Wells Bells – Alderney!

Here on Alderney we have St Anne’s bells, a truly lovely peal of 12. With a tenor of 13cwt they are light enough for our inexperienced band and heavy enough to be interesting to experts … but what we lacked was a teaching facility for children.

To catch them before they get really serious about cricket/football/ballet/tennis 🙂

We approached Matthew Higby and he advised installing a 2 ½ cwt peal of 8 in a purpose built extension to our garage. The bells handle easily (but ‘properly’) but most importantly they are marvellous for our novices as the combination of light weight and a low ceiling makes handling a dream.

Visiting ringers from Elizabeth College, Guernsey join two Alderney ringers to try out 'Wells Bells'.

Visiting ringers from Elizabeth College, Guernsey join two Alderney ringers to try out ‘Wells Bells’.

Matthew’s bell hanging skills are such that they are a very rewarding peal for experts too – 3 peals since installation last autumn!  The best news is our 10yr old novice has just achieved Level 1 ART – a feat impossible at St Anne’s.
With Wells Bells at the heart, in addition we have installed a Higby simulator, kitchen & toilet facilities; The Channel Islands’ Ringing Centre is born.

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