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The Trumpington Society of Bellringers

Saints Mary & Michael, Trumpington

Last updated 9th January 2012
    
Ely D.A Shield

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Announcements

  The ‘Third Sunday’ Service will now begin at 10:00 am (not 9:30 as previously), so there will be ringing from 9:30 (no longer at 9:00).  

  New!On Wed 30th November, a reported from the Cambridge First newspaper visted Trumpington to meet our Tower Captain, Sam,  
and our Vicar Andy Chrich, to talk about ringing for the Olympics. You can read the report and see the photos here.New!   


Trumpington Parish Church in the snow
Trumpington Parish Church in the snow (Photo by Sam)
   

The Bells of Trumpington Parish Church

The Parish Church for the village of Trumpington, near Cambridge in the Diocese of Ely, is dedicated to Saints Mary and Michael.

Its tower houses a glorious ring of 8 bells cast by John Taylor & Co (Loughborough) in 1957. The heaviest (tenor) bell weighs just over half a ton (10-2-22 cwt) tuned to the note G.

The bells are rung on Sundays for the morning service and Evensong (see times below), on Wednesday evenings for practice, and for weddings and other special occasions/services. There is sometimes a peal, quarter peal, training event or ringing by visitors at weekends.

The bells were recast and rehung with new fittings in an extended frame with two additional trebles to form an octave in 1957. The 50th anniversary of the bells was celebrated in November 2007 with some special ringing.

The original 5 bells in the tower were augmented to 6 in 1928, with the addition of a new treble, all hung in a new oak frame. The organ loft, made from the old frame, was dedicated by the Archdeacon of Ely in 1929.

There are actually 9 bells hung in the tower - the late medieval 5th bell of the old six, cast at Bury St Edmunds circa 1450, is hung for tolling as a Sanctus Bell above the others. Here are the Weights, Notes and Inscriptions of the Bells.

Here's a map to find it. OS Map Reference TL 443549. Note there is a one way road system from Maris Lane to Grantchester Road.

  Ringing Times

Sunday Service ringing is from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m for Morning Service (except on 3rd Sunday of each month when from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m) and from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m for Evensong. On Sunday evenings there may sometimes also be a quarter peal attempt at 5:00 p.m, prior to ringing for Evensong.

Practice Night is Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Visitors welcome!

Weddings and visiting bands by arrangement with the Vicar (Andy Chrich) and Secretary.

  Society Officers

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Tower Captain : Samantha Gorman

Assistant Tower Captain & Secretary : Robert Oakeshott, Tel: 01223-529642

Treasurer : Mark Norris    Steeple Keeper & Webmaster : Stephen Theobald

Other local ringing-related web sites:

Other general ringing-related web sites: Stephen's composition pages:
      
Trumpington Bells
Trumpington Bells


This Year's Events and Achievements

View our Events and Achievements for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and earlier


     
                 

Some recent performances Updated

ARDUA MOLIMUR : SED NULLA NISI ARDUA VIRTUS
"We attempt the difficult, for there is no virtue in what is easy"



2012 Date Touch band, in order, in the tower
  

Date Touch of 2012 Yorkshire S Major

Mark generated a wonderful Date Touch of 2012 changes of Yorkshire S Major for us, and Robert called it in masterful style on New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 2012 to welcome the New Year. The band retired to the Unicorn as usual for refreshment, and a novel photo opportunity, courtesy of the bar staff.

  

2012 Date Touch band, at the Unicorn bar
        

23-spliced band
  

Peal of Spliced Surprise Major in 23 methods for the Royal WeddingNew!

A Peal of 23-Spliced Surprise Major was rung at Trumpington on Friday 29th April 2011 to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Westminster Abbey on that day.

        

2011 Date Touch band, in order, at the Unicorn bar
  

Date Touch of 2011 Grandsire and Superlative

It is becoming a tradition at Trumpington to ring a "Date Touch" on New Year's Day to welcome the New Year. 2011 is a tricky number of changes to synthesize using standard methods and calls. Stephen dreamt up the basic structure of a date touch, then had a lovely time writing a computer program to search for some true compositions, from which the most musical one was selected. The resulting Date Touch of 2011 Grandsire Triples and Superlative S Major came round cleanly at the first handstroke of the treble's 1-2 down dodge just before the final "wrong" on Saturday 1st January 2011. The band retired to the Unicorn as usual for refreshment, and a novel photo opportunity, courtesy of the bar staff.


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