By Richard Booth on 06-Mar-2016 - As an ART Teaching Centre, Marsworth tower is largely focussed on teaching new ringers – we have busy practices with regular attendance from both our own ringers and many who come from other towers. The more experienced ringers at Marsworth realised we were spending the vast majority of our time repeatedly ringing exercises for developing […] Read more
By Richard Booth on 15-Sep-2015 - Following an approach from Alan Bentley of Aston Clinton Ringing Centre, an ITTS Module 1 course was arranged at Marsworth with first choice of places being offered to Oxford Diocesan Guild members, with Frank Seabright as tutor. In the event, the number of ODG members booking was rather disappointing and the course was opened up […] Read more
By Richard Booth on 11-Aug-2015 - On the 5th of September and the 17th of October, Marsworth (Bucks) will be hosting two module 2 day courses. The first will be tutored by Graham Nabb, and second will be tutored by Pip Penney. We still have spaces available on both courses so this is a good opportunity for anyone who is interested […] Read more
By Richard Booth on 24-Jul-2015 - The Grade 1 Listed Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, contains a ring of 6 bells which have long been notorious as awkward to ring. This was hardly a problem for many years during which the Church did not have a regular band of ringers and the bells were only rung very […] Read more