#plainhunt

Third tower on the Middlesex Association Learners’ outing to Wimbledon yesterday, St Peter and St Paul, Mitcham. Nice to see the Mitcham band who visited Kingston on Wednesday night. Beautiful church, very-Cathedral like and gorgeous windows. Also, metal spiral staircase to a very tiny ringing chamber. Heavy bells. I rang bell 1 for #plainhunt on 7 but my #trebling needs more work, and some #ringingrounds on bell 6. #stpeterandstpaul #mitcham #middlesexassociation #middlesexringers #ringersouting (at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1TVuRdHq-a/?igshid=bo0mt9lzoflh

Second tower on the Middlesex Association Learners’ outing to Wimbledon yesterday, St John The Divine, Merton which had the nicest jolly #sallies 🌈 I rang rounds on bell 3 and 9 to get used to the bells and then thrown into the deep end ringing #plainhunt in 10 on bell 6 for the first time, and not making a complete hash of it. Thanks to everyone for all their tips and techniques. It’s finally starting to click! #sally #rainbow #rainbowsally #rainbowsallies #stjohnthedivine #merton #wimbledon #middlesexassociation #middlesexringers #ringersouting (at St. John The Devine Merton & Christ Church Colliers Wood) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1TUr1NnV-P/?igshid=3h6n8dm5zfs6

I like that the ringing chamber at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond opens up into the church. And I say this every time I walk into a church, but it really was so much bigger on the inside! A couple of goes #ringingrounds and #callchanges, and a couple of goes #plainhunt. It’s coming along, slowly, but I’m still not holding up enough on my backstroke or going fast enough #huntingdown but #practicemakesperfect. A friendly band of ringers - thanks for all the support and guidance #stmarymagdalene #richmond #richmonduponthames #nofilter (at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond) https://www.instagram.com/p/By3csapHYjq/?igshid=1h6yn9zxlyvjj

Never noticed these signs near St James Garlickhythe but for some reason I looked up yesterday after a particularly good lunchtime practice (progressing with plain hunt, practiced dodging to practice speed changes and thrown into ringing down in peal) and spotted these. Garlick and Hythe were two words in 1889 and makes perfect sense given the history of the area (garlic imports were brought up my from the river from the small port, up to Garlick Hill). I like that these old parish markers were put up again when these new buildings replaced the old walls. Does anyone know what HT stands for (the third plaque)? #parishmarkers #stjamesgarlickhythe #bellringing #plainhunt #lookup #lovelondon (at St James Garlickhythe) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXH1q5Hx2T/?igshid=j0btkqj9b1gg

Still a few tree peonies in bloom in #clearygarden - so beautiful! Fun lunchtime #bellringing - #ringingrounds, #callchanges on 8 and #plainhunt on five #plainhunting The #treepeony #treepeonies #yatsukatreepeonies were presented to #thecity by the Japanese Island of #Daikonjima as a symbol of #goodwill in April 2006. #nofilter #cityoflondon (at Cleary Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw74wDFH9XI/?igshid=92gitmo7ogx9

Plain hunt homework - trying to understand the theory and the process (and what I’m actually meant to be doing at each stroke) in my head so that I can just get on with doing it at practice. I found a great little book in the #belltower @allsaintschurchkingston @kingstonbellringers which I took pictures of. There is a very helpful explanation about #plainhunting being like going up and down stairs and it is finally making sense! 🔔 #bellringing #plainhunt #plainhunting #practicemakesperfect I feel like my learning has plateaued and I’m not improving, and perhaps getting a little worst, but I am my own worst critic! It certainly isn’t as easy to learn when you get older #teachingolddogsnewtricks #teacholddognewtricks 👵🏻 #kingstonbellringers #bellringing (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bww8Nbfnck8/?igshid=vokrr8zljdbp

The hobbit door 🚪 @stmagnusthemartyrlondon Great lunchtime #bellringing practice with lots of firsts for me: leading, ringing the #treble, ringing the #tenor, and starting to do some #plainhunt #stmagnusthemartyr - thank you to the patient and supportive band 🙏🏻 🔔 And a good evening practice @allsaintschurchkingston too: rang up two bells and it wasn’t too bad, lots of call changes on six and eight, and opportunities to lead. Really trying to concentrate on better #bell handling technique - going all the way down (“Follow through!”) and raising my arms and catching the #sally higher and sooner, with my arms stretched high. I’m looking forward to the day when it comes naturally and I don’t need to be nagged about it 🤓#allsaintschurchkingston #practicemakesperfect #spiralstaircase #upthebelltower #belltower #belfry (at St Magnus-the-Martyr) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjtH56nCH2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qtwba0tdsksc