BELLRINGERS
Practice Times: 7.30pm each Friday
Every week at East Leake EXCEPT 2nd and last of the month which are at Stanford-on-Soar.

Newcomers are encouraged to join the group. Carols rung by hand-bells at the Christmas Candlelight Service.

The bells at St. Mary's church are hung for English Change Ringing, which is a particular way of ringing bells which developed in England around the 16th century.

We welcome new learners or anyone who just wishes to find out more.

Bell	Weight	Note	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	2-3-0	G	23.00"	1977	John Taylor & Co.
2	2-3-9	F	24.50"	1885	John Taylor & Co.
3	3-3-4	Eb	27.00"	1885	John Taylor & Co.
4	4-0-21	D	27.75"	1885	John Taylor & Co.
5	6-0-13	C	31.38"	1885	John Taylor & Co.
6	7-3-6	Bb	34.50"	1885	John Taylor & Co.
Service bell			13.00"	1799	Unidentified

The five heaviest bells were originally installed in the church of http://www.saltfleetby.co.uk/churches%20and%20chapels/St%20Clement.htmSaltfleetby St. Clements', Lincolnshire when that church was rebuilt in 1885. It was made redundant in 1975 and the bells purchased by East Leake to replace their existing three bells. Of the old three bells two were scrapped to defray part of the cost of the new bells and one ultimately was transferred to Oxton where it is now the 4th of 6 bells. In 1977, an additional treble bell was cast to augment the ring at East Leake to 6, marking HM Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee.

The Bells

There are six bells and the heaviest is 7cwt (396kg). They are tuned to major scale in the key of Bb.

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