So, you know what ‘3 to 4’ or ‘4 to 2’ means? And you can do what you need to do to keep in order? And perhaps you think that the caller is very experienced and clever? Well, all you need is a loud commanding voice, some idea of logic and a bit of confidence and you could be doing the same. And the chances are your tower needs you to do this!

Okay, not quite as simple as that but certainly a useful, fun and challenging exercise.

Calling called changes is already covered under ‘Learning the Ropes’ so to tick this challenge off you will need to call them during service ringing (having already practised). If you like, you could allocate a time within which you complete the calls e.g. 5 minutes and space your calls accordingly. This will certainly help you not overrun and tread on the organist’s (or vicar’s) toes as they start the service!

With 6 bells ringing you could call them into Queens or Tittums and back to rounds each time. Do you know why these names are used? Why not do some research into named changes (there are a lot of them, some with regional variations) and try out some of the more unusual ones?

 

You will need to be aware of the striking (including your own) and to make any appropriate comments to the other ringers in order to improve the ringing.

Remember to congratulate and thank the other ringers at the end – it may have been a challenge for them as well!

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