5. Bellringing for Weddings and Funerals
BELLRINGING FOR WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS
We have a fine ring of six bells with a tenor bell weighing 14 cwt (700 kg) in the key of E.
Each bell requires a ringer!
Please book the bells with Geoff Pullin ([email protected]) at the time of booking the wedding and provide any updates on date and especially time!
There is a charge for the use of the bells, currently £150. Each ringer gets a fee and a contribution goes to the tower rope fund. Payment in advance can be made to Geoff by cheque or direct transfer.
We ring for about 15 minutes before and stop at the booked time of the wedding. Then afterwards we ring the married couple out of the church for about 10 minutes, then stop for the photographers to be heard while doing their stuff and ring for another 10 minutes as the couple depart.
Please let us know well in advance if you would like any variation from this, so that we can choreograph our ringing to suit, especially if you intend to have a piper!
FUNERALS
Churchwardens or Funeral Directors should assume that ringers can be found and every effort will be made to find a band from the area amongst the retired, shift workers or students - please give us as much warning as possible!
The fee for ringing is the same as for weddings , currently £150.
Our usual practice is to toll the tenor bell whilst the coffin is carried from hearse into the porch. After the service we ring all the bells for about 20 minutes. If the service is followed by burial in the cemetery, we aim to stop ringing during the committal and ring again afterwards.
For those who wish only for a bell to be tolled as the coffin arrives and enters the church, the fee is £20.
If you need any variation from this (for example: half-muffled bells, ringing before the service and none afterwards), please discuss with Geoff when booking the bells.
GHP 19/11/2016, last updated 17/11/2024
