On Tues 2nd Feb Islip hosted the February branch practice. 20 people (19 ringers and 1 vicar) attended the practice.. most folk at a branch practice for a while… a delight to see 😀
We started off with rounds on 6 and then on 8, followed by call changes on 6. Becky then had a go at the treble to Grandsire Doubles which was followed by more rounds for Chandon and call changes on 8.
We had another go at Grandsire Doubles (with Becky on the treble again) followed by plain courses of Plain Bob Doubles. Next we did a touch of Grandsire Doubles with Anne on a working bell (a 60 with only bobs, twice through), which also gave Rachel a chance to look at what hunting the treble is all about. Then Rachel had a go at plain hunt on 5 from the treble and seemed to get the idea fairly quickly – well done Rachel! We rang a touch of Plain Bob Doubles and a plain course of Stedman Doubles to finish before ringing down 8 in peal (with applause at the end so it was a decent down :D).
During the evening Laura had a few handling practices too.
As is custom in Islip we then headed for the pub for refreshments and a chance for me to have a quick pre-AGM chat with the VP and Secretary.
Our next event is the Branch AGM at Caversfield on Sat 20th Feb – 10:30am start with ringing and service, followed by the meeting and a pub lunch. It would be nice to see at least one representative from each tower especially as attendance in recent years has been sadly quite low. Full details are on the Branch AGM page.
Anthony Cole