On Wednesday 7th May it was the turn of Piddington to host a branch practice. It was a lovely summers evening and whether this, the bells, or the fabulously friendly Piddington ringers were the draw I don’t know, but 15 ringers from 8 branch towers came along!!! (Piddington 4, Launton 1, Ambrosden 1, Stratton 1, Bicester 1, Charlton 3, Ludgershall 3, Brill 1).
Piddington’s local band generally ring call changes, and perhaps plain hunt but wanted to hear us ring more advanced things too. We started with plain courses of Grandsire Doubles, and then call changes. One of the locals then wanted to try plain hunt and with a bit of help managed it. We rang more Grandsire and more plain hunt. Yet another call for us to ring something more advanced so a touch of Grandsire was duly rung with one of the locals on the Treble. After more Grandsire plain courses and plain hunt we finished with a touch of Plain Bob Doubles.
As always at Piddington, we had a fun evening with lots of giggles and had a good ring also, and we left with them wanting us to come back more regularly.. Will have to se what we can do!