On Tuesday 15th January 8 ringers (from 5 towers) banded together for the first special practice of the year. On the menu were St Nicholas Doubles and Plain Bob Minor.
Our attempts at St Nicholas proved very shaky though we did (just) get to the end of a plain course by the end of the evening.
We proved more capable at Plain Bob Minor and rang plain courses without fault. However, when we tried a touch near the end of the evening we sadly were not up to the task 🙁 We will have to keep plugging away at it.
We also rang plain courses of Grandsire Doubles and plain hunt on 7 for those for whom St Nicholas & Plain Bob Minor were too advanced. Islip’s latest recruit was also there learning to handle a bell ably taught by Teresa so hopefully we will see Kim at future branch events as she progresses.
A trip to Islip is not complete without a trip to the pub where we chatted and ate Prawn Crackers which the Swan give us when we drink there 🙂
Only a few weeks until the AGM… hoping we will see at least one representative from each tower at Ludgershall on the 23rd Feb – with a meal afterwards in the local pub.