," there will be a quarter peal attempt at St Peters Ruthin on Wednesday prior to our usual practice. Commencing at 17.30 , the quarter will last for about 45 minutes and will include visiting experienced ringers to support our local band members. The quarter peal will also celebrate our much loved Brian's 3rd year of being 75 years young!! Happy Birthday Brian! X

05/07/2025

We intrepid ringers will be at two towers on Sunday morning to support our good friend Peter Daniels, the Mayor of Ruthin as he attends the civic service in Llanfwrog and looks forward to his coming year. The three bells of St Mwrog's church will ring out to herald the11am service there. Later on, following the civic reception, the bells of St Peter's will ring out in celebration. God speed Peter; have a great year!