Posted on by Tim Hayward

News from the Bicester Branch – August 2020

Although there’s not too much news these days, it’s good to hear what’s been going on around the branches. Here is a summary of what’s been going on in the Biscester Branch.

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Islip (St Nicholas), Oxfordshire

Tolling

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Kirtlington (St Mary the Virgin), Oxfordshire

75 Tolling

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Weston on the Green (Blessed Virgin Mary), Oxfordshire

Tolling

The improvement works at Weston on the Green are fairly complete, the new ropes are in and the new carpet is down.

Meantime at Stratton Audley they are hoping to ring three bells at each of two weddings coming up in September.

Posted on by Susan Read

Young Ringers New Year outing to Horspath

Old North Berks Branch of the ODG

For the Christmas school holiday outing we visited a light six, Horspath, just outside Oxford. And seventeen school-aged ringers came! They represented seven branches of the ODG, mostly fairly local but some coming from as far as Bloxham, Tilehurst, Faringdon and Clanfield. They were aged between ten and eighteen years old. Almost all the ringing was just by the young ringers, with lots of rounds and call changes, but also some Grandsire, Plain Bob, Stedman and Kent.

The young ringers said how much they liked the Christmas Cribs displayed in the church, (and the mince pies left over from Christmas Day).

And to recognise the season we had a party in the nearby Horspath Hub! We started with some party food kindly provided by Daphne, then played party games and rang carols on handbells. It was good to see the young ringers enjoying each others’ company.

The next young ringers outing will be at half term, on Wednesday 19th February, in the Newbury Branch. Put the date in your diary!